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Dustin Thomason

21-12

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21-12

Een mysterieuze Mayatekst verbergt een geheim, terwijl een slaapziekte zich tot een dodelijke epidemie ontwikkelt.


Wanneer antropologe Chel Manu een oude Mayacodex in handen krijgt waarvan het bestaan onbekend was, kan zij haar geluk niet op. Maar korte tijd later sterft de man van wie zij de tekst kreeg een gruwelijke dood.


Niet ver daarvandaan krijgt viroloog Gabriel Stanton een patiënt te zien met verschijnselen van Fatale familiale insomnie. Deze zeer zeldzame slaapziekte is genetisch bepaald, maar vreemd genoeg lijkt deze man de ziekte plotseling te hebben opgedaan. De ziekte ontwikkelt zich ook veel sneller dan zou moeten en binnen enkele dagen sterft de man. Wanneer kort achter elkaar meerdere patiënten met dezelfde verschijnselen worden opgenomen, blijkt dat het om een dodelijk virus gaat. Een virus waartegen geen genezing mogelijk is.


Stanton krijgt de leiding over een team dat een geneesmiddel moet ontwikkelen voordat eerst Los Angeles, maar daarna wellicht het hele land en de rest van de wereld, ten onder zal gaan aan deze epidemie. Intussen vordert Chel langzaam met de vertaling van de Maya tekst en komt ze erachter wat zich in het verleden heeft afgespeeld. Ligt hierin de sleutel die Stanton nodig heeft voor het afwenden van het einde van de wereld?

(source: Bol.com)

Ottar M Nordfjord

Abrahams mes

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Abrahams mes

Als de Ierse historicus James Donnelly een mysterieuze briefkaart ontvangt van een zojuist overleden vriend, staat hij voor een raadsel. De gevaarlijke zoektocht naar antwoorden leidt Donnelly en zijn assistent door de straten van New York na 9/11 en brengt hen dichter en dichter bij het oeroude mysterie over de voorvader van de Joden, christenen en moslims; Abraham.

Sam Christer

In Zijn Naam

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In Zijn Naam

Een reeks moorden brengt het geheim van de Lijkwade van Turijn aan het licht

Los Angeles wordt opgeschrikt door een aantal bizarre moorden, die onmiskenbaar het werk zijn van een seriemoordenaar. Pas bij de moord op Tamara Jacobs, die het scenario heeft geschreven voor een film over de wereldberoemde Lijkwade van Turijn, vindt de politie een eerste concrete aanwijzing.

Tamara hield haar research voor de controversiële film angstvallig geheim. Niemand mocht weten hoe de film zou aflopen, niemand kende het hele script. En ze had uitstekende bronnen: tot diep in het Vaticaan. De inspecteurs Mitzi Fallon en Nic Karakandez zoeken in Tamara's filmscript naar motieven voor de moord. Ze ontdekken dat de laatste scènes óf nooit zijn geschreven óf spoorloos zijn verdwenen...
(source: Bol.com)

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Het laatste ritueel

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Het laatste ritueel

Op de universiteit van Reykjavik wordt het verminkte lijk van de Duitse geschiedenisstudent Harald Guntlieb aangetroffen. Ontevreden over het politieonderzoek, schakelt de rijke familie van Harald een plaatselijke juriste in. Zij ontdekt dat Harald in het bezit was gekomen van oude manuscripten over geheimzinnige rituelen uit de IJslandse historie. Kort daarop stuit ze op een kunsthandelaar die evenals Harald op zoek was naar een uniek eeuwenoud document. Tegelijkertijd duiken er duistere verhalen uit Haralds verleden op. Het gerucht gaat dat hij lid was van een groep IJslanders die zich bezighoudt met historisch gewortelde martelingen en executies. Wie heeft deze student verminkt en vermoord en wat hebben de oude manuscripten daarmee te maken? De zoektocht leidt van Reykjavik naar de onherbergzame noordwestelijke kuststreek van IJsland, die berucht is vanwege de heksenvervolgingen in de Middeleeuwen.

