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The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (The Cat Who...Bk 1) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Jim Qwilleran, is a prizewinning reporter who's been on the skids but is now coming back with a job as feature writer (mostly on the art scene) for the Daily Fluxion. George Bonifield Mountclemens, the paper's credentialed art critic, writes almost invariably scathing, hurtful reviews of... more
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The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Cat Who...Bk 2) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Jim Qwilleran is not exactly overwhelmed by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion. Interior design has never been one of his specialties and now he's supposed to turn out an entire magazine on the subject every week! But the first issue of Gracious Abodes is barely off the presses when... more
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The Cat Who Turned On and Off (The Cat Who...Bk 3) by Lilian Jackson Braun
When Jim Qwilleran decides to do a newspaper feature about Junktown, he thinks he'll be writing a heartbreaking story about a dangerous, run-down neighborhood. But Junktown turns out to be a haven for Moose County's eccentric antique dealers and collectors. Qwill nearly gives up on his... more
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The Cat Who Saw Red (Cat Who...Bk 4) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Something is amiss at Maus Haus. Not just the mystery of an unsolved "suicide" which hangs over the old mansion, but something ominous in the present-day residence. When Qwilleran moves in to work on his new gastronomical assignment, strange things begin to happen. First it's a... more
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The Cat Who Had 14 Tales (The Cat Who...) by Lilian Jackson Braun
A courageous Siamese bags a cunning cat burglar. A country kitty proves a stumbling block in a violent murder. And an intuitive feline's premonition helps solve the case of the missing antique dealer. Here are 14 Braun "Cat" tales that are riveting and amusing whodunits.
Phut... more
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The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (The Cat Who...Bk 7) by Lilian Jackson Braun
There's something rotten in the small town of Pickax -- at least to the sensitive noses of newspaperman Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. An accident has claimed the life of the local paper's eccentric publisher, but to Qwilleran and his feline friends it smells like... more
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A Cat in the Manger (Alice Nestleton, Bk 1) by Lydia Adamson
When Alice Nestleton, actress and sleuth, goes to a friend's Long Island estate to cat-sit, she comes face to bloody face with a corpse. Unwittingly, Alice has stepped into a deadly conspiracy plot of high-stakes horse-racing and seduction. Her curiosity might land her a whisker away from death!
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A Cat of a Different Color (Alice Nestleton, Bk 2) by Lydia Adamson
Beautiful Off-Off Broadway actress-sleuth Alice Nestleton gasps as a sinister shadow looms at the top of her apartment house stairs. But it's only a moonstruck student from her acting class who comes bearing a gift-a gorgeous white Abyssinian-like cat. That is strange enough, but stranger still,... more
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A Cat in Wolf's Clothing (Alice Nestleton, Bk 3) by Lydia Adamson
A cat, a mouse, and two corpses equal a menagerie of murder for actress turned cat-sitting sleuth Alice Nestleton…
Dubbed “one of Manhattan’s finest little-known actresses,” beautiful cat-sitter turned sleuth Alice Nestleton has been called into action again. This... more
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A Cat in the Wings (Alice Nestleton, Bk 4) by Lydia Adamson
PUSSY FOOTING WITH DEATH
An actress led into a life of crime (sleuthing, that is) and cat-sitting, Alice Nestleton has returned to the theater -- dozing in a box seat through a Lincoln Center production of the The Nutcracker. She's happily imagining her Maine Coon cat, Bushy, and... more
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A Cat by Any Other Name (Alice Nestleton, Bk 5) by Lydia Adamson
Alice Nestleton, beautiful off-off Broadway actress-turned-amateur detective, has been forced into a life of crime--sleuthing that is--with some cat-sitting on the side. But this hot summer in New York she has taken a hiatus from stage and scene-of-the-crime to join a coterie of cat-lovers in... more
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A Cat with a Fiddle (Alice Nestleton, Bk 6) by Lydia Adamson
In this sixth Alice Nestleton mystery, Adamson's (A Cat of a Different Color) amateur sleuth returns to solve the brutal murder-by-chisel of a string quartet's ego maniacal accompanist. Nestleton, an actress and part-time cat sitter, is dejected by harsh reviews of her latest performance, so she... more
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A Cat in a Glass House (Alice Nestleton, Bk 7) by Lydia Adamson
Alice Nestleton, after years in off-, off-off-, and far-beyond-Broadway theater, sees stardom beckoning at last. Her agent has sent her to a trendy Tribeca Chinese eatery to land a movie part with an almost-major film producer. Instead, Alice is cat-apulted into crime once more. Before she can... more
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A Cat with No Regrets (Alice Nestleton, Bk 8) by Lydia Adamson
Everything's coming up roses for Off-Broadway actress Alice Nestleton when she lands a part in a major motion picture. With her two finicky felines and the three Abyssinians owned by producer Dorothy Dodd tagging along, she's oo-la la-ing her bon chance all the way to Provence, France. Her... more
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A Cat on the Cutting Edge (Alice Nestleton, Bk 9) by Lydia Adamson
Alice Nestleton's acting career has a case of the no-nos -- no auditions, no jobs, no money. Even her cat-sitting work is dwindling and to add injury to insult, her harum-scarum kitty, Pancho, turns into a cat from hell rather than enter his carrier for a nail cutting trip to the vet. The... more
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A Cat on a Winning Streak (Alice Nestleton, Bk 10) by Lydia Adamson
Traveling to Atlantic City for a gig, actress Alice Nestleton is surprised by the appearance of a cat at her sixteenth-floor hotel window, and her subsequent search for its owner brings her to the scene of a murder.
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A Cat in Fine Style (Alice Nestleton, Bk 11) by Lydia Adamson
MURDER AND THE GLAMOUR PUSS
Alice Nestleton is putting on the dog: posing in elegant duds for a New York boutique's new ad. But she's surprised to find Bobbin, tie clothes designer's once-beloved cat, exiled to the loft where the fashion shoot is taking place. Dressed-to-kill... more
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A Cat in a Chorus Line (Alice Nestleton, Bk 13) by Lydia Adamson
Budding actress/amateur sleuth Alice Nestleton discovers that life on the big stage can be murder. And once again, she must depend on a beautiful cat to lead her to the culprit -- before the final curtain on her life!
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A Cat Under the Mistletoe (Alice Nestleton, Bk 13) by Lydia Adamson
Alice Nestleton [is] a professional actress whose day job is cat-sitting...
It is a few weeks before Christmas, and Alice has a new client, a lovely tortoiseshell cat named Roberta. One of Alice's tasks is to transport the fickle feline to her therapist. Unfortunately, on Roberta's very first... more
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A Cat Under the Mistletoe (Alice Nestleton, Bk 13) by Lydia Adamson
Alice Nestleton - a professional actress whose day job is cat-sitting - has solved a dozen fiendishly feline-based crimes since her series began. Her winning personality and expertise at solving murder cases have thrilled her legion of fans. Now this hardcover debut brings Alice back for her... more
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A Cat on a Beach Blanket (Alice Nestleton, Bk 14) by Lydia Adamson
The fourteenth book in the popular Alice Nestleton series features the amateur sleuth on a murderer's trail. Housesitting in the Hamptons turns deadly when an aspiring poet is killed and Alice is the prime suspect! Follow her investigation as she struggles to clear her name and uncover he real... more
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A Cat on Stage Left (Alice Nestleton, Bk 16) by Lydia Adamson
Actress, catsitter and amateur sleuth Alice Nestleton finds her summer doldrums melting away like ice cubes on a sidewalk with a shocking murder that happens right on her doorstep. The victim? Mary Singer, the very woman who hired Alice to catsit. The murderer? The chauffeur of Mary's Rolls... more
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A Cat of One's Own (Alice Nestleton, Bk 17) by Lydia Adamson
The perfect read for cat and mystery lovers alike, the latest addition to the Alice Nestleton series centers on a two-toned cat named Jake. The cat-sitting actress's latest adventure begins innocuously enough when her old friend Amanda asks her help in selecting a feline companion for her Gordon... more
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A Cat with the Blues (Alice Nestleton, Bk 18) by Lydia Adamson
Alice is catsitting a beautiful Russian Blue at the center of a raging custody battle. But when the doorman at the wealthy couple's apartment building dies-and the contested cat disappears-she must go on a nose-to-the-ground hunt for a catnapper...and maybe...a killer.
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A Cat With No Clue (Alice Nestleton, Bk 19) by Lydia Adamson
When actress and amateur sleuth Alice Nestleton whips up an anniversary meal for her actor friends, the happy couple just die-of food poisoning. The only witnesses are the couple's two little kittens. Definitely cute, but certainly not viable on the witness stand. Which means that Alice is the... more
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The Tale of Hill Top Farm (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Bk 1) by Susan Wittig Alb...
In this first of the Cottage Tales, animal lover and all-around Good Samaritan Beatrix Potter, author of Peter Rabbit, is ready to help solve local mysteries. And with her entourage of animal friends, she sets out to win over the human hearts of Sawrey ...
England, 1905. A Londoner -- a... more
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The Tale of Holly How (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Bk 2) by Susan Wittig Albert
By now, Beatrix Potter, the beloved children's author, has won over human and animal hearts alike in her new home, the sleepy village of Sawrey. In this new novel, animal lover Miss Potter sets out to solve a case that will affect all creatures, great and small, when a gentle shepherd is found... more
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The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Bk 3) by Susan Wittig ...
Miss Potter's new hometown of Holly How is having its share of troubles, and three children, favorites of Beatrix, are counting on the help of the fairies of Cuckoo Brow Wood. Now, with her signature tact, Beatrix must work with her friends -- human and animal -- to set things right.
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The Tale of Hawthorn House (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Bk 4) by Susan Wittig Al...
