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"A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night... At forty-seven, Rosalind Harper is a woman whose experiences have made her strong enough to bend without breaking-and to weather any storm. A widow with three grown sons, she survived a disastrous second marriage and built her In the Garden...
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Carly May was adopted and has never found out anything about her own biological roots, yet tracing genealogical roots for other families is how she makes a living. She has been hired by Winifred Simmons y Castillo, aunt of the governor of New Mexico, to write a history of her family, but only of the female descendants. This is highly unusual; then, when Carly arrives in Taos, she finds that the governor's father has died, and no one is truly mourning...
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"In the wake of a wildly disastrous affair, Willie Upton arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York, where her hippie-turned-born-again-Baptist mom, Vi, still lives. Willie expects to be able to hide in the place that has been home to her family for generations, but the monster's death changes the fabric of the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded. Even further, Willie learns that the story her mother had always...
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"Forensic genealogist Rowan Healy has made a name for herself by helping investigators trace the family trees of violent criminals who have eluded justice for years. But the pressure of police cases left her burned out, and she's shifted her focus to helping adoptees find their biological parents. Austin detective Jack Bruner has spent his career successfully tracking down vicious criminals -- with the notable exception of the West Campus Rapist,...
5) Bloodline
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The anonymous note means nothing to ancestor detective Natasha Blake. Then one of her clients, an enigmatic old man who had commissioned a family tree of his granddaughter's boyfriend, is shot dead at his isolated farm in the Cotswolds, just as shocking facts about the past are brought to light. Is there a link?
Seemingly, unconnected yet haunting stories begin to emerge, like slowly developing photographs: two young soldiers, one German, one British,...
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"Suzie Fewings, a keen family-history researcher, is delighted when her husband, Nick, catches the genealogy bug and whisks his family off to Lancashire to meet his oldest living relative, Martin, only to find him in hospital, too frail to receive visitors. Martin's daughter, Thelma, insists they stay, but her unsettling religious neighbour, Geoffrey, warns against their plans to research Nick's ancestors. It's not long before Suzie wonder if she...
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"From clam chowdahs to oysters on the half-shell, Tulia Peters' Lobstah Shack offers locals and tourists in Westham, Massachusetts, some of Cape Cod's most amazing cuisine. But when the body of Annette DiCicero is discovered in the kitchen's walk-in freezer--with a custom-made claw-handled lobster pick lodged in her neck--spoiled appetites are the least of Tulia's worries. After a heated public argument with Annette, Tulia is a person of interest...
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It's the week before New Year's Eve and genealogist Lucy Lancaster is mixing work and play quite nicely at the boutique Sutton Hotel in Austin, Texas. After two months of research she's finalizing her presentation for hotel heiress Pippa Sutton, her latest client. Lucy has just arrived back at the hotel after a day of research when a strange man comes staggering toward her. She barely has time to notice his weak, sweaty appearance and broken tooth...
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Torie O'Shea investigates the tangled roots of an ancient family tree.
Torie O'Shea- genealogist and amateur sleuth- is having a killer of a day. The town gossip spreads the word that her sweet wheelchair-bound mother is having an affair-with the sheriff! Then quiet Marie Dijon is found dead at the foot of her basement stairs. Did she fall? Was she pushed? All Torie knows is that Marie had a family tree with royal roots completely foreign to a folksy...
10) Died in the wool
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With the Garden Club's First Annual Rose Show right around the corner and a historic house up for sale, Torie O'Shea, mother of three and president of the historical society in New Kassel, Missouri, has her hands full.
Nosy by nature, Torie can't help but poke around the old Kendall house, rumored to contain rare Civil War artifacts and even rarer quilts that would make fantastic additions to the historic Gaheimer House that Torie runs. But, why...
11) The blood ballad
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While out birding, someone starts shooting at genealogist Torie O'Shea and her partner. Running for her life, Torie trips over an antique trunk containing a dead body. On the heels of this discovery, a visitor to Torie's textile museum says he has proof that songs being sung by famous country music singers were originally written by Torie's grandfather. In the process of looking into both incidents, Torie unearths well-hidden family secrets.
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When genealogist Torie O'Shea gets an invitation from her favorite aunt, Sissy, to come and spend some time with her in Minnesota, she jumps at the chance. She piles her husband and father-in-law into the car, leaving her two daughters in the care of her mother back home in Missouri, and hits the road, looking forward to some relaxation and some family bonding. Once they arrive, Torie finds out that her aunt's invitation was not so innocent: Sissy...
15) Gathering storms
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"Isabelle Byrnes enjoys helping families discover their origins through her work as a genealogist. After her father's untimely death, her own family tree comes into question. Isabelle is shocked to discover a mysterious birth certificate that may indicate she was adopted. Determined to uncover her family's secrets, Isabelle travels to an island off the Florida coast to meet with private investigator Jasper Long. Before Jasper can reveal the truth,...
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Genealogist Victory O'Shea of New Kassel, Missouri, is hired by Norah Zumwalt, a local antique dealer, to draw a family tree. Since her client's father never returned from World War II, Victory checks military records and discovers the father is living in a nearby town. She informs Norah who is promptly murdered. A first novel.