Jo Nesbø

Nemesis

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Nemesis

SUMMARY: Grainy CCTV footage shows a man walking into a bank and putting a gun to a cashier's head. He tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn't get his money in time, she is executed. Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case. While Harry's girlfriend is away in Russia, an old flame gets in touch. He goes to dinner at her house and wakes up at home with no memory of the past twelve hours. The same morning the girl is found shot dead in her bed. Harry begins to receive threatening e-mails. Is someone trying to frame him for this unexplained death? Meanwhile the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery. Gripping and surprising, Nemesis is the new thriller by one of the biggest stars of Scandinavian crime fiction.
John Van Waterschoot

UFO's boven België

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UFO's boven België

Precies vijftig jaar geleden vloog de Amerikaanse zakenman Kenneth Arnold op 24 juni 1947 over de staat Washington. Tot zijn verbazing zag hij plots een formatie vreemde tuigen vliegen, waarop hij de achtervolging inzette. Hij vergeleek ze met ‘vliegende schotels’ en stuurde op die manier een uitdrukking de wereld in die in veel talen gemeengoed werd.
Professor John van Waterschoot, voormalig hoogleraar economie aan de KU-Leuven, raakte al in de jaren vijftig in de ban van het fenomeen ‘UFO’. Hij verzamelde getuigenissen en legde een archief van publicaties aan. Aanvankelijk met veel scepticisme... Een halve eeuw na de eerste waarnemingen van Kenneth Arnold brengt John van Waterschoot nu een grondig gedocumenteerd en boeiend overzicht van het fenomeen ‘UFO’ boven België. Hij besteedt onder meer ruime aandacht aan de ronduit spectaculaire waarnemingen in de jaren 1989 en 1990.
Duizenden mensen zagen in die periode kleurige ruitvormen en lichtbollen. Ook de radar van de luchtmacht registreerde ‘ongeïdentificeerde voorwerpen’. De beschrijvingen waren bovendien eensluidend: het tuig had een ‘buik’, er waren lichten in de drie hoekpunten en er was een rood licht in het midden, er was hoogstens een zacht gezoem te horen, de tuigen hingen stil in de lucht, dreven als het ware door de lucht en schoten dan in een fractie van een seconde weg...
John van Waterschoot kijkt ook verder dan de Belgische UFO-horizon; hij gaat in op de wereldwijde waarnemingen, op de betekenis van getuigenissen, de rol van Allen Hynek, de mogelijke verklaringen... Hij pleit ten slotte onverholen voor meer politieke openheid en een ernstige wetenschappelijke aanpak.
Het voorwoord is van de hand van generaal-majoor Wilfried De Brouwer, gewezen adjunct-stafchef van de Belgische Luchtmacht.
Generaal-majoor Wilfried De Brouwer, auteur van het voorwoord, is gewezen adjunct-stafchef van de Belgische Luchtmacht. Als kolonel-piloot was hij in de jaren 1989-1990 belast met het onderzoek van de ongewone verschijnselen boven België. De moedige objectiviteit waarmee hij dit onderzoek leidde, bezorgde hem internationale faam.
JOHN VAN WATERSCHOOT is wiskundige en econoom. Hij was de eerste titularis van de leerstoel econometrie aan de KU-Leuven. Dankzij zijn veelzijdige belangstelling was hij ook betrokken bij de journalistiek, de bedrijfsorganisatie en de nationale en Europese politiek. In 1991 verhief koning Boudewijn hem tot de adelstand. Hij publiceerde over uiteenlopende onderwerpen: De olifant en de blinden (1985, wetenschappelijk), In de tent van de veldheer (1993, politiek) en Kei of edelsteen (1994, cultureel).
De fascinerende vraag naar de realiteit van het verschijnsel ‘UFO’ houdt hem al ruim veertig jaar bezig.
MARK EYSKENS over JOHN VAN WATERSCHOOT:
‘Wiskundige, professor, pionier van de kwantitatieve economie, adviseur van de eerste minister, senator, edelman, bedrijvig in de Europese politiek, leidinggevend in bedrijfsorganisaties en beroepsverenigingen, gewaardeerd causeur en publicist. De moderne versie van de Renaissance-intellectueel.’
Tim Myers

Booked for Murder

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Booked for Murder

When the Carolina Rhapsody Emerald is displayed at the Hatteras West Inn, Innkeeper Alex Winston can't wait to see it leave. There's just too much stress having the valuable jewel there. Just before the exhibit is scheduled to end, the emerald is stolen, and the guard is murdered with Alex's lighthouse-shaped letter opener!
Sue Grafton

