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The byzantine legal suit of Jarndyce vs.

A bitter old miser gets visited by a bunch of gnarly ghosts on Christmas Eve and decides to stop being such a jerk to his secretary.

When the eccentric Miss Havisham and her beautiful niece Estella draw orphan Pip into the decayed luxury of their world, he begins to form desires above his station.

When A.P. political reporter Lorena Hickok—Hick—is assigned to cover Mrs. Franklin D.

A richly-woven and moving tale set against the bloody and fearsome events of the French Revolution.

In the newest China Bayles Mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, China comes to the aid of a nurse who ends up in the hospital...

In the exciting new mystery from the New York Times bestselling author, China Bayles fears for her husband's life as an escaped convict targets him.

Presents the story of two children whose lives become bitter products of their father's educational philosophy.

An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

Charles Dickens is known for writing the greatest of all Christmas stories -- A Christmas Carol, but few know that he wrote a number of other short stories for that holiday season.

David Copperfield traces the eponymous hero from misery in the Salem House Academy and drudgery in his stepfather's business, to his escape to Dover and an eccentric aunt where he transforms h

China Bayles's friend, Police Chief Sheila Dawson, takes center stage. When local computer guru Larry Kirk is found dead, many are convinced it was suicide over his recent divorce.

The Dahlias become suspicious of the newest visitors to Depression-era Darling, Alabama, rumored to be the Naughty and Nice Sisters from the Ziegfeld Frolic, who specialize in dancing nearly naked,

In the wake of the upcoming Confederate Day celebration, the Dahlias set out to solve a rash of mysterious occurrences.

The Darling Dahlias, a garden club of lady sleuths in Depression-era Alabama, have just inherited a new clubhouse and garden, complete with two beautiful cucumber trees.