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As the temperature rises in Gaborone, Precious Ramotswe, founder of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, wonders whether the heat could be the reason that business is particularly slow. But then a distant cousin of Mma Ramotswe's comes to the agency with a plea for help and the ladies decide to pursue the issue together. Armed with Mma Ramotswe's circumspection and Mma Makutsi's sharp eye, they proceed with confidence and open hearts. What, after all,...
62) Deadly Assets
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"In Philadelphia--suffering among the country's highest murder rates--the tension between the Philadelphia Police Department and its Citizens Oversight Committee has long been reaching a boiling point. That turmoil turns from bad to worse shortly after the committee begins targeting police shootings--especially those of twenty-seven-year-old Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne, the "Wyatt Earp of the Main Line"--And then the committee's combative leader...
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"As millions of boys and girls devoured the early adventures of the Hardy Boys, little did the young readers and aspiring sleuths know: the series' author was not Franklin W. Dixon, as the cover trumpeted. It was Leslie McFarlane, a nearly penniless scribbler, who hammered out the first adventures while living in a remote cabin without electricity or running water in Northern Ontario. McFarlane was perhaps the first bestselling ghostwriter in history...
64) Last night
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"A fierce blizzard is burying the eastern seaboard, but on the icy Rhode Island shore renowned artist Maddie Morrison finds warm sanctuary from a contentious divorce at the legendary Ocean House. Hours later, her body is found buried under a blanket of snow and her little daughter, CeCe, has disappeared without a trace. For Detective Conor Reid; his brother, Tom, a coast guard commander; and Maddie's grieving sister, Hadley, the posh hotel becomes...
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Squishy Taylor volume 5
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Now that Squishy has been living with her father in Melbourne for some time she has grown close to her "bonus" sisters, the twins, Vee and Jesse, but she still is not sure about their mom, her father's new wife; however Squishy has a new passion (astronauts and space travel) and a new mystery to solve--who is the "spacewoman" across the street, why is she building a rocket on the roof of her apartment building, and how are they going to get through...
66) Liar's bench
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"In 1972, on Mudas Summers' seventeenth birthday, her beloved Mama, Ella, is found hanging from the rafters of their home. Most people in Peckinpaw, Kentucky, assume that Ella's no-good husband did the deed. Others think Ella grew tired of his abuse and did it herself. Muddy is determined to find out for sure either way, especially once she finds strange papers hidden amongst her mama's possessions. But Peckinpaw keeps its secrets buried deep. Muddy's...
67) Last day
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[2020]
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Years ago, Beth Lathrop and her sister suffered through the kidnapping of their mother and the theft of a famous painting. Detective Conor Reid swore to protect them from then on. When the same family painting is stolen again and Beth is murdered, Beth's husband comes under suspicion and Reid vows to solve the crime.
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Stone Barrington novels volume 4
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When an actor's wife is abducted in Hollywood, the husband turns for help to lawyer Stone Barrington, the wife's ex-boyfriend. For Barrington, it is a dangerous assignment as the Mafia is involved, but he knows danger, having been a New York policeman.
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Dutton
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[2023]
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"A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Victorian fiction. It's 1852 and Margaret Lennox, a young widow, attempts to escape the shadows of her past by taking a position as governess to an only child at an isolated country house in West Country, England. Isolated from the village, Margaret soon starts to feel that something isn't quite right. There are strange figures in the dark, tensions between...
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"June, 1925. Elizabeth Fairchild lives a quiet life in genteel Oak Park Village, Illinois. There, she forms a close friendship with gentle Mr Anthony. But tragedy strikes when Mr Anthony is found stabbed to death in the alley behind his shop. Why would anyone murder a mild-mannered antiques dealer? Could it have something to do with the mysterious customer who bought a gold pocket watch from Mr Anthony on the day he died? When one of her father's...
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Columbo volume mystery movie collection 1991-2003
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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[2018]
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English
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Lieutenant Columbo solves L.A.'s most puzzling crimes with his trademark wit and style.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 37
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, and assistant deputy Drover engage in an epic battle with the coyotes, Rip and Snort, as they all seek some meaty treats.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 23
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Severn House
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2020
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English
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American Anglophile Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired chief constable Alan Nesbit, are enjoying a pleasant, albeit rain-soaked, stay in the historic university city of Durham with their old friend David Tregarth. Castle tours and cathedral services fill their days as they wander up and down the steep, cobbled lanes of the medieval city. But the holiday comes to an abrupt halt when David's elderly great-aunt is accused of the murder of a fellow...
75) Stalemate
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Eve Duncan novels volume 7
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2006.
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English
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While working on determining the identity of a murdered child, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is given a reconstruction assignment by a ruthless and sinister Colombian drug lord who is willing to ensure her cooperation by offering to help her find the murderer of her seven-year-old daughter.
76) Cave of bones
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Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito volume 4
Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 3
A Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito novel volume 3
Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito volume 4
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Leaphorn and Chee novel volume 3
A Leaphorn Chee and Manuelito novel volume 3
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"New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman brings together modern mystery, Navajo traditions, and the evocative landscape of the desert Southwest in this intriguing entry in the Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito series. When Tribal Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito arrives to speak at an outdoor character-building program for at-risk teens, she discovers chaos. Annie, a young participant on a solo experience due back hours before, has just returned...
78) Yours Truly
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When someone tries to sabotage the maple trees on her friend Franklin's family farm, Truly Lovejoy rallies the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes to investigate.
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Squishy Taylor volume 3
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Squishy and her twin "bonus" sisters Vee and Jessie are intrigued when a Ming vase disappears from the apartment above them, especially when they find out it is apparently one of a set stolen during the Opium Wars--and when they hack into the apartment building's security cameras and see what appears to be the ghost of a Chinese warrior they are determined to investigate the mystery.
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Mars Patel volume 1
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Walker Books
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2020.
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English
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Mars Patel's friend Aurora has disappeared! His teachers are clueless. His mom is stressed out about her jobs. But Mars refuses to give up--after all, his own dad disappeared when Mars was a toddler, before he and Ma moved to Puget Sound from India. Luckily, Mars has a group of loyal friends eager to help--smart Toothpick, strong and stylish JP, and maybe-telepathic Caddie. The clues seem to point toward eccentric tech genius (and Mars's hero) Oliver...
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