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The Quiche of Death
by M.C. Beaton
Amateur sleuth navigates a small-town murder mystery, uncovering secrets and solving the crime.
Agatha Raisin retires from her profitable position as a PR agent in London, she moves to the Cotswolds expecting a peaceful country life. She enters a local baking contest with a quiche she bought in ... (Wikipedia)
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin investigates a murder at a wedding, while dealing with her own romantic troubles.
In her fifth outing, Agatha Raisin - the sometimes pushy, sometimes endearing heroine of Beaton's Cotswold village mystery series - has her marriage to next-door neighbour James Lacey disrupted by ... (Goodreads)
The Vicious Vet
by M.C. Beaton
A small Scottish town is rocked by the murder of a local vet. Agatha Raisin investigates, uncovering secrets and suspects along the way.
Feisty Agatha Raisin, former London PR exec, retired to quiet Cotswold village. Handsome vet Paul Bladen accidentally kills himself while attending Lord Pendlebury's horse. Agatha and attractive ... (Goodreads)
Fudge Cupcake Murder
by Joanne Fluke
Hannah Swensen, amateur sleuth and bakery owner, investigates a murder at a cupcake competition. Recipes included.
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose . . ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A thrilling detective story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a mysterious murder on the moor.
Dr James Mortimer calls on Sherlock Holmes in London for advice after his friend Sir Charles Baskerville was found dead in the yew alley of his manor on Dartmoor in Devon . The death was attributed ... (Wikipedia)
Lord Peter Views the Body
by Dorothy L. Sayers
A collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey solving various murder mysteries with his wit and intelligence.
In this delightful collection of Wimsey exploits, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome, grotesque but absolutely bewitching side rarely shown in Lord Peter's full-length adventures. Lord Peter views ... (Goodreads)
The Seven Dials Mystery
by Agatha Christie
An aristocrat's disappearance leads a group of sleuths to unravel the secrets of a mysterious group.
In the last days of renting the estate Chimneys, Sir Oswald and Lady Coote host a party including Gerry Wade, Jimmy Thesiger, Ronny Devereux, Bill Eversleigh and Rupert "Pongo" Bateman, Sir Oswald's ... (Wikipedia)
The Twins at St Clare's
by Enid Blyton
Twins Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan start at a new boarding school, St Clare's, and have adventures with their classmates.
The two girl twins, Patricia and Isabel O'Sullivan, having just finished school at the elite school called Redroofs, are expected to move on to senior school. While most of their friends at their old ... (Wikipedia)
Peril at End House
by Agatha Christie
Detective Hercule Poirot solves a mystery at a seaside resort, with danger lurking around every corner.
Poirot and Hastings are staying at a Cornish resort. Conversing with Magdala "Nick" Buckley, Poirot believes that someone is out to kill her, confirmed when he finds a bullet that Nick had thought to ... (Wikipedia)
The House at Riverton
by Kate Morton
A family saga spanning generations, uncovering secrets and lies of a mysterious house.
Ninety-eight-year-old Grace Bradley, a maid at Riverton Manor in the 1920s, has long hidden a terrible secret. A film is being made about a famous incident at Riverton when well-known poet Robbie ... (Wikipedia)
The Concrete Blonde
by Michael Connelly
A detective's investigation of a serial killer, uncovering a complex web of deception.
Detective Harry Bosch is pursuing "The Dollmaker", a serial killer who uses makeup to paint his victims. He gets a tip from a prostitute that a recent customer of hers, Norman Church, had a large ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Coyote
by Michael Connelly
A detective investigating the murder of his mother, trekking through a criminal underworld.
Bosch is involved in an incident at work and has been put on involuntary stress leave. He must go through therapy sessions to be able to return to work. This involves talking about the incident and ... (Wikipedia)
Only His
by Susan Mallery
A woman falls for a man who is still grieving his late wife. She must navigate his emotional baggage to find love.
Wedding bells are ringing in Fool's Gold, but not for Nevada Hendrix. Her triplet sisters are engaged, and even her mother has a more active love life than she does. Determined to make a fresh start, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Othello
by William Shakespeare
A tale of jealousy, manipulation, and tragedy, as one man's descent into madness leads to disastrous consequences.
In Othello, Shakespeare creates a powerful drama of a marriage that begins with fascination (between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona), with elopement, and with intense mutual ... (Goodreads)
The Happy Prince
by Oscar Wilde
Fairy tale about a statue of a prince, whose golden heart brings joy to all around him.
