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Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Cameby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312207670 (0-312-20767-0)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Deathby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312948077 (0-312-94807-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death'Book summary:Agatha Raisin, the crusty, yet perversely self-conscious Londoner who has resettled in the ostensible calm of a Cotswold village stars in her seventh adventure by M.C. Beaton. In this episode, Agatha has agreed to come out of retirement to manage the publicity for the launch of water bottled from a village spring--much to the chagrin of some of her neighbors. Worried that the commodification of at least part of the village's charm might wreak havoc on their peaceful existence, some of the community try to stop it once and for all. Still, killing off a member of the village council and leaving the corpse in the spring itself seems a little extreme, especially as it makes Agatha's paying job a bit more difficult. Believing that a dead body might destroy the chances for a successful campaign to market her product, Agatha begins an investigation into who might have wanted the victim dead.
Agatha Raisin continues to be an engaging and slightly puzzling heroine in The Wellspring of Death. She careens around the Cotswolds asking impertinent questions regarding the personal lives of her neighbors, all the while wondering why so many of them are unpleasant to her. She manages to muddle her own romantic affairs to such an extent that she finds herself in bed with her young and handsome employer--to the dismay of her former fiancée. Yet, in spite of all this, she engages in the occasional humorous assessment of what life among charming façades and lovely vistas is really like (crowded shopping in too small stores) and has a peculiarly British obsession with class and accent. There is much to appreciate here and little that is daunting or dismal. --K.A. Crouch [via]
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Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhaddenby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312204949 (0-312-20494-9)
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Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Eveshamby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312948107 (0-312-94810-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham'Book summary:"She was a stocky middle-aged woman with good legs, a round face and small bearlike eyes which looked suspiciously out at the world. Her hair had always been her pride, thick and brown and glossy."
That description, which could also fit Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, tells us almost everything we need to know about Agatha Raisin, M.C. Beaton's smartly updated Miss Marple, who does most of her amateur sleuthing amidst the glowing stone villages of England's Cotswold district. Cozy without being the least bit cute, Beaton's books about this tough little Raisin cookie are well-made and smoothly oiled entertainment machines, working unexpected changes on familiar turf.
It is indeed her prideful hair that leads Agatha onto the trail of murder in her eighth adventure, when a charming hairdresser called Mr. John repairs her disastrous home dye job, then makes what appear to be romantic overtures. Love will not blossom here though, as some time later Mr. John is discovered dead in his chair, the victim of a Christie-like rare poison. Was the hairdresser also a collector of dirty secrets? Or was his killer just having a bad hair day? Trust Agatha and Beaton to solve it all in style, complaining all the way of course.
Previous Agatha Raisin outings include Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death, Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death, Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, and Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener. --Dick Adler [via]
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The Ambler Warningby Robert LudlumISBN 0312316712 (0-312-31671-2)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ambler Warning'Book summary:On Parrish Island, a restricted island off the coast of Virginia, is a little-known and never-visited psychiatric facility. There, far from prying eyes, the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric states make them a danger to their own government, people whose ramblings might endanger ongoing operations or prove dangerously inconvenient. One of these employees, former Consular Operations agent Hal Ambler, is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. But there's one difference between Hal and the other patients - Hal isn't crazy. With the help of a sympathetic nurse, Hal manages to clear his mind of the drug-induced haze and then pulls off a daring escape. Now he's out to discover who stashed him here and why - but the world he returns to isn't the one he remembers. Friends and longtime associates don't remember him, there are no official records of Hal Ambler, and, when he first sees himself in the mirror, the face that looks back at him is not the one he knows as his own.[via]More editions of The Ambler Warning:
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Americaby Stephen CoontsISBN 0312253419 (0-312-25341-9)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'America'Book summary:Rear Admiral Jake Grafton, who has appeared in eight previous Coonts novels (most recently Cuba and Hong Kong), returns for another techno-thriller from one of the genre's top practitioners. The first couple of pages recount the disappearance of SuperAegis, a satellite that's the cornerstone of a new American-European-Russian antimissile defense system, on its first, much heralded trial. But Jake Grafton is only on that case for a few paragraphs before the stealth submarine U.S.S. America is hijacked on her maiden voyage. The sub quickly lives up to her reputation as the sneakiest undersea vessel in the world by seeming to vanish into the Atlantic. It takes a little while for Grafton to connect the dots between the two military blunders, by which time missiles fired from the America have devastated Washington, frying every electronic circuit in the city, and even burning the White House to the ground. Between looking for the rogue sub, searching for the satellite, and trying to get some answers about the team the CIA trained to steal a Russian sub (and then beached when the mission was canceled), Grafton's got his hands full.
