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Death of a Turkey
by Kate Borden[from the back cover] "Mayor and single mom Peggy Jean Turner is happily anticipating her favorite holiday. But this year is different. Dealing with an obnoxious neighbor and organizing a reenactment of the first Thanksgiving for the tourists, she's being pulled in more directions than a wishbone--and things are only getting worse ... Peggy is forced to put aside all thoughts of a traditional Thanksgiving when her antagonistic neighbor is found dead on the village green. Unfortunately, the murder weapon was the kind of turkey skewer Peggy sells at her hardware store--and the paw prints in the snow could be from her cat, which makes her a suspect. So, as the tourists arrive at Cobb's Landing to enjoy an authentic Colonial-style Thanksgiving, Peggy would be thankful for nothing more than a solution to this mystery ..."
Foul Play
by Janet EvanovichWhen Amy Klasse loses her TV job to a dancing chicken, handsome veterinarian Jake Elliott rescues her with an offer to be his receptionist. Jake just can't resist a damsel in distress, and Amy certainly doesn't mind Jake's charming sincerity.Then suddenly the job-stealing chicken disappears and Amy is suspected of foul play. Amy and Jake search for clues to prove her innocence. But will Jake be able to prove to Amy that love, too, is a mystery worth solving?
Still Life
by Louise PennyWinner of the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys awards. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montréal and yet a world away. Jane Neal, a long-time resident of Three Pines, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more but Gamache smells something foul this holiday season...and is soon certain that Jane died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter. With this award-winning first novel, Louise Penny introduces an engaging hero in Inspector Gamache, who commands his forces--and this series--with power, ingenuity, and charm.