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By the time you read this I'll be gone

an original novel
2022
Beatrice Fletcher, great-grandniece of famous mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, is obsessed with the unsolved mysteries and murders of Cabot Cove, Maine, but this time the case becomes personal when her best friend Jackson disappears and she must rely on the help of three students from the elite Broadmoor Academy to find him.

Lies like wildfire

When Hannah and her best friends accidentally spark an enormous and deadly wildfire, their instinct is to lie, but as the blaze roars through their rural town, Hannah's friends begin to crack and one ends up missing.

Hermosa eternidad

"In 19th century New Orleans, Celine, a dressmaker from Paris, becomes embroiled in a murder mystery that's connected to a glamorous supernatural cohort"--Provided by publisher.

In the study with the wrench

"In the aftermath of Headmaster Boddy's murder, Blackbrook Academy has been thrown into complete disarray. Half of the student body hasn't bothered to return to campus--but those who have include Orchid, Vaughn, Scarlett, Peacock, Plum, and Mustard, now warily referred to by the other students as the Murder Crew. When another staff member is found dead and an anonymous threat begins to target the group, each of the teen's opportunistic reasons for sticking around come to light"--Provided by publisher.

A good girl's guide to murder

"As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past"--Provided by publisher.

The Amazon

2023
A research trip to the Amazon rainforest turns into a dangerous mystery when Ring and Asia Wilde's scientist mother goes missing, and in order to rescue her, they must use their skills to survive the jungle.
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One of us is back

A member of the Bayview Crew disappears and everyone feels like they could be next, but the situation suddenly worsens when someone unexpectedly returns to Bayview.
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The Agathas

"Alice Ogilvie's disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cove High School--until her ex-boyfriend is accused of murdering his new girlfriend, and Alice must pair up with her tutor Iris Adams to clear his name by relying on the wisdom of Agatha Christie"--OCLC.

Daybreak on Raven Island

"Tori, Marvin, and Noah would rather be anywhere else than on the seventh grade class field trip to Raven Island prison . . . But when the three of them stumble upon a dead body in the woods, miss the last ferry back home, and then have to spend the night on Raven Island, they find that they need each other now more than ever"--Provided by publisher.

Vampiric vacation

2023
Aunt Saffronia drops the Sinister-Winterbottoms off at the Sanguine Spa, which is possibly owned by vampires, and where the children must complete the tasks they have been given, if they are to see their parents again.

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