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"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of...
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Mike Bowditch mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
2023.
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"On the evening of their engagement party, Maine Game Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch and Stacey Stevens witness what seems to be a hit-and-run speedboat crash on a darkened lake. When they arrive at the scene, their spotlight reveals a gruesome sight: a severed arm floating just beneath the surface. As day breaks, the warden dive team recovers not one but two naked corpses: a dismembered man and the married woman with whom he was having an affair....
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Lucy Stone Mystery volume 30
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Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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During a heatwave in Tinker’s Cove, Maine, part-time reporter Lucy Stone becomes unseasonably entangled in handmade quilts—and a twisted case of murder . . . When a community center opens in town, many embrace it as a space where locals of all ages can gather and create. Others view it as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The director, Darleen Busby-Platt, is no less controversial. Intense and showy, Darleen has huge plans for her new role. But Lucy...
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"Former spy Maggie Bird came to the seaside village of Purity, Maine, eager to put the past behind her after a mission went tragically wrong. These days, she's living quietly on her chicken farm, still wary of blowback from the events that forced her early retirement. But when a body turns up in Maggie's driveway, she knows it's a message from former foes who haven't forgotten her. Maggie turns to her local circle of old friends -- all retirees from...
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"Charlie and Diesel must catch a killer before he strikes another deadly note in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks Mysteries. Charlie Harris remembers Wilfred "Wil" Threadgill as one of the outsiders during high school in Athena. Although Wil was a couple of years ahead of him and his friend Melba Gilley, Melba had a big crush on Wil, who dropped out after his junior year. An aspiring musician, Wil hit the...
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2024.
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"In Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier, a shopping spree turns deadly, leaving part-time reporter Lucy Stone to stop a murderer from springing back into action. In Death by Easter Egg by Lee Hollis, restauranteur Hayley Powell is thrilled to introduce her grandson to local springtime traditions. But when a decadent peanut butter treat kills the Easter bunny himself, it's up to Hayley to crack the clues. In Hopped Along by Barbara Ross, Julia Snowden's...
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""Serving up mouthwatering shellfish, the Snowden Family Clambake has become a beloved institution in Busman's Harbor, Maine. But when new clues rise to the surface five years after the disappearance of Julia Snowden's mother's friend, the family business shifts to sleuthing . . . Julia and her mother, Jacqueline, have come to the exclusive summer colony of Chipmunk Island to attend a memorial service for Jacqueline's old friend Ginny, who's been...
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Charlie Parker thriller volume 21
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"In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone -- ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk -- has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty. But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist,...
11) Backstory
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A small, themed bed & breakfast on the Maine coast sets the scene for murder. A hurricane lashes the Novel Inn, forcing guests to remain beyond their check-out dates. Kate's ex-fiancé from ten years ago has booked a room and she is trying to avoid him. Jillian moves her sick elderly neighbor to the inn so she can take care of him. Then the power goes out and they are faced with providing all meals for their guests, not just breakfast. When the guest...
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Berkley Prime Crime
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[2024]
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When she and her canine companion stumble upon the dead body of a sticky-fingered financial adviser who swindled millions from investors, Sarah Grayson and Charlotte's Angels, the senior citizen sleuths who work out of her secondhand shop, find the fur flying as they try to untangle the truth.
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Christmas tree farm mystery volume 04
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"For innkeeper Holly White, Christmas time in Mistletoe, Maine, is the ultimate holiday gift. Business at the Reindeer Games Inn is booming, her wedding to Sheriff Evan Gray is nearly here, and the annual parade is about to begin. The town is lucky to have another gift this year with the state's ballet company staying for several performances of The Nutcracker. But disaster strikes when Tiffany, the lead ballerina, shows up dead on a float during...
14) Scaredy cat
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Second Chance cat mystery volume 10
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Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Secondhand store owner Sarah Grayson and her affectionate rescue cat, Elvis, will scare up a few leads to find a killer in the newest installment of this series. After a long, cold, and snowy winter, it seems as though spring may be arriving early in Maine. Sarah Grayson is busy at her store, Second Chance, and she's looking forward to an afternoon break from the hustle and bustle, tagging along to the North Harbor Spring House Tour with her friend...
15) Torn asunder
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Maine clambake mystery volume 12
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Julia's best friend and business partner, Zoey, is about to marry her policeman boyfriend. Of course, a gorgeous white wedding dress shouldn't be within fifty yards of a plate of buttery lobster--so that treat is reserved for the rehearsal dinner. Julia is a little worried about the timing, though, as she works around a predicted storm. When a guest falls to the floor dead, it turns out that no one seems to know who he is, despite the fact that he's...