<div>A woman is hanging from a balcony in a perfectly composed suicide scene. But her husband doesn&rsquo;t buy it . . . and wants Lucinda Pierce to find the killer. Candace Eagleton is dead and although it appears to be a suicide Homicide Lieutenant Lucinda Pierce is convinced it&rsquo;s murder and is determined to find the killer. Meanwhile, Charles Rowland gives FBI agent&mdash;and Lucinda&rsquo;s boyfriend&mdash;Jack Lovett vague details linking another murder to someone at the heart of the US government. But before Jake can find out more, Charles bolts&mdash;and is killed. When a scrap of paper is found in Charles&rsquo;s apartment with a list of names that includes Candace&rsquo;s, it&rsquo;s clear the two murders are linked&mdash;and there may be more to follow . . . This is the fifth book in the critically acclaimed Lucinda Pierce Mysteries by Edgar Award&ndash;winning true-crime writer Diane Fanning.</div>

False Front

<div>A &ldquo;briskly paced and smartly written&rdquo; World War II mystery set in Tennessee, featuring research chemist and amateur sleuth Libby Clark (Booklist). May 30, 1944. In the middle of the night, Libby Clark is roused from sleep by a colleague in distress. Marvin&rsquo;s cousin Frannie has been charged with treason, and he hopes that Libby, with her clear-headed scientific mind, can help prove her innocence. Libby, a chemist at a secret military facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee is committed to pursuing the truth wherever it takes her. Libby soon uncovers the immoral Dr. Hansrote, who has tricked Frannie into her treachery. But the evil at Oak Ridge runs deeper. And Libby not only finds herself in conflict with the authorities, but also caught in the crosshairs of a deadly cabal of spies, profiteers, and unscrupulous collaborators. Can Libby survive the confluence of challenges? Or will one of them fashion a trap she cannot escape? Treason in the Secret City is the second book in the Libby Clark Mysteries, which also includes Scandal in the Secret City and Sabotage in the Secret City. &ldquo;This sequel to Scandal in the Secret City, which has some basis in fact, is faster-paced than Fanning&rsquo;s debut while maintaining the 1940s atmosphere.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist</div>

Treason in the Secret City

<div>An act of terrorism or a case of murder at the high school? Local cop Lucinda Pierce battles the FBI and Homeland Security for her right to figure it out. One quiet Sunday morning, homicide investigator Lucinda Pierce is called to the scene after a bomb blast rocks a high school, killing a janitor and an unidentified student. But, much to her annoyance, Lucinda is pulled off the case and the FBI and Homeland Security take over. While they seem determined to prove it was an act of terrorism, Lucinda is convinced otherwise and pursues her own investigation&mdash;along with FBI agent Jake Lovett, who believes she may be right. When another high school pupil&rsquo;s body is discovered&mdash;a possible suicide&mdash;Lucinda is convinced she is pursuing the right path to uncovering the motivations of the bomber. However, will the competing agencies ever acknowledge her convictions and allow her to solve the case? This is the seventh book in the critically acclaimed Lucinda Pierce Mysteries by Edgar Award&ndash;winning true-crime writer Diane Fanning. &ldquo;The tale moves along at a brisk pace, and Fanning provides several welcome twists.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews &ldquo;The two cases and the subplot involving feuding federal agencies combine to provide a timely and involving case.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist</div>

Chain Reaction

<div>Libby Clark takes a feminist approach to science&mdash;and solving a murder&mdash;in this &ldquo;gripping puzzler of a mystery&rdquo; set in WWII Tennessee (Library Journal). Oak Ridge, Tennessee is known as the Secret City. It rose seemingly overnight in 1942, built by the US government. No one was quite sure what its purpose was, but there was certainly something going on . . . Libby Clark, a gutsy Bryn Mawr graduate, is determined to find her place as a scientist in a world where women are thought better suited to housework and marriage. As the only female scientist in the top-secret facility, Libby is excited to begin what she believes is important government research. But she soon discovers that something more sinister is afoot. One frosty night she finds the dead body of her roommate&rsquo;s sister sprawled behind the bleachers. The police don&rsquo;t seem to think finding the killer is important, so it&rsquo;s up to Libby to make sense of the situation. Aided by a band of like-minded scientists, Libby follows every possible lead . . . even as they take her to a shocking conclusion. Scandal in the Secret City is the first book in the Libby Clark Mysteries, which also includes Treason in the Secret City and Sabotage in the Secret City. &ldquo;Fanning re-creates the atmosphere at Oak Ridge effectively, and her exploration of the ethical issues surrounding security are timely today. A promising new series.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist &ldquo;Readers will be engrossed by . . . [the] authentic details.&rdquo; &mdash;Library Journal, starred review &ldquo;An intriguing change from Fanning . . . bolstered by thought-provoking details of the obstacles women faced in the wartime workforce.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews</div>

Scandal in the Secret City

<div>In this &ldquo;fast-paced mystery&rdquo; from an Edgar Award finalist, detective Lucinda Pierce must confront the possibility that she put the wrong person in prison (Booklist). Homicide investigator Lucinda Pierce&rsquo;s confidence in her own judgment is deeply shaken when she learns that a woman she helped to put away for the murder of her stepdaughter may not be guilty. The girl&rsquo;s remains have been found&mdash;along with four other bodies&mdash;in the basement of a serial killer. At the same time Lucinda hears that US Representative Chris Phillips, in prison for killing his third wife, is out on bond, awaiting a new trial, and terrorizing his previous ex-wife. He too was originally convicted based on Lucinda&rsquo;s evidence. Then her young friend, middle-schooler Charley Spencer, is arrested on suspicion of vandalism. Now Lucinda has her hands full, trying to prove Charley&rsquo;s innocence while also dealing with the repercussions of the reopened cases. &ldquo;Multiple cases, interesting details of police work, and well-drawn characters, especially the complex, principled Lucinda, drive this fast-paced mystery that will appeal to readers who enjoy strong women protagonists.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist This is the sixth book in the critically acclaimed Lucinda Pierce Mysteries by Edgar Award&ndash;winning true-crime writer Diane Fanning.</div>

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False Front

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Chain Reaction

Scandal in the Secret City

Wrong Turn

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