Walters, Minette.
Summary: In England, photographer Jinx Kingsley, a millionaire's daughter, is pulled from a bloody car wreck after her fiance, Leo, took off with her best friend, Meg. Suicide or a cover, wonders Superintendent Cheever. The same day saw the death of Leo and Meg in a manner resembling the death, some years earlier, of Jinx's husband, Russell, after his affair with Meg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALKing, Laurie R.
Summary: August 1923. All is quiet in the Holmes household in Sussex as Mary Russell works on academic research while Sherlock Holmes conducts malodorous chemistry experiments. But the peace quickly disappears as out of the past comes Dorothy Ruskin, an amateur archeologist from the Holy Land, who brings the couple a lovely inlaid box with a tattered roll of stained papyrus inside. The evening following...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1997
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Summary: Qwill and his cats vacation in Mooseville, but when the carpenter he hires disappears, he begins to investigate what may be a serial killer's plan to wipe out the area's woodworkers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1989
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Summary: After finding a mysterious will, the Hardy boys set out to fulfill its request to find a treasure and the owner of the treasure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1964
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DIXGregory, Susanna
Summary: After returning to London, Chaloner investigates the death of lawyer with ties to a trader known as "the Butcher of Smithfield."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sphere 2008
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Summary: The Hardy boys find the missing deed to an Indians' land, prevent a phony salesman from carrying through a reckless scheme, and help their father solve a top-secret case.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1969
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DIXFforde, Jasper.
Summary: "Leaving Swindon behind her, to hide out in the Well of Lost Plots - the place where all fiction is created - Thursday Next, Literary Detective and soon-to-be one parent family, ponders her next move from inside an unpublished novel of dubious merit entitled Caversham Heights. Her husband, Landen, exists only in her memories and with Goliath and the Chronoguard on her tail in the real world,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder & Stoughton 2003
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Summary: Hercule Poirot's vacation in the Holy Land is interrupted by death in Petra, where the lifeless body of Mrs. Boynton, a detestable English woman who cowed her family and strangers alike, is found atop the rose red cliffs. Though her family claims her heart failure was a natural event, the tiny puncture mark on her wrist is a clear sign of the fatal injection that really killed her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2007
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Summary: While digging in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, English archeologist Amelia Peabody discovers the mummified body of a recently dead woman. The victim was the fourth wife of a famous archeologist and she disappeared five years earlier, supposedly eloping with a lover. Amelia turns sleuth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1997
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Summary: When a sinkhole opens up and swallows one of Bayport's historic statues, Frank and Joe suspect something--or someone--shady at play. They jump at the chance to investigate ; Joe as a member of an urban exploration club, and Frank as photographer for the school paper. But in the thick of their search, the boys stumble upon an entire underground city that's been abandoned for years. Now the city...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J HBA 10Lewis, Beverly
Summary: Dunkum follows a trail of secret coded messages to find his missing autographed basketball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers 1995
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Summary: "Twelve-year-old Truly Lovejoy's family moves to a small town to take over a bookstore. Soon, she has to solve two mysteries involving a missing book and an undelivered letter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2014
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Summary: It is a time of unrest in the BookWorld. Only the diplomatic skills of ace literary detective Thursday Next can avert a devastating genre war. But a week before the peace talks, Thursday vanishes. Has she simply returned home to the RealWorld or is this something more sinister?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2011
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Summary: Inspector Jules Maigret travels from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces the true identity of Pietr the Latvian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2013
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Summary: Months ago Sarah Gallagher woke from a coma with psychic abilities she couldn't control. They changed her life and cost her the man she loved. And now, someone is playing games with Sarah's mind. It begins with Sarah's home being destroyed by fire, an act of arson that draws novelist Tucker Mackenzie into Sarah's confidence. Tucker has other reasons to pursue Sarah but so does a mysterious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jove Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOOChristie, Agatha
Summary: A grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius.In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In The Actress, a great star's shady past...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1997
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Summary: After learning about Sherlock Holmes, Humphrey the classroom hamster follows clues to try and discover why Mrs. Brisbane is gone and Mr. E, a fun but not very educational substitute, is taking her place in Room 26 at Longfellow School.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC BIRKeene, Carolyn
Summary: Nancy Drew becomes involved in a double mystery concerning a haunted bridge and jewel thieves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1972
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Summary: The Hardy brothers' search for the missing son of a wealthy industrialist leads them to Brazil and great danger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1972
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Summary: " ... the Dordogne's great pleasures--wine, romance, and intrigue--threaten Bruno's beloved village of Saint-Denis."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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Summary: "Ablinding snowstorm - and a homicidal maniac - traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history ..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2012
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Summary: Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the murder of two people found in a remote prehistoric stone circle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1999
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Summary: A group of friends challenge each other with mysteries to which only the presenter knows the answer, and which the other friends must solve. Guess who wins hands down every time? Miss Marple.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1986
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Summary: Alexandria, 47 BC. Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant. A shipment of new coins meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen and the Queen's Eye has been murdered, so Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Head of Zeus 2018