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Jimmy Quinn is delivering a bribe for the infamous racketeer Arnold Rothstein when a bomb goes off on Wall Street, killing thirty people and scaring every banker in the city down to his spats. Twelve years later, Rothstein is dead, and Jimmy is doing his best to stay out of trouble, running a quiet Manhattan speakeasy. At a bad moment for him and his favorite waitress, a blast rocks the alley outside and draws him right back into the madness of...
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After unexpectedly losing her husband, Hope Herring and her daughter, Cori, leave their home and move away to start over in a new town. With a heavy heart, a new house, a new job, and a new community, Hope is trying to settle in when she is reluctantly drawn into two mysteries. Will Hope and Cori find the clues to a killer before he or she strikes again?
3) Deviled!
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Fireworks and spectacular performances were expected at the Drama Divas Convention, being framed for murder was not. Best friends Francie and June thought attending a three-day acting seminar at Devil's Island Luxury Resort and Amusement Park would provide the perfect opportunity to indulge in some relaxation and entertaining girl time, but stumbling over a dead body throws a wrench into their holiday agenda. Glamorous women, gorgeous men, and unlimited...
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Suspicion. Lies. Murder. Barbara Hollis didn't expect to encounter any of these in small town life. With a murky past to hide from, moving to quiet little Cobbsville was supposed to be a perfect escape. But a neighbor who has her own dangerous secret to conceal soon becomes as big a threat as the crazed lunatic who is setting fire to houses around town...
Even as a terrible new doubt surfaces against her brother, Barbara is intrigued by an attractive...
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When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit. But when night falls, the toddler is still in residence, and Karen isn't answering her phone. Concerned, Meg spends the next morning retracing her friend's steps-and what she discovers makes her begin to suspect that Karen has either been killed, kidnapped, or is on the run. Since the police don't seem to care, Meg once again plays sleuth-this...
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Interior Decorator Madison Night has her hands full with a demanding client and a product endorsement, but when the news shifts from reports of recently abducted women to the discovery of a dead body, she can't deny the danger. Evidence from the scene links the flirtatious Lt. Tex Allen to the crime, taking him off the case. As more abductees are either released or killed, Tex struggles with his suspension, on the brink of turning vigilante. Madison's...
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The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series comes to a thrilling conclusion in the seventh and final book, Taken to the Grave.
As Audrey Sinclair reaches the end of her mourning period, she and Hugh Marsden, the Viscount Neatham, are at long last looking toward their future together-and hoping for a respite from the dangerous criminal investigations they've found themselves entrenched in.
However, when the niece of Bow Street's chief magistrate Sir Gabriel...
8) Once Chosen
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A serial killer strikes every Halloween, the bodies of his victims re-surfacing years later, and with Halloween only days away, it is up to FBI Special Agent Riley Paige to stop the killer before he strikes again.
How has this killer gone undetected for so long? How many victims have there really been? And who will he target next?
FBI Special Agent Riley Paige must fend off her own demons and her dysfunctional family life as she races against time...
9) The Feathers
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New Orleans novice detective, Brenda Shapira, investigates murders committed by a vengeful killer, only to discover that the killer has been dead for one hundred years. As she unravels this long ago mystery steeped in New Orleans history and the Yellow Fever epidemic, Brenda realizes that she may be his next victim.
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Nineteen-year-old Evelyn has rarely strayed from her family's isolated estate-save for the occasional trip to Edinburgh, where her father, a respected magistrate, conducts his business. But when Evelyn's innocent friendship with a servant is misinterpreted by her father as an illicit union, Evelyn is whisked away to accompany her father on a trip to North America. For the final portion of that trip, Evelyn and her father go fishing in Canada, and...
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The Body on the T is the second book in the Windflower mystery series and it follows up on the highly acclaimed premiere, The Walker on the Cape. The story begins when a body washes up on a beach near Grand Bank, Newfoundland. There is no identification on the body and few clues to identify who the person was or where they came from. The case becomes the responsibility of Sgt. Winston Windflower of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and his trusted...
