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The good pilot Peter Woodhouse: a novel

By Alexander McCall Smith. 2018

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
War stories
Human-narrated audio

Val Eliot, a young woman working on an English farm during the war, meets Mike, a U.S. Air Force pilot…

stationed nearby. When Val rescues a Border Collie named Peter Woodhouse, who is being mistreated by his owner, she realizes the dog would actually be safer with Mike. And so Peter Woodhouse finds a new home on the air force base, and Val finds herself falling in love. Peter Woodhouse becomes Dog First Class, a canine mascot on the base who boldly accompanies the officers on their missions, and Val becomes Mike's fiancée. But then a disaster jeopardizes the future of them all, and Peter Woodhouse brings Ubi, a German corporal, into their orbit, sparking a friendship that comes with great risk but carries with it the richest of rewards. 2018.

The ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries. #3.)

By Emily Brightwell. 2015

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

Inspector Witherspoon always triumphs... but how does he do it? Even the inspector himself doesn't know - because his secret…

weapon is as ladylike as she is clever. She's Mrs. Jeffries, the determined, delightful detective, who is also Inspector Witherspoon's housekeeper. While death is unpredictable, the murder of Mrs. Hodges was foreseen at a spooky seance. Mrs. Jeffries may not be able to see the future in a crystal ball, but she can look into the past and put things in order to solve this haunting crime, with the help of the staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens. Sequel to "Mrs. Jeffries dusts for clues", followed by "Mrs. Jeffries on the ball". 2015.

The girl who disappeared twice

By Andrea Kane. 2011

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Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

Forensic Instincts - a team of independent maverick investigators comprised of a techie-genius, a former Navy SEAL/FBI agent, a psychic,…

and a retired FBI dog - must rescue a kidnapped five-year-old girl. But with so many people who could have benefited from the girl's abduction, tracking down the culprit will push the team to the limit. 2011.

The goddaughter's revenge (Rapid reads)

By Melodie Campbell. 2013

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

When jewellery-store owner Gina Gallo and her boyfriend Pete take a week's vacation, she leaves the store in the hands…

of her cousin from New York. After all, cousin Carmine is a certified gemologist—but Carmine is also in the Mob. When Gina gets back, she discovers that her cousin has spent his time switching real gems for fakes in the jewellery of some of her best customers. With her reputation on the line, what's a Mob goddaughter to do? Sequel to "The goddaughter". 2013.

The god of the hive: a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (Mary Russell novel. #10.)

By Laurie R King. 2010

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Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
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While Sherlock Holmes tries to find medical attention for his wounded long-lost son Damian, his wife Mary Russell flees with…

Damian’s three-year-old daughter. They are all on the run from both the law and the religious fanatic who shot Damian and wants the little girl. 2010.

The game: a Mary Russell novel (Mary Russell novel. #7.)

By Laurie R King. 2004

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Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

1924. Sherlock Holmes and his wife, Mary Russell, visit India to investigate the disappearance of Kimball O’Hara, a spy for…

England and the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s famed Kim. Traveling incognito, the couple encounter life-threatening dangers. 2004.

The good husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. #8.)

By Alexander McCall Smith. 2007

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Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

Precious Ramotswe's husband, J.L.B. Matekoni plans to do something special for their adopted daughter, but when his plans hit some…

snags he's happy to be married to resourceful and understanding Precious. 2007.

The glass palace

By Mary Ann Gibbs. 1973

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Historical fiction, Historical romance, War stories
Human-narrated audio

Victorian romance set in England in 1854. Treated as a poor relation rather than as an adopted daughter, Tabbie accidentally…

finds out about her true parents when she meets a wounded soldier while a nurse in the Crimean war. 1975, c1973.

The golden calf (Inspector Irene Huss investigation. #5.)

By Helene Tursten. 2013

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Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

Three men are found brutally executed in one of Göteborg's most fashionable neighborhoods. All three men were involved in an…

online poker company, but that's all they appear to have in common. The complex investigation immerses Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues into a world of expensive cars, fancy homes, and impressive castles in the air. Meanwhile, the normally peaceful atmosphere of the Huss family is disturbed by marital tension as Irene suspects her husband Krister of having an affair with a younger woman. Sequel to "The glass devil", followed by "The fire dance". 2013. Uniform title: Guldkalven.

