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c1997
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Genealogist Victory O'Shea of New Kassel, Missouri, is hired by Norah Zumwalt, a local antique dealer, to draw a family tree. Since her client's father never returned from World War II, Victory checks military records and discovers the father is living in a nearby town. She informs Norah who is promptly murdered. A first novel.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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As a child, Henry Jr. was curious about his family tree. Who was his great-great-grandfather? Why were some things about his family unknown? Henry interviewed family members and discovered connections. When he grew up, he taught others to do the same!
In this illustrated biography, elementary-aged readers will learn about the early life and greatest accomplishments of an important African American leader in the field of genealogy, Henry Louis Gates...
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Forensic genealogist Rowan Healy has made a name for herself by helping investigators trace the family trees of violent criminals who have eluded justice for years. But the pressure of police cases left her burned out, and she's shifted her focus to helping adoptees find their biological parents. Austin detective Jack Bruner has spent his career successfully tracking down vicious criminals -- with the notable exception of the West Campus Rapist, a...
4) Dead silence
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Foundlings volume 2
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An investigative genealogist and a NYPD detective find their work intertwining in the case of a mute child.
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In Rett MacPherson's charming cozy mysteries, genealogist Torie O'Shea always seems to be right in the middle of it all in the goings-on in New Kassel, Missouri. When a drought hits the tiny river town and the depth of the mighty Mississippi lowers, Torie is one of the first on the scene to see what the water has revealed: the decades-old wreckage of a riverboat. Soon, the rumors that surrounded its sinking have resurfaced as well and are swirling...
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When genealogist Torie O'Shea gets an invitation from her favorite aunt, Sissy, to come and spend some time with her in Minnesota she jumps at the chance. She piles her husband and her father-in-law into the car, leaving her two daughters in the care of her mother back home in Missouri, and hits the road, looking forward to some relaxation and some family bonding. Once they arrive, Torie finds out that her aunt's invitation was not so innocent: Sissy...
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