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Language
English
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"Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of names on a single sheet of paper. None of the nine people know or have ever met the others on the list. They dismiss it as junk mail, a fluke--until very, very bad things begin happening to people on the list. First, a well-liked old man is drowned on a beach in the small town of Kennewick, Maine. Then, a father is shot in the back while running through...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Description
Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job?
By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
When winter hits Crozet, Virginia, it hits hard--and hangs on for months. That's nothing new to postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her friends, who keep warm with hard work, hot toddies, and rabid rooting for the University of Virginia's women's basketball team at the old stadium affectionately dubbed "The Clam." But the usual postgame high spirits are laid low when contractor H. H. Donaldson drops dead in the parking lot. And pretty soon...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016].
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
480L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"After Liam writes to his mailbox, asking for more mail, he gets his wish, but soon he realizes that sending mail is even more fun than receiving it" --
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
334 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Inside the walls of the Dead Letters Depot, letter detectives work to solve mysteries. They study missing zip codes, illegible handwriting, rain-smudged ink, lost address labels, torn packages, forgotten street names--all the many twists of fate behind missed birthdays, broken hearts, unheard confessions, pointless accusations, unpaid bills, unanswered prayers. Their mission is to unite lost mail with its intended recipients. But when letters arrive...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Instead of a proper second honeymoon, the newly remarried Harry and Fair Haristeen leave cozy Crozet, Virginia, for Shelbyville, Kentucky, site of the famous saddlebred horse show. There they'll visit dear friends Joan Hamilton and Larry Hodge and enjoy a week among some of the finest horses, trainers, and riders in the country. But soon after they arrive, events veer mysteriously and murderously off course. First, Joan's ruby and sapphire horsehead...
8) The gardener
Author
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 330L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A tour of the busy work that takes place at post offices is depicted through the journey of a lost package that receives a little help reaching its destination, proving that distance cannot keep loved ones apart.
10) Whisker of evil
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mysterious death in a Virginia farm town has the locals scratching their heads-while frisky feline Mrs. Murphy and her friends, fat-cat Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker, uncover clues as they curl their way around a cold-blooded killer. This balmy summer in Crozet, Virginia, postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen has a lot to think about. Things have been pretty cozy between her and her ex-husband, Fair and her beloved old post office is in danger...
11) Catch as cat can
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Formats
Description
Never have two species co-created a work of such suspense and humorous catitude as the wildly popular mystery series by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. This time out, that agile-witted tiger puss Mrs. Murphy makes the round of parties where Virginia's Very Best People mingle with some of the worst. Together, she and her human must unravel a veritable cat's cradle of ambition, greed, and murder at the center of which waits a killer with the most...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
[Uncorrected proof]
Physical Desc
393 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Moist von Lipwig, condemned prisoner turned postal worker extraordinaire is now in charge of a different branch of the government: overseeing the printing of Ankh-Morpork's first paper currency. A dream come true for a former arch-swindler-- or is it?"--Cover p. [4].
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bianca likes sending letters. Bianca likes stamps, too, and she collects them. She likes drawing and writing and dogs and watering her plants. But she does not like Yolanda who works at the post office. Will Yolanda ruin Bianca's Five-Letter Day? Or will Bianca find a way to solve her Yolanda problem?" -- Dust jacket.
Author
Language
English
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Description
A young woman working at the Dead Letter Office in 1883 opens a series of heartbreaking love letters. She's determined to find their rightful owner and make things right. But a trip to Azure Springs, Iowa, may provide love and healing for more than just the letter writer.
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (104 pages).
Language
English
Description
On the anniversary of her mother's death, Rhonda receives a mysterious package in the mail. And it's from her deceased mother! As she tries to figure out how this is possible, Rhonda turns to the people around her, reconnects with her brother, and makes new friends. While the package from her mother wasn't what she expected, Rhonda realizes it's a bigger gift than she ever imagined.
17) Penguin post
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
While his mother is looking for food and his father is tending their egg, a young penguin named Milo is charged with delivering the mail, not knowing that he is about to make a very special delivery.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 293 pages : illustration ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Love is in the air for postmaster Cassie Miller and the residents of North Ashcot, Massachusetts. Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and the town is gearing up for a special dinner dance at the senior center. Since the local musical group performing at the dance has been displaced from their regular practice location, Cassie is all too happy to host them during off-hours at the post office. Btu not everything is coming up roses. When one...
19) Cat on the scent
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
[Book club ed.]
Physical Desc
259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rita Mae Brown returns to bring feline mystery to a new level. Crozet, Virginia, is a pretty sleepy place, but during a Civil War reenactment, murder occurs, and postmistress and amateur sleuth Harry Harristeen and her three pets are soon on the prowl looking for the killer. Brown and her cat have written a delightful murder mystery that is purr-fect for cat lovers and mystery lovers alike.
Author
Publisher
One More Chapter
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does nothing to heal the pain of spending every minute waiting to hear the worst... As the Second World War rages on, nurse Kitty Pattison's life takes a nomadic turn as her work with the Red Cross sees her traversing the country, moving from post to post. With her best friends Jo and Trixie also scattered across the UK, and her soldier sweetheart Michael off on the continent undertaking medical missions he...