Stephen Coonts describes the submarine at the center of the action so lavishly and lovingly that the U.S.S. America is much more real--and even more human--than any of his flesh-and-blood characters, including Grafton himself. The mysterious German financier who's at the bottom of it all doesn't get more than a walk-on; he's a cardboard villain, just like the brilliant female computer expert who sets up his crimes. But none of that matters if you like this kind of tale, which combines excitement and action with loads of information about computers, sonar, weapons systems, and stealth technology. America will surface quickly and take a commanding position on the summer bestseller lists. --Jane Adams [via]
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Assassinby David HagbergISBN 031285028X (0-312-85028-X)
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The Bancroft Strategyby Robert LudlumISBN 0312316739 (0-312-31673-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bancroft Strategy'Book summary:[via]In the tradition of such Ludlum classics as The Chancellor Manuscript and The Icarus Agenda, The Bancroft Strategy is a compelling novel of intrigue, where two figures find themselves facing a shadowy organization working to twist global politics to their own unsavory ends.
When Todd Belknap - a legendary field agent for Consular Operations with a reputation as something of a cowboy - is cut loose from the agency after an operation goes wrong, his best friend and fellow agent is abducted in Lebanon by a militia group with a vicious reputation. When the government refuses to either rescue him or negotiate for his release, Belknap decides to take matters into his own hands.
Meanwhile, hedge fund analyst Andrea Bancroft gets a surprising call - she is to receive an unexpected bequest of six million dollars from a cousin she never met. With one condition -- she must agree to sit on the board of the Bancroft family foundation, a charitable organization that is run by the family patriarch, Paul Newton. Having never been involved with, or even met, the family - her mother was briefly married to an Bancroft and cut off all contact many years ago - Andrea is intrigued. But the foundation, which is dedicated to doing strategic good deeds, appears less and less benign the more deeply involved she gets. What exactly is their involvement with the "Genesis" - a mysterious group working to destabilize the geopolitical balance at the risk of millions of lives? As events escalate, Todd Belknap and Andrea Bancroft come together and must form an uneasy alliance if they are to uncover the truth behind "Genesis" -- before it is too late.More editions of The Bancroft Strategy:
Before and Afterby Rosellen BrownISBN 0312424418 (0-312-42441-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Birds of Preyby Wilbur A. SmithISBN 0312963815 (0-312-96381-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birds of Prey'Book summary:Look up "classic adventure novel" in the dictionary and you'll find the strong and capable features of South Africa's own Wilbur Smith, who--in books as varied and enjoyable as River God, The Seventh Scroll, When the Lion Feeds, and The Diamond Hunters--displays an awesome storytelling ability. His latest is one of his best efforts: a richly detailed story of war and piracy on the high seas in 1667, 150 years before Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin books. [via]
Blood Relations : A Torie O'Shea Mysteryby Rett MacPhersonISBN 0312301715 (0-312-30171-5)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Book of Moonsby Rosemary EdghillISBN 0312856059 (0-312-85605-9)
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Born Guiltyby Reginald HillISBN 0312130325 (0-312-13032-5)
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Call the Dead Againby Ann GrangerISBN 0312205058 (0-312-20505-8)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Catch Meby A. J. HoltISBN 0312199724 (0-312-19972-4)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Cater Street Hangmanby Anne PerryISBN 031212385X (0-312-12385-X)
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The Chaseby Brenda JoyceISBN 0312284497 (0-312-28449-7)
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The Cheshire Cat's Eyeby Marcia MullerISBN 0312131755 (0-312-13175-5)
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Close Caseby Alafair BurkeISBN 0312940572 (0-312-94057-2)
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The Cold Truthby Jonathan StoneISBN 0312199422 (0-312-19942-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cold Truth'Book summary:What's a smart, gorgeous, young female cop named Julian Palmer from the NYPD doing up to her nightstick in snow in the upstate New York town of Canaanville? Having a wonderful time, as it turns out. "There was something about that white blanket that captivated her.... It seemed like a way of forgetting. A way of softly covering everything up. Of starting anew," says Jonathan Stone in his impressively tricky first novel.
Julian, a cop with a sad secret, has applied for an Advanced Associates Internship, a program designed to drop police officers into totally different environments. She chooses Canaanville for its weather and the chance to work with its legendary police chief, Winston "Bear" Edwards, who has never let a local murder go unsolved for longer than two weeks.
