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Chirp
by Kate MessnerMoving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm. In a story rich with friendship, science, and summer fun, a girl finds her voice while navigating the joys and challenges of growing up.
Chivalry
by Patrick GirondiA story of a Gulf War veteran living incognito on the streets of New York Chivalry takes place in New York City, where an aspiring author stumbles onto a manuscript. It becomes a bestseller. He must now find the true author. Isa, a Gulf War sergeant, silenced a snitch to save his platoon from a murder rap. He now lives namelessly on the streets of New York, shielded by police formerly of his old platoon. His orders are clear: &“If the authorities get close, take me out.&” For now, in limbo, Isa writes books. He spots his daughter, who has no idea who he is, on the bus. Full of emotion, he accidentally forgets a manuscript. Bob Herman finds a woman who plagues his dreams and a manuscript he can&’t put down on a bus ride home. His boss scans the composition, shocked that Herman had it in him. With the might of an overnight literary superstar, it is now time to capture the woman of his dreams. Herman wins Isa&’s daughter. To keep her, he needs another bestseller and sets off to find the true author. Eventually, they all find each other in what becomes a reunion of high emotion and peril.
Chloe's Song
by Leslie ThomasFrom the book: "Housekeeper required: country couple. References essential." When forty-four-year-old Chloe Smith, once more on her uppers, answered this advertisement, she little guessed it would involve her in a dramatic night over forty years previously, and a lady plunging to her death from a Dorset cliff top. Nor did she imagine it would end with her sitting in a dock in Winchester Crown Court two years later on a charge of murder. It is a part of the country which holds many memories for Chloe. She spent much of her early life there, moving with her parents from army posting to army posting, eventually settling in Salisbury when her raffish but musically talented father was disgraced on a tour of Singapore and returned home. Later, in Southampton, she played the piano with the Sweet and Low ensemble and worked for Mr. Pyecraft, antique dealer and owner of Fluff, the cowardly rottweiler. It was also here that she first encountered Zane, her irresistibly attractive husband and great love, who proves to be a small-time crook, and appears and disappears without warning, but with astonishing regularity.
The Chocolate Bear Burglary
by JoAnna CarlCONFESSIONS OF A CONFECTIONER After leaving her bad-news husband back in Texas, Lee McKinney moved up north to a quaint resort town. Now she keeps the books for her aunt's luxury-chocolate shop. But Lee soon finds that Michigan winters can be murder.... Lee and Aunt Nettie can't believe their luck. A teddy bear promotion will have tourists flocking to Warner Pier, which could mean skyrocketing sales for TenHuis Chocolade. To help decorate the scrumptious store, their friend Gail, an antique dealer, lends them a collection of valuable chocolate molds. But after a burglary at the shop, Gail meets with a grisly fate--and the main suspect in her murder is Lee's troubled teenage stepson. Lee sets out to clear his name, but awakening long-hibernating family secrets might be more than this daring crime solver can bear... INCLUDES TASTY CHOCOLATE TRIVIA!
The Chocolate Bear Burglary (A Chocoholic Mystery #2)
by Joanna CarlAfter leaving her bad-news husband back in Texas, Lee McKinney moved up north to a quaint resort town. Now she keeps the books for her aunt's luxury chocolate shop. But Lee soon finds that Michigan winters can be murder.... Lee and Aunt Nettie can't believe their luck. A teddy bear promotion will have tourists flocking to Warner Pier, which could mean skyrocketing sales for TenHuis Chocolade. To help decorate the scrumptious store, Gail, an antique dealer, lends them a collection of valuable chocolate molds. But after a burglary at the shop, Gail meets with a grisly fate-and the main suspect in her murder is Lee's troubled teenage stepson. Lee sets out to clear his name, but awakening long-hibernating family secrets might be more than this daring crime solver can bear....
