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Darwin series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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In the decade since women began giving birth to a new human species, Homo sapiens novus, the world has been in turmoil as these "new" humans battle for survival against those who feel threatened by this leap in evolution.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wyrick & Co
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"Virginia's chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta and her friends and family come together for the holidays to cook and celebrate in a special novella for the author's many fans that includes Christmas recipes and photographs."
24) Sour puss
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
In small-town Crozet, Virginia, Harry Haristeen is kindling her romance with veterinarian Fair when their bliss is threatened by the murder of Professor Vincent Forland, a world-renowned grape and fungal expert visiting local vineyards.
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Series
Language
English
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The annual steeplechase at Montpelier, the high point in the social calendar of the horse set in Virginia, is disturbed by the stabbing of two jockeys, each with a playing card attached to his body. Sleuth Mrs. Murphy and her cat investigate, wondering whether the motive was greed, drugs or sex.
26) The body farm
Author
Series
Kay Scarpetta mysteries volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A small town in North Carolina is shaken when an 11-year-old girl is brutally murdered. In this crime, Scarpetta sees disturbing echoes of a serial killer's work. Soon the case begins to poison not only Scarpetta, but her colleagues and family as well. Unless she can find the murderer, many more lives will be in danger.{
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English
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"Named a LibraryReads Pick for March 2023 and a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Elle, and LitHub! From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town,...
28) The Blue Cheer
Author
Series
Frank Johnson mysteries volume 2
Publisher
PointBlank
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Author
Series
Domestic diva mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
When a fellow traveler from her best friend Nina's international tour group is murdered, and Nina is the prime suspect, Sophie must solve this case involving cryptic messages and a cursed artifact as the body count rises.
30) Cause of death
Author
Series
Kay Scarpetta mysteries volume 7
Language
English
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Description
The mysterious death of diver Ted Eddings, an investigative reporter, and the murder of a morgue assistant driving her car lead medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, her niece, and police captain Pete Marino on the trail of a deadly supremacist group.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Frannys mother, Beverlythus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia,...
34) Full cry
Author
Series
Sister Jane Foxhunting mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
36) A deadly edition
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Investigating an art dealer's murder to help clear a friend's name while juggling the demands of her approaching nuptials, librarian Amy Webber is thwarted by her aunt Lydia's boyfriend, who believes the chief suspect is guilty.
37) The house girl
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Language
English
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Description
Lina Sparrow, an ambitious first-year associate in a Manhattan law firm, searches for the perfect plaintiff to lead a historic class-action lawsuit worth trillions of dollars in reparations for descendants of American slaves.
39) Bitter River
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Series
Bell Elkins mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
An investigation into the murder of a pregnant teenage girl is complicated by county prosecuting attorney Bell Elkins's separation from the daughter who is living with her ex, Sheriff Nick Fogelsong's strange behavior and a person from her past.
40) Cat's eyewitness
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Series
Language
English
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It’s no secret that cats are a mystery writer’s best friend. Just ask the bestselling team of Rita Mae Brown and her furry partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, back on the prowl with another unforgettable whodunit. This time a controversial miracle in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains sparks religious fervor–and a suspicious death. Now the indefatigable felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with the dogged corgi Tee Tucker, must trust their animal instincts...
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