During Sawrey's annual summer fete, Miss Beatrix Potter receives an unexpected visitor in the form of Baby Flora, left in a basket on her doorstep with a note, a sprig of hawthorn, and a scarab ring. All Beatrix knows about Flora's previous guardian is that she was a gray-haired woman,... more
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The Tale of Briar Bank (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Bk 5) by Susan Wittig Albert
Near Sawrey, the seat of Miss Beatrix Potter's country home, has been abuzz ever since Mr. Wickstead met his death under a tree limb. Many believe it had to do with a treasure he had dug up. And only Pickles, his dog, knows what happened. Meanwhile, Miss Potter faces dilemmas in her love... more
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The Tale of Applebeck Orchard (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Bk 6) by Susan Wittig...
In 1910 Miss Beatrix Potter is able to get away from her parents who are vacationing at a vacation spot in the Lake District. She goes to her properties in the Land Between the lakes, Hill Top Farm and Castle Farm, which is where her heart belongs. Miss Potter is accepted by the villagers as one... more
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The Tale of Oat Cake Crag (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Bk 7) by Susan Wittig Alb...
Miss Beatrix Potter has returned to Near Sawrey, seeking refuge from the bluster of London in the quiet of a mild March. But it is 1912, and elsewhere in England, Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, is said to be preparing for the unpleasant possibility of war. In the... more
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Desert Cat (Big Mike, Bk 1) by Garrison Allen
Penelope Warren calls her bookstore Mycroft & Co., in honor of the cat who presides there. Tough and macho, Big Mike is ready to match wit and claw with the most cunning critter. For when it comes to catching a killer, this lethal weapon is always up to scratch.
It isn't every day... more
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Royal Cat (Big Mike, Bk 2) by Garrison Allen
The annual Elizabethan Spring Faire has transformed Empty Creek, Arizona, into Merry Olde England. Everyone has turned out in doublet and hose to relive the revelry of a lively era. Minstrels make music, bawdy bards abound and wanton wenches cavort with lusty cavaliers. Anyone who misbehaves may... more
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Stable Cat (Big Mike, Bk 3) by Garrison Allen
Chestnut steeds and silver spurs. High riding and good times. That's why folks in Empty Creek, Arizona, expect from the Great Arabian Horse Show. What they get instead are low blows and bad news. First, a magnificent prize stallion disappears. Then his trainer is found outside the empty... more
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Baseball Cat (Big Mike, Bk 4) by Garrison Allen
Penelope Warren of Empty Creek, Arizona, and her huge Abyssinian cat investigate the murder of a minor-league baseball team's much-hated owner. Penelope runs a mystery bookstore but spends most of her time elsewhere. By interrogating baseball team members, suspected girlfriends, possible... more
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Dinosaur Cat (Big Mike, Bk 5) by Garrison Allen
When the discovery of a baby Seismosaurus fossil attracts a horde of media vultures to the town of Empty Creek Arizona, the incredible find is shadowed by an even bigger sensation. A young scientist has been murdered at the site -- her body found with a bullet in the back, sending sometime... more
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The Trouble with Magic (Bewitching, Bk 1) by Madelyn Alt
Antiques-shop clerk Maggie O'Neill was a little weirded out when she discovered her new boss Felicity was a witch. But when Felicity becomes the suspect in a local murder, Maggie must enlist Felicity's wiccan friends for help—and discover her own spellbinding talent.
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A Charmed Death (Bewitching, Bk 2) by Madelyn Alt
Maggie O'Neill was just a small-town girl, stuck in a dead-end job -- until she started working at Enchantments, Stony Mill's finest mystical antique shop.
Now Maggie is Indiana's newest witch. Learning to cope with her newfound powers is tough enough, but add to that keeping... more
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Hex Marks the Spot (Bewitching, Bk 3) by Madelyn Alt
While her boss becomes entranced with a beautiful armoire at the countywide craft bazaar, Maggie can't help noticing the Amish craftsman who made it. Though his clothes may be plain, he himself is more handsome than a man sporting a jawline-only beard has any right to be. And he seems pretty... more
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No Rest for the Wiccan (Bewitching, Bk 4) by Madelyn Alt
On the surface Stony Mill, Indiana is a quiet gentle Midwestern town in which everyone knows their neighbors and no one locks their cars. Looks can be deceiving; just ask apprentice witch Maggie O'Neill or her boss at Enchantments powerful witch Felicity Davis. Felicity has been teaching Maggie... more
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Where There's a Witch (Bewitching, Bk 5) by Madelyn Alt
Taking a break from her job at Enchantments, Stony Mill's finest mystical antiques shop, Maggie O'Neill visits a carnival, where she senses some bad spirits. And though she's Indiana's newest witch, she's learning fast that bad spirits spell big trouble.
A carnival has rolled into Stony Mill,... more
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A Witch in Time (Bewitching, Bk 6) by Madelyn Alt
Stony Mill, Indiana's newest witch, Maggie O'Neill, has been attached at the hip to the smoking-hot Marcus Quinn. Things couldn't get any better- until her sister Mel gives birth to not one, but two babies...
Maggie's visiting Mel in the hospital when a whispered... more
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Cover-Up Story (Perkins & Tate, Bk 1) by Marian Babson
Nashville's Bart and The Cousins, in England on a road trip, have a chart-topping song. Unfortunately Bart also has an indictment back in the USA over an underage groupie. Keeping that hot news out of the London papers is a job for Doug Perkins, of the PR firm of Perkins and Tate.
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Tourists are for Trapping (A Perkins Tate Mystery) by Marian Babson
Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey...And Ye Olde HomicideLarkin's Luxury Tours number 79 is a traveler's nightmare. The problems had started in Zurich, Switzerland when one of the group died under mysterious circumstances. Now the remaining tour members have landed in London,... more
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In the Teeth of Adversity (Perkins & Tate, Bk 4) by Marian Babson
Paws for Murder...
The man who threw his cat at his dentist...
Doug Perkins, his partner Gerry and their cat, Pandora, have one job to do: spin gaffes into gold. But this cozy little London PR agency -- a better environment for Pandora than profits -- is about to get involved in a... more
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Reel Murder (Trixie Dolan & Evangeline Sinclair, Bk 1) by Marian Babson
EVANGELINE: silver screen queen of yesteryear -- in her heyday, Eve "put the sin into cinema." At her retrospective, she's a prime murder suspect.
TRIXIE: for years, Eve's on-screen sidekick -- now her partner in crime-cracking.
BEAUREGARD: ... more
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Encore Murder by Marian Babson
Old rivalries result in murder when Evangeline Sinclair's old acting adversary, Griselda von Kirstenburg, announces her intention to write her memoirs, which will feature unflattering portrayals of Evangeline and Trixie Dolan, and steal the thunder of Evangeline's own memoirs.
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Shadows in Their Blood (Trixie Dolan & Evangeline Sinclair, Bk 3) by Marian Babson
Evangeline Sinclair and Trixie Dolan are actresses staying in a defunct hotel called Overlook Castle and working on their latest film. Job the director is hard to please and there are fantastical rumours spreading around the set which are causing tensions - Evangeline and Trixie are actually... more
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Break a Leg, Darlings by Marian Babson
MysteryLarge Print EditionTrixie Dolan and Evangeline Sinclair have always accepted that it might occasionally be necessary to suffer for their art but they draw the line at dying for it. Fearlessly, they trawl through the pub theatres and eccentric venues of the London fringe in their search... more
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The Cat Who Wasn't a Dog (Trixie and Evangeline, Bk 6) by Marian Babson
Dame Cecile Savoy's "revolting floor mop" of a Pekinese has passed away at a ripe old age. Now, the aging British actress convinces her rivals on stage and screen, Trixie and Evangeline, to support her in her hour of grief...by accompanying her to a taxidermist. But it's a cab... more
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Whiskers and Smoke by Marian Babson
While the cat's away, a fire starter plays...
After the tragic death of her husband, British housewife Rosemary Blake accepts a summer house and cat exchange across the Atlantic in her sister's adopted town of Edgemarsh Lake, New Hampshire. Lulled by promises of of beautiful scenery... more
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Paws for Alarm (Dead Letter Mysteries) (aka Death Watch) by Marian Babson
A whisker away from death...
