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Penguin Random House Group Bulletproof Barista
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Penguin Putnam Inc Dead Dead Girls
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc A Deadly Deletion
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Penguin Putnam Inc Murder She Wrote Killing in a Koi Pond
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£9.49
Random House USA Inc Under the Storm
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£14.39
Alfred A. Knopf The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia
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£14.24
Penguin Putnam Inc A Deadly Dedication
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Penguin Random House Group Hounding a Killer
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£15.20
Penguin Putnam Inc We Love the Nightlife
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Penguin Putnam Inc Asylum Hotel
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Penguin Random House Group Kills Well with Others
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Penguin Random House Group Pony Confidential
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Random House USA Inc Sunburned
Book SynopsisSt. Barth?s has a murder rate of zero. But that?s about to change.When Audrey Collet?s ex Tyson calls, threatening to expose the skeletons in her closet unless she helps him figure out who is blackmailing him, she wants nothing more than to refuse. Though their relationship ended over a decade ago, the scars are deep. And since his tech company made him a billionaire, he?s become more than a little eccentric . . . and paranoid.But a foot has washed ashore in the Everglades?that?s right, an actual human foot, encased in an Air Jordan?and Tyson is quick to remind Audrey that it?s one belonging to a long-dead owner they both have a connection to. A connection that could prove problematic, if it got out.Audrey reluctantly agrees to meet Tyson at his home on the swanky Caribbean island of St. Barth?s to help him figure out who in his entourage is extorting him and what they know about the secrets he and Audrey share. Once there, she realizes that each person staying at Tyson?s lavish estate has a reason to wish him harm. Could the culprit be the gorgeous Belgian wife whose wings he?s clipped? The celebrity business partner he?s essentially holding hostage? The older brother who?s always been in his shadow? Or the sexy French butler he seems to trust more than he should?Audrey has only just scratched the surface of what?s going on behind closed doors when Tyson?s birthday dive turns deadly, and she realizes that one of the seven people trapped on his yacht with her is not just a blackmailer but a murderer. If Audrey can?t catch the killer in time, she might become the next victim.
£21.25
Penguin Putnam Inc Murder She Wrote The Body in the Trees
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£22.09
Penguin Random House Group A Mothers Love
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£15.30
Random House USA Inc Time Will Tell
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Random House USA Inc Love You To Death
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£21.25
Random House USA Inc Where They Last Saw Her
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British Library Publishing Excellent Intentions
Book SynopsisExcellent Intentions is a classic crime novel laced with irreverent wit, first published in 1939.
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British Library Publishing Due to a Death
Book SynopsisA masterpiece of suspense, Mary Kelly’s 1962 novel follows Agnes as she casts her mind back through the past few days to find the links between her husband, his friends, a mysterious stranger new to the village and a case of unexplained death.
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British Library Publishing Tales of the Tattooed
Book SynopsisThe excruciating beauty, exoticism and mystery of tattoos is laid bare in this new collection of 12 stories ranging from the 1880s to the 1940s.
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British Library Publishing Death in Fancy Dress
Book SynopsisThis classic country house mystery, first published in 1933, contrasts the splendours and frivolities of the English upper classes with the sombre overhang of the First World War and the irresistible complications of deadly familial relationships.
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British Library Publishing The Progress of a Crime
Book SynopsisThe murder, a brutal stabbing, definitely took place on Guy Fawkes' night. It was definitely by the bonfire on the village green. There were definitely a number of witnesses. And yet, was it definitely clear to anybody exactly what they had seen? In the writhing, violent shadows, it seems as if the truth may have gone up in smoke.
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British Library Publishing The Mysterious Mr. Badman
Book SynopsisFirst published in a limited run in 1934, this exceedingly rare bibliomystery is long overdue its return.
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British Library Publishing Death of Mr Dodsley
Book SynopsisMr. Richard Dodsley, owner of a fine second-hand bookshop on Charing Cross Road, has been found murdered in the cold hours of the morning. Shot in his own office, few clues remain besides three cigarette ends, two spent matches and a few books on the shelves which have been rearranged.
