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Cozy Mysteries December 2017
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The Importance of Being Urnest
by Sandra Balzo
The choice of an antique silver coffee urn as the final resting place for elderly Celeste Bouchard's ashes might seem a cruel joke. After all, the wealthy boutique owner was taken ill and died while daughter Hannah was off having lattes at Uncommon Grounds. But Maggy Thorsen, the coffeehouse's owner, has more pressing things on her mind: a jail break and subsequent shoot-out has forced her main squeeze, Sheriff Jake Pavlik, to take refuge with her. And Maggy has a serious decision to make: marriage or not? And with an escaped convict still on the loose, Maggy suddenly has a difficult and dangerous puzzle to solve.
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The ghost of Christmas past
by Rhys Bowen
Struggling with depression in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and a miscarriage, semi-retired private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan and her husband, Daniel, accept an invitation to spend the holidays at a Hudson mansion, only to be embroiled in the mystery of their hosts' daughter's disappearance.
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Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations
by Simon Brett
It is her characteristic generosity rather than her love of animals that finds Mrs Pargeter supporting her friend, Jasmine Angold, at a charity reception for an animal charity whose worthy aim is to rehabilitate stray cats from the Greek island of Atmos into caring English homes. But the evening is to have unexpected consequences. At the event, Mrs P is taken aback to meet a woman who claims to be the sister of her late husband, the much-missed Mr Pargeter. This surprising encounter leads to unwelcome digging into past secrets, the discovery of a body in Epping Forest, an eventful trip to Greece--and unexpected danger for Mrs Pargeter. In the course of her investigations, she learns the true nature of charity and the dubious skills by which Public Relations can make evil look good.
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Hardcore twenty-four
by Janet Evanovich
Reluctantly agreeing to babysit a professional grave robber's pet boa constrictor, Stephanie Plum is embroiled in a bizarre series of crimes that escalate from the violation of stolen corpses to the murder of a homeless man
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The body in the casket : a Faith Fairchild mystery
by Katherine Hall Page
Catering the lavish birthday party of a Broadway legend, Faith Fairchild is astonished when her client reveals that he hired her less for her culinary prowess and more for her skills as a detective and that one of his guests is trying to kill him. Includes recipes. By the Agatha Award-winning author of The Body in the Birches. 25,000 first printing
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Miranda James SLAY BELLS RING In the cozy warmth of their new home on Michigan's Mackinac Island, newlywed seniors Frances and Douglas Devaney savor the picture-postcard snowy scenery through their kitchen window. But when they spy a horse-drawn sleigh dashing through the snow bearing a frozen stiff, their blood runs cold. The victim is banker Warren Engle, stepson of a close friend of Frances. With amateur sleuth Allie McMurphy, their boss at the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, busy filling holiday orders for peppermint candy fudge, the couple tackle the case themselves, plowing through clues to rein in the runaway culprit
Available as an eBook only through OverDrive!
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Murder for Christmas by Francis DuncanWhen the party guests of Benedict Grame discover a body, that bears a striking resemblance to Father Christmas, under the tree, it is up to Mordecai Tremaine to find the culprit before another death occurs Available as an eBook only through OverDrive!
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Ginger snapped : a spice shop mystery by Gail OustWhen their town's Realtor of the Year, a suspected romantic interest for police chief Wyatt McBride, is found murdered, Wyatt is targeted with suspicion and suspended from his post, compelling Piper Prescott to launch an investigation to clear his name. Available as an eBook only through OverDrive!
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