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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of wealthy Emily Inglethorp, using his keen detective skills to uncover the culprit.
On the morning of 18 July, the household at Styles Court wakes to the discovery that Emily Inglethorp, the elderly owner, has died. She had been poisoned with strychnine . Arthur Hastings, a soldier ... (Wikipedia)
A Quiet Life in the Country
by T.E. Kinsey
A detective's investigation into mysterious events that threaten a quiet rural community.
Revised edition: This edition of, A Quiet Life In The Country, includes editorial revisions. Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and ... (Goodreads)
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
by Alan Bradley
Amateur sleuth Flavia de Luce uses her ingenuity and chemistry skills to solve a murder mystery.
In spite of being ejected from Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is excited to be sailing home to England. But instead of a joyous homecoming, she is greeted on ... (Goodreads)
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)
Mightier Than the Sword
by Jeffrey Archer
Political intrigue, involving a secret society, threatens to disrupt the stability of the world.
A bomb goes off, but how many passengers on the MV Buckingham have lost their lives? You will find out only if you read the opening chapter of, Mightier than the Sword,., When Harry arrives in New ... (Goodreads)
Be Careful What You Wish For
by Jeffrey Archer
A man's ambitious quest for power leads to consequences he never anticipated.
Be Careful What You Wish For follows the Barrington-Clifton family during the years 1957 to 1964, when Emma Barrington Clifton seeks to take control of her family shipping business and must deal with ... (Wikipedia)
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
Social satire exploring morality and class in 19th century England.
Fanny Price, at age ten, is sent from her impoverished home in Portsmouth to live as one of the family at Mansfield Park, the Northamptonshire country estate of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram. There ... (Wikipedia)
The Italian Girl
by Lucinda Riley
A young woman's search for her true identity takes her on a journey from Italy to England, uncovering family secrets and forbidden love affairs.
Rosanna Menici is just eleven years old when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life forever. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary ... (Goodreads)
The Shape of Night
by Tess Gerritsen
A haunted house on the coast of Maine becomes a refuge for a woman running from her past, but the ghosts of the house won't let her go.
A woman trying to outrun her past is drawn to a quiet coastal town in Maine–and to a string of unsolved murders–in this haunting tale of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Tess ... (Goodreads)
Foreign Fruit
by Jojo Moyes
A love story set in the 1950s between a young English girl and an American man, exploring themes of cultural differences and societal expectations.
The sleepy I950s seaside town of Merham offers little in the way of excitement. That is, in the eyes of young Lottie and Celia, members of the respectable Holden family who like nothing more than ... (Goodreads)
Hello Love
by Karen McQuestion
A heartwarming story of a woman who receives letters from her deceased husband, guiding her towards a new love and a second chance at happiness.
From the bestselling author of, The Long Way Home, comes a charming novel about two strangers who find a second chance at happiness when they’re brought together by one extraordinary dog. A year ... (Goodreads)
Alas, Babylon
by Pat Frank
A small town struggles to survive the aftermath of a nuclear war.
The story is set in a fictional 1959, following two years of escalating tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union for dominance in the Middle East and in the Mediterranean Sea . The ... (Wikipedia)
I've Got My Eyes on You
by Mary Higgins Clark
A teenage girl is found dead after a party, and all eyes turn to her friends and family as suspects.
The newest thriller and instant #1, New York Times, bestseller from Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark shows us just how far a family and a town will go to protect their own in the wake of tragedy. ... (Barnes & Noble)
City of Dark Magic
by Magnus Flyte
A young musicologist travels to Prague to study Beethoven's manuscripts, but uncovers a sinister plot involving time travel, alchemy, and murder.
Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative, this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense, Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, ... (Goodreads)
The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham
A law student's investigation into a political assassination, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.
The story begins with the assassinations of two ideologically divergent Supreme Court Justices. Both murders are committed by Khamel, the most wanted hitman in the world. Justice Rosenberg, a ... (Wikipedia)
Tier One
by Brian Andrews
A former Navy SEAL is recruited to a top-secret team to stop a terrorist attack. Fast-paced action and suspenseful plot twists ensue.
In a world violated by terror, the old lines have blurred. Meet the next generation of covert ops. John Dempsey’s life—as an elite Tier One Navy SEAL named Jack Kemper—is over. A devastating ... (Goodreads)
Not Dead Enough
by Peter James
A detective investigates a murder case where the prime suspect has a solid alibi. As the investigation progresses, more secrets are revealed.
