Lbowers's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 15 May 2025 16:18:25 -0700 60 Lbowers's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Clock Strikes Twelve (Miss Silver, #7)]]> 203655576 When a British industrialist is murdered on New Year’s Eve, his wealthy family members are the prime suspects.

Though they share a manor house, the Paradines are not close, and their patriarch does nothing to discourage the petty jealousies that divide wealthy families. A cold figure, James Paradine prefers work to his relations, but on New Year’s Eve he convenes the household. Valuable plans have been stolen from his office, and only one person could be to blame. He knows the culprit’s name, and gives the thief until midnight to come forward. By midnight, James Paradine is dead.ÌýWas it the thief who killed him, or could it have been someone else, acting on different motives entirely? The local constables are baffled, and it is left to prim detective Maud Silver to out the murderer.]]> 283 Patricia Wentworth Lbowers 0 currently-reading 4.31 1944 The Clock Strikes Twelve (Miss Silver, #7)
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]]> Miss Silver Deals with Death 42658026 Maud Silver, governess-turned-sleuth, investigates a case of blackmail in a once-grand London apartment house.
Vandeleur House was great once. The home of a prominent court painter, its ballroom and parlors hosted the brightest of the Victorian era. Now divided into eight flats, it is an apartment building whose glorious fa�ade conceals a nest of diabolical intrigue. There is Maude, a young woman who was crossing the Atlantic when her steamer was struck by a Nazi torpedo. She survived; her husband did not. Then there's Ivy, a sleepwalking maid with a curious past. And last there is Mrs. Underwood, a snobbish woman dreadfully embarrassed that she is being blackmailed by another resident. And all that drama in just one flat. There are many secrets in Vandeleur house, and it will take the full force of gentlewoman detective Maud Silver's intuition to unravel them.]]> 326 Patricia Wentworth 1453225129 Lbowers 3 3.76 1943 Miss Silver Deals with Death
author: Patricia Wentworth
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1943
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Chinese Shawl (The Miss Silver Mysteries)]]> 36642799 In this classic British mystery starring a sleuth "who has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot," Miss Silver investigates a murder that may have its roots in a new romance--or an old family feud (Manchester Evening News).

An amateur who happened on a career in theater, Tanis Lyle has just finished filming her first motion picture. The young woman has electric charm, and seems to hypnotize all who meet her--including Laura Fane, a distant cousin who, because of a long-standing family feud, has never been allowed to meet her glamorous relative.

But while all of London seems to love Tanis, her powerful effect on men causes some to despise her. And when the actress's life is cut short by an unknown hand, investigator Miss Maud Silver will have to hunt for a killer.
]]> 324 Patricia Wentworth 1504047907 Lbowers 4 4.11 1943 The Chinese Shawl (The Miss Silver Mysteries)
author: Patricia Wentworth
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1943
rating: 4
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]]> Danger Point 41949860 Miss Silver attempts to save a young girl from her murderous husbandÌýMaud Silver, demure private eye, hardly has time to finish one adventure before another demands her attention. She is making her way back to London when, with a terrible jerk, her train thrusts a young woman into her compartment—a beautiful woman in a state of shock. She is Lisle Jerningham, a newlywed with money—which may be about to get her killed.ÌýLisle fled her home in a hurry when she overheard a sinister conversation through the bushes. Her new husband’s first wife died of an accident, and the resultant infusion of cash saved his family home. Now broke again, he may be trying to engineer a second convenient mishap. Lisle has already survived one attempt on her life, but only Miss Silver can help her make it through the next.
]]> 311 Patricia Wentworth 1473673895 Lbowers 4 3.38 1941 Danger Point
author: Patricia Wentworth
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.38
book published: 1941
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Lonesome Road (The Miss Silver Mysteries)]]> 36749177
Rachel Treherne has always had a steady head on her shoulders; it’s why her late father named her the sole trustee of his considerable fortune. But the decision galled a number of Rachel’s relatives, including her married older sister, her socialist nephew, and her father’s ambitious young cousin.

Rachel fears she may be overreacting to the anonymous letters she’s received threatening her life, but then someone tampers with the chocolates she bought herself. If her cousin hadn’t partaken first and noticed an unwholesome taste, who knows what may have happened? Miss Silver suspects someone in Rachel’s inner circle has grown tired of being a poor relation, and she travels incognito to the Treherne country home to unmask the culprit—before it’s too late—in this intriguing entry in the beloved series featuring a contemporary of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple.

Lonesome Road is the 3rd book in the Miss Silver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.]]> 296 Patricia Wentworth 1504047850 Lbowers 4 3.92 1939 Lonesome Road (The Miss Silver Mysteries)
author: Patricia Wentworth
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1939
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Haunted Fountain (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #28)]]> 4057284 196 Pelagie Doane 1429090480 Lbowers 0 3.94 1957 The Haunted Fountain (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #28)
author: Pelagie Doane
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Grey Mask 43450838 304 Patricia Wentworth 147367395X Lbowers 4 3.60 1928 Grey Mask
author: Patricia Wentworth
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average rating: 3.60
book published: 1928
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Case Is Closed (The Miss Silver Mysteries)]]> 36801130 Ìý
Marion Grey is growing used to the idea that her husband will never leave prison. After the horrors of a very public trial she’s almost able to find relief in her resignation. But when new evidence suggests her husband may be innocent after all, she hires a professional—Miss Maud Silver—to clear his name.

It begins with a chance encounter on a busy train, when a friend of Marion’s meets a half-mad woman who claims to know something of the Grey case. With her is a man who disappeared during the trial—and may have information that could set Marion’s husband free. But who is he, and where has he gone? To find out, demure governess-turned-detective Miss Silver must track him down before becoming a victim herself.

In a series that’s a delightful blend of Downton Abbey and Agatha Christie, retired schoolteacher and sleuth Miss Silver “has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot� ( Manchester Evening News ).]]> 312 Patricia Wentworth 1504047842 Lbowers 4 3.60 1937 The Case Is Closed (The Miss Silver Mysteries)
author: Patricia Wentworth
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1937
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #4)]]> 320460 Lord Peter views the body in 12 tantalizing and bizarre ways in this outstanding collection. He deals with such marvels as the man with copper fingers, Uncle Meleager's missing will, the cat in the bag, the footsteps that ran, the stolen stomach, the man without a face...and with such clues as cyanide, jewels, a roast chicken and a classic crossword puzzle.