A summer in England sounds like a great idea for the Harper family -- and the house exchange makes it so affordable. Now they've swapped their New England home for a lovely cottage in a village near London. Why, the house even comes with a cat, a shy marmalade... more
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Nine Lives to Murder by Marian Babson
When Winstanley Fortescue, titan of the English stage and a notorious tom-catter, falls off a ladder onto the backstage cat Montmorency D. Mousa, man and feline are catapulted into each other's body. Win prowls the theater with ears pricked--outraged by the litter box, eyeing Monty's... more
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The Diamond Cat by Marian Babson
The cat who swallowed more than a canary...A lifetime of craving more cuddly companionship than her hectoring mother has led fortyish Bettina Bilby to board her neighbors' felines for a long holiday weekend: an expectant tabby, a pampered blue-eyed Balinese, a depressed ginger Persian with a... more
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Canapés for the Kitties (Brimful Coffers, Bk 1) by Marian Babson
The cat's out of the bag: dead bodies are piling up in Brimful Coffers, a picturesque English village. Among the deceased is Boswell, a pet white rat. His killers were caught: Had-I and But-Known, two mischievous felines belonging to Lorinda Lucas, mystery writer. Unfortunately, the other... more
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The Company of Cats by Marian Babson
Gossip maven Annabel Hinchby-Smythe is thrilled when she is mistaken for a top interior decorator by recent acquaintance and computer millionaire Arthur Arbuthnot. When he invites her to redecorate his dreary London flat, it gives her an unparalleled opportunity to delve into the reclusive... more
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To Catch a Cat by Marian Babson
Eleven-year-old Robin wants to join a popular gang at school. They'll accept him, though only if he kidnaps the prize-winning cat of old Mrs. Nordling first.But when Robin sneaks into the Nordlings' house in the dark of night, he gets more than just a schoolyard thrill. An argument, strange... more
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The Cat Next Door by Marian Babson
Margot returns to her well-to-do family in England on the eve of her Aunt Chloe's murder trial-she is accused of fatally stabbing her twin sister with a kitchen knife in the garden. Nothing has been the same since Claudia's body was found: her 14 year old daughter Lynette refuses to leave her... more
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Retreat from Murder by Marian Babson
Author Lorinda Lucas returns from a book tour of the United States to find that Roscoe, the cat who lives next door, is in alarming shape. Hoping that whatever has hit poor Roscoe will not be caught by her two cats, Had-I and But-Known, she learns from her friend Freddie that both Roscoe and his... more
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Please Do Feed the Cat by Marian Babson
Author Lorinda Lucas returns from a book tour of the United States to find that Roscoe, the cat who lives next door, is in alarming shape. Hoping that whatever has hit poor Roscoe will not be caught by her two cats, Had-I and But-Known, she learns from her friend Freddie that both Roscoe and... more
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Only the Cat Knows by Marian Babson
The prolific and delightful Marian Babson has penned another stupendous cozy for cat lovers.Vanessa has been rushed to hospital, having been found unconscious at the foot of the stairs. Was it an accident or something else? Now, smiling weakly, suffering from a head injury that has left her... more
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My Best Cat: A Furry Murder Mystery by Nancy J Bailey
Roxanne Moore had many enemies who shared her hobby of showing cats. Among her other bad habits, she stole things from people: Cats, jewelry, sometimes even husbands. So when her strangled body is found in the restroom at the largest cat show in the country, no one is really surprised. But it?s... more
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Blood Lure (Anna Pigeon, Bk 9) by Nevada Barr
The laws of nature take a terrifyingly murderous turn in this spellbinding addition to the New York Times bestselling series featuring Park Ranger Anna Pigeon. In Blood Lure, Anna returns to the West, where she is sent on a training assignment to study the grizzly bears in Waterton/Glacier... more
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Hunting Season (Anna Pigeon, Bk 10) by Nevada Barr
When Anna answers a call to historic Mt. Locust, once a producing plantation and inn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway and now a tourist spot, the last thing she expects to encounter is murder. But the man Anna finds in the stand's old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He's nearly naked,... more
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Flashback (Anna Pigeon, Bk 11) by Nevada Barr
Running from a proposal of marriage from Sheriff Paul Davidson, Anna Pigeon takes a post as a temporary supervisory ranger on remote Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park, a small grouping of tiny islands in a natural harbor seventy miles off Key West. This island paradise has secrets it... more
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High Country (Anna Pigeon, Bk 12) by Nevada Barr
It's fall in the Sierra Mountains, and Anna Pigeon is slinging hash in Yosemite National Park's historic Ahwahnee Hotel. Four young people, all seasonal park employees, have disappeared, and two weeks of work by crack search-and-rescue teams have failed to turn up a single clue;... more
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Hard Truth (Anna Pigeon, Bk 13) by Nevada Barr
Just three days after her wedding to Sheriff Paul Davidson, Anna Pigeon moves from Mississippi to Colorado to assume her new post as district ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park, where three girls have disappeared during a religious retreat. Two of the children reappear a month later, clad... more
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Winter Study (Anna Pigeon, Bk 14) by Nevada Barr
It is January, and Park Ranger Anna Pigeon is sent to Isle Royale in Lake Superior to learn about managing and understanding wolves, as her home base of Rocky Mountain National Park might soon have their own pack of the magnificent, much-maligned animals. She's housed in the island's bunkhouse... more
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Borderline (Anna Pigeon, Bk 15) by Nevada Barr
Drained and haunted by the killings on Isle Royale, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and on administrative leave by order of her superintendent, the one bright spot in Anna’s life is Paul, her husband of less than a year. Hoping the warmth and the adventure of a raft trip in... more
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Burn (Anna Pigeon, Bk 16) by Nevada Barr
Anna Pigeon, a Ranger with the National Park Service, is newly married but on administrative leave from her job as she recovers from the traumas of the past couple of months. While the physical wounds have healed, the emotional ones are still healing. With her new husband back at work, Anna... more
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Murder is Binding (Booktown, Bk 1) by Lorna Barrett
Stoneham, New Hampshire, was a dying town until community leaders invited booksellers to open up shop. Now, its streets are lined with bookstores -- and paved with murder.
When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles was met with friendly faces. And when she opened her mystery... more
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Bookmarked For Death (Booktown, Bk 2) by Lorna Barrett
Tricia Miles is celebrating the first anniversary of her bookstore, Haven't Got a Clue in the "booktown" of Stoneham, New Hampshire. She's been doing well, and if it weren't for the fact that her sister runs through employees as though there's an endless supply,... more
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Bookplate Special (Booktown, Bk 3) by Lorna Barrett
The kinder folks of Stoneham might call Pammy Fredericks a free spirit. The less kind, a freeloading thief. Tricia has put up - and put up with - her uninvited college roommate for weeks. In return, Pammy has stolen one hundred dollars, among other things. But the day she's kicked out,... more
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Chapter and Hearse (Booktown, Bk 4) by Lorna Barrett
Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles has been spending more time solving whodunits than reading them. Now a nearby gas explosion has injured Tricia's sister's boyfriend, Bob Kelly, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, and killed the owner of the town's history bookstore. Tricia's... more
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A Case of Hillary's Cat (Hillary King Mysteries) by Lois Browning Bauer
Second in a series of Hillary King mysteries, this novel draws readers into the story of a teenager's murder after a late night prayer meeting. Hillary solves this crime in an unexpected manner with the help of her cat.
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Dead Canaries Don't Sing (Reigning Cats and Dogs, Bk 1) by Cynthia Baxter
As a veterinarian, she?s more experienced with paw prints than fingerprints. But thanks to her dogged persistence and her knack for landing on her feet, Jessie?s got murder on a very short leash.The sun is barely up and the day is already going to the dogs. Literally. As Dr. Jessica Popper... more
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Putting on the Dog (Reigning Cats and Dogs, Bk 2) by Cynthia Baxter
A charity dog show has Jessica hitting the road with her faithful one-eyed Dalmatian, Lou, and her tailless Westie, Max, for the palatial summer estates of Long Island's fabled East End. When she arrives, the posh seaside community is crawling with stars eager to take best in show for their... more
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Lead a Horse to Murder (Reigning Cats & Dogs, Bk 3) by Cynthia Baxter
An early morning call brings Jessica Popper, D.V.M., to Heatherfield, an exclusive Long Island estate, in Baxter's cleverly constructed mystery chock-full of dysfunctional characters all hiding motives for murder. While tending to the sprained tendon of one of Andrew MacKinnon's prized... more
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Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow (Jessica James, Bk 3) by Meg O'Brien
When reporter Jessica James suspects that her mother is responsible for stealing a valuable painting of a rabbit, mother and daughter find themselves steeped in the intrigues of the art world, and a forty-year-old murder case.
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Right from the Gecko (Reigning Cats and Dogs, Bk 5) by Cynthia Baxter
Is a vet detective any match for a killer this cold-blooded?
Surf's up...and so are the stakes when veterinarian and amateur sleuth Jessica Popper escapes to the land of hula, hibiscus, and geckos for a professional conference. The last time she and boyfriend Nick Burby touched down on the... more
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Who's Kitten Who? (Reigning Cats & Dogs Bk 6) by Cynthia Baxter
When it comes to murder this sleuth isn't pussyfootin' around... Veterinarian and amateur sleuth Jessica Popper takes center stage in the cast of an up-and-coming Long Island playwright's last production and the fur flies as Jess finds the theater world littered with clues to Simon Wainwright's... more
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Monkey See, Monkey Die (Reigning Cats & Dogs, Bk 7) by Cynthia Baxter
Is a certain vet detective about to become an endangered species?
It's been over a decade since Jessica Popper spoke to vet-school friend Erin Walsh. So when Erin calls out of the blue, Jess agrees to meet her. When Erin doesn't show, Jessie begins to suspect that her old pal was... more
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Murder Had a Little Lamb (Reigning Cats and Dogs, Bk 8) by Cynthia Baxter
Things get wild and woolly when Jessica Popper's wedding to longtime fiance Nick Burby is interrupted by the sound of bloody murder. The sacrificial lamb is the black sheep of the Burby flock, a long-lost relative Nick has never even met. In fact, no one thought Cousin Nathaniel would return to... more
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Crossing the Lion (Reigning Cats & Dogs, Bk 9) by Cynthia Baxter
CAN A SMALL-TOWN PET DETECTIVE HUNT DOWN A BEAST OF A KILLER IN ITS OWN LAIR?
Veterinarian Jessica Popper is still basking in newlywedded bliss when neighbors Betty and Winston beg her to investigate the suspicious death of Linus Merrywood, king of the corporate jungle. On stormy Solitude... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, Bk 1) by M. C. Beaton
Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest: Surely a blue ribbon for the best... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin, Bk 2) by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin believes the new village vet has taken a shine to her, but before romance can bloom, he accidently kills himself. Oh well, there is still her distinguished military neighbour, and prehaps a common interest like a murder investigation will bring them closer together.
