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Meryl Sawyer

A Woman Scorned Alyssa Rossi never wanted to return home to New Orleans-too many memories-most of them bad ones. But when her successful costume jewelry company is acquired by TriTech, her only choice is to leave Italy-and return to the scene of a crime that nearly destroyed her life... A Mystery Unsolved TriTech CEO Jake Williams is all business-and determined to find out the real reason why his partner acquired Rossi Designs. His investigation uncovers a first love's betrayal, a missing baby.and the mysterious Alyssa in the center of a storm of gossip and controversy that has raged for more than a decade. A Deadly Obsession Shunned by New Orleans society, yet coveted by her former lover, Alyssa tried to focus on her jewelry...and Jake. But her past-and a new murder-haunt her every waking moment. Now, amid the chaos of Madri Gras, Alyssa and Jake's attempts to uncover the truth bring them closer to one another-and to a killer who will stop at nothing to destroy them...

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Walt Coburn

"Don of the Black Serape" tells the story of Steve Doyle, a young American who served for a time in Pancho Villa's gringo battalion before joining the A.E.F. in Europe. The infamous "don" is an old man who wields political power in his district. In the same setting, "Senor Satan" is the story of whiskey running and drug-smuggling to the United States, and the efforts of an American federal agent to capture the leader. The title story is set on Coburn's home ground of Montana, where a young boy's rustler father has been killed by cattlemen.

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John Francome

When jockey Lee Finney is killed in a fall, Alan Morrell knows it should have been him. For Lee had stepped in to ride Olympia when Alan injured his wrist. But Alan soon begins to suspect that someone knew the horse wouldn't run to form that day.

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Tim Cockey

One of the most charming and offbeat amateur detectives to come around in years, Hitchcock Sewell does for the undertaking profession what Marilyn Monroe did for the ukulele--gives it a touch of class.