]]> 336 Dorothy L. Sayers 0060923954 Lbowers 0 4.15 1928 Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #4)
author: Dorothy L. Sayers
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average rating: 4.15
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]]> The Sittaford Mystery 16339
Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately, his home is six miles away and, with snowdrifts blocking the roads, someone will have to make the journey on foot...]]> 248 Agatha Christie 0007136846 Lbowers 0 3.77 1931 The Sittaford Mystery
author: Agatha Christie
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> <![CDATA[Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)]]> 140360
Unfortunately, thirteen guests arrived at the actor's house, most unlucky. One of them was a vicar. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died. But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison -- just as Hercule Poirot, also in attendance, had predicted. Even more troubling for the great detective, there was absolutely no motive!

Librarian's note: the first fifteen novels in the Hercule Poirot series are 1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 1920; 2) The Murder on the Links, 1923; 3) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926; 4) The Big Four, 1927; 5) The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1928; 6) Peril at End House, 1932; 7) Lord Edgware Dies, 1933; 8) Murder on the Orient Express, 1934; 9) Three Act Tragedy, 1935; 10) Death in the Clouds, 1935; 11) The A.B.C. Murders, 1936; 12) Murder in Mesopotamia, 1936; 13) Cards on the Table, 1936; 14) Dumb Witness, 1937; and 15) Death on the Nile, 1937. These are just the novels; Poirot also appears in this period in a play, Black Coffee, 1930, and two collections of short stories, Poirot Investigates, 1924, and Murder in the Mews, 1937. Each novel, play and short story has its own entry on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.]]> 336 Agatha Christie 0425205975 Lbowers 0 3.84 1934 Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)]]> 16297
Mr. Shaitana was famous, as were his parties. He was also a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation of cards and viewing Shaitana’s private art collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether…]]> 324 Agatha Christie 0425205959 Lbowers 0 3.94 1936 Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
author: Agatha Christie
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]]> <![CDATA[Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17)]]> 16344
So, on April 17th she wrote about her anxieties and suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. And included a request that he consult with her as soon as possible. Mysteriously he didn’t receive the letter until June 28th � by which time Emily was already dead.]]> 317 Agatha Christie 0007120796 Lbowers 0 3.88 1937 Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17)
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]]> <![CDATA[Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)]]> 16424
Poirot quickly takes a particular interest in the young woman. Recently, she has narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck. Something like a bullet! It seems all too clear to him that someone is trying to do away with poor Nick, but who? And, what is the motive? In his quest for answers, Poirot must delve into the dark history of End House. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the more certain he is that the killer will soon strike again. And, this time, Nick may not escape with her life.]]> 287 Agatha Christie 0007119305 Lbowers 0 4.00 1932 Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)]]> 215492
Now the man was dead. And yet the great Belgian detective couldn’t help feeling that he was being taken for a ride. After all, how could Jane have stabbed her thoroughly detestable husband to death in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? And what could be her motive now that the aristocrat had finally agreed to grant her a divorce?

Librarian's note: the first fifteen novels in the Hercule Poirot series are 1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 1920; 2) The Murder on the Links, 1923; 3) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926; 4) The Big Four, 1927; 5) The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1928; 6) Peril at End House, 1932; 7) Lord Edgware Dies, 1933; 8) Murder on the Orient Express, 1934; 9) Three Act Tragedy, 1935; 10) Death in the Clouds, 1935; 11) The A.B.C. Murders, 1936; 12) Murder in Mesopotamia, 1936; 13) Cards on the Table, 1936; 14) Dumb Witness, 1937; and 15) Death on the Nile, 1937. These are just the novels; Poirot also appears in this period in a play, Black Coffee, 1930, and two collections of short stories, Poirot Investigates, 1924, and Murder in the Mews, 1937. Each novel, play and short story has its own entry on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.]]> 219 Agatha Christie 0002314576 Lbowers 0 3.94 1933 Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)]]> 16349 335 Agatha Christie 0007120699 Lbowers 0 3.96 1938 Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
author: Agatha Christie
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[Aloha Wanderwell: The Border-Smashing, Record-Setting Life of the World's Youngest Explorer]]> 30462224
Aloha's mission was foolhardy in the extreme. Drivable roads were scarce and cars were alien to much of the world. The Wanderwell Expedition created a specially modified Model T Ford for the journey that featured gun scabbards and a sloped back that could fold out to become a darkroom. All that remained was for Aloha to learn how to drive.

Aloha became known around the globe. She was photographed in front of the Eiffel Tower, parked on the back of the Sphinx, firing mortars in China, shaking hands with Mussolini, and smiling at a tickertape parade in Detroit. By the age of 25, she had become a pilot, a film star, an ambassador for world peace, and the centrepiece of one of the biggest unsolved murder mysteries in California history. Her story defied belief, but it was true. Every bit of it. Except for her name. The American Aloha Wanderwell was, in reality, the Canadian Idris Hall.

Drawing upon Aloha's diaries and travel logs, as well as films, photographs, newspaper accounts, and previously classified government documents, "Aloha Wanderwell" reveals the astonishing story of one of the greatest and most outrageous explorers of the 1920s."]]> 425 Christian Fink-Jensen 0864928955 Lbowers 4 3.62 Aloha Wanderwell: The Border-Smashing, Record-Setting Life of the World's Youngest Explorer
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]]> <![CDATA[The Forbidden Chest (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #24)]]> 2362086
The next day Cousin Cleo accuses Holly of theft because all of her valuable antiques have been stolen. Judy knows that Holly did not take the antiques since Judy was with Holly at Cousin Cleo's home. Cousin Cleo is convinced that Holly has hidden her antiques inside the locked forbidden chest, but Holly refuses to open the chest to prove her innocence.

