Carrie's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:19:34 -0700 60 Carrie's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Killer Characters (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #8)]]> 31430257 Ěý
Restaurant owner and aspiring novelist Olivia Limoges is happily enjoying her new marriage.ĚýSadly, the same doesn’t hold true for Laurel, a fellow Bayside Book Writer. While struggling with a demanding job, twin boys, and a terminally ill mother-in-law, Laurel learns that her perfect marriage is mostly fictional. When she catches her husband fooling around with his mother’s hospice nurse, she issues impassioned threats that will later come back to haunt her.Ěý
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After the nurse meets a deadly denouement, Chief Rawlings is forced to take Laurel into custody. While Olivia protests the arrest, the rest of the Bayside Book Writers become a group divided, with Rawlings and Harris on one side and Olivia and Millay on the other. Now the women must race against the clock to prove that Laurel’s not the sort for murder before her story ends in tragedy…]]> 301 Ellery Adams 0451488458 Carrie 0 to-read 3.93 2017 Killer Characters (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Writing All Wrongs (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #7)]]> 24611621 Ěý
After Olivia and Chief Rawlings enjoy a brief honeymoon on Palmetto Island, they’re joined by the rest of the Bayside Book Writers for the Coastal Carolina Crime Festival. The festival’s highlight is Silas Black, celebrity screenwriter and television producer, who is currently working on a popular television show in North Carolina.
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As the festival gets under way, a trickster seems to be bringing famous local ghost stories to life. But when the body of a woman close to Black is found on the beach, Olivia and her friends must deduce who on the island could resort to murder—before the sands of time run out for someone else…]]> 274 Ellery Adams 042527084X Carrie 0 to-read 4.07 2015 Writing All Wrongs (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Lethal Letters (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #6)]]> 21863615 Restaurant owner and aspiring novelist Olivia Limoges is busy planning a delicious menu for Oyster Bay’s biggest soiree of the spring. But she’ll need to serve some justice as well after one resident gets eighty-sixed�
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Everyone’s got their hands full in Oyster Bay, North Carolina. Aside from two upcoming weddings, there’s also the historical society’s annual fund-raiser: the Secret Garden Party and Candlelit Ball. Adding to the excitement, Olivia witnesses the discovery of a time capsule in the foundation of a local church. The historical society president hopes to display its contents at their party, but when the items are finally revealed to the public, Olivia notices one of them has vanished.
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After a frightening find beneath the pier—the body of Ruthie Holcomb—Olivia is certain there’s a connection between the young woman’s death and the missing piece from the time capsule. With the help of her fellow Bayside Book Writers, Olivia sets out to uncover some clues and ensure a killer has no reason to celebrate�
]]> 304 Ellery Adams 0425270831 Carrie 0 to-read 4.14 2014 Lethal Letters (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Poisoned Prose (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #5)]]> 15811566
Olivia thought gathering some of the most renowned storytellers in one place would be a nice, simple way for herself and the Bayside Book Writers to appreciate their talents. But things take a dark turn when the most famous storyteller in the nation—the captivating performer Violetta Devereaux—announces onstage that she will meet her end in Oyster Bay.

When Violetta is discovered murdered after the show, everyone involved with the retreat becomes a suspect. There are rumors that Violetta, who grew up in extreme poverty in the Appalachian Mountains, possessed an invaluable treasure. Now Chief Rawlings and the Bayside Book Writers must work at a frenzied pace to solve the crime before someone closes the book on them.]]> 304 Ellery Adams 0425262952 Carrie 0 to-read 4.10 2013 Poisoned Prose (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Comes to the Rectory (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #8)]]> 53330048
Lucy and Robert's joy in christening their new daughter, surrounded by extended family and loved ones who have gathered in the village of Kurland St. Mary, is only enhanced when Robert's aunt Rose--now the second wife of Lucy's father Ambrose--announces that she is with child. However, not everyone is happy about the news, in particular Rose's adult daughter Henrietta and her husband, who fear for their inheritance. Following the christening, Rose's disagreeable son-in-law Basil Northam threatens to turn afternoon tea in the rectory into an unsightly brawl. The next morning, he is found in the rector's study, stabbed through the heart with an antique letter opener, clutching a note that appears to implicate the rector himself. As the local justice of the peace, Robert has an obligation to remain unbiased in his investigation of the ghastly crime, even though his prime suspect is a man of the cloth and his wife's father. But Lucy is under no such obligation. As snow traps the members of the christening party in Kurland St. Mary, she vows to clear her father's name and bring the cold-blooded culprit to justice. Someone had better start saying their prayers...]]> 304 Catherine Lloyd Carrie 0 to-read 3.81 2021 Death Comes to the Rectory (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Comes to the Nursery (Kurland St. Mary Mystery #7)]]> 45582007
Once known to all in her village as the rector’s daughter, Lucy is now a mother herself—to a wonderful eighteen-month-old son, Ned. Upon discovering that she is expecting a second child, Lucy and Robert are delighted. In anticipation of the new arrival, Lucy is set on expanding her nursery staff. When Agnes, her current nurse, recommends her cousin, it seems like the perfect solution.

But trouble arrives along with the new nursery maid from London. Polly’s flirtations provoke fisticuffs in the servants� hall and tumult in the village tavern, and on her afternoon off, she fails to return to the Kurland Estate. When a farmer finds her lifeless body in a drainage ditch, Lucy and Robert fear foul play.

To their consternation, they learn their new nursery maid was not who they thought. As Lucy’s sister Anna leaves the rectory and moves in to watch over Ned, the couple’s search for the truth leads them to the London theater world, where aristocrats purchase their mistresses, and into danger. But the real threat strikes all too close to home . . .]]> 304 Catherine Lloyd Carrie 0 to-read 3.93 2020 Death Comes to the Nursery (Kurland St. Mary Mystery #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Comes to Bath (Kurland St. Mary Mystery #6)]]> 39688819
After Sir Robert's injury from the battle of Waterloo begins troubling him again, his wife Lucy insists they relocate from the village of Kurland St. Mary to Bath, along with her sister Anna, so that Robert can take the waters and recover.

At the Roman baths, Robert befriends an elderly and pugnacious businessman, Sir William Benson, ennobled by the Crown for his service to industry. Their acquaintance is short-lived, however, when the man is found drowned in the baths. Robert vows to find his killer, with Lucy's aid.

The members of Sir William's family seem the most obvious suspects to benefit from the wealthy man's death, but his will has gone missing. To deduce who sent Sir William to a watery grave, Robert and Lucy must investigate with the utmost discretion—before they too find themselves in over their heads . . .]]> 266 Catherine Lloyd 1496702123 Carrie 0 to-read 3.89 2018 Death Comes to Bath (Kurland St. Mary Mystery #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Comes to the School (Kurland St. Mary Mystery #5)]]> 34519238 A trail of poison-pen letters lead to a dead teacher in this Regency-era mystery by the author of Death Comes to the Fair. Ěý Three years have passed since Major Sir Robert Kurland and Lucy Harrington, the rector’s daughter, became husband and wife. Having established a measure of contentment among the local gentry, the couple lately have found an unsettling distance grown between them. But when the small-village peace is disrupted by an anonymous letter accusing Lucy of witchcraft, her as yet unfulfilled desire to be a mother becomes the least of her worries, especially after she learns she is not the only one to have received such a malicious letter. Ěý Speculation only escalates when the village schoolteacher, Miss Broomfield, is discovered murdered at her classroom desk. Was the unlikeable teacher the letter writer, and if so, who killed her and why? Despite her husband’s objections, Lucy offers to help out at the school until a replacement can be found, hoping the children might inadvertently reveal a clue, but by doing so she may be putting her own life at risk . . . ĚýPraise for Death Comes to the School Ěý“A romance of married life intertwined with a murder puzzle featuring a heroine suitable for a Jane Austen novel.”—Kirkus Reviews Ěý“The liveliness of Lloyd’s many secondary characters and the marital tensions arising from Lucy’s fertility woes add richness to the well-plotted puzzle.”—Publishers Weekly]]> 294 Catherine Lloyd 1496702093 Carrie 0 to-read 3.95 2017 Death Comes to the School (Kurland St. Mary Mystery #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Awakening (Graveyard Queen, #6)]]> 29326301 Shush…lest she awaken…�

My name is Amelia Gray, a cemetery restorer who lives with the dead. An anonymous donor has hired me to restore Woodbine Cemetery, a place where the rich and powerful bury their secrets. Forty years ago, a child disappeared without a trace and now her ghost has awakened, demanding that I find out the truth about her death. Only I know that she was murdered. Only I can bring her killer to justice. But the clues that I follow—a haunting melody and an unnamed baby's grave—lead me to a series of disturbing suspects.Ěý

For generations, The Devlins have been members of Charleston's elite. John Devlin once turned his back on the traditions and expectations that came with his birthright, but now he has seemingly accepted his rightful place. His family's secrets make him a questionable ally. When my investigation brings me to the gates of his family's palatial home, I have to wonder if he is about to become my mortal enemy.

]]> 416 Amanda Stevens 0778317684 Carrie 0 to-read, up-next 4.24 2017 The Awakening (Graveyard Queen, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sinner (Graveyard Queen, #5)]]> 28507382 I am a living ghost, a wanderer in search of my purpose and place…�

I'm a cemetery restorer by trade, but my calling has evolved from that of ghost seer to death walker to detective of lost souls. I solve the riddles of the dead so the dead will leave me alone.Ěý

I've come to Seven Gates Cemetery nursing a broken heart, but peace is hard to come by…for the ghosts here and for me. When the body of a young woman is discovered in a caged grave, I know that I've been summoned for a reason. Only I can unmask her killer. I want to trust the detective assigned to the case for he is a ghost seer like me. But how can I put my faith in anyone when supernatural forces are manipulating my every thought? When reality is ever-changing? And when the one person I thought I could trust above all others has turned into a diabolical stranger?]]> 384 Amanda Stevens 0778317846 Carrie 5 4.13 2016 The Sinner (Graveyard Queen, #5)
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Madness in Miniature (Miniature Mystery, #7)]]> 18388523 246 Margaret Grace 1564745430 Carrie 0 to-read, up-next, on-hold 3.95 2014 Madness in Miniature (Miniature Mystery, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Silver Needle Murder (A Tea Shop Mystery, #9)]]> 1283394 The national bestselling author of Dragonwell Dead returns with a mystery proving that the price of fame can be murderously steep.

The Charleston Film Festival has brought Theodosia Browning and the staff of the Indigo Tea Shop a busy week of catering jobs. First up is the opening night gala at the historic Belvedere Theatre. Tinseltown and local luminaries seem to be mingling happily in the glamorously renovated lobby, but Theo notices that the atmosphere backstage is tense. Then famous director Jordan Cole is shot on his way to the podium, and the entire audience witnesses his death silhouetted across the scrim. Never has a festival started off with this big a bang.]]> 288 Laura Childs 0425219461 Carrie 0 to-read, up-next, on-hold 3.91 2008 The Silver Needle Murder (A Tea Shop Mystery, #9)
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[The Misfortune Cookie (Esther Diamond, #6)]]> 17707538
The New Year gets off to a rocky start for struggling actress Esther Diamond when NYPD’s Detective Connor Lopez, who slept with her and then didn’t call, shuts down the Little Italy restaurant where Esther works between acting jobs—and arrests her!

After spending a long night in jail plotting Lopez’s slow and painful demise, Esther’s

luck changes when she lands a role in a low-budget indie film in Chinatown—where her friend, semi-retired hit man Lucky Battistuzzi, who escaped Lopez’s sweep in Little Italy, is hiding out in a Chinese-Italian mortuary.

But Esther and Lucky soon realize that something strange is going on in Chinatown, where mysterious gourmet fortune cookies are inflicting deadly mystical curses on the hapless victims who receive them as gifts.

