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Kinsey Millhone mysteries volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
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Eighteen years after the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered in a quarry off California's Highway 1, two police detectives nearing retirement enlist Kinsey Millhone's aid to help identify the long-ago murder victim.
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Spiderwick chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
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English
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First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatches Simon. Then a band of elves tries to entrap Jared. Maybe now that Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You has disappeared, the Grace kids will be left alone. Don't bet on it. At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it's not Simon. To make matters even worse, Mallory has disappeared. Clues point to the abandoned quarry just outside of town. The dwarves...
3) Shadows reel
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"Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett and his wife Marybeth, each confront sinister surprises in their community: he finds a fishing guide who has been brutally murdered, while she opens an unmarked package at their local library to find a phot album that belonged to an infamous Nazi official. Then, when a close neighbor is killed, Joe and Marybeth face new questions: who is after the album, and how will they solve its mystery before someone hurts them...
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"Set in early 1900s Colorado, the unforgettable tale of a young woman who bravely faces the consequences of speaking out against injustice. In a voice spiked with sly humor, Sylvie Pelletier recounts leaving her family's snowbound mountain cabin to work in a manor house for the Padgetts, owners of the marble-mining company that employs her father and dominates the town. Sharp-eyed Sylvie is awed by the luxury around her; fascinated by her employer,...
5) Skin
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Detective Inspector Jack Caffery mysteries volume 4
Jack Caffery thriller volume 04
Walking Man volume 2
Jack Caffery thriller volume 04
Walking Man volume 2
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English
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"When the decomposed body of a young woman is found near railway tracks one morning, all indications lead to suicide. That's how the police want it too; all neatly squared and tidied away. But DI Jack Caffery is not so sure. He's on the trail of someone predatory, someone who hides in the shadows and can slip into houses unseen." -- provided by publisher.
6) Blown cover
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"Outrunning the past might be the most dangerous mission…The last person army special agent Makenzie Fuller expects to blow her cover for is her missing ex-partner who once betrayed her. But Ian Andrews doesn't remember the past four years-or why the arms dealer Makenzie's investigating wants him dead. Now on the run at Christmastime from her quarry and her own agency, Makenzie must keep Ian alive…even as she questions whether she can trust him."--Amazon....
7) The quarry
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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A drifter kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church, but the police chief suspects foul play.
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Nameless Detective mysteries volume 19
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English
Description
Old Man Hass is concerned by the near-catatonic behavior of his daughter, Grady. The young woman showed up at his doorstep a few days earlier, refused to admit that anything was wrong, and has been wandering around the farm, not talking and barely eating. The Nameless Detective thinks the old farmer would have been better off calling a psychiatrist-but he's at least willing to ask a few questions. As Nameless begins to investigate, he discovers that...
10) The never wars
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"Special Forces are used to crazy ops, but orbiting a black hole to slow down time and fight Earth's dirty battles in the future? That's new, even for them. But that's the mission for Owen Quarry, Anaya Pretorius, and the rest of COG, a company of elite, disgraced, soldiers from around the globe. They join a defrocked company commander, an AI warship with self-confidence issues, and a crew of misfit troupers on a dizzying time-quest: prove the concept...
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In this first crowdsourced book about Indiana, ordinary Hoosiers from all corners of the state share the eclectic, wonderful, and sometimes wacky stories that are undeniably Indiana. These true tales highlight the variety of Hoosier life fond recollections of hometowns, legendary anecdotes of the past, Indiana's unpredictable weather, favorite foods (there's more than corn!), and chance encounters with unforgettable and infamous people. And, of course,...
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Reservoir novels volume 2
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English
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"A teenage girl has gone missing. The whole community has been called upon to join the search. And now an interviewer arrives, intent on capturing the community's unstable stories about life in the weeks and months before Becky Shaw vanished. Each villager has a memory to share or a secret to conceal, a connection to Becky that they are trying to make or break. A young wife pushes against the boundaries of her marriage, and another seeks a means of...
13) Diggers
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A group of small creatures called nomes, whose families have lived for generations hidden in a department store, are forced to flee to a country quarry, where they struggle against harsh weather, destructive humans, and dissension among themselves.
14) Post captain
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In 1803 Napoleon smashes the Peace of Amiens,and Captain Jack Aubrey, R.N., taking refuge in France from his creditors, is interned. He escapes from France, from debtors' prison, from a possible mutiny, and pursues his quarry straight into the mouth of a French-held harbor.
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2017.
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English
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In Tangle-inspired Botanicals, author and artist Sharla Hicks guides you in exploring and developing your own style of botanical, landscapes, lush foliage, and mixed-media color enhancers.
It's not hard to see why drawing tangles continues to grow years after tangles first hit the scene. These types of drawings are easy to pick up, and can be drawn on just about anything. With a focus on simple mark making as well as
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Something to die for mystery volume 1st
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English
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Carrie McCrite and her husband, Amos, had dreamed of retiring to a home in the Ozark mountains. After Amos dies in a hunting accident, Carrie decides to go ahead with their dream, but alone. She needs to be someone - to prove she's a capable woman who can take care of herself. Carrie meets neighbor JoAnne Harrington, a man-hater who certainly provides an example of female independence. And there are important things to do when a stone quarry threatens...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
710L
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English
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On a quiet morning in St. Mary Mead, a maid wakes Colonel Bantry and his wife to inform them that a young woman is dead in their library. The victim is dressed in a tawdry dress, with dyed hair and heavy make-up. Mrs. Bantry knows that as long as the murder remains unsolved her husband will be the target of suspicion and gossip, so she asks Miss Marple for help. The victim is 18-year-old Ruby Keene, a dancer at the Majestic Hotel, whose body is identified...
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"Anna Winslow, her husband Burt and their teenage son have deep roots on Quarry Island. Burt and his brother, Carl, are lobstermen, just like their father and grandfather before them. And while some things on the island never seem to change, Anna's life is about to take some drastically unexpected turns. First, Anna discovers that she has a younger sister, Izzie Jordan. Then, on the day she drives to Portland to meet Izzie for the first time, Carl's...
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