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2881) The Plantation
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The Plantation is a gripping story of love, friendship, murder and betrayal, set in the untamed wilderness of Papua New Guinea.
The mysterious death of a woman decades ago in the remote PNG Highlands intrigues ambitious journalist, Jessica McCann, who embarks on a journey to uncover the truth. As the mystery unfolds, so does Jessica's attraction for the rugged region and its brooding inhabitants. But it's not until the skeletal remains of a seemingly...
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Duane W. Rimel (1915-1996) was an American poet and an author. He published not only under his own name, but the pseudonym "Rex Weldon." His friend and mentor H.P. Lovecraft helped him write his first fantastic stories and poems in the 1930s. After Lovecraft's death, Rimel published four noir crime novels, all of which are collected here:
THE JURY IS OUT
MOTIVE FOR MURDER
THE CURSE OF CAIN
THE RIVER IS COLD
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2883) Cut to the Bone
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Murders and disappearances in one building…but are they connected? Hollis Grant has fashioned a new life for herself with a foster child and a job as resident super of an eight-storey apartment building with a split personality. Hollis finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation when a tenant, a woman working for an escort agency, is murdered. The detective in charge is Rhona Simpson, with whom Hollis has crossed swords in the past. Rhona,...
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Our Second Civil War was over in minutes, while the conflict took decades. As in all wars, both sides lost heavily and then proclaimed victory. I knew this all too well, serving as a paramedic to patch up their wounded and dying.
I'd gotten myself into 'Cagga to solve my nightmares. After I'd sworn off coming back into the cities where the only real violence happened. She was in my dreams every night, and turned them into the same hell on earth she...
2886) Murder at the Zoo
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A clever, intriguing, and gripping new cozy mystery filled with exciting twists and turns, bizarre murders and fascinating characters, including several dead authors who seem to speak to Veterinarian, Miranda Scott. A fan since childhood of Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler, and Sherlock Holmes their voices seem to live in her head frequently telling her what to do... and not do. Especially when it comes to solving mysteries. After a body is...
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No Ordinary Murder!When Miranda and Jack (and Kyle) decide to take a mini vacation they can't believe their bad luck. From almost the moment they arrive at their destination they find themselves entangled in yet another murder investigation.Jack Travis is shocked to discover that the victim, a fellow police officer, is a man he knows and respects. Was he there on vacation or was he working undercover?No one seems to know and were not even aware that...
2888) A Notion to Murder
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Life gets stressful when someone takes a notion to murder. Lester Dawson is a wealthy man. Unfortunately, he believes his wealth gives him certain rights-especially when it comes to his family. He meddles, coerces, and bullies. This means his children and his long-suffering wife aren't the fondest of him sometimes. But for Lester, being popular isn't as important as being influential . . . and controlling. When his 80th birthday rolls around, the...
2889) While Shepherds Watch
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"Of all the ghastly holidays, Christmas is the worst!" When apprentice magician Maia Whitney's plans for a quiet Christmas with no obligations toward anyone are disrupted by a friend in need, she resigns herself to yet another holiday filled with indigestion and artificial cheer. Things look up when her friend and fellow magician Len Davies joins the adventure, but Maia is still far from feeling merry or bright. Len would go with Maia to the ends...
2890) Strangers on a Skein
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Romantic entanglements and handcrafted murder tie the Black Sheep knitters in knots when the local farmers' market becomes a haven for a killer...
Phoebe Myers, Black Sheep Knitting Shop's assistant manager, finally comes out from behind the counter to sell her own creations-Socks by Phoebe- at the Plum Harbor Farmers' and Crafts Market, a lively, colorful venue that draws shoppers from miles around. But, her excitement cools when she learns the...
2891) Admit to Mayhem
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Can a good deed turn deadly? You bet!
I stopped to save someone in a burning house, became an eyewitness to arson, lost my job, and found my mother stalked by a cold-case killer. To save her, I needed to uncover secrets from the past; but, I ended up involved in a murder about to happen.
