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Murder On The Half Shelf by Lorna Barrett

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MURDER ON THE HALF SHELF
By: Lorna Barrett

Booktown #6
Berkley
July 2012
On Sale: July 3, 2012
Featuring: Tricia Miles
304 pages
ISBN: 0425247759
EAN: 9780425247754
Kindle: B0073XV362
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Mystery Cozy

โ€œIf anyone has the formula for a frolicking fun mystery down pat, itโ€™s Lorna Barrettโ€ (Roundtable Reviews), the New York Times bestselling author whose latest Booktown Mystery finds amateur sleuth Tricia Miles unexpectedly reunited with a man from a chapter of her life she closed long agoโ€ฆ

Stoneham, New Hampshire, is a haven to bookstores, including Triciaโ€™s own mystery shop, Havenโ€™t Got a Clue, but is sadly lacking in bed and breakfasts. Pippa and Jon Comfortโ€™s Sheer Comfort Inn opens its doors to the public in a week and the couple has offered some locals a free night as a trial run.

But what should have been a pleasant overnight stay for Tricia becomes a nightmare when she makes two startling discoveries: Pippaโ€™s murdered body in the backyard, and the fact that her husband Jon is actually Harry Tyler, a man Tricia lovedโ€”and believed deadโ€”for nearly twenty years.

Now Harry is the prime suspect, but Tricia doesnโ€™t believe him capable of murder, regardless of her own feelings toward him. And even though Harryโ€™s led a life of lies, Triciaโ€™s learning that Pippa had her share of secrets that some people may have not wanted revealedโ€ฆ

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Murder Is Binding
MURDER IS BINDING
#1.0 โ€ข April 2008
Bookmarked For Death
BOOKMARKED FOR DEATH
#2.0 โ€ข February 2009
Bookplate Special
BOOKPLATE SPECIAL
#3.0 โ€ข November 2009
Chapter And Hearse
CHAPTER AND HEARSE
#4.0 โ€ข August 2010
Sentenced To Death
SENTENCED TO DEATH
#5.0 โ€ข June 2011
Murder On The Half Shelf
MURDER ON THE HALF SHELF
#6.0 โ€ข July 2012
Not The Killing Type
NOT THE KILLING TYPE
#7.0 โ€ข July 2013
A Fatal Chapter
A FATAL CHAPTER
#9.0 โ€ข June 2015
A Just Clause
A JUST CLAUSE
#11.0 โ€ข June 2017
Poisoned Pages
POISONED PAGES
#12.0 โ€ข July 2018
A Killer Edition
A KILLER EDITION
#13.0 โ€ข August 2019
Handbook for Homicide
HANDBOOK FOR HOMICIDE
#14.0 โ€ข August 2020
A Deadly Deletion
A DEADLY DELETION
#15.0 โ€ข August 2021
Clause of Death
CLAUSE OF DEATH
#16.0 โ€ข June 2022
A Questionable Character
A QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER
#17.0 โ€ข August 2023
A Controversial Cover
A CONTROVERSIAL COVER
#18.0 โ€ข July 2024
A Perilous Plot
A PERILOUS PLOT
#19.0 โ€ข October 2025
A Perilous Plot
A PERILOUS PLOT
#19.0 โ€ข August 2026

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