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Topic: Where can I find Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan?

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Subject: Where can I find Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan?
Date Posted: 6/26/2009 6:22 PM ET
Member Since: 5/25/2009
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I really, really want to read this book.  There's too long of a waiting list on Paperbackswap and, because I believe that it's out of print, it's about $14.50 or so (not including $3.99 shipping) on Amazon.com, Half.com and other big sites.  Does anyone know where I can get this book for less? 

Don't recommend Ebay to me.  I tried that.  I'm now in the middle of filing a dispute claim through Paypal against the seller I tried to buy it from.  Gah!!  It's like fate is conspiring against me from reading this book. 

Date Posted: 6/26/2009 6:41 PM ET
Member Since: 1/19/2009
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Are you looking to own the book? If you library doesn't have it there is most likely an inter-library loan system that you can request it from - I generally have several books at one time from this system for the odd suggestions I get from here :)

Date Posted: 6/26/2009 6:52 PM ET
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Well, I kind of thought about that.  I suppose I can call and see how extensive the my local inter-library system is.  I think the closest copy to me (western PA) is upstate New York.  Do inter-library loans usually expand that far?  My local library is quite pathetically small.

Date Posted: 6/26/2009 9:15 PM ET
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Many states have a system that connects a lot of the public libraries - in Michigan there is a huge list of libraries that participate. There is generally not a charge to get a book that way - I just looked up PA's system and I found the book - http://205.247.101.11/search/t?SEARCH=still+life+with+murder&submit22.x=0&submit22.y=0 ..and if that link doesn't work, the link to the general PA inter library loans is http://www.accesspa.state.pa.us/ -hopefully that helps and you can find it!

Date Posted: 6/26/2009 11:39 PM ET
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It's too bad you didn't post this message...oh, 3 years ago or so....I would have sent it to you. I actually got it here at PBS shortly after I joined and it ended up being a DNF for me so happily traded it off in 2006. I can't even remember now why I didn't bother finishing it. I hope you are able to track it down AND that you enjoy it!

Cheryl

Date Posted: 6/29/2009 5:04 PM ET
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I also waited for this book forever on PBS-but luckily I was able to check out the whole series at my library. You mentioned that the only library you could findit in was Western New York-it is probably my library!   I wish you luck finding it-I really enjoyed the series.  I have been searching used book stores for copies, and so far I have found # 5 and #6 only.

I did email the author to ask her if these books would be re-published.  She said that she is currently obtaining the copyright to them (they belong to the publisher) and she hopes to have them re-issued in electronic format later this year.  You can try contacting her website for more information.  I think it is her name with a .com

Hope that helps.
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