William Friend

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

North Carolina

A Novel

"Let Him In is a feast of a novel." -- Darcy Coates, USA Today bestselling author "Daddy, there's a man in our room..." Alfie wakes one night to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed, claiming there's a shadowy figure in their bedroom. When no such thing can be found, he assumes the girls had a nightmare. He isn't surprised that they're troubled. Grief has made its home at Hart House: nine months ago, the twins' mother Pippa died unexpectedly, leaving Alfie to raise them alone. And now, when the girls mention a new imaginary friend, it seems like a harmless coping mechanism. But the situation quickly develops into something more insidious. The girls set an extra place for him at the table. They whisper to him. They say he's going to take them away... Alfie calls upon Julia--Pippa's sister and a psychiatrist--to oust the malignant tenant from their lives. But as Alfie himself is haunted by visions and someone watches him at night, he begins to question the true character of the force that has poisoned his daughters' minds, with dark and violent consequences. Whatever this "friend" is, he doesn't want to leave. Alfie will have to confront his own shameful secrets, the dark past of Hart House, and even the bounds of reality--or risk taking part in an unspeakable tragedy. A horror debut perfect for readers of Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street and The Spite House by Johnny Compton, this emotional, hair-raising story will grip you from the first page, and won't let you go.

Let Him In

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Kerrelyn Sparks

A Hilarious Fantasy Romance

"Sorcha knew the mission was dangerous. Leaving the safe grounds of her brother's kingdom and parlaying with the elves across their border... well, treachery seemed at least as likely as true peace. But to support her sister, Sorcha would brave far more than the underhanded ways of the elves. Or so she thought, before she was taken hostage. Of course, her captors didn't count on her particular abilities--or on the help of the Woodsman, the mysterious thief who made his home in the forest. He saw the battle from the trees, saw the soldier attacking against incredible odds to save a comrade--and then saw the valiant fighter revealed as Princess Sorcha of Norveshka. He can't tell if he wants to kidnap her or kiss her. But despite Sorcha's stubbornness, his inconvenient honor, and a rebellion on the cusp of full war, something burns between them that neither can let go"--

How to Love Your Elf

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Diane Kelly

A House-Flipper Mystery

The first in a brand-new cozy series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville--where the real estate market is to die for.

WILL THIS KILLER DEAL LEAD TO A DEAD END?
Meet Whitney Whitaker. A hopeless romantic when it comes to real estate, she knows what it takes to find--and flip--the home of one's dreams. A fixer-upper is like catnip to Whitney: she can't resist the challenge of turning an eyesore into a priceless work of art. So when one of her clients decides to liquidate a crumbling property, Whitney seizes the opportunity to purchase it for a song. But soon a curious incident of the cat in the night-time leads to a change in tune. . .

Sawdust is the name of Whitney's cat--of course. Whitney's passion for gut-renovation may be a mystery to him but one thing Sawdust knows for sure is this: Dead bodies don't belong in flower beds. So why is there one in this new, albeit old, house? Now it's up to Whitney, along with the help of hot-and-cold Nashville Police Detective Collin Flynn, to find the truth about what happened before the mortgage property forecloses and Whitney loses her investment. . .and maybe her own life.

Dead As a Door Knocker

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Virginia Lowell

Olivia Greyson finds her reputation and cookie shop in danger when she becomes the prime suspect in the murder investigation of her mentor, prominent business owner Clarisse Chamberlain, when it is revealed that Clarisse left her a large sum of money along with a collection of valuable antique cookie cutters. Original. 40,000 first printing.

Cookie Dough or Die

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Murder In An Irish Village 

Amy Lillard

Main Street Book Club Mysteries, Book 1

It's reunion time for the Sugar Springs High School class of 2002, and Arlo Stanley isn't exactly looking forward to seeing her old classmates. She may have realized her dream of owning a bookstore, but some of her classmates have gone on to play professional football and gotten into politics. But when news gets out that Wally Harrison, who just completed a 10-week run at the top of the New York Timesbestseller list for his thriller, will be attending, the whole town is in a frenzy. Arlo soon finds, however, that Wally's novel has a few too many similarities to a 15-year-old cold case involving one of Sugar Springs' favorite citizens--and things get even stranger when Wally turns up dead.The ladies who attend Friday Night Book Club at Arlo's store can't help but put their headstogether to try to figure out what is going on in their sleepy little southern town.

Can't Judge a Book by Its Murder

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Jenn McKinlay

Newly single librarian Lindsey Norris, the director of the Briar Creek Public Library, must help her best friend Beth, a children's book author, prove her innocence when she is accused of murdering her boyfriend Rick, a local celebrity, before the authorities throw the book at the wrong person. Original.

Books Can Be Deceiving

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When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue amnesty day to collect numerous unreturned books, director Lindsey Norris is shocked by the appearance of a long-missing book checked out twenty years earlier to a murdered teacher whose killer was never found.

