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When a terminally ill woman dies much earlier than expected, Lord Peter Wimsey suspects murder: “First-rate detection” (The Cincinnati Enquirer).
Though never quick-witted, Agatha Dawson had an iron constitution and a will to fight that never abated in her old age. Even after three operations failed to rid her of her cancer, she refused to give in. But as her body began to weaken, she accused lawyers,
...Though never quick-witted, Agatha Dawson had an iron constitution and a will to fight that never abated in her old age. Even after three operations failed to rid her of her cancer, she refused to give in. But as her body began to weaken, she accused lawyers,
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Austin Ward, thinks she's learned to live with her fear of the dark. She's put the past behind her and there's even a new man in her life. But when people she cares about are brutally murdered Austin realizes she can no longer pretend.
To find the truth behind the deaths she must face and overcome her fear. But who is the killer? Is it someone out to get her? Has a serial killer come to her small Pacific Northwest town? Or, has something sinister...
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Secrets are revealed. Lies are exposed. And in order to have a future, William and Eva will have to delve into the past.
William Templeton, widower and police chief of Eden, North Carolina is working the scene of a local woman's drowning when the body is found with an old gold coin in her pocket – identical to a coin that was discovered on Catherine's body, his estranged wife, over a year ago. Catherine's case, originally deemed a tragic accident,...
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During a lucid moment, an Alzheimer's patient tells amateur sleuth BIodina d'Angelo that 40 years ago he killed his lumberyard partner in the Cascades of Washington state. Biodina begins searching historical records, and a clever fraud scheme is uncovered, along with news articles about a missing lumberyard owner. Along the way, her intuitive nature and nosiness helps her uncover another murder of a well-respected record producer. Will the murderess...
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The curtain is about to go up on an original play in the medieval village of Dunster. But will a local murder and a crashing chandelier bring down the first performance just two days before opening night? Rochelle Reid and her boyfriend Jon Tapping are in town to support a former neighbor's debut as an actor with an amateur theatre troupe. Unscripted moments with the show's beloved director, tensions with the wife of a player booted from the cast,...
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---The hometown everyone wants to call their own gets a spotlight-Even with all her experience, Gloria Bachman, retired banker and candy entrepreneur, didn't see this coming.Sweeties, the beloved Comfort chocolate shop, was ready for its cameo in Jazzy Mezcal's famous travel and food show-advertising extraordinaire! Comfort town folks had worked hard all summer to get their shops "Hallmark movie ready." On the eve of TV crews taking over the town,...
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Nancy Douillard, a widowed, retired lawyer, and former judge has just returned to her 55+ community after a frustrating meeting at a local law firm. Nancy felt invalidated and angry at being patronized as if her "use-by date" had expired when offering her services. She had hoped to reignite her passion for her profession and give a purposeful meaning to her life. She looks forward to a drink and venting her disgust with the previous interview, with...
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For two years Evie Cranford has a perfect marriage. And then she discovers her husband, Morgan, can read her mind. Having a husband who loves her is heaven. Having one who knows her every thought is hell. She makes Morgan move out and insists on a divorce. But before she can do that a dear friend of Evie and Morgan is murdered. She sets aside her own plans and agrees to help Morgan uncover the killer.
10) The Blue Rose
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Wyatt Antone's life as a gig-to-gig jazz musician folds back upon itself when he meets a mysterious young woman we eventually come to know as 'Jazmine'. After a series of 'coincidental' encounters, Wyatt begins to suspect there is a cunning design behind the meetings. With the help of his jazz mate and would be lover, Elise Marchant, Wyatt attempts to unravel the puzzle of the woman's true identity and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation...
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"Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control. There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can't believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in...
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A party to die for!
After personal and professional disasters, event planner Emma Cassidy just wants to rebuild her life in her sleepy hometown. Organizing a housewarming party for the brash and arrogant Tony Barnet is a step in the right direction. But when food poisoning ruins the party, Tony instantly blames Emma, and the bad publicity spells doom for her business.
At least she still has the job of planning Sean and Madison's wedding. Sean, one...
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Emma Cassidy is doing what she does best-organizing a wedding. But there's tension in the atmosphere, and Emma can't shake an uneasy feeling about this match.
Trent Chalmers leads a charmed life-handsome and wealthy, heir to the famous Maravilla winery, and about to tie the knot with Alice Bartolo, his high school sweetheart. Trent is a man who has it all. Until he jilts his fiancée in front of everyone at their rehearsal dinner...and turns up dead...
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Event planner Emma Cassidy moves into a cottage in the woods, where she soon discovers her new neighbor Isadora is more than just an herbalist, but also a self-styled witch, albeit a rather chaotic one.
Isadora has become more scatterbrained of late, with muddled spells and a failing memory. But the situation turns dire when her long-time friend and New Age millionaire Marshall dies after drinking one of her potions, a potion that turns out to be...
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The Circus... An Acrobat... And Murder... When a former student is accused of killing Hannah Brady, the Soaring Swan, Molly Wright gets involved against the wishes of her cop boyfriend. She believes without a shadow of a doubt that Opal Jennings is innocent. But the further into the investigation Molly gets the more the evidence points to Opal. Did she actually do it? Molly doesn't believe it for a moment and as she gets closer to discovering who...
16) Murder Runs Deep
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Another Body on the Beach... Another Mystery to Solve! Miranda Wylder is back in her first full length book. When a very agitated man comes banging on Ragged Rest's back door Miranda Wylder feels a sudden sense of foreboding. What could he possibly want? There's a body on the beach and he needs the police. Luckily Jack is there already and is straight onto the job. Miranda gets a sense of deja vu. This scene looks very similar to the murder that she...
17) Warrior Soul
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Mysterious footprints in the forest. A shot in the dark. A dead man in a forest clearing. Tye Caine tries to help out a neighbor but is sucked into a mystery from the past. At the same time, he tries to find out who has been hiding on his property. Visions of dead people still haunt his dreams, and he doesn't know why. It seems like he's moving close to an answer, but does he really want to know? If you stayed up too late reading Wild Mind, if you...
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There are several things about his favorite wife's funeral that troubles Dr. Lawrence A. Cooper (Coop). One, the service was religious, and his ex-wife was a devout agnostic. Two, it was a closed-casket funeral, even though allegedly the cause of death was a cerebral aneurysm-no maiming or disfiguring with that. And three, it was a rather generic service, no personal anecdotes; it could have been for anyone. Coop's suspicions are confirmed when he...
19) The Desk Job
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Monty Perez is called in to investigate the murder of a company CEO. Used to the standard routine, she figures the case will be cut and dry. However, when the body of the murdered man disappears, things start to get interesting, and it is up to Monty to figure out what is really going on before it is too late.
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For Mr. and Mrs. North, there's no vacation from murder In a remote cabin far from New York City, Jerry and Pamela North are getting killed. On the brink of annihilation, they grit their teeth and battle back. In a moment, the fight is finished-and the Norths are named mixed doubles champions. It's a happy moment during a splendid vacation, but off the tennis court, all is not well. After an afternoon of fun and games, the evening's entertainment...
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