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The body in the bouillon (Faith Fairchild mystery. #4.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2015
Minister's wife, sometime sleuth, and culinary artist Faith Sibley Fairchild is intrigued by rumors of mysterious doings at Hubbard House…
- an elegant, secluded retirement home for the well-heeled Yankees of Aleford, Massachusetts. Determined to do some surreptitious snooping, she joins the pricey retreat's flu-depleted kitchen staff, only to witness an aging resident collapse face-first into a bowl of Faith's hot and savory bouillon. But it isn't until a blackmailing drug dealer turns up dead in Faith's bedroom that the amateur investigator realizes that murder not only happens at Hubbard, it's the specialty of the house! And Faith's own demise might very well be the next item on the menu. 2015.The body in the boudoir (Faith Fairchild mystery. #20.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2012
Faith Fairchild turns back the clock to one of the most momentous events of her life: her wedding day. It's…
1990, and Faith Sibley is a single young woman with her own catering business in New York City. But a chance meeting with the Reverend Thomas Fairchild is love at first sight. Before she can say 'I do,' two other mysteries divert the bride-to-be's attention. 2012.The case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes novel. #3.)
Par Brittany Cavallaro. 2018
It's been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven't spoken. Holmes and Watson…
may not be looking to reconcile, but when strange things start happening, it's clear that someone wants the team back together. Someone who has been quietly observing them both. Someone who wants to see one of them suffer and the other one dead. Sequel to "The last of August". For junior and senior high readers. 2018.The body in the wardrobe (Faith Fairchild mystery. #23.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2016
Attorney Sophie Maxwell has come to Savannah to be with her new husband, Will. But nothing throws cold water on…
a hot relationship faster than a dead body. Worse for Sophie, no one believes the body she knows she saw is real. Fortunately, Sophie has a good friend in Faith Fairchild. With teenage Amy being bullied by mean girls and husband Tom contemplating a major life change that will affect all the Fairchilds, Faith is eager for distraction in the form of some sleuthing. In between discussions of newlywed agita, surprising Savannah customs and, of course, fabulous low country food, Faith and Sophie will pair up to unmask a killer! 2016.The chalk pit (Ruth Galloway mystery. #9.)
Par Elly Griffiths. 2017
Norwich is riddled with old chalk-mining tunnels, but no one's sure exactly how many. When Ruth is called in to…
investigate a set of human remains found in one of them, she notices the bones are almost translucent, a sign they were boiled soon after death. Once more, she finds herself at the helm of a murder investigation. Meanwhile, DCI Nelson is hunting for a missing homeless woman, Barbara, who he hears has gone "underground." Could she have disappeared into the labyrinth? And if so, is she connected to the body Ruth found? Sequel to "The woman in blue", followed by "The dark angel". 2017.The buzzard table (Deborah Knott mystery. #18.)
Par Margaret Maron. 2012
Judge Deborah Knott and her husband, Deputy Sheriff Bryant, team up with Lt. Sigrid Harald to track down a killer…
on the loose in their small North Carolina town. But as the hunt for the culprit gets more intense, they uncover long-hidden secrets that cast their investigation in a whole new light. Sequel to "Three-day town", followed by "Designated daughters". 2012.The breath of dawn (Spencer family series. #3.)
Par Kristen Heitzmann. 2013
Morgan Spencer is shattered in the wake of his wife's death. After two years of mourning on his brother's ranch,…
Morgan meets Quinn Riley, and hope blossoms that he could love again. But Quinn is fleeing a dangerous man bent on revenge, and she won't risk the Spencer family's safety by sticking around. If Morgan is going to win Quinn's heart, he'll first have to keep her safe. Sequel to "The still of night". 2013.The chalk girl (Kathleen Mallory mystery. #10.)
Par Carol O'Connell. 2012
A little girl is abandoned in Central Park--her uncle's body in a tree not far away. Recognizing a kindred spirit…
in the girl, NYPD detective Kathy Mallory takes the case. But her investigation soon leads to a trail of murder and blackmail spanning 15 years. Sequel to “Find me”, followed by “It happens in the dark”. 2012.The case of the gypsy goodbye (Enola Holmes mystery. #6)
Par Nancy Springer. 2012
After fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes seeks the missing Duquessa Del Campo in the seedy underbelly of nineteenth-century London, she finally reaches…
an understanding with her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft. Grades 4-7. 2012.The case of the cryptic crinoline (Enola Holmes mystery. #5)
Par Nancy Springer. 2011
In late nineteenth-century London, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, turns to Florence Nightingale for help…
when her investigation into the disappearance of a Crimean War widow grows cold. Grades 3-6. 2011.The case of the peculiar pink fan (Enola Holmes mystery.)