But Julian arrives a month after the brutal stabbing death of a 21-year-old waitress, and Edwards is still seriously stumped. (He's also miffed that Julian turns out to be a woman in spite of her name, but he quickly gets over that.) The crotchety Edwards even agrees to let a psychic named Wayne Hill sniff around the case, and the exceedingly strange but ultimately sympathetic Hill actually comes up with a couple of clues. But Jonathan Stone has more on his mind than debunking or defending psychics. He has set himself a daredevil challenge--walking a tightrope over yawning chasms of possible disbelief and disaster with the skill of a master. The Cold Truth is the kind of book that keeps making you say, "Oh, no--he's not going to try that!" Then he tries it, pulls it off, and goes on to make you say it again. --Dick Adler [via]
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A Comedy of Heirsby Rett MacPhersonISBN 0312205139 (0-312-20513-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Comedy of Heirs'Book summary:LOCAL MAN SHOT TO DEATH ON FRONT PORCH
Nathaniel Ulysses Keith, 72, of Pine Branch, was shot to death on his front porch while his family was trapped inside the house. Authorities have no suspects at this time.Goosebumps traveled down my arms and back. How could this be? My great-grandpa Keith died in a hunting accident. Everybody knew that.
Torie O'Shea is taking a week off from her job as a genealogist with the historical society in a historic river town in Missouri in order to plan for Christmas and her annual family reunion. Crazy cousins, multiple house guests, dinner parties--it's a lot of work for a mother of two. But in the midst of preparing for the influx of relatives, Tory discovers something about her own family tree that she's never known before: Her own great-grandfather was murdered, and the crime was never solved.
Torie can't help but do a little investigating on this fifty-year-old crime. But she never dreams that past history she thought was long buried could resurface in the present in such a deadly way.
A Comedy of Heirs is a creative and delightful entry in MacPherson's popular series for fans of Joan Hess and M.C. Beaton. [via]
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The Concrete Blondeby Michael ConnellyISBN 0312935080 (0-312-93508-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concrete Blonde'Book summary:The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.[via]
But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature.
So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go-- the darkness of his own heart.
With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle-- and a desperate search for a sadistic killer.More editions of The Concrete Blonde:
Conspiracy.Com : A Novelby R. J. PineiroISBN 0312869088 (0-312-86908-8)
Hardcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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Corruptionby Andrew KlavanISBN 0312956819 (0-312-95681-9)
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Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loonby Donna AndrewsISBN 0312939590 (0-312-93959-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon'Book summary:Poor Meg Langslow. Shes blessed in so many ways. Michael, her boyfriend, is a handsome, delightful heartthrob who adores her. Shes a successful blacksmith, known for her artistic wrought-iron creations. But somehow Megs road to contentment is more rutted and filled with potholes than seems fair.[via]
There are Michaels and Megs doting but demanding mothers, for a start. And then theres the fruitless hunt for a place big enough for the couple to live together. And a succession of crises brought on by the well-meaning but utterly wacky demands of her friends and family. Demands that Meg has a hard time refusing---which is why shes tending the switchboard of Mutant Wizards, where her brothers computer games are created, and handling all the office management problems that no one else bothers with. For companionship, besides a crew of eccentric techies, she has a buzzard with one wing---who she must feed frozen mice thawed in the office microwave---and Michaels mothers nightmare dog. Not to mention the psychotherapists who refuse to give up their lease on half of the office space, and whose conflicting therapies cause continuing dissension. This is not what Meg had in mind when she agreed to help her brother move his staff to new offices.
In fact, the atmosphere is so consistently loony that the office mail cart makes several passes through the reception room, with the office practical joker lying on top of it pretending to be dead, before Meg realizes that hes become the victim of someone who wasnt joking at all. Hes been murdered for real.
