Herren, T. G.
Summary: When the mysterious letter arrives by courier, Valerie Cooper doesn't know what to make of it. She's become the beneficiary of her late husband's estranged uncle's will--a man she never knew--and inherited a majority partnership in the family's company, New Orleans Fine Antiques. When a wealthy local businesswoman is found dead with a jewelled dagger sticking out of her chest at a masquerade,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HERRose, Karen
Summary: "After completing her tours with the Marines in Iraq, Molly Sutton knew she could take down any bad guy she met. But when a family tragedy exposes the dark side of her local police, she joined up with her former CO Burke Broussard, who left New Orleans PD to set up a private investigative service for people who couldn't find justice elsewhere. Gabe Hebert saw the toll that working for the NOPD...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC ROSJackson, Lisa.
Summary: When the body of young novice Sister Camille is found garroted in St. Marguerite's cathedral, Detectives Bentz and Montoya are called in. For Montoya, the brutal crime scene is disturbingly familiar: his aunt, also a nun, was murdered. And the connections don't end there. More nuns are dying, brutally slaughtered by someone who seems to know their darkest secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC JACMoose, Ruth
Summary: "Beth McKenzie, owner of the Dixie Dew Bed and Breakfast, is enjoying an exciting affair with her new love, Scott. Meanwhile, the town of Littleboro, North Carolina is abuzz with gossip about Crazy Reba's upcoming nuptials. Most brides go crazy at some point, but Littleboro's resident homeless lady has had a head start: she's beloved, indulged, and most of all, eccentric. But at almost 60 or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOOAbraham, Holly
Summary: Learning good manners is an important part of growing up. Saying please and thank you, having patience, and knowing how to share are some of the first manners children learn. This book touches on these and other good manners that children may use when visiting a friend s house. Relatable situations make it easy for readers to connect with the text. Low-level language is perfect for beginning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press/The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN ABRSantos, Gloria
Summary: Simple text and illustrations describe good manners that children should use when visiting a library.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SANGraham, Mary
Summary: The dinner table is often one of the first places children begin to learn good manners. In this brightly illustrated book, readers will learn about chewing with their mouth closed, sitting up straight, and asking to be excused. Relatable characters help young readers connect with the story. A Words to Know section uses pictures to explain unfamiliar words in the text. Emerging readers and young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2018
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Summary: The playground is a great place to hang out with friends. Fun and games at the playground are even better when everyone uses good manners. In this book, readers will learn about taking turns on the slide, sharing snacks, and making new friends. Familiar situations and bright illustrations will keep reluctant readers interested. Age-appropriate text and a picture glossary foster reading...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press/The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SHOJackson, Lisa.
Summary: Eve Renner has returned to New Orleans hoping to forget the past, but it will not be so easily forgotten. Now, as memories begin to surface, someone is watching, planning-- for the sins of the past must be revealed, the crimes brought to justice, and the price paid--in blood.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC JACRue, Gretchen
Summary: "Phoebe Winchester's beloved Aunt Eudora has a taste for adventure--and a knack for making magical tea. It's even rumored that she just might be a witch. So when Eudora passes away and leaves everything to her niece--her Victorian mansion, her bookshop/tea store, The Earl's Study, and one very chubby orange cat named Bob--Phoebe gets more than she bargained for. And she knows she's in deep when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC RUEGriffiths, Elly
Summary: "In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GRIGriffiths, Elly
Summary: "Brighton, 1950. The body of a girl is found cut into three pieces. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is convinced the killer is mimicking a famous magic trick--the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old war friend of Edgar's. They served together in a shadowy unit called the Magic Men, a special ops troop that used stage tricks to confound the enemy. Max is on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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Summary: The new decade is going well for Edgar Stephens and his good friend the magician Max Mephisto. Edgar is happily married, with children, and promoted to Superintendent. Max has found fame and stardom in America, though is now back in England for a funeral, and a prospective movie job. Edgar’s new wife, though—former detective Emma—is restless and frustrated at home, knowing she was the best...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M GRIGriffiths, Elly
Summary: "In the sequel to the "captivating"* Zig Zag Girl, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale. *Wall Street Journal It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of Aladdin, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: M GRIGraves, Sue
Summary: Croc always rushes ahead with whatever she is doing, whether it is waiting for her turn or doing her sums; frequently things go wrong, and projects are messed up--but when her teacher explains the importance of patience, Croc resolves to do better.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRAGraves, Sue
Summary: Everything seems to make Tiger angry, and when he is angry he throws a violent tantrum, scaring all the other children; and when he erupts in the library, throwing books around Miss Bird helps him calm down, and shows him how to set things right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022