The Chocolate Bear Burglary
by JoAnna CarlCONFESSIONS OF A CONFECTIONER After leaving her bad-news husband back in Texas, Lee McKinney moved up north to a quaint resort town. Now she keeps the books for her aunt’s luxury-chocolate shop. But Lee soon finds that Michigan winters can be murder. . . . Lee and Aunt Nettie can’t believe their luck. A teddy bear promotion will have tourists flocking to Warner Pier, which could mean skyrocketing sales for TenHuis Chocolade. To help decorate the scrumptious store, their friend Gail, an antique dealer, lends them a collection of valuable chocolate molds. But after a burglary at the shop, Gail meets with a grisly fate—and the main suspect in her murder is Lee’s troubled teenage stepson. Lee sets out to clear his name, but awakening long-hibernating family secrets might be more than this daring crime solver can bear… INCLUDES TASTY CHOCOLATE TRIVIA! .
The Chocolate Book Bandit
by JoAnna CarlWhen it turns out a member of Warner Pier's library board has been living on borrowed time, Lee is determined to discover who wrote the victim's final chapter... Running TenHuis Chocolade keeps Lee McKinney Woodyard busy enough, but now she's been offered two different positions in the town of Warner Pier-one on the tourism committee and another on the library board. To decide between the two, she goes to Warner Pier's historic library to check out the board's monthly meeting. As usual, rumors are flying through the small town-this time, they're about the rugged new library director, Henry "Butch" Cassidy, and the changes he allegedly plans to make. Butch is indeed attractive-but Lee doesn't get a chance to find out about his proposed changes. A few minutes into the meeting, the discussion is interrupted by the terrified screams of the library clerk. She has discovered the lifeless body of Abigail VanRoostock, a prim and proper retiring member of the board, crumpled in a heap at the bottom of the basement stairs. Suddenly, everyone in attendance, including Lee, is suspected in her murder. And as Lee finds out, they've all got something to hide... INCLUDES TASTY CHOCOLATE TRIVIA! .
The Chocolate Box: A Hercule Poirot Story
by Agatha ChristiePreviously published in the print anthology Poirot’s Early Cases. Poirot investigates a murder in which the only clue is a box of chocolates.
The Chocolate Bridal Bash
by JoAnna CarlCaught up in a whirl of champagne and china patterns, bride-to-be Lee McKinney has butted heads with her future mother-in-law over every detail of the wedding bash. The last thing she needs is trouble with her own mother. But this is bigger than the hot versus cold hors d'oeuvres debate: Sally McKinney doesn't even want to be at the wedding if it takes place in Warner Pier, her hometown.Irked that her mom might be MIA on the Big Day, Lee heads to her aunt's chocolate shop, TenHuis Chocolade, for advice. There, the bride is shocked to learn that years earlier, her mother ran away on what would have been her own wedding day--hours before her fiancé was found dead, an apparent suicide. Now, to smooth things over with her mother--and ease her own way down the aisle--Lee must untangle a mystery older than she is....
The Chocolate Bridal Bash (A Chocoholic Mystery #6)
by Joanna CarlSomething Old Something Askew Caught up in a whirl of champagne and china patterns, bride-to-be Lee McKinney has butted heads with her future mother-in-law over every detail of the wedding bash. The last thing she needs is trouble with her own mother. But this is bigger than the hot versus cold hors d'oeuvres debate: Sally McKinney doesn't even want to be at the wedding if it takes place in Warner Pier, her hometown. Irked that her mom might be MIA on the Big Day, Lee heads to her aunt's chocolate shop, TenHuis Chocolade, for advice. There, the bride is shocked to learn that years earlier, her mother ran away on what would have been her own wedding day-hours before her fiance was found dead, an apparent suicide. Now, to smooth things over with her mother-and ease her own way down the aisle-Lee must untangle a mystery older than she is....
The Chocolate Bridal Bash
by JoAnna CarlCaught up in a whirl of champagne and china patterns, bride-to-be Lee McKinney has butted heads with her future mother-in-law over every detail of the wedding bash. The last thing she needs is trouble with her own mother. But this is bigger than the hot versus cold hors d'oeuvres debate: Sally McKinney doesn't even want to be at the wedding if it takes place in Warner Pier, her hometown. Irked that her mom might be MIA on the Big Day, Lee heads to her aunt's chocolate shop, TenHuis Chocolade, for advice. There, the bride is shocked to learn that years earlier, her mother ran away on what would have been her own wedding day--hours before her fiancé was found dead, an apparent suicide. Now, to smooth things over with her mother--and ease her own way down the aisle--Lee must untangle a mystery older than she is. . . .