Donna Andrewss debut book, Murder with Peacocks, won the St. Martins Malice Domestic best first novel contest and reaped a harvest of other honors as well. This is the fourth book in the Meg Langslow series, which features the intrepid Meg and her cast of oddball relatives. Their capers are a lighthearted joy to read.More editions of Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon:
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Dark Starby Alan FurstISBN 0312928459 (0-312-92845-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dark Star'Book summary:As deputy director of one of the Red Orchestra spy networks in Paris, Andre Szara recruits an agent from Berlin who can supply information on German aircraft production and finds himself caught in a crisis of conscience. Reprint. [via]
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Dead Man Runningby Rett MacPhersonISBN 0312334109 (0-312-33410-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Man Running'Book summary:[via]Torie O'Shea has her hands full. Aside from her new duties as president of the Historical Society in New Kassel, Missouri, and her interest in genealogy, she's having a new house built, coordinating the town's Oktoberfest, and coping with her teenage daughter, who's beginning to date. Then at the request of a local journalist, Torie takes on an assignment to research the families of her hometown's two mayoral candidates: incumbent Bill Castlereagh and his challenger, Sheriff Colin Brooke, who happens to be Torie's step-father.Before she can get anywhere on the politicians' genealogies, though, a body turns up and spoils the Oktoberfest parade. Sheriff Brooke discovers some disturbing information about the dead man. Meanwhile, Torie's research into Castlereagh's genealogy is turning up more questions than answers. As the case unravels, the mayor flees town and Torie is left with a shocking discovery that might lead to her own demise.Once again, Rett MacPherson's charming characters and twisting plot keep the town of New Kassel--and the reader--on edge, making Dead Man Running a delightful addition to the Torie O'Shea series.More editions of Dead Man Running:
December Heatby Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza, Benjamin MoserISBN 0312423438 (0-312-42343-8)
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Emily Dickinson Is Deadby Jane LangtonISBN 0312244347 (0-312-24434-7)
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An Equal Opportunity Deathby Susan DunlapISBN 0312257759 (0-312-25775-9)
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Evan Can Waitby Rhys BowenISBN 0312265875 (0-312-26587-5)
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Evans Aboveby Rhys Bowen, J. BowenISBN 0312168284 (0-312-16828-4)
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Fadeby Kyle MillsISBN 0312934181 (0-312-93418-1)
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Family Skeletonsby Rett MacPhersonISBN 0312966024 (0-312-96602-4)
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Flowers for His Funeralby Ann GrangerISBN 0312134959 (0-312-13495-9)
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Four to Scoreby Janet EvanovichISBN 0312185863 (0-312-18586-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Four to Score'Book summary:Stephanie Plum, the trash-talking New Jersey bail bondswoman of this popular series, is tracking Maxine Nowicki, who's wanted for skipping out on a car-theft charge lodged by her ex-boyfriend. Now the ex-boyfriend's very interested in getting back the love letters he supposedly wrote to Maxine. But what he's really looking for is the secret on which Evanovich hangs her screwball cast of colorful minor characters, including Sally Sweet, a cross-dressing drag queen; Lula, the 250-pound ex-hooker who works for Steph's boss; Cousin Vinnie, the bail bondsman; Grandma Mazur, who packs a Glock and is always looking for a little action; and Joyce, a wannabe bounty hunter who's been cramping Steph's style since she played pass the salami with Steph's ex-husband. The action doesn't get much farther from Trenton than the Jersey Shore, but when Steph's apartment and car are blown up by the others on Maxine's trail and she moves in with Joe Morelli, the handsome, arrogant cop she's been hung up on since high school, it gets hotter than the craps table in Atlantic City. Plum's fans won't be disappointed in this fourth outing in the series, and they're likely to be even more interested in the snappy patter and sexy shenanigans than in the mystery that holds it all together. --Jane Adams [via]
Full Clevelandby Les RobertsISBN 0312923457 (0-312-92345-7)
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Hallowed Murderby Ellen HartISBN 0312319312 (0-312-31931-2)
Softcover, Minotaur Books
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Heart of the Worldby Linda BarnesISBN 0312332874 (0-312-33287-4)
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A Holly Jolly Murderby Joan HessISBN 0312349165 (0-312-34916-5)
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Hot Sixby Janet EvanovichISBN 0312205406 (0-312-20540-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hot Six'Book summary:Never mind who did the deed with New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum at the end of High Five. Five months later, that night's only a dim, cherished memory, and Stephanie's freezing her butt off on a Trenton bridge trying to keep her friend Carol--caught shoplifting some crotchless panties she was too embarrassed to buy--from committing suicide.
Truth is, I didn't for a minute think she'd jump. For one thing, she was wearing a four-hundred-dollar jacket from Wilson Leather. You just don't jump off a bridge in a four-hundred-dollar jacket. It isn't done. The jacket would get ruined. Carol was from the Chambersburg section of Trenton, just like me, and in the Burg you gave the jacket to your sister, then you jumped off the bridge.
