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What's New in Books at the HCPL APRIL 18, 2018
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ConsumerReports.org
Did you know you can use your library card to access ConsumerReports.org, the largest paid-publication subscription-based website in the world? Use this trusted resource to research all of the consumer products on your holiday list!
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Whisper the dead
by Stella Cameron
When Alex Duggins comes across a terrifying scene at the site of a new housing development, once again she is drawn into a case of brutal murder. By the author of Lies That Bind
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Lord of the Pies : A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery
by Nell Hampton
The elegant Orangery at Kensington Palace is the perfect setting for the bridal shower of Carrie Ann Cole’s best friend’s sister. Personal chef to the royal family, Carrie Ann’s pie theme is naturally winning. But a waiter later keels over dead into the lemon meringue pie she leaves as a thank-you to the staff and Carrie Ann realizes that somebody slipped a mickey into that meringue.
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The good pilot Peter Woodhouse : a novel
by Alexander McCall Smith
A heartwarming tale of hope and friendship is set during World War II and traces the intersection of a British farm girl, an American pilot and a German soldier who are brought together by an adorable border collie. By the best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
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Black and white ball : An Amos Walker Mystery
by Loren D Estleman
A first crossover novel stars fan-favorite private investigator Amos Walker and hit man Peter Macklin, who are struggling to protect Macklin's estranged wife from a murderous killer who may or may not be Peter's own son. By the Shamus Award-winning author of The Lioness Is the Hunter.
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Murder, She Knit
by Peggy Ehrhart
An editor of a craft magazine and founder of a knitting club, widow Pamela Patterson gets tangled up in a murder investigation after the death of the group’s newest member, forcing her to unravel the clues to catch a killer. Includes knitting ideas and recipes. Original.
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Last Ferry Home
by Kent Harrington
When the husband of a nice Indian family he met on the ferry is murdered and the man’s wife, Asha, stands accused of the crime, San Francisco police detective Michael O’Higgins, grieving over his wife’s tragic death, sets out to prove the desperate woman’s innocence, but finds his recovery and career on the line when she turns to him for comfort. Original.
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Lost books and old bones : A Scottish Bookshop Mystery
by Paige Shelton
When a medical student who was one of several new patrons selling her antique medical tomes is found murdered in her store's alley, Edinburgh bookseller Delaney Nichols follows leads to the story of a long-dead doctor before discovering that she has been targeted by the killer herself.
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Bad Neighbors : An Agnes and Effie Mystery
by Maia Chance
It’s leaf-peeping season in Naneda, New York, and Agnes Blythe has settled into helping her eccentric Great Aunt Effie restore the Stagecoach Inn. It seems nothing can shatter the golden idyll―or the ka-ching of cash registers―until a mechanic at Hatch Automotive is found bludgeoned to death with a wrench.
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Miss Julia raises the roof
by Ross Ann B.
Learning that a nosy local gossip has teamed up with a new pastor to set up a secret home for wayward teens in the lot beside Hazel Marie's home, Miss Julia is shocked to discover that the venture has a sinister underlying agenda with the power to permanently disrupt their quiet and peaceful community. By the best-selling author of Etta Mae's Worst Bad-Luck Day
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Sociable : a novel
by Rebecca Harrington
Discovering her talent for writing viral fluff pieces, a young reporter sets aside her former ambition to become a serious journalist and becomes an overnight sensation before the realities of fame and low income compel her to reevaluate her perspectives about creativity and happiness.
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