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Author
Series
Spice shop mystery volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Pepper Reece knows that fiery flavors are the spice of life. But when a customer dies of a chili over dose, she finds herself in hot pursuit of a murderer. --Publisher
Author
Series
Spice shop mystery volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Pepper Reece, owner of the Seattle Spice Shop, thinks she can handle any kind of salty customer--until a murderer ends up in the mix... --Publisher
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Purple . The foundation of an influential trade in a Roman world dominated by men. One woman rises up to take the reins of success in an incredible journey of courage, grit, and friendship. And along the way, she changes the world. But before she was Lydia, the seller of purple, she was simply a merchant's daughter who loved three things: her father, her ancestral home, and making dye. Then unbearable betrayal robs her of nearly everything. With only...
Author
Series
Costume shop mystery volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Halloween conjures up big business for Margo Tamblyn's costume shop, Disguise DeLimit, but this year, the holiday comes knocking with serious trouble. Venture capitalist Paul Haverford plans to rezone historic downtown into a glitzy commercial area which would push out local business. Margo is set on saving her family's store, especially after a nasty run-in with the chain-store tycoon, but after Haverford's body is discovered during a spooky party...
Author
Series
Costume shop mystery volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
No sooner does former magician’s assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise DeLimit, her family’s costume shop, than she gets her first big order. Wealthy nuisance Blitz Manners needs forty costumes for a detective-themed birthday bash. As for Blitz himself, his Sherlock Holmes is to die for--literally—-when, in the middle of the festivities, Margo’s friend and party planner Ebony Welles is caught brandishing...
Author
Series
Material witness mystery volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe is back in business--this time getting wrapped up in a diabolical but crafty case of murder. --Publisher
Author
Series
Material witness mystery volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Poly Monroe was little, she loved playing in her family's textile store. But after a fatal family tragedy, Land of A Thousand Fabrics was boarded up and Poly never expected to see the inside again. Now, as inheritor of the long-shuttered shop, she's ready to restore the family business. However her two new kittens, Pins and Needles, aren't the ones causing a snag in her plans. Not everyone wants Poly back in San Ladrón, especially a powerful...
Author
Series
Costume shop mystery volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"It's no secret around Proper City, Nevada, that the Sagebrush Festival, the town's annual family-friendly event, is the place to be. This year's theme of board games has everything from Conspiracy to Clue. Margo Tamblyn's costume shop, Disguise DeLimit, has been tasked with providing costumes for the festival headliner, the Domino Divas. But on the night of the performance, one fallen Domino threatens to bring down the whole show when head dancer...
Author
Series
Spice shop mystery volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Pepper Reece's mother, Lena, comes to town for a welcome visit. While browsing in the artists' stalls, Pepper and Lena drool over stunning pottery made by a Market newcomer. But when Lena recognizes the potter, Bonnie Clay, as an old friend who disappeared years ago, the afternoon turns sour. To Pepper's surprise, Bonnie seems intimately connected to her family's past. After Bonnie is murdered only days later, Pepper is determined to uncover the truth....
10) Blackberry Beach
Author
Series
Hope Harbor volume 7
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Katherine Parker is on the cusp of having everything she ever wanted - fame, money, and acclaim. So why isn't she happy? In search of answers, she comes incognito to Hope Harbor on the Oregon coast for some R&R. Maybe in her secluded rental house overlooking the serene Pacific she'll be able to calm the storm inside. Coffee shop owner Zach Garrett has found his niche after a traumatic loss - and he has no plans to change the life he's created. Nor...
11) The miniaturist
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Engaging the services of a miniaturist to furnish a cabinet-sized replica of her new home, 18-year-old Nella Oortman, the wife of an illustrious merchant trader, soon discovers that the artist's tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
12) Yule be dead
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Katie Bonner, local sleuth and manager of Artisans Alley, has received shocking news that Afternoon Tea proprietress Vonne Barnett was found dead in a wrecked car. However, Vonne didn't die in the crash. She was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and she was pregnant. The suspects are many but the clues are few and the murderer is closing in on Katie as she investigates.
Author
Series
Devereaux's Dime Store mystery volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Devereaux Sinclair, the owner of an old-fashioned five-and-dime store, must prove her friend Boone's innocence in the murder of Elise Whitmore, who had offered her a great deal on antique chocolate molds for Easter.
Author
Series
Devereaux Dime Store mystery volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Dev Sinclair is the happy new owner of the old-fashioned five-and-dime shop in her small Missouri town. When her ex's fiancee is murdered... and Dev's fingerprints are all over the weapons... she may find herself serving twenty-to-life!
Publisher
Monarch Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
After narrowly escaping a traumatic airport shooting, Leda and her husband embark on a romantic vacation. While there, they meet a charming and charismatic stone merchant named Ludovico and his business partner Shahid. Over time, Leda continues to cross paths with the secretive Ludovico until she succumbs to this charms and finds herself torn between her husband and this mysterious stone merchant. What she does not know is that she is being used as...
Author
Series
Sweetwater Springs volume 7
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Boutique owner Sophie Daniels certainly isn't looking to adopt a dog the day veterinarian Chase Lewis convinces her to take in Comet. A rambunctious puppy with a broken leg may not be the best choice for a first-time pet owner. And house calls from the handsome doctor--her high school sweetheart who's just moved back to Sweetwater Springs--may not be the best choice for her heart either. Chase has come home to help his nephew but finds that he's...
17) License to dill
Author
Series
Pickled and preserved mystery volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After her fiancé left her, Piper came to Cloverdale to rebuild her life and open up her shop, Piper’s Picklings, to sell pickles and preserves. When her ex decides to drop in for a visit—just as things are heating up between her and a local Christmas tree farmer—Piper finds herself in a jam. But there are other visitors to worry about... --Amazon.com
Author
Language
English
Description
Christina Antonioni is preparing for the holidays at her Nantucket toy shop, unpacking last-minute shipments and decorating for her loyal Christmas shoppers. But when her Scrooge of a landlord, Oscar Bittlesman, raises her rent, it seems nearly impossible for Christina to continue business on the wharf. Even so, Christina hopes there is a warm heart underneath Oscar's steely exterior. When she bonds with Wink, his sweet, young granddaughter who frequents...
19) Bleeding hearts
Author
Series
China Bayles mystery volume 14
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
High school football coach Tim Duffy is handsome, charming, and married into a wealthy local family. But now, an anonymous accuser has made shocking allegations of improper behavior-and China Bayles is asked to conduct a discreet investigation. What she uncovers is a perplexing story of forbidden desire, deception, and questionable circumstances surrounding a young woman's death. And the deeper China digs, the more she fears that the town's beloved...
Author
Series
Bhima volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Poor and illiterate, Bhima had faithfully worked for the Dubash family, an upper-middle-class Parsi household, for more than twenty years. Yet after courageously speaking the truth about a heinous crime perpetrated against her own family, the devoted servant was cruelly fired. The sting of that dismissal was made more painful coming from Sera Dubash, the temperamental employer who had long been Bhima's only confidante. A woman who has endured despair...
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