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Jack in the pulpit (Martha's Vineyard Mystery Ser. #4)
Par Cynthia Riggs. 2004
Ninety-two-year-old Victoria Trumbull is well prepared to be the deputy police chief: she knows everyone in town and their ancestry.…
When four local residents die in one month, Turnbull investigates, uncovering the secrets of missing corpses and gravestones in the process. Some strong language. 2004Dying in the dark: a Tamara Hayle mystery
Par Valerie Wilson Wesley. 2004
Newark, New Jersey. PI Tamara Hayle is haunted by the spirit of her murdered high school best friend, Celia Jones.…
After Celia's son Cecil asks Tamara to solve the mystery of his mother's death, Tamara explores the secrets of Celia's troubled life. Then Cecil is brutally killed. Strong language. 2004Fall guy: a Rachel Alexander mystery
Par Carol Lea Benjamin. 2004
Private investigator/dog trainer Rachel Alexander is appointed executor of the estate of detective Timothy O'Fallon, whom she'd met only once…
during a post-terrorism pet-therapy session. As she settles his affairs, she soon begins to wonder about O'Fallon's supposedly accidental death. Strong language. 2004The master quilter: an Elm Creek Quilts novel (Elm Creek Quilts Ser. #No. 6)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2004
The Elm Creek Quilters were quite surprised when master quilter Sylvia married Andrew Cooper on Christmas Eve. Now they are…
secretly conspiring to create a bridal quilt. But the project hits a snag when the local stitchers are confronted with their own personal problems. 2004For the love of Mike (Molly Murphy Mysteries Ser.)
Par Rhys Bowen. 2003
New York, 1901. In this sequel to Death of Riley (BR 14657), Molly Murphy inherits her boss's detective business. Two…
cases, one to uncover industrial espionage and the other to locate a runaway, intertwine. Molly tries to ease the plight of an immigrant family and finds a new love. 2003Birds of a feather: a novel (Maisie Dobbs Mystery Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par Jacqueline Winspear. 2005
London, 1930s. Wealthy Joseph Waite hires private investigator Maisie Dobbs, a former battlefield nurse, to locate his missing thirty-two-year-old daughter,…
Charlotte. Maisie finds chilling links to Scotland Yard inspector Stratton's latest murder case and the Great War's terrible legacy. 2004Murder in Montparnasse: a Phryne Fisher mystery (Phryne Fisher Mysteries Ser. #12)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2004
Australia, 1928. Bert and Cec, soldiers who unknowingly witnessed a murder in post-WWI Paris, appeal to Phryne Fisher to investigate…
the suspicious deaths of two comrades. Phryne confronts her own repressed memories as she proceeds with this assignment. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Last lullaby: an Eve Diamond novel
Par Denise Hamilton. 2004
L.A. reporter Eve Diamond accompanies a U.S. Customs supervisor meeting a plane from China. Shots ring out leaving three people…
dead and a two-year-old toddler missing. Eve and a score of unsavory characters search for the child amongst the immigrant population. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2004Murder off mike: A Talk Radio Mystery (Talk Radio Mysteries Ser.)
