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2016.
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The Lake District Murder opens with the discovery of a faceless body in an isolated garage, then follows Inspector Meredith through a complex investigation where every clue seems to lead only to another puzzle. Was this a bizarre suicide, or something more sinister? Why was the dead man apparently making plans to flee the country? And what does all this have to do with the newly discovered shady business dealings of the garage?
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Lake District mysteries volume 3
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English
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"Fans of this increasingly popular series will be in line for this one, and it should be recommended to readers of such similar British authors as Peter Robinson and Sally Spencer." -Booklist
After ten years, Guy-a drifter with a taste for deception-has returned to Coniston in England's Lake District. Local journalist Tony di Venuto is campaigning to revive interest in the disappearance of Emma Bestwick, and Guy knows what happened to her.
When...
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"A perfect read for someone who feels lost when it comes to family [or is] looking for a second chance at love." —Fresh Fiction
Who says you can't choose your family? USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a life-affirming exploration of love, loss, and new beginnings...
New York florist Flora is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. Orphaned as a child, she's never...
Who says you can't choose your family? USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a life-affirming exploration of love, loss, and new beginnings...
New York florist Flora is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. Orphaned as a child, she's never...
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Rowf and Snitter are among dozens of animals being cruelly held in a testing facility in North West England. When one of the handlers fails to close Rowf's cage properly, the two dogs make a daring escape into the English countryside, where they befriend a red fox who helps them survive in the wild. But as rumors circulate that the dogs may have been the test subjects for biological weapons and could be carrying a terrible plague, they soon find themselves...
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Lake District mysteries volume 5
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English
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Twenty years ago, a teenage boy, Callum Hinds, went missing in England's Lake District. His uncle was a suspect and interviewed by the police. When he committed suicide everyone assumed it was a sign of guilt. But the body of the boy was never found. Now his sister, Orla Payne interests DCI Hannah Scarlett in the case. When Orla dies in strange circumstances, Hannah is determined to find the truth.
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Richard Jury mysteries volume 11
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English
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Following a passionate and troubled love affair with a pretty widow named Jane Holdsworth, Jury finds himself, unaccountably, a suspect in a murder investigation. Detained in London, Jury sends his friend Melrose Plant, former Earl of Caverness, to the Holdsworth family's Lake District home to pose as an eccentric librarian. Plant discovers that his catalogue cards contain less data on Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey than they do on tantalizing...
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Lake District mysteries volume 7
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English
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The magnificent Dungeon House and gardens overlook Cumbrias remote western coast with its mix of beaches, dunes, and fells, Roman ruins, and nuclear plant. Twenty years ago the wealthy Whiteleys called it home. But not a happy one. Malcolm Whiteley had begun to disintegrate under financial and emotional pressures. He suspected various men in their social circle of being his wifes lover. After a disastrous party for the neighbours, Lysette told Malcolm...
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From the acclaimed author of Revealed comes a tale of first loves and second chances.
Lady Jane Cummings is certain that her summer is ruined when she is forced to reside at isolated Merrymere Lake with her reckless brother and ailing father. Her fast-paced London society is replaced with a small town grapevine. But one bit of gossip catches Jane's attention- rumors that the lake's brooding new resident is also an elusive highwayman....
Lady Jane Cummings is certain that her summer is ruined when she is forced to reside at isolated Merrymere Lake with her reckless brother and ailing father. Her fast-paced London society is replaced with a small town grapevine. But one bit of gossip catches Jane's attention- rumors that the lake's brooding new resident is also an elusive highwayman....
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Of love and war volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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After losing her fiance in the Great War, Nora Lewis leaves America for England where she has inherited property and develops a deep friendship with her neighbor, Colin Ashby, who has returned from the war to find his family's estate in ruin. He's expected to save his home and place in society with a well-bred match to a wealthy heiress, but finds a kindred spirit in Nora, who has also faced the rigors of war and survived. The ex-soldier has one more...
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Lake District mysteries volume 8
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English
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"Ramona Smith went missing, presumed murdered twenty-one years ago; her body was never recovered. Gerald Lace, accused, tried, and acquitted of the crime, took his own life shortly thereafter in the treacherous waters along the Crooked Shore. In his suicide note, he blamed the police for wrongfully arresting him and ruining his life. On the twentieth anniversary of his father's suicide, Darren Lace has drowned himself in the very same spot. His death...
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"Chase has two compelling reasons for returning to England--a group walk along the famed Coast to Coast trail in the picturesque Lake District, and a chance to further his relationship with Mike, the handsome Devonshire coroner he met on his last trip. The walkers, including Chase's dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau, assemble at a Cumbrian hotel and begin their adventure with the traditional "baptism of the boots" in St. Bee's Bay....
13) Poison memories
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Detective Morgan Brookes volume 12
Publisher
Bookouture
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Wind howls against the bolted front door, but the woman can still hear footsteps approaching. He has come for her. The memory of what she did still haunts her, and she knows she deserves to die... Arriving at High Wraith cottage, Detective Morgan Brookes joins her horrified team, who have found a woman's body chained and dangling from the gnarled branch of an old oak tree. It's a race against time to preserve any evidence as heavy rain destroys the...
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