F Is for Fugitive

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F Is for Fugitive

SUMMARY: When Kinsey Millhone first arrives in Floral Beach, California, it’s hard for her to picture the idyllic coastal town as the setting of a brutal murder. Seventeen years ago, the body of Jean Timberlake—a troubled teen who had a reputation with the boys—was found on the beach. Her boyfriend Bailey Fowler was convicted of her murder and imprisoned, but he escaped. After all this time, Bailey’s finally been captured. Believing in his son’s innocence, Bailey’s father wants Kinsey to find Jean’s real killer. But most of the residents in this tight-knit community are convinced Bailey strangled Jean. So why are they so reluctant to answer Kinsey’s questions? If there’s one thing Kinsey’s got plenty of it’s persistence. And that’s exactly what it’s going to take to crack the lid on this case.As Kinsey gets closer to solving Jean’s murder, the more dirty little secrets she uncovers in a town where everyone has something to hide—and a killer will kill again to keep the past buried...
Maddy Hunter

Hula Done It?

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Hula Done It?

For travel escort Emily Andrew and her fellow Iowans, aloha means 'hello' to all the sun, surf, and scrumptious cuisine their Hawaiian cruise has to offer. But for Professor Dorian Smoker, a renowned expert on the legendary Captain Cook, aloha also means 'good-bye' - as in 'man overboard.' Sure, it could have been an accident. But Emily wonders if some guest with a grudge might have knocked off the opinionated professor. Or maybe it had something to do with that missing journal Nana's friend lent him - the one with the mysterious treasure map. Emily figures the map is probably a fake. But when another copy turns up, she and her friends take off, rafting down rivers and plunging through jungles to find the treasure themselves. Unfortunately, Professor Smoker's killer just might have the same idea. And this tropical heat wave could quickly turn into a crime wave...
Maddy Hunter

Pasta Imperfect

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Pasta Imperfect

The discount travel package to Italy seemed like a great deal - Emily Andrew could lead her globe-trotting Iowans on the trip of a lifetime and bring her family to boot. Maybe she should have read the fine print... Sharing their itinerary with a group of hyper-competitive aspiring romance writers is just a prelude to more Machiavellian drama than an Italian opera. First, their hotel burns to the ground. Then, when Emily's lost luggage turns up found, the disgruntled literary ladies raid her clothing supply like she's a one-woman Gucci outlet. But the real killer is a contest sponsored by a publishing house - and the depths to which the dime-novel divas will plunge to win a book contract. Amid backstabbing and catcalling, bodies start turning up - in Emily's favorite outfits! Now, Emily will need more than a phrasebook to say ciao to someone with a hot and spicy passion for murder.
Maddy Hunter

Top O' the Mournin'

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Top O' the Mournin'

Emily Andrew is earning some much-needed green by navigating the twisting roads of Ireland with a group of seniors, including her beloved Nana. But once the hearty troupe from Iowa lands on Irish sod, trouble starts brewing - there's a death-defying incident with a horse-drawn carriage...and a gender-bending encounter with Emily's ex-husband Jack, now known as Jackie. No wonder Emily has come down with a smarting case of hives! The plot thickens like Irish stew when the group settles into Ballybantry Castle, where a ghost is said to wander the halls. But it's no blarney when a very real corpse turns up in one of the guest rooms. While the murderous malarkey has Emily step-dancing as fast as she can, one sure thing emerges from the mists - not even St. Paddy himself could drive out the spiteful serpent that slithers among them!
Nero Blanc

Two Down

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Two Down

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
Ralph Salaway

And Kill Once More

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Jose Carlos Somoza

The Athenian Murders

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The Athenian Murders

The English debut of one of Spain's most dazzling younger writers -- a postmodern murder mystery set in ancient Greece.

In this brilliant, highly entertaining, and intriguing novel, Jose Carlos Somoza intertwines two darkly compelling riddles, forcing us to confront the ways in which we interpret reality.

