![]() | The Forgotten Garden: A Novel by Kate Morton
Buy new: $15.21 / Used from: $14.00 Spanning three generations, and involving the family secrets of the four women whose intertwined lives are the basis of the story. Rose, Eliza, Nell and Cassandra take us on a journey through time from 1913 to 2005 in this intricately layered story of personal discovery and a search for the true identity of an abandoned child.
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![]() | Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor
Buy new: $20.79 / Used from: $4.47 Andrew Taylor's Bleeding Heart Square, is a tale less about violent murder and more an exploration into the psyche's of several individuals whose lives are interconnected through their association with a spinster named Philippa Penhow and/or their residence at #7 Bleeding Heart Square.
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![]() | Expert in Murder, An: A Josephine Tey Mystery by Nicola Upson
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $3.00 An enjoyable murder mystery set in the London theatrical community of the 1930's that combines factual historical elements with the author's fictional creations, and uses the real life author/playwrite Josephine Tey as the catalyst in the tale.
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![]() | The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Buy new: $15.64 / Used from: $10.87 Featuring a precocious 11 year old named Flavia DeLuce who possesses a love of chemistry, a passionate obsession with poisons, a bicycle named Gladys, and a talent for deductive reasoning this unusual tale will tantalize you.
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![]() | Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, The by Gil Mcneil
Buy new: $16.31 / Used from: $2.63 Following the death of her husband, Jo MacKenzie decides to take her two sons and relocate to the seaside town of her youth to begin life anew as the owner of her grandmother's out of date knitting/yarn shop.
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![]() | London Frog (Five Star Mystery Series) by Joseph Pittman
Buy new: $20.76 / Used from: $0.01 Its impossible to guess the outcome of this story concerning the capers of this sometimes charming, somewhat humorous, and always likable amateur con-man, Todd Gleason.
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![]() | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle) by Mary Ann Shaffer
Buy new: $6.97 / Used from: $6.18 Epistolary in nature, a compilation of letters between the protagonist and her correspondents contains a history lesson of sorts and feature characters whose life experiences are as heartwarming and unforgettable as they are.
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![]() | Our Lady of Pain by Elena Forbes
Buy new: $14.35 / Used from: $9.99 Similar in style and cadence to the stories of Robert Goddard and P. D. James with a little bit of Ruth Rendell thrown in for good measure. Our Lady of Pain is a wonderful and literate murder mystery that engages the reader from the very first page.
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![]() | Under Orders by Dick Francis
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 Murder, suicide, and muggings replete with an ample amount of blood and gore are the order of the day and the author's vivid description of the intricacies of internet gambling as well as his speculation as to the devious methods which could be employed by gambling site owners to ensure them windfall profits will keep the reader guessing
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![]() | The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 join the team of a 20th century Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant and an American researcher currently on assignment at the British Museum as they utilized their powers of deductive reasoning (ala Sherlock Holmes) to ascertain the truth about with Richard III.
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![]() | Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.) by Joanne Harris
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $0.01 Gentlemen & Players is is a blockbuster of a novel with more twists and turns than an amusement park thrill ride. Set at a British boys' school, this riveting tale plays out like a game of chess with each move and counter-move by the participants advancing the story toward its unexpected climax.
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![]() | Cat O'Nine Tales: And Other Stories by Jeffrey Archer
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.00 Cat O'Nine Tales is a delightful collection of another twelve adroitly plotted short stories guaranteed to keep you amused with their portrayal of characters who are shrewd, resourceful, creative, inventive, and wily.
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![]() | The House at Riverton: A Novel by Kate Morton
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.92 This page-turner of a novel, beautifully written and evocative of the era in England prior to and after World War 1, tells a complex tale of passion, jealousy and intrigue utilizing the past memories of 98 year old Grace Bradley and the secret she has jealously guarded for over 60 years.
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![]() | Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $3.13 Year of Wonders, a novel of the Plague, is aptly titled. Set in 1665-66 this book not only tells the story of a community dealing with the crisis of the plague it also sets us to wondering about epidemics over the ages.
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![]() | Caught in the Light by Robert Goddard
Buy used from: $0.01 A novel of love, loss, deception and amateur detection. Part ghost story, part historical mystery with a visit to the magical beginnings of early photography thrown in for good measure.
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![]() | Closed Circle by Robert Goddard
Buy new: $20.65 / Used from: $0.98 If you are a fan of Agatha Christie or Daphne DuMaurier's early works, you will enjoy this "period piece" by Goddard. Although published in 1993 it possesses the atomospheric and evocative flavor of the 1930's (the era in which it is set).
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![]() | The Constant Princess (Boleyn) by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.98 At age 3,Catalina, Infanta of Spain and dauthter of Ferdinand of Aragon, is bethothed to Arthur, son of King Henry of England. Upon Henry's ascention to the throne he is crowned Henry VIII and Catalina becomes Catherine, Queen of England. It's then that her troubles really begin.
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![]() | The Painter by Will Davenport
Buy new: $14.53 / Used from: $0.69 Davenport manages to seamlessly spin two stories, past and present, into wonderful whole cloth containint elements of love, betrayal, suspense, mystery, art history and murder.
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![]() | Life Mask by Emma Donoghue
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.01 Take one beautiful comedic actress, Eliza Farren, add the married Twelfth Earl of Derby, stir in widowed sculptor Anne Damer (the niece of Horace Walpole). To these add a dash of political intrigue, a sprinkling of what passes for love in the late 18th century, a smattering of captivating supporting characters, and the requisite amount of scandal, jealousy and gossip and you have Life Mask.
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![]() | Play to the End by Robert Goddard
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 Duplicity and intrigue are the order of the day in this unusual plotline. Engrossing storytelling at its best.
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![]() | False Impression by Jeffrey Archer
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 An art appraiser, presumed dead by her ruthless boss attempts to avenge the murder of one of her clients.
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![]() | Death and Restoration (Art History Mystery) by Iain Pears
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.92 You don't have to be an art history major nor a lover of the mystery genre to enjoy this wonderful novel. This book will satisfy anyone who appreciates a well plotted story and engaging characte
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![]() | Into the Blue by Robert Goddard
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.10 Fiftish Harry Barnetts life is immersed in failure; except for his unlikely friendship with Alan Dysart, an Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Defense. While house sitting at Alan's villa in Greece, Harry is drawn into a perplexing and bizarre puzzle involving the disappearance of a beautiful, young houseguest.
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![]() | Why Mermaids Sing: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.72 Capturing the flavor and history of Regency-era London, this book has it all. Romance, mystery, well drawn interesting characters, accurate depiction of class divisions, and a number of plot twists and surprising revelations.
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![]() | Darling Jim (Playaway Adult Fiction) by Christian Moerk
Buy new: $69.99 This modern Gothic novel will grab you and whisk you away on a reading adventure you will not soon forget
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![]() | A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 A man from the "wrong side of the tracks",tried and convicted for the murder of his best friend, carries out a sweet revenge against the real killers.
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![]() | A Rather Curious Engagement (PENNY NICHOLS) by C.A. Belmond
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 A vicarious fantasy that lets you vicariously experience what would happen to suddenly inherit enough money to be able to fulfill your wildest dreams
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![]() | The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne
Buy new: $16.32 / Used from: $6.52 If Bridgit Jones Diary was your cuppa tea, then Hester BrowneÂ’s THE FINISHING TOUCHES is certain to make your cup runneth over with great reading fun.
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