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"From twice National Book Award-nominated Rachel Kushner, whose Flamethrowers was called "the best, most brazen, most interesting book of the year" (Kathryn Schulz, New York magazine), comes a spectacularly compelling, heart-stopping novel about a life gone off the rails in contemporary America. It's 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility, deep in California's Central Valley....
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As the Siren of the Seas nears its next port of call, a group of disgruntled crewmembers circulate a petition to have the ship's purser fired.
Millie is shocked to learn that not only is her close friend's name at the top of the list, but other loyal crewmembers' names are listed as well.
Her friend swears she never signed the petition, and Millie jumps in to investigate after suspecting there's more going on than having the purser removed.
Millie's...
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As the Siren of the Seas continues their British Isles cruise season, Millie can't wait for her first ever visit to a castle – and Blarney Castle at that.
She and Amit plan to visit the castle to pick up some Hawthorne berries for Annette, hoping they'll help her friend's heart condition.
Unfortunately, all of the tours are booked and taxis nearly impossible to get by the time they are able to get off the ship.
Sophia reaches out to a friend...
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Dr. Emily Hartford is back in Chicago, ready to move forward and leave the past behind, until an unexpected request for help sends her deep into an investigation-and into the path of a killer.
Seventeen months after the Parkman case, Dr. Hartford has returned to Chicago to finish her surgical residency. But when she is contacted out of the blue by Solange McClelland, the only survivor of a decade-old triple homicide, Emily is compelled to dig deeper....
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The Break explodes into the gangland world of 90s Soho, by snooker world champion and national superstar, Ronnie O'Sullivan.
It's 1997 and Cool Britannia's in full swing. Oasis and Blur are top of the pops and it feels like the whole country's sorted out for E's and wizz.
But it's not just UK plc that's on a high. Life's looking up for Frankie James too. He's paid off his debts to London's fiercest gang lord, Tommy Riley. His Soho Open snooker tournament...
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Musicians Johnny "Whoops" Watson and Billy Bates and their band, Conflict, again find themselves navigating treacherous ground when the life of their manager, mentor and friend is threatened by an unknown adversary. Can they aid their friend and survive the danger while still successfully pursuing their dream of a life in music?
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Evie St. Claire's life takes an exciting turn when she discovers she's the rightful heir to her long-lost aunt's estate. Filled with anticipation, she quickly learns that her inheritance is a dilapidated house of little value. To make matters worse, claiming her great aunt's remains requires a journey to the serene lakeside town of Honeysuckle Springs.
Once in the picturesque town, Evie's hopes are shattered as she encounters a murder victim shortly...
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Family fireworks lead to murder in the new Cranberry Cove Mystery from USA Today bestselling author Peg Cochran!
The Fourth of July always means endless celebrations in Cranberry Cove, and this year Monica and Greg have the added pleasure of spending it with Monica's college roommate, Kelly Cargill. When they join Kelly and her family to watch the fireworks, it's all very exciting-until the elderly matriarch of the family dies on the spot. Then evidence...
9) Dark Dreams
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The 3rd Amendment: quartering of soldiers. Brilliant constitutional lawyer-turned FBI agent Dana Blaze uses her intellect to outsmart serial killers, but as a mastermind killer continues to use as his M.O. the U.S. Constitution, she wonders if she has met her match. When new victims are found in the basements of unsuspecting homes, a macabre an echo of the Third Amendment, Dana finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse to enter into his warped...
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This program includes three recipes.
Multiple award–winning author Gigi Pandian is one of the best locked room mystery writers working today. Her newest heroine, Tempest Raj, returns in The Raven Thief, where sliding bookcases, trick tables, and hidden reading nooks hide something much more sinister than the Secret Staircase Construction crew ever imagined.
One murder. Four impossibilities. A fake séance hides a very real crime.
A Macmillan...
