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Strangled Skein

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

Page : 181 pages

File Size : 22,29 MB

Release : 2022-07-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1952430356

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A three-hundred-year-old house should be full of metaphorical skeletons, not real ones. But when Paisley Sutton is invited in to salvage the valuables from the attic of an old plantation house, she finds more than she expected amongst the Christmas decorations and trunks of old letters. As she begins to research, she discovers the story of this house has ties to almost everyone she knows, including her own family. Can Paisley be brave enough to face the facts, and will facing them save her?



The Room of the Dead

Author : M.R.C. Kasasian

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 440 pages

File Size : 12,36 MB

Release : 2019-07-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1788546385

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A cold-blooded killer stalks a sleepy Suffolk town in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. December 1939. Sackwater Police Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr Orchard keeps wandering off in his pyjamas, little Sylvia Satin is having a birthday party, and a bookmark has been reported stolen. Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – is longing for something to get her teeth into... When a bomb is dropped on Sackwater, it seems the war has finally reached them. But Betty can't stop Adolf, however hard she tries. So when a dead man is found on the beach, she concentrates on hunting an enemy much closer to home. 'Eccentric and entertaining with a nicely complex plot'Crime Review. 'A wonderfully gripping old-fashioned murder mystery' The Lady.



Proof Of Death

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 43,7 MB

Release : 2021-07-28

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1952430127

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The murders in St. Marin’s Library’s mystery section just got very real. When the local librarian is found dead among the stacks, the rumors about his reputation reach a fever pitch. Harvey Beckett can’t let a fellow book-lover’s name be sullied, but when she drags her friends and her dogs into the investigation, she finds that it’s more than just rumors she has to contend with. Will Harvey’s curiosity be the end of her this time?



Fatalities and Folios

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 27,96 MB

Release : 2022-08-23

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1952430305

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Who knew that finding a rare book would also involve running for her life? When Poe Baxter fled her job as an English professor, she was thrilled to be launching into her career as an antiquarian book dealer with a trip to Edinburgh. But she soon finds that her queries into a particular book’s provenance are drawing some less desirable attention to her and her best friend Beattie. Not everyone is interested in sharing this particular story. Will the women be able to discover the book’s origins without bringing about their own ends?



Bound To Execute

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

Page : 199 pages

File Size : 32,97 MB

Release : 2020-03-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1734049162

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The things Harvey Beckett doesn’t know about her neighbors could get her killed. In the perfect days of early May, bookshop owner Harvey Beckett is looking forward to evenings of walking Mayhem, reading before bed, and maybe even enjoying a snuggle with her favorite mechanic. But a meandering dog walk pushes pause on those plans when she and Mayhem stumble upon the body of the much-detested local bank manager. Harvey and her friends discover that there’s a lot going on behind the scenes in quiet St. Marin’s, a lot that people are hiding. Can Harvey help, or will her helping only end up creating more trouble for everyone around her?



Crossed By Death

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

Page : 214 pages

File Size : 15,53 MB

Release : 2021-02-23

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1952430135

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Salvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house attached, she certainly isn’t expecting to find a body on site. But soon, her discovery sends Paisley on an expedition through history that links this murder to the one that led the previous owners to abandon the building in the first place. And someone doesn’t want her to salvage this story from the wreckage. Can Paisley preserve herself and her young son while also uncovering the stories that matter most?



Picture Book Peril

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 35,84 MB

Release : 2022-12-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1952430445

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Secrets long held are sometimes secrets best kept, right? When the sweet but reclusive clockmaker in town reaches out to Harvey to ask for her advice about a situation, the bookstore owner finds herself wrapped in a web of tales that leaves her unclear about what’s true and what’s not. As Harvey and her friends begin to unravel the truth from the legend, they discover a whole lot more than they bargained for, including a body. Can they discover who is the villain and who the hero before they become lost to the story themselves?



On Skein of Death

Author : Allie Pleiter

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 18,62 MB

Release : 2021-06-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0593201795

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For Libby Beckett, opening her charming yarn shop, and introducing customers to the joys of knitting and crochet, is the work she was meant to do. Until the yarn she loves is used for murder…. Libby has come home to Collinstown, Maryland to live her dream and open her own yarn shop, aptly named Y.A.R.N., along the Chester River. To Libby, Y.A.R.N. stands for "You're Absolutely Ready Now." But the acronym changes whenever inspiration strikes, and customers add to the list of suggestions that fill the blackboard wall in a shop stuffed with color, fiber, and comfort. Libby is thrilled when she lands famous Norwegian knitting celebrity Perle Langager for a series of events at Y.A.R.N. Libby's English bulldog, Hank, has been modeling one of Perle's doggie sweaters, and customers just can't wait to see Perle in action. The mayor of Collinstown even decrees a Collinstown Yarn Day to celebrate. But once Perle arrives in town, she seems distracted and on edge. And when she's found strangled with a skein of red yarn, Libby knows she has to solve a knotty mystery before her new life unravels.



Scripted To Slay

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : Andrea Cumbo-Floyd

Page : 203 pages

File Size : 17,80 MB

Release : 2021-01-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1952430046

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Snow days aren't supposed to end with dead bodies. Harvey Beckett has just finished a quiet meal after shoveling the sidewalks around Main Street when the body of the new bartender in town is discovered behind the bar. When Harvey begins to look into the victim's pseudonym, she finds out far more than she bargained, enough to put her in real danger. Can she and her friends find the murderer before they become victims themselves?



Plotted For Murder

Author : ACF Bookens

Publisher : ACF Bookens

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 25,91 MB

Release : 2020-08-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 195243002X

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She has always said if she was running, it’s because she was being chased. That’s never been more true. It's Autumn, bookstore owner Harvey Beckett’s favorite time of year, and she's most excited about two things – her bookshop's float in the annual Harvest Parade and pumpkin everything. But when her best friend Mart finds the body of her running coach and high school gym teacher behind the bleachers one fall morning, Harvey becomes enthralled in a mystery that uncovers their quaint town's darkest secrets. When Harvey's curiosity gets the best of her, she and her pup Mayhem find that maybe there are just some secrets better left undiscovered.