Par Nancy Springer. 2009
The case of the bizarre bouquets: an Enola Holmes mystery (Enola Holmes mystery.)
Par Nancy Springer. 2008
Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, disguised as a beautiful woman, finds clues in floral bouquets as she searches for the missing Doctor…
Watson, a companion of her famous older brother, Sherlock. Grades 3-6. 2008.The careful use of compliments: an Isabel Dalhousie novel (Isabel Dalhousie. #4.)
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2007
Ousted as editor of the "Review of Applied Ethics", Isabel thankfully has her newborn son to keep her occupied. What's…
more, Charlie's adoring father Jamie has offered the most intriguing proposal of all - marriage. But before she can settle into a quiet, domestic existence, Isabel becomes entangled in an art world mystery. At an auction, two paintings attributed to a deceased artist hit the market at the same time, and both paintings have unusual elements - such as the appearance of a person the painter could only have known after his supposed date of death. Could the works be forgeries? Or for that matter, might the artist still be alive? 2007.The case of the left-handed lady (Enola Holmes mystery.)
Par Nancy Springer. 2007
London, 1889. Eluding her brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes, fourteen-year-old Enola sets up her own detective agency in London under…
an assumed name. Using many disguises and costumes, Enola investigates the disappearance of sixteen-year-old Lady Cecily, who may have eloped. Junior High. 2007.The case of the missing marquess (Enola Holmes mystery.)
Par Nancy Springer. 2006
England, 1888. When her sixty-four-year-old mother disappears on Enola’s fourteenth birthday, Enola sends telegrams to her much-older brothers Mycroft and…
Sherlock Holmes. After deciphering why her mother left, Enola escapes to London to search for her and becomes involved in a second mystery. Junior High. 2006.The cemetery yew (Martha's Vineyard mysteries. #3.)
Par Cynthia Riggs. 2006
Victoria Trumbull may be ninety-two, but--sharp as a tack--she is the only one to spot something amiss in the town…
cemetery. Something is indeed amiss. First comes a request to disinter a coffin for reburying elsewhere. Then things go wrong from there. Sequel to "The cranefly orchid murders", followed by "Jack in the pulpit". 2006.The cavalier case (Jemima Shore mystery. #7.)
Par Antonia Fraser. 1990
Jemima Shore is researching haunted houses for a television series when she interviews Viscount Lackland, who refuses to believe that…
his estate houses its own ghost. A portrait of the first viscount of Lackland, a Cavalier poet who has been dead for three hundred years, hangs in the mansion. Jemima’s interest is piqued when she learns that the figure of the poet has been seen stepping out of the painting with murderous consequences. 1990.The case of the curious cook (WISE Enquiries Agency mysteries. #3.)
Par Cathy Ace. 2017
Henry Devereaux Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is terribly worried about some water damage to the priceless books in his…
lower library, so retains the services of a local book restorer to tackle much-needed repairs. The antiquarian also runs the Crooks and Cooks bookshop with his daughter - local TV celebrity chef, The Curious Cook. When the book restorer mentions some strange shenanigans going on at the book shop, Dowager Duchess Althea brings the case to her colleagues at the WISE Enquiries Agency. As the WISE women try to unravel one puzzle from their base at stately Chellingworth Hall, they then get embroiled in another when they come across a valuable book of miniatures which seems to be the work of a local famous artist, murdered by her own brother. Are the cases linked and why do both mysteries lead to a nearby old folks' home? The WISE women are on the case - and nothing will get in their way... or will it? Sequel to "The case of the missing Morris dancer". 2017.The case of the Dotty Dowager (WISE Enquiries Agency mysteries. #1.)
Par Cathy Ace. 2015
Henry Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is convinced his mother is losing her marbles. She claims to have seen a…
corpse on the dining-room floor, but all she has to prove it is a bloodied bobble hat. Worried enough to retain the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency--one is Welsh, one Irish, one Scottish and one English--Henry wants the strange matter explained away. But the truth of what happened at the Chellingworth Estate, set in the rolling Welsh countryside near the quaint village of Anwen by Wye, is more complex, dangerous, and deadly, than anyone could have foreseen. Followed by "The case of the missing Morris dancer". 2015.The cereal murders (Culinary mystery. #3.)
Par Diane Mott Davidson. 1993
After an evening spent working at the exclusive Colorado prep school her son attends, caterer Goldy Bear discovers the body…
of the class valedictorian. When other deaths follow and Goldy and her son are viciously harassed, she and her boyfriend, detective Tom Schulz, investigate. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Sequel to “Dying for chocolate”, followed by “The last suppers”. 1993. (A Culinary mystery)