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1) Black rose
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English
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the second novel of her In the Garden trilogy, as three women must discover the secrets from the past contained within their historic home…
A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night…
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A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night…
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2) True to you
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English
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After a devastating heartbreak three years ago, genealogist and historical village owner Nora Bradford has decided that burying her nose in her work and her books is far safer than romance in the here and now. Unlike Nora, former Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient John Lawson is a modern-day man, usually 100 percent focused on the present. But when he's diagnosed with an inherited condition, he's forced to dig into the secrets of his past and...
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Minotaur Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Lineage Most Lethal is the captivating second mystery in S. C. Perkins' Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster grapples with murders in both the past and present. It's the week before New Year's Eve and genealogist Lucy Lancaster is mixing work and play quite nicely at the boutique Sutton Hotel in Austin, Texas. After two months of research she's finalizing her presentation for hotel heiress Pippa Sutton, her latest...
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Kensington Pub Corp
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English
Description
"From clam chowdahs to oysters on the half-shell, Tulia Peters' Lobstah Shack offers locals and tourists in Westham, Massachusetts, some of Cape Cod's most amazing cuisine. But when the body of Annette DiCicero is discovered in the kitchen's walk-in freezer--with a custom-made claw-handled lobster pick lodged in her neck--spoiled appetites are the least of Tulia's worries. After a heated public argument with Annette, Tulia is a person of interest...
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
While trying to learn more about an ex-coworker's ancestor, genealogist Lucy Lancaster investigates after a panel of a triptych goes missing at the Texas History Museum, in the third book of the series following Lineage Most Lethal.
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Center Point Large Print
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
Description
"Forensic genealogist Rowan Healy has made a name for herself by helping investigators trace the family trees of violent criminals who have eluded justice for years. But the pressure of police cases left her burned out, and she's shifted her focus to helping adoptees find their biological parents. Austin detective Jack Bruner has spent his career successfully tracking down vicious criminals -- with the notable exception of the West Campus Rapist,...
7) Bloodline
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Series
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Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
The anonymous note means nothing to ancestor detective Natasha Blake. Then one of her clients, an enigmatic old man who had commissioned a family tree of his granddaughter's boyfriend, is shot dead at his isolated farm in the Cotswolds, just as shocking facts about the past are brought to light. Is there a link?
Seemingly, unconnected yet haunting stories begin to emerge, like slowly developing photographs: two young soldiers, one German, one British,...
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St. Kilda volume 1
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English
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Hired by the eccentric aunt of New Mexico's multimillionaire governor Quintrell to research their family, genealogist Carolina May stumbles into a dark and dangerous secret about the Quintrell family that threatens her life.
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Series
Ancestry detective novels volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
S.C. Perkins' Murder Once Removed is the captivating first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster deals with murders in both the past and present. Except for a good taco, genealogist Lucy Lancaster loves nothing more than tracking down her clients' long-dead ancestors, and her job has never been so exciting as when she discovers a daguerreotype photograph and a journal that prove Austin, Texas, billionaire...
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Torie O'Shea mysteries volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A Comedy of Heirs is a creative and delightful entry in Rett MacPherson's popular Torie O'Shea mystery series
Amidst planning for Christmas and the annual family reunion, Torie O'Shea barely has time to indulge in her hobby, genealogical research. But preparing for the reunion-and the influx of relatives-piques her curiosity about her own family tree. When Torie discovers that her own great-grandfather was murdered, and that her great-uncle was the...
11) The blood ballad
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Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Genealogist and mother of three Torie O'Shea is out birding on the cliffs of the Mississippi River as part of New Kassell, Missouri's first ever bird-watching Olympics, when someone starts shooting at her and her partner. Disoriented and running for their lives, they stumble over an antique trunk and discover a badly beaten dead body stuffed inside.
Soon after this disturbing event, musicologist Glen Morgan shows up at the Kendall House, Torie's...
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Publisher
Beeler Large Print
Language
English
Description
Mary Alice has spared nothing for her only daughter's wedding -- from seventy-five yards of bridal train to gourmet food for over three hundred guests and enough glittering elegance to make Mary Alice think about finding herself a fourth rich husband to pay for it all. Practical Patricia Anne has put away her aunt-of-the-bride blue chiffon and settled back into domesticity when fun-loving Mary Alice calls to say they have a post-wedding date with...
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Series
Family history mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Gallery Books
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"When a professional genealogist who teaches classes in family history scrapbooking is implicated in the murder of her client, she starts her own investigation to clear her name--and avoid jail!Genealogist Sophie McClure spends much of her time researching the histories of families. With the help of her business partner and medium, Esme Sabatier, she is able to achieve extraordinary results in tracing family histories, which she translates into archival-scrapbooking....
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Series
Torie O'Shea mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Thomas T. Beeler
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
Torie O'Shea investigates the tangled roots of an ancient family tree.
Torie O'Shea- genealogist and amateur sleuth- is having a killer of a day. The town gossip spreads the word that her sweet wheelchair-bound mother is having an affair-with the sheriff! Then quiet Marie Dijon is found dead at the foot of her basement stairs. Did she fall? Was she pushed? All Torie knows is that Marie had a family tree with royal roots completely foreign to a folksy...
15) Blood Relations
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Series
Publisher
Beeler Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
In Rett MacPherson's charming cozy mysteries, genealogist Torie O'Shea always seems to be right in the middle of it all in the goings-on in New Kassel, Missouri. When a drought hits the tiny river town and the depth of the mighty Mississippi lowers, Torie is one of the first on the scene to see what the water has revealed: the decades-old wreckage of a riverboat. Soon, the rumors that surrounded its sinking have resurfaced as well and are swirling...
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