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5801) Inked out
Author
Series
The Snug Harbor mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Gray Whale Press
Language
English
Description
"When fledgling bookseller Max Sayers agrees to host Snug Harbor, Maine's new mystery writers' group, she envisions filling Seaside Cottage Books with literary conversation, warm, fresh-baked cookies, and a community to support her assistant Bethany's mystery writing dream. But the group has barely begun its second meeting when local author Reginald Blakely accuses young Bethany of plagiarizing his novel. The next morning, Reginald turns up dead in...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Description
Haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, involving a French artist and her baby, Nick Burns, with only months left to live, enlists Jenny, a college dropout, to help him unravel the mystery, forcing them both to reckon with regret, betrayal and the lives they've left behind.
5803) The Night Raven
Author
Series
Manvind and Hoff volume 1
Publisher
Amazon Crossing Kids
Language
English
Description
"It's 1880, and in the frigid city of Stockholm, death lurks around every corner. Twelve-year-old Mika knows that everyone in her orphanage will struggle to survive this winter. But at least the notorious serial killer the Night Raven is finally off the streets...or is he? Mika is shocked when a newborn baby is left at the orphanage in the middle of the night, by a boy with a cryptic message. Who is he? And who is this "Dark Angel" he speaks of? When...
Author
Series
A rip through time novel volume 3
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Language
English
Description
"Victorian Scotland is becoming less strange to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson. Though inhabiting someone else's body will always be unsettling, even if her employers know that she's not actually housemaid Catriona Mitchell, ever since the night both of them were attacked in the same dark alley 150 years apart. Mallory likes her job as assistant to undertaker/medical examiner Dr. Duncan Gray, and is developing true friends--and feelings--in...
5805) Sherlock Holmes and the speckled band: a mystery jigsaw puzzle, 1000 pieces, Bepuzzled Classics
Author
Series
Publisher
Bepuzzled Classics / University Games Corp
Language
English
Description
Classic mysteries with a challenging twist: READ about the surprise visit of Helen Stoner to the offices of Sherlock Holmes and the mysterious death of her twin sister. ASSEMBLE the 1000 piece puzzle and discover the hidden clues behind the heavy iron gates of Stoke Moran Manor House. SOLVE "Sherlock Holmes and the Speckled Band" by piecing together clues from the story and puzzle.
Beware! The puzzle is different from the box cover.
5807) Feline fatale
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 32
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Description
Politicians fight like cats and dogs, but when things take a deadly turn at the Virginia House of Delegates, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen calls on her beloved pets to help her crack the case and stop the fur from flying in this latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown.
Spring flowers may be about to bloom in Crozet, Virginia, but Harry is thinking about snow. Her dear friend Ned Tucker is in the House of Delegates,...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely only socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat.
Down at the bottom of the tall buildings of New York City, Magnolia Wu sits inside her parents’ laundromat. She has pinned every lost sock from the laundromat onto a bulletin board, in hopes that...
5809) The murder of Mr. Ma
Author
Publisher
Soho Crime
Language
English
Description
In 1924 London, when shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie, these unlikely allies investigate the murders of Chinese immigrants, all stabbed to death with a butterfly sword and must connect the dots to catch a killer before they become victims themselves.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
Description
When the beautiful wife of a brilliant scientist, whose groundbreaking work with lithium has made him a billionaire, asks him to look into her husband's past due to his recent paranoia and violent behavior, Spenser makes a discovery that causes him to question his own views on morality.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Description
Mr. Whiskers is a paw-some new dog detective from an Edgar Award winning author. He's on the trail of a kidnapped dad, pirate treasure, and a place to call home...
Mr. Whiskers is a street-wise stray dog with a nose for trouble and a fondness for two girls he calls the Shenanigan Sisters. So when Misty and Zelda’s professor father is kidnapped, Mr. Whiskers follows that car, picking up vital clues.
Then the two intrepid girls and one great dog...
Author
Series
Chicken Squad volume 2
Publisher
Recorded Books
Language
English
Description
The Chicken Squad is back for their second (mis)adventure, and this time they're solving the mystery of a kidnapped... HOUSE? A hilarious, "easy to read" (Booklist) chapter book from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo and The Trouble with Chickens.
Dirt, Sugar, Sweetie, and Poppy are the four members of The Chicken Squad, and business is booming. A weird blue bird has just flown into Chicken Squad headquarters squawking on about a house-napper...
5814) Dark shadows
Author
Series
Chicken Squad volume 4
Publisher
Recorded Books
Language
English
Description
There's a big, SHADOWY mystery lurking about on what was supposed to be a nice chicken-family vacation to a farm. Sugar is certain that she is being watched, and when Poppy's beloved shoe (the shoe that keeps her safe and snug) goes missing, Sugar is sure that this shadow is the culprit. But how does the Chicken Squad tackle a shadow? And do it without ruining the family reunion... which includes meeting eighty-five cousins whose names all begin with...
5815) Camino ghosts: a novel
Author
Publisher
DOUBLEDAY
Language
English
Description
On Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed......
5816) Gimme shelter
Author
Series
Chicken Squad volume 5
Publisher
Recorded Books
Language
English
Description
The Chicken Squad prides themselves on being ready for anything. Marshmallow life preserves? Check. Copious bags of jellybeans for a car ride? Check. Storm shelter? Storm shelter! They need a storm shelter in case there is ever a storm. So Sugar takes it upon himself to build one in the yard.
But it turns out it's not big enough for everyone. And the big dig has unearthed some mysterious surprises.
5817) Dodge and burn
Author
Series
Sophie Medina novel volume 4
Publisher
Severn House
Language
English
Description
"When billionaire philanthropist and art collector Robson Blake hires Sophie Medina to take photographs for him, she doesn't expect to show up and find her client dead. It seems he was the victim of a burglary gone wrong. But why was his state-of-the-art security system turned off . . . and why, in a house full of priceless Old Masters, is the only thing missing a beautiful but insignificant Ukrainian religious icon? Before long, Sophie finds herself...
5818) Bad blood
Author
Series
The Naturals volume 4
Publisher
Hyperion
Language
English
Description
In the FBI’s Naturals program, Cassie Hobbes has found a family and a purpose—but she’s never lost sight of her original goal to uncover the truth about her mother’s murder. Now she’s reeling from a stunning discovery: Lorelai Hobbes is alive, and held captive by a powerful and twisted cult of serial killers who call themselves the Masters. Their bloody legacy stretches back generations, and Cassie fears that they will have twisted her beloved...
5819) The revenge game
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Description
Alyson is a romantic, and sometimes it gets her into trouble. Like last summer, she thought her co-worker was into her, when in reality he found her flirting pathetic.
Then she meets Brenton Riggs Jr., and right away she knows that their connection isn’t just in her head. When he swoops in to save her one night from a less than savory party encounter, she falls head-over-heels. Finally, someone Alyson likes who likes her back!
But when she finds...
5820) Wander in the dark
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Description
In this new pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Black Queen, two brothers must come together to solve the murder of the most popular girl in school after one of them is caught fleeing the scene of her death.
Amir Trudeau only goes to his half brother Marcel’s birthday party because of Chloe Danvers. Chloe is rich, and hot, and fits right into the perfect life Marcel inherited when their father left Amir’s mother to start a new family...
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