The Main Line Is Murder


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Soon after her husband becomes headmaster of struggling Bryn Derwyn Academy, Ginger Barnes learns that a murder on the campus can kill a school’s reputation in a heartbeat. To move the scandal off the front page before the school goes under, Gin attempts to hurry the investigation along. Will her amateur sleuthing save her husband’s career and her family’s new home? Or will risking the wrath of a killer prove to be the most dangerous thing she’s ever done? Writer's Digest Award Winning Author




Nellie Kniffen Took an Axe


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Some people who take in interest in genealogy discover that they are Irish when they thought they were Scottish. Others find a long-lost cousin. When Craig Calcaterra began looking at his family history he found out that his great-great grandmother murdered his great-great grandfather with an axe on a snowy winter's night in Detroit, Michigan in 1910. Nellie Kniffen's violent rampage and her husband Frank's grisly demise was front page news in Detroit for several weeks, but she and her crime were soon forgotten, both by the public and by her family. Those who remembered it tried hard to forget it and those who came after knew nothing about it at all.Through research of public records, personal interviews and a review of the sensationalistic newspaper stories written before Frank Kniffen's body grew cold, Calcaterra unearths a chapter which had been torn out of his family's history. And begins to better understand the ghosts and demons which have haunted his family for over a century.




The War of the Rebellion


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Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas.







The Murder Lawyer


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She's a rising legal star with a killer client list and a target on her family's back. Defense attorney Luna Goldwyn has an unswerving belief in justice. When her law partner drops dead days before closing arguments begin on the high-profile death penalty case he's defending, Luna doesn't hesitate to fill his shoes. There's only one problem. She's never tried a murder case by herself. After the verdict's read, Luna's thrust into the spotlight and dubbed "The Murder Lawyer." She's eager to take on more high-profile courtroom cases, but her clients' twisted family secrets put her in the media's crosshairs. With all the attention, it isn't long before threats against her family escalate, and not everyone has the same idea of justice as Luna does. Luna's clients aren't the only ones with dark pasts. Her husband has a secret, too—and it could shatter her world. The Murder Lawyer is a fast-paced, high-stakes legal drama that challenges the reader's idea of justice. If you like determined lawyers who defend murderers, you'll love Piper Punches's unputdownable novel. What are readers saying about The Murder Lawyer: "Enjoyed this book and it kept my interest to the end. For me this is hard to do so this author is worth following and this book is well worth reading." -Goodreads Reviewer "I found The Murder Lawyer to be a suspenseful and great read!" -Goodreads Reviewer "This book was so hard to put down! If it were shorter, I think I would have read it in one sitting. A riveting chronicle of one woman, the murder lawyer, and many cases. Perfect character development throughout... Must read, can’t put it down, perfect gift!" -Amazon Reviewer "WOW! What a book. After the first chapter. I read the book without stopping until I fell asleep and dropped the book." -Amazon Reviewer "I loved the book. Action-packed, court room drama, full of suspense, with plenty of surprises. This is a new author for me. I will definitely be reading more of her books." -Amazon Reviewer




House documents


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The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-53 [serial no. 1-111] Formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures of United States property in the southern states, and of all military operations in the field, with the correspondence, order and returns relating specially thereto. 1880-1898. 111 v


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Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas.