Barbara Rosenblat
81) Guild boss
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Planet Harmony series volume 14
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"Welcome to Illusion Town on the colony world of Harmony--like Las Vegas on Earth, but way more weird ... Living in this new, alien world doesn't stop the settlers from trying to re-create what they've left behind. Case in point--weddings are still the highlight of any social calendar. But it's the after-party that turns disastrous for Lucy Bell. Kidnapped and drugged as she leaves the party, she manages to escape--only to find herself lost in the...
82) The PMS outlaws
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Elizabeth MacPherson mysteries volume 9
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Sharyn McCrumb is widely recognized for her incisive wit and deft social awareness. In The PMS Outlaws, McCrumb adds a fresh addition to the chronicles of Elizabeth MacPherson. Other novels in the series include MacPherson's Lament and Missing Susan. Elizabeth, deeply troubled by the death of her husband, has checked into a mental institution for treatment. There, she meets a host of colorful patients, each with their own quirky point of view. Meanwhile,...
83) Hard truth
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 13
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Assuming a new post as district ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park in the wake of the disappearances of three young girls, Anna Pigeon is astonished when two of the girls emerge a month later with no memory of their experiences.
84) Deep South
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 8
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IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 18
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Nevada Barr's award-winning mystery series captivates fans with vividly drawn wilderness settings and the resourceful sleuth, middle-aged park ranger Anna Pigeon. Deep South portrays Anna boldly confronting hostile teenagers, suspicious locals, and a resentful "old-boy" network as she struggles to solve a gruesome murder. Anna leaves behind her beloved Mesa Verde to take on a position as district park ranger of the Mississippi Natchez Trace Parkway....
85) Borderline
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 15
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Hoping the adventure of a raft trip in Big Bend National Park will lift her spirits, Paul takes Anna to southwest Texas. Instead of the soul-soothing experience they'd longed for, the couple finds a pregnant woman; more dead than alive; and soon they are sucked into a labyrinth of intrigue that leads from the Mexican desert to the steps of the Governor's Mansion in Austin.
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Vicky Bliss mysteries volume 3
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A single crimson rose and a plane ticket to Stockholm neatly mailed in a mysterious package sound like the formula for a romantic weekend. And a note in the bottom of the box fuels Vicky's already insatiable curiosity-it is written in an archaic language even the capable Dr. Bliss cannot decipher. Is she embarking on a journey of romance or something else?
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Elizabeth MacPherson mysteries volume 7
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Sharyn McCrumb's Edgar Award-winning series features the savvy exploits of forensic anthropologist and not-so-amateur sleuth Elizabeth MacPherson. In MacPherson's Lament, family troubles in Virginia spin out of control, forcing Elizabeth to leave her adopted Scotland to sort out the multiplying problems. Struggling to start a new law practice in Danville, Virginia, Bill MacPherson will handle almost any case, even his parents' divorce. But when he...
88) Liberty falling
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 7
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Award-winning novelist Nevada Barr sends her remarkable sleuth, Ranger Anna Pigeon, to spectacular national parks to solve baffling crimes. In Liberty Falling, Anna leaves the rugged countryside of Colorado to face the concrete wilds of New York City. As soon as she hears her older sister is gravely ill, Anna rushes to the Big Apple to sit at her bedside. Between hospital visits, she relaxes at the park service quarters on Liberty Island and explores...
89) The search
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Eve Duncan novels volume 3
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The Search is a harrowing journey into the life of a search-and-rescue expert. Sarah Patrick and her golden retriever, Monty, are a dedicated team. They are sent into the most difficult disaster areas on the roughest rescue missions. Through her work, Sarah has perfected a careful balance of tough courage and gentle compassion. But when she discovers that she has been lured into a deadly conspiracy disguised as a search, she is furious. Who is behind...
90) High country
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 12
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IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 14
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When four young seasonal park employees at Yosemite National Park mysteriously vanish without a trace, Anna Pigeon is sent in to work undercover at the park's historical Ahwahnee Hotel to uncover the truth.
92) Ill wind
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Separated from friends and family and haunted by personal demons, park ranger Anna Pigeon finds solace in the quiet ruins of the Anasazi civilization of Colorado's Mesa Verde. But the rugged beauty of the park and the mystery of the Anasazi are cruelly overshadowed by danger and death. Lately, visitors to Mesa Verde have been bringing home more than photos... they're also carrying a strange - and deadly - disease. In order to prevent more deaths,...
93) Halfway home
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Author Mary Sheldon makes her writing debut with this compelling novel. Arriving home from school one day, eight-year-old Alexis is devastated when she learns of her mother's abandonment. Now 40, Alexis is drawn back into her tragic past through the eyes of a troubled teen. The emotional reading by Barbara Rosenblat lends heartbreaking awareness to every single sentiment.
94) Blind descent
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Anna Pigeon mysteries volume 6
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Award-winning author Nevada Barr fills the pages of Blind Descent with heart-stopping suspense, plots that twist around every corner, and spectacular wilderness settings. When park ranger Anna Pigeon embarks on a thrilling subterranean rescue mission, she confronts personal demons and a multitude of life-threatening dangers-not all of them from the hostile terrain. A fellow ranger is injured in a suspicious accident while exploring the mostly unmapped...
95) Courting trouble
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Rosato and Associates novels volume 7
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As the all-female firm of Rosato & Associates wages war on a predatory old-boys firm in the courtroom, Murphy, a young associate for Rosato who has captivated the court, soon discovers that someone wants her dead.
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Deborah Tannen's #1 bestseller revolutionized the way men and women talk (and listen) to each other. Whether at home, at work, or elsewhere, the communication gap between the sexes can lead to troublesome misunderstandings. The problem dates back to childhood, when boys and girls learn to use language in distinctly different ways; years later, their adult efforts to talk often place them at cross-purposes, even when both are sincerely trying to communicate....
97) Double shot
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Goldy Schultz becomes the victim of threats and violence after the release of her charismatic and abusive ex-husband, a situation that escalates to the point of a murder and forces Goldy to solve a crime that would tear her family apart.
98) Fatally flaky
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Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz encounters bridezilla; and murder; when bridezilla's fiancé is killed because he was doing research at the Gold Gulch Spa; an allegation that's confirmed when the deceased's best friend (Goldy's godfather) is attacked.
99) The Incest Diary
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In the fairy tales about father–daughter incest-'The Girl Without Hands,' 'Thousand Furs,' the original 'Cinderella,' 'Donkey Skin,' and the stories of Saint Dymphna, patron saint of incest survivors-the daughters are all as you would expect them to be: horrified by their father's sexual advances. They do everything in their power to escape. But I didn't. A child can't escape. And later, when I could, it was too late. "Throughout her childhood and...
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 10
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After eluding a kidnapper in London, an unperturbed Amelia Peabody accompanies her unconventional family to Cairo once more-only to be ensnared almost immediately in a web of stolen treasures and bloodthirsty cults. Villainy is running rampant in Egypt this 1907 archaeological season, but the members of the intrepid Peabody-Emerson clan have already proven themselves to be formidable adversaries. However, when a mint-condition papyrus of the Book...