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Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (Agatha Raisin, Bk 3) by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin's latest plan to catch bachelor James Lacey is to take up gardening and enter the prestigious Carsley Horticultural Contest. Unfortunately, a hard freeze kills all of her seedlings just as her former assistant, Roy, arrives to persuade her to return to work at the PR agency. He... more
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The Walkers of Dembley (Agatha Raisin, Bk 4) by M. C. Beaton
After six months in London, Agatha Raisin returns to her beloved Cotswold village -- and her dashing neighbor, James Lacey. Well, sort of. James might not be so interested in Agatha. But soon enough, Agatha becomes consumed by her other passion: crime-solving. A woman has been found dead in a... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin, Bk 5) by M. C. Beaton
The morning of Agatha Raisin's long-awaited marriage to her attractive and elusive neighbor, James Lacey, dawns bright and clear. But the storm clouds of the day before would have been more appropriate. A new anti-wrinkle cream turns Agatha's face into one large red rash, James refuses to... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (Agatha Raisin, Bk 6) by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin's marriage was put off when her ex-husband showed up, unfortunately alive. Fortunately, he was murdered and Agatha solved the crime. Now she is off to Cyprus to track down her ex-fiance. Instead of enjoying their planned honeymoon, however, they witness the murder of an obnoxious... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (Agatha Raisin, Bk 7) by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin's neighboring village of Ancombe is usually the picture of quiet English Cotswolds charm. Yet the arrival of a new mineral-water company, which intends to tap into the village spring, sends tempers flaring and divides the parish council into two stubborn camps. When Agatha, the new... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (Agatha Raisin, Bk 9) by M. C. Beaton
There is nothing more depressing for a middle-aged lovelorn woman with bald patches on her head than to find herself in an English seaside resort out of season.
Agatha Raisin, her hair falling out after a run-in with a hairdresser-cum-murderess from a previous investigation, travels to an... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (Agatha Raisin, Bk 8) by M. C. Beaton
Mrs. Agatha Raisin fancied herself to be a detective to rival the fictional ones like Poirot and Lord Peter Wimsey. She was a stocky middle-aged woman with good legs, a round face and small bearlike eyes which looked suspiciously out at the world
But only that week she had discovered nasty... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (Agatha Raisin, Bk 10) by M. C. Beaton
When a fortune teller from a previous case informs Agatha Raisin that her destiny-and true love-lies in Norfolk, she promptly rents a cottage in the quaint village of Fryfam. No sooner does she arrive than strange things start happening. Random objects go missing from people's homes and odd... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (Agatha Raisin, Bk 11) by M. C. Beaton
Recently married to James Lacey, the witty and fractious Agatha Raisin quickly finds that marriage, and love, are not all they are cracked up to be. Rather than basking in marital bliss, the newlyweds are living in separate cottages and accusing each other of infidelity. After a particularly... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (Agatha Raisin, Bk 12) by M. C. Beaton
Marital bliss was short-lived for Agatha Raisin. Her marriage to James Lacey was a disaster from the beginning, and in the end, he left her -- not for another woman, but for God. After having been miraculously cured of a brain tumor, James has decided to join a monastery in France. Agatha can... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (Agatha Raisin, Bk 13) by M. C. Beat...
Agatha Raisin is feeling miserable--and with good reason. Her ex-husband, James, has abandoned her, and she's been humiliated by an unseemly proposition from John Armitage, her handsome neighbor. So complete is her devastation that Agatha has given up on makeup and taken to wearing the loose... more
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Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (Agatha Raisin, Bk 14) by M. C. Beaton
Just back from an extended stay in London, Agatha Raisin finds herself greeted by torrential rains and an old, familiar feeling of boredom. When her handsome new neighbor, Paul Chatterton, shows up on her doorstep, she tries her best to ignore his obvious charms, but his sparkling black eyes and... more
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The Deadly Dance (Agatha Raisin, Bk 15) by M. C. Beaton
Bossy, impulsive, and unlucky in love, the all-too-human Agatha Raisin has proved to be a surprisingly effective---and endearing---amateur sleuth. But can Agatha make it as a private investigator? After getting mugged on vacation, in what she will always think of as the Paris Incident, she... more
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The Perfect Paragon (Agatha Raisin, Bk 16) by M. C. Beaton
After being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door, determined to prove that his wife is cheating, Raisin Investigations immediately offers to help. Trouble is, Agatha hates divorce... more
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Love, Lies and Liquor (Agatha Raisin, Bk 17) by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin is lonely. Busy as she is with her detective agency and the meetings of the Carsely Ladies' Society, she still misses her ex-husband, James Lacey, so she welcomes his return to the cottage next door with her usual triumph of optimism over experience---especially when he invites her... more
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Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Agatha Raisin, Bk 18) by M. C. Beaton
Unlike quite a number of people, Agatha had not given up on Christmas. To have the perfect Christmas had been a childhood dream whilst surviving a rough upbringing in a Birmingham slum. Holly berries glistened, snow fell gently outside, and inside, all was Dickensian jollity. And in her dreams,... more
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A Spoonful of Poison (Agatha Raisin, Bk 19) by M. C. Beaton
Cranky but lovable sleuth Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that she wants nothing more than to take quality time for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she begins closing the agency on weekends, she remembers that when she has plenty of quality time, she doesn't... more
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There Goes the Bride (Agatha Raisin, Bk 20) by M. C. Beaton
Bossy, impulsive, yet hopelessly romantic, Agatha is dreading the up-coming marriage of her ex-husband, James Lacey. Although she has set her sights on a handsome and beguiling new Frenchman, she can't stop obsessing about James.
Her best intentions to move on with her life are put on... more
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Busy Body (Agatha Raisin, Bk 21) by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin has always been ambivalent about holiday cheer, but her cozy little village of Carsely has long prided itself on its Christmas festivities. But this year Mr. John Sunday, a self-important officer with the Health and Safety Board, has ruled that the traditional tree on top of the... more
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Fatal Fixer-Upper (Do-It-Yourself Mystery, Bk 1) by Jennie Bentley
Avery Baker was once a New York designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has led her down a new career path -- home renovation. Now, with help from hunky handyman Derek Ellis, Avery starts learning the ABCs of DIY. But when the designer-turned-renovator finds clues that lead to a... more
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Spackled and Spooked (Do-It-Yourself Mystery, Bk 2) by Jennie Bentley
Home renovation is never easy, especially when the home's inhabitants are dead. Avery's hunky boyfriend and business partner, Derek Ellis, wants to flip a seriously stigmatized ranch house where murder occurred two decades ago. It's a good thing Avery has more faith in her boyfriend than in... more
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Plaster and Poison (Do-It-Yourself Mystery, Bk 3) by Jennie Bentley
Home renovation and design tips included!
Ex-New York designer Avery Baker left the bustle of the big city to start her own home renovation business in Maine. But as she renovates an old carriage house on behalf of a soon-to-be wed friend, she stumbles across a lifeless body-a person known... more
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Mortar and Murder (Do-It-Yourself Mystery, Bk 4) by Jennie Bentley
Avery Baker was once a New York textile designer, but inheriting her aunt's old Maine cottage has led her down a new career path -- home renovation. Finding a property's hidden potential has rewards and challenges -- especially when a mystery surfaces from behind the walls of a... more
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Raining Cats and Dogs (Melanie Travis, Bk 12) by Laurien Berenson
Melanie Travis has her hands full these days, what with adding a husband and three more dogs to her already cramped home. The advanced obedience training for her dog Faith is a welcome respite from the stresses of house hunting -- until murder forces Melanie to the head of the class...
Even... more
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The Letter of the Law by Carole Berry
Bonnie Indermille, 36 and single, works at a dead-end job in the shabby Manhattan law offices of Ely Sneed, Kellogg and Petit, a once prestigious firm that has fallen upon lean times. Office manager Bonnie knows everyone's eccentricities, and she is not surprised that when Albert Janowski, one... more
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The Year of the Monkey (Bonnie Indermill, Bk 2) by Carole Berry
Bonnie Indermill doesn't know a tax shelter form a bus shelter...but Creative Financial Ventures is offering steady work, decent pay, and a posh office in New York's Chinatown. How can she say no? Craving a respectable career, Bonnie vows to avoid all watercooler gossip, interoffice... more
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Good Night, Sweet Prince by Carole Berry
Bonnie expected glamour at the Gotham Ballet. Instead her new job gave her the opportunity to cover the phones in a subbasement office, chaperone a gang of rebellious teenage ballerinas, and referee backstage battles between prima donnas of both sexes. But when a seductive Russian dancer takes a... more
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Island Girl (Bonnie Indermill, Bk 4) by Carole Berry
Mystery Worldwide Library 28026
Last Resort Permanent tempt Bonnie Indermill needs no coaxing to trade cold, dreary Manhattan for tropical temptations - courtesy of a 10 - day stint as an aerobics instructor at of Bahamian resort. Though Flamingo Cove is floundering badly, Bonnie - with an... more
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The Death of a Difficult Woman (Bonnie Indermill, Bk 5) by Carole Berry
The law firm of Nutley, Eggers, Rivens and Davis (often referred to by its acronym, NERD) is moving to ritzy new digs on Park Avenue - and it's up to Bonnie Indermill to get them there in one piece. She didn't ask for the job... in fact, she's supposed to be "just a temp."... more
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The Death of a Dancing Fool by Carole Berry
The romantic promise of dance instructor Bonnie Indermill's Valentine's Day slowly disintegrates after she receives a phone message from former "friend" Eddie Fong. The charming schemer offers Bonnie a job at his upscale Manhattan dance club. After one of the club's celebrity clients, a... more
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The Death of a Dimpled Darling (Bonnie Indermill) by Carole Berry
Bonnie Indermill has to stop being such a good friend -- because her latest act of generosity has got her into some high-class trouble. It all starts when Bonnie's friend Amanda asks for her "moral support" in her new job as a wedding planner. Before Bonnie can say "I... more
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Death of a Downsizer (Bonnie Indermill) by Carole Berry
"Dorfmeyer the Downsizer" has the employees of the Richards & Goode Corporation trembling. He's famous for slashing jobs, and ever since he took over as CEO, the office has been a hotbed of bitterness and paranoia. For Bonnie, R&G is just a temp job -- though she'd hoped to turn it into... more
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Burglars Can't Be Choosers (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 1) by Lawrence Block
Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable chap, a good neighbor, a passable poker player. His chosen profession, however, might not sit well with some. Bernie is a burglar, a good one, effortlessly lifting valuables from the not-so-well-protected abodes of well-to-do New Yorkers like a modern-day Robin... more
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The Burglar in the Closet (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 2) by Lawrence Block
It's hard to ignore someone with his hands in your mouth. Bernie Rhodenbarr's all ears when Dr. Sheldrake, his dentist, starts complaining about his detestable, soon-to-be-ex wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around the apartment. Since Bernie's been known to... more
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The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 3) by Lawrence Block
Bernie-the-Bookworm wanted an Easy Burgle, an Easy 15 Grand, but he found himself picking his way out of Murder!
