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Beyond reach (Grant County Ser. #Bk. 6)
Par Karin Slaughter. 2007
Detective Lena Adams, last seen in Faithless (BR 16326), spends her vacation checking on her drug-addicted uncle Hank. When Lena…
is wrongly arrested for murder, her police-chief boss Jeffrey Tolliver and his medical-examiner wife Sara Linton help solve the bigotry-filled mystery. Violence and strong language. 2007The spring cleaning murders (Ellie Haskell Mystery Ser. #No. 8)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 1999
Ellie Haskell, housewife extraordinaire, seeks a new maid after her beloved Roxie quits. But when Gertrude Large, a member of…
Roxie's local charwomen's association, is murdered, Ellie turns to sleuthing. Aided by her husband and various cleaning products, Ellie tackles Gertrude's former clients to tidy up--and snoop around--their homes. 1998The thin woman: an epicurean mystery (Ellie Haskell #1)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 1992
Ellie Simons, beautiful but overweight, hires escort Bentley Haskell to pose as her fiancé on a visit to her uncle…
Merlin's imposing estate. Ellie encounters unexpected romance and a treasure hunt when Merlin suddenly passes away, leaving his fortune to her and Bentley--provided that she shed sixty pounds. 1984The hard way: a Rachel Alexander mystery (Rachel Alexander And Dash Mystery Ser.)
Par Carol Lea Benjamin. 2006
When a wealthy retired New York City businessman is pushed from a subway platform and killed by an oncoming train,…
his daughter hires dog-trainer-turned-PI Rachel Alexander to find the suspect--a homeless man. Rachel goes undercover with an Iraq War veteran who lives on the streets. Strong language. 2006In Dublin's fair city (Molly Murphy Mysteries Ser. #6)
Par Rhys Bowen. 2007
New York City theater impresario Tommy Burke hires detective Molly Murphy to find his long-lost sister in Ireland--Molly's homeland. On…
the voyage, Molly encounters actress Oona Sheehan, who, craving anonymity, proposes they trade identities. Soon after, Oona goes missing and her maid turns up dead. 2007Eight short detective tales and one of semisupernatural drama. In the title story, Mr. Parker Pyne seeks a thief when…
a diamond goes missing from a yachting party. In "Yellow Iris," Hercule Poirot solves one crime and thwarts another at a dinner party. Miss Marple shares a mystery tale. 1934Withering heights: An Ellie Haskell Mystery (Ellie Haskell Mysteries #11)
Par Dorothy Cannell. 2007
Housewife Ellie Haskell, her husband Ben, and maid Mrs. Malloy are called to Yorkshire, England, to find the missing buyer…
of a haunted Victorian mansion. Ben's cousin Tom won the lottery, bought the manor, and then disappeared--causing his wife and daughter to suspect former owner Lady Fiona. 2007T is for trespass (A kinsey Millhone Novel Ser. #20)
Par Sue Grafton. 2007
Santa Teresa, California. After PI Kinsey Millhone's elderly neighbor Gus Vronsky falls, his great-niece hires nurse Solana Rojas to care…
for him. Kinsey investigates Solana's background, but doesn't learn until much later that Solana is a sociopath who is abusing and robbing Gus. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2007Up in Honey's room: A Novel
Par Elmore Leonard. 2007
Federal marshal Carl Webster, from Hot Kid (DB 60336, BR 16125), travels to Detroit in 1944 to search for escaped…
German POWs. Webster interviews beautiful Honey Deal, the divorced wife of Nazi meatcutter Walter Schoen, and investigates Ukrainian spy Vera Mezwa. Strong language and some violence. 2007Murder on the Ballarat train: a Phryne Fisher mystery (Phryne Fisher Mysteries Ser. #3)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 1991
Australia, 1928. Private detective Phryne Fisher saves all but one of her fellow first-class train passengers from death by chloroform…
poisoning. Elderly Mrs. Henderson has been murdered and a teenage female is discovered suffering from amnesia. Phryne is hired to investigate. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1991Our lady of pain (Edwardian Murder Mysteries Ser.)
