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2023.
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King gives former supporting player Holly Gibney her own full-length novel to solve the case of a missing person. Private investigator Holly is supposed to be on bereavement leave after the death of her mother, but she can't dismiss the persistent Penny Dahl. Penny's daughter Bonnie disappeared while biking home from work a month earlier, and the police didn't have time for more than a cursory investigation into what seemed to be a case of an adult...
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2024.
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Este March, owner of the Lucky Pie Diner on Split Pine Island in Northern Michigan, where certain customers are granted their greatest wishes upon eating her family's magical pies, investigates after an unpopular new produce vendor is found murdered on his boat.
3) Lion & Lamb
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2023.
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"Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1. Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she's got to wear shades....
4) Hard rain
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2023.
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In shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulled from thrashing floodwaters that have decimated the town of Garnett, Texas and killed a dozen others. Six months after solving the murder of a local waitress, Annie McIntyre is working as an apprentice P.I. when she's handed her first solo case: uncover the identity of the man who rescued Bethany before he was swept downriver. When Annie's search turns up a different victim--shot...
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2023.
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Three Christmas themed novellas featuring solve suspicious deaths in unexpected circumstances. A church's annual Christmas bazaar is a success until a valuable diamond ring is stolen-- and the search turns up a woman's body with a homemade mitten stuffed in her mouth. Then, a party at a lodge is disrupted when a body-- and one red mitten-- are found in the snow outside. Finally, after spending the evening at a local wine bar, a woman becomes a suspect...
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2023.
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"Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin--the star of her own hit T.V. series--is back on the case again in Dead on Target. A visit to the local village fete for a spot of fun and relaxation turns into a nightmare for Agatha Raisin when she discovers the body of the local landowner in the woods--with an arrow in his chest and trousers round his ankles. Agatha's old adversary, Detective Chief Inspector Wilkes,...
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As a kid, Charlotte Illes' uncanny sleuthing abilities made her a minor celebrity. But in high school, she hung up her detective's hat and stashed away the signature blue landline in her "office"--aka garage--convinced that finding her adult purpose would be as easy as tracking down missing pudding cups or locating stolen diamonds. Now twenty-five, Charlotte has a nagging fear that she hit her peak in middle school. When it comes to knowing what to...
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2023.
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The Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration has come to town, and even among local artisans, athletes, and marching bands, Hannah attracts fans of her own while serving lip-smacking pink lemonade desserts. But the mood sours when a body turns up, leading revelers to wonder if the festivities mark both the longest day of the year and the deadliest. A retired professional MLB player has met a terrifying end and, considering the rumors swirling about...
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There's no safe place for a child to hide when the danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J.P. "Kaj" Cardozo has lived in New Orleans for only six months, and he's already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case that has made headlines all over the country. But when his son becomes the target of a kidnapping attempt as a threat to Kaj, he is desperate to keep him safe and turns to a private investigative firm famous for...
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"In 1947 NYC, famed detective Lillian Pentecost and her assistant Will Parker are hired to find Vera Bodine, an elderly shut-in with an exceptional memory, and must go nose-to-nose with murderous gangsters, corrupt federal agents and Nazi spies to find Vera before it's too late" -- Novelist Plus.
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2023.
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Viviana Valentine and Tommy Fortuna's plans for a New Year's Eve in Times Square take a dive when they witness a brutal murder. They vow to investigate, just in case the police and their sometime nemesis Detective Lawson are in over their heads. Three other cases emerge: a missing banker, an artifact held for ransom, and a longtime friend of Tommy's who asks the pair to tail his fiancée. At the heart of these cases, there is also a tension between...
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2023.
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"Private Investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner Tinkie are in Sheriff Coleman Peters's office, consulting Coleman about cold cases, when Elisa Redd storms in with a case of her own. She wants Coleman to reopen the investigation of her missing daughter, Lydia Redd Maxell, the heiress to a large fortune who disappeared along with her friend Bethany nearly seven years ago. Lydia and Bethany were rumored to be working as human rights organizers...
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Framed for the murder of her daughter’s father, a former homicide investigator, Parisian P.I. Aimee Leduc must quickly find the real killer and, cut off from her typical network and forced to operate undercover, goes deep into the underbelly of Paris’s 19th arrondissement on her hunt for justice.
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2023.
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"Neither Beryl nor Edwina are the least bit interested in attending events at their alma mater, Miss Dupont's Finishing School for Young Ladies. Their lives are very full indeed in the village of Walmsley Parva. However, when a letter arrives from Miss Dupont herself requesting their help in a professional capacity, they reluctantly pack their bags for London. Upon arrival, they learn from Miss Dupont that her business has seen a steep decline since...
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2023.
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"Poppy never planned on speaking to her old acting rival Serena Saunders again, let alone accepting her as a client. But familiar drama barges back into her life when Serena requests an urgent background check on Ned Boyce, her fiancé, before tying the knot. And the flighty film star is behaving out of character by wishing to start over with Poppy--this time as friends ... Wealthy, connected, and the owner of a breathtaking mountaintop home, Ned...
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2023.
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A night at the Drury Lane Theater ends with unexpected drama when a budding playwright is found dead in the prop room. Lady Abigail Worthing takes it upon herself to find the truth behind the crime, with the reluctant help of her neighbor Stapleton Henderson. The pair begin to uncover a tangled web of gambling debts, an actress with numerous suitors, and a struggle for the fate of the theater, and the mystery takes a personal turn when Abigail learns...
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"London, 1960. Marion Lane, a twenty-five-year-old apprentice detective at the elusive Miss Brickett's Investigations & Inquiries, is busier than ever and determined to prove herself worthy of an official Inquirer badge. But when her close friend's girlfriend, Darcy, is targeted by a dangerous gang leader and seeks out the Inquirers' assistance, Marion cannot help but get involved. Just when Marion thinks she has the situation under control, Darcy...
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"Victorian London was notorious for its pickpockets. But wealthy victims--with their pride and reputations at stake--would never go to the police when preyed upon by con men and jewel thieves. What they needed was a society insider, a person of discretion with finely tuned powers of observation. Enter Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott, the youngest child of Queen Victoria's close friends the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. Fiercely intelligent, Mary...
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Molly Murphy mysteries volume 20
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2024.
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New York, 1908: The days are getting longer—and warmer—in Manhattan. Molly Murphy Sullivan doesn’t want to leave her home in the city, but typhoid is back, and she’s expecting. So she heads north with the children to summer with her mother-in-law in Westchester County. Though her mother-in-law is an excellent host, Molly quickly grows bored. And when her friends Sid and Gus invite her to visit, Molly jumps at the chance to stay with them at...
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