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61) Angel of death
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
©1995.
Language
English
Description
In Britain, agent Sean Dillon is ordered to destroy "January 30," a terrorist organization spreading chaos to pave the way for a new Communist state. The group is led by a British actress--the angel of the title--who assassinates people with a machine pistol from the saddle of her motorcycle. By the author of The Eagle Has Landed.
63) The reaper
Author
Language
English
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Description
After accusing the popular and handsome young rector of embezzling funds, the bishop is found dead along with a suicide note. But was it really suicide?
64) Blue Christmas
Author
Series
Lord and Lady Hetheridge mysteries volume 6
Publisher
[Published by the author]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When miserly millionaire Barnaby Galen is found dead in his dilapidated mansion, there are two corpses on the scene--the murder victim and the murder weapon. Staring into the skeleton face of a horror prop called Granny, Galen dies of fright, leaving only enemies and suspects behind. With echoes of Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, BLUE CHRISTMAS is a witty, heartfelt romantic mystery that will make fans of Emma Jameson's bestselling...
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Series
Thursday Next novels volume 6
Language
English
Description
It is a time of unrest in the BookWorld. Only the diplomatic skills of ace literary detective Thursday Next can avert a devastating genre war. But a week before the peace talks, Thursday vanishes. Has she simply returned home to the RealWorld or is this something more sinister?
66) Little women
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in mid-nineteenth-century New England. Includes movie stills from the 2019 feature film directed by Greta Gerwig.
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Series
Daisy Dalrymple mysteries volume 11
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Traveling with her family to an old Cornish estate at Christmastime, writer Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher learns of the estate's lore, ghost stories, and resentments before discovering that a murderer is among her party.
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs novels volume 16
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
September 1941. While on a delivery, young Freddie Hackett, a message runner for a government office, witnesses an argument that ends in murder. Crouching in the doorway of a bombed-out house, Freddie waits until the coast is clear. But when he arrives at the delivery address, he's shocked to come face to face with the killer. Dismissed by the police when he attempts to report the crime, Freddie goes in search of a woman he once met when delivering...
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Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a post-WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures. 1946. World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to fulfill the promises made to the men they wed in wartime. In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other war brides on an extraordinary...
70) Broadchurch
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Language
English
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Description
In the sleepy British seaside town of Broadchurch, Detective Ellie Miller has just returned from vacation, only to learn that she's been passed over for a promotion at work in favor of outsider Alec Hardy. He, escaping the spectacular failure of his last case, is having trouble finding his way into this tight-knit community wary of new faces. But professional rivalry aside, both detectives are about to receive some terrible news: 11-year-old Danny...
71) The black moon
Author
Series
Poldark family novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
"When Ross Poldark's former beloved gives birth to a son--with his enemy George Warleggan--Ross must face the pain of losing her all over again. But soon they discover her cousin has fallen in love with Ross's brother-in-law, and the two families become entangled in surprising new ways. As the rivalry between Ross and George reaches new heights, the families must face an uncertain future. Filled with intrigue and secrets, and set against the romantic...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
English
Description
Nancy Astley, a fishmonger in Whitstable, becomes smitten by male impersonator Kitty Butler and attends shows until the star notices her, which leads to the two becoming partners in romance and performance until societal pressures drive the two into situations that embrace the ambiguity of sexual preference and gender roles.
74) Half bad
Author
Series
Half bad trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In modern-day England, where witches live alongside humans, Nathan, son of a White witch and the most powerful Black witch, must escape captivity before his seventeenth birthday and receive the gifts that will determine his future.
Author
Series
Daisy Dalrymple mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1926, the corpses of three men are found in shallow graves off the beaten path in Epping Forest ouside of London. Called in to lead the investigation, DCI Alec fletcher of Scotland Yard is under urgent orders from his supervisor at the Yark to accomplish two things: solve the mystery quickly, and keep his wife, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher far away from the case.
Author
Series
Poldark family novels volume 7
Language
English
Description
"Cornwall, 1798-1799. Ross Poldark sits for the borough of Truro as Member of Parliament--his time divided between London and Cornwall, his heart divided about his wife, Demelza. His old feud with George Warleggan still flares--as does the illicit love between Morwenna and Drake, Demelza's brother. Before the new century dawns, George and Ross will be drawn together by a loss greater than their rivalry--and Morwenna and Drake by a tragedy that brings...
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Series
Angel Island volume 2
Language
English
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Liza Martin has booked a June wedding, the first major event at her inn, and hopes everything comes together after noticing tensions between the bride and groom.
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Series
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English
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Grace Bradley went to work at Riverton House as a servant when she was just a girl, before the First World War. For years her life was inextricably tied up with the Hartford family, most particularly the two daughters, Hannah and Emmeline. In the summer of 1924, at a glittering society party held at the house, a young poet shot himself. The only witnesses were Hannah and Emmeline and only they--and Grace--know the truth. In 1999, when Grace is ninety-eight...
79) Due or die
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Answering tricky reference questions is excitement enough for library director Lindsey Norris ... until a murder is committed in her cozy hometown of Briar Creek, Connecticut. Now the question of who did it must be answered before someone else checks out-- for good.
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Series
Tucker Mills trilogy volume 2
Language
English
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Description
When faith and restoration are common ground, can the attraction between two people grow from a whisper of understanding into a proclamation of love?
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