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  Puzzle Lady Mystery: Book 1

  A Clue for the Puzzle Lady

  by Parnell Hall

  Cruciverbalists, rejoice! Pick up a pencil and get ready to solve a puzzling murder-and an actual crossword puzzle-in this sparkling debut of a unique amateur detective: Miss Cora Felton, an eccentric old lady with a syndicated puzzle column, an irresistible urge to poke into unsettling events, and a niece who's determined to keep her out of trouble. When the body of an unknown teenage girl turns up in the... (more)
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  Ellie Haskell: Book 7

  How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams

  by Dorothy Cannell

  Any day now, stay-at-home mum Ellie Haskell plans to slim down, kick the romance-reading habit, and resume her career. But not today, for when she arrives for the Chitterton Fells Library League meeting, she stumbles upon a corpse: Miss Bunch, the librarian, lies sprawled next to an open copy of The Dream Lover. Could she have been a victim of the library ghost, a man with a grudge against the romantic novels that... (more)
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  The Franchise Affair

  by Josephine Tey

  Robert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Marion Sharpe on the line, a local woman of quiet disposition who lived with her mother at their decrepit country house, The Franchise. It appeared that she was in some serious trouble: Miss Sharpe and her mother were accused of brutally kidnapping a demure young woman named Betty Kane. Miss Kane's claims seemed highly... (more)
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  Jane Austen Mystery: Book 4

  Jane and the Genius of the Place

  by Stephanie Barron

  For everyone who loves Jane Austen...The fourth engaging mystery in the series that recasts the well-loved author as a sleuth! In the waning days of summer, Jane Austen is off to the Canterbury Races, where the rich and fashionable gamble away their fortunes. It is an atmosphere ripe for scandal--but even Jane is unprepared for the shocking drama that unfolds. A flamboyant French beauty, known for her brazen... (more)
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  Ellie Haskell: Book 14

  She Shoots to Conquer

  by Dorothy Cannell

  On a dark and foggy night, charming amateur sleuth Ellie Haskell, her husband Ben, and her plucky sidekick Mrs. Malloy find themselves stranded at a grand estate on the Yorkshire moors. Lord Belfrey of Mucklesfeld Manor has decided to save his crumbling establishment by offering himself as the prize on a TV reality show titled “Here Comes the Bride.”Thrilled at the prospect of marrying a lord, Mrs. Malloy eagerly... (more)
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  Fethering: Book 10

  The Poisoning in the Pub

  by Simon Brett

  Simon Brett worked as a producer in radio and television before taking up writing full time. He is married with three grown-up children and lives in an Agatha Christie-style village on the South Downs. This is the tenth novel in the popular Fethering series.
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  Jane Austen Mystery: Book 9

  Jane and the Barque of Frailty

  by Stephanie Barron

  In her latest spellbinding escapade, Jane Austen arrives in London to watch over the printing of her first novel, and finds herself embroiled in a crime that could end more than her career. For it is up to Jane to tease a murderer out of the ton, lest she—and her country—suffer a dastardly demise.… On the heels of completing Sense and Sensibility, Jane heads to Sloane Street for a monthlong visit with her brother... (more)
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  Maisie Dobbs: Book 1

  Maisie Dobbs

  by Jacqueline Winspear

  Hailed by NPR’s Fresh Air as part Testament of Youth , part Dorothy Sayers, and part Upstairs, Downstairs , this astonishing debut has already won fans from coast to coast and is poised to add Maisie Dobbs to the ranks of literature’s favorite sleuths. Maisie Dobbs isn’t just any young housemaid. Through her own natural intelligence—and the patronage of her benevolent employers—she works her way ... (more)
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  Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries: Book 1

  Pride and Prescience

  Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged

  by Carrie Bebris

  In the classic regency tradition of Georgette Heyer Pride and Prescience OrA Truth Universally AcknowledgedMr. & Mrs. Darcy, the joyous newlyweds from Pride and Prejudice, have not even left for their honeymoon when they find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests. The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American. Unfortunately this windswept... (more)
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  Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries: Book 2

  Suspense And Sensibility

  Or, First Impressions Revisited

  by Carrie Bebris

  Fresh from the curious and unsettling matter of Caroline Bingley (as related in Pride and Prescience ), Mr. and Mrs. Darcy have every intention of enjoying their still newlywed status at Pemberly until they are confronted with another mysterious situation, ... one of Suspense and Sensibility Elizabeth Darcy and her beloved husband Fitzwilliam are taking on the responsibility of finding a suitable suitor for... (more)
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  Aunt Dimity Mysteries: Book 7