As preparations heat up for Chinese New Year, when the icy streets will be filled with costumed lion dancers, firecrackers, and dense crowds, Esther and Lucky summon their friend Dr. Maximillian Zadok, a semi-immortal mage entrusted with confronting Evil in the Big Apple, to help them save Chinatown—and Esther’s film—from the mystical menace of a maniacal murderer.]]> 400 Laura Resnick 0756408474 Carrie 0 3.82 2013 The Misfortune Cookie (Esther Diamond, #6)
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> The Boyfriend 208503280 She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...

A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…]]> 368 Freida McFadden 1728296226 Carrie 5 3.95 2024 The Boyfriend
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]]> The Crash 216223604 The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.

She never arrives at her destination.

Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.

But something isn’t right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn’t what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.

And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself—and her unborn child.

A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.
]]> 384 Freida McFadden 1464232989 Carrie 5 3.58 2025 The Crash
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]]> <![CDATA[The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #18)]]> 218155612 Northern Virginia’s own Martha Stewart returns in a brand-new mystery as an interior designer clashes with a killer . . .

Stylish brunches are all the rage this autumn in Old Town Alexandria, and everyone’s posting their parties on social media. But while Domestic Diva Sophie Winston juggles her event-filled calendar, she’s approached by local designer Mitzi Lawson—who is afraid someone is following her. The very next day Mitzi loses her best friend and business partner, Denise. The two were renovating a generations-old house where Denise died unexpectedly, and Mitzi fears that it wasn’t a medical condition to blame, but murder.

It could just be the shock talking, but Sophie agrees to help Mitzi involve the police. Then she receives a panicked phone call from Mitzi, and when she rushes to the old house, Mitzi is nowhere to be found. Now Sophie’s appetite for investigation is piqued even more than her appetite for eggs Benedict and mimosas.

Could Denise’s death be connected to her viper’s nest of in-laws or the house she was working on which her husband just inherited? What of the self-proclaimed etiquette expert with some improper secrets, or the scheming mistress? Or does the old house harbor secrets of its own? There’s a generous buffet of suspects to keep the Diva scrambling for an answer . . .
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Includes delicious recipes and fabulous DIY decorating tips!
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]]> <![CDATA[Shot Through the Book (A Lighthouse Library Mystery 12)]]> 217258743 In the twelfth installment of the Lighthouse Library mysteries, Lucy McNeil is back on the case, but this time she’s on the case alone.

The upcoming YA book festival at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library is bringing in renowned authors from all over the world. When best selling author Todd Harrison unexpectedly visits librarian Lucy McNeil at her Outer Banks beach house after a meeting, she is puzzled by his presence, since they’re virtually strangers. After she steps inside to get him a drink, she’s shocked to discover that he’s been murdered on her deck in the few minutes she left him alone.Ěý

Not knowing why he wanted to meet with her in private, or how someone managed to kill him in the time it takes to make lemonade, Lucy is determined to help with the investigation and figure out what happened. WhenHeather Harrison, Todd’s widow, shows up in town, her motivations aren’t inspired by grief. She’s intending to use her husband’s tragic death to launch her candidacy for state senator and her first order of business is to go after the local police force–and Lucy herself.

Caught between an intrusive fan club mourning Todd, squabbling authors fighting for prominence in his absence, and a politically ruthless widow, Lucy must roll up her sleeves and and catch the killer before the chapter closes on justice.]]> 268 Eva Gates Carrie 0 to-read 4.13 Shot Through the Book (A Lighthouse Library Mystery 12)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs (Tara Holloway, #7)]]> 18404140 He's One of America's Brightest Stars.

So maybe it goes without saying that IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway is star-struck? In Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs, she's head over heels…in trouble.

Easy's getting harder every day for Tara. A tax-evading pet groomer managed to buzz off a big chunk of her hair…just in time for her date strictly-business meeting with country-music heartthrob Brazos Rivers. Of course Tara shouldn't care—she's devoted to Special Agent Nick Pratt, after all—but Rivers does know how to steal a woman's heart with a song…]]> 336 Diane Kelly 1250048311 Carrie 0 to-read, up-next 3.98 2014 Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs (Tara Holloway, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream (Tara Holloway, #6)]]> 17261181 Fired. Tara Holloway can’t believe it. After all she’s done for the IRS, a few too many shots fired from her weapon and suddenly she’s public enemy number one. To add insult to injury, another agent has replaced her, and a ten-million-dollar assault case is hanging over her head. So much for traveling to Tokyo with Special Agent Nick Pratt, former partner and current boyfriend. Tara’s stuck in Texas, and using green tea ice cream to soothe her disappointment, as well as the terrifying prospect of a life behind bars.

Tara’s former boss, Lu “the Lobo� Lobozinski, has a plan—to stick Tara in auditing, where she can’t possibly get into trouble. But between bumping into a college frenemy whose family business is under audit, Tara’s stubborn determination to keep an eye on Nick behind the scenes, and her new long-range rifle, she’s about to get a taste of just how dangerous her life can be, in Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream from Diane Kelly…]]> 310 Diane Kelly 1250023084 Carrie 5 4.13 2013 Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream (Tara Holloway, #6)
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[Holiday Buzz (Coffeehouse Mystery, #12)]]> 13542792
At the Great New York Cookie Swap, pastry chefs bake up their very best for charity. Clare is in charge of the beverage service, and her famous Fa-la-la-la Lattes make the gathering even merrier. But her high spirits come crashing down to earth, when she discovers the battered body of a hard-working baker’s assistant.

Police suspect a serial attacker whose escalating crimes have become known as “The Christmas Stalkings.� Clare’s boyfriend, NYPD detective Mike Quinn, finds reason to believe even more sinister forces are involved. Clare isn’t so sure—and when she finds a second bludgeoned baker, she becomes a target. Now Clare is spending the holiday season pouring over clues, and she’s not going to rest until justice is served.]]> 370 Cleo Coyle 0425255352 Carrie 0 currently-reading 3.98 2012 Holiday Buzz (Coffeehouse Mystery, #12)
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]]> <![CDATA[Die Me a River (Welcome Back to Scumble River, #2)]]> 36601855 343 Denise Swanson 1492648353 Carrie 4 3.86 2018 Die Me a River (Welcome Back to Scumble River, #2)
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Kick The Bouquet (A Flower Shop Mystery, #20)]]> 63905205
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Abby is in a pickle. Does she go to her parents� house for dinner or break with tradition and go to Marco’s mother’s house instead? Abby’s mom is in a tizzy and Abby is desperately seeking a solution. But she has a bigger problem when hunky hubby Marco is a suspect in the murder of his landlord, realtor Arthur McMahon.

After the popular realtor is found stabbed to death in his office just after announcing plans to oust his renters, along with his decision to marry a woman his grown children detest, Abby and Marco have a host of suspects to investigate. Was it an angry renter or one of Arthur’s money-hungry children who decided to end his life? Or was it his young fiancé, the woman his children call the Black Widow?]]> 297 Kate Collins Carrie 0 to-read, up-next 4.43 Kick The Bouquet (A Flower Shop Mystery, #20)
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]]> <![CDATA[Yews with Caution (A Flower Shop Mystery, #19)]]> 32336471 Flower shop owner Abby Knight is out to help a friend in need but soon finds herself in the weeds�

The Spring of Abby’s Discontent

It’s April in New Chapel, and Abby and her husband, Marco, are off to buy shrubs for their new house. But the owner of the local landscaping company is nowhere to be found. Abby’s best friend, Nikki, meanwhile, believes she unwittingly helped a group of her hospital coworkers conspire to kill the man.

After the police get involved, Nikki becomes a suspect. Abby digs deeper for clues to save her friend only to discover bushels of folks bearing a deep-rooted hatred for the two-faced business owner. Marco attempts to help Abby with the case but soon falls critically ill. Now Abby must find the real culprit on her own before everything goes to pot…]]> 333 Kate Collins 0698185102 Carrie 5 4.21 2017 Yews with Caution (A Flower Shop Mystery, #19)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4)]]> 50185084 In the aftermath of the Great War, the line between friend and foe may be hard to discern, even for indomitable former Secret Service agent Verity Kent, in award-winning author Anna Lee Huber’s thrilling mystery series.

Peacetime has brought little respite for Verity Kent. Intrigue still abounds, even within her own family. As a favor to her father, Verity agrees to visit his sister in Wiltshire. Her once prosperous aunt has fallen on difficult times and is considering selling their estate. But there are strange goings-on at the manor, including missing servants, possible heirloom forgeries, and suspicious rumors—all leading to the discovery of a dead body on the grounds.

While Verity and her husband, Sidney, investigate this new mystery, they are also on the trail of an old adversary—the shadowy and lethal Lord Ardmore. At every turn, the suspected traitor seems to be one step ahead of them. And even when their dear friend Max, the Earl of Ryde, stumbles upon a code hidden among his late father’s effects that may reveal the truth about Ardmore, Verity wonders if they are really the hunters—or the hunted . . .]]> 385 Anna Lee Huber 1496728483 Carrie 0 4.06 2020 A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Penny for Your Secrets (Verity Kent, #3)]]> 43786616 England, 1919. In Anna Lee Huber’s latest mystery, former Secret Service agent Verity Kent is finding that life after wartime offers its own share of danger . . .

The Great War may be over, but for many, there are still obstacles on the home front. Reconciling with her estranged husband makes Verity sympathetic to her friend Ada’s marital difficulties. Bourgeois-bred Ada, recently married to the Marquess of Rockham, is overwhelmed trying to navigate the ways of the aristocracy. And when Lord Rockham is discovered shot through the heart with a bullet from Ada’s revolver, Verity fears her friend has made a fatal blunder.

While striving to prove Ada’s innocence, Verity is called upon for another favor. The sister of a former Secret Service colleague has been killed in what authorities believe was a home invasion gone wrong. The victim’s war work—censoring letters sent by soldiers from the front—exposed her to sensitive, disturbing material. Verity begins to suspect these two unlikely cases may be linked. But as the connections deepen, the consequences—not just for Verity, but for Britain—grow more menacing than she could have imagined.]]> 336 Anna Lee Huber 1496713192 Carrie 4 3.84 2019 Penny for Your Secrets (Verity Kent, #3)
author: Anna Lee Huber
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Death in the Dales (Kate Shackleton #7)]]> 26220101 A murder most foul
When the landlord of a Yorkshire tavern is killed in plain sight, Freda Simonson, the only witness to the crime, becomes plagued with guilt, believing the wrong man has been convicted. Following her death, it seems that the truth will never be uncovered in the peaceful village of Langcliffe . . .
A village of secrets
But it just so happens that Freda's nephew is courting the renowned amateur sleuth Kate Shackleton, who decides to holiday in Langcliffe with her indomitable teenage niece, Harriet. When Harriet strikes up a friendship with a local girl whose young brother is missing, the search leads Kate to uncover another suspicious death, not to mention an illicit affair.
The case of a lifetime
As the present mysteries merge with the past's mistakes, Kate is thrust into the secrets that Freda left behind and realises that this courageous woman has entrusted her with solving a murder from beyond the grave. It soon becomes clear to her that nothing in Langcliffe is quite as it appears, and with a murderer on the loose and an ever-growing roster of suspects, this isn't the holiday Kate was expecting . . .]]> 384 Frances Brody 0349406561 Carrie 0 3.82 2015 A Death in the Dales (Kate Shackleton #7)
author: Frances Brody
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[Death of an Avid Reader (Kate Shackleton, #6)]]> 19164555
Kate Shackleton's sterling reputation for courageous sleuthing attracts the attention of the venerable Lady Coulton. Hidden in her past is a daughter, born out of wedlock and given up to a different family. Now, Lady Coulton is determined to find her and puts Kate on the case.