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Duckworth Books The Butchers Daughter
Book SynopsisâHistorical fiction at its finest' @MargaretAtwood (Twitter). The richly atmospheric story of a young woman's struggle to define herself in a world of uncertainty, intrigue and danger in a time of great upheaval during the Tudor era. Trade Review‘Glendinning writes with a vivid immediacy about a fascinating, dark moment in our island story... a refreshing and original tale [about] the underside of Henry’s religious Reformation’ The Times'Marvellous... heart-breaking and unforgettable... a by times humorous, by times tragic but always compelling picaresque tale' Irish Times‘A brave girl, a powerful tale, a world on the brink of change – and how the past leaps into life!’ Fay Weldon‘An absolute pleasure... assured, quietly gripping, surprising and educative, with a terrific central character, it pins down the precarious nature of life in 16th-century England’ Daily Mail‘A touching, vivid and sometimes deeply shocking depiction of the lives of ordinary people whose world was shattered by Henry VIII’s policy to dissolve England’s monasteries. A must for anyone interested in the Tudor period' Elizabeth Fremantle, author of Queen’s Gambit (The Tudor Trilogy)‘A powerful and very immediate picture of another age. It is full of violence and loss, and yet it is also a testament to survival, courage, pity, and the eternal beauty to be found in small things’ Anne Perry‘An immersive, engrossing, and epic journey of a woman’s soul, finely researched and beautifully written’ Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I‘I loved this book from the very first page, for the poised lyricism of the writing and for the fascination of the story. Agnes Peppin, the butcher’s daughter, is an enchanting witness to turbulent times, and the cataclysmic events that shape her life become newly urgent and thrilling as seen through her eyes. This is a wonderful novel – sometimes tragic, sometimes redemptive, always thoughtful and wise’ Margaret Leroy, author of The English Girl‘Chronicles the human cost of Henry’s edict. Well written with wonderfully rendered descriptions of place and period and an evocative mix of fiction and fact... at once immediate and intimate… In a world ruled by men cowed before a fickle tyrant, Agnes’s decisions are not only pragmatic but authentic to her time and place’ New York Journal of Books'As the butcher’s daughter reflects on all she sees, Glendinning makes this tale exhilarating, lending Agnes a candid, eccentrically lyrical voice' Jean Zimmerman, New York Times‘A beguiling, affecting tale of dissolution and redemption set in a changing – and beautifully wrought – Tudor landscape. Gloriously authentic and refreshingly unromantic, this one got under my skin’ Jessie Child, historian and award-winning author of Henry VIII’s Last Victim and God’s Traitors
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Duckworth Books Queen of Heaven Maid of Gascony Book 2
Book SynopsisThe White Tower. A terrible vision. Her home invaded and precious documents stolen. Queen of Heaven is the 15th century story of a woman who overcomes restrictions placed on her sex to save all she holds dear.
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Duckworth Books The Soviet Sisters
Book SynopsisTwo sisters become embroiled in the burgeoning Cold War in this spellbinding novel of espionage, secrets and betrayalsTrade Review'Electrifying, meticulously researched, and expertly plotted, The Soviet Sisters is at once a Cold War thriller, a gripping spy story, a page-turning mystery, and a familial drama' Lara Prescott, bestselling author of The Secrets We Kept'What a page turner! The era and setting were very fresh, I learned so much, and I loved being taken around post-war Berlin. East and West, love and hate – this story gives beautiful insight into the opposites that can make or break a sisters' bond. Compelling' Mandy Robotham, bestselling author of The Berlin Girl and The Girl Behind the Wall
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Penguin Books Ltd How Far We Fall
Book SynopsisFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON DAUGHTERA wife who must keep her affair secret. A husband who has the power to bring her lover down.A marriage that could end in murder.Beth was still reeling from the end of her affair the night she met Albie - a man who knows her ex better than anyone, but has no idea of their history.He''s perfectly placed to give Beth the revenge she craves - if only she can keep her secret safe.But how far is she willing to go?''Instantly intriguing, chilling'' Daily Mail''A breathtaking dissection of a marriage'' Woman & Home''A brilliant exploration of power and responsibility, jealousy and vengeance, set against the fascinating backdrop of the world of neurosurgery'' Daily ExpressTrade ReviewBreathtaking dissection of a marriage * Woman & Home *Instantly intriguing, chilling * Daily Mail *A modern Macbeth, with a compelling sense of place, good twists, and a tense, intense ending -- Sarah Vaughan * bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal *A brilliant exploration of power and responsibility, jealously and vengeance, set against the fascinating backdrop of the world of neurosurgery * Daily Express *We couldn't put this down * Take a Break *Praise for Jane Shemilt * - *We absolutely loved this . . . It's difficult to believe that this accomplished book is a debut -- Richard & Judy Book ClubBuilds layer upon layer of tension in a novel you won't be able to put down -- Tess GerritsenUtterly gripping. A tautly-coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending * Mail on Sunday *Thrilling * Sunday Express *A dark and twisty tale * Heat *Well-written, taut and tense -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *Taut and thought-provoking * Woman & Home *Gripping to the last page * My Weekly *Suspenseful, brooding * Sunday Mirror *Clever * Sun *
