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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 8
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English
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Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer. Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.
24) Oliver Twist
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Series
Everyman's library volume 110
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English
Description
Born in a workhouse, Oliver Twist, an orphan, walks to London where he gets involved in the vast London underworld of pickpockets, thieves, prostitutes, and abandoned children.
25) Simply love
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English
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The enthralling story of four remarkable women--friends and teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girls. At the center of this spellbinding novel is Anne Jewell, a teacher haunted by a scandalous past ... until she meets a man who teaches her the most important lesson of all: nothing is simple when it comes to love.
26) Under orders
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Series
Sid Halley novels volume 4
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Sadly, death at the races in not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than one eyebrow. It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup day that really troubles Sid Halley, last seen in 1995's 'Come to Grief.' Former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well -- but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three .38 rounds in the chest."--Book Jacket.
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Series
Agatha Raisin mysteries volume 24
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English
Description
Hired by the Parish councilor of a small community in the Cotswold Hills to investigate the murder of a jolly widow, Agatha Raisin learns about the victim's penchant for keeping borrowed items in a case that is complicated by village secrets and a killer who would make Agatha a next target.
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Series
Agatha Raisin mysteries volume 19
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English
Description
The vicar of a nearby village persuades Agatha Raisin to help publicize a church fete. Agatha brings out the crowds for the fete, but there's more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned, and the festive family event becomes the scene of two murders. Along with her young and (much to her dismay) pretty sidekick, Toni, Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering, keep...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
Description
The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor, the servantsāll are on the verge of accusing one another when help arrives from an unexpected quarter. The vicar's houseguest happens to be none other...
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English
Description
Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers...
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English
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Three hundred years ago, as legend goes, a frightened Yorkshire villager smothered a crying babe in Keldale Abbey while hiding from Cromwell's raiders. Now Lynley and Havers are sent to Keldale to solve a savage murder that has stunned the peaceful countryside.
34) Dancing shoes
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Series
Shoes volume 9
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English
Description
After her mother's death, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary are taken in by Aunt Cora, who runs a dancing school where Rachel's spoiled cousin Dulcie is the star pupil.
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English
Description
"As England becomes enmeshed in the early days of World War II and the men are away fighting, the women of Chilbury village forge an uncommon bond. They defy the Vicar's stuffy edicts to close the choir and instead "carry on singing," resurrecting themselves as the Chilbury Ladies' Choir. An enchanting ensemble story that shuttles from village intrigue to romance to the heartbreaking matters of life and death. Jennifer Ryan's debut novel thrillingly...
36) Simply perfect
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Series
Simply quartet (Mary Balogh) volume 4
Language
English
Description
Regency England amid music lessons and garden parties, whispered confessions and secret yearnings, one of the school's teachers, headmistress Claudia Martin will find her well-ordered world jolted by love when she meets a man who would make the perfect husband ... for somebody else.
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Series
Dick Francis novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Retired investigator Sid Halley is lured back into the game exploring alleged race-fixing after the suspicious death of the chairman of the racing authority.
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