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Thirtysomething lawyer Megan McGee is facing a quiet Christmas with her bulldog when Bonnie Cantrell, a battered wife, comes looking for legal protection from her violent ex-cop husband, Carl. In a recent bout of rage, Carl vowed to kill their seven-year-old son, Tommy, rather than be separated from the boy. It's no idle threat, either--as Bonnie assures Megan: "He's tried before." And when Tommy's school unwittingly allows him to leave with his...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1997
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English
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Sara Howell is smart, savvy, beautiful...and deaf. When her friend Amy is found dead near the pond of Shadow Point Park, it looks like she hit her head on a rock. It looks like an accident. Maybe it was. After all, that's what the police are saying. The newspapers, too. And everyone believes them. Except Sara. She's seen the rage in Amy's boyfriend Mark. Did he lose control? Sara knows Amy's death wasn't an accident-it just doesn't fit....
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
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A murderously delicious suspense chock full of mystery and chocolate--complete with genuine, delicious recipes for everyone to try. Aspen Meadow caterer Goldie Bear, who made her debut in the acclaimed Catering to Nobody, is once again up to her elbows in murder as she unravels the baffling death of a local psychologist.
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1988
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English
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Sister Mary Helen is sinfully good at snooping through the San Francisco fog. Now a fellow OWL (Older Woman's League) member has disappeared. The police believe Erma Duran simply flew the coop, but Sister feels a Higher Authority pushing her to investigate. A gold medal entangled in Erma's bedsprings and a cryptic clue to a Byzantine madonna deepens the mystery. By the time Police Inspector Kate Murphy joins the hunt, Sister's good intentions have...