Par Marion Chesney. 2006
When private detective Captain Harry Cathcart is seen squiring courtesan Dolores Duval around London, his fiancée, debutante Lady Rose Summer,…
becomes jealous and her parents cancel the engagement. Rose threatens Dolores, discovers the courtesan's body the next day, and becomes the prime suspect in her murder. Some strong language. 2006Santa cruise: a holiday mystery at sea
Par Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2006
Millionaire Randolph Weed organizes a holiday charity cruise. Invited guests include a writers group, lottery winners Alvirah and Willy Meehan,…
and private detective Regan Reilly and her husband Jack. Weed's nephew Eric also smuggles aboard two wanted felons who plan to escape once they reach the Caribbean. Bestseller. 2006Prisoner of memory: A Novel
Par Denise Hamilton. 2006
Los Angeles Times reporter Eve Diamond investigates the murder of seventeen-year-old Denny Lukin. She questions Denny's Russian émigré parents and…
uncovers Mafia and FBI connections. Meanwhile, a man from Moscow claiming to be Eve's cousin wants to help with the case. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2006Easier to kill: a Tamara Hayle mystery (Tamara Hayle Mystery Ser.)
Par Valerie Wilson Wesley. 2003
Radio star Mandy Magic hires private investigator Tamara Hayle to look into the murder of Mandy's stylist, who was also…
her second cousin. Vandalism and an anonymous note that reads "movin' on up" may be ominous clues that Mandy is also a target. Some violence and some strong language. 1998Oh Danny boy (Molly Murphy Mysteries Ser. #5)
Par Rhys Bowen. 2006
New York, 1902. Private detective Molly Murphy works to exonerate police captain Daniel Sullivan of bribery charges. Molly is convinced…
he is innocent, and as her inquiry progresses she suspects Daniel's troubles are related to his investigation of the East Side Ripper, a serial killer targeting prostitutes. 2006The paperwhite narcissus (Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Ser.)
Par Cynthia Riggs. 2005
After ninety-two-year-old Victoria Trumbull is fired from The Island Enquirer, she goes to work for the competition without pay. When…
a developer is murdered, Victoria scoops her old paper with the story and begins sleuthing. The victim's wife and mistress are suspects until more murders occur. Some strong language. 2005Devil's gonna get him: a Tamara Hayle mystery (Tamara Hayle Mystery Ser. #Vol. 2)
Par Valerie Wilson Wesley. 1996
Newark, New Jersey. Wealthy, arrogant Lincoln Storey hires African American cop-turned-PI Tamara Hayle to trail his stepdaughter's boyfriend, Brandon Pike--Tamara's…
former lover. When Lincoln drops dead at a fundraiser, Tamara delves into his sordid personal life, ultimately becoming a target herself. Strong language. 1995Riding gain: a talk radio mystery (Talk-radio Mysteries Ser.)
Par Joyce Krieg. 2005
Sacramento radio talk show host Shauna Bogart struggles with work problems when her boss forces her to give air time…
to a psychic. Then someone kills Shauna's former intern during a drug deal, and the grandmother of the accused killer asks Shauna to prove the grandson's innocence. 2005Pardonable lies: a Maisie Dobbs novel (Maisie Dobbs Novels #3)
Par Jacqueline Winspear. 2005
London, 1930. Psychologist/investigator Maisie Dobbs is hired by Sir Cecil Lawton to discover the fate of his son Ralph, who…
was supposedly killed in France during the Great War. Maisie, a former battlefield nurse, faces her own demons from the past when she returns to the continent. 2005Right behind her (Bree Taggert novels #04)
Par Melinda Leigh. 2021
Twenty-seven years ago, sheriff Bree Taggert's father killed her mother and then committed suicide. Now Bree and her younger brother…
Adam find human remains on their family farm, murdered in the same manner. The two suspects are Bree's dad and an unlikely squatter. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2021