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Librarian Faith Newberry eagerly anticipates the upcoming retreat for children's book authors and illustrators, but the retreat is cast adrift when a famous illustrator, Herbert Grissom, is murdered. It's up to Faith and Watson, her devoted cat, and the Candle House Book Club to identify his killer.
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Best-selling author Camilla Courtenay is in Lighthouse Bay to judge a Regency romance writing contest. As librarian Faith Newberry is helping the contestants with their research, unusual incidents begin to occur. Are they simply accidents, or is someone attempting to permanently end Camilla's career?
4) Ink or swim
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"The manor is hosting the New England Whaling in History and Literature Conference. The place is transformed into a scene from a rugged high sea adventure. Before the conference begins one of the guests makes waves. Raymond refuses to show his valuable scrimshaw. Raymond then is found murdered. His widow then claims the scrimshaw is missing." --
5) Page fright
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Librarian Faith Newberry and her friends in the Candle House Book Club investigate the murder of a guest amid the festivities of the Everything Shakespeare event, showcasing the performances of a boisterous theater troupe. However, it's hard to discern the truth when everyone is playing a part.
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When the Nancy Drew Clue Colloquium converges on Castleton Manor, fans and scholars, dressed as their favorite detective, arrive in their 1930s roadsters. Soon Nancy A and Nancy Z--the good-natured bad girls of Nancy Drew fandom--start their pranks, as librarian Faith Newberry strives to keep the peace. The event takes a sinister turn when an ominous letter arrives and mysteries from the Nancy Drew series leap out of the books and into real life....
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Librarian Faith Newberry eagerly anticipates the retreat honoring American literature from the nineteenth century. But when one of the guests drops dead, Faith and her friends in the Candle House Book Club launch their own investigation, uncovering bitter rivalries and surprising secrets. Will Faith and her friends, along with her cat, Watson, identify the murderer before there is another victim?
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It's been twenty-five years since Cyrus Hoyt's infamous killing spree at Camp Forest Grove. A quarter-century since teenage counselor Melanie Holden left him mortally wounded and escaped with her life. Today, Melanie's teaching career has bottomed out and left her with no choice but to return to the scene of the crime. Motivated by a lucrative publishing offer, as well as a desire to free herself from recurring nightmares, Melanie's research into...
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Castleton Manor prepares to host a retirement celebration for Red Maxton, the author of the best-selling spy series featuring Trey Connor. Before the event begins, a dead man is discovered in the hedge maze. He looks just like Red, and he was carrying the three of diamonds, Trey Connor's calling card. With the guest of honor dead, the event is canceled. Then Red shows up--alive and well. Will librarian Faith Newberry and her book club friends learn...
11) Up to noir good
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Librarian Faith Newberry gets herself into a jam when she agrees to deliver a lecture at the So Noir literary retreat. Then when Oscar North, chef and restaurant owner, falls from a balcony and dies, Watson the cat gets his first case.
Join Faith Newberry and her cat, Watson, in the quaint town of Lighthouse Bay on Cape Cod in Massachusetts as she marries her love of books to a penchant for sleuthing. After landing her dream job as librarian at Castleton...
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It's late March in Lighthouse Bay and Castleton Manor is undergoing spring-cleaning. Librarian and archivist, Faith Newberry, envisions a little downtime while the manor is closed to guests. But her reverie is cut short when she is pressed into service for the organizers of the Gothic Studies conference, who are meeting in a nearby seaside home. Though reluctant to leave her cozy cottage on the Castleton estate, Faith agrees, especially since her...
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"It's a crisp, early October weekend, and business is slowing down as fall descends at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium and adjacent Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room. Wealthy philanthropist and prominent Sherlockian David Masterson has rented Suffolk Gardens House, where he plans to entertain his friends in a traditional English country house weekend. As the chosen caterers, Jayne Wilson and Gemma Doyle get to work preparing lavish meals and setting...
15) Uncanny vows
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"Rosemary and Aaron Harker have been effectively, unofficially sidelined. There is no way to be certain, but they suspect their superiors know that their report on Brunson was less than complete, that they omitted certain truths. Are they being punished or tested? Neither Aaron nor Rosemary know for certain. It may be simply that they are being given a breather or that no significant hunts have been called in their region. But neither of them believes...
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