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Penguin Books Ltd Black Wind
Book SynopsisFOLLOW DIRK PITT ON THE TRAIL OF AN DECADES-OLD MYSTERY, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, CLIVE CUSSLERIn the dark, final days of World War Two, two submarines set out from Japan bearing a deadly virus destined for US cities. But neither boat was heard of again . . .Present day: NUMA Special Projects Director Dirk Pitt rescues a team of scientists from a deadly cloud of poison gas in the North West Pacific.Discovering that this was no natural phenomenon, Pitt is quickly on the hunt for a pair of lost WWII submarines and their deadly cargo.But he soon learns that he''s not the only one searching for the virus: a sinister group of very able terrorists are aiming to relaunch the attack on the US some sixty years later. With time running out, only Dirk Pitt and the NUMA team stand between evil forces and a terrifying assault on America''s west coast . . .With pulse-pounding suspense and jaw-dropping actioTrade ReviewThe guy I read -- Tom ClancyNo holds barred adventure... a souped up treat * Daily Mirror *Fightening and full of suspense... unquestionably entertaining * Daily Express *
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John Murray Press Messenger of Truth
Book SynopsisCharming sleuth Maisie Dobbs returns in her fourth mystery, investigating a mysterious death in the art world of 1930s LondonTrade Review'In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created - she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is!' * Alexander McCall Smith *The British counterpart to Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency * Associated Press *Immensely readable ... a vivid new addition to crime fiction * Daily Mail *A heroine to cherish * New York Times *A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century * Elizabeth George *Even if detective stories aren't your thing, you'll love Maisie Dobbs * New Woman *'A new Maisie Dobbs mystery is always a cause for celebration... 'Messenger of Truth' is fiendishly entertaining' * Time Out *
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Joffe Books Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Batavia
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Joffe Books The Searcher
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Joffe Books Scorcher
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Canongate Books The Cargo From Neira
Book SynopsisWhat do a desperate woman with a secret, a dead man in a drainage ditch and a dark figure in the night have in common? Physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner has to connect the dots before time runs out in this thrilling historical mystery.February, 1605. A series of killings shake the quiet life of Devon''s Tavy valley. Country doctor Gabriel Taverner, summoned by the coroner to examine the bodies, believes that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious woman recently discovered in shocking circumstances.Gabriel is determined to solve the mystery, and soon uncovers clues that link his unexpected patient to the brutal killings. Prominent among them is the strange and recurring theme of nutmegs. A precious spice from far-flung islands in a distant sea and already in demand, its high cost is increasing daily since the rumour has spread that it is a cure for the plague . . .Gabriel finds himself caught in a deadly rivalry involving a g
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Canongate Books Murdering the Messenger
Book SynopsisSuperb. . .a fast-moving and gripping plot Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Merchant MurderersMarch, 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life - after his treacherous voyage back to his beloved city the previous year, he desires nothing more than the simple pleasures - women, wine, beer and more women.But his new parish of St Helen''s has different ideas for him. . . a week after first laying eyes on the tempting Miss Rachel Nailor, she turns up horribly dead on the church vestry floor. . . and someone is trying to frame him for her murder!A fellow Lady Elizabeth sympathiser, it appears Rachel Nailor was a woman with many secrets. But was she murdered in a fit of lustful rage, or was it part of a wider political play? Who would want Rachel dead - and Jack hanged for it? The suspects are plenty and Jack is running out of time. With his master breathing down his neck, and old foes crawling out of the woodwork to add to Jack''s wine-fuelled headache, Jack has never been in more danger!
