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Author
Pub. Date
1989, c1987
Description
Duffy is summoned to a country manor for his hairiest case yet Vic Crowther's housekeeper found the body. Ricky bled out after crashing through the French windows of the manor's library. Crowther doesn't know who did this to Ricky, but he does know whom to blame. Duffy, the security consultant who installed the dodgy burglar alarm, will have to answer for this murder. When Duffy rushes out to the country to smooth things over, he finds more than...
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Description
The first novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart, America's queen of crime This is the story of how a middle-aged spinster lost her mind, deserted her domestic gods in the city, took a furnished house for the summer out of town, and found herself involved in one of those mysterious crimes that keep our newspapers and detective agencies happy and prosperous. So says Rachel Innes, the spinster in question and one of the most remarkable heroines in American...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Profiles King Tut's life and discusses the fascination and mystery surrounding his death, the mummy's curse, the search for his tomb and its treasures, and the illnesses of archaeologists who have explored Egyptian tombs.
11) Haunted houses
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discusses haunted houses, including ghosts and apparitions, poltergeists, communicating with spirits, and investigating hauntings.
12) ESP
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
This book discusses extrasensory perception, presenting information on the three main categories: telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.
13) Unicorns
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discusses this mythical beast and the roles it has played in legend, religion, and medieval medicine, as well as man's efforts to prove its existence.
18) Astrology
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Explains what astrology is and how it works.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious second novel from 'The Mobile Library' series.
The second in the 'The Mobile Library ' detective series, 'Mr. Dixon Disappears' once again features the magnificently hapless Israel Armstrong - the young, Jewish, duffle-coat wearing librarian who solves crimes, mysteries, and domestic problems all whilst driving a mobile library...