11) Dead Man's Hand
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When the body of a man closely connected to the founder of Castle's Bluff turns up dead and clutching the notorious dead man's poker hand, Cori must battle ancient vampire politics to bring the killer to justice.
Cover-ups no longer cut it in her town, and she's determined to bring order, even if it means defying orders straight from her pack alpha and the leader of the vampire community.
While she puts herself directly on everybody's burn list,...
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Long buried secrets come back to create havoc in a small village.
Lady Woodridge and Tom Winchester offer the new Lady Evans their support during her first foray into local society. To their surprise, Evie's reputation as a lady detective has preceded her and she is engaged to solve the mystery of a theft.
Finding the culprit is easy enough and while, at first, the theft is dismissed as a callous act, it seems the person responsible might be involved...
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Stakes, suspicion, and secrets in Nightmare, Arizona
When a server is found with a stake through her heart onstage at Nightmare Saloon, everyone at Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted House worries a vampire hunter is in town. After all, the murder happened just before the curtain rose for Allie Nunes, a vampire singer traveling through Nightmare.
Olivia Kendrick and her friends at the Sanctuary must protect Allie and the other vampires, all while trying...
14) End of the Road
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The truth takes a detour in this cozy camping whodunit set in the beautiful New Mexico wilderness-first in the “Black Horse Campground Mystery” series.
The Black Horse Campground, outside of Bonney, New Mexico, has been in Corrie Black's family for years. But since her father's death, she's been running it alone-along with her trusted employees and an eccentric group of year-rounders and regular visitors.
In between spring break and summer is...
15) Forsaken Talents
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When Frederick Kastener's daughter's car careens in front of a semi-truck, everyone assumes that it is just another case of careless driving. Outraged by the lack of investigation, the wealthy Kastener throws his weight around to get the police to take a second look. He further doubles down by questioning the writing acumen of investigative journalist Cari Turnlyle and demands she print a retraction of the accidental death article. When Cari discovers...
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Tragedy strikes when a local bookstore is struck by lightning and burns to the ground. First responders discover an unknown man inside the building in their attempts to extinguish the fire. Intrigued by the man's presence, Cari visits the building's remains hoping to figure out why he was there. Her search leaves her with more questions than answers when a possible witness disappears. On the surface, the fire looks like an unfortunately timed lightning...
17) Murder a la Mode
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From author Lena Gregory comes a delicious new series that will warm your heart and leave you guessing until the very end...
When twenty-five-year-old Danika Delaney, black sheep of the Delaney clan, returns home to Long Island to take over Jimmie's, her eccentric uncle's old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island, she's not exactly thrilled. But things start to look up when her uncle tells her she can do whatever she'd like with the shop, and...
18) Hunger
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A must-listen for fans of police procedurals and international crime from Stefán Máni's Grimsson series.
Contains mature themes.
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„Sehr unterhaltsam. Dieses Buch muss in dem Bücherregal aller Leser stehen, die einen gut geschriebenen Krimi mit unerwarteten Wendungen und einer intelligenten Geschichte schätzen. Sie werden nicht enttäuscht sein. Perfekt für ein kaltes Wochenende!"
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (zu Der Tod kam vor dem Frühstück)
DIE BÄCKEREI AM STRAND: EINE MÖRDERISCHE MAKRONE ist Buch 2 einer neuen, mitreißenden Cozy-Krimireihe der Bestsellerautorin...
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„Sehr unterhaltsam. Ich kann dieses Buch jedem Leser, der einen gut geschriebenen Mystery-Roman mit unerwarteten Wendungen und einer durchdachten Handlung zu schätzen weiß, nur wärmstens empfehlen. Sie werden nicht enttäuscht sein. Die perfekte Lektüre für ein regnerisches Wochenende!"
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (bezugnehmend auf Der Tod kam vor dem Frühstück)
DIE BÄCKEREI AM STRAND: EIN TÜCKISCHES TÖRTCHEN ist Buch...
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