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"Jaclyn Wilde is a wedding planner who loves her job, but working with bridezilla Carrie Edwards has been a nightmare. When Carrie is brutally murdered, everyone involved with the ceremony is under suspicion. Detective Eric Wilder finds that there's too much evidence pointing toward too many suspects. Compounding his problems is Jaclyn, with whom he shared one deeply passionate night before Carrie's death. As the heat intensifies between Eric and...
3) Play dead
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When her husband, Boston Celtics' star player David Baskin, dies on their Australian honeymoon, fashion model-turned-entrepreneur Laura Ayars begins to suspect that David's death wasn't a simple accident and launches her own investigation.
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From Clark's first-ever published story (1956's "Stowaway"), to classic tales featuring Alvirah and Willy, My Gal Sunday and many more, Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Stories gives readers the chance to revisit the short story highlights from the "Queen of Suspense." The jewel of this collection is the novella showcasing the dazzling and dangerous world of high fashion in 1970s New York City: Death Wears a Beauty Mask, which Mary began in 1974...
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Botanist Lucinda Bromley hires Caleb Jones, a psychical investigator to help with the murder investigation of an English lord. Caleb and Lucinda are drawn into the dark heart of a deadly conspiracy that can be traced to the early days of the Arcane Society--and to a legacy of madness that oculd plunge Caleb into the depths of his own tortured soul...
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Tracking down a killer who is murdering tourist women in their sleep for no apparent motive, the sheriff of Justice, Illinois, is discouraged by the arrival of new detective Rae Gabriella, who is also investigating the killings on behalf of one victim's family.
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When mystery writer Molly Hunt drops off her latest manuscript, she walks into the most important mystery of her life. In her publisher's office, she meets Charles Landry of Charleston, S.C., whose fiancee, he claims, is Molly's long-lost twin. He tells the story of Molly's kidnapping from the Mountfort family mansion, then invites her to Charleston to meet the rest of the clan. Honoria, a psychic, still hunts for details about a lover's drowning...
9) Dead aim
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Eve Duncan volume 4.5
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Celebrated photojournalist Alex Graham, having learned the dangerous truth about the collapse of the Arapahoe Dam, finds herself the target of a killer who wants his plans to remain secret, and her situation is further complicated when undercover agent Judd Morgan--a man dogged by his own assassin--is assigned to protect her.
10) The search
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When detective Luke Reynolds enters a Kentucky Amish community to investigate the mysterious death of Perry Borntrager, the case becomes complicated when he falls for the woman Perry had been courting before he disappeared.
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Newly-single mother Caroline Evans dreams of restoring an old barn into a restaurant, but her chance at happiness suddenly hangs in the balance as whispers of murder and vengeance find their way to her and her daughter Issy, hovering in that limbo between girl and young woman, begins to make some dangerous choices.
12) Black sands
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Annie Tagama has always been content to bask in the glow of her more flamboyant brother and sister and to quietly assist her father in his volcano research. Annie does, however, have a secret crush on Mano Ohana, though he's never noticed her. Her devotion turns to disdain after a mistake by Mano kills her beloved brother. But when her younger, more beautiful sister goes missing, she's forced to turn to her former love-now her sworn enemy-for help....
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Star of the Sea Academy volume 02
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Sister Bernadette Ignatius has returned to Ireland with Tom Kelly to search for the son they had left behind years ago. In Dublin Seamus Sullivan is searching for his first love Kathleen Murphy. Both lived in St. Agustine's Children's Home until Kathleen's family claimed her and moved to America.
14) Sleepwalker
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While house-sitting for her Uncle Nicco, policewoman Micayla Lange catches Jason Davis in the act of stealing money from her uncle's locked safe, but when they both find incriminating photos that implicate Nicco in the murder of a city councilman, Micayla and Jason hurtle into a race for their lives.
15) Dangerous refuge
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Environmental conservancy advocate Shayne and big city cop Tanner Davis join forces to uncover the truth behind Tanner's uncle's death. When Shaye becomes a killer's target, Tanner realizes he'd give up anything to protect her--including his life.
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"Holly Cramer's past choices have finally caught up to her, but she never expected them to endanger her baby.Though Holly's stumbled through most of her adult life as a party girl, she longs to live a more stable life for her daughter. Then police show up to question her about the whereabouts of Creed Kershaw, Lily's father. She has kept his identity a secret from friends and family she never even told him about the pregnancy. Now he's a person of...
17) French silk
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Like the city of New Orleans itself, Claire Laurent is a vibrant beauty laced with a mysterious elusiveness. The founder of French Silk, a fabulous lingerie company, she has fought hard to make it a worldwide success. Then a TV evangelist attacks French Silk's erotic sleepwear as sinful. And when he is killed, Claire becomes the prime suspect. District Attorney Robert Cassidy knows Claire is damning herself with lie after lie about the murder, even...
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 1
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On the death of her father, 32-year old Victorian heiress Amelia Peabody travels Egypt to indulge her interest in Egyptology. She travels with Evelyn Barton-Forbes and her trusty parasol which comes in handy on more than one occasion. In Cairo the pair meet archaeologists Radcliffe and Walter Emerson and sparks fly between Radcliffe and Amelia. The groups meet again at Emerson's excavation where Amelia saves Radcliffe's life and takes charge of his...
19) Blue Smoke
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From the time she was 11, Reena Hale knew what she wanted to do with her life. The raging fire, set by an arsonist, that destroyed her family's restaurant was her guiding light. As she watched the consuming power of the flames--and told the fire inspector everything she'd seen--Reena knew she'd one day be an investigator herself. Once she joins the arson unit, Reena's strength is sorely tested. But the grueling hours and smoke-scented clothes are...
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When a billionaire heiress connects a recent high-profile murder to an unsolved killing from fifteen years earlier, LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker schedules an interview with a detective from the first case, only to learn of the man's suspicious suicide, which prompts his collaboration with his wife and daughter to solve the case.
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