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• Elita

  a Novel

  Lunstrum, Kirsten Sundberg, 1979-

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  "Elita takes us on the mysterious mission of a scholar of child development who journeys to a remote island in hopes of solving the case of Atalanta, a silent, wild girl living in the woods near a penitentiary."

• Middletide

  a Novel

  Crouch, Sarah (Marathoner),

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  "One peaceful morning, in the small, Puget Sound town of Point Orchards, the lifeless body of Dr. Erin Landry is found hanging from a tree on the property of prodigal son and failed writer, Elijah Leith. Sheriff Jim Godbout's initial investigation…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Midnight in Soap Lake

  a Novel

  Sullivan, Matthew, 1970-

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  "When Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake, Washington, for her husband's research, she expected old-growth forests and craft beer, folksy neighbors, and the world's largest lava lamp. Instead, after her husband jets off to Poland for a research…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Return of Ellie Black

  a Novel

  Jean, Emiko,

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  "Detective Chelsey Calhoun's life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods of Washington state--but Ellie's reappearance leaves Chelsey with more questions than…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lightning Bottles

  Stapley, Marissa,

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  "He was the troubled face of rock 'n' roll...until he suddenly disappeared without a trace. Jane Pyre was once one half of one of the most famous rock 'n' roll duos in the world, the Lightning Bottles. Years later, she's perhaps the most hated--and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Comes After

  Tompkins, JoAnne, 1956 July 10-

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  "In misty, coastal Washington state, Isaac lives alone with his dog, grieving the recent death of his teenage son Daniel. Next door, Lorrie, a working single mother, struggles with a heinous act committed by her own teenage son. Separated by only a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sugar Birds

  a Novel

  Bostrom, Cheryl,

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  "Northwest Washington State, 1985. For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods. So when her mother's depression worsens, Harris shows the girl how to find and sketch the nests of wild birds as an antidote…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wild and Heavenly Place

  a Novel

  Oliveira, Robin,

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  "Hailey MacIntyre seems conjured from the depths of Samuel Fiddes's loneliness. Caring for his young sister in the tenements of Glasgow, Scotland, Samuel has known only hunger, while Hailey has never known want. When Samuel saves Hailey's brother…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Lonesome Place for Dying

  a Novel

  Chase, Nolan (Novelist),

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  "The town's new chief of police, Ethan Brand, receiving threats on his first day on the job, is faced with the first homicide case Blaine, Washington, has seen in years and with no one to trust, must find the killers and bring them to justice before…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leaning on Air

  a Novel

  Bostrom, Cheryl,

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  "They last spoke as teens...But on a country road twelve years later, a surprise encounter reunites ornithologist Celia Burke with veterinary surgeon Burnaby Hayes, and they plunge into the most unusual romance of her life. After a decade of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Den of Iniquity

  Jance, Judith A.,

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  "Former Seattle homicide cop J.P. Beaumont faces trouble in the small town of Ashland as both his personal and professional lives are thrown into turmoil. Beau's daughter and son-in-law are having marital troubles, and his grandson, a senior in high…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Widows of Medina

  Black, D. D.,

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  "Wealth. Power. Deception. Murder. Welcome to Medina, Washington. Nestled on the water's edge near Seattle, Medina is the richest zip code in the Pacific Northwest. Luxurious beyond belief, this untouchably powerful enclave is home to many of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Storm Warning

  Goddard, Elizabeth,

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  "Haunted by a past she can't remember, Remi Grant takes a job at an isolated storm-watching lodge on the rocky Washington coast. Former military pilot Hawk Beckett arrives to clear his head after a personal mission cost him his job. But danger lurks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gathering Mist

  Mizushima, Margaret,

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  "Deputy Mattie Wray, formerly Mattie Cobb, is summoned to Washington's Olympic peninsula for an urgent search and rescue mission to find a celebrity's missing child. With only a week left before her wedding, Mattie is hesitant to leave Timber Creek,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Final Victim

  Olsen, Gregg,

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  "When the body of Detective Susan Dupont is discovered lying across the dividing line of two counties, Detective Megan Carpenter is immediately called to the scene. When her body is examined they find a sharp piece of metal has been lodged in her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anacortes Haunting

  a San Juan Islands Mystery

  Ulsterman, D. W.,

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  "A young woman falls to her death from the third story of a beautiful and isolated Anacortes home owned by a longtime physician who believes there is something odd happening at the property that he is desperate to sell in order to pay for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens

  Sjoholm, Barbara, 1950-

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  "Norwegian-born Dagny Bergland and her husband arrive in turn-of-the-century Port Townsend, Washington after years of sailing their merchant ship around the globe. They're just in time for the Yukon Gold Rush and the arrival of a group of Sàmi…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

  Salazar, Noelle,

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  "While preparing The Hollywood Glamour Exhibition at the Smithsonian, costume conservator Sylvia Early discovers another name beneath a label and unearths the story of Zora Hough, a talented young seamstress who left her poverty-stricken life in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Killing on the Hill

  a Thriller

  Dugoni, Robert,

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  "Seattle, 1933. The city is in the grips of the Great Depression, Prohibition, and vice. Cutting his teeth on a small-time beat, hungry and ambitious young reporter William “Shoe” Shumacher gets a tip that could change his career. Theres been a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Cold, Cold World

  Taylor, Elena (Novelist),

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  "A female sheriff tries to fill her late father's boots and be the sheriff her small Washington State mountain town needs as a deadly snow storm engulfs the town, in this dark, twisty mystery."