When Stephanie finally talks Carol down and makes it in to work at Vincent Plum Bail Bonds, it's only to find that her libido-boosting pal Ranger, the professional bounty hunter and sometime hit man, has disappeared. A building owned by black-market arms dealer Alexander Ramos has burned down, with Ramos's son Homer lying inside, dead from a gunshot wound. Ranger, who was caught on film there by video cameras, is wanted for questioning. Stephanie's boss Vinnie wants her to find him, but Stephanie, who knows she won't find Ranger if he doesn't want to be found, refuses. Soon everyone, from her cop boyfriend Joe Morelli to the two Laurel and Hardy wannabes who suddenly start following her around Trenton in a badass black Lincoln, thinks she's hot on Ranger's trail.And Stephanie's got other things to worry about. For one thing, Grandma Mazur's moved in with her, and so has Bob, a golden retriever who's only partly house trained. Then Ranger starts popping up at odd times of the night, with instructions for Stephanie to keep an eye on another Ramos son, Hannibal. Add to that one homicidal maniac, a couple more dead bodies, Stephanie's usual bad car karma, and the zit from hell, and you've got yourself one fine Stephanie Plum adventure. Will Stephanie triumph? You can bet a jelly doughnut on it. And there's another great cliffhanger waiting at the end. --Barrie Trinkle [via]
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In Sheep's Clothingby Rett MacPhersonISBN 0312301782 (0-312-30178-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Sheep's Clothing'Book summary:When genealogist Torie O'Shea gets an invitation from her favorite aunt, Sissy, to come and spend some time with her in Minnesota she jumps at the chance. She piles her husband and her father-in-law into the car, leaving her two daughters in the care of her mother back home in Missouri, and hits the road, looking forward to some relaxation and some family bonding. Once they arrive, Torie finds out that her aunt's invitation was not so innocent: Sissy has uncovered a 150-year-old diary in the attic of her home and is dying to find out who wrote it and where it came from.[via]
Certain she won't be able to find anything, Torie reluctantly dives in. She is immediately riveted by the author's story; a young Swedish woman living with her family in 1850s rural Minnesota, she had fallen in love with a man she couldn't have. When the diary ends abruptly with hints of brutal violence, Torie becomes enmeshed in a deadly mystery passed down through generations-and still festering today.
Fans and newcomers to Rett MacPherson's cozy genealogy mysteries will delight in the inventive story and engaging characters that have come to characterize this wonderful series.More editions of In Sheep's Clothing:
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The Interpretation of Murderby Jed RubenfeldISBN 0312427050 (0-312-42705-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Interpretation of Murder'Book summary:It has been said that a mystery novel is "about something" and a literary tale is not. The Interpretation of Murder has legitimate claims to both genres. It is most definitely about something, and also replete with allusions to and explications of Shakespeare, to the very beginnings of psychology, to the infighting between psychoanalytic giants--all written in a style that an author with literary aspirations might well envy.
In 1909, Drs. Freud and Jung visit Manhattan. They no sooner arrive when a young socialite is murdered, followed by another attempted murder, bearing the same characteristics. In the second case, the victim lives. She has lost her voice and cannot remember anything. The young doctor, Stratham Younger, who has invited Freud to speak at his University, soon involves Dr. Freud in the case. Freud, saying that Nora's case will require a time committment that he does not have, turns her over to Younger. The rudiments of Nora's case are based on Freud's famous Dora, complete with sexual perversions, convoluted twists and turns and downright lies.
That is just one of the myriad plot lines in the novel, all of which are intricate, interesting and plausible. All it takes for all of the incidents to be true is a great deal of bad will--and it is abundant here! There are politicians who are less than statesmen, city employees at work for themselves and not the city, doctors who will do anything to undermine Freud's theories, thereby saving the neurotics for themselves, and opportunists at every level of society, seeking psychological or material advantage. Carl Jung is portrayed by turns as secretive, mysterious, odd, and just plain nuts, while Freud remains a gentleman whose worst problem is his bladder.
Not the least interesting aspect of the book is all the turn-of-the-century New York lore: bridge building, great mansions, the Astor versus Vanderbilt dustup, immigrant involvement, fabulous entertaining, auto versus carriage. Despite the tangle of tales, debut author Jed Rubenfeld finishes it with writerly dexterity--and the reader is sorry to see it all end. --Valerie Ryan [via]
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The Janson Directiveby Robert LudlumISBN 0312253486 (0-312-25348-6)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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A Killing Cureby Ellen HartISBN 0312317646 (0-312-31764-6)
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Killing the Lawyersby Reginald HillISBN 0312168772 (0-312-16877-2)
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The King's Gambitby John Maddox RobertsISBN 0312277059 (0-312-27705-9)
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Last Annual Slugfestby Susan DunlapISBN 0312469691 (0-312-46969-1)
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Leave a Message for Willieby Marcia MullerISBN 0312477287 (0-312-47728-7)
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A Misty Mourningby Rett MacPhersonISBN 0312266197 (0-312-26619-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Misty Mourning'Book summary:A ten-hour car trip with your eighty-year-old grandmother is never much fun, especially if you're seven months pregnant. But when Torie O'Shea's longtime family friend Clarissa Hart Campbell insists that she and Grandma Gert come for a visit at her West Virginia boarding house, they just can't say no to the 101-year-old dynamo.[via]
Upon their arrival, Torie and Gert find Clarissa has called together her entire family for the reading of her new will. But everything's happening too fast, even for Clari: the next morning, she's found murdered in bed. The new will stands, and her lawyer follows through on the old woman's wishes to settle an eighty-year-old debt to Torie's great-grandmother: The Panther Run Boarding House now belongs to Torie. Mystified, Torie must put her genealogy skills to work to determine what secrets worth killing for may be hiding in the dilapidated boarding house and the Campbell family story-before it's too late.
