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Heart Trouble

Kathy Hogan Trocheck, Mary Kay Andrews · 278 pages

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Wrecked

Carol Higgins Clark · 261 pages

When Regan Reilly and her husband Jack join his siblings at his parents' vacation home on Cape Cod, it turns out to be anything but a relaxing time.

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The Full Cupboard of Life

Alexander McCall Smith · 228 pages

Here is the fifth novel in the internationally bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency hit series. Once again we are transported to Gaborone, capital city of Botswana, and into the world of Mma Ramotswe and her friends.THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY. FOR ALL CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS AND ENQUIRIES. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED FOR ALL PARTIES. UNDER PERSONAL MANAGEMENT.Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Mat

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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.

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Turbo Twenty-Three

Janet Evanovich · 308 pages

In the heart of Trenton, N.J., a killer is out to make sure someone gets his just desserts. Larry Virgil skipped out on his latest court date after he was arrested for hijacking an eighteen-wheeler full of premium bourbon. Fortunately for bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, Larry is just stupid enough to attempt almost the exact same crime again . Only this time he flees the scene, leaving behind a free

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Dolled Up to Die

Lorena McCourtney · 320 pages

When Cate Kinkaid gets a frantic call about a triple homicide, she drives to the scene against her better judgment -- isn't this more up the police department's alley? -- to find that the victims are not who she expects. Cate adds a new rule to her list for assistant private investigators: always find out if the victims actually have human DNA. But who would shoot this nice lady's dolls? And then

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Limoncello Yellow

Traci Andrighetti · 324 pages

An unfortunate 911 call involving her boyfriend, Vince, and a German female wrestler convinces Francesca "Franki" Amato that she just isn't cut out for a life on the police force. So Franki makes the snap decision to move from Austin to New Orleans to work at her friend Veronica's detective agency, Private Chicks, Inc. Hopes for a more stable life are dashed when Private Chicks is hired to find ou

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The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken

Tarquin Hall · 368 pages

When an elderly Pakistani visiting India dies frothing at the mouth during a banquet, it’s not a simple case of Delhi Belly. His butter chicken has been poisoned. To solve the case, India’s “Most Private Investigator,” Vish Puri, must infiltrate the dangerous world of illegal gambling, following a trail that leads deep into Pakistan—the country in which many members of the investigator’s family we

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Murder is a Family Business

Heather Haven · 272 pages

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The Blood of an Englishman

M.C. Beaton · 294 pages

Investigating the murder of a local baker during an amateur theatrical production, curmudgeon Agatha Raisin and her team of private detectives uncover a web of feuds and temperamental behaviors that place the team in mortal danger.

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The Secret of the Old Clock

Carolyn Keene · 198 pages

Nancy Drew's first mystery begins when she becomes intrigued by a missing will that could change the fortunes of several families in her town. As she follows a trail of clues connected to an old clock, Nancy uncovers secrets, confronts schemers, and proves her determination and resourcefulness. Blending suspense, clever deduction, and charm that launched a legendary series, this story introduces t

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The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss

Max Wirestone · 321 pages

"Meet Dahlia Moss, the reigning queen of unfortunate decision-making in the Saint Louis area. Unemployed, broke, and on her last bowl of ramen, she's not living her best life. But that's all about to change. Before Dahlia can make her life any messier on her own she's offered a job. A job that she's woefully under-qualified for. A job that will lead her to a murder, an MMORPG, and possibly a fella

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Witch Is Why The Moon Disappeared

Adele Abbott · 226 pages

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Sticks and Stones

K.J. Larsen

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Pumped for Murder

Elaine Viets · 292 pages

Helen Hawthorne and her new husband, Phil, have just opened a private investigation business. Their first client asks them to watch her husband, who she believes is body building at a gym to impress another woman. This leads Helen to another dead-end job, working as a receptionist at Fantastic Fitness, which requires her to workout as well. Meanwhile, Coronado Investigations takes on a decades-old

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Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate

Kyra Davis · 350 pages

Sophie Katz's relationship with the irresistible and occasionally insufferable P.I. Anatoly Darinsky is on the fritz when a friend recruits Sophie's investigation skills to decode her possibly two-timing husband's strange behavior. When Sophie shows up in a short, red cocktail dress and her friend's hubby winds up dead, the loveable would-be sleuth can't help but take on the job. Suddenly plunged

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Murder at Maypole Manor

L.B. Hathaway

Excitingly, Private Detective Posie Parker has been asked to accompany Inspector Richard Lovelace of New Scotland Yard on an undercover mission. Their destination is a glittering New Year's Eve party at Maypole Manor, the cliff-top home of Lord Robin Glaysayer. Among the twelve members of the house-party are a famous film star, an artist, an Italian nobleman, a government spy and a clairvoyant. Wi

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Whiskey Sour

Liliana Hart · 274 pages

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Sister Eve, Private Eye

Lynne Hinton · 336 pages

"Sister Eve always says God moves in mysterious ways. And Eve adores a good mystery, especially a murder. A member of the Benedictine Order in Pecos, New Mexico, Sister Evangeline has been feeling disconnected and a bit uncertain about her calling. She's not thrilled when she must return home to Madrid, New Mexico, to care for her testy, ailing father, but she's also invigorated to take on some ne

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Nothing but Trouble

Susan May Warren · 341 pages

When PJ Sugar returns to her hometown, she begins to investigate a murder where her best friend's husband is the prime suspect and her former flame is heading the police investigation.

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Family Jewels

Denise Grover Swank · 406 pages

Trouble always comes to those who court it. Rose Gardner's ability to see glimpses of the future has gotten her into hot water time and again, but so have her curiosity and her sense of daring. Those very qualities helped her defeat the most powerful man in Arkansas----- a man so adept at hiding his crimes there was no way to defeat him inside of the law ---but her success came at s steep personal

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A Wedding to Die For

Leann Sweeney · 268 pages

From the author of Pick Your Poison comes a crazy case of matrimonial murder and a broken-hearted bride-to-be when a family guest gets hit over the head with a gift. The bad reception only gets deadlier for Houston PI Abby Rose, enlisted to resolve the wedding fiasco.

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Armed and Fabulous

Camilla Chafer · 307 pages

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Crime Wave

Rose Pressey · 235 pages

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