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Newsletter of the North Central Washington Audubon Society.

"Spring, 1935 finds the little Alabama town of Darling excited about their new local radio station, WDAR. But there are problems brewing at the newspaper, where a trio of new hires causes headaches for editor Charlie Dickens. That's not the worst of it, though, as the Dahlias discover when the newest resident at Bessie Bloodworth's Magnolia Manor is found dead. She had overindulged in a large and very rich chocolate cake--but was something else baked...

Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the murder of the president of the Midsomer-in-the-Marsh Ornithological Society.

While attempting to perform a hazing prank during pledge week, J.C. and Chris, a couple of geeks, accidentally thaw a corpse that is infected with a deadly parasite. The entire campus starts to become infected as the parasites enter through their victims mouths and turn them into vampires. Now, along with a foul-mouthed and sarcastic detective, Chris attempts to save the campus, then the world. Includes commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, alternate...

"On a famous Australian train between Darwin and Adelaide for the Mystery Writers' Society one of the attendees is murdered for real"-- Provided by publisher. "When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously,...

SOTUS is an educational system in which upperclassmen impose "trials" upon underclassmen. Arthit, leader of the engineering seniors, plans to put his new juniors through a harsh training regimen to earn the symbol of their major--the gear. However, a first-year named Kongpob causes new headaches for Arthit when he declares he'll snatch the gear from him: "I'll make you my wife!" -- provided by publisher.

After Gemma helps a little girl find her lost cat, the child returns seeking further assistance when her mother is accused of killing her garden club rival. Young Lauren Tierney comes to the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium to beg Gemma to find her missing cat, Snowball. Gemma's dog Violet follows her nose to a neighbor's garden shed, and Gemma basks in praise for a job well done. A few days later Lauren is back for a far bigger job: Her mother...

As one of the oldest outdoor clubs in the United States, The Mountaineers has introduced outdoor skills and conservation ethics to generations of climbers, hikers, and skiers, thus playing a leading role in shaping the future of Washington's wilderness areas. This is the story of the people and events that have made the Mountaineers into the leader it is today.