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The Wench is Dead is the eighth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.
That night he dreamed in Technicolor. He saw the ochre-skinned, scantily clad siren in her black, arrowed stockings. And in Morse's muddled computer of a mind, that siren took the name of one Joanna Franks...
The body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford Canal at about 5.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 22nd June 1859.
At around 10.15 a.m. on a Saturday...
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Alan Grofield volume 3
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English
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Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also completed a separate series in the Parker universe, starring Alan Grofield, an occasional colleague of Parker. While he shares events and characters with several Parker novels, Grofield is less calculating...
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When Harriet Vane finds a dead body on the beach, she and Lord Peter Wimsey must solve a murder when all the evidence has washed out to sea. Harriet Vane has gone on vacation to forget her recent murder trial and, more importantly, to forget the man who cleared her name: the dapper, handsome, and maddening Lord Peter Wimsey. She is alone on a beach when she spies a man lying on a rock, surf lapping at his ankles. She tries to wake him, but he doesn't...
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Boxcar children volume 63
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English
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Cousin Althea may lose her house in an auction. Can the Boxcar Children help her?
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English
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Few growing up in the aftermath of World War II will ever forget the horrifying reports that Nazi concentration camp doctors had removed the skin of prisoners to makes common, everyday lampshades. In The Lampshade, bestselling journalist Mark Jacobson tells the story of how he came into possession of one of these awful objects, and of his search to establish the origin, and larger meaning, of what can only be described as an icon of terror.
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When Sandy Campbell's body is found at the foot of a cliff near the small town of Kirkcudbright, the local constabularies are convinced that the argumentative painter is a victim of a tragic accident. But when Lord Peter Wimsey turns up, the hunt begins for an ingenious killer. Faced with six men, all of whom have a motive for murder, the aristocratic amateur sleuth must deduce which are the five red herrings and which has blood on his hands.
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Daniel Hawthorne novels volume 5
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English
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Riverside Close is a picture-perfect community. The six exclusive and attractive houses are tucked far away from the noise and grime of city life, allowing the residents to enjoy beautiful gardens, pleasant birdsong, and tranquility from behind the security of a locked gate. It is the perfect idyll, until the Kentworthy family arrives, with their four giant, gas-guzzling cars, gaggle of shrieking children, and plans for a garish swimming pool in the...
10) Death Deserved
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Detective Jackson mystery volume 11
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2016]
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7 audio discs (8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Detective Wade Jackson is in for a shock when he's summoned to the police chief's office--his sergeant has been poisoned, and Jackson's been tapped to lead the investigation.But before the Eugene Violent Crimes unit has a chance to respond, two people are gunned down at a licensed marijuana nursery. Jackson and his colleague Detective Lara Evans are on the case--but there are more suspects than evidence, and the crime is baffling.Soon, more people...
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Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (ca. 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Harry Middleton has possession of a priceless score by Frederic Chopin that puts him and thousands of Americans in grave danger. Hidden amidst measures and notes is a secret that others are willing to kill for, and Middleton must work toward discovering the mystery of the manuscript while also protecting his life. Jeffery Deaver wrote the first and last chapters, while fifteen thriller authors each wrote one chapter.
12) Opening night
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Roderick Alleyn mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Hachette Digital
Pub. Date
p2009, c1951
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3 sound discs (CD) : ill., digital ; 4 3/4in
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English
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CRIME & MYSTERY. Dreams of stardom had lured Martyn Tarne from faraway New Zealand to make the dreary, soul-destroying round of West End agents and managers in search of work. The Vulcan Theatre had been her last forlorn hope, and now, driven by sheer necessity, she was glad to accept the humble job of dresser to its leading lady. And then came the eagerly awaited Opening Night. To Martyn the night brought a strange turn of the wheel of fortune -...
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Alexandra Cooper novels volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster AudioWorks
Pub. Date
p2001
Physical Desc
5 disc(s) (6 hrs.) ; Abridged.
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English
15) Cimaron rose
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Billy Bob Holland volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
c2007 (2009)
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1 sound disc : ill. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Texas attorney and former Texas Ranger Billy Bob Holland has many secrets in his dark past. Among them is Vernon Smothers' son Lucas, a teenaged boy about whom only Vernon and Billy Bob know the truth. Lucas is really Billy Bob's illegitimate son, and when Lucas is arrested for murder, Billy Bob knows that he has no choice but to confront the past and serve as the boy's criminal attorney. During Lucas's trial, Billy Bob realizes that he will have...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 7
Publisher
Maverick Books
Pub. Date
©1987, 1986
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6 audio discs (approximately 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
In "The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob" when Pete the Barncat offers to trade good, juicy steak scraps for a couple of old corncobs; Hank the Cowdog smells a rat. The cobs must be worth a fortune! So, armed with his Incredible Priceless Corncobs, Hank takes Early Retirement. But the life of luxury isn't what Hank expects. Everyone's after his treasure--even Drover! Can Hank save his fortune, or will he give it up for the sake of the ranch?...
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