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"From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author: a rollicking murder mystery set in Gold Rush California, as two young prostitutes follow a trail of missing girls. Monterey, 1851. Ever since her husband was killed in a bar fight, Eliza Ripple has been working in a brothel. It seems like a better life, at least at first. The madam, Mrs. Parks, is kind, the men are (relatively) well behaved, and Eliza has attained what few women have:...
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In Bailee Abbott's second book in the Paint by Murder mysteries, Chloe and Izzie are taking their paint party business on the road-with murder as the first stop!
Chloe Abbington and her sister, Izzie, are enjoying huge success running Paint with a View, their paint party business in the tranquil western New York lakeside town of Whisper Cove. Now, their aunt Constance-president of the local chapter of the Chautauqua Sisterhood-has hooked them up...
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Follow the Carlton family as they explore the mystery surrounding the old clock in their hallway.
This mystery includes puzzle-solving, a kidnapping, and a lot more. This intriguing novel was written in the 1960s and it reflects the time it was written. As such it lacks the use of common 21st-century technology. As a result, this mystery cannot be solved by Google search. This adds to the intrigue, as others get involved providing an element of danger...
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Carolus Deene, history master at Queen's School, Newminster, manages on the side to dabble in the art of gentlemanly detective work. In Leo Bruce's beloved A Bone and a Hank of Hair, Deene is approached by Mrs. Chalk, who is convinced her heiress cousin has been murdered. The suspect is, of course, Mr. Rathbone, the lady's wily widower. On the way to the truth, Deene encounters a host of friendly characters and oafish constabulary, leading readers...
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There's something sinister at the county fair. Antique pickers Sherri and Carol have entered some of their best wares for judging in the Pope County Fair. But a murder during a food competition becomes front and center. Can they figure out who killed a fair judge while they navigate the fair food and small town goings on? Easy Pickings is a clean and wholesome short read perfect for lovers of cozy mysteries set in a small town that feature an amateur...
6) Long Overdue
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By his own admission, Philip is living a humdrum life in the Essex coastal town of Maldon.
His new boss at the town library is a pain in the neck, making even the job he loves difficult, and he longs for something to kick start him out of what he admits is a bit of a rut. Soon after a new and unexpected friendship begins he determines to make some changes.
Then one day his routine walk to work has him finding a dead body, involved with the police...
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Margaret Wilder's life is about to be turned upside down …
…when her husband of fifteen years abruptly leaves without explanation.
Now as their young daughters struggle to understand why their dad has been gone for a month without so much as a phone call, Margaret begins to uncover her husband's secrets while unraveling her own long-buried feelings about their marriage.
On top of all the personal turmoil, Margaret's job at the wildlife refuge...
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What's a new in town schoolteacher to do when she finds a body on the beach?
When fifth grade schoolteacher Lily Thistle finds the body of a local womanizing garbage man washed up on the beach in her new town, she becomes suspect number one. Can this teacher turned amateur sleuth narrow down who wanted him dead and get the hot chief of police to recognize her as something other than a murder suspect? This culinary cozy mystery includes two recipes:...
9) Deviled
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Best friends Francie and June thought attending a three-day acting seminar at Devil's Island Luxury Resort and Amusement Park would provide the perfect opportunity to indulge in some relaxation and entertaining girl time, but stumbling over a dead body throws a monkey wrench into their holoday agenda.
Glamorous women, gorgeous men, and unlimited access to free food, drinks, and the resort's world-renowned spa do little to distract the unwitting...
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Moser Mansion in Locked Rock, Iowa became a spooky place right after the annual Halloween party. Libby Hook sees ghosts wandering around with her in the middle of the night. She unsettles everyone with her screams that are loud enough to wake the dead. Gracie Evans blames the hauntings on a southern contractor that is trying to buy the mansion so he can turn it into a hotel. The residents would have to find new homes if that happens. Seems the only...
11) Picked Clean
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No bones about it. Sherri got more than she bargained for when she won a storage unit auction. Now she must solve a murder. The books in the Antique Pickers in Paradise Cozy Mystery series are perfect for fans of cozy mysteries featuring women sleuths. The Antique Pickers books are set in a small town in the Midwest. Clean read suitable for most readers.
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Carol's planning her wedding. What she didn't plan was finding a dead body. Sherri and Carol have a successful antiques sale at the Winter Festival, but things go south when they find a dead body later that day. Can they figure out who the killer is from a cast of characters as diverse as the Secret Santa gifts at the annual Pope County Pickers holiday party?
Pick a Secret Santa is a clean, short read perfect for lovers of cozy mysteries set in a...
14) Pick a Tune
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A tarnished old flute, a falling down house, and a mystery nearly sixty years old. At the Paradise flea market, antique pickers Sherri and Carol hunt for treasures to resell. When Carol finds an old flute that she can't seem to live without, a mystery unfolds that they can't leave alone until its solved. Pick a Tune is a clean short read. It's perfect for lovers of cozy mysteries that feature an amateur sleuth.
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Landlord Mickey Ray Christianson is walking the grounds of his apartment complex late one afternoon, and he sees a little girl in a wheelchair sitting all alone. He sits down beside her and begins talking to her. He then finds out that her mother left her, intending to return. When the child's mother doesn't return, Mickey has the gut feeling that something has gone awry and calls his sister, Darcy, to run a background check on her parents. After...
17) Stored to Death
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When Lily Thistle opens her storage unit, she finds more than just her stuff. There's a beautiful antique trunk. With a body inside. Everything points to her brother-in-law Dr. John Wisdom as the killer, but Lily knows he couldn't hurt a fly. Will she be able to find out who the real killer is and get John off the hook?
This culinary cozy mystery includes two recipes: Make 'Em Your Way Muffins and Almost Omelets. This cozy mystery is a clean read...
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Rick Robichaud abandoned science to stay home and support his wife's career as a veterinarian near the village of Bear River, Nova Scotia, where old ways and new, fair play and foul, generosity and crime weave threads of joy and hatred, contentment and murder.
Robichaud must untangle the threads to reveal startling truths, uncertain justice and the enduring power of friendship.
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In Book ~ 12:12, The 3rd in the Ghost in my iPad series, Lily's father, Mike Weaton, a forest ranger, disappears while investigating illegal hunting in the national forest. Jengo and his pal, Billy, soon find the tall trees hide dark secrets and discover clues of a reprehensible plot to bring illegal hunting into the park. During their search for Lily's father, they find a half-grown Weimaraner puppy, beaten and near death just inside the national...
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Maggie Pill's characters seem like people you know: In The Sleuth Sisters Series, it's siblings we love but can't always relate to. In the Trailer Park Tales Series, we meet the residents of an RV park in Florida: fussy husbands, smart-aleck wives, grumpy neighbors, conspiracy lovers, and more. The residents of B-Bird Over-55 RV Park are mostly snow-birds, so for months each year they face the joys and irritations of living in tight spaces with people...
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