Bernie Rhodenbarr had cleaned up his act, and is quietly peddling books in his little store near Greenwich Village. Then one Rudyard Whelkin walked in willing to shell out fifteen... more
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The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 4) by Lawrence Block
Serendipity is a curious thing. It's just good luck that Bernie knows that Hank and Wanda Colcannon's Chelsea apartment is empty while they're out of town. But it's lousy luck that somebody beats him to the job and ransacks the place before he arrives. But then again, it's great luck that Bernie... more
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The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 5) by Lawrence Block
As always for the intrepid bookseller-by-day, burglar-by-night, a simple job leads to bigger things. First up, Bernie the bookseller is asked by a Manhattan collector to appraise his impressive library. He does so, and while in the apartment building, makes off with a terrific cache of rare... more
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The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 6 ) by Lawrence Block
Bernie Rhodenbarr is actually trying to earn an honest living. It's been an entire year since he's entered anyone's abode illegally to help himself to their valuables. But now an unscrupulous landlord's threat to increase Bernie's rent by 1,000% is driving the bookseller and... more
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The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 7) by Lawrence Block
Bookseller Bernie Rhodenbarr's in love - €”with an exotic Eastern European beauty who shares his obsession with Humphrey Bogart movies. He's in heaven, munching popcorn with his new amour every night at a Bogart Film Festival - €”until their Casablanca-esque idyll is cut short by his other... more
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The Burglar in the Library (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 8) by Lawrence Block
After his girlfriend dumps him to marry another man, Bernie follows the couple to a New England Inn with his sights set on an autographed first edition copy of Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep," located in the Inn's library. But when a dead body appears and all the guests remain snowbound, it's... more
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The Burglar in the Rye (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 9) by Lawrence Block
Now Bernie -- bookseller by day, burglar by night -- is tapped to retrieve the lost letters of famed and reclusive author Gulliver Fairborn. But instead of the letters, Bernie finds one dead literary agent, a beautiful woman, and a cadre of cops in his way.
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The Burglar on the Prowl (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 10) by Lawrence Block
Bernie is a gentleman who knows and loves his territory, the gloriously diverse and electric streets of Manhattan; a connoisseur who surrounds himself with the finer things in life, including his tailless Manx tabby, Raffles, and good friends like his neighbor Carolyn. In fact, it's a friend who... more
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Death of A Tart (Peggy Jean Turner, Bk 1) by Kate Borden
When single mother Peggy Jean Turner succeeds her late husband as major of Cobb's Landing, she faces a major challenge: rescue the New England village from its financial woes. Now she's singing the praises of the wealthy miracle man who bought the local bank. ... more
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Death of a Turkey (Peggy Jean Turner, Bk 3) by Kate Borden
Mayor and single mom Peggy Jean Turner is happily anticipating her favorite holiday. But this year is different. Dealing with an obnoxious neighbor and organizing a reenactment of the first Thanksgiving for the tourists, she's being pulled in more directions than a wishbone -- and things are... more
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The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites (Sarah Deane, Bk 1) by J. S. Borthwick
Sarah Deane takes a break from graduate school-and dreary mid-March Boston-and heads for sunny Southern Texas to join her boyfriend, Philip Lentz, on a birdwatching expedition.
Philip's rare sighting of a pair of hook-billed kites gets things off to a great start. But when he ends up... more
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The Down East Murders (Sarah Deane, Bk 2) by J. S. Borthwick
Working on the Godding Museum's annual local artist show is the perfect way for English teacher Sarah Deane to earn a few dollars, relax in the sun and sea air of coastal Maine, and spend the summer with her boyfriend, Dr. Alex McKenzie.
But when Sarah and Alex discover the body of Nate... more
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The Student Body (Sarah Deane Mystery, Bk 3) by J. S. Borthwick
The campus of Maine's Bowmouth College looks like a picture postcard of New England-snow-covered lawns, students in colorful ski parkas, icicles dangling on the ivied halls. Sarah Deane-English Fellow with an honorary degree in sleuthing-expects to spend a quiet term here taking some... more
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Bodies of Water (Sarah Deane, Bk 4) by J. S. Borthwick
Sarah Dean, self-described "accident crime-prone English teacher," and her boyfriend, Dr. Alex McKenzie, are longing for a vacation. No classes, students or conferences for her-no patients, beepers or night calls for Alex.
The two-week cruise aboard the Pilgrim, a luxury yacht... more
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Dude on Arrival (Sarah Deane, Bk 5) by J. S. Borthwick
Dude on Arrival: A Christmas Mystery
English teacher Sarah Deane and her boyfriend, Dr. Alex McKenzie, leave snowy Maine to join Sarah's feisty Aunt Julia for Christmas at the exclusive Rancho del Gato Blanco resort in Arizona. But they soon realize there's no place like home for the holidays... more
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The Bridled Groom (Sarah Deane, Bk 6) by J. S. Borthwick
Planning their wedding at High Hope horse farm is trouble enough for teaching fellow Sarah Deane and her fiancé Dr. Alex McKenzie. But now Sarah's widowed Aunt Julia, the farm's crusty, independent owner, is receiving threatening nursery rhymes with her morning paper; a... more
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Dolly is Dead (Sarah Deane, Bk 7) by J. S. Borthwick
Everybody loves Dolly Beaugard...
At least that's what Maine college professor and amateur sleuth Sarah Deane always though. But when Dolly's bloated body washes ashore on the same spot as the drunken Gattling brothers the day before, the police rule homicide. Unfortunately for... more
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The Garden Plot (Dead Letter Mysteries) by J. S. Borthwick
Sarah Deane dirties her hands in a transatlantic murder investigation, as a European garden tour turns deadly...Much to her dismay, Sarah has been roped into accompanying her abrasive Aunt Julia on a tour of Europe's most famous gardens. The trip takes a bad turn when the tour's leader, garden... more
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My Body Lies over the Ocean (Sarah Deane, Bk 9) by J. S. Borthwick
New England English teacher Sarah Deane, with husband Alex and feisty Aunt Julia in tow, is getting ready to board the Queen Victoria for a luxurious transatlantic cruise. But before they even set sail, two passengers are killed-- both members of the British-American trade commission. Now Sarah... more
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Coup De Grace (Sarah Deane, Bk 10) by J. S. Borthwick
Freshly minted Ph.D. Sarah Deane is hired to teach English at Miss Merritt's, only to land in the epicenter of legendary French professor Grace (Mme Guillotine") Carpentier's reign of terror. Mme's peckish passion for excellence has inspired universal fear and loathing.
A... more
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Murder in the Rough (Sarah Deane, Bk 11) by J. S. Borthwick
After weeks of relentless rain and fog, summer graces the Maine coast. Sarah Deane wants only to help her in-laws adjust to living in Ocean Tide, an "architect-designed home-town community," and enjoy the warm weather before she returns to teaching in the fall. She absolutely does not... more
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Intensive Scare Unit (A Sarah Deane Mystery) by J. S. Borthwick
Crotchety, seventy-something Julia Clancy of High Hope Farm feels a little wobbly one August morning. With stables to clean and riding lessons to give, the stoic New Englander ignores her symptoms-and ends up in the ER with a heart attack. Even then, she's insisting it's indigestion; even then,... more
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Foiled Again (Sarah Deane, Bk 13) by J. S. Borthwick
The Drama School at Bowmouth College is staging its annual Halloween masquerade, known for being a little unusual. This year it's Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with a twist -- Romiette and Julio instead. English professor and sometime amateur sleuth Sarah Deane has been recruited to... more
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One for the Money (Cat Caliban, Bk 1) by D. B. Borton
After thirty-eight years of marriage, Cat Caliban is intent on starting a new life. She begins by buying her own apartment building, the Patagonia Arms, and working towards her PI license. Little does she know she'll be using her investigative skills sooner than she thinks. While showing one... more
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Four Elements of Murder (Cat Caliban, Bk 4) by D. B. Borton
Housewife turned detective Cat Caliban is asked by a friend to investigate the death of her uncle. An environmental activist, the man was killed in a suspicious car accident while on his way to speak to a government official. But when Cat agrees to investigate, she never expects that her... more
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Five Alarm Fire (Cat Caliban, Bk 5) by D. B. Borton
Suspicion is second nature to any woman who's raised three kids. So Cat Caliban figures she has what it takes to be Cincinnati's smartest snoop; an eye for evidence, a talent for spotting lies, the sharp wit of Erma Bombeck - and the detection skills of Sam Spade...
