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Miss Dimple Picks a Peck of Trouble: A Mystery

Mignon F. Ballard · St Martin's Minotaur
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover

It's the summer of 1944 and the world seems mired in a war that will never end. On the home front, the people of Elderberry, Georgia, are doing everything they can to support the troops. Even with a war on, the peaches are ripe for picking. As veteran teacher Miss Dimple Kilpatrick...
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Body Count

Barbara Nadel · Headline Book Publishing
Format: Paperback

The thrilling new crime novel about Inspector Ikmen from Silver Dagger Award-winning novelist Barbara NadelIstanbul is bloody in January 2012, and it only gets worse as the months pass. The murder of one eccentric man in the poor multicultural district of Tarlabasi turns into a hunt for someone...
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Millicents Tower

Rosalyn Rikel · Five Star, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

The Gallager family's decision to visit Rochelle's Aunt Millicent is based on good intentions, but soon becomes a mission to solve a mystery as they realize there is danger surrounding them. The old woman lives alone in a mansion on the side of a mountain in Cumberland Plateau,...
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The Accidental Alchemist

Gigi Pandian · Midnight Ink
Format: Print book

From USA Today bestselling author Gigi Pandian comes a modern tale of ancient intrigue Unpacking her belongings in her new hometown of Portland, Oregon, herbalist and reformed alchemist Zoe Faust canrsquot help but notice shersquos picked up a stowaway. Dorian Robert-Houdin is a living,...
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Most Dangerous Place: A Jack Swyteck Novel

James Grippando · Harper
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover

Defending a woman accused of murdering the man who sexually assaulted her, Miami lawyer Jack Swyteck must uncover where the truth lies between innocence, vengeance, and justice in this spellbinding tale of suspense - based on shocking true-life events - from the New York Times bestselling...
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No Comfort for the Lost: A Mystery of Old San Francisco

Nancy Herriman · New American Library
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

In 1860s San Francisco, gold buys the best life has to offer. Without it, not even justice is guaranteed.After serving as a nurse in the Crimea, British-born Celia Davies left her privileged family for an impulsive marriage to a handsome Irishman. Patrick brought her to San Francisco's...
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The Pictures

Guy Bolton · Oneworld Publications
Pages: 389
Format: Hardcover

Longlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Award "Atmospheric...provides a pleasant tour of Hollywood's golden age. " -- Kirkus Reviews Hollywood 1939. The year that The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind were made. Detective Craine has spent his life working as a studio fixer,...
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The Hunger and the Howling of Killian Lone: The Secret Ingredient of Unforgettable Food Is Suffering

Will Storr · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 367
Format: Paperback

Killian Lone comes from a long line of gifted cooks, stretching back to the seven­teenth century, and yearns to become a famous chef himself. When he starts an apprenticeship under Max Mann, the most famous chef in London, he looks set to continue the family tradition. But the reality...
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The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

David Rosenfelt · Minotaur Books
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter usually tries to avoid taking on new cases at all costs. But this time, he's happy -- eager, even -- to take the case that's just come his way. Andy's long-time friend Martha "Pups" Boyer takes in stray puppies that the local dog rescue center can't...
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The Lady Flirts with Death

Peg Herring · Five Star
Format: Hardcover

In this third book of the Simon & Elizabeth Mysteries Elizabeth Tudor is declared a traitor and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Visiting the princess secretly her friend Simon Maldon discovers another cause for worry. His friend Peto the Pope has been arrested for a murder he swears...
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Keller's Fedora

LAWRENCE BLOCK · SUBTERRANEAN PRESS
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

A NEW HAT. FOR A NEW HIT.Happily retired, living under a new name with his wife and daughter, Keller thought he was out of the murder-for-hire business. Until he got the call from his old employer, asking him to tackle the most unusual assignment of his career. The client's wife is having...
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Murder Under the Bridge: A Palestine Mystery

Kate Raphael · She Writes Press
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Winner IPPY Silver in Mystery and IndieFab Finalist in Mystery and Multicultural FictionWhen Rania -- the only female Palestinian police detective in the northern West Bank, as well as a young mother in a rural community where many believe women should not have such a dangerous career -- discovers...
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The Means: A Novel

Douglas Brunt · Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

Part Primary Colors, part House of Cards, The Means takes you deep into high-stakes politics where everyone has something to hide. Tom Pauley is a conservative trial attorney in Durham, NC, who is tapped by GOP leaders to campaign for the Governors mansion. His bold style makes him a favorite...
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Tokyo Kill: A Thriller

Barry Lancet · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A stellar novel of action, adventure, and intrigue. Jim Brodie is a true twenty-first century heroOn page after page of Tokyo Kill, skeletons bang on every closet door longing to be set free—and Barry Lancet delivers. —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lincoln Myth...
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Odd Child Out: A Novel

Gilly Macmillan · William Morrow
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

How well do you know the people you love ... ?Best friends Noah Sadler and Abdi Mahad have always been inseparable. But when Noah is found floating unconscious in Bristol's Feeder Canal, Abdi can't--or won't--tell anyone what happened.Just back from a mandatory leave following his last...
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