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In the quiet seaside town of Blaine, Washington the most serious police work involves dealing with stray coyotes or ticketing speeders along the I-5. But on Ethan Brand''s first day as the town''s chief of police, he finds a threat on his porch, along with a gruesome souvenir, a bloody animal heart. There are plenty of people who are upset about Ethan replacing the last Chief, but when a body shows up on the railroad tracks, Ethan has to turn his focus from the threats against him to the first homicide case the town has seen in years. Blaine''s population is only five thousand, but eight million vehicles pass through its railroad crossing every year. It''s the perfect site for drug smuggling, human trafficking, larceny, and murder. Ethan begins to realize that the small town has many more secrets than its quiet surface suggests. With no one to trust, his job already on the line, and the threats getting bolder and more reckless, Ethan Brand must find the killers and bring them to justic

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Sloane and Alden. Chloe and sometimes Luke. Steady Marianne. Reserved Wyatt. The six friends meet in their freshman year of college and quickly become inseparable as they navigate the bumpy road into adulthood. Over the next decades, they support each other through love and heartbreak, promotions and burnouts, stupid mistakes and epic dance parties. But when Chloe inexplicably refuses Luke''s long-awaited proposal, their breakup fractures the close-knit group. Uncertain about the future of their friendship, they all reluctantly agree to gather for a luxury getaway on Florida''s Emerald Coast. As Chloe struggles to mend what she broke, the friends discover they''ve all kept secrets from the people that are supposed to know them best. Between beach bonfires and fried seafood dinners, the friends confront who they''ve become, while longing for their carefree past. For everyone who has felt both the joy and pain of changing friendships, The Group Trip offers a poignant exploration into mat

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Lydia Barnes has made the picturesque town of Peridot, Georgia her home. But as the new owner of the Measure Twice fabric store, all financial burdens fall on her. In an effort to unspool herself from this tangle of thread and boost the store''s income, she invites her regular customers to a sewing retreat at her friend Fran''s Cherry Log mountain home. In between sewing lessons and quick lunches, a severe winter storm approaches. When Fran''s body is discovered murder is the only explanation, and the remaining six attendants are all suspects. Trapped, with the power and phone lines out, Lydia is restless to unmask Fran''s murderer. With the help of Auden, the cabin''s caretaker, Lydia must unravel the hidden lives of people she considered close neighbours and even friends, especially when another body is found along with a suicide note and a suspicious confession. In a daring plan to uncover the killer, Lydia must risk it all, including her life, before she is cut asunder and the bobb

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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 it: 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 organisers. 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

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