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Being a twice-divorced, happily independent loner has worked like a charm for P.I. Kinsey Millhone-- until holiday weekends like this one roll around. What she needs is a little diversion to ward off the blues. She gets her much-needed distraction with a case that places her career on the line. And if that isn't enough to keep her busy, her ex-husband, who walked out on her eight years ago, pops back on the radar... It all begins with a $5,000 deposit...
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When Irene Gersh asks PI Kinsey Millhone to locate her elderly mother Agnes, whom she hasn't heard from in six months, it's not exactly the kind of case Kinsey jumps for. But a girl's gotta pay her bills, and this should be easy money-- or so she thinks. Kinsey finds Agnes in a hospital. Aside from her occasional memory lapses, the octogenarian seems fine. And frightened. G IS FOR GUN... Kinsey doesn't know what to make of Agnes's vague fears and...
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When PI Kinsey Millhone's good friend and colleague Parnell Perkins is found murdered in the parking lot behind California Fidelity Insurance, she can't believe he had any enemies. The only clue that raises a red flag for Kinsey is one of Parnell's files on a Bibianna Diaz, who appears to have made a lucrative career out of scamming insurance companies with phony claims... Taking an alias, Kinsey goes undercover to befriend Bibianna, hoping she'll...
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Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey. She's a product of the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six....
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Lieutenant Eve Dallas' suspicions about three apparent suicides are confirmed when autopsies reveal small burns on the victims' brains. Her investigation leads to the world of virtual reality games, where techniques to create joy and desire could also be used to prompt self-destructive behavior.
9) Plain truth
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The discovery of a dead baby under a pile of old blankets in Aaron Fisher's barn sets off a scandal in Amish country and an investigation that could implicate Fisher's eighteen-year-old daughter.
10) Reunion in death
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Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called in to investigate the murder of Walter Pettibone by a woman calling herself Julie Dockport, and soon Eve realizes that "Julie" is a woman Eve had put in prison years before who is back for revenge.
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They came west to stay, risking their blood to dig the gold, ride the range, conquer the greedy, and carve out a legacy of freedom. Men honed by desert fires and edged by combat with fist and gun. Women tested to the limit of endurance by an unrelenting land. Now, in a long-awaited collection of his stories, Louis L'Amour tells of the real heroes of the frontier, the survivors for whom hanging tough was as natural as drawing breath.
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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,...
14) A gentle feuding
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The passionate romance of Sheena Fergusson and Jamie Mackinnion is endangered by the bitter feud which erupts between their clans.
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In the aftermath of Operation Thunderball, Ernst Stavro Blofelds trail has gone cold-and so has 007s love for his job. The only thing that can rekindle his passion is Contessa Teresa Tracy di Vicenzo, a troubled young woman who shares his taste for fast cars and danger. Shes the daughter of a powerful crime boss, and he thinks Bonds hand in marriage may be the solution to all her problems. Bonds...
16) Sarah's child
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2007, ©1985.
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Tells the story of Sara Harper who had loved Rome Matthews in secret for years. She watched him marry her best friend and have a family until a tragedy brought them together.
18) Heartbreak hotel
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In Montgomery, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. has organized a bus boycott. In Tuscaloosa, outrage surrounds the entrance of the state university's first black student. But at little Randolph University, sweltering in the summer heat, life remains dreamily the same. At Kappa House, the sorority sisters talk of who has pinned whom, and whether they can sneak past their housemother so they can party at an out-of-town bar. Even among this privileged...
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Smart, beautiful, and very rich, Kezia Saint Martin leads two lives: one as a glamorous socialite jetting between the poshest places in Europe and America; the other, under a false name, as a dicated journalist committed to justice and her profession. But the two worlds are pulling her apart, leaving her conflicted about her identity and the lies she tells to every man she meets. Then she meets Lucas Johns, a bold, dynamic crusader for social change--and...
20) Summer's end
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Deanna was eighteen when she married a handsome Frenchman, attorney Marc-Edouard Duras. Now, at thirty-seven, she should be happy with Marc, her elegant home in San Francisco, and their teenage daughter, Pilar. But one summer changes it all when she realizes her failing marriage is a trap she must escape.
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