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Mycroft and Sherlock : a novel2019
Summary: "Now a force to be reckoned with in the War Office, the young Mycroft Holmes is growing his network of contacts and influence, although not always in a manner that pleases his closest friend, Cyrus... more »- place hold (0)
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Mycroft and Sherlock : the empty birdcage2019
Summary: "It is 1873, and Mycroft Holmes is in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon... more »- place hold (0)
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Harlem sunset2022
Summary: Harlem, 1927. Twenty-seven-year-old Louise Lloyd has found the perfect job! She is the new manager of the Dove, a club owned by her closest friend, Rafael Moreno. There Louise meets Nora Davies, one... more »- place hold (0)
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The Darling Dahlias and the voodoo lily2021
Summary: Spring, 1935 finds the little Alabama town of Darling excited about their new local radio station, WDAR. But there are problems brewing at the newspaper, where a trio of new hires causes headaches... more »- place hold (0)
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The Darling Dahlias and the poinsettia puzzle2018
Summary: Mildred Kilgore and Earlynne Biddle are planning to open a bakery on the square-if they can come up with the right recipes. Charlie Dickens faces two of the biggest puzzles of his career as an... more »- place hold (0)
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In the shadow of Vesuvius2020
Summary: "In skillfully intertwined storylines from the dawn of the twentieth century and the heyday of the Roman Empire, Tasha Alexander's bestselling series brings Lady Emily and her husband to Pompeii,... more »- place hold (0)
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Uneasy lies the crown2019
Summary: Lady Emily and her husband Colin must stop a serial killer whose sights may be set on the new king, Edward VII. On her deathbed, Queen Victoria asks to speak privately with trusted agent of the Crown... more »- place hold (0)
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The adventuress : a Lady Emily mystery2016
Summary: Emily and Colin have come to the French Riviera for a joyous occasion -- the engagement of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and American heiress Amity Wells. But the merrymaking is cut... more »- place hold (0)
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The adventuress : a Lady Emily mystery2015
Summary: "Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American... more »- place hold (0)
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Behind the shattered glass : a Lady Emliy mystery2014
Summary: When their neighbor, a young aristocrat, is murdered, Lady Emily Hargreave and her husband Colin examine the motives of those closest to him to catch a killer amidst dark secrets and forbidden passions.- place hold (0)
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The counterfeit heiress : a Lady Emily mystery2014
Summary: "After an odd encounter at a grand masquerade ball, Lady Emily becomes embroiled in the murder investigation of one of the guests, a sometime actress trying to pass herself off as the mysterious... more »- place hold (0)
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A crimson warning : a Lady Emily mystery2011
Summary: Anticipating a London season of dancing and campaigning for women's rights, Lady Emily Hargreaves investigates a blackmailing vandal who splashes red paint on the homes of elite citizens before revealing their scandalous secrets.- place hold (0)
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Dangerous to know2010
Summary: Recovering at her mother-in-law's estate in Normandy after a brush with death, Lady Emily Hargreaves discovers a murder victim whose death looks like the act of Jack the Ripper, a killing that... more »- place hold (0)
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Death in St. Petersburg : a Lady Emily mystery2017
Summary: "After the final curtain of Swan Lake, an animated crowd exits the Mariinsky theatre brimming with excitement from the night's performance. But outside the scene is somber. A ballerina's body lies... more »- place hold (0)
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Death in the floating city2012
Summary: Entreated for help by a childhood nemesis who has been wrongly accused of murder, Lady Emily launches an investigation in Venice that takes her from elegant palazzi to slums, libraries, and bordellos... more »- place hold (0)
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Tears of pearl2009
Summary: Looking forward to the joys of connubial bliss, newlyweds Lady Emily and Colin Hargreaves set out toward Turkey for an exotic honeymoon. But on their first night in the city, a harem girl is found... more »- place hold (0)
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A terrible beauty : a Lady Emily mystery2016
Summary: "Lady Emily retreats to her villa on the island of Santorini for a brief respite from London. But when she arrives, the housekeeper informs her that the master of the house has returned--Emily's first husband who died a decade earlier." --- place hold (0)
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The poisoner's ring2023
Summary: Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland. Her employers know she's not housemaid Catriona Mitchell -- even though Mallory is... more »- place hold (0)
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A rip through time2022
Summary: May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She's drawn to an alley, where she is... more »- place hold (0)