Par Joyce Krieg. 2003
Outrageous Sacramento radio talk show host Shauna J. Bogart is devastated by the death of a colleague. The police rule…
it a suicide, but Shauna believes otherwise and launches her own on-air investigation--one that could lead to a gubernatorial candidate and the station's demise. 2003Reflecting the sky: A Novel
Par S. J Rozan. 2002
Private investigator Lydia Chin and her partner, Bill Smith, are hired by a New York City Chinatown elder to travel…
to Hong Kong to deliver an old friend's ashes, a letter to the dead man's brother, and a keepsake to his grandson. They find the apartment ransacked and the youngster kidnapped. 2001An unthymely death and other garden mysteries (China Bayles Mystery #12)
Par Susan Wittig Albert. 2003
China Bayles has settled into the quaint town of Pecan Springs, fallen in love with a former detective and opened…
an herb shop, all the while solving more than her share of mysteries. Interspersed in this collection of then puzzling cases are wonderful herbal tidbitsMelancholy baby (Sunny Randall Ser. #No. 4)
Par Robert B. Parker. 2004
Boston PI Sunny Randall, upset over her ex-husband's remarriage, seeks counseling from Dr. Susan Silverman. Meanwhile Randall's latest case involves…
a young woman who's convinced her parents have adopted her--and the father is soon murdered. Strong language and some violence. 2004Alice in jeopardy: A Novel
Par Ed McBain. 2005
Young Florida widow Alice Glendenning struggles to raise her daughter and mute son following their father's drowning. When the kids…
are abducted from their school, the kidnappers demand Alice's nonexistent insurance money. Bungling law enforcement agencies force Alice to act alone. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005Lost & hound (Sister Jane #15)
Par Rita Mae Brown. 2023
When a body is found curiously displayed on "Sister" Jane Arnold's foxhunting grounds, members of her hunt club realize someone…
is sending them a dire message, in this exciting mystery from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown. Early fall in Virginia means shorter days, cooler temperatures, the blooming milkweeds of summer giving way to fields of fluffy seeds-and of course, the start of fox hunting season. It's "Sister" Jane Arnold's favorite time of year. And this year, the Jefferson Hunt Club is busier than ever, organizing a fundraising drive to help with the upkeep of their beloved hunting grounds. But the festive season is interrupted by the appearance of a dead body, tied to a chair and placed directly in the path of an early-season hunt. No one recognizes the victim, but the intentional placement makes it clear that someone is sending a message. Then, one huntsman's valuable stamp collection is stolen, and they discover the victim was also a stamp collector. Sister suspects a connection, which is confirmed when just one stamp is found taped to the garage door of her friend and treasurer of the hunt club Ronnie Haslip. Could Ronnie have been involved in either the murder or the theft, or has he been marked as the next victim? Sister must uncover who has been sending these cryptic signs to her friends-before any of them wind up deadSome of us are looking (County Kerry #2)
Par Carlene O'Connor. 2023
In late summer, the Dingle Peninsula is thronged with tourists drawn to County Kerry's dark mountains and deep, lush valleys.…
For Irish vet Dimpna Wilde, who has returned to run her family's practice after years away, home is a beautiful but complicated place-especially when it becomes the setting for a brutal murder ... In Dimpna Wilde's veterinary practice, an imminent meteor shower has elevated the usual gossip to include talk of shooting stars and the watch parties that are planned all over Dingle. But there are also matters nearer at hand to discuss-including the ragtag caravan of young people selling wares by the roadside and the shocking death of Chris Henderson, an elderly local, in a hit-and-run. Just hours before his death, Henderson had stormed into the garda station, complaining loudly about the caravan's occupants causing noise and disruption. One of their members is a beautiful young woman named Brigid Sweeney, and Dimpna is shocked when Brigid later turns up at her practice, her clothing splattered in blood and an injured hare tucked into her jacket. Brigid claims that a mysterious stranger has been trying to obtain a lucky rabbit's foot. Dimpna is incensed at the thought of anyone mutilating animals, but there is far worse in store. On the night of the meteor shower, Dimpna finds Brigid's body tied to a tree, her left hand severed. She has bled to death. Wrapped around her left wrist is a rabbit's foot. Brigid had amassed plenty of admirers, and there were tangled relationships within the group. But perhaps there is something more complex than jealousy at play. The rabbit's foot, the severed hand, the coinciding meteor shower-the deeper Dimpna and Detective Inspector Cormac O'Brien investigate, the more ominous the signs seem to be, laced with a warning that Dimpna fears it will prove fatal to overlookJane and the final mystery (Jane Austen Mystery #15)
Par Stephanie Barron. 2023
The final volume of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jane Austen as amateur sleuth March 1817: As winter turns…
