Kirsten Weiss

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Arkansas

"Maddie Kosloski is no fan of San Benedetto's Christmas Cow, a thirty-foot straw bovine that graces the town square every December. For one thing, the cow displaces her paranormal museum as the number one tourist attraction. Plus, every year, despite around-the-clock surveillance, the cow goes up in flames. But this year, there's more than just a fire blazing in Maddie's wine-country hometown. One of the Christmas Cow guards has been found with an arrow in his chest, and Maddie's new haunted cowbell exhibit is fueling a panic. Are the spirits in her museum getting too hot to handle? If Maddie can't stop the hysteria--and the murderous archer--her holiday plans might not be the only thing full of holes"--

Deja Moo

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Roseanne Montillo

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Tale of Madness, Fire, and the Hunt for America's Youngest Serial Killer

An enthralling tale of madness and murder, set against the backdrop of Boston's Great Fire and America's Gilded Age In 1871, young children were disappearing from Boston's working- class neighborhoods. The few who returned told desperate tales of being taken to the woods and tortured by a boy not much older than themselves. The police were skeptical—these children were from poor families, so their testimony was easily discounted. And after the Great Boston Fire of 1872 reduced much of downtown to rubble, the city had more pressing concerns. Finally, when the police apprehended Jesse Pomeroy for the crimes, he, like any twelve-year-old, was sent off to reform school. Little thought was given to the danger he might pose to society, despite victims' chilling reports of this affectless Boy Torturer. Sixteen months later, Jesse was released in the care of his mother, and within months a ten-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy went missing, their mutilated bodies later discovered by police. This set off a frantic hunt for Pomeroy, who was now proclaimed America's youngest serial killer. When he was captured and brought to trial, his case transfixed the nation, and two public figures—Herman Melville and Oliver Wendell Holmes—each probed the depths of Pomeroy's character in a search for the meaning behind his madness. Roseanne Montillo, author of the acclaimed The Lady and Her Monsters, takes us inside those harrowing years, as a city reeling from great disaster reckoned with the moral quandaries posed by Pomeroy's spree. What makes a person good or evil? How do we develop as moral beings? At what age do we hold someone responsible for violating society's moral code? And what does our fascination with such ghastly deeds reveal about us? The Wilderness of Ruin is a dazzling combination of true-crime thrills, a fresh perspective on mental illness, and a fascinating look at American class turmoil that captures the spirit of a turbulent age.

The Wilderness of Ruin

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Nancy J. Cohen

This edition is an ex-library book. It's still in good condition. 

Thinking daily walks with her poodle will help her shed a few excess holiday pounds, salon owner Marla Shore realizes it's not working and reluctantly gives in to a trial membership at a Palm Haven health club. She never dreams that slimming down would mean running into a case of foul play when a fellow gym member drowns in the whirlpool.

Murder by Manicure

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Monica Ferris

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

When a ferry that sank in 1949 is raised from the bottom of the lake, containing the skeleton of a murdered woman, needlecraft expert Betsy Devonshire holds the key to the crime when she is asked to identify the only clue, a piece of unusual lace-like fabric. Original.

Framed in Lace

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Tim Myers

After his ex-girlfriend is found dead, Harrison Black, owner of At Wick's End, finds out just how hot old flames--and a ruthless killer--can burn.

A Flicker of Doubt

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Rett MacPherson

This edition is an ex-library book. Please see photos!

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

MacPherson's tenth novel to feature Torie OUShea: resident genealogist, local historian, and busy mom. Torie is drawn into some dark places as her investigation leads her to uncover murder, both past and present.

Died in the Wool

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Joanne Fluke

The recently divorced Martin Dubinski arrives at the buffet with his new Vegas showgirl wife--all wrapped up in glitter and fur. His ex-wife, however, seems as cool as chilled eggnog. And when Hannah's mother's antique Christmas cake knife disappears, its discovery in the dčolletage of the new--and now late--Mrs. Dubinski puts the festivities on ice.