Cat couldn't... more
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Seventh Deadly Sin (Cat Caliban, Bk 7) by D. B. Borton
It's Valentine's Day and in the latest Cat Caliban mystery, love is in the air, especially around the tenants at Cat's apartment building. But things take a more serious turn when a new client, an eccentric old lady in a blue flowered dress, asks Cat to find out why her grandson was... more
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Eight Miles High (Cat Caliban, Bk 8) by D. B. Borton
Detective-in-training Cat Caliban meets her latest client when a pilot crash-lands in the middle of a family picnic. Toots Magruder confesses her suspicions that the plane was sabotaged, and tells Cat and her partner, retired cop Moses Fogg, a story that begins during World War II, when young... more
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The Cat Who Played Brahms (Cat Who...Bk 5) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Is it just a case of the summertime blues or a full-blown career crisis? Newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran isn't sure, but he's hoping a few days in the country will help him sort out his life.
With cats Koko and Yum Yum for company, Qwilleran heads for a cabin owned by a long-time... more
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The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who...Bk 6) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Inheriting unexpected millions has left reporter Jim Qwilleran looking like the cat who swallowed the canary. While his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, adjust to being fat cats in an enormous mansion, Qwilleran samples the lifestyles of the rich and famous by hiring a staff of eccentric... more
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The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (Cat Who...Bk 8) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Living in the peaceful city of Pickax may be restful, but it certainly isn't dull. At least not for one of the most eligible bachelors in town, veteran newspaperman Jim Qwilleran. Having inherited millions, Qwilleran and his two feline companions, Koko and Yum Yum, are preparing to settle... more
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The Cat Who Went Underground (Cat Who...Bk 9) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Jim Qwilleran packs up his old kit bag and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, for a sun-and-fun summer at his log cabin in Moose County. Their vacation starts out ominously with the disappearance of a handyman hired to patch up Qwilleran's cabin. But the felines really start throwing... more
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The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (Cat Who...Bk 10) by Lilian Jackson Braun
When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly noises in the antique-filled farmhouse, she called Jim Qwilleran for help. But he was too late. It looked as if his kindly ex-housekeeper had been frightened to death--but by whom? Or what? Now Qwilleran's moved into the historic farmhouse with his two cat... more
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The Cat Who Lived High (Cat Who...Bk 11) by Lilian Jackson Braun
The colorful Casablanca apartment building is in danger of demolition-but not if Jim Qwilleran can help it. He's determined to restore the building to it original grandeur. So he moves in with Koko and Yum Yum-and discovers that the Casablanca is steeped in history...and mystery. In... more
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The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal (Cat Who,...Bk 12) by Lilian Jackson Braun
All the world's a stage -- and now Jim Qwilleran's apple orchard has become the stage for a real-life murder scene. The much-disliked director of the Pickax Theatre Club's Shakespeare production, Hilary VanBrook, is found dead after the closing-night case party..and with the help of... more
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The Cat Who Moved a Mountain (Cat Who...Bk 13) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Qwill's on top of the world when he rents a house on Big Potato Mountain. The owner, J.J. Hawkinfield, brought real estate development to the once-peaceful Potatoes. But Hawkinfield paid a steep price for his enterprise: He was pushed off a cliff by an angry mountain dweller. Qwillelran,... more
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The Cat Who Wasn't There (Cat Who, Bk 14) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Qwill's on his way to Scotland -- and on his way to solving another purr-plexing mystery. But this time Koko's nowhere near the scene of the crime. He and Yum Yum are back in Pickax being coddled by a catsitter...but Koko won't sit still once Qwill's traveling party returns --... more
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The Cat Who Went Into the Closet (The Cat Who...Bk 15) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Newspaperman, philanthropist and sleuth Jim Qwilleran leads a busy life in tiny Pickax City (pop. 3,000), but it is his prescient cats who beguile the reader in this lively mystery, the 16th in the Cat Who. . . series. Qwilleran is renting a huge but empty mansion from Junior Goodwinter, his... more
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The Cat Who Came to Breakfast (Cat Who...Bk 16) by Lilian Jackson Braun
When Jim Qwilleran's friend Polly goes on holiday he finds himself at a loose end. But not for long -- a visit from Nick Bamba brings news of a hotbed of mystery. Nick and his wife fear for their new venture, the Domino Inn, as a series of fatal accidents is beginning to deter visitors.
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The Cat Who Blew the Whistle (Cat Who...Bk 17) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Floyd Trevelyan's historic steam locomotive, newly restored, is the newest attraction in Moose County. But the excitement is eclipsed by shock when Trevelyan disappears -- along with millions of investors' dollars. Now, Qwill -- with the help of his cats, Koko and Yum Yum -- is trying to... more
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The Cat Who Said Cheese (Cat Who... Bk 18) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Everything smells in Pickax when a killer invades the Great Food Expo. Luckily, Qwill is on the scene, his mustache twitching with suspicions. In her 18th Cat Who... mystery, best selling author Lilian Jackson Braun sends Qwill and the cats on a trail that will demand all their feline intuition... more
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The Cat Who Tailed a Thief (Cat Who... Bk 19) by Lilian Jackson Braun
When small items disappear throughout the town, the residents are up in arms! Pickax has seldom fallen victim to "big city" crimes, particularly during the holiday season. But after the bridge club's money is stolen, the townspeople decide that there is more to this mystery. The... more
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The Cat Who Sang for the Birds (Cat Who...Bk 20) by Lilian Jackson Braun
The opening of the County Art Center heralds a new crime wave: Missing artwork, breaking and entering, and the increasingly foul language of a green parrot named Jasper suggest that something is wrong in this quiet corner of Maine. Qwilleran himself cries foul when a neighbor, Maude Coggin, dies... more
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The Cat Who Saw Stars (Cat Who...Bk 21) by Lilian Jackson Braun
UFOs in Mooseville? Rumors abound that a missing backpacker has been abducted, and it looks like Jim Qwilleran's sedate summer may be interrupted by an investigation -- with the help of his own little aliens, Koko and Yum Yum. And when the backpacker's body turns up -- and transplanted... more
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The Cat Who Robbed a Bank (Cat Who..., Bk 22) by Lilian Jackson Braun
The residents of Pickax are delighted the old bombed-out Pickax Hotel is reopening with a whole new look. With new furnishings, a new chef, and even a new name, what could be more thrilling? Everyone is thrown into a topspin when one of the hotel's first guests, a jeweler who came to town to... more
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The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (The Cat Who...Bk 23) by Lilian Jackson Braun
October arrives in Moose County on the heels of a long drought, and the citizens of Pickax worry about wildfires.
Their fears are realized in an unexpected manner, with a case of arson-and the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher as he is reporting the blaze. The crime wave continues as the... more
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The Cat Who Went up the Creek (Cat Who...Bk 24) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief holiday in the nearby town of Black Creek - but his two Siamese, who prefer the spaciousness of their home, beg to differ. The blissful tranquility is soon interrupted by the discovery of a body floating down the creek. And a... more
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Short and Tall Tales: Moose County Legends Collected by James Mackintosh Qwilleran by...
Fictional columnist James Qwilleran has finally completed his book showcasing the stories related to him by residents of Moose County-that famous region four hundred miles north of everywhere. With an introduction by Lilian Jackson Braun, this delightful volume reveals the offbeat "history" of... more
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The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Cat Who...Bk 25) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Retiring in Pickax, actress Thelma Thackeray has decided to start a film club and organize a fundraiser revue, starring Koko the cat. But Thelma's celebrated arrival takes an unpleasant turn when the strange circumstances of her twin brother's recent death seem suspicious to Jim... more
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The Private Life of the Cat Who: Tales of Koko and Yum Yum from the Journals of James...
Koko is a remarkable male Siamese who happens to have sixty whiskers instead of the usual forty-eight. Yum Yum is an adorable female who will steal anything-including hearts. James Qwilleran is a columnist for The Moose County Something who had recorded his cats' exploits in his personal journal... more
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The Cat Who Talked Turkey (Cat Who...Bk 26) by Lilian Jackson Braun
It's almost time for the gala groundbreaking for the Pickax bookstore -- and the town of Brrr is preparing for its bicentennial celebration. All the festivities, however, are spoiled by the discovery of a man's body on James Qwilleran's property. Could it be the work of the killer... more
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The Cat Who Went Bananas (Cat Who...Bk 27) by Lilian Jackson Braun
The good people of Pickax are agog with anticipation: Not only is the new bookstore, The Pirate's Chest, about to open, but the Theatre Club is set to perform Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
The play does not continue past opening night, however, for a member of the... more
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The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell (Cat Who...Bk 28) (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged) by Li...
While the town of Pickax is swept up in its sesquicentennial celebrations, Koko has developed a strange new hobby: He drops himself from balconies, occasionally landing in the oddest of places. When a young man comes to visit his wealthy relatives, Koko plummets straight onto his... more
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The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers (Cat Who...Bk 29) by Lilian Jackson Braun
Moose County, 400 miles north of everywhere, is in an uproar (good and bad) following vast inheritances from wealthy old families. Only "Cool Koko" knows what's happening . . . and he's not telling. Jim Qwilleran thinks it's because he has more whiskers than ordinary cats,... more
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Invitation to Murder (Card-Making Mystery, Bk 1) by Elizabeth Bright
Jennifer Shane's brainchild of a shop, Custom Card Creations, hasn't been all glitter and tinsel. Customers are scarce and-after finally landing a client-Jennifer hears a murder over the phone. And when she receives a threatening note, it's clear someone has designs on her life, too. Now,... more
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Deadly Greetings (Card-Making Mystery, Bk 2) by Elizabeth Bright
Jennifer Shane's brainchild of a shop, Custom Card Creations, hasn't been all glitter and tinsel. But its hard work just staying afloat especially when one of your best customers gets killed. And when she receives a handcrafted card from the friend written just before she died warning someone is... more
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Murder and Salutations (Card-Making Mystery, Bk 3) by Elizabeth Bright
Jennifer Shane and her shop, Custom Card Creations, are featured in The Card-Making Mysteries. Jennifer Shane is stunned when she's named Businessperson of the Year, but she's even more shocked when, at the presentation ceremony, the president of the Chamber of Commerce is killed. Jen... more
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Cat-Ice by Dawn-Marie Brooks
When young Ingrid Lundgren returned to her small Maine hometown the fog was so thick even a policeman friend wouldn't drive to her lakeside home. While walking the familiar three miles she had to fight off an attack by the town drunk, dispatching him with the leg bone of a deer. The next day,... more
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Wish You Were Here (Mrs Murphy, Bk 1) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy -- and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Small towns are like families: Everyone lives very close together... and everyone keeps secrets. Crozet, Virginia, is a typical small town -- until its secrets explode into... more
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Rest in Pieces (Mrs Murphy, Bk 2) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Mrs. Murphy thinks the new man in town is the cat's meow. Maybe she should think again. Small towns don't take kindly to strangers -- unless the stranger happens to be a drop-dead gorgeous and seemingly unattached male.
