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Barbara Deese

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Anoka, MN, The United States

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http://www.noordinarywomenmysteries.com/

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Mystery & Thrillers, Mystery

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April 2009

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Growing up in a family of voracious readers, Barbara Deese feels at home with people who love a good story. Her twisty career path began when she became one of thirty-three female air marshals in the U.S. She lives in Minnesota with her husband.

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	Murder at Spirit Falls by Barbara Deese (Goodreads Author), Dorothy Olson 3.58 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirited Away: A No Ordinary Women Mystery (2) 3.94 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten Spirits (3) (No Ordinary Women Mystery) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Spirits of Pepin (No Ordinary Women Mysteries. #4) 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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