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Amanda Quick.
The perfect poison
Consulting on the investigation into a lord's murder, botanist Lucinda Bromley realizes that a poison can be traced back to her, prompting her to hire fellow Arcane Society member Caleb Jones to keep her name out of the investigation and to find the murderer, in a historical, romantic mystery, that has a dark conspiracy at its heart.
David Baldacci.
First family
Summoned by First Lady Jane Cox to rescue her niece from kidnappers, investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are pushed to the limit in a search that is hampered by the highest levels of government security and Michelle's personal demons.
Tahar Ben Jelloun ; translated by Linda Coverdale.
Leaving Tangier
As several expatriate Moroccans learn in Jelloun's latest, it doesn't matter how difficult life may be in the home country, a whole new set of difficulties waits in the promised land.
Louise Ure.
Liars anonymous
An acquitted murder suspect faces her past as she tries to solve a new crime in this new thriller by Shamus Award-winner, Ure.
Lynne Griffin.
Life without summer
tale told in alternating voices follows the experiences of bereaved mother Tessa who is swept up by an increasingly bleak search for answers after her beloved four-year-old daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and her grief counselor, Celia, whose efforts to help Tessa are marked by painful family memories. A first novel.
Ann B. Ross.
Miss Julia delivers the goods
Learning that Hazel Marie is pregnant with twins and that the father, private investigator J. D. Pickens, has left town, Miss Julia summons the wayward man to solve a local theft in the hopes of reuniting the couple. By the author of Miss Julia Paints the Town.
Heather Graham.
Nightwalker
While in Vegas, Jessy Sparhawk, desperate for money, places a bet that changes her life forever when she, after collecting her winnings, is drawn into a murder investigation involving a gorgeous private investigator, an angry ghost, a casino magnate, and a ghost town called Indigo.
Sandra Dallas.
Prayers for sale
Drawn to the newly married seventeen-year-old Nit Spindle, who has moved to their small mountain Colorado town to escape the ravages of the Great Depression, octogenarian Hennie Comfort forges a friendship with the young woman based on shared hardships and secrets.
Alexander McCall Smith.
Tea time for the traditionally built
Precious Ramotswe tries to recover her trusty white van after her husband sells it and replaces it with a characterless modern vehicle, while The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency tries to discover if a local football team's games are fixed.
Thrity Umrigar.
The weight of heaven
Having lost their beloved only child to a sudden illness, Frank and Ellie Benton hope to rebuild their lives by accepting an unexpected job offer in India but find their new home compromised by Frank's misguided efforts to heal his grief through a friendship with a bright young boy.
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