A mysterious killing in the library's basement

But as Kate delves deeper into Lady Coulton's past, she soon finds herself thrust into a scandal much closer to home. When the body of the respected Horatio Potter is found in the Leeds Library basement, the quiet literary community is suddenly turned upside down with suspicions, accusations and - much to Kate's surprise - the appearance of a particularly intelligent Capuchin monkey!

The most puzzling case in Kate's sleuthing history yet

Convinced an innocent man has been blamed , Kate sets out to discover the truth. Who would want Dr Potter dead? Does Lady Coulton's missing daughter hold a vital clue? As the stories start to emerge in the seemingly quiet Leeds Library, Kate is learning fast that in this case, she can't judge a book by its cover.]]> 360 Frances Brody 0349400571 Carrie 4 3.80 2014 Death of an Avid Reader (Kate Shackleton, #6)
author: Frances Brody
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Prologue to Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #2)]]> 41053073 Ěý
Gossip columnists love a bold-faced name—but “Miss Newsy� at Greyborne Harbor’s local paper seems to specialize in bald-faced lies. She’s pointed a finger of suspicion at Addie after librarian June Winslow never makes it home from a book club meeting. And when June’s found at the bottom of a steep flight of stairs, Addie’s not only dealing with a busybody, but a dead body.
Ěý
It’s a good thing the guy she’s dating is the police chief. But both the case and her love life get more complicated when a lanky blonde reporter from Los Angeles shows up. She’s trying her hardest to drive a wedge between the couple . . . as if Addie doesn’t have enough problems dealing with angry townspeople. Despite all the rumors, Addie doesn’t know a thing about the murder—but she plans to find out. And the key may lie in a book about pirate legends that June published. Now she just has to hunt down the clues before she becomes a buried treasure herself . . .]]> 336 Lauren Elliott Carrie 0 4.05 2019 Prologue to Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #2)
author: Lauren Elliott
name: Carrie
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]]> <![CDATA[Better Late Than Never (Library Lover's Mystery, #7)]]> 28953443 Ěý
When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day—no fines for late returns—the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check in and sort the stacks of books.
Ěý
But one tardy tome catches her attention—a copy of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, twenty years past due. When Lindsey looks up the borrower, she’s shocked to discover it was a murdered teacher named Candice Whitley, whose killer was never found.
Ěý
Candice checked out the novel on the day she was murdered. Now Lindsey wonders if it could provide a clue to the decades-old cold case. No one noticed who brought the book back in, but could it be Candice’s killer? Lindsey is determined to catch the culprit one way or another, because justice for Candice Whitley is long overdue...

INCLUDES READING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS]]> 269 Jenn McKinlay 0399583734 Carrie 0 3.94 2016 Better Late Than Never (Library Lover's Mystery, #7)
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name: Carrie
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]]> <![CDATA[A Likely Story (Library Lover's Mystery, #6)]]> 24611594
NOT HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER

Delivering books to the housebound residents of the Thumb Islands, just a short boat ride from the town of Briar Creek, library director Lindsey Norris has befriended two elderly brothers, Stewart and Peter Rosen. She enjoys visiting them in their treasure-filled, ramshackle Victorian on Star Island until she discovers that Peter has been killed and Stewart is missing. Now she's determined to solve a murder and find Stewart before he suffers his brother's fate.]]> 261 Jenn McKinlay 0425260747 Carrie 4 3.92 2015 A Likely Story (Library Lover's Mystery, #6)
author: Jenn McKinlay
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder by the Book (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #1)]]> 38348958 Addie Greyborne loved working with rare books at the Boston Public Library—she even got to play detective, tracking down clues about mysterious old volumes. But she didn't expect her sleuthing skills to come in so handy in a little seaside town . . .

Addie left some painful memories behind in the big city, including the unsolved murder of her fiancé and her father's fatal car accident. After an unexpected inheritance from a great aunt, she's moved to a small New England town founded by her ancestors back in colonial times—and living in spacious Greyborne Manor, on a hilltop overlooking the harbor. Best of all, her aunt also left her countless first editions and other treasures—providing an inventory to start her own store.

But there's trouble from day one, and not just from the grumpy woman who runs the bakery next door. A car nearly runs Addie down. Someone steals a copy of Alice in Wonderland. Then, Addie's friend Serena, who owns a nearby tea shop, is arrested—for killing another local merchant. The police seem pretty sure they've got the story in hand, but Addie's not going to let them close the book on this case without a fight . .]]> 305 Lauren Elliott 1496720229 Carrie 5 3.68 2018 Murder by the Book (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #1)
author: Lauren Elliott
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Comes to the Fair (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #4)]]> 29429246 It's harvest time in the village of Kurland St. Mary as Lucy and Robert prepare to wed--but a murderer has taken an unseasonable vow of vengeance . . .

As Miss Lucy Harrington, daughter of the village rector, and Major Sir Robert Kurland plan their nuptials, the major is beginning to wonder if he'll ever hear wedding bells. He's seen complex military campaigns that involved less strategy, and he's finding Lucy's meddling family maddening.

When the body of Ezekiel Thurrock, the church verger, is discovered crushed by a gargoyle that has fallen from the bell tower, the wedding is delayed. But the evidence suggests this was no accident, and Lucy wonders if bad blood at the village fair had anything to do with the man's mysterious demise, since there was much bitterness over Ezekiel's prizewinning vegetables.

As Lucy and Robert uncover long-standing village feuds, the town's dark secrets begin to take their toll and the couple soon finds they too are in grave danger . . .]]> 289 Catherine Lloyd 1496702050 Carrie 0 3.91 2016 Death Comes to the Fair (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #4)
author: Catherine Lloyd
name: Carrie
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Comes To Kurland Hall (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #3)]]> 23453124
Lucy Harrington has returned to Kurland St. Mary to help with her friend Sophia Giffin’s wedding. But her homecoming is made disagreeable by the presence of Major Robert Kurland, whose bungled proposal has ruffled Lucy’s composure, and a meddling widow who has designs on her father, the village rector.

Wary of the cloying Mrs. Chingsford from the start, Lucy has doubts about the busybody’s intentions with her father. But everyone else seems to think they make an ideal match—until the courtship is curtailed when Mrs. Chingsford is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. It’s clear that it wasn’t an accident, and in hopes of finding the culprit, Lucy and Robert call a truce and begin scrutinizing the wedding guests.

But the widow left behind plenty of enemies, and when one of them is the next to turn up dead, Lucy and Robert discover that the truth is far more scandalous than anyone could have imagined…]]> 281 Catherine Lloyd 0758287372 Carrie 5 3.88 2015 Death Comes To Kurland Hall (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #3)
author: Catherine Lloyd
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Proof of Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #4)]]> 49505217 Bookshop owner Addie Greyborne must solve a locked-room murder in a supposedly haunted mansion to recover a priceless Sherlock Holmes original in the fourth book of Lauren Elliott's literary themed Addie Greyborne Mystery series.

Bookshop owner Addie Greyborne must solve a locked-room murder in a supposedly haunted mansion to recover a priceless Sherlock Holmes original . . .

The seaside New England town of Greyborne Harbor is home to many grand estates, including the Queen Anne Victorian Addie inherited from her great aunt. Now one of those mansions is holding an estate sale, which is just what the bookshop owner needs to replenish her supply of rare editions--even if the house is rumored to be haunted. Assisting an overwhelmed insurance appraiser with the inventory, Addie discovers an 1887 magazine containing Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, which she estimates to be worth over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

But when Addie later finds the appraiser dead in the estate's private library, with the door bolted from the inside, and the priceless edition missing, it's a mystery worthy of the Great Detective himself. She's certain the death and the robbery are connected--but who, other than a ghost who can walk through walls, could have gotten in to do the deed? It's up to Addie to find the key to the crime--before she's the next one cornered by a killer . . .]]> 316 Lauren Elliott 1496727096 Carrie 0 to-read 3.93 2020 Proof of Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder in the First Edition (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #3)]]> 43439023 Addie Greyborne is preparing for the holidays at her bookstore in seaside New England--but a winter storm is coming, in more ways than one . . .

Addie's getting into the spirit for the upcoming Charity Auction—especially since she's got an 1843 copy of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol to donate. Her former colleagues at the Boston Public Library have confirmed that its worth runs toward the high five figures, which should help with the new pediatric wing. Her mood darkens, though, when a visitor from the past appears—Jonathan Hemingway, the father of her late fiancé. His presence stirs up sad memories for Addie, but also has her fuming when Jonathan, true to his womanizing ways, runs off for a lunchtime liaison with Teresa Lang, who's in charge of the auction.

Soon after, Addie heads to Teresa's office at the hospital—and finds the poor woman's dead body. What she doesn't find is her valuable first edition. What sort of Scrooge would steal from sick children and commit murder in the process? As a Nor'easter bears down and a mystery emerges about Jonathan's past, Addie must find out if she can appraise people's motives and characters as well as she can appraise rare books . . .]]> 320 Lauren Elliott 1496720245 Carrie 0 to-read 4.07 2019 Murder in the First Edition (Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery, #3)
author: Lauren Elliott
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[For Batter or Worse (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #13)]]> 55825685 The Fairy Tale Cupcake crew must discover the truth behind a death sprinkled with suspicion before Mel and Joe can say I do", in the thirteenth Cupcake Bakery Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.

Life is sweet and business is booming at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery--and the fact that Mel and Joe are getting married is the icing on the cake. Their reception will be held at the swanky resort where Oz works as the pastry chef. The wedding planning is all fun-fetti and games until Mel and Joe meet the head chef at the resort who has been making Oz's life miserable. When the eccentric chef insults Mel's bakery, Oz gets into a blowout argument with the culinary prima donna.

Things turn extra sour when the chef is murdered, and Oz is the police's main suspect. As the countdown to the wedding day begins, Mel, Joe, and the rest of the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew must sift through clues to catch the real killer and clear Oz's name before their wedding plans are totally battered and baked.]]> 260 Jenn McKinlay 0593333373 Carrie 0 4.13 2021 For Batter or Worse (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #13)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pumpkin Spice Peril (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #12)]]> 52575302
Life is all sugar and spice for the Fairy Tale Cupcake bakers--Melanie Cooper is engaged to the delectable Joe DeLaura, Angie Harper and her husband Tate are savoring married life, and the bakery is bustling with happy customers. Until one of their most valued cupcake connoisseurs ends up dead.

Local glass artist and cupcake lover Rene Fischer-Klein has always suffered from a wide variety of health issues. In an effort to cheer her up, her doting husband, Peter, brings her a four-pack of her favorite cupcakes every week. But when the police discover that Rene has been poisoned, there's no sugarcoating the fact that the last things she ate were the bakery's signature pumpkin spice cupcakes! With their lives and bakery at stake, it's up to Mel and Angie to find out who poisoned their artist friend and why, before their future is frosted for good.]]> 259 Jenn McKinlay 045149265X Carrie 5 3.92 2020 Pumpkin Spice Peril (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #12)
author: Jenn McKinlay
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> Dead Girls Don't Tell 38339644 CALL THEM WHAT YOU LIKE,
BUT DON’T CALL THEM TOO LOUDLY�
THEY MIGHT HEAR YOU.

An old Savannah house full of spirits and secrets holds the key to Nicki Styx’s childhood beginnings, and a possible explanation for her newfound ability to speak to the dead. Her psychic gifts seem to run in the family, but it’s a family that Nicki knows very little about. With rocking chairs on the porch and a skeleton in every closet, the Blue Dahlia is quite definitely haunted, but by whom—or what—is a mystery.

Drawn to the house by her own unfinished business, Nicki learns that laying the past to rest is not an easy task, and that not all the spirits who roam the halls of the family homestead are friendly.

