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[2016]
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English
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When Inspector Witherspoon becomes the main suspect in a murder case, Scotland Yard refuses to let him investigate. But no one said anything about Mrs. Jeffries and her polished detection skills, proving that behind every great man there's a woman - and that a crime solver's work is never done.
162) The woman in white
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English
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The mysterious appearance of a woman dressed in all white leads to the discovery of a complicated plot involving a stolen inheritance.
163) Captain Jack's woman
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Bastion Club volume Prequel
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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They meet in a clash of swords, drenched in the moonlight of Britain's rugged eastern coast: Captain Jack, his handsome features etched in silver and shadow, his powerful physique compelling "Kit" Cranmer to surrender. He is her dream lover come vividly alive, and his command of the smuggling gang is absolute. His all-knowing gaze penetrates her disguise as the male leader of a rival gang with frightening ease, and his "punishment" with kisses leaves...
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Children of the Red King volume 1
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English
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Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking.
165) Devices and desires
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Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Commander Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard has just published a new book of poems and has taken a brief respite from publicity on the remote Larksoken headland on the Norfolk coast in a converted windmill left to him by his aunt. But he cannot so easily escape murder. A psychotic strangler of young women is at large in Norfolk, and getting nearer to Larksoken with every killing. And when Dalgliesh discovers the murdered body of the Acting Administrative...
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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After the death of her husband, Dolly Bantry sells Gossington Hall to the former film star Marina Gregg and her husband. When the glamorous couple decide to throw a benefit for the local hospital, the grounds are thronged with curious visitors, and for one of them, the day ends in tragedy. It is up to Miss Marple to discover who was really meant to take the poison that killed poor Heather Babcock.
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Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
Description
When a fortune-teller informs Agatha Raisin that her destiny, and true love, lies in Norfolk, she promptly rents a cottage in the quaint village of Fryfam. No sooner does she arrive than strange things start happening. Random objects go missing from people's homes and odd little lights are seen dancing in the villagers' gardens and yards. Stories soon begin circulating about the presence of fairies. But when a prominent resident is found murdered...
168) The evil inside
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Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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For as long as it has stood overlooking New England's jagged coastline, Lexington House has been the witness to madness--and murder. But in recent years the inexplicable malice that once tormented so many has lain as silent as its victims. Until now--a member of the nation's foremost paranormal forensic team, Jenna Duffy has made a career out of investigating the inexplicable. Yet nothing could prepare her for the string of slayings once again plaguing...
169) Burning bright
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
Description
"Burning bright" is a novel about the 18th-century English poet/painter William Blake and the children who sparked his "Songs of innocence" and "Songs of experience." In March of 1792, young Jem Kellaway and his family move from their small rural village in the Piddle Valley to the bustling city of London. Jem's father, a chairmaker, has agreed to hire on as a carpenter with Astley's Circus.
170) Belgravia
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English
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In 1815 on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duchess of Richmond?s legendary ball is taking place and one family?s fate is about to change forever. Julian Fellowes's Belgravia series, 352pp., 100K
171) Me before you
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English
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Louisa Clark isn't much for stepping out and taking a risk, so when a sorely-needed job leads to feelings she can't explain, Louisa is as shocked as anybody to find herself trying to convince a big-living Will Traynor that life is still worth living. A motorcycle accident paralyzed Will, and as Louisa's feelings for the moody man grow, she finds herself desperate to keep him from making a big mistake.
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
Description
Albert re-imagines Beatrix Potter wearing her sleuthing cap as the village of Sawrey lies buried beneath a blanket of Christmas snow. While she and her animal friends investigate a puzzling death, Miss Potter wonders if she can acknowledge her fondness for Mr. Heelis and still remain loyal to her fiancé's memory.
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Series
Agatha Raisin mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
Description
Agatha Raisin determines to make her mark by winning the local baking competition. When the judge is poisoned by her efforts, she investigates and uncovers a web of extra-marital sex and pastry-based favours.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
Description
The year is 1857, soon after the tragic Siege of Cawnpore. In the British garrison, a guard is killed and an Indian prisoner escapes, which leads to yet more British deaths. Cries for revenge are overwhelming. Despite no witnesses and no evidence against him, a luckless British medical orderly named John Tallis is arrested as an accomplice simply because he was the only soldier unaccounted for when these baffling crimes were committed. Though chosen...
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Cousins' war volume 4
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
Description
"Presents a tale inspired by the daughters of "Kingmaker" Richard, fifteenth-century Earl of Warwick, who uses his daughters as political pawns before their strategic marriages place them on opposing sides in a royal war that will cost them everyone they love"--print ed.
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Children of the Red King volume 8
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
Description
Charlie and the Children of the Red King must call upon all of their strength to defeat the darkness and finally learn the fate of Charlie's family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor's will, and the destiny of the Red King's heirs.
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English
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"Living on her family's idyllic lakeside estate in Cornwall, England, Alice Edevane is a bright, inquisitive, innocent, and precociously talented sixteen-year-old who loves to write stories. But the mysteries she pens are no match for the one her family is about to endure. One midsummer's eve, after a beautiful party drawing hundreds of guests to the estate has ended, the Edevanes discover that their youngest child, eleven-month-old Theo, has vanished...
179) Insomnia: a novel
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English
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"Emma Averill worries that her crippling insomnia is a sign that she's slowly going insane--like the mother she's worked so hard to leave in her past"--
180) Ghost knight
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
Description
Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school. Includes historical notes.
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