A comical blend of history and homicide, A Misty Mourning is another delightfully witty entry in Rett MacPherson's popular cozy series.More editions of A Misty Mourning:
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The Mummy Caseby Elizabeth PetersISBN 0312925476 (0-312-92547-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mummy Case'Book summary:The third in the popular series charting the adventures of Amelia Peabody, this novel follows the Victorian lady sleuth to the "pyramids" of Mazghunah. On her arrival, it seems that the barren area can be of no interest, but a murder in Cairo soon persuades her otherwise. [via]
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The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Innby Joan HessISBN 0312552939 (0-312-55293-9)
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Murder With Peacocksby Donna AndrewsISBN 0312939566 (0-312-93956-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Murder With Peacocks'Book summary:In this winner of the 1997 St. Martin's Malice Domestic Award, hectic plans for three family weddings in one summer are made even more hectic by murder. A bridesmaid three times over, for her best friend, her sister-in-law to be, and her mother, Meg returns to the little Virginia town in which she grew up to help arrange the events. [via]
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Neanderthalby John DarntonISBN 0312963009 (0-312-96300-9)
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Paranoiaby Joseph FinderISBN 0312940912 (0-312-94091-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paranoia'Book summary:[via]It was only a prank: diverting cash from Wyatt Telecom's executive slush fund to throw a retirement bash for a member of the loading dock crew. But when corporate security catches up with Adam Cassidy, a low ambition junior staffer at the high-tech behemoth, they call it something else: embezzlement, to the tune of nearly $80 grand.
Ruthless CEO Nick Wyatt is impressed by Adam's scheming, and offers him one way out-take on the role of a rising corporate hotshot and infiltrate Wyatt's rival, Trion Systems. His mission is to get close to Trion's legendary founder Jock Goddard, and his ultra-secret "Project Aurora," and report back to Wyatt.
With Wyatt pulling the strings and a dramatically improved identity, Adam is set up as Trion's new boy genius. Suddenly, he's got a sweet new Porsche, a closet full of $1,500 suits, and even a lovely lady who thinks he's a dream. But it's all just a mirage, because Adam is about to learn that nothing is what it seems and that it isn't paranoia...everyone is out to get him... 
Pardonable Liesby Jacqueline WinspearISBN 0312426216 (0-312-42621-6)
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A Place of Executionby Val McDermidISBN 0312266324 (0-312-26632-4)
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The Prometheus Deceptionby Robert LudlumISBN 031225346X (0-312-25346-X)
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The Quiche of Deathby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312939167 (0-312-93916-7)
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Resurrection Rowby Anne PerryISBN 0312677979 (0-312-67797-9)
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Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingosby Donna AndrewsISBN 0312939582 (0-312-93958-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Revenge of the Wrought-iron Flamingos'Book summary:Every year, Yorktown, Virginia, relives its role in the Revolutionary War by celebrating the anniversary of the British surrender in 1781. This year, plans include a re-enactment of the original battle and a colonial craft fair. Meg Langslow has returned to her home town for the festivities--and to sell her wrought-iron works of art. Except, of course, for the pink-painted flamingos she reluctantly made for her mother's best friend--she's hoping to deliver them secretly, so she won't get a reputation as "the blacksmith who makes those cute wrought-iron flamingos."[via]
Besides, she has taken on another responsibility--making sure none of her fellow crafters ruin the historical authenticity of the fair with forbidden modern devices--like wrist watches, calculators, or cell phones. She's only doing it to keep peace with the mother of the man she loves. And Michael himself will don the white-and-gold uniform of a French officer for the re-enactment--what actor could resist a role like that?
Meg's also trying to keep her father from scaring too many tourists with his impersonation of an 18th century physician. And to prevent a snooping reporter from publishing any stories about local scandals. Not to mention saving her naive brother, Rob, from the clutches of a con man who might steal the computer game he has invented. It's a tough job--at least, until the swindler is found dead, slain in Meg's booth with one of her own wrought-iron creations.
Now Meg must add another item to her already lengthy to do list: "Don't forget to solve the murder!"
