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  Perilous Potion The: A Cozy...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  ⚗️ When herbalist and apothecary owner Violet Greene discovers her mentor dead in his shop, the police rule it a tragic accident. But Violet knows better—the carefully labeled bottles would never have been mixed by his expert hands. Suspecting foul play, Violet uses her knowledge of plants and potions to investigate, uncovering a web of secrets in her seemingly peaceful town. From poisoned teas to lethal tinctures, every clue leads deeper into a world where natural remedies can become deadly weapons. With the help of her botanical expertise and a handsome local journalist, Violet must identify the killer before the next dose proves fatal. But when her investigation gets too close to the truth, she becomes the target of someone who knows exactly which plants can kill without a trace.

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  The Russian Pink - An Alex...

  Matthew Hart

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  When "The Russian Pink"—a stunningly large rose-hued diamond—makes a surprise appearance around the neck of Honey Li, the wife of surging presidential candidate Harry Nash, Alex Turner, an investigator for the Treasury Department’s diamond division and former C.I.A. agent, finds himself spiraling down a seemingly endless rabbit hole.  A diamond like that always carries secrets, but the web of mystery  behind "The Pink" is more complex than Alex could ever image.   Starting with the trail of damage from botched sting operation, Alex wavers between legal and illegal tactics, friends, family, and foes to find out why a mysterious Russian double agent betrayed him and the diamond ended up on a potential path to the White House.  For wherever the Russian Pink goes, secrecy, deception, and death surely follow.With echos of both John Le Carre and Jason Matthews, The Russian Pink is a stylish and fresh page-turner that catapults the reader into the world of blood diamond trading, a world that Matthew Hart, the author of the critically acclaimed Diamond, navigates with authoritative authenticity and wit.

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  A Doomful of Sugar

  Catherine Burns

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  "Leila Khoury has always believed that everyone loved her father as much as they loved his artisanal maple syrup. But when he's killed and she returns to Sugar Ridge, Vermont, to take over his business, she starts to realize how much of his life she's left untapped. With her brother under suspicion, her mother just barely holding it together, and the police not producing any leads, Leila will have to investigate herself if she wants answers about her father's sticky end. But the more she learns, the more she worries that there won't be a sappy ending to the story."

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  Now & Then

  Justin M. Kiska

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  Parker City now . . . Parker City then . . . Every city has its stories and secrets. 
   
   
   
  In the spring of 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of brutal murders. Unthinkable crimes the likes of which are unheard of in the close-knit community. Under great pressure from the powers-that-be, it is made clear to newly minted Parker City Police Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason that their first case could very well be their last if they can't catch the killer. 
   
   
   
  Decades later, after distinguished careers in law enforcement, Ben and Tommy find themselves on the eve of retirement. But in their final days on the job, their very first case comes back to haunt them in a heart-wrenching twist, leaving everyone to wonder—did they get it wrong all those years ago? Has the killer been on the loose all this time? 
   
   
   
  The investigation unfolds simultaneously in the '80s and the present as the case of the Spring Strangler looms large over Parker City.

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  Ruthless Charity - A Charity...

  Wayne Stinnett

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  After licking her physical and emotional wounds for several months, Charity Styles finally has a shot at redemption when her handler offers her a mission. It's dangerous, sure, but Charity also knows that it's meant as a test of her self-control. 
  In the jungles of Venezuela, a land baron controls the native population with an iron fist and a security team with over-indulged libidos and quick trigger fingers. The indigenous people live in fear; all but one old shaman, who has a vision of the future. A vision that includes piranha and crocodiles. 
  Charity's target is a single man. But when she learns of the atrocities committed by the land baron, and the carnage inflicted on the defenseless Wanadi people by his security team, will she stop at that? Can she keep her bloodlust in check this time?

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  The Reckoning

  Jana Deleon

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  A little girl goes missing and a sheriff will do anything to bring her home—even confront evil—in this classic tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon. 
   
   
   
  In a tiny bayou town with far too many wicked secrets, the sudden disappearance of a six-year-old girl is a mystery Sheriff Holt Chamberlain is determined to solve. But teaming up with Alexandria Bastin is a complication he didn't expect. Nor is he prepared to collide with the dark side of Cajun culture—and his own troubled past. 
   
   
   
  The frantic search leads them to a place said to hold magic, an eerie island where Alex is also working her charm on him. At one time, he'd been forced to leave her brokenhearted. And now, dangerously close to the truth, he'll do anything to protect her from the evil that surrounds them—an evil that might hold the key to sending a little girl home.

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