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Elliott Roosevelt combines historical authenticity and dramatic mystery with the life of a real person: his mother, Eleanor Roosevelt.

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	Lead, so I can follow : a Carl Wilcox mystery Adams, Harold, 1923- New York : Walker & Co., 2000. While fishing, Carl and Hazel Wilcox hear a scream, a shot--and then find a body. That makes this whodunit personal, and as his new wife has shown, Mrs. Carl Wilcox also knows a thing or two about investigation. . . . Subjects Wilcox, Carl (Fictitious character) Private investigators -- South Dakota -- Fiction. Corden (S.D. : Imaginary place) -- Fiction. South Dakota -- Fiction.

	Jane and the barque of frailty Barron, Stephanie. New York : Bantam Books, 2006. In her latest spellbinding escapade, Jane Austen arrives in London to watch over the printing of her first novel, and finds herself embroiled in a crime that could end more than her career. For it is up to Jane to tease a murderer out of the ton, lest she—and her country—suffer a dastardly demise. Subjects Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Fiction. Women novelists -- Fiction. England -- Fiction.

	The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers murder case Baxt, George. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997. The dancing duo of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are hired by the CIA to spy on a Russian ballet company with whom they will dance as part of a Hollywood spectacular. But the Russian secret service, the KGB, is not sleeping and it too has enrolled dancers to spy on Americans. Question is, which side murdered the double agent? Subjects Astaire, Fred -- Fiction. Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 -- Fiction. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction. Dancers -- Fiction. Spy stories.

	Tom's lawyer : a Mark Twain mystery Heck, Peter J. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, c2001. When Mark Twain arrives in Missoula, Montana, he's surprised to run into Tom Blankenship, his boyhood pal and real-life inspiration for Huck Finn who now lives a respectable life as a judge. But an old enemy has a bone to pick with Tom. Before the man even lifts a finger, he's found dead. Tom is charged with the crime, and now it's up to Mark Twain to be just as good a lawyer as he is a friend. Subjects Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Fiction. Authors, American -- Fiction.

	Now you see it : a Toby Peters mystery Kaminsky, Stuart M. New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2004. Illusion gets more deadly than reality on Toby Peter's 24th outing, this time with the world-famous magician Harry Blackstone and matinee idol Cornel Wilde. Subjects Peters, Toby (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction. Detective and mystery stories -- Fiction. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction.

	Louisa and the crystal gazer : a Louisa May Alcott mystery Maclean, Anna. New York : New American Library, 2006. Louisa is skeptical when her dear friend Sylvia Shattuck expresses a desire to contact her long-dead father through a medium. But she puts her doubts aside to accompany Sylvia to a seance at the home of Boston's most famous crystal gazer. On their second visit they find the medium murdered, and what began as an idle curiosity becomes a compelling investigation. It seems that to solve the mystery of the medium's death, Louisa must first uncover the surprising truth about her life. Subjects Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 -- Fiction. Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction. Massachusetts -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction. Detective and mystery stories -- Fiction.

	Luck be a lady, don't die Randisi, Robert J. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. Vegas, 1960. Gamblin', drinkin', and everybody's misbehavin'. Six months ago, while they were filming Ocean's 11, the Rat Pack needed Eddie Gianelli's help to track down the mug who was sending threatening letters to Dino. Now they're back for the premiere and it's Frank who needs Eddie's help. Seems a babe he was planning to meet in Sin City took a powder---leaving behind her luggage and a stiff in the bathtub. She's on the lam, and it's up to Eddie to find her and figure out if she's a victim or a killer. Subjects Rat Pack (Entertainers) -- Fiction. Entertainers -- Fiction. Gangsters -- Fiction. Casinos -- Fiction. Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Fiction.

	Murder on K Street : a Capital crimes novel Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008. New York : Ballantine Books, c2007. Arriving home from a fund-raising dinner, senior Illinois senator Lyle Simmons discovers his wife’s brutally bludgeoned body. And like any savvy politician with presidential aspirations, his first move is to phone his attorney. In this case, it’s his old friend and college roommate, former DA Philip Rotondi, who gamely agrees to step out of quiet retirement and into the thick of a D.C.-style political, criminal, and public relations maelstrom from which no one will escape unscathed. Subjects Legislators -- Crimes against -- United States -- Fiction. Police -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction. Lobbyists -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction. Political corruption -- Fiction. Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction.

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