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Series
Kinsey Millhone volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
California PI Kinsey Millhone investigates the death of Audrey Vance, a woman she helped arrest for shoplifting, and antagonizes just about everyone, including Audrey's fiance, several loan sharks, a stone-cold killer, and a hapless burglar who knows more than is healthy for him.
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 17
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Tea shop owner Theodosia Browning's life heats up when a gala at a local jewelry store serves up heists and homicide alongside her herbal teas... Catering a high-class trunk show at Heart's Desire Jewelry is a shining achievement for Theodosia and the Indigo Tea Shop. After all, a slew of jewelers, museums, and private collectors will be there to showcase their wares and sip some of Theo's best blends. But just as Theo settles in to enjoy the fruits...
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Series
Sugarcreek Amish mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spring has come to Sugarcreek, and the community is rallying behind an effort to help victims of domestic violence. At a work day to remodel abandoned cottages for families in need of safe havens, volunteers discover dozens of jars filled with old coins hidden within the walls of a kitchen. When the money is stolen from the safe in Cheryl Cooper's office at the Swiss Miss, she feels a responsibility to find the thief and recover the loot. The investigation...
4) Dirty thirty
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Trenton, New Jersey's most underappreciated bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, while taking care of her boyfriend's giant orange dog, tracks the former security guard of a local jeweler who supposedly stole a fortune of diamonds, and must keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty.
Author
Series
Sugarcreek Amish mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Thanksgiving approaches, Cheryl stumbles across the startling discovery: someone is sleeping in Naomi and Seth Miller's winter buggy and helping himself to food from their farmhouse cellar. Could it be the same person who is stealing from businesses up and down Sugarcreek's Main Street? Despite Naomi's insistence on extending the hand of hospitality to their unknown guest, when items are stolen from the Swiss Miss gift shop, Cheryl intends to get...
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Private Investigator Cassie Dewell's business is thriving, and her latest case puts her on the hunt for a slippery con man who's disappeared somewhere in the "treasure state". A wealthy Florida widow has accused him of absconding with her fortune, and wants Cassie to find him and get it back. The trail takes Cassie to Anaconda, Montana, a quirky former copper mining town that's the perfect place to reinvent yourself. As the case develops, Cassie...
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Series
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
205 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kate Stevens moved lock, stock, and barrel from Maine to charming Sage Hills, Texas, hoping to become a household name to the world of crochet designs. Instead she finds herself thrown into a gruesome murder investigation where she is the prime suspect. Betrugen Publishing in Fort Worth was supposed to be Kate's ticket to the big time. But when her dreams seem to be within her grasp, her contract with Betrugen proves to be nothing but an underhanded...
Author
Series
Tearoom mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"April showers bring mystery when a stranger leaves Jan and Elaine a package containing a valuable first edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline. The cousins discover that it once belonged to their late grandmother, and a cryptic note in the book uncovers a family mystery with implications in the present. The cousins take the book to Bristol Payson to learn its value, but when the torrential rains cause the Bookworm to flood, the book is...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Richard Osman is back with everyone's favorite mystery-solving quartet, and the second installment of The Thursday Murder Club series is just as clever and warm as the first-an unputdownable, laugh-out-loud pleasure of a read"--
Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat...
Author
Series
Tearoom mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Vacationers love Chickadee Lake especially when people start sighting a strange creature in the water. Soon the game warden is called in to help track down the monster. Evidence suggests that the monster was built, could it be that it was built to divert attention from the crime that is about to be committed?--Amazon.com
11) In too steep
Author
Series
Misty Bay Tea Room mystery volume 2
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When her interest is piqued by the murder of Lewis Trenton, a beachcomber, after finding a clue in a newspaper article, Misty Bay Tearoom owner Vivian Wainwright discovers the key to finding the killer in an unlikely place and works with Detective Tony Messina to find the truth"--
Author
Series
Veronica Speedwell mystery volume 7
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. London, 1889. VeronicaSpeedwell and her natural historian beau, Stoker, are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch. He has a personal request on behalf of his goddaughter, Euphemia Hathaway. After years...
13) Skeleton letters
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
323 p.
Language
English
Description
Laura Childs' cozy Scrapbooking mysteries continue to win fans with each compelling entry. In Skeleton Letters, New Orleans scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand and her friend Ava witness a heinous crime at St. Tristan's Church that leaves a dear friend dead and an antique crucifix missing. Together, Carmela and Ava search the French Quarter for the crucifix in hopes of finding the killer.
14) Making waves
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 5
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a Congressional Medal belonging to World War II veteran Deanie Spangler goes missing at her hundredth birthday party, Priscilla is determined to find answers to the theft. Who would stoop so low to steal a keepsake from a decorated war hero? Can they recover the medal before all traces of its whereabouts dissolve? As Priscilla and Mildred scour the museum where the party was held, they begin to notice other artifacts missing. Is the thief preparing...
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Series
Secrets of Wayfarers Inn volume 23
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Marietta's annual dog show comes to town, the Inn Crowd decides to open the inn to participants and their families. While some of the human guests are as high strung as their beloved canine companions, Tess, Janice, and LuAnn quickly find themselves falling for the beautiful dogs and enjoying getting to know their owners. But when Jelly, the fan-favorite cocker spaniel poised to win Best in Breed, goes missing from the arena, Tess immediately...
16) Death of an eye
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Series
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Alexandria, 47 BC. Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant. A shipment of new coins meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen and the Queen's Eye has been murdered, so Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice.
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Series
Secrets of Wayfarers Inn volume 20
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Sherlock Society is having a convention at the Wayfarers Inn when a donation for the Underground Railroad Museum goes missing. The Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts are on the case and soon discover clues that tie the theft to an Arthur Conan Doyle mystery.
Author
Series
Secrets of Wayfarers Inn volume 14
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the Fourth of July, Tess and her friends find a myserious brooch at the Wayfarers Inn. When Tess takes it to a jeweler for appraisal, it is stolen before he can find a clue about its origins. As the Inn crowd digs into the mystery, they learn that among their current guests are the descendants of a man suspected, one hundred and fifty years ago, of stealing this same brooch.
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English
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On a quest to distract her lifelong friend Jeremy from his recent heartbreak, Lady Emily organizes a holiday in Greece, enjoying ancient ruins, lively debates with Margaret, and more scandalous endeavors with her dashing husband, Colin. But the pleasantries end when a man long believed dead arrives: Lord Philip Ashton, Colin's best friend and Emily's first husband.
20) True North
Author
Series
Secrets of Wayfarers Inn volume 27
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Janice is thrilled when she hears that her childhood friend is coming to Marietta for a surveyors conference. Her excitement turns to intrigue when she learns that he is in possession of an antique compass reported to have belonged to George Washington. But when Anthony arrives with plans to present the compass to the historical society, another conference attendee accuses him of stealing it from her father over forty years earlier. Then the stakes...