Mystery Books
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Catch as Cat Can (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
Spring fever comes to the small town of Crozet, Virginia. As the annual Dogwood Festival approaches, postmistress Mary Minor “Ha
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Mistletoe Man (China Bayles Mystery)
In this “intelligently plotted and deliciously descriptive tale” (Publishers Weekly), national bestselling author
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Blacklands
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO, Billy Peters disappeared. Everyone in town believes Billy was murdered—after all, serial killer Arnol
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Last Bus to Woodstock
The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday afternoon's edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening Inspector Mors
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A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux)
“It’s impossible to think of the Louisiana bayou without conjuring up James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux books” (Chicago
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Marriage Is Murder (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 4)
Jenny Cain and police detective Geof Bushfield already had pre-nuptial jitters. Then a sudden wave of domestic violence rocked pl
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To the Power of Three
“Powerful….A gripping tale that is a mystery only in the same sense as To Kill a Mockingbird was….Brilliant, ins
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Mystery Movies
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A.I. - Artificial Intelligence (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
It is the near future. The polar ice caps have melted as a result of global warming leaving many coastal cities underwater. Man ha
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Arlington Road
Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins. A professor whose wife was killed during an anti-terrorist operation begins to suspect that his new nei
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Lost Highway
This psychological thriller combines murder, mystery and deception as only David Lynch, the critically acclaimed director and writ
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Shutter Island
Academy Award® winning director Martin Scorses once again teams up with Leonardo DiCaprio in this spine-chilling thriller that cr
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The Prestige
Award-winning actors Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson star in THE PRESTIGE, the twisting, turnin
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Mystery Authors
Book reviews - Cherry Cheesecake Murder
Cherry Cheesecake MurderAuthor: Joanne Fluke Hannah Swensen and her bakery, The Cookie Jar, bask in the glow of Hollywood glamour when Main Street becomes a movie set. And although tensions simmer as the cameras roll, no one expects the action to turn deadly…until it's too late… There’s no such thing as privacy in Lake Eden, but Hannah never thought things would go this far. Everyone has been telling her what to do ever since she got not one but two marriage proposals. The votes are evenly divided between Detective Mike Kingston and town dentist Norman Rhodes. Movie mania takes over and Lake Eden locals turn into Hollywood wannabees. Even Hannah’s cat wants a shot at stardom! Hannah’s marriage dilemma becomes more complicated as she re-meets producer Jeffrey Barton, an old college crush who is now handsome, famous, and single. The Cookie Jar serves as snack central with Main Street rented out for the week and Hannah stirs up fresh gossip as she caters to Jeff, whipping up treats for cast and crew, including demanding director Dean Lawrence’s favorite—cherry cheesecake. Everything’s on schedule until Dean demonstrates a suicide scene with a prop gun that turns lethal. Now there's a real body on the set and Hannah’s on the case in a flash. There are plenty of suspects to go around, starting with lead actress Lynne Larchmont—one of a slew of female visitors to Dean’s trailer—whose husband, Tom, is financing the film. Then there’s Tom Larchmont himself, forty years his wife’s senior, and smitten enough to be motivated by jealousy. Ross Barton was constantly keeping Dean out of trouble…could he have had enough? Lake Eden local Winnie Henderson publicly threatened to kill Dean if he moved the statue her brother sculpted because it was blocking his shot. And what about male star Burke Anson? He’d argued with Dean about something mysterious the morning of the murder. As filming continues, Hannah sifts through the clues, hoping against hope that the person responsible for Dean’s death is half-baked enough to have made a mistake. When it happens, Hannah intends be there—ready to rewrite a killer’s lethal script with the kind of quirky ending that can only happen in Lake Eden. Includes 12 original dessert recipes for you to try!
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Swensen, Hannah (Fictitious character)
Women detectives - Minnesota
Women detectives
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Women Sleuths
US publication:
2006
Detective:
Hannah Swensen
Genre:
novels
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