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The man in black and other stories
by Griffiths, Elly
From the internationally best-selling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries comes a collection of short stories featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love, including Ruth Galloway, Harbinder Kaur, and Max Mephisto.
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| A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie DaraPregnant Kathy Valance is middle-aged and in the middle of a divorce. She's also a grim reaper with S. C. Y. T. H. E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), and her newest client, a teenager, insists he was murdered. Now Kathy's got 45 days to sort it out or doom him to ghosthood forever. Read-alikes include: C.M. Waggoner's The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society; Olivia Blacke's A New Lease on Death. |
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The examiner
by Hallett, Janice
From the internationally bestselling author Janice Hallet, The Examiner is an innovative story told in emails, text messages, and essays. This page-turner follows a group of six students in a new masters of art program program that goes dangerously awry. The examiner wants us to read through the students' coursework, texts, message boards, and final essays to see if we can find the answers. Only one thing is certain: nothing about this course has been left to chance.
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The Great Hippopotamus Hotel
by McCall Smith, Alexander
Precious Ramotswe takes on an interesting but sensitive case when she goes to investigate why the Great Hippopotamus Hotel's success has seemed to dry up. Guest are unwell, washing is disappearing from the line, and scorpions are finding their way into guest bedrooms! Can she and her colleague Grace Makutsi solve the mystery, while learning valuable lessons along the way?
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The more the terrier
by Rosenfelt, David
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is excited to be back in Paterson, New Jersey, after a week-long family vacation in the Adirondacks until he finds out that BJ, the 16-year-old son of a family whom he fostered a dog for, was arrested for murder. Something about the arrest just doesn't sit right with him, and with nothing to go on but Andy's own conviction in BJ's dog-loving character, proving his innocence would be a Christmas miracle.
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| Pony Confidential by Christina LynchNarrated by both a grumpy pony and his former owner, Penny, who's just been jailed for a murder she supposedly committed when she was 12, this thoroughly charming novel follows the aging pony as he travels the country plotting his revenge on the girl who broke his heart. Fans of Spencer Quinn's Chet and Bernie mysteries will appreciate this humorous, thought-provoking tale that has a bit of bite. |
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The treasure hunters club
by Ryan, Tom
A murder mystery is set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable grudges, secret societies and, of course, a treasure lost to time. For nearly a century, people have ventured to the idyllic seaside town of Maple Bay in search of a legendary lost pirate treasure, but locals know there's more than just gold buried in the sand. As the paths of three strangers converge in Maple Bay, the truth is about to be blown wide open.
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Everyone this Christmas has a secret
by Stevenson, Benjamin
When the benefactor of a world-famous magician turns up dead in the days leading up to Christmas, Ernest Cunningham, fan of mystery novels, has a chance to investigate a real-life murder! But will he be able to solve the mystery when all the suspects are masters of illusion and misdirection?
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In sunshine or in shadow
by Rhys Bowen
Deep in the New York Catskills in 1908, tensions are running high as Molly Murphy stays in the country with her mother-in law in order to avoid an outbreak of typhus. Molly jumps at the chance to stay with friends at a nearby artist's community instead, but it's not long before a body delays Molly Murphy's return to Westchester.
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The Little Sparrow Murders
by Yokomizo, Seishi
An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi's invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe. No sooner has Kindaichi arrived than a new series of murders strikes the village. As he investigates, Kindaichi soon realizes that he must unravel the dark and tangled history of the village, as well as that of its rival families, to get to the truth.
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