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Gemma and Jayne donate their time to raise money for the rebuilding of a burned out museum—but a killer wants a piece of the auction—in this fourth Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteryWalking her dog Violet late one night, Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop, acts quickly when she smells smoke outside the West London Museum. Fortunately, no one is inside, but it’s too late to save the museum’s priceless collection of furniture, and damage to the historic house is extensive. Baker Street’s shop owners come together to hold an afternoon auction tea to raise funds to rebuild, and Great Uncle Arthur Doyle offers a signed first edition of The Valley of Fear. Cape Cod’s cognoscenti files into Mrs. Hudson’s Tea Room, owned by Gemma’s best friend, Jayne Wilson. Excitement fills the air (along with the aromas of Jayne’s delightful scones, of course). But the auction never happens

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Old bones speak from the grave as a curse descends on Saltaire in acclaimed author Frances Brody’s thirteenth Kate Shackleton mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear.When Kate Shackleton disembarks at Saltaire station in the West Riding of Yorkshire, she has no idea what to expect. A stranger, Ronnie Creswell, has written to say that he has urgent information about the past that will interest her, and he persuades her to make the journey to Milner Field, the grand house that is said to be cursed. But moments after Kate arrives at the lodge, a messenger brings devastating news to Ronnie’s parents: he has been found drowned in the mill reservoir.Ronnie’s father suspects that this was no accident, and the post-mortem proves him right. Ronnie was murdered. Terrified and distraught, Mrs. Creswell refuses to stay at the Lodge a moment longer. But events take an even more shocking turn when ten-year-old Nancy Creswel

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Having spent months quietly investigating in the village of Raven Hill, Greer Hogan returns to New York City determined to find her husband''s murderer. She secures a temporary gig at a private library inventorying the personal collection of a deceased magician. In her free time, Greer sleuths, leaving no stone unturned - even the ones which could be hiding deadly secrets. Four years earlier, Greer had discovered her husband Dan dead in their apartment. He''d tried to tell her about something strange going on at his office, but she hadn''t had time to listen until it was too late. Worse still, she has always suspected that the wrong man was convicted of the crime. Now, Greer has solved other murders and has a few tricks up her sleeve. She combs through belongings she packed away soon after Dan''s death and interviews his former colleagues and people who were near the scene when he died. Soon, Greer is followed and attacked, so she knows she''s struck a nerve - but whose? When two more

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Carrie Singleton is about to kiss the single life goodbye. Her wedding to Dylan Avery is just a few weeks away, and a happy ending is about to be hers. But when a body is found on the lawn of their wedding venue, happily-ever-after is looking deadlier than ever. The victim turns out to be Billy Carpenter, a young man recently released from prison after serving time for a bank robbery. The stolen money he''d buried is gone and Carrie and the police suspect Billy''s two alleged co-conspirators, his friends Luke Rizzo and Tino Valdez. But then Luke is murdered and Tino is nowhere to be found. With no leads and only a week to go before her big day, Carrie is on the hunt for clues. She hopes to wrap up this investigation with a neat bow before she and Dylan tie the knot. Carrie has something old, something new, and something borrowed ready for her walk down the aisle. Now she needs to find the killer without becoming the ''something blue.''

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The new production at Ellie Marlowe''s community theatre could save her from financial ruin, if only her overbearing lead, Reginald Thornton IV, wasn''t determined to antagonize every cast member. Nervous and with her Tourette''s syndrome flaring, Ellie is delighted when opening night goes off without a hitch. But when Reginald''s death scene at the end of the play turns out to be all too real, she quickly comes crashing down. The state police suggest the death was a drug overdose, but Reginald''s widow insists he never used drugs. Unconvinced it was an overdose, Ellie and her childhood friend, the local chief of police, Bill Starlin, begin investigating. It isn''t long before someone linked to the theatre is attacked in her own home. As Ellie and Bill reveal connections between cast members, they uncover dark secrets and must race to find the killer before it''s curtains for someone else.

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