Better Late Than Never

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"When a stack of library material is found at the scene of a hit-and-run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police try to link the driver of the stolen car to the person who borrowed the CDs. Before Lindsey can delve into the library's records, the victim of the hit-and-run, Theresa Huston, suffers another accident, and the investigation shifts from driver negligence to attempted murder. A clue surfaces from the confiscated library CDs that could crack open the case, and it is up to Lindsey to piece it all together. But things are not as they seem in the sleepy town of Briar Creek, and when the driver of the stolen car turns up dead, Lindsey, her staff and her friends have to hit the books before the killer gets the last word..."-- Back cover.

Hitting the Books

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When a salvage company's plans to dig up treasure that was buried on Pirate Island centuries earlier rouse local ire, library director Lindsey Norris investigates the murder of the local tourism director, who hired the company.

Book, Line, and Sinker

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When the Briar Creek Community Theater mounts its newest Shakespeare production, "Midsummer Night's Dream," library director Lindsey Norris gets involved when one of the cast is poisoned.

Read It and Weep

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When her brother, Jack, a world-traveling consultant for a coffee company, goes missing, Briar Creek library director Lindsey Norris gets mixed up in a strange case involving South American business dealings and an exotic woman.

On Borrowed Time

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A Likely Story

When Carrie Rushton is accused of murdering her husband, library director Lindsey Norris and the Briar Creek crafternoon club launch their own investigation during a nor'easter that has left the police otherwise occupied.

Due or Die

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By Book or by Crook

Daryl Wood Gerber

FIRST IN THE COOKBOOK NOOK MYSTERY SERIES! In need of a change, Jenna Hart leaves the high-pressure world of advertising to help her aunt, Vera, open a culinary bookshop and café. Back with her family in Crystal Cove, California, Jenna seems to have all the right ingredients for a fresh start—until someone adds a dash of murder. As a marketing expert, Jenna wants to make sure the grand opening of the Cookbook Nook draws a crowd, and no one is better at getting attention than her old college roommate, celebrity chef Desiree Divine. But when Desiree arrives in quiet Crystal Cove to do a cookbook signing, the diva stirs up more trouble than business…especially when she turns up dead. Known for stealing husbands and burning bridges, Desiree left behind plenty of suspects—including Jenna. Though the celebrity’s life always appeared to be an open book, Jenna will have to read between the lines in order to clear her name, and catch a killer before another body is served cold. Includes recipes!

Final Sentence

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Paige Shelton

A Scottish Bookshop Mystery

A humble book shop finds itself in the midst of a murder plot in the first novel of bestselling author Paige Shelton’s glittering new series. Delaney Nichols is on the literary adventure of a lifetime when she leaves the States for Edinburgh, Scotland, to take a job at The Cracked Spine. A legendary bookshop filled with special editions and rare manuscripts, it’s a house of biblio delights—one as eclectic as those who work there: the spirited and ever-curious Rosie, along with her tiny dog, Hector; a nineteen-year-old thespian named Hamlet (of course); and Edwin, the big boss, who Delaney likes but just can’t get a read on. Then there’s Tom, the bartender from across the street, whose gentle brogue pulls at Delaney’s heart strings—and who can rock a kilt like none other. “Move over Claire Fraser; American bibliophile Delaney Nichols is about to take Scotland...by storm!”—Ellery Adams But before she can settle into her new life, a precious artifact from the shop goes missing—and Delaney is terrified to find out that Edwin’s sister is brutally murdered. Never did Delaney think that her dream job would turn into a living nightmare. Can she, along with Tom and her coworkers, help close the book on this killer mystery...before it’s too late? “This fun-filled read takes plenty of twists and turns on the way to the satisfying ending.” —Publishers Weekly

The Cracked Spine

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Linda Wiken

A delicious new cozy mystery series featuring the Culinary Capers Dinner Club-who are fearless when it comes to cooking up new dishes and putting the lid on crime . . .

Event planner Jennifer 'J.J.' Tanner has a full plate, but that's the way she likes it. First, it's her turn to choose the recipe for the next meeting of the Culinary Capers Dinner Club, a gathering of foodie friends who experiment with entrees for their creative and gastronomical pleasure. Second, she's organizing an Italian princess party for the twenty-one-year-old daughter of a high-tech millionaire.