Sugar Cookie Murder

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Jenn McKinlay

The new president of the Briar Creek library board, Olive Davidson, has taken an intense dislike to library director Lindsey Norris. At the annual library fundraiser, Lindsey has a heated altercation with Olive that is witnessed by the entire community. When Olive is found dead, both Lindsey comes under suspicion for the murder. Now, despite her vow not to investigate crimes anymore, Lindsey has to catch the real killer before she has the book thrown at her. Print run 35,000.

Death in the Stacks

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Karen Hamilton

The Ex-Husband

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James Patterson

Brian Sitts

The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century

In New York City, three intriguing, smart, and stylish private investigators open Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. Who are these detectives with famous names and mysterious, untraceable pasts? Brendan Holmes - A keen, science-minded sleuth with an even keener sense of smell. Margaret Marple - A charming snoop who works best undercover. Auguste Poe - A weapons expert with a weakness for muscle cars and beautiful women. The agency's daring methodology and headline-making solves attract the attention of NYPD Detective Helene Grey. Her solo investigation into her three unknowable competitors rivals the best mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Holmes, Marple and Poe

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Erik Larson

A portrait of the Edwardian era recounts two parallel stories--the case of Dr. Hawley Crippen, who murdered his wife and fled to America, and Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication--as the new technology is used to capture a killer.

Thunderstruck

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Dawn Ius

“Startling, visceral, and heartbreaking.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From acclaimed author Dawn Ius comes an edge-of-your-seat reimagining of one of the most chilling mysteries in modern history—Lizzie Borden. Seventeen-year-old Lizzie Borden has never been kissed. Polite but painfully shy, Lizzie prefers to stay in the kitchen, where she can dream of becoming a chef and escape her reality. With tyrannical parents who force her to work at the family’s B&B and her blackout episodes—a medical condition that has plagued her since her first menstrual cycle—Lizzie longs for a life of freedom, the time and space to just figure out who she is and what she wants. Enter the effervescent, unpredictable Bridget Sullivan. Bridget has joined the B&B’s staff as the new maid, and Lizzie is instantly drawn to her artistic style and free spirit—even her Star Wars obsession is kind of cute. The two of them forge bonds that quickly turn into something that’s maybe more than friendship. But when her parents try to restrain Lizzie from living the life she wants, it sparks something in her that she can’t quite figure out. Her blackout episodes start getting worse, her instincts less and less reliable. Lizzie is angry, certainly, but she also feels like she’s going mad…

Lizzie

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Element Encyclopedia of Ghosts & Hauntings

Iris Johansen

A follow-up to Eve finds Navy SEAL-turned-cop Joe Quinn at the mercy of Eve Duncan's former lover, John Gallo, who plays a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with CIA agent Catherine Ling, in an installment that recounts the story of how Joe and Eve met and fell in love 10 years earlier. 250,000 first printing.

Quinn

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The #1 bestselling author delivers the first in a trilogy that will begin to answer questions that have haunted her legion of fans for over a decade, in her newest novel of breathtaking suspense Eve Duncan’s mission in life is to bring closure to the families who have experienced the agony of a missing child. As a forensic sculptor, she is able to piece together bones, create a face, and bring an identity to a child who would have otherwise gone unidentified…maybe forever. Eve is brilliant, and driven, and tormented--because her own daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her years ago. And Eve has never discovered what happened to her. But now a name from the past resurfaces, thanks to CIA agent Catherine Ling who knows all too well what it’s like to lose a child. After teaming up with Agent Ling to find her missing son, Eve and Catherine share a bond forged by their mutual pain. Now, Catherine challenges Eve with a name: John Gallo. A man from Eve’s past. A man, seemingly raised from the dead, whose whereabouts are unknown. Could Gallo be the missing piece to the puzzle that has haunted Eve for years? Why was he in Atlanta just before Bonnie’s disappearance? With a brilliant narrative that goes back to Eve Duncan’s early life, exploring her history and motivations like no other novel before, Eve reveals long-guarded secrets and is guaranteed to leave Johansen fans panting for more—soon to come in Quinn (October 2011).