In ancient Athens, one of the pupils of Plato's Academy is found dead. His idealistic teacher Diagoras is convinced the pupil's death is not as accidental as it appears, and asks the famous Heracles Pontor, the "Decipherer of Enigmas," to investigate. As the death toll rises, the two men find themselves drawn into the dangerous underworld of the Athenian aristocracy, risking their own lives to solve the riddle of these young men's deaths. Simultaneously, a second plot unfolds: that of the modern-day translator of the ancient text, who, as he proceeds with his work, becomes convinced that the original author has hidden a second meaning in the text, one that can be interpreted through certain repeated words and images. As the story advances, however, the translator is alarmed to discover references to himself, which seem to address him personally in an increasingly menacing fashion.

An original and unsettling literary mystery, The Athenian Murders introduces a beguiling new talent to an American readership.

Richard Laymon

Beginner's Luck

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Beginner's Luck

Joyce Walther writes Mysteries---and plays amateur detective.  She's always prepared for some on-the-spot crime research if a case comes her way.  But Joyce should leave police work to the experts.  Because this time she may be playing more than detective---she may be playing the victim.

Fernando Trujillo

The Big Ben mystery

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The Big Ben mystery

A man has been murdered. He is blond, blue-eyed and is wearing a white suit. His surname is White. The murdered man is dark, black-eyed and his suit is black...the same as his surname. And, as if that isn't enough, they look like perfect twins except for the details of eye colour and complexion. Two policemen are in charge of the hottest crime in London...
Andrew Martin

The Blackpool Highflyer

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The Blackpool Highflyer

SUMMARY:
It is the summer of 1905 and Jim Stringer is copiloting a special train filled with overheated excursionists headed to Blackpool, the seaside resort on the English coast. At the moment when the train picks up speed, a huge rock comes into view farther down the tracks; it lies directly in their path. Full stop of the engine; full steam ahead with the mystery. As he did in The Necropolis Railway, Stringer doffs his railway hat and dons his detective’s derby, assisted once more by "the wife" and her brilliant detecting skills. Capturing the world of railway stations and locomotives during the Edwardian Age, The Blackpool Highflyer carries readers to a place where dark shadows lurk behind innocence and the solution to the mystery waits at the end of the line.

Phil Rickman

The Bones of Avalon

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The Bones of Avalon

It is 1560, and Elizabeth Tudor has been on the throne for a year. Dr John Dee, at 32 already acclaimed throughout Europe, is her astrologer and consultant in the hidden arts... a controversial appointment in these days of superstition and religious strife. Now the mild, bookish Dee has been sent to Glastonbury to find the missing bones of King Arthur, whose legacy was always so important to the Tudor line. With him - hardly the safest companion - is his friend and former student, Robert Dudley, a risk-taker, a wild card... and possibly the Queen's secret lover. The famously mystical town is still mourning the gruesome execution of its Abbot, Richard Whiting. But why was the Abbot really killed? What is the secret held by the monks since the Abbey was founded by Joseph of Arimathea, uncle of Christ and guardian of the Holy Grail? The mission takes Dee to the tangled roots of English magic, into unexpected violence, necromantic darkness, the breathless stirring of first love... and the cold heart of a complex plot against Elizabeth.
Richard Laymon

Cardiac Arrest

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Cardiac Arrest

Joyce Walther, teen-age author of mystery stories. It’s all fun, until Joyce finds herself in the middle of a terrifying, real-life mystery.

Susan Wittig Albert

The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #01 - The Tale of Hill Top Farm

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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #01 - The Tale of Hill Top Farm

Review

Promiss to be a series with legs-and tails. (_Publishers Weekly_) Endearing...resonates with charm...sleuth Beatrix positively shines. (_School Library Journal_)

Product Description

The author of Peter Rabbit and other tales, Beatrix Potter is still, after a century, beloved by children and adults worldwide. In this first Cottage Tale, Albert introduces Beatrix, an animal lover and Good Samaritan with a knack for solving mysteries. With help from her entourage of talking animal friends, Beatrix sets out to win over the human hearts of Sawrey, where she's just bought an old farm--and plans to stay.