When... more
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Murder at Monticello (Mrs Murphy, Bk 3) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Mrs. Murphy digs into Virginia history -- and gets her paws on a killer.
The most popular citizen of Virginia has been dead for nearly 170 years. That hasn't stopped the good people of tiny Crozet, Virginia, from taking pride in every aspect of Thomas Jefferson's... more
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Pay Dirt (Mrs Murphy, Bk 4) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
The residents of tiny Crozet, Virginia, thrive on gossip, especially in the post office, where Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen presides with her tiger cat, Mrs. Murphy. So when a belligerent Hell's Angel crashes Crozet, demanding to see his girlfriend, the leather-clad interloper... more
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Murder, She Meowed (Mrs Murphy, Bk 5) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
The annual steeplechase races at Montpelier, once the home of James and Dolley Madison, are the high point in the social calendar of the horse-mad Virginians of cozy Crozet. The race meet offers a cracking good time with old friends and a chance to get even -- on the racecourse -- with old... more
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Murder on the Prowl (Mrs Murphy, Bk 6) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
As the principal of St. Elizabeth's, an exclusive private school that caters to Crozet, Virginia's, best families, Roscoe Fletcher has proven himself to be a highly effective and vastly popular administrator. So when his obituary appears in the local paper, everyone in town is upset. Yet... more
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Cat on the Scent (Mrs Murphy, Bk 7) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Things have been pretty exciting lately in Crozet, Virginia -- a little too exciting if you ask resident feline investigator Mrs. Murphy. Just as the town starts to buzz over its Civil War reenactment, a popular local man disappears. No one's seen Tommy Van Allen's single-engine plane,... more
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Pawing Through the Past (Mrs Murphy, Bk 8) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
"You'll never get old."
Each member of the class of 1980 has received the letter. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, who is on the organizing committee for Crozet High's twentieth reunion, decides to take it as a compliment. Others think it's a joke.
But... more
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Claws and Effect (Mrs Murphy, Bk 9) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Winter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital–until the main source of that gossip turns up... more
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Catch as Cat Can (Mrs Murphy, Bk 10) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Spring fever comes to the small town of Crozet, Virginia. As the annual Dogwood Festival approaches, postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen feels her own mating instincts stir.
As for tiger cat Mrs. Murphy, feline intuition tells her there’s more in the air than just... more
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The Tail of the Tip-Off (Mrs Murphy, Bk 11) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
When winter hits Crozet, Virginia, it hits hard--and hangs on for months. That’s nothing new to postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her friends, who keep warm with hard work, hot toddies, and rabid rooting for the University of Virginia’s women’s... more
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Whisker of Evil (Mrs Murphy, Bk 12) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
A mysterious death in a Virginia farm town has the locals scratching their heads -- while frisky feline Mrs. Murphy and her friends, fat-cat Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker, uncover clues as they curl their way around a cold-blooded killer.
This balmy summer in Crozet, Virginia, postmistress Mary... more
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Cat's Eyewitness (Mrs Murphy, Bk 13) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
With the holidays approaching, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her best friend, Susan Tucker, take a much-needed time-out at the mountain monastery of Mount Carmel. There, under the benevolent gaze of the statue of the Virgin Mary, their worldly worries are soon overshadowed. For in... more
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Sour Puss (Mrs Murphy, Bk 14) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Love is in the air as spring comes to the small town, but no sooner has Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen remarried than she is rudely interrupted -- by murder. And no sooner does the trouble start than curious cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with corgi Tee Tucker, sink their claws... more
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Puss 'n Cahoots (Mrs Murphy, Bk 15) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Instead of a proper second honeymoon, the newly remarried Harry and Fair Haristeen leave cozy Crozet, Virginia, for Shelbyville, Kentucky, site of the famous saddlebred horse show. There they’ll visit dear friends Joan Hamilton and Larry Hodge and enjoy a week among some of the finest... more
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The Purrfect Murder (Mrs Murphy, Bk 16) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Autumn has arrived in cozy Crozet, Virginia, and that means the town's inhabitants are hard at work in home and garden preparing for winter. Harry is planning to harvest her first crop of Petit Manseng grapes along with her beloved sunflowers. Meanwhile, her recent marriage to Fair and her... more
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Santa Clawed (Mrs. Murphy, Bk 17) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
As Harry well knows, there's hardly a place on earth cozier than Crozet, Virginia, at Christmastime. The snowflakes drifting lazily down, the soft glow of the winter light, the sound of old carols in the streets -- even cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter get into the spirit batting ornaments and... more
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Cat of the Century (Mrs. Murphy, Bk 18) by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Harry's beloved and tart-tongued Aunt Tally is about to turn the big 1-0-0. The alumnae association of her alma mater sees an opportunity to honor the event and make some loot off the centennial as well. The plan is to hold a big fundriaser in Aunt Tally's honor to recoup... more
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The Saltwater Cat by Karen Buck
Maggie Jackson, nurse and quilter, is in love. Rick is ideal, and when he proposes, she accepts. But then she gets scared. Will this be a mistake, too? She runs away, seeking solace at a quilt workshop. However, trouble finds her and when she tries to help a young woman locate her missing... more
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The Patchwork Cat by Karen Buck
In this third of the Killer Quilts mystery series, Maggie again finds herself at the mercy of her brutal ex-husband. He will stop at nothing to get the quilt he believes holds the key to his stolen fortune. Henry, in his usual feline fashion, helps Maggie discover the secret of the quilt, but... more
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Death by Inferior Design (Domestic Bliss, Bk 1) by Leslie Caine
It was a great opportunity, a beautiful day, and a perfect setting: home designer Erin Gilbert was headed to a lovely Crestview, Colorado, neighborhood to engage in a friendly little design contest with her nearest and less-than-dearest competitor, the unspeakably handsome Steve Sullivan. Erin... more
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False Premises (Domestic Bliss, Bk 2) by Leslie Caine
Interior designer Erin Gilbert was dazzled by her beautiful, free-spending client and new friend, Laura Smith. Dazzled, that is, until she visits Laura's magnificent house and finds that the priceless antiques she painstakingly acquired at Laura's behest have been completely replaced with fakes!... more
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Manor of Death (Domestic Bliss Mystery, Bk 3) by Leslie Caine
Erin Gilbert is paid to bring spaces to new life?not to uncover murder. But from the beginning of her job in a Victorian manor, things are totally out of control. It starts with the sighting of a ghost and leads to the discovery of a decades-old secret, a hidden dead space in the attic, and the... more
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Killed by Clutter (Domestic Bliss, Bk 4) by Leslie Caine
At first glance, decorator Erin Gilbert fell in love with the charming little bungalow on a quiet street in Crestview, Colorado. Until she stepped inside. There, eccentric widow Helen Walker has created a maze of bric-a-brac, papers, and just plain junk that she won't throw out. Even worse: two... more
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Fatal Feng Shui (Domestic Bliss, Bk 5) by Leslie Caine
Despite the homeowner's attempt to harmonize her household through the Chinese art of feng shui, death and a series of near-fatal accidents stalk a job site manned by Erin Gilbert, returning interior designer and incidental sleuth, and her new partner, Steve Sullivan.
Artist Shannon... more
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Poisoned by Gilt (Domestic Bliss, Bk 6) by Leslie Caine
Green with envy
To the newly formed design team of Steve Sullivan and Erin Gilbert, it seemed like a great idea: a competition to design and build the most earth-friendly home in Crestview, Colorado. But who would have dreamed that someone's idea of saving the planet might include... more
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Holly and Homicide (Domestic Bliss, Bk 7) by Leslie Caine
It's Christmastime in sleepy Snowcap, Colorado, and the town is up in arms. The venerable Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out of towners and is getting a major makeover just in time for the holidays. Interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan walked smack into a storm of... more
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Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, Bk 1) by Laura Childs
In a rehabbed Spur station outside the small town of Kindred, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here -- fluffy omelets, slumbering volcanoes, toad in the hole, and eggs on a cloud. This cozy little cafe even offers a book... more
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Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club, Bk 2) by Laura Childs
Suzanne, Toni, and Petra lost their husbands but found independence -- and, in each other, a life raft of support, inspiration, fresh baked goods, and their own business. But when the Cackleberry Club café opened its doors in the town of Kindred, who'd have guessed that the three... more
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Bedeviled Eggs (Cackleberry Club, Bk 3) by Laura Childs
The ladies at the Cackleberry Club café are busy preparing for Halloween. But someone's jumped the gun on the tricks. As mayoral candidate Chuck Peebler leaves the café, he gets struck with a crossbow arrow and is killed instantly. And when another murder occurs on the... more
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Cat in a Sapphire Slipper (Midnight Louie, Bk 20) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Cat in a Sapphire Slipper is the twentieth title in Carole Nelson Douglas's sassy Midnight Louie mystery series. The tough-talking, twenty-pound, tomcat PI is as feisty as ever as he and his gang try to keep his favorite roommate from losing her man.
