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Author
Series
Catherine Ling volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Catherine Ling was abandoned in the streets of Hong Kong at the age of four, and was schooled in the art of survival. As a teenager, she came under the tutelage of the mysterious Hu Chang - a skilled assassin and master poisoner. As a young woman, she was recruited by the CIA and is now one of their most effective operatives. Then her old friend Hu Chang creates something deadly and completely untraceable - and the chase is on to be the first to get...
3) Killer chef
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Chef and police officer Caleb Rooney searches for a murderer who kills by poison at top New Orleans restaurants.
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
With a group of children's literature fans staying at her B&B, Charlotte falls down a proverbial rabbit hole after a guest is poisoned at a Mad Hatter tea party, and must investigate a number of guests who all had a motive for disposing of the unfortunatevictim.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2015
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
252 p.
Language
English
Description
Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have shaped their lives in contemporary Appalachia, a sheriff on the brink of retirement and a haunted park ranger confront violent forces when an elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream.
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
206 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer. She used to lie a lot, but not anymore. Seriously, she only tells the truth now. Even though she hadn’t wanted to come to Marble Island in the first place, now she doesn’t want to leave. It's the truth. With her mom and new baby brother home from the hospital, it's almost time for Harriet to pack up and head home from Marble Island and all the friends she's made. But Harriet doesn't...
Author
Series
Vishi Puri volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
341 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mustachioed sleuth Vish Puri tackles his greatest fears in a case involving the poisoning death of the elderly father of a leading Pakistani cricketer, whose demise is linked to the Indian and Pakistani mafias and the violent 1947 partition of India.
9) In a jam
Author
Series
Sugarcreek Amish mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
252 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When rat poison is discovered in the jars of Naomi's strawberry jam sold at the Swiss Miss, Cheryl sets out to prove her friend is not the one responsible for poisoning anyone. But first, she needs to figure out who did it and why. After several people in Sugarcreek end up in the hospital due to the contaminated conserve, Cheryl follows the trail to the perpetrator of the crime and ends up in an unexpected place. As she and Naomi's stepson, Levi....
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
330 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Using magic to control the golems, the Sleeping Prince has woken, killed King Merek, and taken Lormere, and many of its people are refugees, but Errin, a skilled apothecary, may hold the key to ending his power.
Author
Series
Club CSI volume 1
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
154 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
With yesterday's meatless meatloaf probably responsible for an outbreak of food poisoning at the Woodlands Junior High cafeteria, everyone blames the new science teacher, but the students in Club CSI are convinced that their teacher is innocent.
Author
Series
A rip through time novel volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland. Her employers know she's not housemaid Catriona Mitchell-even though Mallory is in Catriona's body-and Mallory is now officially an undertaker's assistant. Dr. Duncan Gray moonlights as a medical examiner, and their latest case hits close to home. Men are dropping dead from a powerful poison, and all signs point to the grieving widows......
13) Rival's break
Author
Series
Sharpe and Donovan volume 9
Publisher
MIRA
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A deadly poisoning, a stolen painting and a criminal mastermind challenge the skills of FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan as never before in their latest high-stakes case."--
14) Thief strikes!
Author
Series
Hilde cracks the case volume 6
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
85 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hilde and her sister/photographer Izzy have two cases to investigate for their paper, the Orange Street News: someone is stealing vegetables from the local greenhouse, and a lot of people seem to be getting sick eating the hot dogs from a local food stand--and soon Hilde starts to believe that the two cases may be related.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Minerva Keen forms a detective club to uncover who is poisoning residents of her storied Chicago apartment building, knowing that any one of her neighbors could be the poisoner--or the next victim"--
16) Assassin
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Lady Grace Cavendish, favorite maid of honor of Elizabeth I, must solve a murder mystery and clear the name of her betrothed.
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 19
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Freelance writer Jaine Austen and her cat Prozac investigate the murder of a demanding actress set to star in a play based on a short-lived zombie sitcom.
I Married a Zombie may have flopped in its day, but it's got a devoted cult following. Jaine is delighted when one of those rabid fans hires her as script doctor for his new play based on the show-- until she reads the awful script, and meets Misty, the actress who'll be playing Cryptessa's role....
19) Feud
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
184 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When one of her fellow Ladies-in-Waiting becomes mysteriously ill, Lady Grace Cavendish suspects the cause is poison and sets out to learn who is responsible.
Author
Series
A Phyllida Bright Mystery volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Kensington Hardcover Edition.
Physical Desc
x, 260 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In England’s stately manor houses, murder is not generally a topic for polite conversation. Mallowan Hall, home to Agatha Christie and her husband, Max, is the exception. And housekeeper Phyllida Bright delights in discussing gory plot details with her friend and employer... The neighboring village of Listleigh has also become a hub of grisly goings-on, thanks to a Murder Fête organized to benefit a local orphanage. Members of The Detection Club—a...