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"Poppy never planned on speaking to her old acting rival Serena Saunders again, let alone accepting her as a client. But familiar drama barges back into her life when Serena requests an urgent background check on Ned Boyce, her fianč, before tying the knot. And the flighty film star is behaving out of character by wishing to start over with Poppy--this time as friends ... Wealthy, connected, and the owner of a breathtaking mountaintop home, Ned seems...
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"Fans of quirky mysteries and skillful suspense will find much to enjoy."—Publishers Weekly
She stared into the speckled mirror, wondering how she had come to this. How could she, Holly Love, apple of her parents' eye, competent manipulator of invoices in Gorgon Office Supplies, have ended up alone and starving in a dead man's flat?
How indeed? Most reluctant heroines would throw in the towel at this point. But Holly
...3) One by one
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Dani Ross mystery volume 1
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While taking over her father's detective agency during his illness, Danielle Ross finds herself surrounded by eleven other people, all clueless as to why they are together, in this strange and sinister place.
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"Neither Beryl nor Edwina are the least bit interested in attending events at their alma mater, Miss Dupont's Finishing School for Young Ladies. Their lives are very full indeed in the village of Walmsley Parva. However, when a letter arrives from Miss Dupont herself requesting their help in a professional capacity, they reluctantly pack their bags for London. Upon arrival, they learn from Miss Dupont that her business has seen a steep decline since...
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As a private investigator, Kathleen Stone relies on her ability to blend into the background. Aided by her street-smart drag queen friend and the best wigmaker in New York City, she feels confident that her camouflage is up to snuff. But when a cheating spouse she's been trailing ends up dead under suspicious circumstances, she fears that an old enemy from her years as an undercover cop has seen through her disguises. Now she must work with her former...
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"When a wealthy socialite is found dead on her luxury yacht, her daughter Lainey hires private investigator Kate Weller to look into the matter. Agnes Westin created plenty of enemies during her climb to the top of society, many with a taste for revenge -- but did any of them feel strongly enough to kill her? Kate has another reason altogether for returning to Pensacola, Florida, the only town she has ever called home. Her brother Liam has spent the...
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Fashion stylist and occasional sleuth Dallas O'Connor must try to discover who is turning a big-budget photo shoot into a venue for murder, and soon, the big blonde Texan with a flair for fashion is faced with a wealth of suspects, from bickering designers to a lingerie model, and she must race against time to catch a killer before she becomes the next victim.
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The Dallas O'Connor Mystery series, starring a savvy and sassy fashion stylist from deep in the heart of Texas, is a hit with critics and fans. Dallas arrives for a photo shoot only to find the model dead and Raul the photographer holding a knife. When Raul takes off, Dallas is suddenly the prime suspect. She'll have to go on the run to prove her innocence. This wild ride is filled with eccentric characters.
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Charlene "Charlie" Mack is a PI in Detroit. Born and raised in the city that America forgot, Charlie has built a highly respected private investigations firm through hard work, smart choices, and relentless ambition. Her team of investigators are highly skilled and trustworthy, but she secretly struggles with her sexual orientation and a mother with early-onset Alzheimer's. When Charlie and her crack team head to Birmingham, Alabama following the...
10) An ominous death
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Maggie Browne and the members of the St. Rose Quilting Bee are back, attempting to solve a mystery as they work on their quilts. Sometime Bee member Candy Breckner is at the Palo Verde Care Center to recover from an auto accident; with two broken legs, she cannot manage on her own. Maggie and the Bee decide to visit, taking her a lap quilt they've made especially for her.
Candy breaks down when she sees them, saying that she's afraid there's an "angel...
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Kat Murphy is a private detective tortured by demons. Real ones. She is serving a death sentence in Lost Angeles, the dark and depraved city in Hell where a beast known as a Torment forces her to relive, night after night, the moment she killed her lover and put a bullet in her own skull. Kat longs to make amends for her sins. So when the city's Chief Administrator hires her to retrieve a stolen box with a mysterious power, offering to call off her...
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A Liberty Lane mystery - Autumn, 1839. As the London nights darken, rumours spread about the devil's chariot, which preys on young women walking alone at night. Novice private investigator Liberty Lane has no time for such horror stories, so when a poetic young man begs her to find his missing fiancée, she accepts, suspecting there is a more prosaic explanation. Meanwhile, she is engaged to help prevent a royal scandal involving Prince Albert's worldlier...
13) Here in the dark
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"A dark and stylish novel of psychological suspense about a young theater critic drawn into a dangerous game that blurs the lines between reality and performance. Vivian Parry likes the dark. A former actress, she now works as the junior theater critic at a major Manhattan magazine. Her nights are spent beyond the lights, in a reserved seat, giving herself over to the shows she loves. By day, she savages them, with words sharper than a knife. Angling...
14) Doggone it
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Dreamwalker Baxley Powell can't remember the last time she had such a crappy weekend. A twilight encounter with a ghost dog left her numb and disoriented, her dreamwalker abilities are wiped out, and the sheriff just summoned her to a double homicide. With no access to the spirit world, Baxley bluffs her way through the crime scene where a movie star's assistant and a charter boat captain were strung up and bled dry. In a haunted house, no less. Figuring...
15) Duplicity
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Fina Ludlow novels volume 4
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"Assigned to investigate a glitzy new church that is being sued for brainwashing allegations, gutsy Boston P.I. Fina Ludlow delves into the life of a prominent church member who has died under suspicious circumstances"--
17) Canaan's gate
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Greed and deception drive the action in this tenth entry in the award-winning series, set in South Carolina's sultry Lowcountry.
When bank employee Cecelia Dobbs approaches Bay Tanner's inquiry agency, Bay has no idea her association with the awkward young woman will lead to murder. Concerned that one of her colleagues may be running a scam on the elderly and very wealthy Castlemains of Hilton Head Island, Cecelia is seeking proof she can take to...
18) Bone appetit
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On R&R at a spa and cooking school, Sarah, a P.I. hopes the pampering and the food will cure her depression. Another welcome distraction is a beauty contest and cook-off to find the spa's next spokesperson. When the competition boils over and the top contender is poisoned, the prime suspect hires Sarah to clear her name.
19) The fallen
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Jade de Jong investigations volume 3
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When Jade de Jong's romantic relationship with police superintendent David Patel ends while on vacation in St. Lucia, she hardly has time to rebound before a local is found dead, and the two must put aside their differences to find the killer.
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It begins with a bang: Kathleen Stone is watching her friend Dolly and his fellow drag queens from The Pink Parrot perform at the Halloween Parade when their float explodes. Suspecting foul play, The Pink Parrot's owner, Big Mamma, hires Kat to find the culprit.
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