Holly's mother's last words before she died were "Don't open it!" and so Holly will not open the chest. Unfortunately, Cousin Cleo continues to suspect Holly of the theft. Judy must prove Holly's innocence and the only way is to find the real thief, even though Judy has very few clues.]]> 210 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.15 1953 The Forbidden Chest (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #24)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1953
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]]> <![CDATA[The Clue of the Stone Lantern (Judy Bolton Mystery, a, #21)]]> 1739942 220 Margaret Sutton 088411712X Lbowers 0 4.09 1950 The Clue of the Stone Lantern (Judy Bolton Mystery, a, #21)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1950
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret of the Musical Tree (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #19)]]> 6379765 Judy calls Roxy's house, and a strange woman answers the phone.

At first, she refuses to let Judy speak to Roxy, but when Roxy finally comes to the phone, Roxy is vague and mysterious in her answers. Judy knows that something is wrong. At home, Judy receives an early Christmas present from Roxy which Roxy marked to be opened before Christmas. A note inside leads Judy to believe that Roxy wants Judy to switch places with her.

Judy travels to Roxy's home and uses a ladder to climb into Roxy's bedroom. Roxy and her father are being held prisoner in her home by a group of criminals. Roxy and Judy trade places so that Roxy can take care of a certain bit of business and also fetch Peter. Judy is left alone with the criminals and must fool them about her true identity until help comes.]]> Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.20 1948 The Secret of the Musical Tree (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #19)
author: Margaret Sutton
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average rating: 4.20
book published: 1948
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]]> The Rainbow Riddle 1739939
Shortly after the wedding, Roberta is seen running into the woods with the package, and then an explosion is heard. Apparently the radio was indeed wired with an explosive device. Fortunately, Roberta is unharmed and is later dropped off at her home by Judy and Peter.

Mysterious events follow Judy and Peter at each place they stop during their honeymoon vacation. They discover that the Griggs are involved in the plot and that they are not actually related to Roberta. The criminals are brought to justice, and Roberta comes to live with Peter and Judy.]]> Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.21 1946 The Rainbow Riddle
author: Margaret Sutton
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average rating: 4.21
book published: 1946
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret of the Barred Window (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #16)]]> 6790402
Judy is heartsick over the loss of the dress. Adding to her frustration is the fact that their trip to Miss Bradley's home has been fruitless. Nobody even seems to know what Miss Bradley looks like. Their only meager information comes from a little girl named Roberta who likes to play in Miss Bradley's house.

Judy's wedding date is now in doubt after the loss of her dress, and to make matters worse, Lorraine Lee finally learns that her ruby ring was originally given to Judy by Arthur before Arthur proposed to her. Judy must help Pauline find Miss Bradley, recover her wedding dress, and repair Lorraine's relationship with Arthur in the very few days left before the planned double wedding.]]> 207 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.07 1943 The Secret of the Barred Window (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #16)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1943
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mark on the Mirror (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #15)]]> 2362039
Even stranger is the note that came with the mirror stating "...which perhaps unwittingly, Birdie's little winglike fingers marked especially for me." A mysterious image of a bird had appeared on the mirror in the Bolton house shortly before it broke. But who put the image on the mirror?

Can there be a connection to the young girl named Birdella who lives across the street? Birdella's mother and father are fighting for her custody in court. Judy suspects that there is much more to this case than meets the eye and that some unknown person is the one who sent the mirror as a present.]]> 206 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.02 1942 The Mark on the Mirror (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #15)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1942
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]]> <![CDATA[The Clue in the Patchwork Quilt (Judy Bolton)]]> 2362008 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.03 1941 The Clue in the Patchwork Quilt (Judy Bolton)
author: Margaret Sutton
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average rating: 4.03
book published: 1941
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]]> <![CDATA[The Name on the Bracelet (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #13)]]> 2361998 216 Margaret Sutton 0394581350 Lbowers 0 4.04 1940 The Name on the Bracelet (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #13)
author: Margaret Sutton
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average rating: 4.04
book published: 1940
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]]> <![CDATA[The Midnight Visitor (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #12)]]> 2361989 249 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.24 1939 The Midnight Visitor (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #12)
author: Margaret Sutton
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average rating: 4.24
book published: 1939
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unfinished House (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #11)]]> 6155596 264 Pelagie Doane 1429090316 Lbowers 0 3.62 1938 The Unfinished House (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #11)
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average rating: 3.62
book published: 1938
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]]> <![CDATA[The Riddle of the Double Ring (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #10)]]> 3629165 236 Margaret Sutton 1429090308 Lbowers 0 4.15 1937 The Riddle of the Double Ring (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #10)
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average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mysterious Half Cat (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #9)]]> 2361792
Carol is a very unusual child who is unresponsive to all sound except music and whistling. Scottie expects Judy to help her find a way to help Carol. Judy is uncertain how to proceed and feels that Scottie expects too much of her.

Judy also has two other mysteries to solve. Something mysterious is happening at the Chinese laundry in Farringdon, and objects keep disappearing from the houses on Grove Street. How Judy solves Carol's problem and how it relates to the other mysterious happenings makes for a thrilling story.]]> 215 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 3.74 1936 The Mysterious Half Cat (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #9)
author: Margaret Sutton
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average rating: 3.74
book published: 1936
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]]> <![CDATA[James Herriot: All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful/All Things Wise and Wonderful/The Lord God Made Them All/Boxed Set]]> 37818 0 James Herriot 0553609262 Lbowers 0 4.60 1986 James Herriot: All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful/All Things Wise and Wonderful/The Lord God Made Them All/Boxed Set
author: James Herriot
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average rating: 4.60
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]]> Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris 338670 157 Paul Gallico 1558820213 Lbowers 0 3.95 1958 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
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average rating: 3.95
book published: 1958
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]]> The Enchanted April 25214277 The Times addressed to 'Those Who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine' advertises a 'small medieval Italian Castle to be let for the month of April'. Four very different women take up the offer: Mrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot, both fleeing unappreciative husbands; beautiful Lady Caroline, sick of being 'grabbed' by lovesick men; and the imperious, ageing Mrs Fisher. On the shores of the Mediterranean, beauty, warmth and leisure weave their spell, and nothing will ever be the same again.

Published alongside a modern version of the same story entitled Enchanted August.

