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1) By the book
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 10
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"One night while Mary is working late in her shop, she smells something burning. When she looks out the window, she sees smoke coming from Sweet Susan's Bakery next door. The fire department arrives in time to stop the flames from spreading to any other buildings, but the bakery is seriously damaged. Even more shocking is the verdict that the fire was started on purpose!...The more Mary investigates, the less she likes what she discovers. Is this...
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 06
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"One night, while Mary is working late at the bookshop, a shadowy figure leaves a box of books at her door. All of the books have beautiful covers clearly done by the same artist, and inside each book is an old letter addressed to a man named Jacob. To Mary's shock, the letters were written by her mother. The letters could simply be a sweet ode to young love, but the last letter hints at a regret that could change everything Mary and Betty thought...
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During the first meeting of the Winter Warmth Book Chat, the lights in Mary's Mystery Bookshop go out. When they come back on, Mary realizes a book has been stolen from the counter. And not just any book. This was a signed early edition of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. Mary intended to sell the rare and valuable copy and donate the money to help a little girl get a kidney transplant. Now everyone at the Book Chat is a suspect, and...
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Mary Fisher has found the perfect place to retire--right where she started. She's moved back to Cape Cod to open Mary's Mystery Bookshop in Ivy Bay, a quaint coastal village flanked by meandering marshes and silvery beaches. It's the perfect place to relax with a good book on a summer day. But Mary soon discovers that this small town is full of secrets. Escape to a charming seaside town, get to know the lively characters who call this community home,...
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Mary's sister Betty receives notice that she is being sued and that the Emerson Grist Mill, which has been in her late husband's family for hundreds of years, actually belongs to the Hopkinses, with whom the Emersons have feuded for generations. Betty is sure that it can't be true, but Mary isn't so certain and sets out to unravel the mill's forgotten history. As Mary digs in the Ivy Bay archives, she hears rumors of a murder that started the feud....
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Mary's Mystery Bookshop is hosting a very special guest: beloved mystery author Addison Hartley. Hartley gives an intimate reading to the fans gathered in the store, but Mary's eyes are drawn not to the famous author but to a familiar face in the crowd. Could it be Mary's best friend from childhood? Claire Wilkes? As soon as Mary moves to great her old friend, the woman disappears. When Mary reads Hartley's new novel, she finds eerie parallels to...
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"When Mary and her sister Betty visit the Ivy Bay lighthouse with their friend Henry, Mary stumbles upon a crude map drawn on the wall. Henry wonders if it might be connected to his ancestor David, who was accused of stealing a large sum of money and a precious family heirloom. Mary decides to investigate, but solving a crime committed almost a century ago isn't easy, and a surprising number of people don't want her to succeed."--Back cover.
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When Mary bumps into her neighbor one summer evening, she's glad to see that Cathy has a new man in her life. The couple is heading to the marina to take a sunset whale-watching cruise, and Mary wishes them well. But the next day Mary sees that Cathy's newspaper is still lying on the porch and her mail hasn't been collected. As the days go by, it's clear that Cathy never came home that night and is now missing.
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 12
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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While Mary and the residents of Ivy Bay watch a re-enacted bank robbery at the Ivy Bay Bank & Trust during Living History Days, they soon realize this fake crime is actually real. The masked, gun-wielding robber, played by Steve Althrope, the bank manager, escapes with the contents of several safe deposit boxes before anyone realizes what's really happening. The entire town is shocked. Why would Steve do such a thing? But something about the theft...
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 19
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Mary's friend Henry enlists her help finding money that has disappeared from the church account.
11) Cover story
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 13
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Mary investigates the possible connection between a boat's distress call, the disappearance of a museum laptop, and the fact that several of Ivy Bay's prominent citizens have had their bank accounts cleaned out.
13) The lost noel
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 15
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[2013]
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English
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Christmas is coming, and Mary is excited that both of her children are bringing their families to Ivy Bay for the holiday. Someone begins to sabotage the living Nativity at Grace Church and Mary investigates.
14) Missing pages
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Secrets of Mary's Bookshop volume 08
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2013.
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English
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It's Independence Day and Mary is enjoying the parade until the July Queen, a local high school student named Amanda Branson, disappears. Mary thinks she saw Amanda at the docks just after the parade, but is not sure and Chief McArthur won't listen to her. Then it seems Mary's granddaughter Daisy holds the key to finding Amanda.
15) Poetry in motion
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Secrets of Mary's Bookshop volume 07
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2013.
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English
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"When Mary finds a poem called "Pikes Peak" by Katharine Lee Bates tucked into an old book, she feels a thrill of discovery.Could it be an early handwritten draft of the beloved song "America the Beautiful"? She takes the poem to document expert Lincoln King, but before he can confirm its authenticity, the poem is stolen from his office. Only a handful of people even knew Mary had found the poem. Who could have taken it?"--Back cover.
16) A thousand words
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 14
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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When Mary and Betty inherit their great-uncle's home, they find some charming paintings hidden in the attic. Mary is thrilled to discover that the paintings were done by their great aunt Maude, who died young. But a desperate note taped to the back of one of the paintings suggests there is more to Aunt Maude's story than Mary and Betty know.
17) Words of wisdom
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 17
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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When Mary tries to refinance the mortgage on the bookshop, her application is denied because of the large balance on her new credit card. But she hasn't opened a new account and certainly hasn't been on any spending spree. Mary is the victim of identity theft!
18) Work in progress
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 16
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"While cleaning out a desk at the Grace Church furniture drive, Mary discovers a false botton in one of the drawers. Hidden inside is a manila envelope with a manuscript. Hoping to be able to return the manuscript to its rightful owner, she takes it home and reads through it, looking for a clue to its origin. Instead, she discovers that the manuscript is the first part of a memoir that confesses to burning down the Ivy Bay clock tower fifty years...
19) Digging up clues
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 21
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
Description
When gold coins wash up on shore, shipwreck fever hits Ivy Bay. Soon the beach is crawling with locals and tourists alike, all looking for the legendary lost treasure of the Lady Beth, which sank off the coast of Cape Cod almost two hundred years ago.
20) Hidden meaning
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Secrets of Mary's bookshop volume 23
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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At the funeral of Margaret Flannery, Mary encounters a woman who claims Margaret stole her daughter's identity. At first, Margaret's daughter, Marnie, dismisses the accusation. But when she finds a box of documents in her mother's cottage that suggests Margaret did indeed change her name when she was younger, Marnie asks for Mary's help to find out the truth.
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