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Her Majesty the Queen investigates volume 2
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"Amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back in this hugely entertaining follow-up to The Windsor Knot, in which Her Majesty must determine how a missing painting is connected to the shocking death of a staff member inside Buckingham Palace"--
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Her Majesty the Queen investigates volume 3
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"Queen Elizabeth II is looking forward to a traditional Christmas gathering with her family in Sandringham when a shocking discovery interrupts holiday plans. A severed hand has been found--but even more unsettling, she recognizes the signet ring still attached to a finger. It belongs to a scion of the St. Cyr family, her old friends from nearby Ladybridge Hall. Despite the personal connection, the Queen wants to leave the investigation to the police--that...
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A pies before guys mystery volume 1
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"Daisy Ellery's pies have a secret ingredient: the magical ability to avenge women done wrong by men. The first time Daisy Ellery killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. Now, it's her calling. Daisy bakes sweet vengeance into her pastries, which she and her dog Zoe deliver to the men who've done dirty deeds to the town's women. But if she can't solve the one crime that's not of her own baking, she'll be out of the pie pan and into the oven. Parking...
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"Saffron embarks on her first research study alongside the insufferably charming Dr. Michael Lee, traveling the countryside with him in response to reports of poisonings. But when Detective Inspector Green is given a case with a set of unusual clues, he asks for Saffron's assistance. The victims, all women, received bouquets filled with poisonous flowers. Digging deeper, Saffron discovers that the bouquets may be more than just unpleasant flowers--there...
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Clara Foltz, Esq. fights sexism and racism in early San Francisco
After losing a case in a sexist and racist kangaroo court, Clara learns to use street tactics to find the real killer.
In this exciting first mystery in the new Portia of the Pacific Historical Mystery series, the reviews are in:
"Chinawoman's Chance is an engaging mystery with a historically informative feminist bent." (Anita Lock, Clarion Book Reviews - Foreword Reviews)
"It...
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Pies before guys mystery volume 2
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"Everyone loves a good pie. But how about a pie that's as deadly as it is delectable? Daisy bakes a little murder into every pie she creates, and she and her dog, Zoe, deliver them to the town's worst cads. Now, Daisy's entered a televised, elimination-style competition and has a shot at $100k in prize money -- but she still has a murder pie to deliver after filming. In a completely unexpected turn of events, she discovers that her intended victim...
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Scientist Sara Almquist is asked to investigate a death of a participant in a clinical trial conducted by a biotechnology company making cultured meat-meat made in a test tube. She learns although the product may sometimes contain toxic components, the competition among biotechnology companies and bickering within the company may be lethal.
This is an example of science in fiction with a realistic description of the biotechnology necessary to...
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The Academy is the second book in trilogy Two Worlds. Beginning.Elisa arrives in the Guardian Academy to become a detective. Even though she hasn't quite tamed her Lightning Gift, she believes that her natural curiosity along with attention to detail will help her make this world a bit better place to live. Little does she know how many obstacles she will face in the environment full of men - from daily pranks from her groupmates to love matters....
9) Blue
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Blue McCarron has a Ph.D. in social psychology. She teaches and writes while living reclusively in an abandoned motel in the middle of the California desert with her Doberman, Bronte. A minister's kid, she has an imprisoned felon for a twin and a broken heart from grieving over her lost lover, Misha. When a body is found trussed up in a public freezer and widow Muffin Crandall claims she killed an intruder in self-defense and then did some dumb things,...
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Following the horrific assault of his younger daughter in
Book One, Assault, Robert Wentworth
is accused by the townspeople of witchcraft and incestual rape. In desperation, he sends Faythe and Tommy to
Briarcliff to solicit the help of a well-known lawyer. Fraught with lies and bribery, the ensuing
trial is reminiscent of the Salem Witch Trials in all of their sham and
paranoia.
11) Ultimate Blue
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When a Mexican rock star is kidnapped and a gay Spanish professor is threatened with death, social psychologist Blue McCarron finds herself in the middle of an unsettling new investigation.
The California desert hasn't changed, but everything else in Blue McCarron's life is about to. After the inevitable break-up with partner Roxie in Philadelphia, Blue drags herself home-to the tumbleweeds, sidewinders, and emptiness.
A part-time job teaching...
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Agatha Award-winning author, Abigail Padget returns with Book No.2 of the Blue McCarron Mystery series.
When two prominent female politicians die in San Diego of cerebral hemorrhages within days of each other, social psychologist Blue McCarron knows that their deaths are a statistical impossibility-they simply cannot be from natural causes. Within hours, a female evangelist almost dies, and threats from a religious fanatic, illustrated with blue...
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