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The Mystery on the Mississippi

Kathryn Kenny · 245 pages

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A Dark and Twisted Tide

Sharon Bolton · 448 pages

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The Case of the Missing Marquess

Nancy Springer · 216 pages

When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her shrewd older brothers—all while attempting to piece

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain · 253 pages

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Fixin' To Die

Tonya Kappes · 221 pages

Kenni Lowry likes to think the zero crime rate in Cottonwood, Kentucky is due to her being sheriff, but she quickly discovers the ghost of her grandfather, the town’s previous sheriff, has been scaring off any would-be criminals since she was elected. When the town’s most beloved doctor is found murdered on the very same day as a jewelry store robbery, and a mysterious symbol ties the crime sce

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The Trapped Girl

Robert Dugoni · 363 pages

"When a woman&#x;s body is discovered submerged in a crab pot in the chilly waters of Puget Sound, Detective Tracy Crosswhite finds herself with a tough case to untangle. Before they can identify the killer, Tracy and her colleagues on the Seattle PD&#x;s Violent Crimes Section must figure out who the victim is. Her autopsy, however, reveals she may have gone to great lengths to conceal her identi

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Bone Appetit

Carolyn Haines · 328 pages

In the midst of a cook-off at a posh spa in Mississippi, southern PI Sarah Booth Delaney gets embroiled in a juicy murder when the beauty contest/cook-off's top contender gets poisoned.

American SouthDetective ProtagonistMysteryGhosts & Hauntings
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Circle of Secrets

Kimberley Griffiths Little

A year after her mother has deserted the family, eleven-year-old Shelby goes to stay with her, deep in the Louisiana bayou, where they both confront old hurts and regrets.

Water and RiversAmerican SouthMiddle GradeGhosts & Hauntings
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The Big Six

Arthur Ransome · 383 pages

The second of Ransome's books set in the Norfolk Broads, the protagonists of Coot Club are accused of casting boats adrift, a terrible crime on any waterfront. They go cruising, fishing, eeling, discover the real villains, and there is lots of good stuff about sailing, photography (now of historical interest) and the odd part of England that is the Broads.

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The Spellcoats

Diana Wynne Jones · 279 pages

Tanqui discovers she has the only means to conquer the evil Kankredin who threatens her own people and the Heathens who have invaded prehistoric Dalemark.

Water and RiversMiddle GradeAdventureFemale Lead
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Midnight Riot

Ben Aaronovitch · 310 pages

"As a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic"--P. [4] of cover.

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Clutch of Constables

Ngaio Marsh · 244 pages

Five Days Out of Time … that was how the ad had described the Zodiac cruise on the “weirdly misted” English river. The passengers were the usual, unusual lot: a couple of unpleasantly hygienic Americans, an aloof Ethiopian doctor, a snooping cleric with a wall-eye, an artist running away from her success… But they were not all what they seemed. For Inspector Alleyn knew that one of them w

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Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie · 276 pages

The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway ( Linnet Doyle) had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, rich and beautiful. A girl who had everything... until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet

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The Borrowers Afloat

Mary Norton · 191 pages

The Borrowers, a family of miniature people, journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood before finding a new home. Sequel to "The Borrowers Afield."

Water and RiversMiddle GradeAdventureSeries
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Stay Dead

Anne Frasier · 299 pages

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The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing

Sheila Turnage · 352 pages

"When Miss Lana accidentally buys a haunted inn at the Tupelo Landing town auction, Desperado Detectives--aka Mo LoBeau and her best friend Dale--opens up a paranormal division to solve the ghost's identity before the town's big 250th anniversary bash"-- When Miss Lana accidentally buys a haunted inn at the Tupelo auction, Mo LoBeau and her best friend Dale set out to solve their second big case

American SouthMiddle GradeMysteryFemale Lead
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Deadly Currents

Beth Groundwater

Water and RiversMysteryAdventureFemale Lead
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The Stranger You Seek

Amanda Kyle Williams · 360 pages

When she is offered the chance to catch a serial killer who has eluded the police for years, former FBI profiler and alcoholic Keye Street begins a cat-and-mouse chase with an adversary who has taken a personal interest in her.

American SouthDetective ProtagonistMysteryFemale Lead
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Execution Dock

Anne Perry · 306 pages

Readers of Anne Perry's bestselling William Monk novels feel as if they've experienced the many shades of Victorian London, from Belgravia to Limehouse, from drawing room to brothel. In Execution Dock, Perry's first Monk novel in three years, we find ourselves on the bustling docks along the River Thames. Here the empire's great merchant ships unload the treasures of the world. And here, in dank a

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Poppy and Rye

Avi · 190 pages

When their home next to a brook is destroyed by beavers, a large family of golden mice is aided by Poppy the deer mouse and her grumpy porcupine friend, who in the process forges a relationship with the son he had abandoned.

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The Draining Lake

Arnaldur Indridason · 312 pages

When the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls following an earthquake to reveal a skeleton half-buried in its sandy bed, Inspector Erlendur, Elinborg, and Sigurdur Oli look into the long-unsolved disappearance of a young, left-wing student during the Cold War.

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New Orleans Mourning

Julie Smith · 339 pages

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The Secret of the Old Mill

Franklin W. Dixon · 192 pages

The Secret of the Old Mill is the third volume of the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon in 1927. After becoming victims of a counterfeiting ring, the boys become suspicious of the activities surrounding a previously disused mill on a deserted road by the river. When they give a boa

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