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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 2
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Christie's third novel, "The Murder on the Links," published in 1923, is a pivotal work in the development of her iconic detective, Hercule Poirot. This intricate mystery, set in northern France, showcases Christie's evolving mastery of the whodunit format and her skill in crafting complex, misleading plots. The novel is particularly noteworthy for its use of multiple narrators and its exploration of the unreliable narrator trope, techniques that...
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Sharing lodging in the sleepy English village of Walmsley Parva has eased some of the financial strain on the two old school chums, but money is still tight in these lean years following the Great War. All of Beryl's ex-husbands have proven reluctant to part with her alimony, which is most inconvenient.
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2009
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Private investigator Isabel Spellman is back on the case and back on the couch - in court-ordered therapy after getting a little too close to her previous subject. Izzy is on hiatus from Spellman, Inc. However, when her boss simultaneously cuts her bartending hours and introduces her to a "friend" looking for a private eye, Izzy reluctantly finds herself with a new client. She assures herself the case will be short and sweet. But Izzy soon has more...
5) Dirty work
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"When PI Gulliver Dowd discovers that his new client is Nina, his high-school sweetheart - and the only woman to break his heart - his first impulse is to refuse to take the case. But when she explains that her daughter is missing and that the teenager is Gulliver's daughter too, the product of their high-school romance, what choice does he have?" - from back cover.
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Naomi Cottle novels volume 1
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2017.
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A haunting, richly atmospheric, and deeply suspenseful novel from the acclaimed author of The Enchanted about an investigator who must use her unique insights to find a missing little girl.
7) Skin game
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Teddy Fay novels volume 3
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Teddy Fay returns to his roots in espionage, in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods.
When Teddy Fay receives a freelance assignment from a gentleman he can't refuse, he jets off to Paris on the hunt for a treasonous criminal. But as Teddy unearths more information that just doesn't seem to connect, his straightforward mission becomes far bigger—and stranger—than he could imagine. The trail...
When Teddy Fay receives a freelance assignment from a gentleman he can't refuse, he jets off to Paris on the hunt for a treasonous criminal. But as Teddy unearths more information that just doesn't seem to connect, his straightforward mission becomes far bigger—and stranger—than he could imagine. The trail...
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It has been three years since Sherlock Holmes fell to his death after a showdown with his brilliant enemy Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls. Believing his friend to be dead, Doctor John Watson has moved on with his life. That is, until he discovers Sherlock Holmes alive and in disguise one afternoon in a London shop. A whole new series of adventures awaits Holmes and Watson, and the consulting detective must use the science of deduction to solve new mysteries,...
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2021
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Witty, sly, and incredibly skilled at her job, Helen Keremos is tired of the busy Toronto life and just wants to truck back to Vancouver and peace. But before she goes, she's hired for one last job, to protect the newly wealthy struggling songbird Sonia Deerfield, who's been receiving death threats and attempts on her life. With predatory "friends" all around Sonia, it's hard to tell who Helen can trust. As the danger increases around them, Helen...
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Sharon McCone mysteries volume 31
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[2015]
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When a troublesome former colleague reappears in their lives with a suspicious agenda, Sharon and Hy are targeted by a mysterious adversary who keeps secrets hidden in a house scheduled for demolition.
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Agatha Raisin mysteries volume 23
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2012
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Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of everyone's favorite sleuth, M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin is as feisty as ever - armed with her famous wit and biting sense of humor. This time, though, there's some biting of a whole other sort going on. Agatha has fallen head over heels in love - again. This time, she has her eye on the local gardener, George Marston, but so do other women in their little Cotswold village. Shamelessly determined, Agatha will...
14) Lethal white: 4
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Cormoran Strike novels volume 4
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c2018.
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"When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's...
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Paradise Cafe volume 2
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[2020]
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Charlottes boss at T. Gilmore and Associates takes off on a mysterious trip to Europe, leaving Charlotte in charge of the detective agency. Mrs. Jessop hires the newly promoted Private Investigator to inquire into the untimely death of her son, a veteran injured in the Great War. The police ruled it a suicide, but Mrs. Jessop doesnt agree and wants Charlotte to find out what really happened.
19) Alias: Vol. 1
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c2003
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Hard-drinking, chain-smoking ex-superhero Jessica Jones investigates the disappearance of a young woman rumored to be a mutant in a small town in upstate New York, and then she goes on a blind date with a former Ant-Man.
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