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Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Set in Victorian London, fearless young Sally Lockhart has a mind for numbers and for sleuthing. Recently orphaned Sally is armed with a pearl-handled pistol and her keen mind, uncovers the secrets of her father's death aboard the sunken schooner Lavinia, discovers hidden cursed jewels, and faces England's deadliest villains with bold courage.
62) The big kahuna
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English
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A sinister adversary has Nick Fox and Kate O'Hare in his crosshairs. Unfortunately, the number one player on their team, Kate's father, is on the run after being betrayed by an old friend. The trio must watch their backs to rid the world of their two greatest foes, and clear their names.
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Stephanie Plum novel volume 24
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Janet Evanovichs #1 New York Times bestselling sensation Stephanie Plum returns in her twenty-forth thriller as mutilated corpses litter the streets of New Jersey... Trouble comes in bunches for Stephanie Plum. First, professional grave robber and semi-professional loon, Simon Diggery, wont let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor, Ethel. Stephanies main qualification for babysitting an extremely large snake is that she...
65) Dead scared
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Series
Lacey Flint novels volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Going undercover as a vulnerable college student when a suspicious rash of suicides occurs at Cambridge University, DC Lacey Flint finds her tragic past and insecurities rendering her a more susceptible target than she realized.
66) Now you see me
Author
Series
Lacey Flint novels volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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Stumbling onto a murder scene that a reporter likens to the crimes of Jack the Ripper, young detective constable Lacey Flint races against time to prevent additional deaths and realizes that the killer is taunting her with secrets from her past.
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Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When she is hired to investigate devil worshippers performing human sacrifices in San Francisco, private detective Sharon McCone discovers what her clients are really up to and goes undercover to find the truth.
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Faith Fairchild mysteries volume 24
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The inimitable Faith Fairchild returns in a chilling New England whodunit, inspired by the best Agatha Christie mysteries and with hints of the timeless board game Clue. For most of her adult life, resourceful caterer Faith Fairchild has called the sleepy Massachusetts village of Aleford home. While the native New Yorker has come to know the region well, she isn't familiar with Havencrest, a privileged enclave, until the owner of Rowan House, a secluded...
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English
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"In the midst of Sarah and Frank's wedding preparations, Sarah accompanies her mother on a condolence call to the Upper West Side, where Charles Fairfax, the son of family friends, has died unexpectedly after suffering from a mysterious disease. It is a tragic and all-too-common story or so it seems. Charles's father asks to speak with Sarah privately. He believes his son was poisoned and would like Sarah and Frank to look into the matter with the...
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Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Special Branch officer Thomas Pitt, hastening to rendezvous with a secret informant, arrives a second too late, preceded by a knife-wielding assassin. As he pursues the killer and the information he needs to stop a devastating plot against the British government, his clever wife Charlotte heads to Dublin to investigate a case involving Pitt's supervisor, Victor Narraway.
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Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
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When it comes to home repair, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree is a fervent wielder of power drills and paint brushes. And when catching criminals, shes been known to really bring down the hammer. But when a shocking murder rocks the small town of Eastport, Maine, Jake may be the next victim for whom the bell tolls. It is nearly midnight when the enormous bell in the belfry of All Faith Chapelsilent for decadesbooms forth, startling awake the entire town...
73) Death of a chef
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Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Quel horreur! When the body of acclaimed Chef Jean-Louis Brault and a shotgun are discovered in an antique Louis Vuitton portemanteau, everyone is convinced it's suicide. Distraught at rumors perpetuated by the vituperative food critic, Lucien Folon, that his restaurant La Mr̈e Denis might lose its precious third Michelin star, Brault was considered to be trs̈ dšol ̌by friends and family alike. But when Capucine is called to the mise-en-scn̈e,...
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Aunt Dimity series volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
The debut that kicked off twenty-two books (and counting...) of the bestselling, beloved Aunt Dimity series. Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse, coming in May 2017 from Viking!Lori Shepherd thought Aunt Dimity was just a character in a bedtime story......Until the Dickensian law firm of Willis & Willis summons her to a reading of the woman's will. Down-on-her-luck Lori learns she's about to inherit a siazable...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Just as her boss is trying to block her promotion, Anna Travis gets a case that could make or break her career-- the murder of a British film star, who lived a sad and sordid life of sexual and chemical excess and was about to write a memoir revealing every dirty detail.
78) Killer critique
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When a killer targets food critics in the City of Light, Commissaire Capucine Le Tellier, a seasoned member of the Paris Police Judiciaire, must decide whether or not to use her husband, a famous food journalist, as irresistible bait.
79) Southampton Row
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Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
In Victorian England, a divisive election is fast approaching. Passions are so inflamed that Thomas Pitt, shrewd mainstay of the London police, has been ordered, not to solve a crime, but to prevent a national disaster. The aristocratic Tory candidate-and Pitt's archenemy-is Charles Voisey. The Liberal candidate is Aubrey Serracold, whose wife's dalliance with spiritualism threatens his chances. Indeed, she is one of the participants in a late-night...
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