When the Devil himself comes to call, she suspects that some of her own family members might not be either.

*DEAD GIRLS DON'T TELL was formerly titled A MATCH MADE IN HELL
]]> 385 Terri Garey Carrie 0 to-read 4.20 2008 Dead Girls Don't Tell
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> In The Spirit 54818362 412 Terri Garey Carrie 0 to-read 4.25 2009 In The Spirit
author: Terri Garey
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Word (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #3)]]> 10998463 313 Ellery Adams 0425245004 Carrie 4 4.12 2011 The Last Word (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #3)
author: Ellery Adams
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Written in Stone (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #4)]]> 13518651 When Munin Cooper, known as the Witch of Oyster Bay, warns Olivia Limoges that death is coming, neither of them realize that it is the older woman herself who will soon be found dead. And Olivia’s instincts tell her that something—or someone—more sinister than a mystical force is at playâ€�ĚýOlivia has a lot on her plate preparing for the Coastal Carolina Food Festival. When she hears the news of Munin’s untimely death, however, finding the murderer takes priority. The witch left behind a memory jug full of keepsakes that Olivia knows must point to the killer—but she’s got to figure out what they mean.ĚýWith handsome Police Chief Rawlings by her side, Olivia starts to identify some of the jug’s mysterious contents—and finds its secrets are much darker than she suspected. Now Olivia must enlist the help of the Bayside Book Writers to solve the puzzle behind the piece of pottery and put an end to a vengeful killer before any more damage can be doneâ€�

Includes an excerpt from the next book, "Poisoned Prose".]]> 294 Ellery Adams 042525173X Carrie 0 4.09 2012 Written in Stone (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #4)
author: Ellery Adams
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)]]> 8732194 278 Ellery Adams 0425240231 Carrie 5 4.08 2011 A Deadly Cliché (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #2)
author: Ellery Adams
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[A Killer Plot (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #1)]]> 7689099 In the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, you'll find plenty of characters, ne'er-do-wells, and even a few celebs trying to duck the paparazzi. But when murder joins this curious community, the Bayside Book Writers are there to get the story...

Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip. Ever since she came back to town-a return as mysterious as her departure-Olivia has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. With a little cajoling from the eminently charming writer Camden Ford, she agrees to join the Bayside Book Writers, break her writer's block, and even make a few friends...

But when townspeople start turning up dead with haiku poems left by the bodies, anyone with a flair for language is suddenly suspect. And it's up to Olivia to catch the killer before she meets her own surprise ending.

Watch a Video]]> 311 Ellery Adams 042523522X Carrie 5 3.76 2010 A Killer Plot (A Books by the Bay Mystery, #1)
author: Ellery Adams
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Coached in the Act (The Life Coach Mysteries, #3)]]> 56218057 304 Victoria Laurie 1496734408 Carrie 0 4.04 2021 Coached in the Act (The Life Coach Mysteries, #3)
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[To Coach a Killer (The Life Coach Mysteries #2)]]> 49195159 Soaking up a luxurious new chapter alongside her saucy bestie, Cat Cooper plans on emerging as the premier life coach in East Hampton by summertime. All she has to do is survive an offseason replete with desolate beaches, slow business, and murder . . .

As the Hamptons drags through early spring, Cat's shot at becoming the toast of the town in time for Memorial Day is dwindling--and fast. The only client she can find has been housebound for decades and claims to be the victim of a devasting curse. Then there's the matter of Detective Shepherd's intense jealousy over Maks Grinkov, the handsome bad boy who approaches Cat with an unusual offer she can't stop thinking about. Havoc finally breaks loose when a string of murders rocks the coastal community, landing Maks on the hook as the culprit . . .

While the body count rises, Cat goes from life coaching to sleuthing for the truth about Maks's less-than-wholesome background. But after digging deeper, she questions if Detective Shepherd had an unwitting hand in a related homicide case after tangling with the wrong people. With a storm approaching shore and no one to trust, Cat and her sharp-tongued best friend, Gilley, must solve a client's curse and a series of violent deaths before a killer sends them all sailing to their doom . . .]]> 352 Victoria Laurie 1496720342 Carrie 3 4.02 2020 To Coach a Killer (The Life Coach Mysteries #2)
author: Victoria Laurie
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Q Is For Quarry (Kinsey Millhone #17)]]> 1916765
That was eighteen years ago. Now the two men who found the body, both nearing the end of long careers in law enforcement, want one last shot at the case. Old and ill, they need someone to help with their legwork and they turn to Kinsey Millhone. They will, they tell her, find closure if they can just identify the victim. Kinsey is intrigued and agrees to the job.

But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer.

"Q" is for Quarry is based on an unsolved homicide that occurred in 1969, and Grafton's interest in the case has generated renewed police efforts. During the past year, the body was exhumed and a nationally known forensic artist did the facial reconstruction that appears in the closing pages of "Q" is for Quarry. Both Grafton and the dedicated members of the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department are hoping the photograph will trigger memories that may lead to a positive identification.

On the day Jane Doe was reburied, many officers were at the gravesite. "It's eerie," Grafton writes, "to think about the power this woman still has. Here we are, thirty-three years later, and she still wants to go home."]]> 368 Sue Grafton 0425220192 Carrie 0 to-read, audio-book, up-next 3.85 2002 Q Is For Quarry (Kinsey Millhone #17)
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name: Carrie
average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)]]> 380976
The 69-year-old doctor said goodnight to colleagues at the Pacific Meadows nursing home, climbed into his car and drove away - never to be seen again. His embittered first wife Fiona is convinced he is still alive. His second wife, Crystal, a former stripper forty years his junior, is just as sure he is dead.

Enter private investigator Kinsey Millhone, hired by Fiona to find out just what happened to the man the two women loved. And also enter Tommy Hevener, a flame-haired, twenty-something who has set his romantic sights on Kinsey. It doesn't take long before we find out that Tommy is a man with a very interesting past. The word 'peril?' It applies most of all to Kinsey herself!]]> 370 Sue Grafton 0449003795 Carrie 5 3.87 2000 P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)
author: Sue Grafton
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Hunted By The Others (H & W Investigations, #1)]]> 39940750 In a town full of vampires, mages, and werewolves, detective work can be “Dark and sexyĚý.Ěý.Ěý. a paranormal treatâ€� (Lara Adrian, New York Times–bestselling author). Ěý Shiarra Waynest’s job was dangerous enough when her client base was strictly mortal. But ailing finances have forced her to accept a lucrative case that could save her firm—if it doesn’t kill her first. Shiarra has signed on to work for a high-level mage to recover an ancient artifact owned by one of New York’s most powerful vampires. Ěý As soon as the detective meets the sexy, mesmerizing vampire Alec Royce, she knows her assignment is even more complicated than she thought. With a clandestine anti-Other group trying to recruit her and magi being eliminated, Shiarra needs backup. She enlists her ex-boyfriend—a werewolf whose non-furry form is disarmingly appealing—and a nerdy mage with surprising talents. But it may not be enough. In a city where the undead roam, magic rules, and even the Others aren’t always what they seem, Shiarra has just become the secret weapon in a battle between good and evil—whether she likes it or not. Ěý This fast-moving urban fantasy is “a fun, high octane ride with a take charge heroine who will leave you wanting moreâ€� (Alexandra Ivy, New York Times–bestselling author). Ěý “Take a sarcastic, likable heroine out of her depth with a mysterious, seductive vampire, add lots of scheming bad guys, and you’ve got a delightful romp of a book.â€� —Angela Knight, New York Times–bestselling author Ěý “Full of litigious vampires, sexy shapeshifters and a mage sidekick akin to Bond’s Q, what more could you want?â€� —Mark Henry, author of Battle of the Network Zombies Ěý “Fresh, hilarious,]]> 256 Jess Haines 1420119419 Carrie 5 3.77 2010 Hunted By The Others (H & W Investigations, #1)
author: Jess Haines
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Command Indecision (Lexi Graves Mystery, #3)]]> 17661469 Lexi finally feels like her life is on track. With a great job that is made to measure and the perfect boyfriend, it takes all of a few shocking minutes for everything to start falling apart.
Angry and hurt at her boyfriend, Detective Adam Maddox, and his apparent betrayal, Lexi embarks on an undercover job at a nearby military base. Charged with finding evidence that the man accused of killing the young civilian employee isn’t the real murderer, Lexi just hopes to lose herself in the case. She wants to put the past behind her and heal her broken heart.
Maddox, however, keeps popping up during her investigation; and her boss, the mysterious Solomon, appears to be the perfect tonic for her heartache. Lexi soon finds it increasingly hard to keep her mind on the job.
As clues point towards the victim’s dangerous double life, the secrets mount, and time is running out. With Maddox’s betrayal not all it seemed, it’s up to Lexi to learn the truth, and put the real murderer behind bars.


Also in this
Armed and Fabulous
Who Glares Wins
Command Indecision
Shock and Awesome
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Laugh or Death
Kissing in Action
Trigger Snappy - out soon!]]> 233 Camilla Chafer 1909577006 Carrie 5 4.39 2012 Command Indecision (Lexi Graves Mystery, #3)
author: Camilla Chafer
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Vision in Silver (The Others, #3)]]> 22456990 cassandra sangue Ěýto protect the blood prophets from exploitation, not realizing their actions would have dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before—both from their own weaknesses and from those who seek to control their divinations for wicked purposes. In desperate need of answers, Simon Wolfgard, a shape-shifter leader among the Others, has no choice but to enlist blood prophet Meg Corbyn’s help, regardless of the risks she faces by aiding him.

Meg is still deep in the throes of her addiction to the euphoria she feels when she cuts and speaks prophecy. She knows each slice of her blade tempts death. But Others and humans alike need answers, and her visions may be Simon’s only hope of ending the conflict.

For the shadows of war are deepening across the Atlantik, and the prejudice of a fanatic faction is threatening to bring the battle right to Meg and Simon’s doorstep…]]> 407 Anne Bishop 1101635118 Carrie 5 4.42 2015 Vision in Silver (The Others, #3)
author: Anne Bishop
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2016/02/03
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]]> <![CDATA[Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress (A Sophie Katz Murder Mystery #5)]]> 8483809
Problem is, the number of suspects is off the charts—from jaded lovers to anti-free-lovers to just plain old haters. Dena's made plenty of enemies thanks to her popular sex shop—and, yes, she's no saint—but really, who deserves to be shot?

With an ĂĽberlogical almost boyfriend condemning her vigilante quest, and a wedding planner going vicariously bridezilla over the dream princess wedding, Sophie's barely thinking straight. But if she can keep her cool (and avoid all errant taffeta), she just might nab her man and save the (wedding) day.

Big if.]]> 316 Kyra Davis 1426856075 Carrie 5 4.02 2010 Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress (A Sophie Katz Murder Mystery #5)
author: Kyra Davis
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2016/12/19
date added: 2024/09/27
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]]> <![CDATA[The Skeleton Haunts a House (Family Skeleton Mystery, #3)]]> 24991367 Sid the Skeleton bones up on clues to solve a Haunted House homicide in this mystery from the author of The Skeleton Takes a Bow�

What holiday could bring more warmth to a skeleton’s chest cavity than Halloween? And when you’re a living skeleton who’s not supposed to be seen outside the house, it’s a welcome chance to get some fresh air and rub bony elbows with people. That’s why Sid doesn’t mind wearing a full-body dog suit and going as Scooby-Doo along with Georgia Thackery’s Velma to the Halloween Howl.

