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Murder in the Locked Library
by Ellery Adams
When a collection of unusual bones and the remains of a very old book are unearthed during Storyton Hall’s renovations, resulting in an unexpected historical mystery and murder, manager Jane Steward must uncover a killer before someone else meets an unhappy ending. This is the 4th in the Book Retreat series.
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Cinco De Murder
by Rebecca Adler
When her uncle is accused of murdering the competition during the first annual chili cook-off in Broken Boot, Texas, Tex-Mex waitress and part-time reporter Josie Callahan must serve some Lone Star justice and catch the real killer before things get even hotter. This is the 3rd in the Taste of Texas series.
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Read Herring Hunt
by V. M. Burns
When a popular local quarterback whom she regards as a son is wrongly accused of murdering his girlfriend, bookstore owner Samantha Washington teams up with her lawyer sister and her lively grandmother to find the real killer, an effort that is complicated by an attempt on the life of scandal-marked American divorcée and paramour of Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson. This is the 2nd in the Samantha Washington Bookshop series.
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Bad Neighbors : An Agnes and Effie Mystery
by Maia Chance
Agnes Blythe and her glamorous Aunt Effie must take a break from restoring their inn to rake in the clues when a local mechanic is murdered. This is the 2nd in the Agnes and Effie Mystery series.
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The marmalade murders : A Penny Brannigan Mystery
by Elizabeth J Duncan
An agricultural show of delicious local fare and small rivalries is upended by the absence of a prominent community member, a missing carrot cake and the discovery of a dead body under the baked goods table, prompting amateur sleuth Penny Brannigan to clear the name of a transgender newcomer who is wrongly targeted with suspicion. This is the 9th in the Penny Brannigan Mystery series.
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Lost books and old bones : A Scottish Bookshop Mystery
by Paige Shelton
When a medical student who was one of several new patrons selling her antique medical tomes is found murdered in her store's alley, Edinburgh bookseller Delaney Nichols follows leads to the story of a long-dead doctor before discovering that she has been targeted by the killer herself. This is the 3rd in the Scottish Bookshop Mystery series.
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Glazed murder
by Jessica Beck
When her donut shop becomes a crime scene after a dead body is dumped on her doorstep, Suzanne Hart, who finds sleuthing as addictive as her sugary baked goods, joins in the search for a killer.
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The chocolate cat caper : a chocoholic mystery
by JoAnna Carl
After accepting a job supplying chocolate from her aunt's luxury chocolate business to a party for unpopular defense attorney Clemintine Ripley, Lee McKinney's takes on a new job as detective when someone adds cyanide to a chocolate confection eaten by the hostess.
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Death by Darjeeling
by Laura Childs
When a guest turns up dead at a tea for the annual historic homes garden party she is catering, Theodosia Browning, the owner of Charleston's Indigo Tea Shop, turns sleuth to save her reputation, clear her name, and track down the real killer.
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Shot in the dark
by Cleo Coyle
Setting a date for her wedding at the same time her ex and other locals begin arranging dates at her coffeehouse, Village Blend manager Clare Cosi is entangled in the untimely demise of a lothario associated with innumerable brokenhearted conquests, including one who swears she has been framed for murder.
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Dying for chocolate
by Diane Mott Davidson
Fleeing an abusive ex, caterer Goldy Bear moves herself, her son, and her business to the Aspen Meadow Country Club area, where she becomes enmeshed in a murder mystery involving a handsome local shrink.
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Sprinkle with murder
by Jennifer McKinlay
This first installment in a new series follows Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura, the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, as they race against time to save their business and catch a sugary sweet killer who used their cupcakes to kill a famous fashion designer.
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