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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

Alexander McCall Smith · 223 pages

The 8th novel in the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency Series Grace Makutsi is promoted to associate detective and handles a case herself. Mma Ramotswe helps the hospital in Mochudi deal with a string of mysterious patient deaths. Her husband wants to try his hand at detection, and with his usual style, he does. Charlie, the apprentice, decides to quit and run a taxi service.

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Heart Trouble

Kathy Hogan Trocheck, Mary Kay Andrews · 278 pages

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The Body in the Piazza

Katherine Hall Page · 239 pages

While celebrating their anniversary in Italy, amateur sleuth/caterer Faith Fairchild and her husband, the Reverend Tom Fairchild, find murder on the itinerary when a new acquaintance is killed in the Eternal City and someone tries to sabotage her former assistant's new cooking school in Florence.

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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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Evil Under the Sun

Agatha Christie · 223 pages

Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, Evil Under the Sun is one of Agatha Christie’s most intriguing mysteries. When a gorgeous young bride is brutally strangled to death on the beach, only Hercule Poirot can sift through the secrets that shroud each of the guests and unravel the macabre mystery at this playground by the sea.

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A Body in the Bathhouse

Lindsey Davis · 354 pages

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Bitter Sweets

G.A. McKevett · 320 pages

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Dying to Read

Lorena McCourtney

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The Perfect Paragon

M.C. Beaton · 248 pages

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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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Whiskey Sour

Liliana Hart · 274 pages

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The Thin Man

Dashiell Hammett · 197 pages

Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.

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Witch is When The Bubble Burst

Adele Abbott · 234 pages

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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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The Lottery Winner: Alvirah and Willy Stories

Mary Higgins Clark · 273 pages

Alvirah Meehan, one of Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters, returns in these dazzling, intertwined tales of sleuthing and suspense. Alvirah, the former cleaning lady who struck it rich in the lottery, made her first appearance in Weep No More, My Lady. Now, with her devoted mate, Willy, the ever-resourceful Alvirah delves into crime-solving on a grand scale -- and with her own inimitable

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Die Laughing

Carola Dunn · 299 pages

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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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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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Armed and Fabulous

Camilla Chafer · 307 pages

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First Grave on the Right

Darynda Jones · 328 pages

Meet Charley Davidson -- PI and grim reaper extraordinaire... Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to 'go into the light.' But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e. murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been

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The Sound and the Furry

Spencer Quinn · 323 pages

When Chet and Bernie happen upon a prison work crew that includes Frenchie Boutette, an old criminal pal they sent up the river, getting a new case is the last thing they expect. But Frenchie, who comes from an old Louisiana family full of black sheep, needs help finding his one law-abiding relative, his brother Ralph, a reclusive inventor who has gone missing with his houseboat. At first it seems

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Death on Tour

Janice Hamrick · 310 pages

"Texas high school teacher Jocelyn Shore and her cousin Kyla are on a once-in-a-lifetime guided tour of Egypt with a motley crew of fellow travelers when the most odious of the bunch, a nosy, disagreeable woman named Millie Owens, takes a fatal fall off of one of the great pyramids. And that's only the beginning. From the guide who always seems to be off on his cell phone having the most urgent co

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Crocodile on the Sandbank

Elizabeth Peters · 280 pages

Thirty-one-year-old Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody has not only inherited her father's fortune, but she is also blessed with his strong will as well. Now she's headed for Cairo, accompanied by a girl with a tarnished past, to indulge her passion for Egyptology. Little did she know that murder and a homicidal mummy lay in wait for her.

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The Silver Ghost

Charlotte MacLeod · 213 pages

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