J. R Ripley
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For Amy Simms, hatching a birding shop in her hometown of Ruby Lake, North Carolina, hasn't exactly been a breeze. But could a deadly discovery clip her wings for good?
It's just days before Amy plans to open Birds & Bees on the first floor of her creaky Victorian house, but delayed seed shipments have prevented the fledging owner from stocking her shelves. And it doesn't help that Amy's best friend and business partner is out of town indefinitely....
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First in a new series by bestselling author J.R. Ripley! Jane Bright is a college-educated news reporter with loads of talent and determination. But she's stuck writing a gardening and southern living column for a local South Florida paper. Jane wants more. Lots more. James Stewart, on the other hand, hasn't been able to figure out what to do with his life. He's a law school dropout. And this whole struggling musician thing has proven to be too much...
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New from bestselling author JR Ripley! Anthony Mulish believes he's the world's greatest author. Unfortunately, the world and his long-suffering agent disagree. Out of frustration, he's written a cozy mystery novel under a pen name. To everyone's surprise (especially his agent's) and his chagrin, it's a bestseller. Now Anthony is being toasted as the special guest of honor at a mystery conference. Anthony being Anthony, he rubs everyone the wrong...
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Amy's getting married! Yes, that's right, after all this time, Amy is getting married. But wait…which Amy? Is it Amy Simms or that other Amy? You know the one I mean, Amy-the-ex, Amy Harlan, as in ex-wife of Derek Harlan who himself is currently Amy Simms' boyfriend? Wedding bells are ringing and necks are being wrung. Ouch, that's a bad pun, I know. And it just might end up being a bad day for a wedding. Sorry, Billy, but that's no Idol threat.Amy's...
5) Nailed It
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What happens when South Florida's most unscrupulous real estate salesman meets South Florida's biggest con artist? And what happens when they meet on the roof of the Florida mansion belonging to the world's most ruthless scrap dealer? Who knows? But sparks are bound to fly, especially with that hurricane coming straight at them. Another fast-paced Todd Jones comic thriller/caper by bestselling author JR Ripley! Praise for the Todd Jones comic thriller...
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Welcome to St. Barts, beautiful and sensual, vacation spot of models, moguls and movie stars and home to Gendarme Charles Trenet. Life is one sunny day after another and the life of the young gendarme is one of blissful tranquility-even his love life is looking up-that is, until the annual marbles tournament rolls around. The locals always look forward to the good-natured competition and this one looks to be the most exciting event yet. But what has...
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Charles Trenet of the Gendarmerie Nationale has just arrived on St. Barthelemy for three years in paradise. The exclusive island in the French West Indies lives up to its jet-setters' reputation as a beautiful and peaceful retreat for models, moguls and movie stars. However, Trenet's life is suddenly thrown into turmoil when he is assigned to solve the murder of Bobbi Freon, a rich and eccentric American fashion designer who has been found stabbed...
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Café owner Maggie Miller's offer to help out the bridal shop owners next door leads to a case of cold-blooded murder in this light-hearted mystery. Settling into her new life running a coffee and beignet café in the small town of Table Rock, Arizona, Maggie Miller expects nothing but smooth sailing from here on. But she's blown way off course when Clive Rothschild, co-owner of The Hitching Post, the bridal shop next door, begs her for a favour....
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Meet Kelly Green and Harry Leland. One is the new owner of the Beach Lovers Inn in Myrtle Beach, SC. The other is a mystery writer staying at the inn who sees mysteries and murders everywhere. When Kelly's aunt decides to retire, she jumps at the opportunity to run the inn. Soon after, a guest is murdered and Kelly and Harry are determined to find the killer before any more guests check out for good. So who wanted Dr. Charlie Barron dead and why?...
10) Five Minutes
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Got five minutes? Well good, here's what J.R. Ripley's amazing Five Minutes is all about…Todd Jones is a hotshot realtor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He's got a hot girlfriend, too. The trouble is that Todd is a real bad judge of character, especially his own. Todd's got himself tangled up worse than an old fishing line balled up in that long forgotten tackle box in the garage. Let's enumerate. One of Todd's biggest clients is mad because the property...
