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R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18) R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18) Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone, employed by Nord Lafferty to drive his daughter home from her incarceration at the Californian Institute for Women, marvels at the simplicity of the task. But Reba Lafferty emerges f… OL14852285W
Sneaky pie for president Sneaky pie for president Rita Mae Brown Tired of politics as usual? Despair not: Rita Mae Brown’s intrepid feline co-author, Sneaky Pie, is taking time off from her busy schedule writing bestselling mysteries to run for President of the Un… OL16618395W
Murder, she rode Murder, she rode H. M. Menino "An adept horse trainer and former champion rider, Tink Elledge is a woman with a mission: to see her prized horse take home the victory at the prestigious Brandywine Three-Day Event. Tink is whip-sm… OL17827832W
Once upon a lie Once upon a lie Maggie Barbieri "Maeve Conlon's life is coming apart at the seams. Her bakery is barely making ends meet, and one of her daughters spends as much time grounded as the other does studying. Her ex-husband has a new wi… OL17871310W
Scorched eggs Scorched eggs Laura Childs As Suzanne is getting her hair colored at Root 66, she's stunned to witness the County Services office next door suddenly go up in flames. Concerned neighbors throng the streets, and the fire departm… OL17872682W
Compulsion Compulsion Allison Brennan "Investigative reporter Maxine Revere has a theory: that the five New York City murders for which Adam Bachman is being tried are just part of his killing spree. In probing the disappearance of a ret… OL17877031W
Desperado city Desperado city Rebecca Coleman In a deserted theme park in the Catskill Mountains, 14-year old Elisabeth Glass commits suicide. By all appearances it is a classic case of teenage depression and despair. Danielle suspects foul play… OL18011587W
The harlot's tale The harlot's tale Samuel S. Thomas "It is August, 1645, one year since York fell into Puritan hands. As the city suffers through a brutal summer heat, Bridget Hodgson and Martha Hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frigh… OL18027675W
Murder on the hoof Murder on the hoof Kathryn O'Sullivan "It's mid-August in the Outer Banks village of Corolla and Fire Chief Colleen McCabe is conducting rookie training and spending increasingly more time with her best friend, Sheriff Bill Dorman. The w… OL18173679W
Under a silent moon Under a silent moon Elizabeth Haynes In the crisp, early hours of an autumn morning, the police are called to investigate two deaths. The first is a suspected murder at a farm on the outskirts of a small village. A beautiful young woman… OL18181424W
Fast falls the night Fast falls the night Julia Keller The first drug overdose comes just after midnight, when a young woman dies on the dirty floor of a gas station bathroom. To the people of the small town of Acker's Gap, West Virginia, it is just anot… OL19716813W
Hardcore twenty-four Hardcore twenty-four Janet Evanovich "Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter who often runs into trouble on the job, but she has family, friends, and several men to help her out of sticky situations. There's Lula, a plus-sized former hooker … OL19720191W
Through the evil days Through the evil days Julia Spencer-Fleming When a raging fire quickly becomes a double homicide and kidnapping, expectant parents Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne and the Reverend Clare Fergusson must deal with personal and professional issue… OL19970868W
I love you more I love you more Jennifer Murphy "One man, three wives, the perfect murder. A scintillating novel of betrayal and conspiracy"-- OL19978248W
The Old Deep and Dark The Old Deep and Dark Ellen Hart "Renowned theater director Cordelia Thorn is working to restore a historic theater in downtown Minneapolis that she and her actress sister, Octavia, recently bought. Cordelia has a vision for the pla… OL19988305W
Badlands Badlands C. J. Box "Edgar Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box is back with a masterpiece of suspense set in a time and place that readers won't soon forget. Twenty miles across the North Dakota bo… OL20001659W
The novel habits of happiness The novel habits of happiness Alexander McCall Smith "The ever-delightful, insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth returns to take on a case unlike any she's had before--this one with paranormal implications--in the tenth installmen… OL20003837W
Parchment and old lace Parchment and old lace Laura Childs Laura Childs "returns to the Big Easy and the historic Garden District, where scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand discovers a bride-to-be murdered in the legendary Lafayette Cemetery..."-- OL20008543W
The ghost and Mrs. Fletcher The ghost and Mrs. Fletcher Jessica Fletcher "In the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series--make room for Jessica Fletcher as she cleans house to catch a killer who hasn't got a ghost of a chance. Jessica's friend, Eve Simpson is the t… OL24267080W
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith In 1999 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the ‘International Books of the Year and the Millennium' by the Times Literary Supp… OL2435463W
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