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  Virginia Lane is Not a Hero:...

  Rosalind Stopps

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  'Rosalind Stopps is a born storyteller with a gift of balancing the gritty and dark with humour … a blooming marvellous page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Warm, wise and compelling’ Daily Mail 
  'This story is fantastic' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘A heart-warming tale of courage and friendship’ The Sun 
  'An outstanding read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘This standout read is both dark and uplifting’ Fabulous 
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  Ever since her beloved Jed died, all Virginia wants is to be left alone. But the little girl who lives down the street is so sweet, that even in her grief-fuelled state Virginia’s heart softens whenever she sees her. 
  And that’s why Virginia knows there’s something wrong in the little girl’s house. So when the mother asks Virginia to take her child far away, somewhere safe, Virginia says yes. 
  The last thing Virginia would call herself is a hero. She’s just doing what anyone else would do, right? But when she realises how much danger the child is in, she knows she needs to do everything she can to keep her safe … Because sometimes it’s the most ordinary people who do the most extraordinary things. 
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  Perfect for fans of Jennie Godfrey, Rachel Joyce and Liz Nugent. 
  Rosalind Stopps Virginia Lane is Not a Hero is a prize-winning psychological mystery that delves into the depths of human courage. The story, filled with detective undertones, is a testament to the extraordinary things ordinary people can do. 
  For fans of Marian Keyes (The Mystery of Mercy Close), William Landay (Defending Jacob), Elly Griffiths (The Last Remains), Asia Mackay (The Nursery), and Richard Osman (We Solve Murders). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  Grounds for Murder - A Pennyfoot...

  Kate Kingsbury

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  The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.The downstairs staff of the Pennyfoot Hotel is on edge when a young Romani girl is found murdered in the woods, slain by an axe. Even the aristocrats upstairs are discussing the crime. Cecily tries to carry on as usual, until she's informed of the latest development: The axe in the coal shed has disappeared.

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  Cry of Crows

  C S Shows

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  They couldn't escape the dead noise. 
  After her father’s death, Annabeth flees from her old life in Memphis to reinvent herself and heal at Chesterbrook College, a sprawling private institution nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Students say Chesterbrook Valley is cursed. 
  A dead body is unearthed on move-in day, and Annabeth and her roommate discover a century-long pattern of campus disappearances. When crows settle on the roof of her dormitory, Annabeth is sure they’re trying to tell her something. 
  On this sultry southern campus, appearances are never as they seem. Can Annabeth save her friends, or will the malevolent creature circling the campus for nearly two centuries consume them all?

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  The Spy from Beijing - An...

  JOAN M KOP

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  In a world where loyalty is tested, Jenny, a Chinese-American FBI agent, uncovers a chilling plot. Her Beijing counterpart, Yìchén, is a double agent, blackmailing and poisoning to steal critical DNA for China’s dominance. But when Jenny discovers she’s Yìchén’s biological twin, everything changes. Torn between family ties and duty to her country, she must navigate a treacherous game of espionage that spans Seattle to Beijing. Can she protect her nation while confronting the shocking truth of her past? Dive into "The Spy from Beijing," where trust is fleeting, and betrayal lurks at every turn.

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  The Man Who Was No 16

  Agatha Christie

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  Previously published in the print anthology Partners in Crime.
  The Beresfords finally come face to face with their secret adversary. In order to crack the case, they must ape the techniques of the great Hercule Poirot.

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  Peril at Pennington Manor

  Tracy Gardner

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  Thanks to Aunt Midge’s unlikely friendship with Nicholas Pennington, the Duke of Valle Charme, Avery Ayers and her associates at Antiques and Artifacts Appraised head off to their most glamorous assignment yet—cataloguing and appraising the contents of a castle-like mansion on the Hudson River. But regal splendor becomes a backdrop to mayhem when the precious Viktor Petrova timepiece disappears—and housekeeper Suzanne Vick plummets from a parapet to her death.
   
  Avery, her dad William, and colleagues Micah Abbott and Sir Robert Lane soon learn that Suzanne’s predecessor also met with an untimely end. Further, the housekeeper’s suspicious demise coincides with Avery’s discovery that many of the Duke’s most priceless heirlooms have been replaced by fakes.
   
  Detective Art Smith lends his expertise, but the suspect list encompasses the Duke’s entire retinue—including his family. Could the killer be someone intimately familiar with the Pennington estate, such as caretaker couple Ira and Lynn Hoffman, the Penningtons’ chauffeur Roderick, or even one of the heirs to the Pennington fortune?
   
  Then the duke himself is injured in an inexplicable riding accident, and the clock swiftly ticks toward a reckoning with a cold-blooded killer. A criminal mastermind is making a desperate bid for ill-gotten riches…can Avery bring the culprit to justice before her time is up?

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