Fortunately, the more trouble Meg faces, the more fun the reader will have--and Meg faces plenty of trouble in this lighthearted and funny novel.More editions of Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos:
Robert Ludlum's the Cassandra Compactby Robert Ludlum, Philip ShelbyISBN 0312253435 (0-312-25343-5)
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The Sacrilegeby John Maddox RobertsISBN 0312246978 (0-312-24697-8)
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The Sculptressby Minette WaltersISBN 0312953615 (0-312-95361-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sculptress'Book summary:Convicted of the brutal ax murders of her mother and sister, Olive Martin spends her days in prison carving tiny human figures out of wax. Rosalind Leigh is a best-selling author whose publisher jolts her out of writer's block by telling her to research a book about Olive and the murders, or else. Though repelled by the idea at first, Rosalind soon becomes intrigued by her subject and begins to believe she may be innocent. She soon uncovers plenty of reasons to doubt the official police version of the killings and with Olive's help, untangles a sinister cover-up. The Sculptress won the 1994 Edgar Award for best mystery novel. [via]
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The Second Horsemanby Kyle MillsISBN 0312934173 (0-312-93417-3)
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Sequenceby Lori AndrewsISBN 0312352700 (0-312-35270-0)
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The Sigma Protocolby Robert LudlumISBN 0312276885 (0-312-27688-5)
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Sigma Protocol Trade Paperby Not AvailableISBN 0312337019 (0-312-33701-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sigma Protocol Trade Paper'Book summary:Robert Ludlum's trademark skills of intricate plotting, breakneck pacing, and high-wire drama are all on display in this gripping thriller. After his twin brother dies in a plane crash, Ben Hartman reluctantly takes his place in the investment firm started by their father, a Holocaust survivor. But then an old college buddy tries to kill Ben on a crowded Zurich street, setting off a chain of events that ultimately leads Ben into the thick of a worldwide conspiracy. Behind it is Sigma, a multinational cartel built on the rubble of World War II by industrialists and financiers bent on exploiting wartime technology and protecting their wealth from the threat of communism.
Accompanied by a beautiful American justice department agent, Ben eludes the assassins on his trail and follows Sigma's tentacles across Europe, to Brazil, Washington, and finally to a sanitarium known as the Clockworks in the Austrian Alps, where the horrifying agenda of a perverted new world order is revealed. Ludlum, who died between the writing and publishing of this book, was a master of the genre he helped popularize, and The Sigma Protocol shows him at the peak of his craft. --Jane Adams [via]
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The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mysteryby Lindsey DavisISBN 031235777X (0-312-35777-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery'Book summary:[via]When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer" who has a nose for trouble that's sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash decision to rescue her--a decision he will come to regret. For Sosia bears a heavy burden: as heavy as a pile of stolen Imperial ingots, in fact. Matters just get more complicated when Falco meets Helena Justina, a Senator's daughter who is connected to the very same traitors he has sworn to expose. Soon Falco finds himself swept from the perilous back alleys of Ancient Rome to the silver mines of distant Britain--and up against a cabal of traitors with blood on their hands and no compunction whatsoever to do away with a snooping plebe like Falco&.More editions of The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery:
Singing the Sadnessby Reginald HillISBN 0312242387 (0-312-24238-7)
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Splintered Iconby Bill NapierISBN 031235486X (0-312-35486-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Splintered Icon'Book summary:As an antique map dealer in a small English town, Harry Blake appreciates the quiet life. But when a local landowner asks him to value a 400-year-old journal and is then brutally murdered twelve hours later, Harry begins to suspect he's being pulled into something sinister. What does the dusty journal contain that is a matter of life and death? Why is someone prepared to pay Harry a fortune for it? He turns to marine historian Zola Kahn to uncover the mysteries. And when they meet at the old Greenwich Observatory, Harry is convinced there is more to Zola than meets the eye. The trail of the journal leads him into a world of deadly Elizabethan conspiracies, with a thread of history that takes him through a thousand years of religious intrigue back to the blood-soaked Crusades and a long lost icon whose rediscovery has the potential to ignite a worldwide religious war. Combining the thrill of a contemporary chase novel with a historical puzzle this is one novel that will leave readers gasping for breath.[via]More editions of Splintered Icon:
There's Nothing to Be Afraid ofby Marcia MullerISBN 0312799551 (0-312-79955-1)
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Three to Get Deadlyby Janet EvanovichISBN 0312966091 (0-312-96609-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three to Get Deadly'Book summary:As readers of Janet Evanovich's two previous books about funny, feisty, family-tied bounty hunter Stephanie Plum already know, she operates in "the burg"--a "comfy residential chunk of Trenton, New Jersey, where houses and minds are proud to be narrow and hearts are generously wide open." On this turf, Plum fights for justice and fashion points--this time in pursuit of a beloved neighborhood candystore owner who seems to be moonlighting as an anti-drug vigilante. Evanovich now lives in New Hampshire, but authentic affection for Trenton energizes her prose. Plums in paperback include One for the Money and Two for the Dough. [via]
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Time and Troubleby Gillian RobertsISBN 0312186738 (0-312-18673-8)
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The Toyotomi Bladesby Dale FurutaniISBN 0312170505 (0-312-17050-5)
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The Tristan Betrayalby Robert LudlumISBN 0312316690 (0-312-31669-0)
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Two for the Doughby Janet EvanovichISBN 0312948964 (0-312-94896-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Two for the Dough'Book summary:Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, No. 2) [Paperback] Janet Evanovich Janet Evanovich (Author) ? Visit Amazon's Janet Evanovich Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central (Author) [via]
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The Unexpected Guestby Agatha Christie, Charles OsborneISBN 031224262X (0-312-24262-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Unexpected Guest'Book summary:A novelization of the play written by Christie in 1958. [via]
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A Veiled Antiquityby Rett MacPhersonISBN 031229249X (0-312-29249-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Veiled Antiquity'Book summary:[via]Torie O'Shea investigates the tangled roots of an ancient family tree.
