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"Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she's hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets of any kind. She's reliable, cool under pressure, and well trained in weapons of all types. But Gabriela's latest job isn't for some bamboozled billionaire, it's for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can't come up with a lot of money fast....
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Lured by the promise of a rare and elusive butterfly, the intrepid Veronica Speedwell is persuaded by Lord Templeton-Vane, the brother of her colleague Stoker, to pose as his fiancée at a house party on a Cornish isle owned by his oldest friend, Malcolm Romilly. But Veronica soon learns that one question hangs over the party: What happened to Rosamund? Three years ago, Malcolm Romilly's bride vanished on their wedding day, and no trace of her has...
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Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Embracing a sweet escape from her usual routine at The Cookie Jar, Hannah gets asked for her help in baking pastries at the local inn for a flashy fishing competition with big prizes and even bigger names. But the fun stops when she spots a runaway boat on the water and, on board, the lifeless body of the event's renowned celebrity spokesperson ... Famed TV show host Sonny Bowman wasn't humble about his ability to reel in winning catches, and no...
84) The dark lake
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Series
Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Language
English
Description
The lead homicide investigator in a rural town, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is deeply unnerved when a high school classmate is found strangled, her body floating in a lake. And not just any classmate, but Rosalind Ryan, whose beauty and inscrutability exerted a magnetic pull on Smithson High School, first during Rosalind's student years and then again when she returned to teach drama. As much as Rosalind's life was a mystery to Gemma when they...
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English
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"Something big is brewing in Trenton, N.J., and it could blow at any minute. Stephanie Plum might not be the world's greatest bounty hunter, but she knows when she's being played. Ken Globovic (aka Gobbles), hailed as the Supreme Exalted Zookeeper of the animal house known as Zeta fraternity, has been arrested for beating up the dean of students at Kiltman College. Gobbles has missed his court date and gone into hiding. People have seen him on campus,...
86) Bitter brew
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A Savannah Reid mystery volume 24
Publisher
Kensington Books
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Although P.I. Savannah Reid always has a lot on her plate, she would drop just about anything for a friend in trouble. But when good intentions pull her into a toxic murder case, Savannah's days as San Carmelita's most full-figured detective might be running out . . .
Savannah is shaken to the core when coroner Dr. Jennifer Liu appears on her doorstep late one night with a disturbing confession. In a potentially career-ruining move, a remorseful...
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Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Chef Carrie Ann Cole is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime--an assignment as the new personal chef to the royal family at Kensington Palace. But no sooner has Carrie Ann touched down across the pond and donned her apron than a dead body crops up beneath the royal kale beds.
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Lucy Stone mystery volume 25
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As Tinker's Cove, Maine, buzzes over a town-wide silver wedding anniversary bash, Lucy is reminded of her nuptials and ponders the whereabouts of Beth Gerard, her strong-willed maid of honor. Lucy never would have made it down the aisle without Beth's help, and although the two friends lost touch over the years, she decides to reach out. It only takes one phone call for Lucy to realize that a reunion will happen sooner than later--at Beth's funeral....
89) The last remains
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Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
361 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the body of an archeology student, who went missing in 2002, is found during the renovation of a caf�e, Dr. Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson uncover a tangled web of relationships between the archeology group and the caf�e.
90) Into the night
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Gemma Woodstock volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
After the shocking murder of a high-profile celebrity, Gemma Woodstock must pull back the layers of a gilded cage to discover who among the victim's friends and family can be trusted--and who may be the killer.
Troubled and brilliant, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock finds herself lost and alone after a recent move to Melbourne, brokenhearted by the decisions she's had to make. Her new workplace is a minefield and Detective Sergeant Nick Fleet,...
91) Broken places
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Cops can make mistakes, even when they're not rookies. If anyone knows that it's Cass Raines.
Cass took a bullet two years ago after an incompetent colleague screwed up a tense confrontation with an armed suspect. Deeply traumatized, Cass resigned from the Chicago PD, leaving one less female African-American on the force. Now she's the head of a one-woman private investigation agency, taking on just enough work to pay the bills. But when the only...
92) Seven up
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Stephanie Plum volume 7
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IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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When a senior citizen is charged with smuggling contraband cigarettes, Stephanie Plum and Lula get more than they bargained for--a corpse in the wood shed and an old man on the lam.
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
234 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Local reporter Lucy Stone finds her swanky Mother's Day brunch with her brood marred by two mothers who use their teenage daughters in elaborate games of one-upmanship that go too far when one of the teenagers is shot to death.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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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...
95) Cat's claw
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Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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"Sheila Dawson has made history as the first female police chief in Pecan Springs, Texas. She's also cracked many a mystery in collaboration with local sleuth China Bayles--that's why everyone thinks she's such a smart cookie. Now, Sheila puts those smarts to work, sifting through secrets to find a killer on the prowl... Larry Kirk, Pecan Springs' computer guru, has been shot dead in his kitchen. At first Police Chief Sheila Dawson believes it to...
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A Medlar mystery volume 3
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English
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"An English manor home, an unsolved mystery, too many suspects to count -- It's the perfect holiday for romance novelist Sara Medlar. After solving two murder cases in their hometown of Lachlan, Florida, Sara Medlar, her niece Kate and their friend Jack need a change of scenery. Sara arranges for them to visit an old friend of hers in England. Upon arrival at Oxley Manor, a centuries-old estate that has been converted to a luxury hotel, Kate and Jack...
97) Untimely death
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Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When a Catskills resort's production of "Romeo and Juliet" takes a murderous turn, ironically resulting in the death of the leading lady, costume designer Charlotte Fairfax must piece together the clues to unmask a killer before she meets the same fate.
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When elusive and highly secretive poet Emily Sutton reemerges into society, making strange accusations, Jenny Weston and her neighbor, author Zoe Zola, look into the poet's half-truths, which leads them to a horrible murder.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her aunt's dog-whispering protege found dead, Melanie Travis must help sort through the growing list of suspects to find the killer, all while juggling motherhood, marriage, and her six beloved poodles.
100) The color of fear
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Pub. Date
2017
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English
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A knock on the door in the middle of the night. It can only be bad news, and it is: Sharon's father Elwood has been the victim of a vicious, racially-motivated attack. A nationally recognized Shoshone Indian artist, he'd been visiting Sharon for the holidays, browsing for gifts in San Francisco's exclusive Marina district when he was set upon by a mob of angry young men. Now, Elwood lies in a coma, hovering between life and death. With little progress...