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A neurodivergent, hyperlexic book editor, Jo Jones, taking possession of a possibly haunted family estate in North Yorkshire, finds herself at the center of a murder investigation when the groundskeeper is found dead and a family portrait goes missing, and to clear her name, she must unearth the town's secrets-and her own.
2) Deadly game
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Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Harry Taylor and his unconventional Met team search for a lead when a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, in the new novel from the legendary British actor.
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English
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"When Jake Jackson inherits his reclusive uncle’s property in the country, the detective seizes the opportunity for a new life away from the hustle of London. The new home in this charming rural idyll is beautiful and the surroundings are stunning. While the locals are a bit eccentric, they’re also friendly and invite the newcomer to join their annual treasure hunt. When a young woman’s bones are discovered, Jake finds himself pulled back into...
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"1784 England. Officially hired as the librarian for the Duchess of Beaufort, Miss Tiffany Woodall is through with masquerades and murders for good. That is, until she stumbles upon the frozen dead body of former footman Mr. Bernard Coram. The speed with which her peaceful new life is upended is one for the record books: the justice of the peace immediately declares her the primary suspect in the murder. As Tiffany hunts for the truth to clear her...
5) Lucky Jim
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English
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First published in 1954, this book is a hilarious satire of British university life. Jim has accidentally fallen into a job at one of the new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons as long as Jim can keep in with eccentric Professor Welch, survive a madrigal-singing weekend, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie England' and resist Christine, the hopelessly desirable girlfriend of Welch's awful son, Bertrand....
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Series
Rivers of London volume 3
Publisher
JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
It begins with a dead body at the far end of Baker Street tube station, all that remains of American exchange student James Gallagheŕand the victim's wealthy, politically powerful family is understandably eager to get to the bottom of the gruesome murder. The trouble is, the bottom-if it exists at all-is deeper and more unnatural than anyone suspects . . . except, that is, for London constable and sorcerer's apprentice Peter Grant. With Inspector...
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English
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In 1866 London, Dr. Julia Lewis, when grisly murders happen all over the city, works with Inspector Richard Tennant to understand a killer's dark obsessions and motivations, facing off against a fiendishly calculating opponent who has set his sights on Julia.
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Mischief and matchmaking volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea. It's 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. But playing the blushing ingenue makes Beth's skin crawl and she'd rather be anywhere but here. Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She figures she has plenty of security as the...
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Tales of the city volume 10
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The long-awaited tenth novel in Maupin's beloved and bestselling Tales of the City series, Mona of the Manor follows the adventures of Mona Ramsey--now the widowed Lady of a glorious old manor in the Cotswolds--and her fabulous butler-slash-adopted-son Wilfred, as they work to help an American visitor who has gotten herself in trouble"--
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Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"1925. London. When Alice Diamond, AKA "Diamond Annie," is elected the Queen of the Forty Elephants, she's determined to take the all-girl gang to new heights. She's ambitious, tough as nails, and a brilliant mastermind, with a plan to create a dynasty the likes of which no one has ever seen. Alice demands absolute loyalty from her "family"--it's how she's always kept the cops in line. Too bad she's now the target for one of Britain's first female...
11) Rivers of London
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Series
Rivers of London volume 1
Publisher
Gollancz
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Tenth anniversary special edition.
Language
English
Description
10th Anniversary Edition of Midnight Riot by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch, the first book in the international bestselling Rivers of London series!
Restored to its original British title Rivers of London, this Author's Preferred Edition includes revised text never before seen by US readers and a new introduction by the author.
My name is Peter Grant and until recently I was just another probationary constable in that mighty...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Ashley Smith, an American art student in London for her junior year, was planning on spending Christmas alone, but a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall, country residence of the Chapman family. The Cotswold manor house, festooned in pine boughs and crammed with guests for Christmas week, is a dream come true for Ashley, mesmerized by the cozy, firelit house, the large family, and the charming village...
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Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
1.ª edición.
Language
Español
Description
"Hubo un tiempo en el que había cuatro mundos, cada uno de los cuales palpitaba con poder mágico y conectados por una sola ciudad: Londres. Después de un intento desesperado por evitar la corrupción y la ruina de los cuatro Londres, sólo tres quedaron en pie: el Londres Gris, próspero pero apenas capaz de recordar su herencia mágica; El Londres rojo, rico y poderoso, gobernado en los últimos tiempos por la familia Maresh; y el Londres blanco,...
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Shades of magic volume 1
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
1.a edición.
Language
Español
Description
"Kell is one of the last Travelers--magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes--as such, he can choose where he lands. There's Grey London, dirty and boring, without any magic, ruled by a mad King George. Then there's Red London, where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing empire. White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne--a place where people fight...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambition and a brisk disregard for the "peasants"--ordinary people, his readers, easy tabloid fodder. His star seems set to rise when he stumbles across a sensational scoop: a dead child on a London estate, grieving parents beloved across the neighborhood, and the finger of suspicion pointing at one reclusive family of Irish immigrants and "bad apples": the...
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Expectant detectives mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"The Expectant Detectives is first in a delightful new mystery series following a group of pregnant women who meet at a prenatal class and team up to solve the murder of someone in their village"--
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Publisher
Garrett County Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Time travel to the early 1900s with this charming and useful travelogue, which was "designed to be of some real help to the vacation seeker who turns his way or his thoughts toward that part of New England touching the Atlantic Ocean..." All Along the Shore includes broadly informative sketches of Boston, Swampscott, Salem, Gloucester, Cape Ann, Newburyport, Portsmouth, Portland and Lafayette National Park. Originally issued by the Boston & Maine...
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