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Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Traveling to Idaho at the invitation of a wealthy horse owner, Cliff discovers a stunning collection of first-edition children's classics. The books are valued in the millions, which would be excellent news for their owner--if he hadn't suddenly been murdered . Considering the worth of the books, it's no secret why someone would kill to get near them. But to find out who that someone is, Cliff must pound a trail through the world of horseracing.
102) Laughed 'til he died
Author
Series
Death on Demand mysteries volume 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three deaths are linked to Broward's Rock Island's youth recreation center, and its director. When she asks Max to help clear her name, Annie is right there with her husband to help.
Author
Series
Death on Demand mysteries volume 15
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
As the new owner of Pettistone's Fine Books, Darla Pettistone is determined to prove herself a worthy successor to her late great-aunt Dee, and equally determined to outwit Hamlet, the smarter-than-thou cat she inherited along with the shop. Darla's first store event is a real coup, the hottest bestselling author of the moment is holding a signing there. But when the author meets an untimely end during the event, it's ruled an accident, until Hamlet...
105) A novel way to die
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Darla Pettistone may have inherited her great aunt Dee's Brooklyn bookstore, but it's the store's mascot--an oversized black cat named Hamlet--who acts like he owns the place. And when someone turns up dead, Hamlet smells something rotten in Brooklyn ... As the owner of Pettistone's Fine Books, Darla is settling nicely into her new life, even reaching an uneasy truce with Hamlet. Unfortunately, when she needs to hire a new clerk, the finicky feline...
Author
Series
Fearless Jones novels volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
107) Plot boiler
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
All the local shop owners are thrilled when Darla Pettistone throws a block party, except for the proprietor of Perky's Coffee Shop who thinks Darla is trying to steal his customers. When Hamlet finds his wife dead, Darla and her cat investigate.
110) The sign of the book
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Entreated by partner Erin D'Angelo to help in the case of a friend, who has been accused of murdering her husband, avid book collector Cliff Janeway investigates and discovers that the victim possessed a valuable collection of books
Author
Series
Bernie Rhodenbarr mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Arbor House
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
For rare book dealer Rhodenbarr, first editions are his pride, but illegal entry will always be his passion. When a job appraising the private collection of Gordon Onderdonk, a Manhattan millionaire, gives Rhodenbarr a chance to checkout the tempting personal holdings of the rich and famous.
Bookseller/burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr sets out to steal a priceless Mondrian painting from the home of Manhattan millionaire Gordon Onderdonk, but his plans go...
112) Literally murder
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[ctober 2014]
Language
English
Description
When a viral internet cat video gets them invited to the championship cat show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Darla and her black cat, Hamlet, must keep a killer on a tight leash while trying to win Best in Show.
113) Found in a bookshop
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Loveday Cardew's beloved Lost for Words bookshop, along with the rest of York, has fallen quiet. At the very time when people most need books to widen their horizons, or escape from their fears, or enhance their lives, the doors are closed. Then the firstletter comes. Rosemary and George have been married for fifty years. Now their time is running out. They have decided to set out on their last journey together, without ever leaving the bench at the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[[2011] 2011]
Language
English
Description
In this fang-tastic follow-up to "Jane Bites Back," Hollywood VIPs have descended upon Jane's sleepy town in upstate New York to film the movie version of her novel "Constance." Meanwhile, Byron insists on teaching Jane some new vampire tricks.
"Life was a lot easier for Jane when she was just an unknown, undead bookstore owner in a sleepy hamlet in upstate New York. But now the world embraces her as Jane Fairfax, author of the bestselling novel...
116) Fear itself
Author
Series
Fearless Jones novels volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
118) Booked to die
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway may not always play by the book, but he's an avid collector of rare and first editions. Bobby Westfall is a local bookscout, a gentle and quiet man who has sold enough valuable books to keep himself and his cats fed and housed. When Bobby is murdered, Janeway would like nothing better than to rearrange the suspect's spine. But the suspect, local lowlife Jackie Newton, is a master at eluding the law, and Janeway's...
119) You've got mail
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cinematic love letter in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cozy children's bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love, unaware they are combative business rivals. Includes two delightful new featurettes: Delivering You've Got Mail and You've Got Chemistry; an interview with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan; A Conversation With Nora Ephron; and more.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"To be a bookseller or librarian… You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. A person who creates "book joy" by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, "You’ve got to read this. You’re going to love it." Step inside The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians and enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, find whatever you want or...
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