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Isabel Dalhousie volume 13
Pub. Date
2020
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Just when Isabel and Jamie finally seem to have some time to connect and unwind, a wealthy Edinburgh resident reaches out to Isabel with an unusual request - he would like her to become the executor of his large Highland estate. Though Isabel initially demurs, he presses on. He has only a short time to live and, without any direct heirs, is struggling to determine which of his three cousins would be the best caretaker. Should the estate go to the...
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Isabel Dalhousie volume 11
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Recently distracted by the arrival of her and Jamie?s second son, Magnus, Isabel Dalhousie - philanthropic editor of the Review of Applied Ethics - is anxious. The next issue of the Review is far from ready, her eldest, Charlie, is jealous, and their housekeeper, Grace, has an officious approach to childcare. With some relief, Isabel returns to helping out at her niece Cat?s delicatessen, where surely the most taxing duty is the preparation of sandwiches....
43) Rosemary Cottage
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2013
Description
A USA TODAY bestseller! Amy came to Rosemary Cottage to grieve and heal from her brother?s disappearance at sea. But there?s a deadly undertow of secrets around Hope Island . . . The charming Rosemary Cottage on the beach offers Amy Lange the respite she needs to mourn her brother, Ben. She?s even thinking of moving her midwife practice to the Outer Banks community, a place that has always been a refuge for her and her family. She also plans to investigate...
Author
Publisher
Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2023
Description
London, 1927: One house. Three lives. A decision that will change everything. A powerful, unique timeslip story, perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Miniaturist, and Lucinda Riley. On the morning of Friday 5th February, 1927, Miss Agnes Humphries - the landlady of the attractive, if-slightly-shabby, white-fronted townhouse at Number 23 Burlington Square - has a decision to make. The rooms of the second floor lie empty, since...
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Series
Isabel Dalhousie volume 12
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It is summer in Edinburgh and Isabel Dalhousie is once again caught between ?gossip? and significant rumour. It is none of her business that Patricia, the mother of her son Charlie?s little friend Basil, is estranged from Basil?s father, or that the woman has a somewhat brazen attitude to childcare. And yet, it is curious. Isabel, however, has much else on her mind as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. Along with the work involved for its impending...
46) Scarpetta
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Series
Kay Scarpetta volume 16
Description
Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on Bellevue Hospital?s psychiatric prison ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and when she literally has her gloved hands on him, he begins to talk - and the story he has to tell turns out to be one of the...
47) The nine: how a band of daring resistance women escaped from Nazi Germany - the powerful true story
Author
Publisher
Manilla Press
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
'A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story of women's resistance during World War II needs to be told and The Nine accomplishes this in spades.' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz 'A truly extraordinary tale, beautifully written, one that chills and excites, [A] work of rare passion, power and principle' Philippe Sands, author of East-West Street and The Ratline As the Second World...
48) Blow fly
Author
Series
Kay Scarpetta volume 12
Description
In Blow Fly, Kay Scarpetta stands at the threshold of a new life after her work as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner has come to a jarring end. At the close of The Last Precinct, she knew she would have to leave Richmond if she were to find any peace. She feared that she was about to be fired by the governor. More alarming, she was hounded in the media and in the courtroom, for what some claimed was her involvement in the murder of a deputy police...
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Pub. Date
2022
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The brand new novel from top 5 bestseller Louise Douglas.A notebook full of secrets, two untimely deaths - something sinister is stirring in the perfect seaside town of Morranez? It?s summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast. But when first an old traveller woman dies in suspicious circumstances, and then a campaign of hate seemingly drives another victim to take his own life, events take a very dark turn. Mila Shepherd...
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Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Eddie Carbone is a straightforward man with a strong sense of honour. For Eddie, it's a privilege to take in his wife's cousins. But, as his niece begins to fall for one of them, it's clear that it's not just. However, something deeper is wrong inside Eddie, something which threatens the happiness of their whole family.
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