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Canongate Books Ltd In the Presence of Evil A French Medieval Mystery
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Canongate Books Lights Down
Book SynopsisLights Down . . . when debts owed must be paid in blood.Actress Enora Andressen is facing the perfect storm. Her favourite French director, Remy Despret, has lost his touch and is keeping dangerous company. Her agent, Rosa, has been seduced by a kiss-and-tell novel of doubtful provenance. While H, sicker by the day at home at Flixcombe Manor, is battling both Long Covid and something far darker.Devoting herself to H, Enora needs good news, and it arrives in the shape of a fascinating Remy idea based on Flixcombe''s role during the Second World War. But the tonic soon turns sour when Enora is drawn into the project, with chilling consequences.
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Canongate Books Transfusion
Book SynopsisBlood will flow . . . Henry Christie and DS Debbie Blackstone are drawn into a bloody turf war between European organized crime gangs as they attempt to follow up leads in a Lancashire police Cold Case Unit operation.Viktor Bashkim, head of one of Europe?s most feared mafia gangs, is preparing to hand over power to his ruthless daughter, Sofia. But as they leave the family villa high in the Cypriot hills for business overseas, Viktor?s old nemesis is watching . . .In Lancashire, retired detective superintendent turned civilian investigator Henry Christie is assisting the Cold Case Unit with Operation Sparrow Hawk, investigating historic child abuse and murder kick-started by the arrests made in his last chilling case. But as Henry and his colleague DS Debbie Blackstone close in on a lead, they suddenly find themselves embroiled in a brutal, blood-soaked turf war between organized crime gangs in Europe, the fallout of which will be felt across the genteel country lanes of northern England.
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Canongate Books Late for His Own Funeral
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Canongate Books Hardcastles Secret Agent 16 A Hardcastle
Book SynopsisDetective Inspector Walter Hardcastle is following in his father''s footsteps, but is his rapid rise about to be threatened by a spate of disturbing break-ins linked to the war effort? August, 1939. As war looms, Detective Inspector Walter Hardcastle is following in the footsteps of his father, Ernest, and progressing through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police. Summoned to the office of Charles Marriot, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of CID at New Scotland Yard, Walter learns that he has been promoted to a senior role at V Division, and is plunged into a top secret case when burglaries occur at the homes of those working on a new type of war submarine.Could a German spy be behind the break-ins? When one of the burglaries ends with a double murder, the stakes get higher for Walter. Can he track down an enemy agent on the streets of London while also resolving another disturbing case?
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Canongate Books The Danger Within
Book SynopsisA seemingly straightforward domestic tragedy leads to something deeper and darker for DCI Vogel and his team in this gripping police procedural. A man lies dead on the kitchen floor of his comfortable North Devon home, his body punctured by multiple stab wounds. Beside him sits his silent, traumatised wife.DCI David Vogel reckons he''s seen it all before. A domestic tragedy: an abused wife snaps after years of suffering within a deeply tormented marriage. Then again, as a police officer of long experience, Vogel knows it''s dangerous to rely on assumptions. As his investigations lead him in all sorts of unexpected directions, uncovering a number of shocking secrets in the dead man''s past, Vogel comes to realize that nothing about this case is as straightforward as it seems.What really happened inside No.11 St Anne''s Avenue? And if Thomas Quinn''s wife didn''t kill him, who did . . . and why? Vogel is about to embark on the most unusual case o
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Canongate Books Idle Gossip
Book SynopsisGossip columnist Lorna Whitcomb knows every dirty secret in Hollywood . . . except who killed her tipster. Sleuthing duo Lillian Frost and Edith Head investigate in this head-turning mystery.1940, Los Angeles. Hollywood''s famous gossip columnist, Lorna Whitcomb, has summoned Lillian Frost and her sleuthing partner, costume designer extraordinaire Edith Head, to her office. Lorna''s ''leg man'' Sam Simcoe - the man who finds the scandalous material for her column - is in trouble. Tipster Glenn Hoyle has been murdered, and Sam is the LAPD''s only suspect. But Sam didn''t just find Glenn''s body when he paid him a visit. Hiding in a wastebasket was a list of three names - a starlet, a producer and a director - and Sam''s sure Glenn had an explosive story on all of them. Was it just idle gossip, or could it explain his murder?Lorna wants Edith and Lillian to find Glenn''s killer before her powerful enemies strike. In a town full of secrets, Edith an
