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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: A Flavia de Luce Novel By Bradley, Alan 2015-01 - Delacorte Press 9780345539939 Check Our Catalog Flavia de Luce--"part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"" ("The New York Times Book Review")--takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools in the captivating new mystery from "New York Times "bestselling author Alan Bradley. "Banished " is how twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce …More

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Not All Tarts Are Apple By Granger, Pip 2002-10 - Poisoned Pen Press 9781590580332 Check Our Catalog Awards: Agatha Awards (2002) A first novel serves up an inimitable slice of British life from Coronation Summer, 1953, in a city not much different than that familiar to Charles Dickens and Oliver Twist. Seven-year-old Rosie lives happily with Uncle Bert and pillow-plump Aunt Maggie above their cafe on Old Compton Street. The Soho neighborhood is rife with tough and sinewy London life including pimps and prostitutes, …More

The Spellman Files By Lutz, Lisa 2009-01 - Pocket Books 9781416594178 Check Our Catalog In her irresistible, laugh-out-loud debut novel, Lutz introduces Isabel Izzy Spellman, a 28-year-old private eye working for her family's investigative business--a family that puts the fun in dysfunctional. …More

The Unbearable Lightness of Scones By McCall Smith, Alexander 2010-01 - Anchor Books 9780307454706 Check Our Catalog Following the "New York Times" bestseller "The World According to Bertie," this delightfully wry series continues with an entertaining tale of some of Scotland's most quirky and beloved characters--all set in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. …More

The Widow Ginger By Granger, Pip 2003-08 - Poisoned Pen Press 9781590580578 Check Our Catalog It is 1954 and all is quiet at the Soho cafe where Rosie lives with her beloved Auntie Maggie and Uncle Bert--that is until the Widow Ginger pays a call. As Roger Bannister sprints into the record books by running the first four minute mile, The Widow Ginger, an ex-GI with ice-cold eyes, is planning to finish some unfinished business with his wartime partners, Uncle Bert and Maltese Joe. The …More