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Author
Series
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When just ten kids from two cliques at Hubble Middle School get sick after eating in the cafeteria it seems like somebody is deliberately trying to poison them, and while there are several suspects for who might want to get back at the super-cool girls, the other group are the innocuous comic book buffs--so it is up to Zoe and the other members of the S.M.A.R.T.S. to solve the mystery.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Aladdin paperback edition.
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
171 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
People at Black Creek are getting very sick from fresh fruits and vegetables crawling with deadly bacteria and Nancy is going to find out who is responsible for sabotaging the Heyworth's farm.
Author
Series
Book of tea duology volume 2
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
On a mission to reclaim the Zhen throne, Ning, a young but powerful wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making, must stop an evil darkness from spreading throughout the kingdom.
A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi--a...
24) Killer chef
Author
Series
Publisher
BookShots, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chef and police officer Caleb Rooney searches for a murderer who kills by poison at top New Orleans restaurants.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Intrepid cook Kat Holloway puts aside her apron to delve into Victorian London's high society and catch a killer in this thrilling new mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Murder in the East End. While attending an exhibition at the Crystal Palace, young cook Kat Holloway is approached by a woman in distress. Lady Covington is a wealthy widow convinced that her entire family is trying to kill her. Kat feels compelled to help. So,...
26) Shadow of doubt
Author
Series
Newpointe 911 volume 2
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A poisoned past. A bitter present. Is Celia a murderer … or a victim? Detective Stan Shepherd lies comatose in the hospital, a victim of arsenic poisoning. The New pointe police have a suspect: Celia Shepherd, Stan's wife. Celia is no stranger to such charges. When her first husband died of poisoning, a technicality scuttled the case against her and Celia got off scot-free. Now it looks like the same old story-only this time, the motive appears...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bath, England, 1892. Celebrated mystery author Lady Amy Lovell is set to tie the knot with a fellow member of the Mystery Book Club of Bath. Amy's great-aunt has offered to host their wedding at her stately manor house. But on the eve of the ceremony, the festive air in the drawing room is marred by Mr. and Mrs. Finch arguing in another room. The next morning at the wedding breakfast, Mrs. Finch falls face-first into her breakfast--dead. When Amy's...
28) Take out
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sigrid is still reeling from the untimely death of her lover, acclaimed painter Oscar Nauman, when she is called to investigate the deaths of two homeless men in the West Village. The police at first assume an overdose, until they realize that one of the men shows no signs of drug use. Then when containers of poisoned takeout food are found nearby, Sigrid's case is suddenly much more complicated. As Sigrid investigates, she uncovers an intriguing...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world had ever seen, the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit lost its mind. Some historians believe the mysterious illness and violent hallucinations were caused by spoiled bread; others claim it was the result of covert government testing on the local population. In that town lived a woman named Elodie. She was the baker's wife: a plain, unremarkable person who yearned to transcend her dull existence....
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, eminent, and sometimes deceitful family, they've relied on each other for support and confidence. But now Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor of Estella's poisoning of their whole clan. As Gwendolyn struggles to regain consciousness, she desperately retraces her memories, trying to uncover the moment that led to this shocking and brutal act. Was...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Alice Roosevelt, the brilliant, danger-loving daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, has already risked an assassin's bullet to solve one murder. She never expected to have to sleuth another, but she'd never pass up the opportunity, either. Anything to stave off boredom. And such an opportunity presents itself when Alice is invited to a lavish ball. The high-society guests are in high spirits as they imbibe the finest wines. But one man, detested...
32) No grater crime
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
ix, 310 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since meeting the wary owners of an antique shop opening across the street, Robbie has been scrambling to manage weird incidences plaguing her café and country store. Pricey items vanish from shelves without explanation, a fully equipped breakfast food truck starts lingering around the area each morning, and loyal diners mysteriously fall ill. When an elderly man dies after devouring an omelet packed with poisonous mushrooms, Robbie must temporarily...
34) A dash of death
Author
Series
Cocktails and catering mystery volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bad news for Samantha Warren: The plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiancé in rapid succession. But Sam has a way of making lemonade out of the bitterest of lemons. At a meeting of the local historical homes council, she serves up the homemade bitters that she made as gifts for her wedding party. She intends to use that as her "in" to become an in-demand party mixologist. But the party's over for one of the council members, who...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tabitha Knight investigates the sudden death of a chef at a cooking school who poured himself a glass of wine from a rare vintage bottle. Set in midcentury Paris and starring Julia Child's fictional best friend, this magnifique reimagining of the iconic chef's years at Le Cordon Bleu blends a delicious murder mystery with a unique culinary twist.
36) Poisoned pages
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth, throws a housewarming cocktail party in her new apartment. She even cooks all the food herself, which is quite a feat for someone who previously could not boil water. But when one of her guests is fatally poisoned, Tricia is left to wonder if her cooking is to blame--or if there is something much more sinister at play. Either way, she is once again in hot water with her ex-lover Chief Baker....
37) Last writes
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 2
Language
English
Description
Jaine lands a job as a sitcom writer with the help of her best friend Kandi. Everything is going well until the star actor Quinn Kirkland ends up murdered and Jaine's best friend is the primary suspect of the police.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 83 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
No film in history has captured the world's imagination like Walt Disney's first full-length animated masterpiece. The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one, the Queen, her jealous stepmother. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White as the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest. There, she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs, Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey....
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
While making pies and cakes for Winter Garden, Virginia's Independence Day celebration, Amy Flowers goes up against Chamber of Commerce director George Lincoln, who wants to buy her café and tear it down, but when he is poisoned to death, she must find a way to prove that it wasn't her food that killed him.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jennifer Barnes never expected the shocking news she received at a routine doctor's appointment: she has a terminal brain tumour--and only six weeks left to live. While stunned by the diagnosis, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family--her adult triplets and twin grandsons--close by her side. But when she realizes she was possibly poisoned a year earlier, she's determined to discover who might...