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Pink lemonade cake murder2023
Summary: The Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration has come to town, and even among local artisans, athletes, and marching bands, Hannah attracts fans of her own while serving lip-smacking pink lemonade... more »- place hold (0)
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The lady from Burma2023
Summary: In the immediate post-war days of London, two unlikely partners have undertaken an even more unlikely, if necessary, business venture - The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. The two partners are Miss Iris... more »- place hold (0)
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Peg and Rose stir up trouble2023
Summary: When a typically closed-off Peg attempts online dating at Rose's strong urging, the experience plays out like an embarrassing mistake. At least, until she matches with Nolan Abercrombie --... more »- place hold (0)
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Honey drop dead2023
Summary: Theodosia's Honey Bee Tea was an elegant affair set in Charleston's new Petigru Park amid newly planted native grasses and a community beekeeping project. But when a phony beekeeper shows up and... more »- place hold (0)
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The silence of the library2014
Summary: Its National Library Week, and the Athena Public Library is planning an exhibit to honor the centenary of famous novelist Electra Barnes Cartwright, creator of the beloved Veronica Thane series.... more »- place hold (0)
added 4 months ago
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Out of circulation2013
Summary: The Ducote sisters are in a tiff with Vera Cassity over the location of this year's library fundraising gala, and Charlie would rather curl up in a corner than get into the fray. It seems everyone --... more »- place hold (0)
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File M for murder2012
Summary: Athena College's new writer-in-residence is native son and playwright Connor Lawton, known for his sharp writing-and sharper tongue. After an unpleasant encounter, librarian Charlie Harris heads home... more »- place hold (0)
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Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers2023
Summary: Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady -- ah, lady of a certain age -- who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco's Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh... more »- place hold (0)
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Murder on Bedford Street2023
Summary: Hugh Breedlove is far from the most agreeable client private investigator Frank Malloy has ever had, but his case is impossible to refuse: his young niece, Julia, has been wrongfully committed to an... more »- place hold (0)
added 5 months ago
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Hiss & tell2023
Summary: Christmas is coming and Harry's to-do list is a mile long. The days are filled with delivering holiday baskets to neighbors in need, chopping down the perfect tree with her best friend, Susan Tucker,... more »- place hold (0)
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Not the ones dead2023
Summary: A mid-air collision in the Alaskan wilderness between two small aircraft leaves ten people dead. Was it a bird strike, pilot error, or premeditated murder? Then an eleventh body is found in the... more »- place hold (0)
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Murder at Haven's Rock2023
Summary: Haven's Rock, Yukon. Population: 0. Deep in the Yukon wilderness, a town is being built. A place for people to disappear, a fresh start from a life on the run. Haven's Rock isn't the first town of... more »- place hold (0)
added 6 months ago
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All that is hidden2023
Summary: New York, Autumn, 1907: Former private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is happy with her place in the world. She and her policeman husband, Daniel, have built quite a life for themselves in Greenwich... more »- place hold (0)
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The devil you know2023
Summary: Los Angeles has many faces: the real LA where regular people live and work, the degenerate underbelly of any big city, and the rarefied world of wealth, power, and celebrity. LAPD Detective Margaret... more »- place hold (0)
added 7 months ago
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Desolation Canyon2022
Summary: LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan is struggling to move forward after the death of her brother in Afghanistan and taking a life in the line of duty. Her stoic parents offer little support - they refuse... more »- place hold (0)
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Scorched grace2023
Summary: When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding New Orleans community are thrust into chaos. Patience is a virtue,... more »- place hold (0)
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All that is secret2021
Summary: In the winter of 1923, Professor Annalee Spain -- a daring but overworked theologian at a small Chicago Bible college -- receives a cryptic telegram calling her home to Denver to solve the mystery of... more »- place hold (0)
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Collateral damage2023
Summary: After spending twenty years behind bars, Frank Muñoz, a disgraced former cop, is out on parole and focused on just one thing: revenge. The wife who abandoned him after his arrest, the mistress who... more »- place hold (0)
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Hide and sneak2019
Summary: Not long after Savannah and her husband settle back to normal life in San Carmelita, California, handsome up-and-coming actor Ethan Malloy enlist the Midnight Magnolia Detective Agency to track down... more »- place hold (0)
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The patient's secret : a novel2022
