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  Shelving Doubts

  Barbara Hinske

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  The gripping sixth book in the bestselling Rosemont series reveals family secrets at every turn and intrigue in the stacks . . . 
   
   
   
  Maggie Martin loves her new job as president of Highpointe College—until she receives a call from librarian Sunday Sloan. Do the dusty shelves of Highpointe's rare book collection conceal their own deadly secrets? 
   
   
   
  Meanwhile, Josh Newlon, Maggie's administrative assistant, receives devastating news about his father. It turns out that his adoptive parents haven't been completely honest with him. As Josh unpeels the layers of his past, he meets an equally wounded Sunday, and the two quickly form a bond. But danger lurking in the library could destroy their chance at happiness. 
   
   
   
  On the other side of town, Frank Haynes is struggling under the pressure of 3,000 hours of community service and a growing fear that his criminal past is hurting his new family. Frank isn't the only one with his hands full. With a colicky baby, a husband working long hours, and an itch to get back to her law practice, Susan Scanlon also needs some help. Will the warmhearted folk of Westbury come to their aid?

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  Death on the New Moon

  Michael Lindley

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  The Amazon Charts #1 Bestselling Mystery Series 
   
   
   
  Alex encounters a tragic loss and near-deadly run-in with a ruthless crime syndicate. As Hanna helps him search for a dangerous killer, the surprise return of a lover from her past sends all hope of her future with Alex into a tailspin. 
   
   
   
  The story plays out against the idyllic backdrop of Charleston, Pawleys Island, and the fictional Dugganville, South Carolina. 
   
   
   
  If you love mystery and suspense with twisting plots, compelling characters, and settings that will sweep you away, find out why readers are raving about Death on the New Moon.

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  Head Case

  Michael Wiley

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  Chicago private investigator Sam Kelson uncovers more than he bargained for when he investigates a series of suspicious deaths at the Clement Memorial Hospital. 
   
   
   
  "My friend, this place is killing people." 
   
   
   
  While in the hospital recuperating from a gunshot wound, Chicago PI Sam Kelson is approached by a nurse who's troubled by three recent deaths. No pattern, no connection—except that three patients died when they shouldn't have. 
   
   
   
  Initially skeptical, Kelson starts asking questions—and the more he uncovers, the clearer it becomes that something isn't right. What exactly has been going on at Clement Memorial Hospital? Has someone been killing patients? If so, why? As Kelson digs deeper, he comes to realize that someone is determined to prevent him finding out the truth. Whatever it takes.

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  The Party House

  Lin Anderson

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  'A real page-turner' – Ian RankinThe Party House by Lin Anderson is a deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.Devastated by a recent pandemic brought in by outsiders, the villagers of Blackrig in the Scottish Highlands are outraged when they find that the nearby estate plans to reopen its luxury ‘party house’ to tourists.As animosity sparks in the community, a group of locals take action. By the end of the night, the house hot tub has been smashed to pieces and, in the ensuing chaos, the body of a young woman is found in the foundations. Seventeen-year-old Ailsa Cummings went missing five years ago, never to be seen again. Until now.The excavation of Ailsa’s remains reignites old suspicions towards the men of this small community, including Greg, the estate’s gamekeeper. He is loath to discuss old wounds, but Greg's new lover, Joanne, is frightened by his reaction to the missing girl’s discovery. Joanne begins to doubt how well she knows this new man in her life. Then again, he’s not the only one with secrets in their volatile relationship . . .'Lin's first standalone sees her expertly mix psychological thrills with a perplexing mystery simmering in a small community. It has all the ingredients of a hit to stand alongside her Rhona MacLeod series' – Douglas Skelton, author of The Blood is Still

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  The Adventure of Black Peter -...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Adventure of Black Peter" is a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. This tale is in the collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes, but was published originally in 1904 in the Strand Magazine and Collier's.
  Forest Row in the Weald is the scene of a harpoon murder, and a young police inspector, Stanley Hopkins, asks Holmes, whom he admires, for help. Holmes has already determined that it would take a great deal of strength and skill to run a man through with a harpoon and embed it in the wall behind him.

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  Life of Pies

  C. S. Johnson

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  The town of Fairmont, Alabama is small, but it's full of secrets ... and some are more bitter than others. 
  The Fairmont Pie Festival is just starting as a prodigal son returns home to reconcile with his mother. But when she ends up dead in her kitchen, more than one mystery needs to be solved if her killer will be found  
  and brought to justice. 
  Life of Pies is a 12-part short story contemporary mystery series collection from author C. S. Johnson about family life, community lies, & delicious pies. In this coffe-table cookbook edition, you can enjoy all 12 stories along with12 great pie recipes collected from all across the American South!

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