Webb, Betty

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Lost in Paris

Armchair sleuths will enjoy this historic travelogue set in and around the City of Lights.
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Lost in Paris

The compelling story, filled with actual artists, models and writers, will appeal to readers who enjoy fact-based mysteries involving history, racism, and conditions in post-war Paris.
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The Otter of Death

Series fans and readers who enjoy Ann Littlewood's zoo-themed mysteries will appreciate this intricate, character-driven work.
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The Puffin of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery

California zookeeper Theodora Bentley travels to Iceland to pick up animals for a new exhibit but must put her investigative skills to use when two American birdwatchers are killed...
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Quicksand: A Nora Khalil Novel

Readers looking for more diversity in their mysteries as well as a deeper understanding of the immigrant experience in America should add Baugh's (The View from Garden City) series launch to their library holds list. [Asuma Zehanat Khan's The Unquiet Dead also features a Muslim detective.
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Desert Wind

Webb's compelling exposé of the damage done to nuclear fallout victims (known as downwinders), accompanied by research notes and bibliography, makes for fascinating reading, despite a disappointing denouement. Sue Grafton's alphabet series is a prime read-alike for this series; also consider Pari Noskin Taichert and Steven Havill for Tony Hillerman influences. [See Prepub Alert, 11/14/11.]
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