Can a good deed turn deadly? Not if LILLIAN DOVE has anything to say about it!
2892) A Fool's Journey
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In March 2000, twenty-year-old Brandon Colbeck left home to find himself on a self-proclaimed "fool's journey." No one-not friends or family-have seen or heard from him since, until a phone call from a man claiming to be Brandon brings the case back to the forefront. Calamity (Callie) Barnstable and her team at Past & Present Investigations have been hired to find out what happened to Brandon and where he might be. As Callie follows a trail of buried...
2893) Normal for Norfolk
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Pub landlords are being murdered in Norfolk!
Ursine photojournalist Thelonious T. Bear leaves behind the big city life of London to take an assignment in the Norfolk countryside, where he hopes to find the real England. Instead he stumbles upon gastro-pubs, crazed Audi drivers and murder. As the hapless Thelonious keeps ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time, he attracts the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Horatio Sidebottom of Norfolk...
2894) Poisoned Heart
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Lady Marmalade's first mystery. Visiting some friends, Lord and Lady Apleby turns out to be a dangerous affair. For the kitchen maid at least, who ends up dead.
How did she die and who would want to kill her is up to Lady Marmalade and Inspector Devlin Pearce to determine. Making their work even harder are the five suspects who all had reason to kill her.
The Lord of the manner who was having an affair with her. The Lady who was upset at her cheating...
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en and Sherry's Ice Cream shop is the perfect place to bring friends, families, clubs, and even pets to get a mouth watering and creamy, flavorful treat. The best part is that Jen's and Sherry's Ice Cream Shop is located in the Sunshine State where you can get an icy, creamy treat 365 days of the year. Over the past year, Jen and Sherry have met lots and lots of quirky people and animals, making their business a very interesting endeavor.In BOOK 3,...
2896) The Classic Car Killer
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A 1928 DUESENBERG! Most of them were rich, most of them were beautiful, and now one of them was dead in an unexpected and particularly nasty way. Oh, and a perfectly maintained, priceless 1928 Duesenberg Phaeton, the royalty of collectible, classic automobiles, had disappeared. Where do you hide a totally recognizable Dusie? Insurance man Hobart Lindsey is back on the case...along with his sometime sparring partner and lover, homicide investigator...
2897) Murders of Conveyance
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The First Annual Aloha Scavenger Hunt is beginning. Journalist Natalie Seachrist, private investigator Keoni Hewitt, and friends Margie and Dan O`Hara are joining in the fun. Before departing for their Honolulu hotel, Natalie dreams of a film noire whodunit. Immersed in the action, she finds a man's body lying in a mid-1950s hotel, and watches an elegant woman search an adjacent room. After a murder occurs outside their suite, Natalie advises HPD...
2898) Darker Secrets
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Do you want to know a secret? Presenting sixteen enticing tales of suspense and detection, each containing a deep dark secret that invariably becomes the key to a mystery. Can a simple emotion destroy an ancient vampire? How will an advertising executive stop evil mirrors from stealing his soul? Can a noted writer rid his house of an unfulfilled spirit? And don't miss three riveting Tales From the Strange Café as a debating club ponders the secrets...
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In the early 1900s Eddie Quirk was butler at Slanderley, home of the cursed de Loverly family. Two puzzling aristocratic marriages and a demented housekeeper shatter his hope for calm. Nasty deaths drop like spiders. Naïve Eddie is trapped in a web of ridiculous intrigue, with no help from Sloth or Mrs. Anvil. Slanderley is a refreshing riff on a classic. The haunted ancestral mansion, scheming housekeeper, skulking servants, chinless aristocrats...
2900) Murder Is Served
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A death threat concealed in a term paper brings Mr. and Mrs. North back to campus All semester Prof. John Leonard has directed his lectures at Peggy Mott. Not because she's beautiful-although that doesn't hurt-but because she has the sharpest mind he's encountered in all his years teaching psychology. When she turns in her final assignment, a paper on human emotions, Leonard expects a brilliant essay, but what he reads shocks him to the core: There's...
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