Summary: When the battered body of a female jogger is found beneath the cliffs of an idyllic coastal community, these perfect neighbors suddenly don't seem so perfect. Lily Bradley is a respected... more »- place hold (0)
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Lemon curd killer2023
Summary: Tea shop entrepreneur Theodosia Browning has been tapped to host a fancy Limon Tea in a genuine lemon orchard as a rousing kickoff to Charleston Fashion Week. But as fairy lights twinkle and the... more »- place hold (0)
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More than meets the eye2023
Summary: After scoring a plea deal in a high-profile murder trial, serial killer James Michael Barrett leads a grim parade of law enforcement officers to the body of his last victim. At the alleged burial... more »- place hold (0)
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Bran new death2013
Summary: Merry is making a fresh start in small-town Autumn Vale, New York, in the mansion she's inherited from her late uncle, Melvin. The house is run-down and someone has been digging giant holes on the... more »- place hold (0)
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State of the onion2008
Summary: The highly trained Secret Service agents couldn't do it. The snipers swarming the White House grounds were no help. Only Ollie Paras was able to stop the intruder -- hitting him with a frying pan.... more »- place hold (0)
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Bowled over2013
Summary: Vintage kitchenware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton has been estranged from her high school best friend Kathy Cooper since they were teenagers, but she never knew what turned Kathy against... more »- place hold (0)
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A deadly grind2012
Summary: When vintage cookware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton spies an original 1920's Hoosier-brand kitchen cabinet at an estate auction, it's love at first sight. Despite the protests of her sister,... more »- place hold (0)
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Sycamore circle2023
Summary: There's a lot going on in Joy Howard's life. She's got an ex-husband who starts acting like he doesn't want to be an ex anymore, a sixteen-year-old daughter in need of a guiding hand and a lot of... more »- place hold (0)
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A few drops of bitters2022
Summary: Between being a mom to her new foster son and arranging a lavish wedding for her sister, things are messy, unpredictable, and delightfully fulfilling for Savannah these days. She even gains an... more »- place hold (0)
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Dead end2020
Summary: When a body is discovered in a field in Iowa, the police uncover fourteen additional corpses, some from twenty years ago, others from the recent past. The remains point to a serial killer with an MO... more »- place hold (0)
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Everybody knows2023
Summary: Welcome to Mae Pruett's Los Angeles, where "Nobody talks. But everybody whispers." As a "black-bag" publicist tasked not with letting the good news out but keeping the bad news in, Mae works for... more »- place hold (0)
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A killing of innocents : a novel2023
Summary: Trainee doctor Sasha Johnson hurries through the crowd in London's historic Russell Square. Someone jostles her as they brush past. A moment later, Sasha stumbles, then collapses. When detectives... more »- place hold (0)
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Fatal fascinator2023
Summary: It's wedding season and Viv's longtime frenemy Piper May is getting married. She convinces Viv and Scarlett to take on the job of designing the headpieces for her wedding of the year. The well-to-do... more »- place hold (0)
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Cinnamon Roll murder2013
Summary: When Hannah Swensen hears that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing at a festival in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy... more »- place hold (0)
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The wedding plot : a Mercy Carr mystery2022
Summary: When Mercy's grandmother Patience marries her longtime beau Claude Renault at the five-star Lady's Slipper Inn, it promises to be the destination wedding of the year. Just as the four-day... more »- place hold (0)
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The diva takes the cake2009
Summary: Sophie Winston's sister, Hannah, is getting married-again! And if you ask Sophie, her future brother-in-law is no prince. But is he a killer? That's the question on everyone's mind when his ex-wife... more »- place hold (0)
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To perish in Penzance2002
Summary: While Dorothy Martin loves nearly everything about England -- especially her new husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt -- she could do without September's incessant rain. The lure of the... more »- place hold (0)
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Final notice : a Miss Zukas mystery1998
Summary: Librarian Helma Zukas usually keeps her home as well organized as the library where she works, so she never expected a visit from her elderly Aunt Em to turn her life into chaos and provide her with... more »- place hold (0)
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The diva digs up the dirt2012
Summary: 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... more »- place hold (0)
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The diva cooks a goose2010
Summary: It promises to be a jolly holiday for Sophie Winston, until a scrooge steals the gifts from her family and neighbors and even pinches their holiday meals! Sophie quickly ends the neighbors'... more »- place hold (0)
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Killer Cupid2022
Summary: Melanie is delighted at the prospect of three uninterrupted days alone with Sam (and, of course, her prize-winning Standard Poodle, Faith). They're booked at the White Birch Inn, a picturesque New... more »- place hold (0)
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