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Lord Peter is on vacation when he hears that a dead body has been found at the Wimsey family retreat, and that Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver, is being held for the crime. The dead man? Their sister's fiancé. Lord Peter must clear his brother's name to avoid the death penalty. There is overwhelming circumstantial evidence against the Duke, but Lord Peter firmly believes that his brother is innocent and begins his own investigation into...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 67
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Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections - between the fashionable and the outcast, the beautiful and the ugly, the powerful and the victims. Nowhere in Dickens's later novels is his attack on an uncaring society more imaginatively embodied, but nowhere either is the mixture of comedy and angry satire more deftly managed. Bleak House defies a single description. It...
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William Monk and Hester Latterly mysteries volume 3
William Monk novel volume 03
William Monk Mystery
William Monk novel volume 3
William Monk novel volume 03
William Monk Mystery
William Monk novel volume 3
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After a brilliant military career, esteemed General Thaddeus Carlyon finally meets his death not in the frenzy of battle but at an elegant London dinner party. His demise appears to be the result of a freak accident, but the general's wife, Alexandra, readily confesses that she killed him-- a story she clings to even under the threat of the noose. Investigator William Monk, nurse Hester Latterly, and Oliver Rathbone, counsel for the defense, work...
4) Shadow play
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This sophisticated, psychologically gripping tale about crimes of the most twisted passion is perfect for fans of Linda Fairstein and Patricia Highsmith. The odd, vaguely menacing little man called Mr. Logo is a familiar figure in the old court building in London. Although frequently brought before the judge for indecent assault, he is invariably acquitted due to lack of evidence. He is especially familiar to Helen West, the take-no-prisoners lawyer...
5) The verdict
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Taking a high-profile murder case that may make his career, Terry Flynt is forced to confront secrets from the past when he discovers that his millionaire client, who is a former friend, brutally betrayed him years earlier.
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An exiled German prince falls from his horse in Victorian England and his wife is accused of murder. It's a scandal of international proportions and the man expected to sort out the truth from the lies is series sleuth William Monk. First though he must polish his manners. By the author of Cain His Brother.
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William Monk and Hester Latterly mysteries volume 8
William Monk novel volume 08
William Monk Mystery
Inspector William Monk volume 08
William Monk novel volume 08
William Monk Mystery
Inspector William Monk volume 08
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Detective William Monk and nurse/sleuth Hester Latterly team up when it becomes clear that his investigation of a series of brutal rapes in the St. Giles area of Victorian London is somehow related to the brutal beating of her latest patient Rhys Duff, the son of a respected solicitor.
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Rumpole of the Bailey volume 12
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This release comprises four 45 minute BBC Radio 4 plays adapted by John Mortimer from four stories in his latest published collection, Rumpole and the Primrose Path. Rumpole is a wine-imbibing friend of the South London criminal classes, and the scourge of all QCs. Acting as narrator, he tells a series of stories involving legal chicanery, criminal derring-do and startling coincidence, spiced with a modicum of domestic strife at home.
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...9) Old filth
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Old Filth trilogy volume 1
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"FILTH is a lawyer with a practice in the Far East. A few remember that his nickname stands for Failed In London Try Hong Kong. But Old Filth is not as pompous as people imagine, and his past contains many secrets and dark hiding places"--Publisher.
12) Revelation
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Matthew Shardlake novels volume 4
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Defending a young religious zealot who is being held in the Bedlam hospital for the insane, Matthew Shardlake investigates a series of murders with ties to Lady Catherine Parr, a reform sympathizer and future wife of Henry VIII.
13) The twisted root
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For Miriam Gardiner, attending a party at the London home of her fiance, Lucius Stourbridge, to celebrate their forthcoming marriage, should have been one of the happiest days of her life. But, after making a sudden exit from the party, Miriam disappears without a trace. Reluctant to cause a scandal, Lucius seeks out William Monk, a detective with a reputation for excellence...
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Rumpole of the Bailey volume 16
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Five holiday tales feature the curmudgeon barrister in "Rumpole and Father Christmas," "Rumpole's Slimmed Down Christmas," "Rumpole and the Boy," "Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces," and "Rumpole and the Christmas Break."
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