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1) Echo burning
Author
Series
Jack Reacher volume 5
Language
English
Description
Jack Reacher, the vagabond freelance lawman who never hesitates to stick his nose into private business, takes his lively act to Texas, embroiling himself in what starts as a messy domestic dispute before turning far more ominous. The rugged former army cop comes to the aid of Carmen Greer, who picks him up on the side of the road one morning outside Lubbock, then asks him to kill her abusive husband. Sloop Greer is getting out of prison in a few...
Author
Series
Jackson Brodie volume 3
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Presents a tale involving the unexpected intersection of three lives, including a woman whose life had been shattered thirty years earlier, an ex-detective on a crowded train, and a teenage girl who is called upon to test her preparedness.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For Scarlett Parker, part of the fun of living in London is celebrating the British holidays, and she's excited to share her first Bonfire Night with her cousin Vivian Tremont. Invited to a posh party by their friend Harrison Wentworth, Scarlett and Viv decide to promote their hat shop, Mim's Whims, by donning a few of their more outrageous creations ... It's a cold clear night, perfect for the British tradition of tossing a straw stuffed effigy...
Author
Series
Hannah Swensen mystery volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
Description
Intrepid amateur sleuth and bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can't keep her hands out of the batter when a murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose.
5) Trunk music
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When the body of a Hollywood producer, the apparent victim of a mafia hit, is found in the trunk of a Rolls Royce, maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch follows a complex trail of gambling debts to Las Vegas, in a case that suddenly becomes personal
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Sophie Winston and her BFF, Nina Reid Norwood, share a sweet spot for animals. So Sophie is delighted to help when Nina cooks up Cupcakes and Pupcakes a fundraising event for animal shelters. All the local bakeries will be selling treats, with the profits going to pups and kitties in need. But Old Town is in for a whole batch of trouble when a cupcake war erupts between two bakeries. Tongues wag and tempers rise when a partner leaves Sugar Baby Bakery...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Gracious living can be murder. First in an all-new mystery seriesa includes delicious recipes and great tips on entertaining! Few can compete with Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston, certainly tries. Natasha may have stolen the spotlightaand Sophieas husbandabut Sophie is determined to rob her of the prize for the Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown. She just needs the right ingredient. But Sophieas search...
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
�2002
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jessica Fletcher has settled in France for a much-needed monthlong holiday. And bucolic, idyllic Provence offers Jess plenty of diversions, as she soakes up Gallic charms, immerses herself in the romantic language, and enjoys classes with esteemed chef Emil Bertrand. But her gastronomic getaway is cut short when someone stabs Chef Bertrand with one of his customized carving knives. To Jessica's chagrin, the murder weapon is found too close to home,...
Author
Series
Domestic diva volume 3
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market ed.
Physical Desc
x, 293 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sophie Winston's reclusive neighbor, Professor Mordecai Artemus, has died and left his sprawling home to his Pomeranian. Sophie feels a tad guilty for not having befriended Mordecai. But at least she's not as heartless as her nemesis, Natasha, who's descended upon the house with a crew of interior designers and contractors to renovate the place for the statewide Spring Home and Garden Tour. Even Sophie's been assigned a room to decorate: the family...
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nowadays Siobhán O'Sullivan, along with her five siblings, runs the family bistro named for their mother. Its been a rough year for the O'Sullivans, but its about to get rougher. One morning, as they're opening the bistro, they discover a man seated at a table with a pair of hot pink barber scissors protruding from his chest. With the local garda suspecting the O'Sullivans, and their business in danger of being shunned, its up to feisty redheaded...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's early October, time for the Fall Folk Art Festival and Bake Sale in Lilyvale, Arkansas. Every business along the town square will benefit from the event, including the craft store run by Leslee Stanton Nix--aka Nixy--and the Silver Six, a group of retirees. In charge of making the festival go smoothly, Nixy is confident that it will be a success. But things become knotty when local troublemaker Cornell Lewis is found dead with a plate of Snickerdoodles...
Author
Series
A domestic diva mystery volume 10
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass market edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When The Parlour opens up in town, domestic diva Sophie Winston finally has a place to satisfy her cravings for all things tea and crumpet related. And the shop serves as the perfect place for the ladies of the town to gather and gossip, especially since it s conveniently located right across the street from the new antique store run by the handsome and charming Robert Johnson. But speculation around Robert really boils over when he s found dead...
Author
Series
Domestic Diva volume 5
Language
English
Description
While preparing for a community haunted house, domestic diva Sophie Winston becomes trapped in a web of mystery and murder after a party guest of rival domestic diva Natasha is found dead with two puncture wounds on his neck.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
x, 289 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The holidays are domestic diva Sophie Winston's favorite time of year. But this season, there seem to be more mishaps than mistletoe. First, Horace Scroggins tumbles from a balcony during his office Christmas party. Then, Sophie's neighbor takes a fall from his ladder while decorating his roof with lights. But it's the cookie swap that really starts her wondering who's naughty or nice...Sophie arrives at the annual event with high spirits and thirteen...
Author
Series
An Aurora Teagarden mystery volume 3
Language
English
Description
Armed with a hefty inheritance, Aurora "Roe" Teagarden is embarking on a new career in real estate. But her first showing is, well, murder...when the elegant master bedroom reveals the body of a real estate broker. The house was all wrong for Roe's client, anyway. But the client is definitely right for her. Tall, sexy and rich, he's just what a thrityish ex-librarian needs. But when a second corpse appears at another showing, it's clear that a killer...
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
298 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Law school drop-out turned flower shop owner Abby Knight has been asked to be a bridesmaid by her cousin. But before the couple says "I do," a groomsman disappears, and another member of the wedding party is found dead. Abby has to hurry down an aisle of suspects to unveil the truth and make sure the bride still gets to the church on time.
Author
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market ed.
Language
English
Description
"Determined not to be a garden-variety diva, Sophie Winston's neighbor, Natasha, cultivates a plan to shine on television-using Sophie's backyard. As the cast and crew of the makeover show Tear It Up With Troy bulldoze through her backyard-and vacation-Sophie retreats to her perennial boyfriend Wolf's to replace a dead rose bush. But her tender deed goes awry when she digs up a purse belonging to Wolf's missing wife. As speculations sprout, Wolf bolts,...
Author
Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Opening a custom dressmaking boutique in the old farmhouse she inherited from her late great-grandmother, Harlow Jane Cassidy gets more than she bargained for when her first client is accused of murder and she must help find the real killer--with a little help from beyond.