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Murder on a Bad Hair Day

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Bless Her Dead Little Heart

Miranda James Β· 341 pages

With the Mississippi sun beating down, An'gel and Dickce are taking a break to cool off and pet sit their friend Charlie Harris's cat, Diesel, when their former sorority sister, Rosabelle Sultan, shows up at their door unexpectedly, with her ne'er-do-well adult children not far behind. Rosabelle's selfish offspring are desperate to discover what's in her will, and it soon becomes clear that one of

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Progressive Dinner Deadly

Elizabeth Spann Craig Β· 214 pages

Retired octogenarian schoolteacher Myrtle Clover is fit to be tied when her book club votes to change to a supper club. Outrageous! The first supper club is a progressive dinner ... where Myrtle loses interest during the hors d'oeuvres. But when a body is discivered during the main course, the evening quickly gets interesting.

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How to Murder a Millionaire

Nancy Martin Β· 254 pages

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A Slaying In Savannah

Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain

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The Skeleton in the Closet

Angie Fox Β· 250 pages

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Finger Lickin' Dead

Riley Adams, Elizabeth Spann Craig Β· 287 pages

When her friend Evelyn's cheating boyfriend, a food critic who has been negatively reviewing several local restaurants, including hers, is found dead, Lulu Taylor works to catch the real killer and exonerate her loved ones.

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Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie Β· 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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Real Murders

Charlaine Harris

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Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House

M.C. Beaton Β· 288 pages

Agatha Raisin tries to ignore the charms of her new neighbour, Paul Chatterton, but he soon lures her into an investigation. Paul has heard about Agatha's Cotswold sleuthing and wastes no time offering their services to the owner of a haunted house.

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Top O' the Mournin'

Maddy Hunter Β· 379 pages

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Miss Julia to the Rescue

Ann B. Ross Β· 305 pages

"Can Miss Julia spring J.D. Pickens from a sheriff's clutches and investigate a cult--plus keep up appearances as a proper Southern lady?"--

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

Alan Bradley Β· 375 pages

In his wickedly brilliant first novel, Debut Dagger Award winner Alan Bradley introduces one of the most singular and engaging heroines in recent fiction: eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. It is the summer of 1950--and a series of inexplicable events has struck Buckshaw, the decaying English mansion that Flavia's family calls home. A dead bird is found

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Getting Old Is Murder

Rita Lakin Β· 336 pages

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In For a Penny

Kelsey Browning, Nancy Naigle Β· 342 pages

"When Lillian Summer Fairview's husband up and dies on her, it leaves the last living member of the most prestigious family in Summer Shoals, Georgia, in a hot mess. While Lil was busy being a proper Southern lady, Harlan squandered dang near the whole family fortune on lottery tickets. To keep her financial skeletons in the closet and give him a decent burial, Lil made a deal that has now landed

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Strangled Prose

Joan Hess Β· 187 pages

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Murder Passes the Buck

Deb Baker Β· 272 pages

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Bone Appetit

Carolyn Haines Β· 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.

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Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials

Ovidia Yu Β· 360 pages

"Rosie "Aunty" Lee, the feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home cooking restaurant, is back in another delectable, witty mystery involving scandal and murder among the city's elite. Few know more about what goes on in Singapore than Aunty Lee. When a scandal over illegal organ donation involving prominent citizens makes news, she already has a list of suspects.

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Thirty-One and a Half Regrets

Denise Grover Swank Β· 358 pages

While Rose recovers from a broken heart, she finds herself at odds with her sister -and business partner- Violet. Rose buries herself in her landscaping work, but becomes worried when her employee and friend, Bruce Wayne Decker, goes missing. In the meantime, Fenton County assistant D.A., Mason Deveraux has been patiently waiting to begin a relationship with Rose, but she realizes she needs to con

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Mrs, Presumed Dead

Simon Brett Β· 248 pages

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The Hunt Ball

Rita Mae Brown Β· 310 pages

"A rich, atmospheric murder mystery . . . rife with love, scandal . . . redemption, greed and nobility," raved the San Jose Mercury News about Outfoxed, Rita Mae Brown's first foxhunting masterpiece. In The Hunt Ball, the latest novel in this popular series, all the ingredients Brown's readers love are abundantly present: richness of character and landscape, the thrill of the hunt, and the chill o

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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Jesse Q. Sutanto Β· 353 pages

A USA Today bestseller Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback Audie Award Winner for Mystery Libby Award Winner for Best Mystery A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties. Vera Wong is a lonely little old ladyβ€”ah, lady of a certain ageβ€”who lives above her for

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A Puzzle in a Pear Tree

Parnell Hall Β· 384 pages

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Pearls and Poison

Duffy Brown Β· 295 pages

"It's election time in Savannah, Georgia, and Judge Guillotine Gloria-- aka Reagan Summerside's mom-- is neck and neck in the polls with Kip "Scummy" Seymour. But the already dirty campaign is about to get downright filthy-- with one candidate getting buried six feet under."--P. [4] of cover.

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