On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was sixty miles away, asleep in bed at the time. At least, that’s the way it looks to Detective Superintendent Roy Grace who is called in to ... (Goodreads)
Mosquitoland
by David Arnold
After her parents' divorce, Mim runs away to find her mother. Along the way, she discovers herself and the true meaning of family.
I am a collection of oddities, a circus of neurons and electrons: my heart is the ringmaster, my soul is the trapeze artist, and the world is my audience. It sounds strange because it is, and it is, ... (Goodreads)
Doll-baby
by Laura Lane McNeal
A young girl is taken in by a family of eccentric women in 1960s New Orleans, uncovering secrets and healing past wounds.
When Ibby Bell’s father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father’s urn for good measure. ... (Goodreads)
Head In The Sand
by Damien Boyd
A body is found on a beach, leading to a complex investigation that uncovers secrets and corruption in a small town.
The discovery of a severed head in a bunker on Burnham and Berrow golf course triggers a frantic race to find a serial killer that brings the seaside town of Burnham-on-Sea to a standstill. When the ... (Goodreads)
The Man With a Load of Mischief
by Martha Grimes
A murder mystery set in a quaint English village, where secrets and lies unravel as the investigation progresses.
At the Man with a Load of Mischief, they found the dead body stuck in a keg of beer. At the Jack and Hammer, another body was stuck out on the beam of the pub’s sign, replacing the mechanical man who ... (Goodreads)
The Staff of Serapis
by Rick Riordan
Annabeth Chase and Sadie Kane team up to defeat an ancient Egyptian magician and Greek god. A thrilling crossover between two popular book series.
While on the subway after a failed internship interview, Annabeth Chase notices a monster with a wolf head and a lion head. As she does not have a weapon, she starts an argument between the two heads ... (Wikipedia)
Heartbreaker
by Julie Garwood
A young woman is kidnapped and falls in love with her captor, a notorious outlaw. Can their love survive the dangers of the Wild West?
#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood proves she is a master storyteller in this classic romantic suspense novel featuring FBI agent Nick Buchanan. In the still shadows of the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sons of Fortune
by Jeffrey Archer
Separated at birth, two brothers lead vastly different lives until their paths cross and their true identities are revealed.
Sons of Fortune talks about twin brothers who got parted in a cinematic consequence and grown up without knowing the existence of each other. In late 1940s in Hartford , Connecticut a set of twins ... (Wikipedia)
NYPD Red 2
by James Patterson
NYPD Red detectives investigate a Hollywood starlet's murder while juggling their own personal dramas.
NYPD Red's finest detectives are about to investigate a brutal crime scene in Central Park . . . but even their training can't prepare them for the biggest case of their careers. When NYPD Red ... (Barnes & Noble)
In the Market for Murder
by T.E. Kinsey
Lady Hardcastle and her maid Florence investigate a murder at a local market. A cozy mystery set in the English countryside.
Revised edition: Previously published as, The Spirit is Willing, this edition of, In The Market For Murder, includes editorial revisions. Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and ... (Goodreads)
He Shall Thunder in the Sky
by Elizabeth Peters
An archaeological mystery set in Egypt, uncovering secrets of the Pharaohs.
The novel takes place in 1914, as Ramses Emerson works undercover to gather intelligence for the British military, Nefret returns from studying medicine in Switzerland, and Percy Peabody returns to ... (Wikipedia)
The Tea Planter's Wife
by Dinah Jefferies
A young bride moves to Ceylon in the 1920s to join her tea planter husband, but secrets and lies threaten to destroy their marriage and family.
#1 International bestselling novel set in 1920s Ceylon, about a young Englishwoman who marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his ... (Goodreads)
A Rose in Winter
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A medieval tale of a young woman forced into marriage with a dark and brooding lord, who slowly falls in love with her.
The fairest flower in Mawbry is Erienne Fleming, the enchanting, raven-haired daughter of the village mayor. Charming, spirited and exquisitely lovely, she is beset on all sides by suitors, any one ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Client
by John Grisham
A young boy is thrust into a legal battle, as he tries to protect himself and his family.
Boyd Boyette, a United States Senator from Louisiana, goes missing. Because of his vocal opposition to a proposed major toxic landfill project by a company known to be Mafia-backed, murder is ... (Wikipedia)