Sid can’t wait to go through the Haunted House—but he gets rattled for real when a genuine dead body is discovered. Trapped inside as the police quickly seal off the crime scene, Sid makes no bones about dropping the dog suit and posing as an actual skeleton. This murder is a skull-scratcher, but as long as Sid is on the inside, he might as well case the joint to figure out who used the cover of darkness to commit the perfect crime�
]]> 290 Leigh Perry 0698143221 Carrie 0 4.19 2015 The Skeleton Haunts a House (Family Skeleton Mystery, #3)
author: Leigh Perry
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Skeleton Takes a Bow (Family Skeleton Mystery #2)]]> 18143081 And the best performance as a skull goes to�

After years of hiding in the Thackery family house, Sid the skeleton is delighted to finally have his moment in the spotlight. He’s starring in a high school production of Hamlet. Well, not so much starring in as being a prop. At least part of him has a part—he’s using his head to play Yorick of “Alas, poor Yorick� fame. Every day, Georgia Thackery’s daughter, Madison, who’s also in the play, brings in his skull, and every night, she takes him home...

Until one night when he’s accidentally left at school—and hears the sounds of someone being murdered. But the next day, there’s no body and no one seems to be missing.

Sid is not a numbskull—he knows what he heard. Georgia thinks he imagined it—until a week later when a body is found. Now Georgia and Sid will both need to keep their heads as they stick their necks out and play sleuth to catch the conscience of a killer…]]> 304 Leigh Perry 0425255832 Carrie 4 4.03 2014 The Skeleton Takes a Bow (Family Skeleton Mystery #2)
author: Leigh Perry
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14)]]> 16047557
After being murdered by a mystery assailant, navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad. Because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard.

He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasn’t about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought for so long. And now, her word is his command, no matter what she wants him to do, no matter where she wants him to go, and no matter who she wants him to kill.

Guess which Mab wants first?

Of course, it won’t be an ordinary, everyday assassination. Mab wants her newest minion to pull off the kill an immortal. No problem there, right? And to make matters worse, there exists a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could land Harry in the sort of trouble that will make death look like a holiday.

Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own…His soul.]]> 529 Jim Butcher 1101617004 Carrie 5 4.55 2012 Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14)
author: Jim Butcher
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.55
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2016/10/21
date added: 2024/09/24
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]]> <![CDATA[Mission to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery #2)]]> 22018903 Jill Gardner, proprietor of Coffee, Books, and More, has discovered that the old stone wall on her property might be a centuries-old mission worthy of being declared a landmark. But Craig Thomas, the obnoxious owner of South Cove’s most popular tourist spot, The Castle, makes it his business to contest her claim. When Thomas is found murdered at The Castle shortly after a heated argument with Jill, even her detective boyfriend has to ask her for an alibi. Jill decides she must find the real murderer to clear her name. But when the killer comes for her, she’ll need to jump from historic preservation to self-preservation �

“Murder, dirty politics, pirate lore, and a hot police detective: Guidebook to Murder has it all! A cozy lover’s dream come true.� --Susan McBride, author of The Debutante Dropout Mysteries

80,000 Words

]]> 239 Lynn Cahoon 1601832397 Carrie 0 to-read 4.19 2014 Mission to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery #2)
author: Lynn Cahoon
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Games (Chicagoland Vampires #10)]]> 17903312
A killer is stalking Chicago, preying on humans and leaving his victims with magical souvenirs. The CPD hasn’t been able to track the assailant, and as the body count rises, the city is running out of options. Vampires and humans aren’t on great terms, but murder makes for strange bedfellows. Can Merit find the killer before she becomes a target?]]> 363 Chloe Neill 0698154398 Carrie 5 4.39 2014 Blood Games (Chicagoland Vampires #10)
author: Chloe Neill
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2018/03/19
date added: 2024/09/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Gunpowder Green (A Tea Shop Mystery, #2)]]> 8689583


Includes a delicious recipe and tea-making tips!]]> 259 Laura Childs 110109995X Carrie 4 4.08 2002 Gunpowder Green (A Tea Shop Mystery, #2)
author: Laura Childs
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 2016/03/02
date added: 2024/09/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between (Rhiannon's Law, #1)]]> 22849101
Rhiannon’s Law, Book 1

After leaving the flash and sass of Miami for the no-nonsense groove of New York, Rhiannon Murphy is eager for a clean slate and fresh start. A bartender by trade, a loud mouth by choice, and a necromancer by chance, she’s managed to keep her nasty habit of seeing dead people hidden from those around her—until now.

The dangerous and deliciously sexy vampire, Disco, knows her secret. When he strolls into her club to ask for help investigating the mysterious disappearances of his kind, she quickly gets the vibe that he’s not exactly the kind of guy you tell no.

Yet in a world where vampires peddle their blood as the latest and greatest drug of choice, it’s only a matter of time before the next big thing hits the market. Someone is killing vampires to steal their hearts and, unlike Rhiannon, this isn’t their first stroll around the undead block.

This book has been previously published.

Warning: Includes violence, strong language, and references to sexual abuse that may disturb some readers. Oblique references to �80s films are hidden here and there, which could result in tickling your geek-like fancy.]]> 282 J.A. Saare 1619223279 Carrie 4 3.75 2009 Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between (Rhiannon's Law, #1)
author: J.A. Saare
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2017/08/08
date added: 2024/09/21
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]]> Working Stiff (Revivalist #1) 11788545 318 Rachel Caine 1101517581 Carrie 5 3.75 2011 Working Stiff (Revivalist #1)
author: Rachel Caine
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2016/02/26
date added: 2024/09/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #3)]]> 7950955
Deciding if she wants to go into real estate becomes a life-or-death choice for Aurora "Roe" Teagarden. A naked corpse is discovered at her first house showing. And when a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large in Lawrenceton, one who knows a great deal about real estate-and maybe too much about Roe.]]> 240 Charlaine Harris 1101207086 Carrie 4 3.92 1994 Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #3)
author: Charlaine Harris
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 2016/10/27
date added: 2024/09/11
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]]> <![CDATA[A Fatal Chapter (Booktown Mystery, #9)]]> 23398960 New York Times bestselling author Lorna Barrett presents another page-turning chapter in her Booktown Mystery series. This time mystery bookshop owner Tricia Miles is about to find out murder is no walk in the park�

While out walking Sarge, her sister’s bichon frise, Tricia is led by the agitated dog to a man lying in a gazebo. She’s startled when she recognizes Pete Renquist, the president of the Stoneham Historical Society, who appears to be suffering from cardiac arrest. When Pete later dies in the hospital, the discovery of a suspicious bruise and a puncture mark on his arm suggests he may have been murdered.

Haunted by Pete’s enigmatic last words to her, Tricia begins to consider who had a motive to kill her friend. Did Pete take his flirting too far, only to have a jealous husband teach him a lesson? Or did he discover something in the town’s historical records that his killer wanted kept secret? Tricia is determined to get to the bottom of things before someone else becomes history�

INCLUDES RECIPES]]> 295 Lorna Barrett 0425252663 Carrie 0 3.85 2015 A Fatal Chapter (Booktown Mystery, #9)
author: Lorna Barrett
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Book Clubbed (Booktown Mystery, #8)]]> 18693690 New York Times bestselling author Lorna Barrett is back in town—Booktown, that is—with another page-turning mystery. This time bookstore owner Tricia Miles and her sister, Angelica, put their own problems on the shelf to catch a killer who turns a bookcase into a murder weapon�

Cranky Chamber of Commerce receptionist Betsy Dittmeyer is done reading people the riot act. After she’s crushed by a fallen bookcase, the next item to be read is her last will and testament—which is packed with surprises. It soon comes to light that Betsy was hiding volumes of dark secrets behind that perpetual frown of hers—and one of them just might have been a motive for murder.

While Tricia tries to help Angelica—the newly elected Chamber of Commerce president and Betsy’s boss—solve the mystery, she discovers a hidden chapter in her own family history that rocks her to her very core. And with her ex-husband and the chief of police vying for her affections, it’s doubly hard to focus on who might have buried Betsy in a tomb of tomes.

But as Tricia and Angelica try to read between the lines, they need to watch their step…and make sure the killer doesn’t catch them between the stacks.]]> 308 Lorna Barrett 0425252574 Carrie 4 3.77 2014 Book Clubbed (Booktown Mystery, #8)
author: Lorna Barrett
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Comes to London (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #2)]]> 20949499
Amidst the dizzying whirl of balls and formal dinners, the focus shifts from mixing and matchmaking to murder when the dowager Countess of Broughton, the mother of an old army friend of Robert, drops dead. When it's revealed she's been poisoned, Robert's former betrothed, Miss Chingford, is accused, and she in turn points a finger at Anna. To protect her sister, Lucy enlists Robert's aid in drawing out the true culprit.

But with suspects ranging from resentful rivals and embittered family members to the toast of the ton, it will take all their sleuthing skills to unmask the poisoner before more trouble is stirred up]]> 259 Catherine Lloyd 0758287356 Carrie 4 3.81 2014 Death Comes to London (Kurland St. Mary Mystery, #2)
author: Catherine Lloyd
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines, #4)]]> 18080377
In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. And in one breathtaking moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget, she made a decision that shocked even her. . . .

But the struggle isn't over for Sydney. As she navigates the aftermath of her life-changing decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many directions at once. Her sister Zoe has arrived, and while Sydney longs to grow closer to her, there's still so much she must keep secret. Working with Marcus has changed the way she views the Alchemists, and Sydney must tread a careful path as she harnesses her profound magical ability to undermine the way of life she was raised to defend. Consumed by passion and vengeance, Sydney struggles to keep her secret life under wraps as the threat of exposure—and re-education—looms larger than ever.

Pulses will race throughout this thrilling fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where no secret is safe.]]> 420 Richelle Mead 1101608137 Carrie 5 4.41 2013 The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines, #4)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2016/03/25
date added: 2024/07/30
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]]> <![CDATA[The Librarian of Crooked Lane (Glass Library, #1)]]> 60054210
Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she’s descended from magicians, she’s skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she’s just an ordinary girl who loves books. She seeks the truth from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly learns that finding the truth won’t be easy, especially when he turns out to be as artless as her, and more compelling and dangerous than books.

War hero Gabe is gifted with wealth, a loving family, and an incredible amount of luck that saw him survive four harrowing years of a brutal war without injury. But not all injuries are visible. Burying himself in his work as a consultant for Scotland Yard, Gabe is going through the motions as he investigates the theft of a magician-made painting. But his life changes when he unwittingly gets Sylvia dismissed from her job and places her in danger.

After securing her new employment in a library housing the world’s greatest collection of books about magic, Gabe and Sylvia’s lives become intwined as they work together to find both the painting and the truth about Sylvia’s past before powerful people can stop them.

But sometimes the past is better left buried…]]> 284 C.J. Archer 1922554200 Carrie 4 3.84 2022 The Librarian of Crooked Lane (Glass Library, #1)
author: C.J. Archer
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/06/23
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]]> <![CDATA[The Medici Manuscript (Glass Library, #2)]]> 61392396
Finding an old manuscript in the attic has always been a fantasy of Sylvia’s. She just never expected the fantasy to come true, or for it to lead her to answers about her mysterious family.

The silver clasps binding the pages contain rare magic � the same magic that might run through Sylvia’s veins. To discover a link to her ancestors means understanding the book itself, but it’s written in a code that proves difficult to crack. The only thing she knows for certain is that it was once owned by the Medicis, the powerful family that controlled Renaissance Florence.

With the help of Gabe and his friends, Sylvia investigates the book’s origins. But following the clues throws up more questions � questions they need help answering. Trusting others is not Sylvia’s strong suit, but with Gabe at her side, she becomes capable and confident. Until their trust is shattered when the book is stolen.

Uncovering the thief proves dangerous, particularly when someone is also trying to kidnap Gabe. With his own mysteries to unravel, Gabe’s private life becomes more complicated. Sylvia tries to keep her distance but staying away from someone as magnetic as Gabe is impossible.

