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By Bowen, Rhys[2020]., Adults, Lake Union Publishing Call No: FIC BOW Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria's royal kitchen, setting off a suspenseful, historical mystery ... Isabella Waverly only means to comfort the woman felled on a London street. In her final dying moments, she thrusts a letter into Bella's hand. It's an offer of employment in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, and everything the budding young chef desperately wants: an escape from the constrictions of her life as a lowly servant. In the stranger's stead, Bella can spread her wings. Arriving as Helen Barton from Yorkshire, she pursues her passion for creating culinary delights, served to the delighted Queen Victoria herself. Best of all, she's been chosen to accompany the queen to Nice. What fortune! Until the threat of blackmail shadows Bella to the Riviera, and a member of the queen's retinue falls ill and dies. Having prepared the royal guest's last meal, Bella is suspected of the poisonous crime. An investigation is sure to follow. Her charade will be over. And her new life will come crashing down--if it doesn't send her to the gallows" --Provided by publisher.
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2011., Ages 3-6, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: Y KEN Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Wilma Tenderfoot Volume: 2Summary Note: As apprentice detective to Theodore Goodman, Wilma, a ten-year-old orphan of Cooper Island's Lowside Institute for Woeful Children, helps investigate who is poisoning actors at the Valiant Vaudeville Theater but when Theodore disappears, she must take action on her own.
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2023., Adults, St. Martin's Press Call No: FIC ROB Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: In death Volume: #56Summary Note: "The homicide cop with a passion for justice returns in the captivating crime thriller series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, a celebrity couple who'd conquered both Hollywood and Broadway. And now Eve Dallas has made her entrance--but not as a guest. After raising a toast, Fitzhugh fell to the floor and died, with physical symptoms pointing to cyanide, and the police have crashed the party. From all accounts, he wasn't the kind of star who made enemies. Everyone loved him--even his ex-wife. And since the champagne cocktail that killed him was originally intended for Eliza, it's possible she was the real target, with a recently fired assistant, a bitter rival, and an obsessed fan in the picture. With so many attendees, staff, and servers, Eve has her work cut out determining who committed murder in the middle of the crowd--and what was their motivation. As one who's not fond of the spotlight herself, she dreads the media circus surrounding a case like this. All she wants is to figure out who's truly innocent, and who's only acting that way..."--
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c2006., 6.4; Ages 3-6, Delacorte Press Call No: Y FIN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Lady Grace mysteries, from the daybookes of Lady Grace Cavendish Volume: book the sixthSummary Note: When one of her fellow Ladies-in-Waiting becomes mysteriously ill, Lady Grace Cavendish suspects the cause is poison and sets out to learn who is responsible.
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[2024]., 7-10, Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: G ARN Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer. She used to lie a lot, but not anymore. Seriously, she only tells the truth now. Even though she hadn’t wanted to come to Marble Island in the first place, now she doesn’t want to leave. It's the truth. With her mom and new baby brother home from the hospital, it's almost time for Harriet to pack up and head home from Marble Island and all the friends she's made. But Harriet doesn't have time to think about that--not when she discovers that Moneypenny, her Nanu’s adorable basset hound, has been poisoned"--
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2023., Ages 8-12, JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company Call No: Y PAT Edition: First US edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Minerva Keen ; #1Summary Note: "Twelve-year-old Minerva Keen forms a detective club to uncover who is poisoning residents of her storied Chicago apartment building, knowing that any one of her neighbors could be the poisoner--or the next victim"--
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[2010]., Adults, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD VID Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.
