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1) Boneflower
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In the fifth R&P Labs Mystery, a bachelor party camping trip takes an unexpected turn when the participants discover they are sharing their campsite with a skeleton -- a biologist who was murdered three decades earlier. As the R&P staff -- Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch -- are drawn into the ensuing homicide investigation, witness after witness disappears, reputations are smeared and they begin to wonder if some things would have been better...
2) Dreamwheel
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When Gabriel Webb volunteered for a sleep lab experiment, he didn't expect to find himself pursued by the Grim Reaper on a racing bike. And when, on a cold October morning, Rob Mangan offered a cup of hot coffee to a shivering stranger in the R&P Labs parking lot, he never dreamed what the consequences of his act of kindness would be. In the seventh R&P Labs Mystery, the scientific quintet - Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch - dodge homicidal cyclists...
3) Shotglass
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R&P Labs want a mass spectrometer, but their bank account is running on empty. Wealthy Jason Drake wants a product to remove barnacles from his yacht and is willing to pay handsomely for its development. It seems like an ideal trade-off until a corpse turns up on the waterfront and Drake disappears, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and furious women behind him. In "Shotglass", the ninth R&P Labs mystery, scientific sleuths Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia...
4) Pushover
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The five R&P Labs staff members travel south for a three-day scientific conference in San Diego, expecting nothing more exciting than sunshine, salsa and swimming pools. At least, they certainly aren't expecting one staff member to disappear and another to become a murder suspect when a controversial and unpopular scientist is found dead in his hotel room. In 'Pushover', the tenth R&P Labs mystery, Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch find that although...
5) Childproof
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Things are not going well at R&P Labs. Not only is there a body in the biology lab and a staff member suspected of murder, but someone has broken in and wrecked their most important piece of equipment - the coffeemaker. This is one case that is too close for comfort, so in 'Childproof', the sixth R&P Labs mystery, the team of Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch swing into action again to find out what's in two mysterious bottles, why a quiet health-food...
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Twenty years ago, Gus Novak committed a crime and fled the country, only to die in the Mexican desert. But Zukie Merlino thinks she's just seen him on a downtown Seattle street, and being perpetually curious, she wants to know what he — or his ghost — is doing there. With her cousin Lou temporarily sidelined she's on her own, but whether it's tracking down Novak's ghost or dealing with a more personal emergency, Zukie can be counted on to deliver...
8) Angelwood
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It was a generous gesture for Angel Wineries to send their lawyer a complementary case of wine at Christmas, but it probably would have been better if it hadn't contained two bottles of moldy Merlot and a scribbled note pleading for help. The lawyer is intrigued, and fortunately, he knows where to go for help in solving the mystery. In the fourth R&P Labs Mystery, the scientists turned detectives -- Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch -- are off...
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Strange things are said to happen on Twelfth Night, although few as strange as the ghost of a man believed drowned years earlier appearing in the midst of the town's celebration, vowing revenge on his killers. The sighting might have been blamed on the potent punch being served, but after two bodies are found, the ghost's threat has to be taken seriously. Old secrets come back to haunt more than one person as clock repairer Jacob Silver and housemaid...
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James Leatheran was found dead at his writing desk with a pen embedded in his throat, an ironic death for a man whose acerbic newspaper column had made him so many enemies. Among the targets of his venom were a wealthy banker, a respected police inspector and a humble clock repairer named Jacob Silver. With libel lawsuits brewing and Leatheran's family closing ranks, it falls to Jacob and his housemaid Sarah Simm to clear their names and find a murderer...
11) Icefox
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Unusual ingredients found in their products are threatening the good reputation of Gardener's Spice & Herb Company, so R&P Labs agree to investigate. But what seems like a simple job takes a deadly twist when one member of the Gardener family has a fatal accident on an icy road and another is freeze-dried along with the herbs. In "Icefox", the eighth R&P Labs mystery, the scientific quintet of Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch referee a pair of...
12) Zukie's Witness
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When Gabriel Webb volunteered for a sleep lab experiment, he didn't expect to find himself pursued by the Grim Reaper on a racing bike. And when, on a cold October morning, Rob Mangan offered a cup of hot coffee to a shivering stranger in the R&P Labs parking lot, he never dreamed what the consequences of his act of kindness would be. In the seventh R&P Labs Mystery, the scientific quintet - Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch - dodge homicidal cyclists...
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Three sisters in a quiet Cotswold town, each one hiding a secret. Three outwardly unconnected deaths. And one person silently manipulating events, as each death brings them a step closer to a potential fortune. It isn't until clock repairer Jacob Silver and his wife Sarah are drawn into the police investigation that the link between the three deaths becomes clear — and that discovery could put one of them in danger of becoming the next victim. 'Sins...
14) Sweetwater
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Back in the swinging '60s, Neil Brewer and Virginia McClain were lovers. Four decades on, Neil is recovering from a heart attack and his thoughts return to Virginia, now the senior bacteriologist at R&P Labs. He suggests a romantic reunion but Virginia turns him down, only to find when Neil is murdered that he has left a substantial legacy to the lab. But there's a catch; to receive it, they must first solve a series of clues. In the second R&P Labs...
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Clock repairer Jacob Silver usually prefers to stand on the sidelines of life, but he gets more action than expected when he agrees to replace a missing player at a village fete 'Aunt Sally' competition. Play comes to an unexpected end when a body is discovered and the promised prize money is snatched away. Blackmail, bribery and an old secret all play their part as Jacob and his wife Sarah help find out who in their Cotswold town is determined to...
16) Potluck
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The R&P Labs staff members are planning their Christmas potluck lunch when a stranger arrives on the doorstep with an announcement that threatens to turn several lives upside down. 'Tis the season to be wary, and in this short story, the five scientific sleuths have to do some rapid research to discover whether one of them will be getting a very unusual Christmas present.
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Jacob Silver's wrought iron garden gate disappears, and two lovers vanish into the night with a stolen horse and cart. There appears to be no connection between the events, until the gate reappears, along with a corpse and a terrified girl. Although Jacob and his housemaid Sarah Simm are both viewed with suspicion in their Cotswold market town, the local police inspector enlists their help in discovering what happened that fateful night. With the...
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French dressmaker Lucille DuBois brought a touch of glamour to the provincial Cotswold market town — at least until a corpse was discovered in her elegant establishment. Now she insists she's being framed for murder, but the townspeople are saying they knew all along a Frenchwoman couldn't be trusted. It falls to two other outsiders, clock repairer Jacob Silver and housemaid Sarah Simm, to find if Lucille is as innocent as she claims to be and help...
19) Zukie's Gift
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All sorts of things had been donated for St Augustine's Christmas bazaar - books, second-hand clothes, cookies, murder weapons ...'Zukie's Gift' is a Zukie Merlino Mysteries short story for the holiday season.
20) Halfbaked
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A street party on a hot summer evening takes a deadly turn when one of the revelers dies, apparently from food poisoning. But there's more to the death than first meets the eye, and the five R&P Labs staff members find themselves drawn into a case of love, loathing and lemon meringue pie. 'Half baked' is a short story of about 16,500 words. It also appears in the collection 'Four by Five' and introduced Zukie Merlino, who then insisted on being featured...
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