Susan Wittig Albert

The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #02 - The Tale of Holly How

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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #02 - The Tale of Holly How

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. As in 2004's The Tale of Hill Top Farm, Albert skillfully blends fact and fiction in her second Beatrix Potter tale set in the quaint English Lake District village of Near Sawrey. Beatrix is in the midst of renovating Hill Top Farm when she discovers the body of Ben Hornby, a local sheep owner who has recently had more than his share of bad luck. She suspects foul play and joins the local constable and real-life solicitor William Heelis in investigating the cause of Hornby's demise. Still reeling from the sudden death of her fiancé, Beatrix becomes more involved with her fellow villagers, in particular 11-year-old Caroline, who lives with her grandmother, Lady Longforth. Vivid descriptions of Sawrey and its environs, attractive human characters and unobtrusive animals with delightful personalities combine to create a mystery that's a stellar tribute to the famous children's author. As charming as the "little books" themselves, this is sure to delight Beatrix Potter fans and cozy lovers everywhere. (July 5)
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From School Library Journal

Adult/High School–In this second entry in a delightful and cozy mystery series, Albert hits her stride. Miss Potter is starting to make a life for herself, both on her farm and in the villages of Far and Near Sawrey. She's acquired a herd of Herdwick sheep, is remodeling the farmhouse, and is slowly recovering from the death of her fiancé. Nefarious and curious events begin to happen: the body of a local shepherd is found at the base of a cliff; a pair of badgers is missing, presumably to be used in an illegal badger-baiting fight; and rich Lady Longford is putting forward her own candidate to teach in the Sawrey School. The animals (who can talk to one another) have been joined by the redoubtable Professor Galileo Newton Owl and the stalwart Bosworth Badger XVII, hotelier and genealogist of the badger clan. The plot moves swiftly and surely, with deft characterizations and comic charm, culminating in a rally of Big Folk and animals to save the innocent and punish the guilty. As in the first Cottage Tale, Albert has included research resources, recipes, a glossary, a map, an author's note, and a particularly helpful cast of characters. Teens will enjoy this small gem of a mystery revolving around the sweet Miss Potter, her neighbors, and the charming creatures she holds dear._–Jane Halsall, McHenry Public Library District, IL_
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Susan Wittig Albert

The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #03 - The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood

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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #03 - The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood

From Publishers Weekly

At the start of Albert's enchanting third Beatrix Potter mystery set in England's Lake District (after 2005's The Tale of Holy How), Miss Potter discovers that her beloved Hill Top Farm is overrun with rats. In the nearby town of Far Sawrey, mild-mannered vicar Samuel Sackett also finds himself plagued with unwanted visitors: a cousin and his wife who have long overstayed their welcome. There are also rumors that a mysterious Mr. Richardson plans to build holiday villas on the shores of Lake Windermere, and he appears to be in league with Mrs. Kittredge, the beautiful new wife of the master of Raven Hall. Ridley Rattail, one of Hill Top Farm's resident rats, contrives to rid the farm of its unwanted rodents, but when his program backfires, he must seek a way to redeem the situation. Rich descriptions of the countryside and the imaginative rendering of the animal characters make this gentle tale a delight from start to finish. (July)
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From Booklist

In this third installment in the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, the Edwardian-era cozy series from the author of the China Bayles mysteries, Miss Potter seals her reputation for untangling intrigues in her Lake District village. While she waylays the schemes of two swindlers and joins village children in a search for the area's legendary fairies, whimsical subplots (a series staple) reveal interactions among canny, talkative, and occasionally even well-dressed members of the animal community. Readers inclined to judge such elements twee in a book for grown-ups aren't likely to warm to this series, but those who--like Albert's heroine--champion the benefits of "dreaming, imagining, creating, improvising, and fancying" will find themselves happily absorbed, to the point of forgiving the awkward manner in which facts about the historical Potter are plunked into the fiction. Extensive character lists and recipes to rumble the stomachs of anglophiles (bubble and squeak, sticky buns) flesh out this amiably realized world, in which lapses in good feelings and right behavior are always passing anomalies. Jennifer Mattson
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Susan Wittig Albert

The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #04 - The Tale of Hawthorn House

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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #04 - The Tale of Hawthorn House

