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First time in ebook! The debut of Philly Prep English teacher and accidental sleuth, Amanda Pepper, (and of C.K. Mackenzie, homicide detective) won the World Mystery Convention's "Anthony" for best first mystery. When the body of a colleague is found dead in Amanda's living room, she has to clear herself of suspicion-and make sure she isn't the next victim as well. And all she's got as a clue to the real killer's identity is a locket shaped like Winnie-the-Pooh.
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The Chronicles of Susanna, Lady Appleton, of the Face Down mystery series. Susanna, 16th century gentlewoman, herbalist and sleuth, solves mysteries and puzzles that baffle her contemporaries. These eleven stories conclude the Face Down series. Historical mystery short stories by Kathy Lynn Emerson; originally published by Crippen and Landru
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A winter carjacking plunges two small children into the icy waters of Lake Erie. Private investigator Joe Banks becomes part of the case when an insurance company holding a sizeable policy on each child asks him to look into the incident. When Banks starts asking questions of the victim's family, he uncovers a family torn apart by jealousy and greed. And for Banks, the cold, hard truth lies buried beneath an avalanche of lies and murder. Titled for the volatile and unpredictable snowstorm of de... more info>>
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Set against the background of Madrigal, Spain The Man in the Tricorn Hat is intriguing as a mystery. You won't figure it out until the end of the book--if even then! A story with a colorful lead character, Juan Llorca, who is a romantic at heart, who falls for the prime suspect in a murder mystery is a delight to read. The well-written story carries you along and keeps you guessing as to who dunit! Salted with Spanish dialogue and names of famous works of art the book has many a twist and turn... more info>>
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Paul Turner returns. In his first appearance since 2007, this gay Chicago detective and father of two sons gets caught in a tangle of intrigue and corruption. A brutal Chicago cop is found murdered at a gay leather festival. Turner, plus his police department partner, Buck Fenwick are assigned the case. Through a rising tide of danger, they need to find the truth among police corruption and cover ups. Some top cops and A-list leather queens are among those whose lies and fears drive the web of d... more info>>
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Diane Atkins has had a crush on Buddy Talbert since she was fourteen and watched him set a national record when he won the 100-meter backstroke at the Indianapolis Nationals. So why doesn't she recognise him just a few months after finally meeting in person at one of her swim meets? Buddy had been quite attracted to the graceful nineteen year old, and her enthusiasm for the upcoming Regionals where she is to swim gives him the perfect excuse to seek her out again. So imagine his surprise when D... more info>>
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Mistaken identity or delicious deception? Sultry blonde Barbara Lacey saunters into the Night and Day, a St. Louis bar, where she waits hours to deliver a mysterious envelope to a man that never appears. She reluctantly entrusts it to bar owner Alfie Greenblatt, and steps into the alley. Moments later Alfie hears the crisp pop of a bullet. He calls Sergeant Reggie Combs to investigate. Was Barbara's death an accident, or murder? Helen Tattaglia approaches her neighbors Elvin Suggs and his partne... more info>>
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Police Lieutenant, Mike Gardner, proposes marriage to Kim Reynolds, an academic librarian, but her response is not what he hoped for. Kim, a woman of independent mind and spirit, is not ready to make a total commitment to Mike. Undaunted, when Mike gets a call about a homicide which occurred nearby, he invites Kim to act as a consultant in the investigation. He respects Kim's paranormal intuition. Kim and Mike of The Inferno Collection, join forces again to solve the puzzling, mysterious death o... more info>>
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When Kim Reynolds, a university reference librarian with clairvoyant ability, is contacted by her friend, Lorette Campbell, a grad student in the English doctoral program, a chain of frightening events unfolds. Lorette, worried that someone is out to harm her, asks Kim to look into the possibility that an inferno collection exists at the library. After Lorette dies, the police initially write it off as a suicide. Kim, convinced Lorette was murdered, begins her own investigation, placing her ow... more info>>
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Jim Holt is a very good computer programmer. He doesn't get along with people too well and he winds up doing some painful free dental work on his boss, in self defense. As a result of the unlicensed dental work, he gets fired. He's then unable to find another defense programming job. As a result, Jim Holt is lucky to find work as a database programmer at a very strange operation located in the beach community where he lives. He appears to an average sized individual. (Actually five feet ... more info>>
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The violent murder of a young woman at the start of one of the worst winters on record caught the Newcastle upon Tyne police on the hop. With a third of their strength either off sick or totally non existent they are forced to enlist help from the Met. And they get Detective Inspector David Charles, the most cantankerous man ever to walk through the gates of Hendon police college. His junior, Detective Sergeant Malcolm McKarn is forever in a quandary as to whether to demand a transfer or not but... more info>>
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On Guy Fawkes Night someone switches the straw effigy with a real corpse. The village square is bathed in torchlight. Spectators huddle against the cold this November night, Guy Fawkes Night, in Upper Kingsleigh, England. Shadows grip the edge of the square, but all minds concentrate on this 400 year-old festivity, all eyes focus on the straw effigy of Guy Fawkes, the symbol of the governmental coup-gone-wrong. The flaming torch extends to light the straw--and the villagers recoil in horror. Tw... more info>>
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"In the Sticks" is a novel about a murder in rural Iowa where the suspects are everyone, and the ending has a twist you will never see coming.
