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Competence : Library Edition by Gail CarrigerAccidentally abandoned! All alone in Singapore, proper Miss Primrose Tunstell must steal helium to save her airship, the Spotted Custard, in a scheme involving a lovesick werecat and a fake fish tail. When she uncovers rumors of a new kind of vampire, Prim and the Custard crew embark on a mission to Peru. There, they encounter airship pirates and strange atmospheric phenomena, and are mistaken for representatives of the Spanish Inquisition. Forced into extreme subterfuge (and some rather ridiculous outfits) Prim must also answer three of life's most challenging questions: Can the perfect book club give a man back his soul? Will her brother ever stop wearing his idiotic velvet fez? And can the amount of lard in Christmas pudding save an entire species?
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Claws for Concern by Miranda JamesBefriending a man who reveals that he is performing genealogical research on the life of one of Charlie's own family members, proud grandfather Charlie Harris is alarmed when a true-crime writer informs him that the man is suspected in a homicide that occurred years earlier.
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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor"Affectionately dubbed 'the Nigerian Harry Potter, ' Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world. Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing--she is a 'free agent' with latent magical power. Soon she's part of a quartet of magic students, studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality. But will it be enough to help them when they are asked to catch a career criminal who knows magic too?"--Amazon.
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Widow’s Wreath : Library Edition by Cynthia RiggsIt's a case of cold feet, and cold-blooded murder, as 92-year-old poet and sleuth Victoria Trumbull gets more than she bargained for after hosting an ill-fated wedding.
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Memento Mori : A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire by Ruth DownieIn ancient Bath, a scandal is threatening to engulf the spa town. Ruso's best friend's wife has been found dead, and his friend is accused of murder. Ruso and Tilla do their best to help but no one is telling the truth.
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Barren by Peter V. BrettEach night, the world is overrun by bloodthirsty demons. For centuries, humanity survived only by hiding behind defensive wards, magical symbols with the power to repel the demons. Now, the rediscovery of long forgotten combat wards has given them the magic they need to fight back.
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