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Pouncing on Murder

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Arsenic and Old Books

Miranda James · 356 pages

"In Athena, Mississippi, librarian Charlie Harris is known for his good nature--and for his Maine coon cat, Diesel, whom he walks on a leash. Charlie returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but taking the plunge into a recent acquisition will have him in over his head... Lucinda Beckwith Long, the mayor of Athena, has donated a set of Civil War-era diaries to the archives of Athena C

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Book, Line and Sinker

Jenn McKinlay · 292 pages

Lindsey is enjoying her second year in Briar Creek as the library director, meeting with the crafternoon club, and happily dating tour boat captain Mike Sullivan. But when a salvage company arrives in town to dig up treasure buried on Pirate Island over three hundred years ago, the locals are torn between protecting the island and welcoming the publicity.

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Dangerous Alterations

Elizabeth Lynn Casey · 264 pages

When her philandering ex, along with his great-aunt, is murdered, Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair must rely on her friends from the Sweet Briar Ladies Society sewing circle to help her prove her innocence before everything she has worked so hard for unravels.

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A Bone to Pick

Charlaine Harris · 222 pages

Aurora "Roe" Teagarden's fortunes change when a deceased acquaintance names her as heir to a rather substantial estate, including money, jewelry, and a house complete with a skull hidden in a window seat. Roe concludes that the elderly women has purposely left her a murder to solve. So she must identify the victim and figure out which one of her new, ordinary-seeming neighbors is a murderer-withou

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Catch as Cat Can

Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown · 396 pages

Spring fever comes to the small town of Crozet, Virginia. As the annual Dogwood Festival approaches, postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen feels her own mating instincts stir. As for tiger cat Mrs. Murphy, feline intuition tells her there's more in the air than just pheromones. It begins with a case of stolen hubcaps and proceeds to the mysterious death of a dissolute young mechanic over a sob

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Claws and Effect

Rita Mae Brown · 297 pages

CLAWS AND EFFECTWinter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital--until the main source of that gossip turns up dead. It's not like Harry to resist a mystery, and she soon finds the hospital a hotbed of ego, jealousy,

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Carrot Cake Murder

Joanne Fluke · 324 pages

Between baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar and unraveling the mystery of her cat Moishe’s recent strange behavior, Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate. But she’ll always make time for her business partner, Lisa, who’s in the midst of preparing for a big family reunion. Everyone is delighted when Lisa’s long-lost uncle makes a surprise appearance. No one has heard from Gus in twenty-five years.

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The Whole Cat and Caboodle

Sofie Ryan · 352 pages

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Death of a Dapper Snowman

Angela Pepper · 345 pages

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Charmed to Death

Shirley Damsgaard · 288 pages

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Murder Most Howl

Krista Davis · 340 pages

Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly destination in the country, is throwing a fun murder mystery weekend, but no one expected the real thing. The Sugar Maple Inn has a full house when a blizzard causes the lights to go out. The next morning a dead body is discovered and there is a real murder to solve

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StrawBuried in Chocolate

Lyndsey Cole · 206 pages

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The Cat Who Went Up the Creek

Lilian Jackson Braun · 226 pages

Koko, Yum Yum, and James Qwilleran embark on their latest mystery when gold prospectors, wildlife photographers, and pirates arrive at the Nutcracker Inn to take part in a game.

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Caught Bread Handed: A Bakeshop Mystery

Ellie Alexander · 314 pages

"Jules Capshaw is still chewing over her husband Carlos's return to Ashland, Oregon. Could there be too many cooks in the kitchen? Whatever is stirring between those two will have to wait. Despite the Oregon Shakespeare Festival being dark for the winter, the bakeshop is bustling, the dough is rolling, and there's no rest for the weary, especially when murder is thrown into the mix. When Mindy Nol

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By Book or By Crook

Eva Gates · 426 pages

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A Scone to Die for

H.Y. Hanna · 326 pages

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Needled to Death

Maggie Sefton · 256 pages

Taking a troop of tourists to Vickie Claymore's alpaca farm doesn't earn knitter Kelly Flynn a warm welcome. Instead she finds Vickie splayed out on her original hand-woven rug, her blood seeping into the design.

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The Cat Who Caught a Killer

L.T. Shearer · 318 pages

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A Spirited Tail

Leighann Dobbs · 346 pages

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Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie · 256 pages

***Murder at the Vicarage (1930)is the first Miss Marple mystery book by Agatha Christie.*** Miss Jane Marple is a village busybody who applies human nature to crimes. Colonel Protheroe, magistrate universally despised, was shot in his study, unheard. His wife Anne admits newly arrived artist Lawrence Redding is an old flame, and both confess to murder. **The local inspector and Miss Marple sort

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Catering to Nobody

Diane Mott Davidson · 266 pages

Catering a wake is not Goldy’s idea of fun. Yet the Colorado caterer throws herself into preparing a savory feast including Poached Salmon and Strawberry Shortcake Buffet designed to soothe forty mourners. And her culinary efforts seem to be exactly what the doctor ordered...until her ex-father-in-law gynecologist Fritz Korman is struck down and Goldy is accused of adding poison to the menu. Now,

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Murder by the Book

Lauren Elliott · 305 pages

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