The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha (Chocoholic Mystery #16)
by JoAnna CarlFrom the national bestselling author of The Chocolate Falcon Fraud comes an Easter candy caper featuring chocolatiers Lee Woodyard and her Aunt Nettie, and a killer who's hopping mad... The approach of Easter means a rush of business at TenHuis Chocolade, and Lee and her Aunt Nettie need all the help they can get to make their famous chocolate bunnies. Unfortunately, new hire Bunny Birdsong is a clutzy basketcase dropping everything she picks up. But to Lee's surprise, she's a whiz with computers and fixing the store's website so they decide to keep her. However, Bunny receives a few visitors they could do without: her soon to be ex-husband Beau, his wealthy aunt Abigail, and his new girlfriend and her brother all descend on the shop one day and have a bitter argument. Lee hopes they can find a peaceful way to settle their dispute and not bring any more trouble to TenHuis. But when Abigail's body is discovered in the vacant store next door, it's clear to Lee there's a bad egg in her midst. Now she's on the hunt to find out who it is...Includes tasty chocolate trivia! From the Hardcover edition.
The Chocolate Castle Clue
by JoAnna CarlLee McKinney Woodyard discovers a dusty trophy inside TenHuis Chocolade that belongs to her aunt Nettie and her old high school singing group, the Pier-O-Ettes. It's a trophy that brings back terrible memories of an unsolved murder years ago. Before Lee takes aim at the past, someone is murdered in the here and now.
The Chocolate Cat Caper (A Chocoholic Mystery #1)
by Joanna CarlAfter giving up her career as a Texas trophy wife, Lee McKinney finds herself in a Michigan resort town, keeping the books for her aunt Nettie's luxury chocolate business. But she soon discovers that her new life isn't all truffles and bonbons. Clementine Ripley, the defense attorney everyone loves to hate, is throwing a party that calls for several thousand dollars' worth of custom chocolates-some made in the image of her champion cat. Lee jumps at the job, but sweet success takes a bitter turn when someone adds an extra ingredient-cyanide-to one of their delicious chocolates and it finds its way into Ripley's mouth. Now it's up to Lee to figure out who tampered with the family recipe before she and her aunt end up behind not-so-chocolate bars. INCLUDES YUMMY CHOCOLATE TRIVIA
The Chocolate Cat Caper (Chocoholic Mystery #1)
by JoAnna CarlAfter giving up her career as a Texas trophy wife, 28-year-old Lee McKinney finds herself in a Michigan resort town, keeping the books for her Aunt Nettie’s luxury chocolate business. But she soon finds that her new life isn’t all truffles and bonbons… Clementine Ripley, the defense attorney everyone loves to hate, is throwing a party that calls for several thousand dollars worth of custom chocolates—some made in the image of her champion cat. Lee jumps at the job, but sweet success takes a bitter turn when someone adds and extra ingrediant—cyanide—to one of their delicious chocolates and it finds its way into Ms. Ripley’s mouth. Now it’s up to Lee to figure out who tampered with Aunt Nettie’s recipe before they find themselves behind not-so-chocolate bars. INCLUDES YUMMY CHOCOLATE TRIVIA! .