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Devil's garden2009
Summary: Amazon Exclusive: Meagan Abbott Reviews Devil's Garden Meagan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the crime novels Queenpin, The Song is You and Die a Little. Her new novel, Bury... more »- place hold (0)
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A god in ruins : a novel2015
Summary: Ursula Todd's brother Teddy is an old man trying to come to grips with his post-War life and with a modern world and family. Switching back and forth in time between memories of his childhood and his... more »- place hold (0)
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Life after life : a novel2013
Summary: "What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first... more »- place hold (0)
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Jane and the twelve days of Christmas2014
Summary: Christmas Eve, 1814: Jane Austen has been invited to spend the holiday with family and friends at The Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. As the... more »- place hold (0)
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Betrayal on the Bowery2021
Summary: New York City, summer 1889. Society girl-turned-investigative journalist Genevieve Stewart and wealthy Daniel McCaffrey have arrived at the docks to see their friends, Rupert and Esmie Milton, off on... more »- place hold (0)
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Deception by gaslight2020
Summary: New York City, winter 1888. A jewel thief dubbed "Robin Hood of the Lower East Side" has been stealing from the city's wealthiest and giving to the poor. Genevieve Stewart, who forged a life of her... more »- place hold (0)
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Billy Boyle : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery2006
Summary: Billy Boyle, a young Irish-American cop from Boston, has just made detective when World War II breaks out. His "Uncle Ike" is Dwight D. Eisenhower, plucked from obscurity to command Army forces in... more »- place hold (0)
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A blind goddess : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery2013
Summary: Returning to 1944 Italy to tackle two cases, including the murder of an accountant who may or may not have had military connections, U.S. Army Lieutenant Billy Boyle begins to suspect that his superiors do not want him to solve the murder.- place hold (0)
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Death's door : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery2012
Summary: An American monsignor is found murdered at the foot of Death's Door, one of the five entrances to Saint Peter's Basilica. Wild Bill Donovan, head of the OSS, wants the killing investigated. The fact... more »- place hold (0)
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Evil for evil : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery2009
Summary: "Autumn, 1943: Fifty Browning Automatic Rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been stolen from a US Army base in Northern Ireland. A few miles from the depot, the body of a known IRA man... more »- place hold (0)
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The white ghost : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery2015
Summary: "1943: In the midst of the brutal, hard-fought Solomon Islands campaign between the Allies and the Japanese forces, Lieutenant Billy Boyle receives an odd assignment: he's sent by the powerful... more »- place hold (0)
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The king's deception : a novel2013
Summary: When escalating political tensions between the United States and England put his son, Gary, in the hands of a man with a shadowy and intensely personal agenda, Cotton Malone finds himself confronting... more »- place hold (0)
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Parlor games : a novel2013
Summary: A beautiful con artist relates her turn-of-the-century escapades that took her around the world as she was being doggedly pursued by a Pinkerton Agency detective.- place hold (0)
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Holy orders : a Quirke novel
Summary: When the body of his daughter's friend is brought to his autopsy table, Quirke is plunged into a world of corruption that takes him to the darkest corners of the Irish Church and State.--- place hold (0)
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Above the bay of angels : a novel
Summary: "A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria's royal kitchen, setting off a suspenseful, historical mystery ... Isabella Waverly only means to comfort the woman felled on a... more »- place hold (0)
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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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In sunshine or in shadow: a molly murphy mystery
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on order - publisher release date: March 12, 2024
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The last Mrs. Summers2020
Summary: Darcy is off on another one of his top secret jaunts, and Granddad is busy helping wayward youths avoid lives of crime. So when Georgie's friend Belinda inherits an old cottage in Cornwall she jump... more »- place hold (0)
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Love and death among the cheetahs2019
Summary: Georgie is excited when Darcy announces out of the blue that they are flying to Kenya for their extended honeymoon. It is only after they arrive that she suspects he has actually been sent there on... more »- place hold (0)
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