Maxwell, Jessa
Summary: "Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for Bake Week but also the childhood home of the show's famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin. The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as "America's Grandmother," Betsy Martin isn't as warm off-screen as on, though no one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MAXEllicott, Jessica
Summary: "Neither Beryl nor Edwina are the least bit interested in attending events at their alma mater, Miss Dupont's Finishing School for Young Ladies. However, when a letter arrives from Miss Dupont herself requesting their help, they pack their bags. Upon arrival, they learn that students have reported items missing, damaged possessions, and strange noises in the night. Then a mother of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023
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Summary: "Meet the Bright Young Things, the rabble-rousing hedonists of the 1920s whose treasure hunts were a media obsession. One such game takes place at the 18th birthday party of Pamela Mitford, but ends in tragedy as cruel, charismatic Adrian Curtis is pushed to his death from the church neighbouring the Mitford home. The police quickly identify the killer as a maid, Dulcie. But Louisa Cannon,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FELFellowes, Jessica
Summary: "The year is 1928, and after the death of a maid at a glamorous society party, fortune heir Bryan Guinness seizes life and proposes to eighteen-year-old Diana, most beautiful of the six Mitford sisters. The maid's death is ruled an accident, and the newlyweds put it behind them to begin a whirlwind life zipping between London's Mayfair, chic Paris and hedonistic Berlin. Accompanying Diana as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC FELFletcher, Jessica
Summary: "In the fiftieth entry in this USA Today bestselling series, two timelines converge as Jessica Fletcher returns to high school to investigate the murder of an old colleague. While we meet Jessica as a young teacher solving her very first murder... Young Jessica Fletcher's life couldn't be more ordinary. She teaches at the local high school while she and her loving husband, Frank, are raising...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: M FLEEllicott, Jessica
Summary: "In the lean years following World War I, brash American adventuress Beryl Helliwell and prim and proper Brit Edwina Davenport form a private inquiry agency to make ends meet, hoping that crime does indeed pay . . . The latest occurrence to disturb the peace in the quaint English village of Walmsley Parva hits rather too close to home-in fact, the prime suspect has taken up residence in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020
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Summary: "Following a long betrothal, midwife Rose Carroll and her beloved David are finally celebrating their marriage with friends and relatives, when a most disturbing telegram interrupts the festivities: the young ward of Rose's aunt has suffered a mysterious death, and Rose's help is needed urgently on Cape Cod. Reluctantly agreeing to mix her honeymoon plans with murder, Rose embarks on an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond the Page Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAXSummary: In the quaint but killer town of Brokenwood, Detectives Shepherd, Sims , and Chalmers set out to solve an onstage electrocution, the murder of a nun whose sisters have taken a vow of silence, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BROSummary: In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BROMcCafferty, Keith
Summary: In the wake of Fourth of July fireworks, Hyalite County Sheriff Martha Ettinger and her deputy investigate a horrific scene at the Palisades cliffs, where a herd of bison have fallen to their deaths. Victims of blind panic caused by the pyrotechnics, or a ritualistic hunting practice dating back thousands of years? The person who would know is beyond asking, an American Indian man found dead...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an impring of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Mystery McCMcCafferty, Keith
Summary: The seventh novel in the acclaimed Sean Stranahan mystery series: Scarecrows are appearing in the cliffs above the Smith River in Montana, and state investigator Harold Little Feather, is trying to discover the culprit leaving the hay figures in the cliffs, with signs painted that read "No Smith River Mine-Not on My Watch." The event is related to a copper mine project that threatens the river,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCCMcCafferty, Keith
Summary: When scarecrows appear in the cliffs above Montana's famous Smith River and a little girl reports being chased by one in the night, state investigator Harold Little Feather is brought in to find the culprit. Are the menacing effigies related to a copper-mining project that threatens the purity of the Smith? That's Harold's initial suspicion, but his investigation takes an ominous turn when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Mystery McCSummary: FBI Agent Will Graham hunts the most notorious serial killers. He is both gifted and cursed with an extraordinary ability: he can think, see, and feel like his prey. What he doesn't know is that his new partner has an extreme past. While pursuing a cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams Graham with a psychiatrist, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Dr. Lecter tests Graham every step of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HANSummary: A down on his luck screenwriter reluctantly agrees to adapt a trashy bestseller to the silver screen. Rather than read the book himself, Steele convinces a star-struck hatcheck girl, Mildred Atkinson, to accompany him home and tell him the story in her own words. Later the night, Mildred is found murdered and Steele, who has a history of violent behavior, becomes the prime suspect. A neighbor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA INSummary: In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2022
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4 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BROSummary: A crime novelist obsessed with an unsolved murder case begins to fantasize about committing a crime of his own. His marriage is an unhappy one, and his desire to be free from his beautiful but damaged wife becomes an obsession. But when his wife is found dead, the lines blur between innocence and intent, forcing the question: who, in fact, is the real killer?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE KINSummary: Belgian detective Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London on board the luxurious Orient Express. The thrill of riding the famous train ends abruptly when a wealthy man is discovered dead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2017
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3 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY MURSummary: It's a few months after the end of Season One. Eliza Scarlet has solved her father's murder while her relationship with Inspector William Wellington, aka the Duke, continues to slowly simmer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MISSummary: A string of grisly murders is traced back to the sinister, sensuous Countess, an infamous resident of the stylish Hotel Cortez in downtown Los Angeles. It is a visually stunning, visceral feast. Come explore the hidden corridors of this fiendishly entertaining show with accommodating extras.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AMESummary: Endeavour and his colleagues are entering a new decade and era of change. Opening on New Year's Eve 1969, normal order has been resumed and the team reunited at Castle Gate CID, with Chief Superintendent Bright back in charge. However, the events of the past year have left their mark. Old friendships will be challenged, and new relationships will blossom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ENDSummary: The elite team of Major Crimes is back for its sixth season with three of the most challenging cases yet, struggling to solve mysteries mired in complex political conflicts that move beyond traditional murder cases. As Sharon Raydor grows accustomed to her new boss, Assistant Chief Leo Mason, the detectives find themselves questioning their faith in the rapidly changing priorities of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MAJSummary: Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective returns in these four feature-length mysteries from the hit series. Set amid the un paralleled elegance of the Art Deco era, these beautifully remastered adaptations star David Suchet as the peerless Hercule Poirot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV POISummary: "Long past the secrets that brought them together and tore their lives apart, Noah, Alison, Helen and Cole are on separate journeys with the promise of new relationships and a fresh start. But as the past continues to surface, they question what they're holding on to as their lives keep crashing back into one another."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018