Chocolate Cherry Killer (Cupcakes in Paradise #13)
by Summer PrescottIt seems that murder happens to the best of us...at the worst of times. Cupcake baker and amateur sleuth, Melissa Beckett, is on the case again, when a killer strikes in her adopted, sleepy, beachside hometown of Calgon, Florida. The dastardly deed is done to a very high-profile victim, and rumors abound. There are whispers among the country club set, as they ponder whether or not the killer might indeed be one of their own. Another chilling possibility is that the atrocity may have been committed by a desperate mother, who'll stop at nothing to protect her sick child. Torn between several theories, Missy and her dashing detective hubby, Chas, work against the clock to find the killer before they strike again. Will the two of them live to tell the tale? This exciting Cozy Mystery can be read as a standalone, but if you'd like to know more about Missy, Chas and the rest of the Calgon gang, their history can be found in the two series previous to this one. The first Missy and Chas series is Frosted Love Cozy Mysteries, and the second is The INNcredibly Sweet Series. Enjoy them all!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder: A deliciously cosy murder mystery (Hannah Swensen #No. 1)
by Joanne FlukeHer gingersnaps are as tart as her comebacks... Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder is the first mouth-watering novel in the Hannah Swensen crime series from acclaimed author Joanne Fluke. Packed full of delicious recipes and perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton and Leslie Meier.'An entertaining debut with some delectable recipes as a bonus' - Kirkus ReviewsHannah Swensen already has her hands full running Minnesota's most popular bakery. But when Ron LaSalle, the delivery man from the nearby Cozy Cow Dairy, is found murdered behind the bakery with Hannah's famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies scattered around him, life couldn't get more complicated.Who would have the audacity - and motive - to kill the most punctual delivery man Hannah has ever had the pleasure of working with? This is one murder that's starting to leave a very bad taste in Hannah's mouth. And if she doesn't watch her back, her life could be burned to a crisp... What readers are saying about Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder: 'This book was a complete delight from start to finish''You cannot miss this''Hannah is a very likable heroine... I was hooked on the plot from the very beginning'
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery #1)
by Joanne FlukeFirst in the New York Times-bestselling mystery series: &“A cleverly plotted cozy full of appealing characters and delicious cookie recipes.&”—Publishers Weekly Take one amateur sleuth. Mix in some eccentric Minnesota locals. Add a generous dollop of crackling suspense, and you've got the recipe for this mystery series featuring Hannah Swensen, the red-haired, cookie-baking heroine whose gingersnaps are almost as tart as her comments and whose penchant for solving crime is definitely stirring things up. While dodging her mother&’s attempts to marry her off, Hannah runs The Cookie Jar, Lake Eden&’s most popular bakery. But after Ron LaSalle, the beloved deliveryman from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found murdered behind her bakery—with Hannah&’s famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies scattered around him—she&’s determined not to let her cookies get a bad reputation, so she sets out to track down a killer. But if she doesn&’t watch her back, Hannah&’s sweet life may get burned to a crisp. &“Culinary cozies don&’t get any tastier than this winning series.&”—Library Journal
The Chocolate Clown Corpse: A Chocoholic Mystery
by JoAnna CarlRevenge is sweet for a killer on the loose--and it all started with the murder of Warner Pier's most hated clown.... Everyone who knew the bozo wanted him dead. Odd, then, that a complete stranger was accused of bursting Moe Davidson's balloons. <P><P>But it's been a month since the miserable shop owner of Clowning Around was killed, and everybody's moving on, including Lee Woodyard. Her chocolate shop, TenHuis Chocolade, is next door to Moe's shuttered tourist trap, and it's giving her delicious ideas to expand. But over whose dead body?Moe's widow, Emma, and her two stepchildren list the property for sale, but when Lee tours the building, she finds Emma unconscious. Now Lee wonders whether Moe's real killer is still at large and is taking care of unfinished business. Unfortunately, since the town is celebrating Clown Week, there are so many potential suspects in grease paint and floppy shoes it's not even funny.For Lee, protecting Emma, freeing an innocent man, and rolling out hundreds of her clown-themed chocolates is a pretty tall order. But so is staying alive long enough to find out which one of her neighbors is a killer in disguise.Includes Tasty Chocolate Trivia!
