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| The Woman Who Spoke to Spirits by Alys Clare ebook on Hoopla
Introducing: Lily Raynor, who left nursing to become a private enquiry agent, as well as her new assistant, Felix Wilbraham, who's clever but down on his luck.
What happens: In 1880 London, busy Lily and Felix assist a man who believes his wife, a talented medium, is in mortal danger; help a peer learn more about his son's actress girlfriend; and dig into why so many young women have gone missing from the streets.
Series alert: Featuring appealing characters and an intricate plot, this is the 1st World's End Bureau mystery. |
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Whiskers in the dark
by Rita Mae Brown
A massive nor'easter on the eve of an annual National Beagle Club benefit finds Harry Harristeen and her crime-solving kitties linking the murder of a foreign services officer to an unsolved killing from the 18th century.
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| Murder at Morrington Hall by Clara McKenna eAudiobook on Hoopla
Introducing: Stella Kendrick, a horse-loving heiress from Kentucky whose father takes her to England in 1905 for a wedding...that turns out to be her own; Viscount Lyndy Lyndhurst, the dashing groom whose family's Hampshire, England estate needs an influx of cash.
What happens: Before Stella and Lyndy can marry, the vicar is murdered and the couple work together to solve the crime.
For fans of: charming historical cozies with romantic elements, comedies of manners, spirited leading ladies, and Downton Abbey. |
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| Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie Audiobook: CD F CHRISTIE
What happens: Young, beautiful, and rich Linnet Doyle falls for her friend Jackie's fiancé, marries him, and honeymoons in Egypt.
And then? Unsettling the happy couple, Jackie appears, embarking on a cruise down the Nile along with them, Hercule Poirot, and other travelers, where danger, murder, and airtight alibis lie ahead.
Why you should read it: First published in 1937, it "deserves its reputation as one of Christie's best travel mysteries" (Library Journal). |
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| Death by Water: A Phryne Fisher Mystery by Kerry Greenwood Audiobook: CD F GREENWOO
What happens: In 1928, wealthy and delightfully unconventional Melbourne-based sleuth Phryne Fisher agrees to take a cruise to New Zealand in order to solve a string of jewelry thefts on the P&O ocean liners.
Movie buzz: Fans of the books (this is the 15th) and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, the glamourous TV series based on them, will be thrilled that a movie, Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, should be released in the coming months.
TV Buzz: There's also a spin-off TV series, Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries, which is set in the 1960s with the main character being a niece Phryne never knew, who inherits her money. |
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| Set Sail for Murder: A Henrie O Mystery by Carolyn Hart eAudiobook on OverDrive
The beginning: Retired newspaper reporter Henrie O gets a call from a former lover for whom she still has feelings -- he thinks his wealthy new wife is in danger due to several strange accidents and needs help.
What happens: Henrie O agrees to accompany the family on a Baltic cruise visiting Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, and more, while keeping an eye on the wife who tightly controls her adult stepchildren's inheritance.
Series alert: Originally published in 2007, this is the 7th and last entry in the beloved Henrie O series by veteran cozy author Carolyn Hart. |
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