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Maggie Miller's attempt to run from her troubles leads her to Table Rock, Arizona, her own beignet café... and disaster. Welcome to Table Rock, Arizona, the place where folks who aren't too keen on the 'mainstream' move to. Maggie Miller has come here to forget about her dead husband. OK, so he isn't really dead. That's just what she tells everybody. Recently divorced, Maggie flees Phoenix and the sight of her husband and his new wife and moves to...
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and the only things on Birds & Bees owner Amy Simms's wish list are peace, quiet, and birding beside her beau. But in small town Ruby Lake, 'tis the season to solve murders...
Before Amy can get into the holiday spirit, she meets Franklin Finch-the cocky new owner of Christmas House Village, one of the most beloved attractions in town. Locals have been squawking over his decision to sack veteran staff...
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Five more minutes. That was all the woman standing outside his floundering business, Todd Jones Realty, wanted. Just five minutes. What could go wrong? Surprisingly, everything. And that's what Todd Jones is about to learn when he allows the enigmatic Caterina Kadlec to enter his office. He's hoping that her wealthy client, and the big fat commission he'll earn, will be the answer to his prayers. Unfortunately, Caterina has other plans and those plans...
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Amid the Halloween festivities, one of the Beignet Cafe’s customers comes to a sticky end in this entertaining cozy mystery…
It’s Halloween, and café owner Maggie Miller’s special pumpkin spice beignet promotion is proving popular at her café in Table Rock, Arizona, halfway between Sedona and nowhere. But the evening ends in disaster when Maggie discovers the body of one of her regular customers,...
It’s Halloween, and café owner Maggie Miller’s special pumpkin spice beignet promotion is proving popular at her café in Table Rock, Arizona, halfway between Sedona and nowhere. But the evening ends in disaster when Maggie discovers the body of one of her regular customers,...
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Amy gets roped into performing in the Ruby Lake, NC community theater's new musical after some cast members get injured by mysterious mishaps. The production seems plagued by bad luck, but events turn tragic when a member of the company is found murdered in a locked dressing room.
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A red-bellied woodpecker may lead to a yellow-bellied killer . . .
One morning when unwilling early bird Amy Simms grabs her binoculars for a closer look at the woodpecker who's been waking her up, she can't believe her eyes. Across Ruby Lake, through a curtain of rain, she sees a body being tossed out of an upstairs window at the old McKutcheon place.
Or at least she thinks she does. The police chief finds no body-only a discarded dressmaker's...
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Bird lover's mystery volume 4
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"For Amy Simms, owner of Birds & Bees, nothing is more important than impressing her old professor, but this odd bird is about to fall to earth . . . When her favorite ornithology professor comes calling, Birds & Bees owner Amy Simms hangs six hummingbird feeders around the shop to welcome Professor Livingston with a flock of his favorite flying creatures. But Amy soon finds that the sugar water in the feeders brings more than a swarm of hummingbirds....
18) Cardinal Sin
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Birds & Bees owner Amy Simms will need help from her fine-feathered friends when an uncommon bird sighting plunges her into a hornet's nest of black magic and murder most foul . . .
Amy's enjoying a rare moment of relaxation when a customer shows up seeking her expertise in ID-ing an unusual bird she's seen flying around her wooded cabin at the edge of town. Ruby Lake, North Carolina, newcomer Yvonne Rice resembles an exotic bird herself-apparently...
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Ruby Lake, North Carolina, might be the perfect place to go birdwatching during autumn, but it's also a habitat for murder . . .
As Birds & Bees owner Amy Simms guides a halfhearted birding group around Ruby Lake, rumors soon start flying about the annual Fall Festival's classic car and tractor show. Local eccentric Chick Sherman-boasting the hottest ride in town-has ruffled feathers by mysteriously entering the contest, and curious Amy hatches...
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A flying visit to the City of Brotherly Love takes a murderous turn for Amy Simms, owner of Birds & Bees.
Amy and her bird-loving crew are ducking out of Ruby Lake, North Carolina to attend the annual American Birding Expo in Philadelphia. The event will generate publicity for Birds & Bees, though assistant manager Esther is strangely reluctant to attend. Before she's even set up their booth, Amy manages to insult JJ Fuller, famed bird photographer...
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