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• The Chocolate Cobweb

  Armstrong, Charlotte, 1905-1969,

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  When Amanda Garth was born, a mix-up caused the hospital to briefly hand her over to the prestigious Garrison family instead of her birth parents. The error was quickly fixed, Amanda was never told, and the secret was forgotten until revealed in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Spoonful of Poison

  Beaton, M. C

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  When a church fair ends in multiple murders, Agatha Raisin must investigate the secrets in her small village—and find out who poisoned the jam.

• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

  a Flavia De Luce Mystery

  Bradley, C. Alan, 1938-

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  Flavia De Luce loves chemistry, poisons and playing pranks on her sisters. She also loves solving mysteries, which comes in handy when a dead man turns up in her garden.

• In the Blink of a Pie

  Bruns, Catherine,

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  It's Thanksgiving in Sugar Ridge, Vermont, and Leila Khoury, manager of Sappy Endings Farm, is ready to usher in the holiday season by hosting a pie-baking contest. The day is meticulously planned, from the judging panel to the maple lattes, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Trace of Poison

  Cambridge, Colleen,

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  A group of aspiring detective novelists host a Murder Fête, a fundraiser that culminates in naming the winner of a mystery-writing contest and guaranteeing publication in Britain and the States. But when the local who was to announce the contest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Three Act Tragedy

  a Hercule Poirot Mystery

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976

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  At a seemingly respectable dinner party, a man chokes on his cocktail and dies. However, there was no poison in his glass—and not motive to be found.

• A Study in Scarlet ; The Hound of the Baskervilles

  Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

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  Sherlock Holmes was a master of poisons, and in his first appearance we see his expertise in action. This story has it all: love triangles, revenge, and a woman dying of a broken heart.

• Death of a Knit Wit

  Ehrhart, Peggy,

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  Pamela has organized a weekend-long knitting bee as part of a conference on fiber arts and crafts, but when pompous Professor Robert Greer-Gordon Critter, the keynote speaker at the conference, crashes the bee, he seems more interested in flirting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Fatal Booking

  Gilbert, Victoria,

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  With a group of children's literature fans staying at her B&B, Charlotte falls down a proverbial rabbit hole after a guest is poisoned at a Mad Hatter tea party and must investigate a number of guests who all had a motive for disposing of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons

  a Novel

  Khavari, Kate,

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  Attempting to blaze a new trail for women at the University College London in 1923, research assistant Saffron Everleigh becomes involved in solving the murder of a professor's wife who appeared to have been poisoned at a school dinner party.

• Death by Smoothie

  Levine, Laura, 1943-

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  Untalented leading lady, Misty, playing Cryptessa, fatally collapses halfway through drinking her mid-afternoon smoothie, which is later discovered to have been laced with rat poison. Indeed, most of the people involved in the production had good…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Arsenic and Adobo

  Manansala, Mia P.,

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  When Lila Macapagal's notorious food critic boyfriend Derek dies after eating in her family's restaurant, Lila is the first suspect. Lila needs to find the murderer to clear her name and save her family's restaurant.

• Sugar Plum Poisoned

  McKinlay, Jenn,

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  When up-and-coming singing sensation Shelby Vaughn arrives in town for two weeks of concert dates, she hires her old friend Angie and the rest of the bakery crew to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night. After overhearing Shelby in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monk's Hood

  Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995

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  In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of his herbal ingredients is used to kill a man.

• The Bitter Taste of Murder

  Trinchieri, Camilla, 1942-

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  When an ostentatious and vindictive wine critic is murdered, retired NYPD detective Nico Doyle is once more pulled into an investigation in his new town. This time, there is no shortage of suspects.