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Chloe Ellefson and her sister, Kari, have long dreamed of visiting each historic site dedicated to Laura Ingalls Wilder. When Chloe takes custody of a quilt once owned by the beloved author, the sisters set out on the trip of a lifetime, hoping to prove that Wilder stitched it herself.
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2023.
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English
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"A chemistry-filled childhood friends to enemies to lovers debut romance about two people forced to confront their pasts to save both their relationship and careers. Daniel Rosenberg and Liyah Cohen-Jackson's last conversation-fourteen years ago at summer camp-ended their friendship. Until they find themselves seated next to each other on a plane, and bitterly pick up right where they left off. At least they can go their separate ways again after...
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Midnight Ink
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c2012
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English
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Museum curator Chloe Ellefson jumps at the chance to spend time on Wisconsin's Rock Island, a state park with no electricity or roads. Hired as a consultant for a project to restore the island's lighthouse, her research turns up fascinating tough-as-nails women from the past. Chloe's tranquillity is spoiled when a dead woman washes ashore. Is it just another accidental drowning? Or has tension over tighter fishing regulations reached a dangerous boiling...
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2016.
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Curator Chloe Ellefson is happily planning to spotlight home-front challenges and German immigrants at Old World Wisconsin{u2019}s first Civil War reenactment, but her overbearing boss scorns her ideas and proposes staging a mock battle instead. And when a reenactor is found dead at one of the historic site{u2019}s German farms, Chloe{u2019}s boyfriend, cop Roelke McKenna, suspects murder.
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Midnight Ink
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[2017]
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English
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Chloe Ellefson is excited to be learning about Wisconsin's Cornish immigrants and mining history while on temporary assignment at Pendarvis, a historic site in charming Mineral Point. But when her boyfriend, police officer Roelke McKenna, discovers long-buried human remains in the root cellar of an old Cornish cottage, Chloe reluctantly agrees to mine the historical record for answers. She soon finds herself in the center of a heated and deadly controversy...
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"For curator Chloe Ellefson, a family bonding trip to Decorah, Iowa, for rosemaling classes seems like a great idea--until the drive begins. Chloe's cop friend Roelke takes her mother's talk of romantic customs good-naturedly, but it inflates Chloe's emotional distress with each passing mile. After finally reaching Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Chloe's resolve to remain positive is squashed when she and Roelke find Petra Lekstrom's body in...
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2010
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English
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Trying to leave painful memories behind her, Chloe Ellefson is making a fresh start. She's the new collections curator at Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor ethnic museum showcasing 1870s settlement life. On her first day, Chloe meets with an elderly woman who begs her to find a priceless eighteenth-century Norwegian ale bowl that had been donated to the museum years ago. But before Chloe can find the heirloom and return it to her, the woman dies
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Midnight Ink
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c2011
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English
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As collections curator for Old World Wisconsin, Chloe delights in losing herself in antiques and folk traditions. When her friend's historic house is broken into, and a grisly murder takes place on the museum grounds, Chloe is drawn in to a case of plain, old-fashioned murderous greed.
10) Fool's puzzle
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 1
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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Chloe Ellefson mystery volume 11
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Three Towers Press, an imprint of HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc
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[2021]
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English
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"A killer weaves a deadly blend of betrayal and revenge that threatens Chloe's work ... and her life. When offered a rare opportunity to help develop a fledgling historic site dedicated to Finnish American history and heritage, curator Chloe Ellefson journeys to the remote Northwoods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In addition to the consultant job, she's on a personal quest to learn about the enduring tradition of rag rug weaving. Encountering a dead...
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Midnight novels (Melinda Leigh) volume 4
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Montlake Romance
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[2017]
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English
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When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancock's doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare that's about to envelop her. The package is addressed to her father -- an expert in Viking culture -- and inside is a ninth-century sword, a chilling thank-you note, and photos of two dead bodies in a tableau evoking a Nordic funeral. The gruesome images match a recent crime scene. But before the police can investigate...
14) Seven sisters
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 7
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Berkeley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2000
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 8
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
16) Irish chain
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 2
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
1995
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IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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A senior citizens' prom in San Celina is disrupted by murder. Museum curator Benni Harper investigates the Japanese community to which the victim contributed financially in World War II. It turns out his charity did not come from the heart, but was the result of blackmail by two ladies of the town. By the author of Fool's Puzzle.
17) Murder is a must
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First edition library mystery volume 2
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"I am happy to report that I am finally settling in to my position as curator of Lady Fowling's collection of first edition mysteries at the First Edition Library in Middlebank House. I have even made progress with Lady Fowling's former secretary, the ornery Mrs. Woolgar. But my biggest challenge is yet to come. I have decided to put on an exhibition that will showcase Lady Fowling's life and letters. I know I may be in over my head, but as they say,...
18) Tumbling blocks
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 13
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2007
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English
19) State fair
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 14
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English
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Attending the San Celina Mid-State Fair, Benni Harper's enjoyment of the fair's activities are put on hold after the theft of a quilt intended for a special exhibition and the discovery of a corpse in the Piebald Family Farm Exhibit.
20) Spider web
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Benni Harper mysteries volume 15
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English
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The Memory Festival is a celebration of recollections and loved ones through crafts. But when a local cop is wounded by a mysterious sharpshooter who seems to have a vendetta against the police, Benni fears for her loved ones, especially her police chief husband.
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