With so many distractions, can they find the thief before the book is lost forever? Or will the secrets contained within its pages remain unsolved and will Sylvia’s past continue to be a mystery?]]> 280 C.J. Archer 1922554308 Carrie 0 4.02 2023 The Medici Manuscript (Glass Library, #2)
author: C.J. Archer
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Voices in the Snow (Black Winter, #1)]]> 51610977
When she wakes, aching and afraid in a stranger’s gothic home, he tells her she was in an accident. He claims he saved her. Clare wants to leave, but a vicious snowstorm has blanketed the world in white, trapping them together, and there’s nothing she can do but wait.

At least the stranger seems kind…but Clare doesn’t know if she can trust him. He promised they were alone here, but she sees and hears things that convince her something else is creeping about the surrounding woods, watching. Waiting. Between the claustrophobic storm and the inescapable sense of being hunted, Clare is on edge…and increasingly certain of one thing:

Her car crash wasn't an accident. Something is waiting for her to step outside the fragile safety of the house... something monstrous, something unfeeling.

Something desperately hungry.]]> 342 Darcy Coates 1728220181 Carrie 0 3.80 2019 Voices in the Snow (Black Winter, #1)
author: Darcy Coates
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Ghostly Light (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, #7)]]> 29496545 In the latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Give Up the Ghost, it will take a beacon of ghostly intervention to guide contractor Mel Turner to the truth...
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Dangerous tides ahead...
Ěý
When her friend Alicia hires Turner Construction to renovate a historic lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay, Mel Turner can’t wait to get her hands dirty. Alicia plans to transform the island property into a welcoming inn, and while Mel has never attempted a project so ambitious—or so tall—before, she’s definitely up for the challenge.
Ěý
But trouble soon arises when Alicia’s abusive ex-husband shows up to threaten both her and Mel, and later turns up dead at the base of the lighthouse stairs. With no other suspects in sight, things start looking choppy for Alicia. Now, if Mel wants to clear her friend’s name, she’ll need the help of the lighthouse’s resident ghosts to shine a light on the real culprit...]]> 315 Juliet Blackwell 1101989351 Carrie 0 4.10 2017 A Ghostly Light (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, #7)
author: Juliet Blackwell
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Give Up the Ghost (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, #6)]]> 25132101 From the New York Times bestselling author of Keeper of the Castle, San Francisco contractor and ghost whisperer Mel Turner must solve a murder mystery at a haunted mansion in the Pacific Heights...

San Francisco millionaire Andrew Stirling wants to sell his Victorian mansion, but ghostly music, the squeaking of a long-disappeared weathervane, and an angry ghost keep running off potential buyers. After a famous psychic is called in, she informs the Stirlings that their multi-million-dollar renovations to “updateâ€� the home have left its resident ghost extremely agitated. So contractor Mel Turner is engaged to track down and replace some of the original features of the house.Ěý

But when the beautiful psychic is found stabbed, it appears someone had a very human motive for murder. Now Mel must use her ghost whispering gift to uncover the secrets of the haunted house on the hill, and her sleuthing skills to catch a killer.]]> 329 Juliet Blackwell 1101635347 Carrie 4 4.14 2015 Give Up the Ghost (Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, #6)
author: Juliet Blackwell
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Controversial Cover (A Booktown Mystery #18)]]> 199926177
Tricia Miles is ready to close the book on all her amateur sluething—she's tired of finding dead bodies and being accused of murder. But even the best laid plans often go awry.

Stoneham is all abuzz when Lauren Barker, a famous children's book author, arrives for an event at the local library. Lauren is a Stoneham native, and her new book strikes some members of the town as controversial. But when Lauren is found strangled to death after an altercation at the event, the plot twist throws Tricia right back into the middle of things.

Who could possibly have wanted Lauren dead? Was it Dan Reed, who had to be thrown out of the signing for spouting conspiracy theories and causing a disturbance? Stella Kraft, Lauren’s high school teacher, who thought of the author as a protégé—something Lauren violently disputed? Or the mystery man who spoke to Lauren just before she was found dead? With the suspect count climbing higher and more information about Lauren's past coming to light, will Tricia be able to give this story a happily ever after?]]> 336 Lorna Barrett 0593549465 Carrie 0 to-read 3.83 2024 A Controversial Cover (A Booktown Mystery #18)
author: Lorna Barrett
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Knife Before Christmas (A Fixer-Upper Mystery Book 11)]]> 205062903 Contractor Shannon Hammer hopes for a peaceful Christmas with herĚýfiancĂ©, Mac, until murder throws a wrench in her holiday plans in a brand-new installment of the USA Today bestselling Fixer-Upper Mystery Series.

Christmas has come to Lighthouse Cove, but business hasn’t slowed down for Shannon Hammer. She’s been contracted to renovate a local hotel owned byĚýthe Garrisons, a family that’s so devoted to the holidays they serve a seven-course dinner every night from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Last year’s festivities featured a train thatĚýtransported guests aroundĚýtheĚýbreathtaking Cliffside property.ĚýThis year, Shannon and her crew have been commissioned to build a Victorian-style carnivalĚýmidwayĚýwith games and prizes galore.

Everyone in town loves the hotel’s spirit, except theĚýGarrisons’Ěýchildren and their spouses, who areĚýhum-buggedĚýby the money being wasted on holiday cheer while their inheritanceĚýgoes up the chimney. Things turn nasty whenĚýa mischief-maker close to the familyĚýis found dead. It’s up to Shannon and Mac to catch a sinister Scrooge before all of Lighthouse Cove receives coal for Christmas.]]> 287 Kate Carlisle 0593637658 Carrie 0 to-read 3.95 2024 The Knife Before Christmas (A Fixer-Upper Mystery Book 11)
author: Kate Carlisle
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[A Merry Little Murder Plot (Library Lover's Mystery, #15)]]> 205062702 â€Tis the season in Briar Creek, and this year festivities become fatalities in the newest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Fatal First Edition.

During the most wonderful time of the year, famous author Helen Monroe arrives in Briar Creek to be the writer in residence, but her “bah humbug� attitude excludes her from the many holiday celebrations the town residents enjoy. To try to spread some Christmas cheer, library director Lindsey Norris invites the new writer in residence to join her crafternoon club. Helen politely refuses and when an altercation happens between Helen and another patron, Lindsey begins to suspect the author has been keeping to herself for a reason.

Another newcomer, Jackie Lewis, reveals she’s visiting Briar Creek to be near Helen because she believes they are destined to meet. Having dealt with a stalker in the past, Lindsey feels compelled to tell Helen about Jackie, as she suspects that Helen is unaware her “number one� fan is in town.

When Jackie’s body is later discovered in the town park beneath the holiday-light display with a copy of Helen’s latest manuscript in her hand, the reclusive novelist becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her self-proclaimed mega-fan. Helen’s frosty demeanor melts when Lindsey offers her help, and now the librarian and her crafternoon pals must prove the author innocent before "The End" becomes Helen's final sentence.]]> 317 Jenn McKinlay 0593639383 Carrie 0 to-read 4.07 2024 A Merry Little Murder Plot (Library Lover's Mystery, #15)
author: Jenn McKinlay
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20)]]> 201182779 Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must stop a disaster of world-shattering proportions in this exhilarating entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

In the supernatural realms, there are creatures who belong to winter. I am not one of them. But like the coyote I can become at will, I am adaptable.

My name is Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and my mate, Adam, is the werewolf who leads the Columbia Basin Pack, the pack charged with keeping the people who live and work in the Tri-Cities of Washington State safe. It’s a hard job, and it doesn’t leave much room for side quests. Which is why when I needed to travel to Montana to help my brother, I intended to go by myself.

But I’m not alone anymore.

Together, Adam and I find ourselves trapped with strangers in a lodge in the heart of the wilderness, in the teeth of a storm of legendary power, only to discover my brother’s issues are a tiny part of a problemĚýmuch bigger than we could have imagined. Arcane and ancient magics are at work that could, unless we are very careful, bring about the end of the world. . . .]]> 416 Patricia Briggs 0593439007 Carrie 0 to-read 4.36 2024 Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20)
author: Patricia Briggs
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Fondant Fumble (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #16)]]> 198562165 The Fairy Tale Cupcakes crew helps two professional football players in knead when the athletes are suspected of murder and their dream of opening a bakery is crushed, from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.

Professional football players Keogh Graham and Tyler MatthewsĚýwant to open a Fairy Tale Cupcakes franchise. They’re spending the off-season in Scottsdale working in Mel’s bakery, learning about the business and how to bake show-stopping cupcakes. The popular athletes bring a boom of customers to the store as football fans flock to see the friends mixing batter and piping icing.

Everyone’s excited the athletes are pursuing their dream of owning a bakery—except for those who fear the players will ditch football for fondant and retire early from professional sports. The angry naysayers include their team owner and Keogh's sports agent, along with some very vocal fans.

When the owner of their team, the Arizona Scorpions, is found dead on the floor of their new bakery following an argument with Keogh, the pros become prime suspects. As the investigation heats up, Mel and the rest of the cupcake bakery crew must step up and prove their franchise owners are innocent before it’s game-over for the new bakers.]]> 271 Jenn McKinlay 0593549155 Carrie 0 to-read 4.20 2024 Fondant Fumble (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #16)
author: Jenn McKinlay
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27)]]> 194803815 Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than the disease when they investigate the death of a promising young woman in this atmospheric, riveting mystery from the USA TODAY bestselling author of Murder on Bedford Street.
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Sarah Malloy has just helped with the delivery of a bouncing baby girl atĚýher women’s clinic, when she receives a visit from anĚýengaging andĚýdeterminedĚýyoung woman writing an article for New Century Magazine. LouisaĚýRodgersĚýexplains that she is researching the dangers of patentĚýremedies. Sarah is only too happy to tell Louisa exactly what she thinks of the so-calledĚýmedicinesĚýwhose ingredients include heavy doses of alcohol and other addictive drugs, and hurt much more than they help.

A few days later, Sarah receives a visit from aĚýbereft Bernard Rodgers, whoĚýexplains that his daughter, Louisa, has been found strangled in the lobby of the building where New Century has its offices. The police have decided it was a random attack and have made no attempt to investigate, hinting that Louisa got what she deserved for sticking her nose where it didn’t belong. Sarah wants justice for the bright young woman but as she and Frank delve deeper into Louisa’s life, they find that nothing is quite as it seemed and Louisa is not who she claimed to be. The Malloys must first solve the mystery of Louisa’s life before they can figure out who wanted to see her dead…]]> 336 Victoria Thompson 0593639790 Carrie 0 to-read 3.93 2024 Murder in Rose Hill (Gaslight Mystery, #27)
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]]> <![CDATA[Once Upon a Spine (Bibliophile Mystery, #11)]]> 32148587 In another Bibliophile Mystery by the New York Times bestselling author of Books of a Feather, San Francisco bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright stumbles through the looking glass in a tale of murder, rare books, and a quest for the perfect pie�

Brooklyn's oh-so-proper future in-laws are traveling from England to meet her, and if that's not enough to set her on edge, rumors abound that the charming Courtyard Shops across the street may be replaced by high-rise apartments. Their trendy neighborhood will be ruined unless Brooklyn and her fiancĂ©, Derek Stone, can persuade the shopkeepers not to sell.Ěý

But with a rare edition of Alice in Wonderland causing bad blood at the Brothers Bookshop and a string of petty vandalism making everyone nervous, Brooklyn and Derek feel like they're attempting six impossible things before breakfast. Then the owner of the Rabbit Hole juice bar is felled by his own heavy shelves, and the local cobbler lies dead beside him. An accident . . . or something more sinister? Things get curiouser and curiouser when a second priceless copy of Alice is discovered. Will it stir up more trouble within the close-knit community?ĚýĚý

As the Brits descend, Brooklyn learns they're not so stuffy after all. Derek's dad is won over with chocolate cream pie, and his psychic mum would kill to help Brooklyn solve this murder—before another victim takes a tumble.]]> 279 Kate Carlisle 0451477723 Carrie 0 3.91 2017 Once Upon a Spine (Bibliophile Mystery, #11)
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name: Carrie
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]]> <![CDATA[Books of a Feather (Bibliophile Mystery, #10)]]> 26830386 Birds of America, currently on loan from an Arab sheik. During the gala celebrating the book, she is approached by Jared Mulrooney, the president of the National Birdwatchers Society, who urgently needs Brooklyn’s skilled hands to repair a less high-profile book of Audubon drawings that’s fallen victim to spilled wine.
At the same party, Brooklyn is flying high after she’s asked to refurbish and appraise a rare copy of Poor Richard’s Almanac. But everything runs afoul later that evening when Mulrooney’s body is discovered in the library. Rumors fly about a motive for murder. Perhaps Mulrooney wanted to sink his claws into the pricey Audubon book, but Brooklyn believes the man died fighting off a daring thief.
Soon more troubles ruffle Brooklyn’s feathers. Her parents pop in for a visit with an unsavory friend in tow, and there’s a strange man on her tail. With danger beginning to circle Brooklyn’s every move, it’s clear she must find answers before things really go south . . .]]> 317 Kate Carlisle 0698411064 Carrie 4 4.07 2016 Books of a Feather (Bibliophile Mystery, #10)
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)]]> 199699241
Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future.

