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Murder on Astor Place
by Victoria Thompson
In 1890s New York, midwife Sarah Brandt investigates the murder of a young woman from a wealthy family.
After a routine delivery, midwife Sarah Brandt visits her patient in a rooming house and discovers that another boarder, a young girl, has been killed. At the request of Sergeant Frank Malloy, she ... (Goodreads)
Murphy's Law
by Rhys Bowen
Molly Murphy, a young Irish immigrant, becomes a private detective in early 20th century New York City. Chaos and danger ensue.
The novel that started it all,, Murphy’s Law, will delight readers old and new of this remarkable, bestselling series.,Molly Murphy always knew she’d end up in trouble, just as her mother predicted. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Her Royal Spyness
by Rhys Bowen
A young woman in 1930s England stumbles upon a life of mystery and espionage.
Georgie, aka Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, cousin of King George V of England, is penniless and trying to survive on her own as an ordinary person in London in 1932. So far she has ... (Goodreads)
A Poisoned Season
by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily Ashton investigates the murder of a debutante in Victorian London's high society.
London's social season is in full swing, and Victorian aristocracy is atwitter over a certain gentleman who claims to be the direct descendant of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Adding to their ... (Goodreads)
The Last Boleyn
by Karen Harper
The story of Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, and her life in the Tudor court.
She Survived Her Own Innocence, and the Treachery of Europe’s Royal Courts Greed, lust for power, sex, lies, secret marriages, religious posturing, adultery, beheadings, international intrigue, ... (Goodreads)
Callander Square
by Anne Perry
Private Investigator investigating a mysterious murder in Victorian London.
Murders just don’t happen in fashionable areas like Callander Square–but these two have. The police are totally baffled. Pretty, young Charlotte Ellison Pitt, however, is curious. Inspector Pitt’s ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Arrangement
by Mary Balogh
A widow and a war hero agree to a marriage of convenience, but soon find themselves falling in love.
Desperate to escape his mother’s matchmaking, Vincent Hunt, Viscount Darleigh, flees to a remote country village. But even there, another marital trap is sprung. So when Miss Sophia Fry’s ... (Goodreads)
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher
A post-apocalyptic tale of a boy's journey to find his stolen dog in a world with few humans left.
A "suspenseful, atmospheric tale. . .punctured by a gut-punch twist" (,Entertainment Weekly,),, A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, is a story of survival, courage and hope amid the ruins of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Club Dead
by Charlaine Harris
A vampiress joins forces with a werewolf to battle a powerful vampire king.
The novel takes place in December. Sookie discovers Bill working secretively on his computer. Bill closes a file but not before Sookie sees the screen. Bill informs Sookie he has to leave to complete ... (Wikipedia)
Lost
by Sarah Prineas
A young boy discovers a magical world hidden within the city, but must navigate dangerous obstacles to save it from destruction.
“A page-turner of a fantasy with elements of humor as well as intrigue, swordplay, and librarian-versus-hostile-book combat.” — Booklist “A fast-paced, engaging adventure.” ,—Publishers Weekly, “One ... (Barnes & Noble)
I, Elizabeth
by Rosalind Miles
A fictionalized account of Queen Elizabeth I's life, from her tumultuous childhood to her reign as one of England's greatest monarchs.
A spellbinding novel about Elizabeth I from the internationally bestselling author of the Guenevere and Tristan and Isolde trilogies. Publicly declared a bastard at the age of three, daughter of a ... (Goodreads)
What I Saw and How I Lied
by Judy Blundell
A teenage girl navigates the complexities of love, betrayal, and family secrets in post-World War II America.
WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED, a film noir mystery, unfolds in black and white coupled with the history and language of the 1940s. Set in 1947, this story is a puzzle of the mysteries surrounding and ... (Wikipedia)
The Artemis Fowl Files
by Eoin Colfer
A collection of short stories and background information about the world of Artemis Fowl, including character profiles and interviews.
Artemis Fowl’s confidential files have been discovered in his safe at Fowl Manor. Now you too can share the secrets! The Artemis Fowl Files will delight Eoin Colfer’s legions of fans with its ... (Goodreads)
Avalon High
by Meg Cabot
A modern retelling of King Arthur's legend, set in a high school. Ellie must uncover the truth about her classmates and their roles in the legend.
Ellie Harrison has just moved to Annapolis, Maryland. Her new school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance the jock , Jennifer the cheerleader , Marco, ... (Wikipedia)
Roses
by Leila Meacham
A multigenerational saga of two families in a small Texas town, their secrets, and the power of love and loyalty.