This edition includes an introduction by Brenda Bowen.]]> 262 Elizabeth von Arnim 1784870463 Lbowers 0 currently-reading 3.85 1922 The Enchanted April
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]]> Vera 1193020 208 Elizabeth von Arnim 0671883917 Lbowers 0 3.97 1921 Vera
author: Elizabeth von Arnim
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 1921
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]]> <![CDATA[Voice in the Suitcase, The (A Judy Bolton Mystery, #8)]]> 53348589 212 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.50 1935 Voice in the Suitcase, The (A Judy Bolton Mystery, #8)
author: Margaret Sutton
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average rating: 4.50
book published: 1935
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mystic Ball (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #7)]]> 2361779
Judy's wits are put to the test as she struggles to find a solution to this complex mystery in time to prevent superstitious Irene from making a drastic mistake.]]> 212 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 3.81 1934 The Mystic Ball (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #7)
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[The Yellow Phantom (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #6)]]> 2361775
When Dale's agent, Emily Grimshaw, sees Irene for the first time, she reacts as though she has seen a ghost. Irene clearly looks just like someone from Emily Grimshaw's past, but who? Complicating the situation, a stack of important papers is stolen, and soon after, Irene disappears as well.

Judy, Pauline, and Dale are worried sick about Irene, and it is not until after a long and difficult search that they learn the truth. Irene Lang's life reads like a fairy tale, and like a fairy princess, Irene, now the 'Golden Girl,' receives an inheritance and captures the heart of Dale Meredith.]]> 210 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 3.94 1933 The Yellow Phantom (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #6)
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average rating: 3.94
book published: 1933
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ghost Parade (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #5)]]> 5757812 240 Margaret Sutton 1429090251 Lbowers 0 currently-reading 3.89 1933 The Ghost Parade (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #5)
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[Seven Strange Clues (Judy Bolton)]]> 2361767 214 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 4.07 1932 Seven Strange Clues (Judy Bolton)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1932
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Invisible Chimes (Judy Bolton)]]> 2361986 212 Margaret Sutton Lbowers 0 3.81 1932 The Invisible Chimes (Judy Bolton)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1932
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Haunted Attic (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #2)]]> 1568973 224 Margaret Sutton 1557092516 Lbowers 0 4.05 1932 The Haunted Attic (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #2)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1932
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Vanishing Shadow (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #1)]]> 1568972 218 Margaret Sutton 1557092508 Lbowers 0 3.92 1932 The Vanishing Shadow (Judy Bolton Mysteries, #1)
author: Margaret Sutton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1932
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Written In Blood (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #4)]]> 4213679 387 Caroline Graham 0688100244 Lbowers 0 3.87 1994 Written In Blood (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #4)
author: Caroline Graham
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1994
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Death In Disguise (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #3)]]> 34037260




But only weeks later, another death is reported, and this time there's no doubt about it - it's murder. To Chief Inspector Barnaby, hurriedly summoned to the scene, it is immediately apparent that the case is far from straightforward, the suspects being among the most bizarre he has ever encountered...]]> Caroline Graham Lbowers 0 4.00 1992 Death In Disguise (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #3)
author: Caroline Graham
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Of A Hollow Man (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #2)]]> 398990 268 Caroline Graham 0688091164 Lbowers 0 3.56 1989 Death Of A Hollow Man (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #2)
author: Caroline Graham
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average rating: 3.56
book published: 1989
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Killings At Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1)]]> 2805451 264 Caroline Graham 0917561414 Lbowers 0 3.88 1987 The Killings At Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1)
author: Caroline Graham
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1987
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]]> Murder At Madingley Grange 52161455 Murder comes to Madingley Grange as a game goes horribly wrong.

When a failed entrepreneur is temporarily left in charge of his aunt’s huge gothic home, he knows he must be able to make a profit from it somehow. Murder, he decides, is the only way to do it. For Madingley Grange is the perfect venue for a 1930s murder-mystery weekend and Simon Hannaford - with the reluctant help of his long-suffering sister - soon hatches a plan for money-spinning mayhem.

From the conservatory to the claret cellar, the clues are carefully sprinkled. But when the guests arrive it is obvious that the game won’t be going as planned. Not one of the visitors is willing to play the victim. And when a body does appear, it hardly takes Hercule Poirot to guess it is not a volunteer. Now the game really begins...

]]> 352 Caroline Graham Lbowers 0 3.37 1990 Murder At Madingley Grange
author: Caroline Graham
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average rating: 3.37
book published: 1990
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder, I Spy (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries #1)]]> 75342038
London, 1922. Between gallivanting in his Rolls-Royce and darkening the doorways of London's hotspots, Lord Reginald “Rex� Bankes-Fernsby has almost succeeded in banishing the battlefield nightmares that plague his sleep. Pity he can't say the same about that nagging lack of direction in his life.

If only he were like his best friend Freddie - self-assured, suave, and up to his ears in secrets. But when Freddie is murdered, Rex doubts the verdict. Was Freddie really cut down while up to no good or was he killed in the line of duty?

Rex turns to the only person in London capable of helping him find out - Theodora Laurent, London’s most notorious femme fatale and Freddie's last known lover.

Theodora has a hundred reasons to let sleeping cats lie, but those disappear into the aether when Rex shows up on her doorstep and someone takes a shot at her head. Together, they’re catapulted into a race for their lives, where identifying the murderer is their only hope for survival.

There’s just one problem. Freddie wasn’t the only one keeping secrets. If Theodora isn’t careful, Rex’s search for the truth could send her cunningly constructed empire falling like dominos.]]> 242 Lynn Morrison Lbowers 2 4.25 2023 Murder, I Spy (Dora and Rex 1920s Mysteries #1)
author: Lynn Morrison
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)]]> 225038 Half Magic coin that gets their mother Alison half-way home, rescued by Mr Smith. Mark's wish zaps them to a desert without island, where half-talking cat Carrie gabbles to a camel. Romantic Katherine battles Launcelot. Eldest Jane rejects siblings for another family. Stubborn youngest, Martha, causes a riot downtown.]]> 192 Edward Eager 0152020683 Lbowers 0 3.94 1954 Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)
author: Edward Eager
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1954
rating: 0
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]]> Haphazard House 34033220 144 Mary Wesley 0460061305 Lbowers 0 5.00 1983 Haphazard House
author: Mary Wesley
name: Lbowers
average rating: 5.00
book published: 1983
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]]> When In Rome 2253240 Death on a Guided Tour

It was April in Rome, and gathered together in the church of San Tommaso in Pallario was the kind of varied group of people that can only meet on a tour. It included a superannuated jetsetter and her junkie nephew, a bad-tempered, ultra-British major, a boisterous Baron and Baroness, and an extremely reticent best-selling author. They were there under the aegis of one Sebastian Mailer, who had promised them a most unconventional tour—a claim no one later disputed, after encountering murder, blackmail and drug-running.

Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, in Rome on a special mission, became involved in the case, and found it one of his most baffling—a case in which every suspect might equally well prove a victim�

(Publisher’s description)]]> 256 Ngaio Marsh Lbowers 0 currently-reading 3.65 1970 When In Rome
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]]> Clutch of Constables 11567638
Inspector Alleyn’s wife, the artist Agatha Troy, has a special fondness for Constables—the paintings, that is, not the policemen. So she jumps at the chance to take a river cruise through “Constable Country� in the east of England, in honor of the nineteenth-century master of landscapes. Her enthusiasm dims a little, though, when it becomes clear that the ticket became available at the last minute only because a previous passenger was murdered in his cabin . . .

“It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.� � New York Magazine]]> 182 Ngaio Marsh Lbowers 4 3.64 1968 Clutch of Constables
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name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.64
book published: 1968
rating: 4
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]]> An English Murder 34210917
Who can be responsible? The scorned young lover? The lord's passed-over cousin? The social climbing politician's wife? The Czech history professor? The obsequious butler? And perhaps the real question is: can any of them survive long enough to tell the tale?]]> 202 Cyril Hare 0571339018 Lbowers 0 3.64 1951 An English Murder
author: Cyril Hare
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.64
book published: 1951
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Thirteen Guests (Inspector Kendall #1)]]> 25571846
Soon events take a sinister turn when a painting is mutilated, a dog stabbed, and a man strangled. Death strikes more than one of the house guests, and the police are called. Detective Inspector Kendall’s skills are tested to the utmost as he tries to uncover the hidden past of everyone at Bragley Court.

This country-house mystery is a forgotten classic of 1930s crime fiction by one of the most undeservedly neglected of golden age detective novelists.]]> 256 J. Jefferson Farjeon 1464204896 Lbowers 0 to-read 3.51 1936 Thirteen Guests (Inspector Kendall #1)
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average rating: 3.51
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]]> The Circular Staircase 994823 208 Mary Roberts Rinehart 0809593475 Lbowers 0 3.57 1908 The Circular Staircase
author: Mary Roberts Rinehart
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.57
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]]> The Railway Children 164531
The youngsters' days are filled with adventure and excitement, including their successful attempt to avert a horrible train disaster; but the mysterious disappearance of their father continues to haunt them.

The solution to that painful puzzle and many other details and events of the children's lives come to vivid life in this perennial favorite, a story that has captivated generations of readers and, more recently, delighted television and movie audiences. In this inexpensive, unabridged edition, it will charm a whole new audience of young readers with its warmth and appeal.]]> 188 E. Nesbit 0486410226 Lbowers 0 4.01 1906 The Railway Children
author: E. Nesbit
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average rating: 4.01
book published: 1906
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]]> <![CDATA[A Wreath of Red Roses (Heathcliff Lennox, #9)]]> 61371976 Murder, Mystery and a dog, and cat, of distinction
Book 9 in the Heathcliff Lennox series
A mediaeval moated Manor, and a series of strange deaths. Scotland Yard take an interest, and decide Lennox and Swift can investigate, but nothing is as simple as it looks and the bright days of Spring take a sinister turn.
Barton-Regis is without an heir, the last Lord died, leaving 6 illegitimate off-spring. Only one can inherit, and they must vie for it according to the task of the Talents. But there is more than just sibling rivalry, there's a monster among them, a killer who is as clever as he is insane. Which of them is the imposter, and can Lennox and Swift uncover the culprit before more die at his hands?

Major Heathcliff Lennox - ex WW1 war pilot, 6feet 3inch, tousled dark blond hair, age around 30 � named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother � much to his great annoyance.]]> 254 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.61 2022 A Wreath of Red Roses (Heathcliff Lennox, #9)
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average rating: 4.61
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]]> <![CDATA[The Birdcage Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #8)]]> 59722145 Murder, Mystery and a dog of distinction

Major Heathcliff Lennox is called in, along with ex Detective Inspector Swift, to help the police investigate a macabre death. The dead man is Lord De Ruyter, a man inextricably linked to the notorious Birdcage Murders.

Nothing is as it appears, witnesses to De Ruyter's murder are not the strangers they purport to be, everyone present had a reason to be there and it all relates to the Birdcage Murders.]]> 278 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.56 2022 The Birdcage Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mystery of Montague Morgan (Heathcliff Lennox, #7)]]> 58960659 He has a plan, he needs money and he knows how to get it. He and his lover conspire to escape to exotic lands with stolen gold.
But the gold belongs to dangerous people and plans can go awry. Morgan disappears, has he escaped, or has he fallen prey to lethal retribution?
Lennox's friend, ex Chief Inspector Swift is embroiled, and Lennox steps in to help, but his wedding is fixed for Christmas Eve and it's only a few days away. As the mystery around Montague Morgan deepens, so the tension rises...]]> 310 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.46 2021 The Mystery of Montague Morgan (Heathcliff Lennox, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tomb of the Chatelaine (Heathcliff Lennox, #6)]]> 55622416 A suspicious accident, a dead man's gun and a lost tomb. Strange events disturb the peace of Lanscombe Park, the magnificent country seat of Lord Godolphin Sinclair.
Adventurer, gold prospector and arms dealer, Sinclair has spent a lifetime amassing a fortune with ruthless determination. He's a man frightened of nothing, until he receives a package from the distant past. Someone knows his secrets, they kill, and then they kill again. A game of cat and mouse is afoot, Major Heathcliff Lennox and ex Inspector Swift are called to Lanscombe Park to investigate.]]> 248 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.59 2021 The Tomb of the Chatelaine (Heathcliff Lennox, #6)
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average rating: 4.59
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]]> Troll Weather 3225962 42 Elizabeth Coatsworth 0027205207 Lbowers 0 3.75 1967 Troll Weather
author: Elizabeth Coatsworth
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average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[Death in Damascus (Heathcliff Lennox, #4)]]> 51820124 A 1920s Murder Mystery - Death in the desert with intrigue, adventure and a dog of distinction.'
There's a damsel in distress and accusations of attempted murder flying around, but it's not in the comfortable confines of the English countryside, it's in the very distant city of Damascus.


