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"A twisty, compelling new novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death... From the moment Lucy met her husband's mother, Diana, she was kept at arm's length. Diana was exquisitely polite, and properly friendly, but Lucy knew that she was not what Diana envisioned. But who could fault Diana? She was a pillar of the community, an advocate for social justice who helped female refugees assimilate to their...
2) Cold wind
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Joe Pickett novels volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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When Earl Alden is found dead, dangling from a wind turbine, it's his wife, Missy, who is arrested. Unfortunately for Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, Missy is his mother-in-law, a woman he dislikes heartily, and now he doesn't know what to do, especially when the early signs point to her being guilt as sin. But then things happen to make Joe wonder: Is Earl's death what it appears to be? Is Missy being set up? He has the county DA and sheriff on...
3) Serendipity
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"The only remaining woman in Carver's Hollow, Maggie Rose has cared for a ragtag of old men for years, bartering for a living and making soaps, lotions, and perfumes from a special rose recipe passed down for generations. She hasn't wanted to marry--at least that's what she thought. But when a strapping young man arrives on Maggie's doorstep, searching for a doctor for his ailing mother, life suddenly changes for the dark-haired beauty. Todd Valmer...
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Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Conducting a senior center crafting class to earn extra money after her gambler husband passes away and leaves her with numerous debts, crafts editor Anastasia Pollack investigates the untimely murder of a creative resident with a scandalous past, a case that implicates Anastasia's cantankerous mother-in-law.
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[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Ever since her husband died and left her in debt equal to the gross national product of Uzbekistan, magazine crafts editor and reluctant amateur sleuth Anastasia Pollack has stumbled across one dead body after another - but always in work-related settings. When a killer targets the elderly nasty neighbor who lives across the street from her, murder strikes too close to home. Couple that with a series of unsettling events days before Halloween,...
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Boldwood Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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The new chilling and captivating novel from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy pick The Secrets Between Us.
When Edie's mother-in-law, Anna DeLuca, dies, she is relieved. Edie blames Anna for the accident that destroyed her family. So, when her will lures Edie to Sicily and the long-abandoned Villa della Madonna del Mare, she sees through Anna's games.
Suspecting Anna is meddling from beyond the grave to try to reunite her and her ex-husband...
9) Hush
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
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English
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Without a family of her own, Helen is initially charmed by her impressive in-law and the sprawling estate where she lives. But behind the storybook scene lie dangerous secrets and dark motives.
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Ellie Haskell mysteries volume 6
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Bantam Books
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English
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Ellie Haskell and her friends plot different deaths for their mother-inlaws. When one ends up in the morgue, Ellie realizes someone is serious.
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Gossip Girl meets Charmed in Gabriella Pierce's fabulous follow-up to her debut supernatural romp, 666 Park Avenue. Continuing her phenomenal gothic chronicle of witches, covens, and curses, and the darkness lurking behind the glitter of New York high society, Pierce enchants us once again with The Dark Glamour. Fans of Meg Cabot's Insatiable and LJ Smith's Vampire Diaries will love this edgy paranormal tale, as the unfortunate bride whose Prince...
13) Monster-In-Law
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New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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Battles ensue after a newly engaged woman meets her future mother-in-law, who is determined to break up the couple.
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Maryse Roicheaux can't help heaving a sigh of relief at the news that her not-so-beloved mother-in-law has kicked the busket. The woman was rude, manipulative and loved lording over everyone as the richest citizen of Mudbug, Louisiana. Unfortunately, death doesn't slow Helena Henry down one bit. Being haunted--or more like harried-- by Helena's ghost isn't even the worst of Maryse's problems. Close to making a huge medical breakthrouhg, she's suddenly...
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Black Rose Writing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Marriage and midlife can be difficult. But when you add a controlling, manipulative and self- absorbed mother-in-law into the mix, things can get worse-much worse. Toxic, even. When Allison Montgomery's beloved father-in-law and long-time confidant passes away, her mother- in-law, Margaret, 'temporarily' moves in. From rearranging the furniture and taking over the kitchen, to undermining and embarrassing Allie at every turn, including funding her...
16) Cinnamon toasted
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Minotaur Books/A Thomas Dunne Book
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"'Trusty' Rusty Tulley and Chip Balboa swing by Brandywine Creek--just in time for the town's annual Oktoberfest, which has cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom flying off Piper's shelves in record numbers. News spreads faster than a text message, and [Piper's former mother-in-law] Melly is the toast of the town. But it isn't long before Melly's status changes to public enemy number one when Chip's body is found at the foot of her basement stairs. Questions...
17) Snowed in
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Struggling with the freezing conditions of her Portland, Maine, home, her husband's roving eye, and a problematic mother-in-law, Sophie Quinn finds her life turning around due to unlikely opportunities and an unexpected new relationship.
18) The Other Woman
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2005.
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At first, Ellie is thrilled to be accepted into the loving Cooper clan and have Dan's mom, Linda, as her "adopted" mother. But then Ellie starts to wonder, how has the intimate civil ceremony she always dreamed of turned into a black-tie affair? And what can Dan and his mother possibly have to talk about on the phone twice a day? When Ellie discovers she's pregnant, she realizes that Linda has only been rehearsing for the real takeover and, in the...
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St. Martin's Press
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English
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"A Hole in the Heart is the story of what happens when Bean arrives after accepting a last-minute elementary school teaching job in a town of 2,500 people on Alaska's southern coast. Love and marriage follow in short order, surprising Bean, who feels that her husband, Mick, is not only the best thing to happen to her, but the only good thing.".
"Then Mick vanishes leading amateur hikers - or "tuna," as the guides call them - up Mt. McKinley. Suddenly,...
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Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2004
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English
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A series of chain letters turns into full fledged mail fraud. Stella Diamond is determined to solve the case. Meanwhile, her daughter-in-law Maude, with whom she shares a home, is busy fulfilling another book contract and dealing with a house full of animals.