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Canongate Books Havana Highwire
Book SynopsisIntroducing hardboiled PI Henry Gore, in this pitch-black noir novel set in 1950s revolutionary Cuba.Darkly atmospheric writing, an action-packed plot, plenty of suspense, and a sometimes-hapless hero caught between saving his own life and doing the right thing drive this outstanding, packs-a-punch thriller- Booklist Starred ReviewWorld-weary American Henry Gore was born in the cold Midwest. But a lucky connection - and a hundred peso bribe - scores him a license to operate as a private investigator in Havana, a place where he can finally get warm. Soon, he''s trailing after cheating husbands to finance his permanent vacation in the land of sun, cigars and compliant señoritas. But when he snaps the wrong man''s photo at a fancy casino, he receives a fist in the face for his troubles - and a dark warning from the Mob. Private dicks are bad for business. If he carries on working, his license will be permanently revoked. Capisci?No work means no money. No way to eat. No way to pay the rent. Desperate to make ends meet, Henry grabs an offer of work from Fulgencio Batista''s military regime with both hands - setting in motion a chain of events with dark and deadly consequences.With its rum-soaked, revolutionary Caribbean setting, dark humour, glamorous femme fatales and chilling twists, Havana Highwire is crime noir at its finest.
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Canongate Books The Enlightenment Project
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Canongate Books Burning Meredith
Book SynopsisA huge mountain fire leaves destruction - and death - in its wake. But are the charred remains of a male body really the result of a natural disaster, or murder?The Meredith Mountain fire starts on Labor Day weekend and rages for days - an awesome sight, leaving a trail of havoc and destruction in its wake. Alice Adams edits the Clark''s Fort Guardian newspaper, ably assisted by her nephew, Stuart Campbell, and the two cover the blaze for the paper, vowing the local community with their stunning photographs and features.When the fire is finally contained and the mop-up crew discover a burned male body under a fallen log, Alice and Stuart investigate. It seems he died in the fire, but with no ID and nobody knowing anything about the body, they soon face a daunting task -and some disturbing revelations. Can they unravel the truth?
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Canongate Books Murder a la Mocha
Book SynopsisCoffee, a canine and a corpse: a bad feeling leads to an even worse discovery when Maggy tries to return a Chihuahua to its owners in the new coffeehouse mystery.Maggy Thorsen?s evening with her fiancé Sheriff Jake Pavlik and his parents in Chicago takes a dramatic turn when Jake?s mother falls ill, then a Chihuahua jumps in front of Maggy?s car on her drive back to Uncommon Grounds, her Wisconsin coffeehouse. Attempting to return Mocha to her owners, George and Marian Satterwite, the following day, Maggy comes face-to-face with Arial, their dog-sitter and her business partner Sarah?s niece. But something doesn?t feel right . . . Returning to the property, Maggy and Marian make a shocking discovery. And where are George and Arial? With Jake still in Chicago and Sarah desperate to find her niece, Maggy is soon drawn into another deadly puzzle.
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Canongate Books Death of a Bean Counter
Book SynopsisTrouble is brewing for coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen when her barista''s wealthy beau is murdered.Maggy Thorsen''s head is spinning thanks to partner Sarah Kingston''s latest idea - selling luxe espresso machines in their Wisconsin coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds. But Maggy soon faces a far bigger problem when her fiancé, sheriff Jake Pavlik, makes an official call on the coffeehouse''s star barista, Amy Caprese.Amy''s wealthy new beau, investment adviser Kip Fargo, has been shot dead in his bed - and Amy is the last known person to see him alive. Kip had just proposed to Amy, but she turned him down, triggering a terrible argument and making Amy the prime suspect. Determined to prove her barista''s innocence, Maggy soon makes a number of disturbing discoveries. Can she untangle lies, jealousy and Kip''s shady dealings in time to avert the disaster that''s brewing?
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