Lennox must go and investigate, although he's not too keen on exotic locations, and his old retainer, Greggs is distinctly averse to the very idea. Nevertheless, ex-Chief Inspector Swift persuades them and they reach the ancient city to discover a movie crew, a spy and a couple of mysterious ladies. Nobody seems to be telling the truth, they all have secrets, and there's one secret in particular that's drawn them like bees to the honeypot. But what is it? And then there's murder, and mysteries from the ancient past, and a handsome Sheik who remains in the shadows. Heathcliff Lennox and Swift must investigate and use all their ingenuity to unravel the enigma that lies hidden deep below the dusty streets of ancient Damascus.


Major Heathcliff Lennox, ex-WW1 war pilot, six feet 3 inches, unruly dark blond hair, age around 30 - named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother - much to his great annoyance. Death in Damascus is the fourth book in the Lennox series.


amazon reviews

Kindle Customer Sally Hutcheson 5 stars
Excellent Mystery Don't pick up unless you have time to read it all She does not give away "who done it" until the very end and it still makes sense. I love her characters and hopes she finds time to write a lot more books.

Kindle Customer 5 stars
Fast paced mystery. Very well written and fast paced. A very good page turner. Did not see the end coming. Highly recommend this series. I read book three before this in error which led to a small bit of confusion but no real problem.

Kindle CustomerKathryn Loewenstein
What fun this book was! Delightful story...kept me laughing at times and thoroughly entertained. Really if one wants an entertaining mystery, this is it! Hope everyone will enjoy this book as much as I did!

Cat100 5 stars
Terrific cozy English house mystery!I absolutely loved this book! It was really hard to put down. The characters were all so great. I can't get enough of the old fashioned English house party mystery.

Kindle Customer 5 stars
An Agatha or Dorothy Sayres style that I thought went out of fashion In these days Well done, satisfying, wanting the next one! I will heartedly recommend. Puzzle without gore, depressive scenes, or bodily fluids. Well done!

Vicki Oliver 5 stars
Well done second mystery with Heathcliff Lennox Karen Baugh Menuhin's second mystery with WWI veteran Heathcliff Lennox is perfect for fans of traditional detective mysteries. The waning life of post-war England is spot on--the loyal servants, some of whom served as bat men in the war, the ambiance of old crumbling manor houses, the dialogue--all make the book a delightful read. Mr. Fogg, Lennox's sweet dog, is joined by Mr. Tubbs, an orphaned cat. Inspector Swift re-appears, much to both men's dismay. Ms. Menuhin has a way of incorporating touches of Downtown Abbey with war details along with humor. I read this book via Kindle Unlimited but have added it permanently to my library for re-reading again (and again).]]> 232 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.32 2020 Death in Damascus (Heathcliff Lennox, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Curse of Braeburn Castle (Heathcliff Lennox, #3)]]> 52365074 326 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.35 2019 The Curse of Braeburn Castle (Heathcliff Lennox, #3)
author: Karen Baugh Menuhin
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average rating: 4.35
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2)]]> 55213046 Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction.


Who killed Sir Crispin Gibbons? A wedding invitation and news of mischief that could be murder, takes Lennox to The Earl of Bloxford's country estate. He soon finds himself in a world of purloined artworks, forgeries and a priceless Bloxford Beauty. But who are the Bloxford Beauties? And why are they the focal point around which swirls death?
Lennox must confront life-long friends, unscrupulous artists and dealers to finally unravel a plot so complex that even his old adversary, Chief Inspector Swift of Scotland Yard, is perplexed.

]]> 314 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.16 2019 The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Monks Hood Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #5)]]> 54448209
A scoundrel lies dying, he makes his confession; his sins were legion, his deeds despicable, and he wants to atone for his wasted life. He bequeaths an invaluable gift to Monks Hood Abbey, an ancient Monastery set in a lonely corner of the Yorkshire moors.

But sin throws a long shadow and corruption crawls in its shade. Strangers come forward and lay claim to the monks' inheritance. Chaos simmers and then boils over, shattering the tranquility of the Abbey.

The Abbot calls on Major Heathcliff Lennox and ex-Chief Inspector Swift to ask for their help. They must go to Yorkshire to unravel the mayhem � but then there's mystery, and murder, and another adventure begins.

Major Heathcliff Lennox, ex-WW1 war pilot, six feet 3 inches, unruly dark blond hair, age around 30 - named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother - much to his great annoyance.

The Monks Hood Murders is the fifth book in the Lennox series.]]> 276 Karen Baugh Menuhin Lbowers 0 4.45 2020 The Monks Hood Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #5)
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name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2020
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]]> <![CDATA[What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)]]> 203164414
Flavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a former public hangman and uncovers secrets that bring the greatest shock of her life.



Poisonous mushrooms, pestilent cousins—and a most perplexing murder...

There's a new arrival at Buckshaw—Flavia de Luce's obnoxious cousin Undine. Flavia reluctantly takes on the mentorship of her fellow orphan, who in her best moments shows some potential for trespassing and trickery.

When Major Greyleigh, a former hangman, is found dead from a breakfast of poisonous mushrooms, suspicion falls on the de Luce family's longtime cook, Mrs. Mullet. After all, didn't she pick the mushrooms and serve them to Greyleigh moments before his death?

Flavia knows her beloved Mrs. Mullet is innocent. Together with Dogger, estate gardener and partner-in-crime, and the odious Undine, she sets out to find the real killer and clear Mrs. Mullet's good name.

