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Author
Series
Emma Lord mysteries volume 18
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
320 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
When peaceful Alpine, Washington, is stunned by a case of arson, newspaper editor Emma Lord and Sheriff Milo Dodge soon discover that the fire had been used to cover up the more sinister crime of murder.
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Series
Hope Harbor volume 9
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Description
Buying a supposedly haunted house wasn't in Ashley Scott's plans, but when an intriguing opportunity drops into her lap, she's ready to launch a new life. But she can't do it alone, and her reclusive new neighbor Jonathan Gray may be just the person to help--if only there were room in his life for romance.
5) Showoff
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Accused of ruining a champion dog's career after an unfortunate incident at a mall show, Luthor is sent to the pound, prompting a skeptical Griffin to hatch a daring plan involving a sinister saboteur, a reclusive trainer, and large supply of red dye.
Author
Series
Bed-and-breakfast mysteries volume 20
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Description
Suspicious of a reclusive family that lives in a ramshackle Spanish villa, cousins Judith and Renie find themselves framed for murder when Judith discovers the body of a local milkman in the trunk of her car.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
320 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Editor/publisher Emma Lord is in Alpine, Wash., revisiting an old crime to solve some new ones, including maple tree poaching and the shooting of an old friend, eccentric and reclusive artist Craig Laurentis.
9) Slugfest
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
275 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
When Paula Holliday agrees to act as exhibit manager for a reclusive artist she's expecting a laidback weekend picking up gardening tips. She doesn't expect to be knee-deep in horticultural sabotage, beheaded gnomes, homicide, and something called The Javits Curse.
10) Ruby in the sky
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 22 cm
Description
When Ruby Moon Hayes, twelve, and her mother move to tiny Fortin, Vermont, Ruby is surprised to make friends at school and in the neighborhood, where a reclusive lady hides a huge secret.
Author
Series
Seaside knitters mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
321 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
The Seaside Knitters for Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, band together to prove the innocence of one of their own, after Cass Halloran is accused of murdering a local fisherman.
13) Under the egg
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.
14) Trex
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"A mystery following Trex, a boy with an experimental implant, Mellie, a reclusive girl training to be a spy, and their adventures together as they're pitted against middle school bullies, their own parents, and an evil, brain-hacking corporation"--
15) The real boy
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Formats
Description
"A shy boy named Oscar who works as the hand to a powerful magic worker becomes the only person who can save his village from an evil monster"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
viii, 246 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Twelve-year-old Flor faces problems at home while spending a summer working at her parents' store, partnering with former friend Candice for a pageant, and volunteering with a reclusive beekeeper.
17) Forever is now
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
398 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
When sixteen-year-old Sadie, a Black bisexual recluse, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her best friend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears.
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Spending reclusive days doing the same three things for fun until his father lets him get a puppy, Jimmy begins to suspect his puppy has superpowers, including a potential for solving crimes and helping Jimmy make human friends.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Aaliya Sohbi lives alone in her Beirut apartment, surrounded by stockpiles of books. Godless, fatherless, childless, and divorced, Aaliya is her family's 'unnecessary appendage.' Every year, she translates a new favorite book into Arabic, then stows it away. The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read-- by anyone. After overhearing her neighbors, 'the three witches,' discussing her too-white hair, Aaliya...
20) You let me in
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
254 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Cassandra Tipp is dead ... or is she? After all, the notorious recluse and eccentric bestselling novelist has always been prone to flights of fancy--everyone in town remembers the shocking events leading up to Cassie's infamous trial (she may have been acquitted, but the insanity defense only stretches so far). Cassandra Tipp has left behind no body--just her massive fortune, and one final manuscript. Then again, there are enough bodies in her past--her...
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