The Chocolate Cobweb
by Charlotte ArmstrongA young artist is searching for the truth about her past - but does she really want to know...?With an introduction by A J Finn, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOWSuperb classic crime from 'the mistress of day-lit terror!' NEW YORK TIMES'Psychologically rich, intricately plotted and full of dark surprises' Megan AbbottWhen Amanda Garth was born, a nearly-disastrous mix-up caused the hospital to briefly hand her over to the prestigious Garrison family instead of to her birth parents. The error was quickly fixed, Amanda was never told, and the secret was forgotten for twenty-three years ... until her aunt thoughtlessly revealed it in casual conversation.But what if the real accident was Amanda being returned to the wrong parents? After all, she seems much more like the painter Tobias Garrison. Amanda is determined to discover the truth within her aunt's bizarre anecdote, but soon is trapped in a web of lies, suspicions and deadly secrets ...
The Chocolate Cobweb (An\american Mystery Classic Ser. #0)
by Charlotte ArmstrongInvestigating her mysterious birth leads a bright young artist into perilFor a few hours after her birth, Amanda Garth had two fathers. One was John, the kind, forthright man who would raise her. The other was Tobias Garrison, a well-known California artist who, because of a mix-up in the hospital&’s nursery, briefly thought Amanda was his. The confusion was straightened out, and the misunderstanding is forgotten for twenty-three years, when questions about her birth cause Amanda to approach the Garrisons. This could prove a deadly mistake. Someone in that poisonous family is plotting a murder, and the last thing they want is another heir to the massive Garrison fortune. The quest for truth could mean death for the girl whose birth was shrouded in secrecy.
The Chocolate-Covered Contest
by Carolyn KeeneNancy can hardly believe it. While visiting an amusement park owned by the world-famous Royal Chocolates Company, her friend Bess tears open a million-dollar candy wrapper in a contest. But when they go to collect, they're told that someone else has won. And then they're accused of tampering with the winning wrapper! Something is rotten in chocolatetown. The proof comes when Nancy and her friends are treated to a near-death experience in the park's animal safari. Someone's pulling a million-dollar swindle, and getting Nancy and her friends out of the way seems to be the icing on the cake. If Nancy isn't careful, she just might learn the real meaning of "Death by Chocolate."
Chocolate Covered Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #18)
by Leslie MeierAs a reporter for the Pennysaver, Lucy is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer's Chocolates. But when a local fisherman drowns suspiciously, Lucy's certain her investigative skills could be put to better use. Everyone is shocked when Fern's Famous Fudge loses its status as "Best Candy on the Coast" to Chanticleer's pricey newfangled confections. And Lucy soon discovers sultry store manager Tamzin Graves is only too eager to serve her male clientele. Leaving a throng of jealous women in her wake, it's almost no surprise when Tamzin is the next to turn up dead, covered in chocolate. Could a bitter ex-wife be behind the crimes? As Lucy closes in on the culprit, she may find herself locked in the clutches of a half-baked killer.
Chocolate Cream Pie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery #24)
by Joanne FlukeNot even Lake Eden’s nosiest residents suspected Hannah Swensen would go from idealistic newlywed to betrayed wife in a matter of weeks. But as a deadly mystery unfolds in town, the proof is in the pudding . . . When The Cookie Jar becomes the setting of a star-studded TV special about movies filmed in Minnesota, Hannah hopes to shine the spotlight on her bakery—not the unsavory scandal swirling around her personal life. But that’s practically impossible with a disturbing visit from the shifty character she once believed was her one and only love, a group of bodyguards following her every move, and a murder victim in her bedroom. Now, swapping the crime scene in her condo for her mother Delores’s penthouse, Hannah and an old flame team up to solve a case that’s messier than an upended chocolate cream pie. As suspects emerge and secrets hit close to home, Hannah must serve a hefty helping of justice to an unnamed killer prowling around Lake Eden . . . before someone takes a slice out of her!
The Chocolate Cupid Killings: A Chocoholic Mystery
by JoAnna CarlThe ninth delicious Chocoholic Mystery in the national bestselling series It's Valentine's Day at TenHuis Chocolade, but Lee is getting no love from detective Derrick Valentine. He's looking for one of their new employees-an abused woman who Lee and her Aunt Nettie have been hiding. But when Valentine meets his own sticky end, it's Aunt Nettie who is suspect. Now, Lee has to free Nettie of guilt without exposing their innocent guest-and find a killer with a heart that's definitely not made of chocolate...