But following the case's twists and turns will lead her to a most surprising discovery—one with the power to upend her entire life...]]> 298 Alan Bradley 0593724518 Lbowers 3 3.97 2024 What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)
author: Alan Bradley
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce, #9)]]> 35137747 "The world's greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth" (The Seattle Times), Flavia de Luce, returns in a twisty new mystery novel from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley.

In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is struggling to fill her empty days. For a needed escape, Dogger, the loyal family servant, suggests a boating trip for Flavia and her two older sisters. As their punt drifts past the church where a notorious vicar had recently dispatched three of his female parishioners by spiking their communion wine with cyanide, Flavia, an expert chemist with a passion for poisons, is ecstatic. Suddenly something grazes against her fingers as she dangles them in the water. She clamps down on the object, imagining herself as Ernest Hemingway battling a marlin, and pulls up what she expects will be a giant fish. But in Flavia's grip is something far better: a human head, attached to a human body. If anything could take Flavia's mind off sorrow, it is solving a murder--although one that may lead the young sleuth to an early grave.]]> 384 Alan Bradley 0385678444 Lbowers 0 3.96 2018 The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce, #9)
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]]> Breakfast at Tiffany's 9888 157 Truman Capote 0140274111 Lbowers 4 3.72 1958 Breakfast at Tiffany's
author: Truman Capote
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1958
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Around the World in Eighty Days]]> 54479 252 Jules Verne 014044906X Lbowers 3 3.95 1872 Around the World in Eighty Days
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average rating: 3.95
book published: 1872
rating: 3
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]]> Mansfield Park 45032 488 Jane Austen Lbowers 4 3.86 1814 Mansfield Park
author: Jane Austen
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)]]> 34262 Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatchers is brimming with richly developed characters, from the scary but somehow familiar Black Stache and ferocious Mister Grin to the sweet but sophisticated Molly and fearless Peter. Page after page of riveting adventures take readers of all ages on a voyage from a filthy, crime-ridden port in old England across the turbulent sea. Aboard the Neverland is a trunk that hold the “greatest treasure on earth� —but is it gold, jewels, or something far more mysterious and dangerous?

Roiling waves and raging storms; skullduggery and pirate treachery provide the backdrop for battles at sea. Bone-crushing breakers eventually land our characters on Mollusk Island—where the action really heats up.

This impossible-to-put-down tale leads readers on an unforgettable journey—fraught with danger yet filled with mystical and magical moments.]]> 452 Dave Barry 078684907X Lbowers 0 books-from-childhood 4.05 2004 Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
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]]> The Age of Innocence 53835 The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.�

This is Newland Archer’s world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life—or mercilessly destroy it.]]> 293 Edith Wharton 159308143X Lbowers 3 3.96 1920 The Age of Innocence
author: Edith Wharton
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1920
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)]]> 394364 The most magnificent fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings.� --The Oregonian

Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will--a boy on the run, a murderer--a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels.
Each is searching--Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father--but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together . . . until they are split apart.
Ìý
A #1 New York Times Bestseller
A Newsweek Top 100 Book of All Time
An Entertainment Weekly All-Time Greatest Novel
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“The story gallops with ferocious momentum.� --The New York Times Book Review
“Pullman’s imagination soars. . . . A literary rollercoaster ride you won’t want to miss.� --The Boston Globe
“Destined to become a classic.� --Detroit Free Press
�The Subtle Knife is as absorbing and irresistible as The Golden Compass--and even more so, as powerful forces are set in motion. A brilliantly conceived work.� --Lloyd Alexander, author of the Prydain Chronicles, and Newbery Medalist for The High King]]> 326 Philip Pullman Lbowers 2 4.14 1997 The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
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average rating: 4.14
book published: 1997
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Swallows and Amazons (Swallow and Amazons, #1)]]> 384755 343 Arthur Ransome 0397300158 Lbowers 0 currently-reading 3.95 1930 Swallows and Amazons (Swallow and Amazons, #1)
author: Arthur Ransome
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]]> Bright Island 13532159
Born and raised on Bright Island off the Maine coast, Thankful Curtis is more like her sea captain grandfather than any of her older brothers are. Nothing suits her better than sailing and helping her father with the farm. But when her dreaded sisters-in-law suggest that Thankful get some proper schooling on the mainland, the wind is knocked from her sails.

Thankful finds the uncharted waters of school difficult to navigate: there's a rocky reception from her rich roommate, Selina; the breezy behavior of the charming Robert; and stormy Mr. Fletcher, the handsome Latin teacher whose caustic tongue masks a tender heart. And while Thankful works hard to make the best of her new life, Bright Island continues to flash in her thoughts, like the sparkle of the sun on the water.

The New York Times raved, "One would be hard put to it to find a better contemporary novel than this," and now this evocative tale can be welcomed by a new generation of readers.]]> 288 Mabel Louise Robinson 037597136X Lbowers 4 4.00 1937 Bright Island
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average rating: 4.00
book published: 1937
rating: 4
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]]> Blueberry Summer 8475656
Cass had looked forward so long to this summer when she would have a job of her own and a vacation away from the family. Then suddenly, for the first time, she was really needed at home to keep house for her eight-year-old brother, Peter, and to tend the blueberry crop. In unexpected circumstances she meets a young medical student, Adam Ross. She also meets Jeff Marshall and is smitten by his lazy, whimsical charm.

Through one crisis after another which she must face alone - from the small ones like the enmity of the family cow and her impatience with Peter, to the problem of getting in the blueberries without the expected help - Cass develops and matures emotionally.

