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Madam / by Wynne, Phoebe,author.;
"A riveting, modern gothic debut with shades of The Secret History, The Stepford Wives, and a dash of Circe, set at a secretive all girls' boarding school perched on a craggy Scottish peninsula. For 150 years, high above rocky Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sat untouched, a beacon of excellence in an old ancestral castle. A boarding school for girls, it promises that the young women lucky enough to be admitted will emerge 'resilient and ready to serve society.' Into its illustrious midst steps Rose Christie: a 26-year-old Classics teacher, Caldonbrae's new head of the department, and the first hire for the school in over a decade. At first, Rose is overwhelmed to be invited into this institution, whose prestige is unrivaled. But she quickly discovers that behind the school's elitist veneer lies an impenetrable, starkly traditional culture that she struggles to reconcile with her modernist beliefs-not to mention her commitment to educating 'girls for the future.' It also doesn't take long for Rose to suspect that there's more to the secret circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of her predecessor-a woman whose ghost lingers everywhere-than anyone is willing to let on. In her search for this mysterious former teacher, Rose instead uncovers the darkness that beats at the heart of Caldonbrae, forcing her to confront the true extent of the school's nefarious purpose, and her own role in perpetuating it. A darkly feminist tale pitched against a haunting backdrop, and populated by an electrifying cast of heroines, Madam will keep readers engrossed until the breathtaking conclusion"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Boarding schools; Girls' schools;
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Argyles and arsenic / by MacRae, Molly,author.;
"After 93 well-lived years, Violet MacAskill is ready to simplify her life. Her eccentric solution? She'll throw a decanting and decluttering party at her family home-a Scottish Baronial manor near the seaside town of Inversgail, Scotland. Violet sets aside everything she wants or needs, then she invites her many friends in to sip sherry and help themselves to whatever they want from all that's left. Janet Marsh and Christine Robertson, two of the women who own Yon Bonnie Books in Inversgail, enjoy themselves at the party. Not everyone who attends has a good time, though. Wendy Erskine, director of the Inversgail museum, is found dead, and rumors swirl about food poisoning from a local food truck. Then Violet tells Constable Hobbs that a tin of rat poison is missing. And when Hobbs' own grandmother comes under suspicion for murder, he enlists the women from Yon Bonnie Books, and the race is on to find the murderer"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Bookstores; Murder; Women booksellers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Secrets and lies / by Jardine, Quintin,author.;
In 'Secrets and Lies', DCI Lottie Mann is tasked with finding the killer of her former boss, an investigation that draws Bob Skinner into its web, just as a second mystery develops for him in his new Spanish base.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Ex-police officers; Murder; Police; Skinner, Bob (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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All that's dead / by MacBride, Stuart,author.;
Inspector Logan McRae is looking forward to a nice simple case-- something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick. But the Powers That Be have other ideas ... The high-profile anti-independence campaigner, Professor Wilson, has gone missing, leaving nothing but bloodstains behind. There's a war brewing between the factions for and against Scottish Nationalism. Infighting in the police ranks. And it's all playing out in the merciless glare of the media. Logan's superiors want results, and they want them now. Someone out there is tyring to make a point, and they're making it in blood. If Logan can't stop them, it won't just be his career that dies.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; McRae, Logan (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Police; Nationalism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The roots of evil / by Jardine, Quintin,author.;
Bob Skinner is back and although he is no longer a full time police officer, he mentors members of the current force and through this becomes involved in a brutal double murder of a current and ex member of the force. As the investigation unfolds and the body count increases, events from both the past and present come together to form a complex and intriguing case.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Skinner, Bob (Fictitious character); Ex-police officers; Police; Murder;
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Still life / by McDermid, Val,author.;
"The UK's "Queen of Crime" Val McDermid returns to her propulsive series featuring cold case detective Karen Pirie, who finds herself investigating the shadowy world of forgery, where things are never what they seem. Still Life is intensely gripping from the first page and further proof that McDermid is writing at the top of her game. When a lobster fisherman on an early morning run pulls in his traps, he finds something he wasn't expecting to catch-a body. Turns out the dead man was the brother of a senior Scottish government official who vanished without a trace, and Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is asked to take over the investigation. At the same time, a woman in the wealthy enclave of Perth is clearing out her sister's home after a fatal road accident and finds a mysterious camper van in the garage containing a skeletonized body. But who is it? And how long has it been there? The two cases will draw Karen into the world of imposters, identity theft, and art forgery"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women detectives; Murder; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Art forgers; Impostors and imposture;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Enigma game / by Wein, Elizabeth.;
Told in multiple voices, fifteen-year-old Jamaican Louisa Adair uncovers an Enigma machine in the small Scottish village where she cares for an elderly German woman, and helps solve a puzzle that could turn the tide of World War II.LSC
Subjects: Code and cipher stories.; Orphans; Jamaicans; World War, 1939-1945;
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The coffinmaker's garden / by MacBride, Stuart,author.;
A village on the edge ... As a massive storm batters the Scottish coast, Gordon Smith's home is falling into the North Sea. But the crumbling headland has revealed what he's got buried in his garden: human remains. A house full of secrets ... With the storm still raging, it's too dangerous to retrieve the bodies and waves are devouring the evidence. Which means no one knows how many people Smith's already killed and how many more he'll kill if he can't be found and stopped. An investigator with nothing to lose ... The media are baying for blood, the top brass are after a scapegoat, and ex-Detective Inspector Ash Henderson is done playing nice. He's got a killer to catch, and God help anyone who gets in his way.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Criminal investigation; Ex-police officers; Homicide; Police; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Hunting for a Highlander / by Sands, Lynsay.;
Lady Dwyn Innes feels out of place vying for the last unmarried Buchanan brother, but she might be the one who catches the bachelor's eye.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Single women; Brothers;
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The art of dying / by Parry, Ambrose,author.;
"Edinburgh, 1849. Despite being at the forefront of modern medicine, hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. But it is not just the deaths that dismay the esteemed Dr James Simpson - a whispering campaign seeks to blame him for the death of a patient in suspicious circumstances. Simpson's protégé Will Raven and former housemaid Sarah Fisher are determined to clear their patron's name. But with Raven battling against the dark side of his own nature, and Sarah endeavouring to expand her own medical knowledge beyond what society deems acceptable for a woman, the pair struggle to understand the cause of the deaths. Will and Sarah must unite and plunge into Edinburgh's deadliest streets to clear Simpson's name. But soon they discover that the true cause of these deaths has evaded suspicion purely because it is so unthinkable"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Medical fiction.; Physicians; Medical students; Women household employees; Murder; Scandals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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