More than a hundred years ago, Oscar Wilde created this moving story for his children. Now shimmering illustrations, as bejeweled and golden as the Prince himself, give glowing life to the many ... (Goodreads)
After the End
by Clare Mackintosh
A couple fights for the life of their child, as they navigate the legal system and their own beliefs about what is best for their daughter.
Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. They're best friends, lovers—unshakable. But then their son gets sick and the doctors put the question of his survival into their hands. For the first ... (Goodreads)
Whisper of Evil
by Kay Hooper
A psychic FBI agent investigates a series of murders in a small town, uncovering a dark conspiracy.
Someone is stalking the little town of Silence... Three victims have fallen to a killer’s savage vengeance. Each of the dead men was a successful and respected member of the community — yet each also ... (Goodreads)
TimeRiders
by Alex Scarrow
Three teenagers are recruited to become TimeRiders, tasked with preventing time travel from destroying history.
Liam O’Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. Yet moments before death, someone mysteriously appeared ... (Goodreads)
Curtain
by Agatha Christie
An amateur detective investigates a murder at a country estate, uncovering a mysterious plot.
A specific person is unsuspected of involvement in five murders by both the police and family of the victims. In all cases, there was a clear suspect. Four of these suspects have since died (one of ... (Wikipedia)
Between Friends
by Debbie Macomber
Two childhood friends navigate life's ups and downs, including love, loss, and family. A heartwarming tale of enduring friendship.
The story of a remarkable friendship—told in a remarkable way. A story in which every woman will recognize herself…and her best friend,Jillian Lawton and Lesley Adamski. Two girls from very different ... (Barnes & Noble)
Susannah's Garden
by Debbie Macomber
Susannah Nelson is searching for a new purpose in life and finds solace in her garden, where she discovers secrets about her family's past.
When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake–and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedly that same year. Now, at ... (Goodreads)
Absent in the Spring
by Mary Westmacott
A woman is stranded in the desert and forced to confront her true self.
Returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq, Joan Scudamore finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway tracks. This sudden solitude compels ... (Goodreads)
The Nanny
by Melissa Nathan
A young woman becomes a nanny for a wealthy family and falls in love with the father, but must navigate the challenges of their class differences.
Twenty-three-year-old Jo Green knows that if she has to spend one more night in ultra-provincial Niblet-Upon-Avon she'll go completely bonkers! So she answers an ad in the paper, bids her devoted ... (Goodreads)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Comedy of mistaken identities, love and dreams set in a mythical forest.
The play consists of four interconnecting plots, connected by a celebration of the wedding of Duke Theseus of Athens and the Amazon queen, Hippolyta , which are set simultaneously in the woodland and ... (Wikipedia)
The Thousandth Floor
by Katharine McGee
In a thousand-floor tower, five teenagers' lives intertwine in a world of wealth, glamour, and secrets, leading to a tragic event that changes everything.
New York Times bestseller This edition includes never-before-seen deleted scenes, fan-favorite graphics, and a sneak peek to the next book in the series,, The Dazzling Heights,!, New York City as ... (Barnes & Noble)
Girl Missing
by Tess Gerritsen
A medical examiner investigates the death of a young woman, leading her to uncover a dark conspiracy involving human trafficking.
The first body is a mystery. She's young. She's beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets - except for a notebook clutched in one ... (Goodreads)
Spying in High Heels
by Gemma Halliday
Fashionista Maddie Springer becomes an amateur detective to clear her best friend's name in a murder case.
L.A. shoe designer, Maddie Springer, lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos ... (Goodreads)
The Children's Hour
by Lillian Hellman
A lie told by a student leads to the destruction of two women's lives and their school.
This is a serious and adult play about two women who run a school for girls. After a malicious youngster starts a rumour about the two women, the rumour soon turns into a scandal. As the young girl ... (Goodreads)
Big Boned
by Meg Cabot
Heather Wells, a former pop star, solves mysteries at a college dorm while dealing with body image issues and romantic entanglements.
Life is reasonably rosy for plus-size ex-pop star turned Assistant Dormitory Director and sometime sleuth Heather Wells. Her freeloading ex-con dad is finally moving out. She still yearns for her hot ... (Goodreads)
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
by Edward Kelsey Moore
Three lifelong friends navigate life's ups and downs in a small Indiana town, sharing laughter, tears, and secrets over plates of fried catfish.
Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered ... (Goodreads)
