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  The Fixed Period

  Anthony Trollope

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  In this classic dystopian novel, an  island nation eliminates its residents at sixty-seven years old, and in 1980, one man has reached his limit. Welcome to Britannula. This country gained its independence from Great Britain in the mid-twentieth century. A group of similar-minded men then gathered to establish the nation and its laws. Among them was Gabriel Crasweller.  An immigrant from New Zealand, Crasweller is currently Britannula’s oldest resident. The trouble is, decades ago, he voted to create the “Fixed Period.” It is a law in his country for citizens to be euthanized when they reach sixty-eight years of age, and Crasweller is the first to run out of time . . .  First published in installments in Blackwood’s Magazine in 1881, The Fixed Period was released as a book in 1882. It is told from the perspective of Britannula’s president, Crasweller’s friend, as he tries to honor the laws of the land while handling the aged resident.

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  So Shall You Reap

  Donna Leon

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  Guido Brunetti is baffled by the apparent murder of a seemingly innocuous immigrant man, until a connection to his own youthful past resolves the story of the man’s death and a decades-old disappearance 
   
  On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice’s canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is assigned to investigate the murder of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant.  
   
  Because no official record of the man’s presence in Venice exists, Brunetti is forced to use the city’s far richer sources of information: gossip and the memories of people who knew the victim. Curiously, he had been living in a small house on the grounds of a palazzo owned by a university professor, in which Brunetti  
  discovers books revealing the victim’s interest in Buddhism, the revolutionary Tamil Tigers, and the last crop of Italian political terrorists, active in the 1980s. 
   
  As the investigation expands, Brunetti, Vianello, Commissario Griffoni, and Signora Elettra each assemble pieces of a puzzle—random information about real estate and land use, books, university friendships—that appear to have little in common.  
   
  Then, Brunetti stumbles over something that transports him back to his own student days, causing him to reflect on lost ideals and the errors of youth, on Italian politics and history, and on the accidents that sometimes lead to discovery.

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  Dead Confused

  Jordaina Sydney Robinson

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  Bridget and Sabrina are considering a career change when a reporter brings them a case they can't refuse. 
   
   
   
  A vandal is graffitiing a small area of Scarborough. Not earth shattering as cases go, but Bridget is certain the vandal is Petal, her newly-graduated-from-probation housemate. 
   
   
   
  Already unsure of how they're going to get the reporter off Petal's trail, things go from bad to worse when Bridget finds a doubly dead guy sitting in front of some fresh graffiti. 
   
   
   
  With a new Detective Johnson being far too understanding and suspects dropping dead at every turn, can Bridget and Sabrina unmask the murderer before the blame is pinned on Bridget's housemate?

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  Vampire for Hire

  Michael Anderle

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  Two worlds collide in a supernatural partnership. 
   
  Desperate times call for desperate measures. As the ex-military owner of Sterling Security Solutions, Tatiana Sterling excels at handling dangerous situations. 
   
  Her problem? Landing clients in a male-dominated industry. The solution? Hiring mysterious heartthrob Jackson Dale Shade to play the role of her business partner. 
   
  When Eleanor Kensington hires them to find her missing grandson, Tatiana and JD discover the case is far more sinister than a simple disappearance. 
   
  As they navigate this treacherous investigation, Tatiana finds herself increasingly drawn to JD's charm, strength, and uncanny abilities. Something different about him emerges—impossibly fast reflexes, superhuman strength, along with a troubling aversion to law enforcement. 
   
  The unlikely duo must work together to uncover the truth and confront powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. 
   
  Can Tatiana trust JD with her business—and possibly her heart when he's clearly hiding his true nature? Or will his supernatural secret destroy everything they're building together?

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  Blue Deer Thaw

  Jamie Harrison

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  "Blue Deer Thaw is a delight." —The Seattle Times 
   
   
   
  "The fourth book in the Blue Deer series is another gem." —The Washington Post 
   
   
   
  Alcohol and art, love and death. When a woman freezes to death in a snowdrift, Jules follows the mystery back to the newly renovated Sacajawea Hotel, where he's cataloging antiquities for the owner. What seems like a random act of misfortune plays out as a more complex story of family greed and revenge; for Jules, it will mean both love and tragedy. The reluctant sheriff will have to face the arctic winter in his search for clues to multiple murders, and the town of Blue Deer will never be the same. 
   
   
   
  Blue Deer Thaw continues the exploits of Sheriff Jules Clement in this exciting installment of the critically acclaimed mystery series.

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  Murder in a Cup

  Lauren Elliott

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  Self-taught "seer" Shay has much to learn as autumn hits the quaint coastal town of Bray Harbor. Since attempting the art of blending herbs at her popular shop, Crystals & CuriosiTeas, she's set on growing ingredients in the mysterious greenhouse on the second floor—if only she can separate the medicinal plants from the deadly ones. Her new skills are put to the test when she meets pub owner and ex-detective Liam Madigan's Gran. A psychic from Ireland known for interpreting tea leaves and people, Gran encourages Shay to build upon her natural talents and hold her own group reading . . . 
   
   
   
  Despite Shay's reservations about putting herself in the spotlight, the evening goes off without a hitch. At least, until she does a reading and a customer goes from chatty to dead in a flash, poisoned after sipping a toxic substance recently grown in the greenhouse. Worse, Shay's assistant is suspected of intentionally serving the lethal brew and committing cold-blooded murder. Now, aided only by Liam and her dog Spirit, Shay must exonerate her employee and save the future of Crystals & CuriosiTeas. But when clues start lining up like leaves in a teacup, she'll need to understand the signs right in front of her to catch the manipulative murderer before it's too late . . .

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