London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Soon after a demobilized British soldier, ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, takes shelter with the group, Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners.

Maisie is deeply puzzled by the children's reticence. Their stories are evasive and, more mysteriously, they appear to possess self-defense skills one might expect of trained adults in wartime. Her quest to bring comfort and the promise of a future to the youngsters and to the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie’s first husband, James Compton, who was killed while piloting an experimental aircraft. As Maisie picks apart the threads of her dead husband’s life, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true.

The award-winning Maisie Dobbs series has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers around the world, readers who are drawn to a woman who is of her time, yet familiar in ours—and who inspires with her resilience and capacity for endurance at the worst of times. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie Dobbs and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War.

Over seventeen previous books in the Maisie Dobbs series, hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide have fallen in love with this fearless, compassionate woman—this final adventure not only ties up all Maisie’s loose ends, but also serves as a fascinating portrayal of life in Great Britain after the close of the second World War.]]> 361 Jacqueline Winspear 1641296070 Carrie 0 to-read 4.60 2024 The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)
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name: Carrie
average rating: 4.60
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]]> <![CDATA[Dead Level (Home Repair is Homicide, #15)]]> 12693451 Nobody knows the nuts and bolts of home repair quite like Jacobia “Jake� Tiptree, ex–Wall Streeter turned proud owner of an 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport, Maine. But when a killer with a screw loose sets his sights on Jake, her newest renovation project becomes a dire matter of life and deck.

Driving deep into the woods to her husband’s cottage with her best friend, Ellie White, in tow, Jake knows she has a challenging week ahead of her. Aside from saying goodbye to paved roads and indoor plumbing, Jake bet her husband that she could finish building the cottage porch in only a few days—a lofty goal for even the craftiest home renovator. But as Jake and Ellie set to work, they soon realize that they’re not alone. Someone is watching them . . . and that someone is out for blood.

Recently escaped from prison and having fled into the woods, Dewey Hooper recognizes Jake the instant he sees her. Her testimony got him sent away for murder years ago and here, in the remote wilderness, he can finally exact his revenge. Determined to make payback look like an accident, Dewey hatches a lethal scheme to ensure neither woman returns to Eastport alive.

But Jake and Ellie are tough as nails and not afraid to fend for themselves. With the exit roads flooded and a deranged convict stalking their every move, they’ll have to keep their wits above water to prevent the quaint little cottage from turning into the ultimate death trap.

Complete with Home Repair Is Homicide repair tips!]]> 256 Sarah Graves 0553807900 Carrie 0 3.70 2012 Dead Level (Home Repair is Homicide, #15)
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average rating: 3.70
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]]> <![CDATA[Knockdown (Home Repair Is Homicide, #14)]]> 9528231 278 Sarah Graves 0553807897 Carrie 5 3.59 2011 Knockdown (Home Repair Is Homicide, #14)
author: Sarah Graves
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11)]]> 198562286 Outer Banks librarian Lucy is working on an art show at the library when paintings–and people–start to go missing, in this 11th Lighthouse Library mystery from national bestselling author Eva Gates.

When a traveling show of impressionist art comes to Nags Head, North Carolina, librarian Lucy and the staff at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library are inspired to create an educational display about art history. Their launch of the display is a huge success, but the morning after, they discover that a reproduction of a famous painting has gone missing.

No one knows why anyone would bother stealing the picture is of no value–the real, priceless painting is under lock and key at the art show itself. Lucy gets an invite to the glitzy opening night for the real show, where she notices unusual tension among the show’s organizers. Then, the man scheduled to give the welcoming speech fails to arrive, and a party-goer is discovered drowned in a fish pond.

Meanwhile, Louise Jane is totally captivated by Tom Reilly, a handsome, charming art dealer lurking at the edges of the receptions on both nights. Tom slipped away from the party early, and he cannot be located by the police. Who, Lucy asks, is Tom Reilly, the shadowy figure threatening to break Louise Jane’s heart?

Something is afoot in Nags Head, and it’s up to Lucy and her friends to get to the bottom of it before it’s not just paintings being framed.]]> 297 Eva Gates 1639106618 Carrie 0 to-read 4.10 2024 The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11)
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]]> <![CDATA[Dying for Devil's Food (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #11)]]> 41151604
Melanie Cooper has zero interest in catering her fifteen-year high school reunion, but Angie insists it's only right that they bask in the success of Fairy Tale Cupcakes--and Mel's engagement to the delicious Joe DeLaura is the cherry on top!

Everything is going better than expected until Cassidy Havers, resident mean girl and Mel's high school nemesis, picks a fight. No longer willing to put up with Cassidy's bullying, Mel is ready to tell the former homecoming queen to shut her piehole and call it a night. But as Mel and Joe prepare to depart, Cassidy is found dead in the girl's bathroom, next to a note written in lipstick that points right to Mel -- making her the prime suspect.

Now, Mel must follow the clues to find the real killer and keep her reputation from being frosted for a crime she didn't commit.]]> 288 Jenn McKinlay 0451492633 Carrie 4 4.06 2019 Dying for Devil's Food (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #11)
author: Jenn McKinlay
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Hope (Maggie Hope, #11)]]> 197516636
Maggie Hope has come a long way since she was Mr. Churchill’s secretary. In the face of tremendous danger, she’s learned espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance. But things are different now that she has so much to lose, including the possibility of a family with John Sterling, the man who’s long held her heart.

British Intelligence has ordered Maggie to assassinate Werner Heisenberg, the physicist who may deliver a world-ending fission bomb for she’s shaken by the assignment. An assassination is unlike anything she’s ever done. How can the Allies even be sure Nazi Germany has a bomb? Determined to gather more information, Maggie travels to Madrid, where Heisenberg is visiting for a lecture.

At the same time, couturier Coco Chanel has requested a meeting with the undercover agent. Chanel, a spy in her own right, with ambiguous loyalties, is meeting with the British Ambassador in Madrid—and has requested Maggie join them. And Chanel provides the perfect cover for Maggie’s trip to Spain. The two play cat and mouse as Maggie tries to get a better understanding of Heisenberg. But the most shocking curveball is from the most intimate Maggie’s own mother has kept a hand in the war—and has secrets of her own to share.

Maggie desperately wants to find her “happily-ever-after,� but as the war reaches a fever pitch, the stakes keep rising. Now, more than ever, the choices she makes will reverberate around the globe, touching everyone she loves—with fateful implications for the future of the free world.]]> 304 Susan Elia MacNeal 0593156986 Carrie 0 to-read 3.94 2024 The Last Hope (Maggie Hope, #11)
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name: Carrie
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]]> Love at First Book 196848577
Emily Allen, a librarian on Martha’sĚýVineyard, has always dreamed of a life of travel and adventure. So when her favorite author, Siobhan Riordan, offers her a job in the Emerald Isle, Emily jumps at the opportunity. After all, Siobhan’s novels got Em through some of the darkest days of her existence.

Helping Siobhan write the final book in her acclaimed series—after a ten-year hiatus due to a scorching case of writer’sĚýblock—is a dream come true for Emily. If only she didn’t have to deal with Siobhan’s son, Kieran Murphy. He manages Siobhan’s bookstore, and the grouchy bookworm clearly doesn’t want Em around.

When Siobhan’s health takes a bad turn, she’s more determined than ever to finish her novel, while Kieran tries every trick in the book to get his mother to rest. Thrown into the role of peacemaker, Emily begins to see that Kieran's heart is in the right place. Torn between helping Siobhan find closure with her series and her own growing feelings for the mercurial Irishman, Emily will have to decide if she’s truly ready to turn a new page and figure out what lies in the next chapter.]]> 330 Jenn McKinlay 0593545745 Carrie 0 to-read 3.95 2024 Love at First Book
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]]> <![CDATA[The Diva Sweetens the Pie (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #12)]]> 41188865 In New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis's new Domestic Diva mystery, Old Town's annual Pie Festival crumbles into chaos after a celebrity judge is murdered, leaving it up to entertaining maven and sometime-sleuth Sophie Winston to dole out justice . . .

Nothing heats up Old Town quite like the annual Pie Festival, and this year is no exception, especially since Sophie's professional rival, Natasha Smith, is barred from participating. Sophie, meanwhile, has been asked to oversee the pie eating contest. But the drama really rolls out when celebrity judge, Patsy Lee Presley, host of television's most popular cooking show, bites the crust during the competition, and Sophie's friends are suspected of the crime.

As the folks of Old Town dish, the tough truth about Patsy's meteoric rise to domestic stardom begins to leak. It turns out that Patsy's sweet exterior hid a secret sour side, which alienated many of her closest allies, including a jilted ex-husband, a bitter ex-mentor, and a jaded ex-best friend. With the festival falling apart, and her friends in danger of being boxed up for murder, Sophie must cobble together the clues and stop a flakey fiend from serving up any more deadly desserts.

Includes delicious recipes and entertaining tips!]]> 336 Krista Davis 1496714717 Carrie 0 4.35 2019 The Diva Sweetens the Pie (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #12)
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name: Carrie
average rating: 4.35
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]]> <![CDATA[The Diva Cooks up a Storm (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #11)]]> 36183869 When a trendy, underground dinner club leaves some guests six-feet-under the table, entertaining professional and amateur sleuth Sophie Winston hopes she has all the right ingredients to put a murderer on ice in New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis's new Domestic Diva mystery . . .

Domestic diva Sophie Winston can whip up an elaborate event in her sleep, but as the hippest hostess she rarely gets to enjoy the full guest treatment. Which is why her best friend Nina Reid Norwood loops her in to the latest culinary a pop-up gourmet dinner party. The celebrity chef, the epicurean menu, and the high-profile attendees are all a surprise, turning the decadent dining experience into the hottest ticket in Old Town. But Sophie's just pleased as punch that she finally has an opportunity to join her fellow foodies in some fun.

The posh party proves to be a recipe for disaster when Hollis Haberman sours spirits by bringing his own hot new dish--his young trophy wife. With Hollis's son and ex-wife in attendance, there may be more heat at the table than in the kitchen. But by aperitifs, Sophie discovers Hollis swallowing his last bits of air, and she must scramble to stop a killer before the swanky supper becomes anyone else's last meal.