From Publishers Weekly

Albert's charming fourth Beatrix Potter mystery (after 2006's The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood) finds our heroine unexpectedly in possession of a foundling child, Baby Flora. The reader knows the mysteriously twinkly Mrs. Overthewall stole Flora from her teenage mother, Emily, a maid at the gloomy and possibly haunted Hawthorn House, and left her on the Potter doorstep, but Beatrix—not having read the prologue—suspects the child of having gypsy origins. Capt. Miles Woodcock and his sister, Dimity, gladly give Flora a new home, leaving Beatrix to solve the mystery of her old one. Other thoughts of families and youngsters abound: Jemima Puddleduck broods over a nest of long overdue eggs; Reynard the Fox struggles with his unnatural fondness for Jemima; and the village gossips bring all their matchmaking powers to bear on Beatrix and the highly eligible Captain Woodcock. The whimsical blend of romance, mystery and nostalgia will keep cozy fans happily entertained. (Sept.)
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Miss Beatrix Potter finds the abandoned Baby Flora—and a scarab ring—on her doorstep. An investigation reveals that the ring was pawned and reclaimed by a resident of the vacant and supposedly haunted Hawthorn House. Now Beatrix and her animal friends are left pondering these utterly puzzling happenings.

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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #05 - The Tale of Briar Bank

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At the start of Albert's delightful fifth cottage tale (after 2007's The Tale of Hawthorn House), Beatrix Potter, dismayed by the frosty atmosphere at home in London with her demanding parents, returns to Hill Top Farm in the Lake District, where she gets caught in a blizzard. As she catches up on local gossip, Beatrix learns of the demise of a longtime resident, Hugh Wickstead, killed by a falling tree limb in the woods. Was Hugh the victim of a curse after he unearthed ancient treasure? Of course, the animals have their own stories to tell, and Beatrix turns to them for help in the investigation. Familiar creatures pop up along the way, including Pickles, a fox terrier that belonged to Hugh and may hold the secret to his master's death. As Beatrix reconnects with village life, her 1909 book, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, begins to take shape. Readers will delight in Albert's special blend of fact and fiction. (Oct.)
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From Booklist

Starred Review This whimsical, amiable, enchanting, gentle, and charming tale is the fifth (and best) in Sharon Wittig Albert’s series featuring Miss Beatrix Potter. It succeeds on many levels and for many audiences. Readers should not expect a traditional mystery as there is no murder; instead, there is a series of intrigues to be untangled by the tactful Miss Potter. The puzzles include the death of the antiquarian Hugh Wickstead (killed by a falling treetop), a fireball burning down a barn, the mysterious appearance of a long-lost sister of Mr. Wickstead, and a missing treasure. This is also a fantasy, with talking animals and dragons who seem to know more about the puzzles than any of the humans. In true old-fashioned style, the narrator is omniscient and regularly tells the reader information to which the book’s characters are not privy. This technique was used by Potter herself in her little tales and by Baum in the Oz books. There is also a real-life romance beginning to flourish between the two “real” characters, Beatrix Potter and her solicitor, Will Heelis. On yet another level, this is an engaging historical novel imparting much information about the life of Beatrix Potter in December 1909 in the village of Near Sawrey in the Lake District of England. Readers who begin with the open mind of a child will be well rewarded. --Judy Coon

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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #06 - The Tale of Applebeck Orchard

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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #06 - The Tale of Applebeck Orchard

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The latest delightful tale in Albert's Beatrix Potter series.

Out of spite for having his haystacks burnt, Mr. Harmsworth barricades a common path through his orchard-and Tabitha Twitchet and her Cat Council want answers. Reliable witnesses, including some Big Folk, say the arson was the handiwork of a lantern-wielding specter. The mournful ghost has a message-and Miss Potter, for one, hopes to figure it out.

Meanwhile in Sawrey, romance buds between the schoolmarm and a confirmed bachelor; Hyacinth Badger hopes to be the first female to earn the Badger Badge of Honor; and a rumor has Beatrix and the solicitor practically betrothed. But the matter of the barricade involves everyone-and Miss Potter and her friends might have to take matters into their own hands-and paws.

About the Author

Susan Wittig Albert grew up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at UC- Berkeley. A former English professor, university administrator and vice- president, she also writes the China Bayles mysteries. She and her husband co- author a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige.

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Crime Scene

After discovering a photograph in a book of a little girl killed by her own mother, a woman becomes preoccupied wondering how anyone could kill their own child. One hot summer day the answer becomes all too violently clear. A short pysychological thriller from our Fingerprints line.
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