Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth
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The Scales of Anubis
by Trish Gauntlett
In the village of Cascade Canyon, a rare book is dropped off at Past Life Emporium thrift store, owned by Keeley Carisbrooke. Hidden inside this first edition of The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amen, by legendary archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard...
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Twisted Unraveled
by Linda Rich
John Stilton peers down at a lifeless body after his murderer dragged it to its final resting place. His spirit cannot rest until it determines who committed this heinous act. Meanwhile his wife, Heather, types away at his uncompleted novel. John...
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The Death of Edith Todd
by Anne L. Walsh
When Edith Todd is struck down in a hit-and-run incident on a stormy November evening in 1999, police assume her death is an accident. But her neighbour Beth Langille knows better. As captain of the local Block Watch, Edith was straightlaced and...
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Not Full Circle
by Jill Shakley
When Reg Raleigh is discharged from his senior banking position in London due to the Depression, he finds his life empty. On impulse, Reg buys a used bicycle and pedals his way into life as a small-town detective. During his bizarre adventures,...
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Some Trick of Mischief
by Elizabeth Garland
When Madame Justice Carol O’Reilly of the British Columbia Supreme Court arrives at the Marjorie Ataskin Law School to take up her position as first-ever ‘judge-in-residence,’ the dean is thrilled. Her presence will add prestige to his law...
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Friday Night Dinner Club
Killer Construction by T L Hind
Jessica Hayes’s life is pretty good. She’s got her dream job, has amazing friends, and lives in the city she loves—Vancouver. Every Friday, she and her pals get together for their Friday Night Dinner Club to relax, share stories, and eat...
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The Country of the Blind
by Elizabeth Garland
When law student Sarah Yung is raped, she accuses Paul, long-time friend and fellow student, of the assault. Paul is escorted off campus and is barred from returning while his case is investigated. Protesting his innocence, Paul reaches out to...
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Amateurs
by Norman Reed Paterson
In this, his third mystery novel, Norman Paterson’s talent is in full sail, taking us into a harbour that should be safe, a luxurious retirement community in Sothern Georgian Bay. But it is 2020. Ted, a resident of long, worldly experience,...
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Woven Web
by Valda Dracopoulos
Woven Web is an Adult Mystery Novel that’s action-packed and a dizzyingly dark tale. There are tense moments and near-death experiences, to unspeakable loss, to moments of quiet grief and dread, and never a dull moment with Rebecca at the helm....
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Murder 101
by Richard Boyer
Murder 101 opens with Professor Bruce Monroe and the new president of Northlake University on a hike in the mountains, near Vancouver. Two days later, the president is found dead in his office. The police call it a case of misadventure, but...