  Aunt Dimity: Detective

  by Nancy Atherton

  When Lori Shepherd returns from her trip to America, she is shocked to hear that Prunella "Pruneface" Hooper has been killed. This is the first murder in the village of Finch in more than a century, and everyone is in an uproar. Before the town implodes in the wake of this scandal, Lori sets out to solve the murder. Unfortunately, nearly everyone in Finch had a reason to want Mrs. Hooper dead. With the help of the... (more)
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  The Accidental Time Traveller

  by Sharon Griffiths

  After a blazing row with her boyfriend, Will, journalist Rosie Harford sets off for her latest reporting assignment – an interview at The Meadows, a local housing estate and possible setting for a new reality TV show, The 1950s House.Stepping through the front door Rosie finds herself transported back into the 1950s. No mobile phones, no supermarkets, no Lycra, no ready meals, no hair... (more)
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  The Case of the Missing Servant (Platinum Mystery Series)

  by Tarquin Hall

  `Scintillating! India's humour, commotion and vibrancy bursts from every page, exposing its vast, labyrinthine underbelly'
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  Puzzle Lady Mystery: Book 10

  Dead man's puzzle

  by Parnell Hall

  Sherry is off on her honeymoon when Chief Harper comes to Cora Felton, asking her to solve a crossword puzzle found on the body of Old Man Overmeyer. Small problem. Cora is the Milli Vanilli of cruciverbalists. Her niece, Sherry, writes the crossword puzzle column for her. Cora pokes into Overmeyer’s death, hoping to prove he died of natural causes. She learns the cranky hermit was the sole surviving member of a... (more)
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  Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Book 8

  Fatal Remedies

  by Donna Leon

  Donna Leon’s multitude of fans around the world has grown with each new Commissario Brunetti novel, and now mystery lovers in the United States can enjoy another compelling episode. In Fatal Remedies , Brunetti’s career is under threat when his professional and personal lives unexpectedly intersect. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the deserted city, and Brunetti... (more)
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  Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Book 6

  Quietly in Their Sleep

  by Donna Leon

  Also known as: "The Death of Faith" - UK editions...Donna Leon’s mastery of plot, her understanding of Venetian manners and mores, and above all her philosophical, unfailingly decent protagonist have made the Commissario Brunetti mysteries bestsellers around the world, including an ever-growing American audience. In The Death of Faith , Brunetti comes to the aid of a young nursing sister who is leaving her... (more)
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  Aunt Dimity Mysteries: Book 15

  Aunt Dimity Down Under

  by Nancy Atherton

  The original supernatural sleuth is back in the latest cozy Aunt Dimity mystery A shock wave rocks Lori Shepherd's world when she hears that her beloved neighbors, Ruth and Louise Pym, may be dying. Bracing herself for a final farewell, Lori instead receives a request from the eccentric sisters: Find their long-lost brother before it's too late. Aubrey Pym is a wicked scoundrel who was banished from his... (more)
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  Molly Murphy Series: Book 9

  The Last Illusion

  by Rhys Bowen

  Irish immigrant and PI Molly Murphy is thrilled to have a ticket to the theater to see a trio of illusionists that are all the rage. Indeed, headlining is Harry Houdini, the most sensational of them all; he has just returned from entertaining European kings and queens for a brief run on Broadway. But before Houdini can even take the stage, the opening act goes horribly wrong and to the crowd’s shock the... (more)
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  Agatha Raisin: Book 21

  Busy Body

  by M. C. Beaton

  In addition to the popular Hamish Macbeth series, M.C. Beaton also writes the Agatha Raisin mystery series and Regency romances under her real name, Marion Chesney. She lives in the Cotswolds in England with her husband.
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  Miss Marple Mysteries

  Miss Marple Omnibus Volume II

  Caribbean Mystery / Pocket Full of Rye / The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side / They Do It With Mirrors

  by Agatha Christie

  Another four of Agatha Christie's twelve, celebrated Miss Marple novels in a single volume, bound in the stylish livery of the new series. A Caribbean Mystery As Miss Marple dozes in the West Indian sun, an old soldier talks of elephant shooting and scandals. Then he dies - shortly after offering to show her a picture of a murderer. It's not long before the deceptively frail detective finds herself investigating... (more)