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Author
Series
Corinna Chapman mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A gathering of witches in Melbourne to celebrate Samhain, a rash of bad drug reactions, a cache of valuables stolen from Greek Jews during WWII, and the appearance of Corinna Chapman's boyfriend's beautiful and svelte former girlfriend, Georgiana Hope, add up to villainy and a puzzle waiting to be solved by the hefty Melbourne baker.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Susannah Brookfield is determined to claim a pearl collar that belongs to her family, despite the counter-claims of Alexander Mitchell Raceworth, its current owner, and when the pearls are stolen, each believes the other is responsible for the theft, despite the attraction between them.
Author
Series
Scottish shire mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After a Luckenbrooth brooch goes missing and a cousin dies during her best friend's wedding ceremony with the brooch in her hand, Paislee Shaw needs to discover the murderer before someone else becomes the next victim.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Going deep undercover as a spy in order to investigate a series of thefts that are riling up local ranchers, Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe must risk everything to bring the leader of the raids to swift justice if he ever wants to return to his family.
Author
Series
Dortmunder novels volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
"The Hot Rock introduces John Archibald Dortmunder, the thief whose capers never quite come off, as he and his convict friends plot to steal the fabulous Balaboma Emerald."-- provided by publisher.
66) Steal the sky
Author
Series
Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When they decide to steal the airship of the exiled commodore Thratia, conman Detan Honding, who is plagued with sudden paranoia, and his trusted companion, Tibs, accidentally walk into a revolution and a crusade as Thratia prepares to wreak havoc against the Empire."--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It's no rest for the wicked when Kate Shackleton picks up her second professional sleuthing case. But exposing the culprit of a pawn-shop robbery turns sinister when her investigation takes her to the wealthy neighborhoods of Harrogate, and murder is only one step behind.
Author
Series
School for S.P.I.E.S volume 2
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Max Segrado and the S.P.I.E.S. are on a mission to steal a powerful mind control device and to keep the Merry Sunshine Orphanage from closing"--
70) Basil in Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Basil, mouse and master detective seeking the truth behind the theft of the Mousa Lisa, must also solve the mystery of his companion's disappearance.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
One frigid winter night, Mia and Michael Slate's comfortable world dissolves in an instant when they discover that their best friend has cheated them out of their life savings. At the same time, a few doors down, their teenaged son passes out in the snow at a party--a mistake whose consequences will shatter not just their family, but an entire community.
72) Manna from Hades
Author
Series
Cornish mysteries (Carola Dunn) volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The day after collecting donations, elderly widow Eleanor Trewynn and the vicar's wife find the dead body of a longhaired, scruffy-looking youth hidden in the stockroom of the charity shop. Then they discover that some donated jewelry thought to be fake is actually very real, very expensive, and the haul from a violent robbery in London. Making matters more complex, the corpse found in the storeroom is apparently not one of the robbers.
75) True to the law
Author
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
August 1889. Private detective Cobb Bridger Mackey is hired to find a women who disappeared along with an item of great value. In Bitter Springs, Wyoming he meets school teacher Miss Tru Morrow, who may or may not be what she seems. As the investigation unfolds Cobb must decide if Tru is trustworthy or out to swindle his heart.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"After her parents' deaths, Avery Ayers takes over the family business ... Now living back at home with her younger sister Tilly and their newly moved-in eccentric Aunt Midge and her Afghan hound, Avery's life is filled with jewels, tapestries, paintings, and rare finds. But their world is rocked when Avery learns that the theft of a priceless ruby may be connected to her parents' demise"--
78) Silver queendom
Author
Publisher
Angry Robot, an imprint of Watkins Media Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Darin, the innkeeper of the notorious Red Rooster Inn, is the leader of the best team of con artists in the Old Queendom. When he's approached to steal a shipment of imperial dreamwine, he knows he should turn the job down--but he has pressing financial needs. And so the crew begins to plot its heist of the most precious substance in the queendom.
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the winter of 1942, England lies cold and dark in the wartime blackout. One bleak evening, Councillor Grayling steps off the 6.12 from Euston, carrying £120 in cash, and oblivious to the fate that awaits him in the snow-covered suburbs"--Amazon.com.
80) Death of an eye
Author
Series
Eye of Isis volume 1
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Alexandria, 47 BC. Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant. A shipment of new coins meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen and the Queen's Eye has been murdered, so Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice.
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