The glass coffin: a Joanne Kilbourn mystery (Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Ser. #No. 8)

By Gail Bowen. 2002

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, General fiction, Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

Sleuth Joanne Kilbourn is dismayed to find out that her friend Jill is marrying filmmaker Evan MacLeish. While he is…

famous, he has also exploited the lives - and deaths - of the two wives he lost to suicide by making acclaimed films about them. And now, he is on the point of releasing his most potentially explosive film yet, one that features his 17-year-old daughter Bryn. Some strong language. 2003.

The gifted: a Joanne Kilbourn mystery (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries. #14.)

By Gail Bowen. 2013

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Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

Jo and Zack are both proud and a little concerned when their youngest daughter Taylor has two paintings chosen for…

a high-level fund-raising auction. One they've seen; the other, Taylor has carefully guarded in her studio. When the hidden painting is finally revealed it sparks a new kind of relationship between Taylor and her model, and becomes the centre of a series of troubling incidents. Includes sex and violence. c2013.

The girl you left behind

By Jojo Moyes. 2012

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

France, 1916. Sophie Lefèvre treasures the portrait her husband painted of her before going off to war. So does the…

German commander who takes over Sophie’s hotel. Ninety years later the painting hangs in the home of London widow Liv Halston - and Sophie’s descendants want it back. 2012.

The golden mile

By John Sherlock. 1986

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War stories
Human-narrated audio

Four women attempt to smuggle a fortune in jewels out of the Warsaw ghetto to Switzerland. Their eventual goal is…

to aid Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. This saga spans 40 years. 1986.

The Glory Boys

By Douglas Reeman. 2006

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War stories
Human-narrated audio

A tale of war and courage, set in World War II Malta, and the pivotal role played in the islands'…

defence by the small motor gunboats known as "The Glory Boys". Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 2006.

The girl in the cellar (Miss Silver mystery. #32.)

By Patricia Wentworth. 1996

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

She comes to consciousness to find herself in the dark, standing on some cellar steps, not knowing who she is…

or how she has got there. But she does know that a dead girl lies at the bottom of the steps. Fortunately Miss Silver is about to enter the scene. 1996.

The ghosts of Africa: a novel

By William Stevenson. 1980

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General fiction, Historical fiction, Romance, War stories
Human-narrated audio

Based on the savage struggle in east Africa during World War I, and the real-life renegade German army commander Paul…

von Lettow. Stevenson's novel traces the circumstances that combined to create an explosive situation in the African continent. c1980.

The gentle infantryman

By William Young Boyd. 1985

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War stories
Human-narrated audio

In the final months of World War II in Europe Private Will Hope, an eighteen-year-old draftee, is rushed into battle…

as a replacement. Beginning in a gun crew, he is later absorbed into a mine platoon that doubles as a rifle platoon. From France to Austria, Hope learns how to be a combat soldier and, more importantly, how to be a survivor. Realistic battle scenes. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985.

The General danced at dawn

By George MacDonald Fraser. 1986

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Humourous fiction, Short stories, War stories
Human-narrated audio
A funny love-hate view of life in a Highland Regiment at the end of World War II, narrated by a lieutenant with a genius for stumbling into trouble. 1986, c1970.

The five books of Moses Lapinsky

By Karen X Tulchinsky. 2003

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Canadian fiction, Family stories, Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Sports fiction, War stories
Human-narrated audio

In 2003, a mild-mannered historian named Moses Lapinsky begins to write a biography of his father, a famous Jewish-Canadian boxer…

named Sonny. His research takes him from the 1930's to the 1950's, as he describes the fortunes of the Lapinsky family. In particular, it was the events of August 1933, at the riot at Christie Pits Park, which changed the lives of all four Lapinsky brothers forever. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2003.

The fine art of murder: a Katherine Sullivan mystery (The Katherine Sullivan series. #1.)

By Emily Barnes. 2016

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths
Human-narrated audio

Former police chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this…

resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job. Followed by "Death in the abstract". 2016.

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