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Author
Series
Fixer-upper mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Mac Sullivan -- famous thriller writer and Shannon's new beau -- first moved to Lighthouse Cove, California, he bought the historic lighthouse mansion that the town is named after. Mac needs help cleaning up the place, and Shannon is more than happy to get her handywoman hands on the run-down Victorian. But during demolition, a grisly discovery is made among the debris -- the bones of a teenage girl who went missing 15 years ago. Locals had always...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shannon Hammer is about to embark on one of the biggest projects of her career. Her best friend Jane Hennessey has purchased one wing of the Gables, formerly the old state insane asylum, located on a bucolic hillside two miles northeast of Lighthouse Cove. Jane plans to turn her section into a small luxury hotel complete with twenty ocean-view rooms, a spa, and a restaurant. Shannon is raring to get started on the enormous project and is shocked when...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shannon could not be happier that her hunky thriller-writing boyfriend, Mac, has moved in, and it is a good thing they are living together because they are both busier than ever. Mac is hosting writing retreats at his now vacant lighthouse mansion, while Shannon and her crew build Homefront, a quaint Victorian village of tiny homes for veterans in need. Mac's latest guests are proving to be a handful though, and Shannon has heard some grumbling from...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian/Penguin Group USA
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xii, 321 pages : 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman -- contractor Shannon Hammer. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a little elbow grease, she's about to discover that some problems aren't so easily fixed... Shannon's home-renovation and repair business is booming, but her love life needs work. On a blind date with real-estate agent Jerry Saxton, she has to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shannon's good friend and retired tech billionaire, Raphael Nash, is loving his new retired life, but he can't stay unoccupied for too long. He's started the Marigold Foundation that helps fund small companies and individuals who do humanitarian work around the world. It's an exciting time in Lighthouse Cove as Raphael hosts the first ever global conference inviting big thinkers from every area of industry to give presentations on eco-living. Raphael's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
At the annual Victorian Home and Garden Tour, Lighthouse Cove, California's premier contractor, Shannon Hammer, realizes that the competition is about to turn deadly.... Shannon is in high demand among rival homeowners, who will do anything to win Best in Show. One-upmanship and even espionage break out among neighbors, construction crews, decorators, and landscapers. Thanks to several new hires, Shannon is sure she can handle the extra load -- until...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
319 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright was hoping for a fun, relaxing weekend at a local book fair, but a murderer made other plans in the latest in this New York Times bestselling series. Brooklyn and her new hunky husband, Derek, are excited to be guests at Dharma's first annual Book Festival. The entire town is involved and Brooklyn's mom Rebecca is taking charge. In addition to all of her other event related duties, she's got...
Author
Series
Fixer-upper mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a dead body halts her renovation of an old Victorian church, Shannon Hammer discovers the church is hiding a century of secrets and must figure out which one someone with a screw loose would kill to protect.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Contractor and part-time sleuth Shannon Hammer specializes in improving the quirks and flaws of the Victorian homes in Lighthouse Cove, California. The quirks and flaws of their residents are another story... Valentine's Day is approaching, and while Shannon is delighted to be friends with not one but two handsome men, not everyone in town is feeling the love. After her elderly neighbor Jesse Hennessey fails to make his daily appearance at the local...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
291 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brooklyn's chance to restore a rare first edition of Beauty and the Beast seems a fairy tale come true -- until she realizes the book last belonged to an old friend of hers. Ten years ago, Max Adams fell in love with a stunning beauty, Emily, and gave her the copy of Beauty and the Beast as a symbol of their love. Soon afterward, he died in a car crash, and Brooklyn has always suspected his possessive ex-girlfriend and her jealous beau. Now she decided...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Even during the holidays, Shannon is more spackle than sparkle, which is why she leaps at the chance to transform a grand old Victorian mansion into ten charming apartments for homeless families. Filled with the spirit of the season, all of Lighthouse Cove turns out to help -- including her best friends, a troupe of far-from-angelic Santa Claus impersonators, and her father, Jack. But their merriment is soon dashed by a heated scuffle between Jack...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
viii, 322 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Newlyweds Brooklyn and Derek are enjoying the final days of their honeymoon in Paris. As they're browsing the book stalls along the Seine, Brooklyn finds the perfect gift for Derek, a first edition James Bond novel, The Spy Who Loved Me. When they bump into Ned, an old friend from Derek's spy days, Brooklyn shows him her latest treasure. Once they're back home in San Francisco, they visit a spy shop Ned mentioned. The owner begs them to let him display...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shannon Hammer's younger sister Chloe left Lighthouse Cove after high school to make it big in Hollywood. And she did it! For several years now, Chloe has been the co-host of a popular home repair show on the Do-It-Yourself Network. Now, after ten years, Chloe returns to Lighthouse Cove with her crew and co-host to film several shows featuring her sister Shannon, along with some special mini-segments on Victorian style and design. But Shannon realizes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Excited to explore the secrets of wine country, Brooklyn attends an excavation of the caves hidden deep under her parents' commune -- and the findings are explosive. A room is unearthed, and it contains a treasure trove of artwork, rare books, a chest of jewelry...and a perfectly mummified body. A closer examination of the murdered man's possessions reveals a valuable first edition of Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth. Hidden in the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
288 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Book restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright returns to San Francisco to teach a bookbinding class, but the program's director is a horrendous host. After the woman is murdered, Brooklyn is bound and determined to investigate -- even as the killer tries to close the book on her for good.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brooklyn has it all covered. She's triple-checked her wedding to-do list, and everything is on track for the upcoming ceremony with the love of her life, security expert Derek Stone. Not everyone has been as lucky in love as Brooklyn. Her old college roommates Heather and Sara lost touch twelve years ago when Sara stole Heather's boyfriend. Brooklyn was caught in the middle and hasn't seen her former besties since their falling-out. When they both...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
viii, 289 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Brooklyn Wainwright is a skilled surgeon. Sure, her patients might smell like mold and have spines made of leather, but no ailing book is going to die on her watch. The same can’t be said of Abraham Karastovsky, Brooklyn’s friend and former employer. On the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration, Brooklyn finds her mentor lying in a pool of his own blood. With his final breath Abraham leaves Brooklyn with a cryptic message, “Remember...
Author
Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
289 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rare books and antiquities expert Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be invited to the fiftieth birthday party of her neighbor Suzie's aunt Grace. A retired founder of a major video game corporation, Grace is a larger-than-life character who's turned her Lake Tahoe mansion into a fun house, full of everything from pinball machines and giant props to secret passageways and trap doors. Brooklyn is most excited to catalog Grace's extensive collection...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian/Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brooklyn Wainwright is thrilled to be appearing on the hit TV show, This Old Attic as a rare-book expert. Her first subject is a very valuable first-edition copy of The Secret Garden. Its owner, Vera, is eager to have Brooklyn recondition it for resale. But a furious man viciously accosts Brooklyn, claiming that Vera found the first edition at his garage sale, and he wants it back -- or else. Randolph Rayburn, the handsome host of This Old Attic,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Brooklyn's oh-so-proper future in-laws are traveling from England to meet her, and if that's not enough to set her on edge, rumors abound that the charming Courtyard shops across the street may be replaced by high-rise apartments. Their trendy neighborhood will be ruined unless Brooklyn and her fiance, Derek Stone, can persuade the shopkeepers not to sell. But with a rare edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland causing bad blood at the Brothers...
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