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An antique dealer hired to appraise a massive collection of treasures hoarded in a mansion is haunted by her past, a murder, and her future.
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The Berkeley Brigade is faced with a beautiful and seductive French comtesse, tucked away in her little house in London but looking to ensnare not only Lord Luten, but Sir Reginald Prance and Coffen Pattle. Luten's previous knowledge of the comtesse sets his fiancé, Corinne deCoventry, on the alert, but there are more important matters, such as forged paintings, contracts for rockets--and murder. Regency Mystery/Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest
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WHILE TOKYO DANCES AND MAKES LOVE, UNDERCOVER AGENTS MANEUVER FOR WORLD HEADLINES It started with a crime of sudden, violent passion--an Air Force colonel and his Japanese mistress found in the grisly postures of murder hara-kiri. That was the way it stood in the records, but Major Mark Talbot knew that this death tryst was only one move in the Kremlin's undercover struggle to undermine American policy in Japan. Against the colorful backdrop of Tokyo--army parties to dark sin streets--Talbot t... more info>>
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Welcome to the second annual mystery anthology by The Final Twist, a Houston, Texas based writers group. Sample an assortment of unique stories set in cities and towns throughout the Lone Star State. Some characters reappear from the first anthology, Dead and Breakfast, also set in Texas. Other short stories are adapted from the authors' novels, such as Men in Jeans, where Pauline Baird Jones brings in elements from her award-winning novel The Key. Enjoy your taste of Texas terror - Pushing up B... more info>>
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Bed and Breakfast Inns are nice places to visit?but you just might end up dead before breakfast! Enjoy this collection of nine short mystery stories all set in bed and breakfast inns, by The Final Twist, a Houston, Texas based writers group. The authors and their stories are The Stand-In by Cash Anthony, Traces of Death by John Foxjohn, Dead by Breakfast by Betty Gordon, Veiled Deception by Betty Gordon, The Legacy of Ledgemont Inn by Linda Houle, Do Wah Diddy Die Already by Pauline Baird Jones,... more info>>
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What this Mystery is about-- A Miami fat cat makes an amazing PROPOSITION to a private detective. Police find BEDROOM peopled with lovely nude woman choked to death with her own blue silk nightgown--and an ex-convict with a hole in his head. A long-legged beauty puts 2 and 2 together and they add up to a mess of TROUBLE for a smooth-talking heel. A trigger-happy guy interferes with a very important TELEPHONE CALL and barely lives to regret it. An absinthe-drinking TIGER GIRL who loves to get dru... more info>>
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Everyone believes Amanda Stowe killed her husband-except for a mysterious woman who promises her evidence will clear Amanda's name. Amanda has to meet her...even if it means jumping bail and praying she'll reach Alaska before law enforcement closes in.If Chance Walker has learned anything as a bounty hunter, it's that only the guilty run. When he captures Amanda, he's ready to bring her to justice. But attacks against Amanda make Chance reconsider. What if his target really is innocent? Will Cha... more info>>
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CSI investigator Shanna Dawson has never forgiven herself for the long-ago disappearance of her little sister, Skylar. For fourteen years there have been no leads-or proof of life. Until now. Until Skylar's fingerprints implicate her in a murder at a fraternity house. Shanna is desperate to find the young woman. And so is handsome campus cop Quinn Murphy-the victim's half brother. But as their team investigation leads to an unexpected closeness and the revelation of family secrets, Shanna prays ... more info>>
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Shock is police captain Morgan Wright's first reaction to seeing his former sweetheart, Julie Burns. But concern soon follows. The lovely social worker left Port Whisper behind years ago. Why is she back...and what's got her so scared?Her hometown was the only safe place Julie could turn to after witnessing a kidnapping. She didn't count on trouble following her. And she certainly didn't expect to run into Morgan, or to feel that old love rekindle. Morgan wants to help her, and she wants to let ... more info>>
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: Protecting a friend, Detective Shaw turns to social eccentrics to discover who, inside his precinct, is pulling the strings that could get them all killed.
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Love, betrayal, and revenge in a sweltering city where murder knows no class or color and sex isn't always for fun. Private eye George Haven, who'd rather just drink than work, gets sucked into a case of double adultery, threesome passion, and multiple murders. His search for the killers leads him to high society, the black community, the lesbian scene, fast women, and slow, coldblooded killers. By the end, justice has triumphed but at a terrible cost.
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When Penny Olsen's uncle is murdered, she inherits fifteen million dollars, servants and his moldy mausoleum, a ninety-eight-year-old beach house on an environmentally sensitive property. But who, in this town of genteel seniors would kill this beloved man and the editor of EARTH-be-WARE Magazine? Perhaps the same person or persons who are after Penny. What secret do Penny and Cole share that bonds them together--and almost tears them apart?
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