The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
By: Dorothy Gilman
4.16
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was…
Want to Read $ 3.99"there was no safety anywhere in life, except as illusion"-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
"there was no safety anywhere in life, except as illusion"-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
"But that is precisely what life is, wouldn’t you agree? Everything is a matter of choice, and when we choose are we not gambling on the unknown and its being a wise choice? And isn’t it free choice that makes individuals of us? We are eternally free to choose ourselves and our futures. I believe myself that life is quite comparable to a map like this, a constant choice of direction and route."-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
"But that is precisely what life is, wouldn’t you agree? Everything is a matter of choice, and when we choose are we not gambling on the unknown and its being a wise choice? And isn’t it free choice that makes individuals of us? We are eternally free to choose ourselves and our futures. I believe myself that life is quite comparable to a map like this, a constant choice of direction and route."-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
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1. Click Here For Murder (Turing Hopper, #2)
By: Donna Andrews
3.72
Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
It’s hard to do legwork with no legs. So when her coworker Ray Santiago is found murdered in an al… read more
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- mystery thriller
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2. The Ape Who Guards the Balance (Amelia Peabody, #10)
By: Elizabeth Peters
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Ape Who Guards the Balance begins in 1907 in England where Amelia is attending a suffragettes' … read more
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3. The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8)
By: Elizabeth Peters
4.26
Format: 331 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queen's last tomb... and Amelia Peabody Emerson and … read more
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4. The Plot Is Murder (Mystery Bookshop #1)
By: V.M. Burns
3.96
Format: None pages,
A great addition to the ranks of cozy mysteries." --Laurien Berenson The small town of North Harbor… read more
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5. A Wee Christmas Homicide (A Liss MacCrimmon Mystery, #3)
By: Kaitlyn Dunnett
2.62
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
'Tis the season to be jolly, but in Moosetookalook, Maine, Christmas cheer is in short supply due t… read more
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6. Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop Mystery, #3)
By: Jessica Beck
4.21
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
Just in time for the Winter Festival, a glistening layer of snow has covered the streets of April S… read more
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7. Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody, #4)
By: Elizabeth Peters
4.44
Format: None pages,
The 1895-96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Amelia Peabody, her dashing Egyptologist h… read more
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8. Murder in an English Village (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #1)
By: Jessica Ellicott
3.69
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
As friends, the boisterous and brash American Beryl couldn't be less alike than the prim and proper… read more
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9. The Leper Spy: The Story of an Unlikely Hero of World War II
By: Ben Montgomery
3.92
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The GIs called her Joey. Hundreds owed their lives to the tiny Filipina woman who was one of the to… read more
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10. Death at Bishop's Keep (Kathryn Ardleigh, #1)
By: Robin Paige
3.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Kate Ardleigh is nota Victorian lady - outspoken, egalitarian, American, and a writer of penny-drea… read more
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11. The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody, #3)
By: Elizabeth Peters
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nic… read more
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12. The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries, #1)
By: Emily Brightwell
4.50
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
As housekeeper to Scotland Yard Inspector Witherspoon, Mrs Jeffries supervises informal investigato… read more
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13. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
By: Dorothy Gilman
4.16
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was… read more
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"there was no safety anywhere in life, except as illusion"-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
"But that is precisely what life is, wouldn’t you agree? Everything is a matter of choice, and when we choose are we not gambling on the unknown and its being a wise choice? And isn’t it free choice t…"-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
14. The Seventh Sinner (Jacqueline Kirby, #1)
By: Elizabeth Peters
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
At first, Jean Suttman thought she had died and gone to Heaven when she was granted the opportunity… read more
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15. Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
By: Susan Rowland
4.33
Format: 334 pages, Paperback
Who is killing off members of the Falconer family and why? Such is the challenge confronting highly… read more
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"Falconers,"-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
"Mary tried to look reassuring. “It’s a house party, he said,"-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
"We’re so very sorry about this latest murder. Ignore Simon’s levity."-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
"He says it was tourists being careless, where I see a fiendishly clever murder attempt."-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
16. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
By: Elizabeth Peters
4.00
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her debut Egyptian advent… read more
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"God help the poor mummy who encounters you, Peabody,"-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
"...Peabody had better retire to her bed; she is clearly in need of recuperative sleep, she has not made a sarcastic remark for fully ten minutes."-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
"I don't know why I should have been so pleased to see Lucas behaving like a gentleman for a change. I never liked the man... But of course I know why. I would have defended Satan himself if he had be…"-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
"I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle.... Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to me…"-Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
17. Murder Flies the Coop (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #2)
By: Jessica Ellicott
3.75
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
One would hardly call them birds of a feather, but thrill-seeking American adventuress Beryl Helliw… read more
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18. Murder at a London Finishing School (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #7)
By: Jessica Ellicott
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
American adventuress Beryl Halliwell and prim and proper Brit Edwina Davenport team up once again a… read more
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19. Murder Comes to Call (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #4)
By: Jessica Ellicott
3.96
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The lean years following World War I can lead to desperate acts—even in the quiet English village o… read more
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"As so often happened in the village, Beryl had noticed that there were undercurrents and unspoken histories flowing between people. It was something she had never experienced herself, and whenever it…"-Jessica Ellicott, Murder Comes to Call (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #4)
20. Murder Cuts the Mustard (Beryl and Edwina Mystery, #3)
By: Jessica Ellicott
3.93
Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition
In the lean years following World War I, brash American adventuress Beryl Helliwell and prim and pr… read more
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21. Murder at the Spelling Bee (Maya and Sandra Mystery, #4)
By: Lee Hollis
4.00
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The murder of a moderator for a school competition spells trouble for Portland P.I. partners and mo… read more
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