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Butchers Hill Butchers Hill Laura Lipman Tess Monaghan has finally made the move and hung out her shingle as a p.i.-for-hire, complete with an office in Butchers Hill. Maybe it's not the best address in Baltimore, but you gotta start somewh… OL13603724W
The Burning Point The Burning Point Mary Jo Putney Kate Corsi always dreamed of working for her family’s world famous explosive demolition business—a wish her old-fashioned father denied until the day he died. According to his will, Kate will receive… OL14854410W
Patterson Heights Patterson Heights Felicia Pride Avery Washington has spent his entire life in Patterson Heights, a Baltimore neighborhood with a mean rep. It's a good place to grow up—it has heart and soul as well as a few street hustlers, and ple… OL15174116W
The Vespertine The Vespertine Saundra Mitchell In 1889, when Amelia van den Broek leaves her brother's strict home for the freedom of a social season with cousins in Baltimore, she is surprised by her strong attraction to an unsuitable man, but m… OL15941378W
Looking for me Looking for me Betsy R. Rosenthal In 1936 Baltimore, an eleven-year-old Jewish girl, one of twelve siblings, tries to find her place in her overcrowded family. OL16151848W
Timbuktu Timbuktu Paul Auster Timbuktu is a 1999 novella by Paul Auster. It is about the life of a dog, Mr Bones, who is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his homeless master is dying. The story, set in the early 199… OL1682236W
Spool of Blue Thread Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler "From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author--now in the fiftieth year of her remarkable career--a brilliantly observed, joyful and wrenching, funny and true new novel that reveals, as only she ca… OL17318754W
After I'm gone After I'm gone Laura Lippman,Linda Ermond "When Felix Brewer meets Bernadette "Bambi" Gottschalk at a Valentine's Dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps. Thanks to his lucrative--if not all legal--bu… OL17765739W
Watch your back Watch your back Karen Rose Baltimore Homicide Detective Stevie Mazzetti has suffered losses no woman should have to endure. And, despite it all, she's still a fighter. When she learns that her ex partner might have miscarried … OL17789079W
Black Friday Black Friday Noah A. J. Wright All it takes is one murder to change a million lives, and that's exactly what happens to Kasheef Williams on a cold, black Friday. After a reunion with an old friend goes wrong in a Long Island night… OL17863516W
Hush, hush Hush, hush Laura Lippman On a searing August day, Melisandre Harris Dawes committed the unthinkable: she left her two-month-old daughter locked in a car while she sat nearby on the shores of the Patapsco River. Melisandre wa… OL17864100W
Before the creeks ran red Before the creeks ran red Carolyn Reeder Through the eyes of three different boys, three linked novellas explore the tumultuous times beginning with the secession of South Carolina and leading up to the first major battle of the Civil War. OL1906324W
Chita's Christmas Tree Chita's Christmas Tree Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard Papa and Chita leave downtown Baltimore in a buggy to find a Christmas tree in the deep woods. OL1934545W
Your face in mine Your face in mine Jess Row "A novel about a grieving man who reconnects with a high-school friend who has undergone racial reassignment surgery and finds their chance encounter has potentially devastating consequences for him"… OL19982046W
The reappearance of Sam Webber The reappearance of Sam Webber Jonathon Scott Fuqua Since his father's disappearance and his move from a safe neighborhood, eleven-year-old Sam gets help from his new school's janitor and other adult friends in dealing with frightening new experiences. OL2030014W
Swept away Swept away Gwynne Forster As the head of a highly regarded child welfare agency, Veronica Overton is one of the most respected women in Baltimore. But when a child placed in foster care is harmed, Veronica is criticized in th… OL2254457W
In Big Trouble (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) In Big Trouble (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) Laura Lippman,Deborah Hazlett Edgar Award-winner Laura Lippman is developing a reputation as one of the most exciting new detective fiction authors in years. Now she delivers her most suspenseful novel yet, and places Baltimore's… OL2538243W
The Power of Three The Power of Three Laura Lippman Baltimore police receive an urgent call out to Glendale High after gunshots are heard coming from a locked girls' toilet. It appears that three girls are in there but only one, Josie, is conscious. S… OL2538252W
Patchwork Planet Patchwork Planet Anne Tyler One of five Anne Tyler novels reissued in stunning new jacketsBarnaby Gaitlin is a loser - just short of thirty he's the black sheep of a philanthropic Baltimore family. Once upon a time he had a hom… OL28282W
Hairspray Hairspray Tracey West It’s 1962 and Baltimore’s Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion—to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program The Corny Collins Show and, o… OL803704W
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