Includes delicious recipes and entertaining tips!]]> 352 Krista Davis 1496714709 Carrie 4 4.18 2018 The Diva Cooks up a Storm (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #11)
author: Krista Davis
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.18
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rating: 4
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]]> Middle of the Night 199026522 In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.

The worst thing to ever happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh’s backyard. One July night, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend and neighbor, Billy, fell asleep in a tent set up on a manicured lawn in a quiet, quaint New Jersey cul de sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. During the night, someone had sliced the tent open with a knife and taken Billy. He was never seen again.

Thirty years later, Ethan has reluctantly returned to his childhood home. Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. Someone seems to be roaming the cul de sac at odd hours, and signs of Billy’s presence keep appearing in Ethan’s backyard. Is someone playing a cruel prank? Or has Billy, long thought to be dead, somehow returned to Hemlock Circle?

The mysterious occurrences prompt Ethan to investigate what really happened that night, a quest that reunites him with former friends and neighbors and leads him into the woods that surround Hemlock Circle. Woods where Billy claimed monsters roamed and where a mysterious institute does clandestine research on a crumbling estate.

The closer Ethan gets to the truth, the more he realizes that no place—be it quiet forest or suburban street—is completely safe. And that the past has a way of haunting the present.]]> 367 Riley Sager 0593472373 Carrie 0 to-read 3.65 2024 Middle of the Night
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name: Carrie
average rating: 3.65
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]]> <![CDATA[The Diva Goes Overboard (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #17)]]> 197522419
In Old Town Alexandria’s unlikeliest match, Natasha Smith’s free-spirited mother, Wanda, is engaged to notoriously pompous antiques dealer, Orson Chatsworth—leaving Natasha to plan the entire wedding, beginning with an elaborate engagement party. For the extravagant affair, Natasha splurges on trendy food boards created by rising social media star, Stella St. James. The sumptuous boards go way beyond basic cheese and crackers, as Stella dazzles guests with picture-worthy butter boards, dessert boards, and even doughnut boards. Just as Natasha planned, the food is to die for—until someone actually does.

When the groom collapses, it seems as if a heart attack is to blame. Then guests discover Orson was poisoned, and suddenly Stella’s bespoke boards look a lot less appealing. But with an event this big, the spread of suspects is sure to be impressive. Could Orson’s killer be a jilted ex-lover? A money hungry relative? A bitter former business partner? When even Sophie is not above suspicion, she knows it’s time to get on board and scrape together an investigation of her own . . . before murder becomes the town’s next trend.

Includes delicious recipes, fabulous decorating tips, and easy entertaining hacks!]]> 336 Krista Davis 1496743423 Carrie 0 to-read 4.19 The Diva Goes Overboard (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #17)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1)]]> 11468955
Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.

Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar's depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, and concludes with The Book of Life, coming from Viking in July 2014.]]> 579 Deborah Harkness 0143119680 Carrie 0 to-read 4.01 2011 A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1)
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name: Carrie
average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[The Perfect Paragon (Agatha Raisin, #16)]]> 344662 234 M.C. Beaton 0312984790 Carrie 0 3.77 2005 The Perfect Paragon (Agatha Raisin, #16)
author: M.C. Beaton
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2005
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]]> <![CDATA[The Deadly Dance (Agatha Raisin, #15)]]> 344664 and British police; on the outs (again) with old friends—and dead in the sights of a murderer.

M.C. Beaton continues to delight fans of her wildly popular mystery series with The Deadly Dance.]]> 256 M.C. Beaton 031298474X Carrie 5 3.82 2004 The Deadly Dance (Agatha Raisin, #15)
author: M.C. Beaton
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1)]]> 12358349 Although I had never seen him before, I recognized him immediately. I'd have known his voice anywhere. This was the guy I'd seen on my last journey back in time.

Or more precisely, the one who'd kissed my doppelganger while I was hiding behind the curtain in disbelief.

Sixteen-year-old Gwen lives with her extended - and rather eccentric - family in an exclusive London neighborhood. In spite of her ancestors' peculiar history, she's had a relatively normal life so far. The time-traveling gene that runs like a secret thread through the female half of the family is supposed to have skipped over Gwen, so she hasn't been introduced to "the mysteries," and can spend her time hanging out with her best friend, Lesly. It comes as an unwelcome surprise when she starts taking sudden, uncontrolled leaps into the past.

She's totally unprepared for time travel, not to mention all that comes with it: fancy clothes, archaic manners, a mysterious secret society, and Gideon, her time-traveling counterpart. He's obnoxious, a know-it-all, and possibly the best-looking guy she's seen in any century . . . .]]> 322 Kerstin Gier 0312551517 Carrie 5 to-read 3.99 2009 Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1)
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name: Carrie
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> A Castle in the Clouds 44281041
Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's an old grand hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast hallways.

Sophie, who works at the hotel as an intern, is busy making sure that everything goes according to plan. But unexpected problems keep arising, and some of the guests are not who they pretend to be. Very soon, Sophie finds herself right in the middle of a perilous adventure―and at risk of losing not only her job, but also her heart.]]> 336 Kerstin Gier 1250300193 Carrie 5 3.78 2017 A Castle in the Clouds
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name: Carrie
average rating: 3.78
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]]> The Lost English Girl 176443588
Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what’s expected of marry a Catholic man from her working-class neighborhood and have his children. However, when she finds herself pregnant after a fling with Joshua Levinson, a Jewish man with dreams of becoming a famous jazz musician, Viv knows that a swift wedding is the only answer. Her only solace is that marrying Joshua will mean escaping her strict mother’s scrutiny. But when Joshua makes a life-changing choice on their wedding day, Viv is forced once again into the arms of her disapproving family.

Five years later and on the eve of World War II, Viv is faced with the impossible choice to evacuate her young daughter, Maggie, to the countryside. In New York City, Joshua gives up his failing musical career to serve in the Royal Air Force and try to piece together his feelings about the family he left behind. However, tragedy strikes when Viv learns that the countryside safe haven she sent her daughter to wasn’t immune from the horrors of war. It is only years later, with Joshua’s help, that Viv learns the secrets of their shared past and what it will take to put a family back together again.

Telling the harrowing story of England’s many evacuated children, Kelly’s The Lost English Girl “will hook readers from the first page� ( Publishers Weekly , starred review).]]> 432 Julia Kelly 1982171715 Carrie 0 to-read 4.11 2023 The Lost English Girl
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name: Carrie
average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Empty Grave (Lockwood & Co., #5)]]> 32324555
So naturally they break into the Fittes Mausoleum, on a perilous mission to discover the truth about London's top ghost-hunting agency, and its sinister leader.

What they discover will change everything.

But there's little time to ponder. A near-miss at a haunted fairground is only the start - as the Fittes agency closes in on the team, an epic struggle commences.

With the help of some unexpected, and rather ghostly, allies, Lockwood & Co must battle their greatest enemy yet, as they move ever closer to the moment when the earth-shattering secret of 'the problem' will finally be revealed.


Jonathan Stroud once again delivers a rousing adventure full of danger, laughs, twists, and frights. The revelations will send readers back to Book 1 to start the series all over again.]]> 448 Jonathan Stroud 1484798570 Carrie 0 to-read, audio-book, up-next 4.61 2017 The Empty Grave (Lockwood & Co., #5)
author: Jonathan Stroud
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.61
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]]> <![CDATA[Spells and Scones (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #6)]]> 27177386 There's a body in the bookshop in this latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Magical Bakery mysteries...
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When the bookshop next to the Honeybee Bakery hosts a signing for a Savannah radio celebrity's new self-help book, magical baker Katie Lightfoot is happy to provide some delectable desserts. A big crowd has turned out for the event, curious about the book (and maybe to sample some goodies), but the final chapter comes too soon for the author when she is found dead at the event.
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The prime suspect is Angie Kissel, a former witch whose familiar was once Katie’s own terrier, Mungo. Katie is at first hesitant to help, afraid of losing the little dog who has become so important to her. But after a little nudge from Mungo himself, Katie decides to try to conjure up the real killer—before Angie gets served...
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RECIPES INCLUDED!]]> 293 Bailey Cates 0451467434 Carrie 4 4.00 2016 Spells and Scones (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #6)
author: Bailey Cates
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Potions and Pastries (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #7)]]> 34297361 Ěý
It’s been exactly two years since Katie and her aunt and uncle opened the Honeybee Bakery, where they serve delicious—and bespelled—treats to the good people of Savannah. After a dinner celebrating the bakery’s anniversary, they all take a stroll along the waterfront and meet Aunt Lucy’s friend Orla, a colorful character who has been telling the fortunes of locals and tourists alike for years.
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The next day, Orla meets with what seems like a terrible accident, but Katie’s witchy intuition tells her it was something more sinister. Together with her trustworthy coven and her firefighter boyfriend, she’ll race to find out what happened to the unfortunate fortune-teller before the piping hot trail goes cold....]]> 292 Bailey Cates 0399587004 Carrie 0 4.09 2017 Potions and Pastries (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #7)
author: Bailey Cates
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Treacherous Is the Night (Verity Kent, #2)]]> 37884746 In 1919 England, in the shadow of The Great War, many look to the spirit world for answers. But it will take an all too earthbound intrigue to draw in the discerning heroine of Anna Lee Huber's latest mystery . . .
It's not that Verity Kent doesn't sympathize with those eager to make contact with lost loved ones. After all, she once believed herself a war widow. But now that she's discovered Sidney is very much alive, Verity is having enough trouble connecting with her estranged husband, never mind the dead. Still, at a friend's behest, Verity attends a seance, where she encounters the man who still looms between her and Sidney—and a medium who channels a woman Verity once worked with in the Secret Service. Refusing to believe her former fellow spy is dead, Verity is determined to uncover the source of the spiritualist's top secret revelation.

Then the medium is murdered—and Verity's investigation is suddenly thwarted. Even Secret Service agents she once trusted turn their backs on her. Undaunted, Verity heads to war-torn Belgium, with Sidney by her side. But as they draw ever closer to the danger, Verity wonders if she's about to learn the true meaning of till death do us part . . .]]> 336 Anna Lee Huber Carrie 4 3.84 2018 Treacherous Is the Night (Verity Kent, #2)
author: Anna Lee Huber
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2023/09/11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Monster Museum (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #10)]]> 40242929
Now the museum is a crumbling relic of an older age, fallen into disrepair. Its long-time owner has died, leaving it in the hands of a younger distant relative who knows nothing of how to run a failing tourist-trap of a museum, but who is desperate to make a living and provide for his own children.

The museum has a serious ghost problem, though, and Ellie Jordan is called in from Savannah to help. An unexpected old friend joins Ellie at the last moment so they can spend a snow-filled Christmas together in the mountains...if the ghosts of the restless dead don't turn the holidays into a horrific tragedy.]]> 305 J.L. Bryan Carrie 0 to-read, library-doesn-t-have 4.33 2018 The Monster Museum (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #10)
author: J.L. Bryan
name: Carrie
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Mix-Up in Miniature (Miniature Mystery, #6)]]> 12741702 Margaret Grace (aka Camille Minichino) compares writing fiction to creating miniature houses and rooms. "In each case," she writes, "I'm creating a model of reality, a fictional world where things can be easier and often make more sense than in the life-size world.... In the world of dollhouses, there's no laundry to do, and a houseful of carpeting can be changed in a matter of minutes. In my mystery novels, the good guys always win and justice is always served. What could be more satisfying?"]]> 242 Margaret Grace 1564745104 Carrie 4 3.93 2012 Mix-Up in Miniature (Miniature Mystery, #6)
author: Margaret Grace
name: Carrie
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2023/08/28
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