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Series
Highland Bookshop novels volume 3
Highland bookshop mystery volume 3
Highland bookshop mystery volume Book 3
Highland bookshop mystery volume 3
Highland bookshop mystery volume Book 3
Publisher
WorldWide
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
"Out for a bicycle ride in the hills beyond Inversgail, Janet Marsh discovers the body of Dr. Malcolm Murray. The elderly Murray and his own bicycle went off the road and down a steep slope--he's sprawled in the burn at the bottom, his damaged bike in a patch of thistles on the bank. Janet calls the Police Scotland emergency number. Tire tracks at the side of the narrow road suggest a vehicle might have been involved. But if it was an accident, the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Worldwide
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
420 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cassandra Mitchell lives in the majestic Battersea Bluffs, a brooding Queen Anne home originally built by her great-grandparents. Local lore has it that there was a curse placed on the family and the house is haunted. Cassie stands to lose her beloved home due to mounting debt and the machinations of her ex-husband. Her hopes are raised when a young couple wanders onto the property and promise to help Cassie renovate the carriage house into a guest...
Author
Series
Cottage tales of Beatrix Potter volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market ed.
Physical Desc
286 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author of Peter Rabbit and other creature tales, Beatrix Potter is still, after a century, beloved by children and adults the world over. In this first Cottage Tale, Albert introduces Beatrix, an animal lover who has just bought a farm in England's beautiful Lake District. As Beatrix tries to win over the hearts of her fellow villagers, her animal friends set out to solve a mystery all their own.
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love of adventure. She yearns to cross oceans and travel the skies. When she learns of the Dole Air Race -- a high-stakes contest to be the first to make the 2,400 mile Pacific crossing from the West Coast to Hawaii -- she sets her sights on qualifying. But it soon becomes clear that only men will make the cut. In a last-ditch effort to take part, Livy manages to be picked as a navigator for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"New York City, summer 1889. Society girl-turned-investigative journalist Genevieve Stewart and wealthy Daniel McCaffrey have arrived at the docks to see their friends, Rupert and Esmie Milton, off on their honeymoon. But the romantic idyll comes to a screeching halt when a crazed man bursts into their stateroom screaming about demons and drops dead before their eyes. The dead man is Marcus Dalrymple, who had once asked Esmie to marry him--and inside...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm.
Language
English
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Growing up in Damascus, the pool was Yusra Mardini's happy place. She learned to swim before she could walk. And with swimming came a dream--to compete in the Olympic games. But when war came to Syria, Yusra's home--and her pool--were no longer safe. Yusra and her sister set out on a harrowing journey, crossing the sea in search of safety. In the inspirational tale that follows, Yusra's courageous spirit shines. Crammed on a too-small refugee boat,...
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
385, 15 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Nell Hallam lives in a modest corner of Mayfair with her brother Matthew, an inspector at Scotland Yard. An exceptionally talented pianist, she aspires to attend the Royal Academy; but with tuition beyond their means, Nell sets out to earn the money herself--by playing piano in a popular Soho music hall. And the fact that she will have to disguise herself as a man and slip out at night to do it doesn't deter her. Spending evenings...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
134 pages: color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...
Author
Series
Publisher
Worldwide
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The sisters of Gwenafwy Abbey have cherished their contemplative life--days spent in prayer and reflection, tending the Convent's vegetable gardens and making their award-winning organic cheese, Heavenly Gouda. Life seems perfect, except for Sister Agatha, a die-hard mystery fan who despairs of ever finding any real-life inspiration for her own novel--that is, until the abbey's sexton is found dead under an avalanche of gouda. Despite the reservations...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xiii, 283 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"On a cold, gloomy night, twenty-three-year-old Kyoko stands in the rain with a knife in her hoodie's pocket. Her target is Daniel, who seduced Kyoko's mother then callously dropped her, leading to her death. But tonight, there will be repercussions. Following the unsuspecting Daniel home, Kyoko manages to get a rash kidnapping plot off the ground... and then nothing goes as planned. The Fetishist is the story of three people-Kyoko, a Japanese American...
11) Last night
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A fierce blizzard is burying the eastern seaboard, but on the icy Rhode Island shore renowned artist Maddie Morrison finds warm sanctuary from a contentious divorce at the legendary Ocean House. Hours later, her body is found buried under a blanket of snow and her little daughter, CeCe, has disappeared without a trace. For Detective Conor Reid; his brother, Tom, a coast guard commander; and Maddie's grieving sister, Hadley, the posh hotel becomes...
12) Goodbye girl
Author
Series
Jack Swyteck novels volume 18
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jack Swyteck's latest client is Grammy-winning popstar Imani Nichols, who urges fans to pirate her music because her royalties go mostly to ex-husband Shaky Nichols; the result is blazing litigation and the indictment of both for the long-ago murder of Imani's extramarital lover.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
371 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
" "You are to report to Station X at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, in four days time ... That is all you need to know." This was the terse telegram hundreds of young women throughout the British Isles received in the spring of 1941, as World War II raged. As they arrived at Station X, a sprawling mansion in a state of disrepair surrounded by Spartan-looking huts with little chimneys coughing out thick smoke-these young people had no idea what kind...
14) Dream town
Author
Series
Eve Ronin novels volume 5
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
LASD detective Eve Ronin struggles to investigate the murder of a reality star that brings her into a music industry war and puts her into conflict with a vicious Chilean gang.
15) A grave robbery
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud's. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes a gruesome discovery: this is no wax figure. The mannequin is the beautifully preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive. But who would...
16) Dearly beloved
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
440 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
A sheltered life in the countryside has left Diana Lindsay restless to see the wider world, for both herself and the son she is raising alone. She cannot marry, but perhaps as a courtesan she will find love and protection despite her painful past. Gathering her courage, she moves to London--and finds herself the city's most desired woman, as admired for her charm as for her beauty. But it is one man who captivates her--handsome, haunted, and harboring...
17) Cold to the bone
Author
Series
Publisher
Worldwide
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sheriff Nicole Cobain knows the secrets perfect families can conceal. She was lucky to escape her own personal nightmare and start over with her young son. So when fourteen-year-old Beatrice SEsparza is found strangled outside Montana's most exclusive hotel, Nicole immediately homes in on what the girl's family isn't saying. Why didn't they report Beatrice missing? Why are they reluctant to help? Text messages reveal Beatrice was being stalked by...
Series
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival volume 2018
Publisher
s.n
Pub. Date
2018]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Break the Silence features raw, powerful interviews with 18 diverse cisgender and transgender women about their sexual & reproductive health histories. Challenging social taboo with unflinching candor, vulnerability, and often great humor, Break the Silence kickstarts vitally important community and classroom conversations around sexual education, health, autonomy, pleasure, and human rights."--website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Kensington mass market edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 374 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
For Mack and her barfly allies, solving homicides calls for equal parts instinct and wit. To strain out a crafty criminal, the mixture has got to be absolutely perfect . . .
It's a week before Christmas, but Milwaukee bar owner Mackenzie "Mack" Dalton is hardly in good spirits. Chilled to the core by the murder of bouncer Gary Gunderson, Mack is determined to use her extra perceptive senses to identify the gunman responsible. Did Gary's patchy past...
Author
Publisher
Amsterdam Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
382 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Nina Argenta doesn't want the traditional life of a rural Italian woman. The daughter of a strong-willed midwife, she is determined to define her own destiny. But when her brother emigrates to America, she promises her mother to never leave... As Mussolini's fascists throw the country into chaos and Hitler's Nazis terrorise their town, each day becomes a struggle to survive greater atrocities. A future with Pietro seems impossible when they lose...
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