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The only thing harder than solving a murder...giving birth!
A body has been dredged from the San Francisco Bay. Kate Connolly, pregnant and ready to pop, has reason to fear that the “it” may be her long-lost brother-in-law. When a private investigator begins nosing around, Kate decides on a new career path. Battling sleep deprivation, diaper blowouts, and breastfeeding mishaps, she muddles through her own murder investigation, 'Mommy style'.
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IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
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"From twice National Book Award-nominated Rachel Kushner, whose Flamethrowers was called "the best, most brazen, most interesting book of the year" (Kathryn Schulz, New York magazine), comes a spectacularly compelling, heart-stopping novel about a life gone off the rails in contemporary America. It's 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility, deep in California's Central Valley....
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The first mystery book in a rollicking new historical cozy series! When Lady Adelaide's dinner party is visited by lady death, she'll have to partner with the irksome spirit of her dead husband to crack the case…
"A lively debut filled with local color, red herrings, both sprightly and spritely characters, a smidgen of social commentary, and a climactic surprise."-Kirkus Reviews
A delightful English cozy series begins in August 1924. Lady Adelaide...
4) The perfume
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IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
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Dawn doesn't want to try the perfume because she doesn't like it's scent, or its name--Venom. But something inside her is forcing her to try it.
5) Dig
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"A sprightly tale and a surprising ending, along with Clemens's trademark quirky characters."-Kirkus Reviews
When dairy farmer Stella Crown's friend, veterinarian Carla Beaumont, is car-jacked it's just the first of a rash of vicious attacks on local business women. Then three more women-a truck driver, a minister, and a personal trainer-are targeted for vandalism and theft. But the community is shaken to the core when the kind-hearted Dr. Peterson...
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A compelling tale of edgy, small-town emotions, lingering obsession, and romantic salvation from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve.
Andrew, after many years, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Planning to remain only a few days, he is drawn into the tragic legacy of his childhood friend and beautiful girl next door, Eden Close. An adopted child, Eden had learned to avoid the mother who did not want her and to please the father...
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Billie B. mystery volume 2
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Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2014.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Billie and the Secret Mystery Club have found a mysterious note - in code! What does it say? And who could have sent it? One thing's for certain: it will take all the skills of the SMC to solve this mystery.
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Nancy Drew and the clue crew volume 13
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Aladdin Paperbacks
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2008.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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When someone steals the newly hatched chicks from Nancy's classroom, where the class project was to raise chicks from incubated eggs, the girl detective and the rest of the Clue Crew are on the case.
9) The zoo crew
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Nancy Drew and the clue crew volume 14
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Aladdin Paperbacks
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2008.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Nancy, George, and Bess must solve a mystery during a three-day overnight camp at the local zoo when someone steals the toys the campers made for the animals.
10) Spooky house
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Billie B. mystery volume 1
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Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2014.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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The Billie B Mysteries take Billie into a new genre... MYSTERY! Billie and her friends dare each other to explore the spooky house at the end of the street. They are sure it's haunted. Sooo scary! But if anyone can handle ghosts, it's Billie B Brown!
11) Shattered shell
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Lewis Cole mysteries volume 3
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Lewis Cole's latest case is about to go up in flames . . .
When a mysterious arsonist strikes the sleepy town of Tyler Beach, leaving a trail of burned-down hotels in their wake, the police are left baffled and scrambling for a suspect. Retired Department of Defense analyst and local columnist Lewis Cole once again finds himself called in to solve a critical case.
But the fugitive pyromaniac is just the beginning. When a monstrous act of violence...
12) Don't cry now
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"You're in danger. You and Amanda."
The warning draws Bonnie Wheeler to a place she has never been:
To the brutally slain body of her husband's ex-wife . . .
To the shattering of her perfect world by a murdered woman's secrets . . .
To a place where every truth becomes a lie-and every loved one is a stranger . . .
To a gathering darkness that threatens her innocent child-and herself . . .
To a home where nothing is safe, and there's no...
13) Ink and bone
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In this explosive psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger, a young woman s mysterious gift forces her into the middle of a dangerous investigation of a little girl s disappearance. For as long as she can remember, twenty-year-old Finley Montgomery has been able to see into the future. She dreams about events before they occur and sees beyond the physical world, unconsciously using her power to make supernatural things...
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In Avenue of Mysteries, Juan Diego--a fourteen-year-old boy, who was born and grew up in Mexico--has a thirteen-year-old sister. Her name is Lupe, and she thinks she sees what's coming--specifically, her own future and her brother's. Lupe is a mind reader; she doesn't know what everyone is thinking, but she knows what most people are thinking. Regarding what has happened, as opposed to what will, Lupe is usually right about the past; without your...
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Billie B. mystery volume 3
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Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2015.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Billy and the Secret Mystery Club have a new case to solve. Who has put leaves in Lola's sandwich? It's a real mystery. Soon everyone suspects Benny, but could they have the wrong kid? It's up to the SMC to find the real culprit!
16) Judas horse
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"When Detective Jack Warr identifies an informer, the terrified man begins to give details of a massive robbery planned by a team of unscrupulous and dangerous men. These men have already orchestrated many audacious robberies, leaving terrified victims in their wake. And they have already killed to get what they want. Detective Jack Warr and his team must use their informant as a 'Judas Horse' to draw in the unsuspecting robbers, so that they go ahead...
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Filthy dirty garden gloves volume 2
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[publisher not identified]
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[2023]
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"Butch Findley, owner of Fat Lady’s Auctioneers out of Mission County, was not at all happy when two half-frozen bodies were found on Larry Grainger’s abandoned organic farm. The deceased were out-of-towners with ties to the missing farmer. But they were not the only thawing bodies discovered that spring. Between acts of larceny, murder, and layers of deceit, Buffalo View Villagers grieve the loss of one of their own while love blossoms in spite...
18) Tropical heat
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Forced into early retirement by a bullet to the knee, ex-cop Fred Carver undertakes a missing persons case that quickly places him in mortal danger When the criminal's bullet shattered his knee, Fred Carver's colleagues called him lucky. Between his pension and the insurance check, they said, he had a nice, easy retirement to look forward to. But Fred Carver would rather have his knee. His career finished, his marriage over, he takes a halfhearted...
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Claire Hayden has no idea that her world is about to be shattered. At the conclusion of her husband'' 40th birthday party, he is found murdered, his throat cut with a weapon that hasn't been used since World War II. He has no enemies. He has committed no crimes. He has no shady past.
Claire's search for information leads her to the mysterious Ian Marshall, an acquaintance of her husband who seems to know something. Someone has been killing this...
20) Lies that bind
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Maeve Conlon novels volume 2
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"In the acclaimed Once Upon a Lie, Maggie Barbieri introduced Maeve Conlon, a single mother and bakery owner hiding dark secrets behind her cookie-cutter suburban life. Now, Maeve's moving on with everyday life when the unthinkable happens: her father dies of a massive heart attack. Maeve's mother died when Maeve was very young, and growing up, it was always just her and her father. But on the day of his funeral, Maeve learns a shocking secret. She...
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