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Author
Series
New money volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A young Southern woman of modest means suddenly finds herself thrust into New York's high society when she discovers that she is the illegitimate daughter of a recently-deceased billionaire.
Savannah Morgan always had high hopes. She dreamed of becoming a writer and escaping her South Carolina town, where snooty debutantes looked down on her for not having a closet-full of Lilly Pulitzer and aspiring further than chairing a society ball one day....
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
413 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Pitted against a powerful family when he reopens the scandalous case of a young woman's unsolved murder, George Becket is forced to confront a haunting mistake from his own past while outmaneuvering wealth-driven corruption.
Author
Series
New money volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
323 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Lorraine Zago Rosenthal's sequel to New Money, Savannah Morgan delves into the mystery of her late media mogul father's death and uncovers more than she ever expected.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From prizewinning and first generation Chinese American author Susie Yang comes a delicious debut novel about a young immigrant woman's obsession with her privileged male classmate - and the lengths she'll go to win his love"--
8) Oolong dead
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 10
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
320 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013, c2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
384 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eagerly visiting New York to escape her suffocating family, young Englishwoman Sophie clashes with her hostess's arrogant grandson, who follows her back to England with an unconventional proposal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the dawn of the twentieth century on the horizon, the fortunes of the venerable Vanderbilt family still shine brightly in the glittering high society of Newport, Rhode Island. But when a potential scandal strikes, the Vanderbilts turn to cousin and society page reporter Emma Cross to solve a murder of a fortune teller and the disappearance of Consuelo Vanderbilt.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist - and confidante - to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own...Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation...
12) The last hours
Author
Series
Black death volume 1
Publisher
Mira
Language
English
Description
When the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in Dorseteshire in June 1348, no one knows what manner of sickness it is or how it spreads and kills so quickly. The Church cites God as the cause, and religious fear grips the people as they come to believe that the plague is a punishment for wickedness. But Lady Anne of Develish has her own ideas. Educated by nuns, Anne is a rarity among women, being both literate and knowledgeable....
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
287 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Preparing for her big wedding day, Emily Ascher's joy is hindered by the secrets surrounding her brother's death sixteen years ago and her father's possible involvement, yet when revelations are made, they are all forced to come to terms with the past as a family.
Author
Series
Prey novel volume 32
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
403 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Beloved heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are up against a powerful vigilante group with an eye on vengeance in a stunning new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford"--
"We're going to murder people who need to be murdered." So begins a press release from a mysterious group known only as "The Five," shortly after a vicious predator is murdered in San Francisco. The Five is believed to be made up of vigilante killers...
15) Kisser
Author
Series
Stone Barrington volume 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoping to resume a quieter legal career after returning to New York from Key West, Stone Barrington crosses paths with a beautiful Broadway actress whose shady past places Stone and downtown police officer Dino Bacchetti in danger.
16) Righteous prey
Author
Series
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Beloved heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are up against a powerful vigilante group with an eye on vengeance in a stunning new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford"--
"We're going to murder people who need to be murdered." So begins a press release from a mysterious group known only as "The Five," shortly after a vicious predator is murdered in San Francisco. The Five is believed to be made up of vigilante killers...