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One must be careful never to pick up a stray piece of paper at the Algonquin Round Table--it might be the check. But when second-rate illustrator Ernie MacGuffin slips Dorothy Parker an envelope, she's none the wiser. Only later does she discover it's a suicide note. It seems MacGuffin has leaped to a watery death from the Brooklyn Bridge. Days later, his artisitc works have tripled in value, and he's become so renowned that Harold Ross at the fledgling...
23) After all
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2012
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After the Grove Street fire, three people try to put their lives back together. Susan Marlowe discovers that her deceased husband had a secret and must struggle to forgive him for the sake of their sons. Andrea Morley must grieve in silence for her closest friend because he was someone else's husband. Hanover Falls fire chief, Peter Brennan bears the responsibility for the death of firefighters during the fire. Can he ever stop feeling like he could...
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Thanks to the Western Maine Highland Games Moosetookalook Maine has never seen so many bare legs walking its streets. But instead of wondering wholl win the hammer throw everyones asking who got kilt. Especially Liss MacCrimmon purveyor of the towns Scottish Emporium since its also her wedding weekend. And nothng scotches up nuptial bliss like a dead body. But who would go medieval on a professor no matter how nutty? As much as Liss tries to keep...
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Put on trial by her slaveholder husband and convicted of madness by a Virginia judge, Iris Dunleavy is sent to Sanibel Asylum to be restored to a good wife. But Iris knows her husband is the true criminal; she is no lunatic, only guilty of violating Southern notions of property. A pompous superintendent heads this asylum populated by wonderful characters, including his self-diagnosing twelve-year-old son, a woman who swallows anything in sight, and...
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Returning home to the Amish country she left behind, news photographer Libby Morgan is reunited with police chief Adam Byler, who, striving to keep peace between the Amish and their modern "Englischer" neighbors, needs her help in finding the person responsible for attacking a young woman.
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Home repair is homicide mystery volume 15
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Driving deep into the woods to her husband?s cottage with her best friend, Ellie White, in tow, Jake knows she has a challenging week ahead of her. Aside from saying goodbye to paved roads and indoor plumbing, Jake bet her husband that she could finish building the cottage porch in only a few days?a lofty goal for even the craftiest home renovator. But as Jake and Ellie set to work, they soon realize that they?re not alone. Someone is watching them...
28) Due or die
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Answering tricky reference questions is excitement enough for library director Lindsey Norris, until a murder is committed in her cozy hometown of Briar Creek, Connecticut. The question of who did it must be answered before someone else is checked out--for good.
29) Edge of forever
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Edge of forever: "River Glen was at the edge of nowhere--a tiny, sleepy town nestled on the shores of the Potomac. It was perfect for Dana Brantley, who, after a rocky couple of years, was looking for a peaceful place to start over. But the townspeople had other ideas for the new librarian. They thought she was perfect for their most eligible bachelor, Nick Verone. So did Nick's ten-year-old son, Tony. And so did Nick, himself. He was intrigued by...
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"Ethan and Sophie long to share a future together. But the secrets they're not sharing could tear them apart. Sophie Caldwell has returned to Hickory Ridge, Tennessee after years away. Despite the heartaches of her childhood, Sophie is determined to make a home, and a name, for herself in the growing town. A gifted writer, she plans to resurrect the local newspaper that so enchanted her as a girl. Ethan Heyward's idyllic childhood was shattered by...
31) Eye of the storm
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2012
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When a killer stalks a small town, a doctor and a missionary find strength in God and each other in this romantic suspense mystery.
After one of her patients is murdered, Dr. Megan Bradley has to get away. Away from the crime she saw but couldn't prevent, and away from missionary Gerard Vance, who almost made her trust in love again. Shaken and scared, Megan flees to the one place she can heal—her small Missouri hometown. She never expected...
After one of her patients is murdered, Dr. Megan Bradley has to get away. Away from the crime she saw but couldn't prevent, and away from missionary Gerard Vance, who almost made her trust in love again. Shaken and scared, Megan flees to the one place she can heal—her small Missouri hometown. She never expected...
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2012
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To catch a jewel smuggler on a luxury yacht, Helen needs to pose as the ship's new stewardess -- but between serving drinks to the snobs, scrubbing floors and cleaning up after seasick passengers, she's starting to miss dry land almost as much as she misses Phil. While Helen is cruising to the Bahamas, Phil has his own job cut out for him. He's trying to catch a sexy gold-digger who may have killed her elderly new husband for his fortune. His talents...
35) Gypped
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PI Regan Reilly and her husband Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, investigate an L.A.-based business scam that extends up and down the coast of California.
36) Harbor nocturne
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"In the southernmost Los Angeles district of San Pedro, one of the world's busiest harbors, an unlikely pair of lovers are unwittingly caught between the two warring sides of the law amid the investigation of a horrifying human-trafficking ring. When Dinko Babich, a young longshoreman, delivers Lita Medina, a young Mexican dancer, from the harbor to a Hollywood nightclub, theirs lives are forever changed as the two are caught in the crosshairs of...
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2012
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Dave Flood wanted nothing more than to make good. He liked being ramrod for Tom Raines's Chevron ranch and he liked Tom's beautiful niece, Nell, even better. Nell could rope and ride with the best of them, and she could handle the nickel-plated .38 she wore with deadly accuracy. Nell had come with Dave to bring the Chevron's herd into the town of Blue Mesa, and everything was going fine until three outlaws - Bill Calloway, Nap Rickard and Ed Trotter...
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Harmony novel volume 4
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2012
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Since Tinch Turner lost his wife, he has spent his nights brooding, boozing, and brawling. When one of his escapades lands him in the ER, he finds himself staring up at the beautiful new doctor in town, Addison Spencer--and for the first time in years, he feels a spark.
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Quilt chronicles volume 1
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2012
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"Enter a historic Nebraskan prison where three women find betrayal, love, and ultimate truth. Jane Prescott is serving a ten-year sentence for murder. Can a broken spirit be healed behind bars? Matron Mamie Dawson feels called to help the wounded women in her charge. Will a guard's attentions keep her from her mission? Warden's wife Ellen McKenna has changed her preconceptions about these female prisoners. Will it be enough to save her from a life-or-death...
40) A killer read
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Ashton Corners Book Club mystery volume 1
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2012
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When the first meeting of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society results in murder, Lizzie Turner teams up with the police chief to catch the killer.