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Detective Lou Eisenfall likes to keep the peace in his wealthy Napa Valley town. He does not like problems, but now he has two of them. John Manis, aka Johnny Manic--charming, stylish, impulsive, and reckless--has just rolled into town with a flashy car and a success story that doesn't add up. Marilyn Dupree, passionate and volatile, wants out of her marriage to the town's richest man. Johnny and Marilyn have a chemistry like nitrogen and glycerine,...
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The radio play of "The Chronology Protection Case" was adapted by Mark Shanahan with Paul Levinson, based on the novelette by Paul Levinson which first appeared in the pages of Analog Magazine in September, 1995 (Copyright 1995 by Paul Levinson. All rights reserved). The script of the radio adaptation was nominated for a prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award as "Best Play of 2003" by the Mystery Writer's of America. The radio play was initially performed...
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It's a dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets, but high above the mean streets, a light burns on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, where Guy Noir-hard boiled, world-weary, yet surprisingly articulate-is trying to find the answers to life's questions. In his big swivel chair under the bare bulb beside the beat-up gray file cabinet, he awaits the call of his clientele: the disappointed, the paranoid, the embittered, the rejected-and...
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This collection gathers the finest pieces from the "Appreciation of Foreign Literature" column. It includes works by influential contemporary writers from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Russia, and Japan, with a focus on the United States and Japan. The collection is categorized by content into sections such as "Witty Insights," "Love and Emotions," "Reaping What's Sown," "Thrilling Adventures," and "Bizarre...
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Alice Bloom's expertise in landscape design is her ticket to the quaint villages of France, but when her beloved flowers reveal signs of foul play, she finds herself entangled in a murder that could threaten everything she's worked for.
As she sifts through layers of mystery, will Alice's green thumb help bring a murderer to justice, or will she become the next victim?
A Mystery in Bloom: Ruin in the Roses (An Alice Bloom Cozy Mystery-Book 2) is...
17) Letting Go
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When a widower and father of twins falls for a single mom, shadows from the past threaten until the former army sniper is forced to pull out her rifle to protect their new family. Despite his wealth, Alex Thompson has been living in fear since his wife died in childbirth. A frivolous wrongful death lawsuit, harassing phone calls, and anonymous threats drive him and his five-year-old twins away from their home in Houston and into the crosshairs of...
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It's summertime, but sales at their bakery are below zero, so Mel and Angie are willing to try anything to heat things up! When local legend Slim Hazard offers them a chance to sell cupcakes at the annual Juniper Pass rodeo, they're determined to rope in a pretty payday! But not everyone at the Juniper Pass is as sweet for Fairy Tale Cupcakes as Slim--including star bull-rider Ty Stokes. The girls try to steer clear of the cowboy's short fuse, but...
19) Der tote Schäfer
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Sommer in der Eifel: Eigentlich sucht Tilla nur ihre verschwundene Katze Miau Tse-tung. Doch plötzlich steht sie in einer herrenlosen Schafherde, die im Dörfchen Elzbach Chaos verbreitet. Was ist passiert, wo ist der Schäfer? Wenig später findet Tillas bester Freund Hölzi den Schäfer in einer Höhle im Wald, und zwar mausetot. Sofort ist klar: Es war Mord!
Bald darauf ein zweiter Todesfall: Die agile Seniorin Rosel stirbt überraschend-kurz...
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Join Lady Fan in her most dangerous case yet! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine, and Jane Austen.
Is someone from her past trying to kill Lady Fan?
1796, England
When Lady Ottilia Fanshawe finds herself launched into a river and fighting for her life, she becomes convinced someone pulled her under the water. And when a dead body washes up on the riverbank, her theory becomes a certainty.
Lady Fan recognizes the dead woman...
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