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Cat in a Red Hot Rage (Midnight Louie, Bk 19) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Cat in a Red Hot Rage is the nineteenth title in Carole Nelson Douglas's sassy Midnight Louie mystery series. This tough talking twenty-pound tomcat PI is playing at the top of his game as he walks the walk and talks the talk on the mean streets of Las Vegas. Temple Barr and Midnight Louie are... more
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Catnap (Midnight Louie, Bk 1) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Catnap features two of the most lovable characters you'd ever want to meet: public relations expert Temple Barr, a petite redhead with a high-heeled shoe fetish, and the irrepressible Midnight Louie. When these two kneel nose to nose over a dead body at the American Booksellers Association... more
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Cat in a Kiwi Con (Midnight Louie, Bk 12) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie, the purring P.I., is a jet-black sleuth making his twelfth outing in Carole Nelson Douglas's Cat in a Kiwi Con. While his human partner, public relations whiz Temple Barr, and her significant other, ex-magician Max Kinsella, are bespelled by murder most magical on a Las Vegas... more
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Cat in a Quicksilver Caper (Midnight Louie, Bk 18) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie, alley-cat extraordinaire and Las Vegas?s hairiest, hard-boiled PI, finds himself literally walking a tightrope when a fabulous museum opening at one of Sin City?s swankiest casinos is marred by a little thing like death.
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Cat in a Topaz Tango (Midnight Louie) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Temple Barr and Matt Devine make a cozy engaged couple, and the feisty redhead is all for her handsome radio host fiance staring in a week-long televised Las Vegas charity event, "Dancing with the Celebs." But while ex-priest Matt struggles to master the sexy moves of the tango, a... more
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Cat in an Orange Twist (Midnight Louie, Bk 16) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Temple Barr is a sharp and sassy public relations ace in Las Vegas whose life is finally taking a turn for the better. Hard-nosed homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina is too busy chasing after her own ex-lover, rogue L.A. cop Rafi Nadir, to pursue Temple's boyfriend, sexy magician Max Kinsella, and... more
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The Cat and the Jill of Diamonds (Cat and a Playing Card, Bk 3) by Carole Nelson Doug...
Pistol-packing poker queen Jill O'Rourke is an Annie Oakley at nailing targets or cards. She needs to be sharp at both, since she secretly supports her desert-rat grandfather and his cronies on her poker winnings -- a dangerous profession for a young, pint-sized woman in Las Vegas.... more
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Pussyfoot (Midnight Louie, Bk 2) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie is aprowl again--and the game is definitely afoot when petite public relations freelancer Temple Barr finds herself at a striptease convention, up to her spike heels in musclebound males, siliconed females...and murder. As Temple tracks the killer, Midnight Louie pursues his own... more
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Cat on a Blue Monday (Midnight Louie, Bk 3) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Cat on a Blue Monday is well worth the wait. Someone is stalking prize-winning purebreds at the annual Las Vegas Cat Show, and Midnight Louie is off on the prowl again. As Louie, aided by a telepathic Birman cat named Karma, follows the scent of the killer, Temple is delving into the past of... more
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The Cat and the King of Clubs by Carole Nelson Douglas
Classy Van von Rhine finds herself in her dream job - managing the Crystal Phoenix hotel, and her first job is to oversee its renovation. She has no idea that Nicky Fontana, her boss, is a member of a Mafia family. Early on, Van and Nicky can barely tolerate each other, but before long... more
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Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (Midnight Louie, Bk 9) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Back in Las Vegas after a holiday trip to the big apple, feline detective Midnight Louie witnesses death on the Nile when the battling Egyptian barges outside the Oasis hotel bring a dead body to the surface. The soggy victim is well known to Louie's redheaded, high-heeled human companion,... more
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The Cat and the Jack of Spades (Cat and a Playing Card, Bk 4) by Carole Nelson Dougla...
Kansas banker Gayle Tyson is enjoying a Las Vegas vacation with friends when she becomes mesmerized by Baccarat Referee Solitaire Smith. She spends night after night at the same nickel slot machine, dropping in her coins as she watches him. Smith cant help but be aware of Gayle but he pays her... more
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Cat in a Golden Garland (Midnight Louie, Bk 8) by Carole Nelson Douglas
That rough-and-tumble black tomcat Midnight Louie and his flame haired human companion Temple Barr are looking forward to a Christmas vacation spent in the Big Apple. But there's more than merriment to be found in New York City--there's a murder to be solved, and Louie's' on the move.
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Cat in a Hot Pink Pursuit (Midnight Louie, Bk 17) by Carole Nelson Douglas
What?s a Girl to do when she?s forced to be, well, a girl?
That?s what?s hot shot freelance PR woman and amateur detective Temple Barr has to do when as a favor to top cop Carmen Molina she goes undercover at Teen Queen, the newest pop star-search reality TV show, all in the hopes of... more
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Cat in a Neon Nightmare (Midnight Louie, Bk 15) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Cat in a Neon Nightmare is the fifteenth Midnight Louie mystery, and this tough-talking tomcat is as feisty as ever, raising hell (sometimes literally) in Las Vegas, America's Sin Capital.
The lavish hotels and the sham of wholesome fun may soothe the tourists, but sex and greed still fuel... more
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Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (Midnight Louie, Bk 11) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Ever since his debut in Catnap, Midnight Louie has charmed countless readers with his wit, his attitude, and his undeniable crime-solving ability. In Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit, Midnight Louie, the jet-black feline sleuth who thinks he's Sam Spade with hairballs, finds some suspicious... more
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Cat in a Midnight Choir (Midnight Louie, Bk 14) by Carole Nelson Douglas
In Cat in a Midnight Choir, the fourteenth Midnight Louie Mystery, both feline and human evil-doers and crime-solvers work overtime to make Las Vegas the Capital of Noir Suspense. This time our feisty black cat detective is hunting a mysterious and possibly murderous organization of renegade... more
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Cat in a Leopard Spot (Midnight Louie, Bk 13) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Murder shows its teeth and claws for Midnight Louie readers when that jet-black feline sleuth who thinks he's Sam Spade returns to delight his legions of fans. This time, not only does Louie have to bail out his favorite investigative partner, public relations woman Temple Barr, but he has to... more
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Cat in an Indigo Mood (Midnight Louie, Bk 10) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie, that beloved, jet-black feline sleuth with a nose for the notorious, is on the prowl once again--and the beat he walks is as dangerous as ever.
At the Blue Dahlia, the forties-style music club where hard-boiled homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina moonlights secretly as a torch... more
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Cat in an Ultramarine Scheme (Midnight Louie) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Temple Barr, publicist extraordinaire, is itching to bring off her most dangerous and exciting assignment, helping to launch an endeavor that many a Vegas showmen have dreamed of: a Las Vegas mob museum/casino.
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Cat in a Crimson Haze (Midnight Louie, Bk 4) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie, the best tomcat in the crime-solving business, and his human partner, petite redheaded publicist Temple Barr, are once again in the thick of things in the city of sin. The manager of the Crystal Phoenix, one of Las Vegas's premier vacation spot, has hired Temple Barr to help... more
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Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (Midnight Louie, Bk 7) by Carole Nelson Douglas
That rough-and-tumble black tomcat Midnight Louie and his flame-haired human companion, Temple Barr, think shooting a cat food commercial will allow them to play hooky from mayhem. But life is never easy for the vivacious pair, and Temple and Louie are center stage when beloved comic actor (and... more
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Cat on a Blue Monday (Midnight Louie, Bk 3) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Cat on a Blue Monday is well worth the wait. Someone is stalking prize-winning purebreds at the annual Las Vegas Cat Show, and Midnight Louie is off on the prowl again. As Louie, aided by a telepathic Birman cat named Karma, follows the scent of the killer, Temple is delving into the past of... more
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Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (Midnight Louie, Bk 5) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie is back!... along with the human black tomcat condescends to spend his days with: Temple Barr, a redheaded publicist whose love for expensive shoes is matched only be her affinity for trouble. This time trouble shows up on her doorstep, in the form of a boyfriend previously gone... more
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Pussyfoot (Midnight Louie, Bk 2) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie is aprowl again--and the game is definitely afoot when petite public relations freelancer Temple Barr finds herself at a striptease convention, up to her spike heels in musclebound males, siliconed females...and murder. As Temple tracks the killer, Midnight Louie pursues his own... more
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Cat with an Emerald Eye (Midnight Louie, Bk 6) by Carole Nelson Douglas
Our furry feline friend has dipped his paws into the muddy waters of murder once again--only this time, nothing is as it seems.
Temple Barr, a redheaded public relations expert and Louie's human partner, won't be trick-or-treating this Halloween Eve: Her landlady, the eccentric Electra, is... more
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The Cat and the Queen of Hearts (Midnight Louie Las Vegas Adventure) by Carole Nelson...
Shy Darcy McGill would love to teach her attractively stuffy writing professor a few things about the real world. Stevenson Eliot Austen disdains the Las Vegas Strip. He insists that Darcy's fictions about her sister, a showgirl named Sirene inhibit Darcy's writing talent.
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Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives by Carole Nelson Douglas (Editor)
Midnight Louie is the savvy black tomcat who stars in his very own series by Carole Nelson Douglas. One tough hombre, he knows the score and always gets his man . . . or rat. Louie's hot on a new case-a whole bunch in fact, in Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives. He's pulled together... more
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White House Pet Detectives: Tales of Crime and Mystery at the White House from a Pet'...
The tradition of pets in the White House goes all the way back to the Founding Fathers. From the parrot and foxhounds of George Washington to Spot and Barney, the current canines of the Bushes, the First Family’s animal companions have always had a special place in America’s heart.... more
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