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When her beloved 7-year-old daughter disappears during a class trip, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan dedicates her talents to protecting other children and helping families to find closure while searching for her own daughter's killer, in a conclusion to the trilogy that began with Eve and Quinn. 300,000 first printing.

Bonnie

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In this pulse-pounding thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan journeys to Africa to help families torn apart by a violent attack deep in the jungle--but she may be putting herself in more danger than she knows. A journalist shows up on Eve Duncan's doorstep with a plea for help. Jill Cassidy has just come from a small African village with a heart wrenching story: half the villagers--many of them children--have been killed in a horrific attack by guerilla soldiers, the bodies burned beyond recognition. Now, the families desperately need Eve's help to get closure and begin to heal. But when Eve arrives in the remote jungle, she begins to suspect that Jill's plea may have been a cover story for a deeper, more sinister plot. Isolated and unsure who she can trust, Eve finds herself stranded in an unstable country where violence threatens to break out again at any moment and with only her own instincts to rely on if she hopes to get home to her family alive . . . #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen is back with one of her most exhilarating and dangerous adventures yet in this "riveting" high-stakes thriller (Publishers Weekly).

Smokescreen

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Overall book is in good condition.  There's some stains on the edges of pages.

Jane MacGuire has survived an encounter with a serial killer to pursue her interest in archaeology, but when her friend Mike is shot during a kidnapping attempt, she discovers that the past could have a deadly influence on her future.

Countdown

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Gary Larson

This edition is in good used condition. No writing or torn pages. 

It Came from the Far Side

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Kate Carlisle

This edition is an ex-library book. Still in good condition. Please see photos. Feel free to ask me any questions about this book or any of my listings. 

A Bibliophile Mystery

While attending the 50th birthday party of Grace, a retired founder of a major video game corporation who has turned her Lake Tahoe mansion into a giant fun house, rare books and antiquities expert Brooklyn Wainwright must play a game of cat-and-mouse with a killer when the festivities turn deadly. Original. 40,000 first printing.

Peril in Paperback

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This edition is in fair condition. Cover starting to come off at the top. Please see photos!! Pages are still intact. Still in good condition to read. Feel free to ask me any questions about this book or any of my listings. 

When she tries to return a rare first edition of Beauty and the Beast to its rightful owner, bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright becomes trapped in a web of murder and betrayal linked to the death of her close friend ten years earlier. Original. 40,000 first printing.

One Book in the Grave

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One bookbinder- One bully. One beau. Looks like someone has got to go . . .

One bookbinder- One bully. One beau. Looks like someone has got to go . . .

When it comes to rare books and antiquities, Brooklyn Wainwright is a master. That's why she has returned to San Francisco to teach a bookbinding class at Bay Area Book Arts. Unfortunately, BABA director Layla Fontaine is a horrendous host who pitches fits and lords it over her subordinates. With the help of her beau, Derek Stone, Brooklyn manages to put on a brave face and endure.

But someone else is not so forgiving. Layla is found dead from a gunshot wound, and Brooklyn is bound and determined to investigate. But when Layla's past ends up intertwined with Derek's, Brooklyn realizes that the case is much more personal than she thought - and the killer might want to close the book on her for good.

Praise for the Bibliophile Mysteries

The Lies That Bind

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Contractor Shannon Hammer investigates a murder in a spooky old asylum in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle. . . .

Premeditated Mortar

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Shannon's good friend and retired tech billionaire, Raphael Nash, is loving his new retired life but he can't stay unoccupied for too long. He's started the Marigold Foundation, to help fund small companies and individuals who do humanitarian work around the world. Soon though, Raphael's old business partner arrives in town with a grudge and a plan to steal him away from his important new passion project. But when his former associate winds up dead, all signs point to Raphael. It s up to Shannon to hammer out the details of the murder before her friend gets pinned for the crime.

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