Two East Texas families must deal with the aftermath of a marriage that never happened leading to deceit, secrets, and tragedies in a sweeping multigenerational Southern saga "with echoes of Gone ... (Barnes & Noble)
Murder is Binding
by Lorna Barrett
Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner, solves a murder mystery in her small town.
The streets of Stoneham, New Hampshire, are lined with bookstores...and paved with murder. When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles met nothing but friendly faces. And when she opened ... (Goodreads)
Left To Die
by Lisa Jackson
A woman wakes up with no memory of who she is or how she ended up in a hospital bed. As she tries to piece together her past, she realizes someone is trying to kill her.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author Lisa Jackson comes the chilling, riveting novel that first introduced Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli, hunting for a serial killer who is both ... (Barnes & Noble)
Murder List
by Julie Garwood
A successful businesswoman is targeted by a killer, and she turns to a detective for help. As they work together, they uncover a dangerous conspiracy.
There are few authors who can weave nail-biting thrills, edge-of-your-seat drama, and romantic suspense as masterfully as Julie Garwood. Now she ratchets up the tension with Murder List , in which ... (Goodreads)
The Wayfarer Redemption
by Sara Douglass
A young woman discovers her destiny as a powerful sorceress in a world of magic, politics, and war.
A millennia-old prophecy was given when the Forbidden Ones were driven from Achar. And now, the Acharites witness its manifestation: Achar is under attack by an evil lord from the North, Gorgreal-his ... (Goodreads)
Wish You Were Here
by Rita Mae Brown
A coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s rural America, exploring themes of love, loss, and self-discovery through the eyes of a young girl.
an alternate cover edition can be found, here, Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy–and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Small towns are like families: Everyone lives ... (Goodreads)
The Map of Salt and Stars
by Zeyn Joukhadar
A young Syrian-American girl and her family flee to Syria, retracing the journey of a 12th-century girl who mapped the stars.
It is the summer of 2011, and Nour has just lost her father to cancer. Her mother, a cartographer who creates unusual, hand-painted maps, decides to move Nour and her sisters from New York City back ... (Goodreads)
The Proposal
by Mary Balogh
A young woman is forced to marry a stranger to save her family from financial ruin, but finds love and happiness in unexpected ways.
In Mary Balogh's engaging and seductive new novel of drama and romance, a woman comfortable in her solitude allows temptation to free her heart, when a daring war hero shows her how truly ... (Goodreads)
How to Hang a Witch
by Adriana Mather
A teenage girl moves to Salem and discovers she is a descendant of a Salem witch trial judge, leading to a haunting mystery.
It's the Salem Witch Trials meets, Mean Girls, in a debut novel from one of the descendants of Cotton Mather, where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern day witch hunt for a teen ... (Goodreads)
Silent on the Moor
by Deanna Raybourn
Lady Julia Grey investigates a mysterious death on the desolate Yorkshire moors, facing danger and dark secrets.
Come back to the intriguing world of Lady Julia Grey in the beloved historical mystery series from, New York Times, bestselling author Deanna Raybourn. Despite his admonitions to stay away, Lady ... (Barnes & Noble)
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs
by Molly Harper
After being turned into a vampire, Jane Jameson navigates her new life while dealing with her overbearing Southern family.
Maybe it was the Shenanigans gift certificate that put her over the edge. When children's librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired by her beastly boss and handed twenty-five ... (Goodreads)
Mind's Eye
by Håkan Nesser
A retired inspector is asked to solve a murder case by using his imagination and "mind's eye" to recreate the crime scene.
Håkan Nesser is firmly established as one of the world's bestselling crime novelists. And now the novel that introduced Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is available for the first time in English. The ... (Goodreads)
Heartbreaker
by Julie Garwood
A young woman is kidnapped and falls in love with her captor, a notorious outlaw. Can their love survive the dangers of the Wild West?
#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood proves she is a master storyteller in this classic romantic suspense novel featuring FBI agent Nick Buchanan. In the still shadows of the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Moonlight Road
by Robyn Carr
A woman moves to a small town to start over and finds love and healing.
With her beloved younger siblings settled and happy, Erin Foley has empty nest syndrome. At age thirty-five.,So she's hitting the pause button on her life and holing up in a secluded (but totally ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dark Road to Darjeeling
by Deanna Raybourn
Lady Julia Grey and her husband travel to India to investigate a suspicious death at a tea plantation. Secrets and danger lurk in the shadows.
After eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia's eccentric family, ... (Goodreads)
Royal Blood
by Rhys Bowen
Lady Georgiana Rannoch, 34th in line to the British throne, solves mysteries while navigating high society in 1930s England.
Penniless and thirty-fourth in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful sister-in-law, Georgie accepts an invitation from ... (Goodreads)