Torie O'Shea-- genealogist and amateur sleuth-- is having a killer of a day. The town gossip spreads the word that her sweet wheelchair-bound mother is having an affair-- with the sheriff! Then quiet Marie Dijon is found dead at the foot of her basement stairs. Did she fall? Was she pushed? All Torie knows is that Marie had a family tree with royal roots completely foreign to a folksy Middle America town like New Kassel, Missouri. As foreign as, say...murder.
But nosiness in New Kassel is as native as the upcoming Oktoberfest. To Torie, the open door to Marie's house is more tempting than chocolate. Finding a hidden key and old documents in French make further investigating irresistible. But while juggling her growing suspicions, a hectic job at the historical society, two kids, and a sexy husband, Torie overlooks the obvious. Curiosity killed the cat. Someone killed Marie Dijon. And now Torie might know too much to live...More editions of A Veiled Antiquity:
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The Vicious Vetby M. C. BeatonISBN 0312939450 (0-312-93945-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Vicious Vet'Book summary:Beloved author M.C. Beaton has delighted readers and fans alike with her Agatha Raisin mysteries. Now here is the second novel in the series that started it all&[via]
A PURR-FECT CRIME IN THE COTSWOLDS
Former London PR agent, Agatha Raisin still hasn't adjusted to village life where the only prospect for a hot evening out is a meeting of the Ladies Society. And since her overtures toward James Lacey--the retired military man next door--have failed, Agatha jumps at the chance to visit the new vet, who's single and good-looking. Although Agatha's tabby hasn't a thing wrong with him, Hodge endures having a thermometer shoved up his bum in the name of romance. Unfortunately his sacrifice is all for naught when the vet is soon found dead next to a high-strung horse.
The police call the vet's demise a freak accident, but Agatha convinces the hard-to-get James Lacey, who's also bored in the Cotswolds, that playing amateur detective might be fun. Unfortunately, just like curiosity killed the cat, Agatha's inept snooping is soon a motivation for murder...
"Anyone interested in a few hours' worth of intelligent, amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Agatha Raisin."
--The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"I simply love mysteries that have all the requirements necessary to make them great--the characters, the action, the plots, and that thing we call humanity. Beaton has them all in
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Vital Lies : Selected Writingsby Ellen HartISBN 0312317662 (0-312-31766-2)
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Whatever Doesn't Kill You : An Emma Howe and Billie August Mysteryby Gillian RobertsISBN 0312262698 (0-312-26269-8)
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Wicked Gamesby Ellen HartISBN 0312186800 (0-312-18680-0)
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With Childby Laurie R. KingISBN 0312140770 (0-312-14077-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'With Child'Book summary:I can't think of any moments in recent mysteries that equal the sheer physical and emotional terror of Kate Martinelli's discovery--about halfway through this third book in Laurie R. King's excellent series, now available in paperback--that the 12-year-old girl she is looking after has disappeared. Kate, a just-out lesbian, is under fire for that and other reasons at the San Francisco Police Department, and the missing girl is the daughter of the woman whom Kate's work partner has just married. Kate's relationship with her life partner, Lee, is in serious trouble, and she has strong feelings about wanting children of her own. The motel from which the girl has vanished is in the middle of a notorious serial killer's terrortory. As she does in her equally smart and visceral series about Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Monstrous Regiment of Women, A Letter of Mary), King balances all the elements perfectly, and keeps us involved every inch of the way. Her other Martinelli books are A Grave Talent and To Play the Fool. [via]
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Word After Dyingby Ann GrangerISBN 031217067X (0-312-17067-X)
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