A wonderful story by a gifted author about a sixteen-year-old's most important summer.]]> 186 Elisabeth Ogilvie Lbowers 4 4.10 1956 Blueberry Summer
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name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1956
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Man for Marcy (Marcy Rhodes, #3)]]> 6387194 0 Rosamond du Jardin 1930009763 Lbowers 0 3.94 1958 A Man for Marcy (Marcy Rhodes, #3)
author: Rosamond du Jardin
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1958
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Marcy Catches Up (Marcy Rhodes, #2)]]> 6636493 194 Rosamond du Jardin 1930009755 Lbowers 0 3.92 1952 Marcy Catches Up (Marcy Rhodes, #2)
author: Rosamond du Jardin
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1952
rating: 0
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]]> Wait For Marcy (Marcy Rhodes) 7520518 226 Rosamond du Jardin 1930009747 Lbowers 0 3.33 1950 Wait For Marcy (Marcy Rhodes)
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average rating: 3.33
book published: 1950
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Real Thing (Tobey Heydon, #4)]]> 2726426 Rosamond du Jardin Lbowers 0 3.99 1951 The Real Thing (Tobey Heydon, #4)
author: Rosamond du Jardin
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average rating: 3.99
book published: 1951
rating: 0
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]]> Boy Trouble 6364104 183 Rosamond du Jardin 1930009704 Lbowers 3 3.17 1953 Boy Trouble
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average rating: 3.17
book published: 1953
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Practically Seventeen (Tobey Heydon, #1)]]> 1613867 213 Rosamond du Jardin 0590023977 Lbowers 4 4.14 1943 Practically Seventeen (Tobey Heydon, #1)
author: Rosamond du Jardin
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1943
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Showboat Summer (Pam & Penny Howard, #3)]]> 1689885 Du Jardin, Rosamond 190 Rosamond du Jardin 1930009518 Lbowers 0 3.84 1955 Showboat Summer (Pam & Penny Howard, #3)
author: Rosamond du Jardin
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1955
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Double Feature (Pam & Penny Howard, #2)]]> 1689872 0 Rosamond DuJardin 0397315996 Lbowers 0 3.92 1953 Double Feature (Pam & Penny Howard, #2)
author: Rosamond DuJardin
name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1953
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Double Date (Pam & Penny Howard, #1)]]> 913304 192 Rosamond du Jardin 1930009496 Lbowers 0 4.08 1952 Double Date (Pam & Penny Howard, #1)
author: Rosamond du Jardin
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1952
rating: 0
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]]> The Pink Motel 6378144 182 Carol Ryrie Brink Lbowers 4 4.06 1959 The Pink Motel
author: Carol Ryrie Brink
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1959
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)]]> 131359
Who is also on board? Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot is on holiday. He recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.� Despite the exotic setting, nothing is ever quite what it seems…]]> 352 Agatha Christie Lbowers 0 4.13 1937 Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
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name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1937
rating: 0
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]]> The Sea Wolf 43049 425 Jack London 1598184318 Lbowers 0 4.05 1904 The Sea Wolf
author: Jack London
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 1904
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]]> The Lion's Paw 495305 243 Robb White 0913122416 Lbowers 4 4.41 1946 The Lion's Paw
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name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.41
book published: 1946
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)]]> 24963 147 Susan Cooper 0689840349 Lbowers 0 4.00 1974 Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
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average rating: 4.00
book published: 1974
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)]]> 11313 274 Susan Cooper 0689840330 Lbowers 0 4.15 1977 Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
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average rating: 4.15
book published: 1977
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]]> <![CDATA[The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)]]> 222576
With the final battle between the Light and the Dark soon approaching, Will sets out on a quest to call for aid. Hidden within the Welsh hills is a magical harp that he must use to wake the Sleepers - six noble riders who have slept for centuries.

But an illness has robbed Will of nearly all his knowledge of the Old Ones, and he is left only with a broken riddle to guide him in his task. As Will travels blindly through the hills, his journey will bring him face-to-face with the most powerful Lord of the Dark - the Grey King. The King holds the harp and Sleepers within his lands, and there has yet to be a force strong enough to tear them from his grasp...]]> 165 Susan Cooper 1416949674 Lbowers 0 4.16 1975 The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 1975
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]]> <![CDATA[The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)]]> 444374 256 E. Nesbit 0140367063 Lbowers 0 3.94 1899 The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
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name: Lbowers
average rating: 3.94
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]]> The Golden Compass 394363 399 Philip Pullman Lbowers 2 4.19 1995 The Golden Compass
author: Philip Pullman
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average rating: 4.19
book published: 1995
rating: 2
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]]> The Forgotten Door 409320 Alternative cover edition for ISBN13: 0590431307

Far from home.

Jon has lost his memory. He can't remember who he is or where he came from. He only knows he fell through the forgotten door to the strange planet, Earth, and he is in great danger. Injured from his fall, he has to find someone who will help him.

Through his extraordinary power to read people's minds, Jon makes friends with a local family. But then rumors of his existence get back to the army and Jon realizes that the family is in danger, too. Time is running out. He must find the secret passage quickly or he may never get home again.]]> 144 Alexander Key Lbowers 0 currently-reading 4.09 1965 The Forgotten Door
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths]]> 79626
"For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book...the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of detail and witty observation."--The HornÌýÌýBook

"The drawings, particularly the full-page ones in this oversized volume, are excellentÌýÌýand excitingly evocative."--The NewÌýÌýYork Times

"Parents, uncles, and aunts who have been searching for a big picture book that has good reading-aloud value for the younger ones and fine read-it-yourself value on up, have it in this volume...a children's classic."--Christian Science Monitor]]> 208 Ingri d'Aulaire 0440406943 Lbowers 0 books-from-childhood 4.41 1962 D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
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average rating: 4.41
book published: 1962
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]]> Tom's Midnight Garden 543086 240 Philippa Pearce 0064404455 Lbowers 4 4.05 1958 Tom's Midnight Garden
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 1958
rating: 4
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]]> The Velvet Room 81010 216 Zilpha Keatley Snyder 0595321836 Lbowers 4 4.28 1965 The Velvet Room
author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1965
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Private Worlds of Julia Redfern]]> 1293686 218 Eleanor Cameron 0525443940 Lbowers 0 4.16 1988 The Private Worlds of Julia Redfern
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> A Room Made of Windows 856384 271 Eleanor Cameron 0316125237 Lbowers 0 4.04 1971 A Room Made of Windows
author: Eleanor Cameron
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1971
rating: 0
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]]> The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 26027451
The Penguin Classics edition of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall has been designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith and is edited with an introduction and notes by the novelist Stevie Davies.]]> 576 Anne Brontë 024119895X Lbowers 0 4.19 1848 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
author: Anne Brontë
name: Lbowers
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1848
rating: 0
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