But one thing J.J. didn't plan on is that the caterer for the event-hotshot chef Antonio Marcotti-would end up murdered the night of the party. Or that she'd end up being a prime suspect after having had a heated argument with the unscrupulous chef. Now it's up to J.J.-with help from her fellow Club members and a handsome if mysterious private eye-to turn the tables on the real killer . . .
Praise forToasting Up Trouble 'Toasting Up Troubleis a savory morsel of mystery and culinary goodness. Food loverswill delight in the meal planning and the mystery as both are rich with surprising ingredients. Wiken has a winning recipe with spunky heroine J.J. Tanner and the Culinary Capers Dinner Club. I can't wait to be invited to their next event.'New York Timesbestselling author Jenn McKinlay

'Wiken serves up generous portions of suspense and food lore...I'm already looking forward to a second helping with book two.' Victoria Abbott, national bestselling author of the Book Collector Mysteries

Praise for Linda Wiken writing as Erika Chase and the Ashton Corners Book Club Mysteries

'Southern charm, excellent reading suggestions, and an engaging amateur sleuth.' Miranda James,New York Timesbestselling author

'Books, cats, and a tenderhearted sleuth, a perfect combination.' Krista Davis,New York Timesbestselling author


Toasting up Trouble

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J. J. Cook

Zoe Chase always wanted to own her own restaurant—but first, she’ll have to serve up a heaping helping of meals on wheels, with a side of mystery… When she’s once again passed over for a promotion at work, Zoe decides to take the big leap and go for her dream. She quits, gives up her fancy digs, and buys a fixer-upper diner in a shady part of town. To keep above water during the renovation, she buys a used food truck to serve the downtown and waterfront of Mobile, Alabama. Zoe starts to dish out classic Southern food—but her specialty is her deep-fried biscuit bowls that blow traditional bread bowls away. After a promising start, things start to go downhill faster than a food truck without brakes. First, someone tries to rob the cash register. Next, Zoe is threatened by the owner of a competing food truck for taking their spot. And when the owner ends up dead inside Zoe’s rolling restaurant, Zoe and her sole employee, Ollie, find themselves hopping out of the frying pan into the fryer. They need to find the real killer, before both of them get burned.

Death on Eat Street

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Tempest in a Teapot

E. J. Copperman

While transforming a fixer-upper into a guest house at the Jersey Shore, Alison Kerby must deal with two residing ghosts who insist that they were murdered and that they need her help in finding out who killed them. Original.

Night of the Living Deed

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Last Pen Standing

Maddie Day



In this freshly baked series, author Maddie Day lifts the lid on a small town in southern Indiana, where a newcomer is cooking up a new start--until a murderer muddles the recipe...

Nursing a broken heart, Robbie Jordan is trading in her life on the West Coast for the rolling hills of southern Indiana. After paying a visit to her Aunt Adele, she fell in love with the tiny town of South Lick. And when she spots a For Sale sign on a rundown country store, she decides to snap it up and put her skills as a cook and a carpenter to use. Everyone in town shows up for the grand re-opening of Pans 'n Pancakes, but when the mayor's disagreeable assistant is found dead, Robbie realizes that not all press is good press. With all eyes on her, she'll have to summon her puzzle-solving skills to clear her name, unscramble the town's darkest secrets, and track down a cold-blooded killer--before she's the next to die...

Advance praise for Flipped for Murder

"What a terrific debut! This deliciously clever cozy-set in a deceptively charming little town-is fresh, intelligent, and delightful. A winner!" -Hank Phillippi Ryan
Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, and Mary Higgins Clark award winning author

"You'll flip for this mouth-watering new series. Maddy Day serves up a tasty mystery with a side of scenic country charm."-Leslie Budewitz, two-time Agatha Award winning author of the Food Lovers' Village Mysteries

Flipped for Murder

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Lauren Elliott

Addie Greyborne loved working with rare books at the Boston Public Library--she even got to play detective, tracking down clues about mysterious old volumes. But she didn't expect her sleuthing skills to come in so handy in a little seaside town ... Addie left some painful memories behind in the big city, including the unsolved murder of her fiancé and her father's fatal car accident. After an unexpected inheritance from a great aunt, she's moved to a small New England town founded by her ancestors back in colonial times--and living in spacious Greyborne Manor, on a hilltop overlooking the harbor. Best of all, her aunt also left her countless first editions and other treasures--providing an inventory to start her own store. But there's trouble from day one, and not just from the grumpy woman who runs the bakery next door. A car nearly runs Addie down. Someone steals a copy of Alice in Wonderland. Then, Addie's friend Serena, who owns a nearby tea shop, is arrested--for killing another local merchant. The police seem pretty sure they've got the story in hand, but Addie's not going to let them close the book on this case without a fight ...

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William Friend

Let Him In

Kerrelyn Sparks

How to Love Your Elf

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Dead As a Door Knocker

Virginia Lowell

Cookie Dough or Die

Carlene O'Connor

Murder In An Irish Village

Amy Lillard

Can't Judge a Book by Its Murder

Jenn McKinlay

Books Can Be Deceiving

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Better Late Than Never

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Hitting the Books

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Book, Line, and Sinker

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Read It and Weep

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On Borrowed Time

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A Likely Story

Jenn McKinlay

Due or Die

Eva Gates

By Book or by Crook

Daryl Wood Gerber

Final Sentence

Paige Shelton

The Cracked Spine

Linda Wiken

Toasting up Trouble

J. J. Cook

Death on Eat Street

Amanda Cooper

Tempest in a Teapot

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Night of the Living Deed

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Last Pen Standing

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