to spring, Jane Austen's health is in slow decline, and threatens to cease progress on her latest manuscript. But when her nephew Edward brings chilling news of a death at his former school, Winchester College, not even her debilitating ailment can keep Jane from seeking out the truth. Arthur Prendergast, a senior pupil at the prestigious all-boys' boarding school, has been found dead in a culvert near the schoolgrounds-and in the pocket of his drenched waistcoat is an incriminating note penned by the young William Heathcote, the son of Jane's dear friend Elizabeth. Prendergast had been widely reviled for his ruthless bullying. Has William exacted revenge on his tormentor, or is there a larger conspiracy looming? Jane takes up lodging near the idyllic college in order to untangle the duplicitous testimonies surrounding the prefect's death. But Winchester College is a world unto itself, with its own language and rites of passage, cruel hazing and dangerous pranks. Can she clear William's name before her illness gets the better of her? This audiobook edition includes an exclusive afterword narrated by the authorFrom a far and lovely country (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #24)
Par Alexander Smith. 2023
In this latest installment in Alexander McCall Smith's cherished No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, two confounding cases compete for…
Mma Ramotswe's attention-and she may need to call in back up. Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni are enjoying a nice meal out at a periperi restaurant when an American woman named Julia approaches seeking Mma Ramotswe's help. Julia's beloved late grandfather was Botswanan, and he instilled in her an abiding love of his homeland. Now, years after his passing and during a rough patch in her own life, Julia has come to visit the land he had spoken of so often and to find her relatives. Unfortunately, her grandfather's stories, while remarkably charming and entertaining, were somewhat light on detail; all Julia can remember are a few first names and some descriptions of his village. It's not a lot to go on, but if anyone is well poised to help, it's Mma Ramotswe, Botswana's premier detective. Meanwhile, a second case leads Mma Ramotswe to look for assistance from an unexpected quarter. For the first time ever, Charlie leads his own investigation at the detective agency, going undercover into a dubious, word-of-mouth gettogether known as the Cool Singles Evening Club, where married men are encouraged to pretend to be single and meet women under false pretenses. Who could be behind such a distasteful venture? Getting to the bottom of this will be a tall order, to be sure, but Charlie is eager for the opportunity. As Mma Ramotswe learns more about Julia, she begins to understand that Julia's heartbreak runs deeper than she had initially realized. Together, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Potokwane must find a way to help their client heal and move forward-from both her past and her present. Julia had originally come to Botswana seeking family and connection, but in the warm embrace of Mma Ramotswe and Mma Potokwane, what she ends up finding is a homeDirty thirty (Stephanie Plum #30)
Par Janet Evanovich. 2023
#1 New York Times bestselling author and "most popular mystery writer alive" ( The New York Times ) Janet Evanovich…
is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen cache of dirty diamonds. Stephanie Plum, Trenton's hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds out of his safe. Stephanie is also looking for another troubled man, Duncan Dugan, a fugitive from justice arrested for robbing the same jewelry store on the same day. With her boyfriend Morelli away in Miami on police business, Stephanie is taking care of Bob, Morelli's giant orange dog who will devour anything, from Stephanie's stray donuts to the upholstery in her car. Morelli's absence also means the inscrutable, irresistible security expert Ranger is front and center in Stephanie's life when things inevitably go sideways. And he seems determined to stay there. To complicate matters, her best friend Lula is convinced she is being stalked by a mythological demon hell-bent on relieving her of her wardrobe. An overnight stakeout with Stephanie's mother and Grandma Mazur reveals three generations of women with nerves of steel and driving skills worthy of NASCAR champions. As the body count rises and witnesses start to disappear, it won't be easy for Stephanie to keep herself clean when everyone else is playing dirty. It's a good thing Stephanie isn't afraid of getting a little dirty, tooA nutcracker nightmare
Par Christina Romeril. 2023
Hanna and Alex, owners of the Murder and Mayhem book and chocolate shop, are busy preparing for the Harriston High…
School's reunion weekend. Neighbors will connect with old friends and perhaps try to avoid old foes. One person no one can avoid is Kyle, the former star quarterback, who is busy using his entire playbook to try and score with Hanna, even threatening her if she doesn't play nice. At the reunion, Alex glimpses more drama than nostalgia as insults are flung around like a football at a Friday night game. The party is put on hold when Alex finds the dead body of none other than Kyle himself, bludgeoned to death by a nutcracker that the sisters admired earlier in the night. Hanna quickly becomes the prime suspect—someone saw her slap Kyle in the face at the reunion dance. She'll need her sister, their sleuthing canine, Watson, and their old friends and colleagues to help break this case wide open. While looking through old yearbooks and taking a stroll down memory lane, Alex uncovers a few secrets about Kyle. Now, it seems like everyone had a motive to kill him. But when the suspects start becoming the victims, Alex and Hanna know that they can't melt under the pressure—they must find the killer before they become just another yearbook memoryThe christmas jigsaw murders
Par Alexandra Benedict. 2023
***GIVE THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS EARLY. PRE-ORDER THIS DELICIOUSLY DARK CHRISTMAS MYSTERY FOR FANS OF CLEVER, PUZZLING CRIME. THE PERFECT…
STOCKING FILLER*** THIS CHRISTMAS, A KILLER TAKES FAMILY GAMES TO A MURDEROUS NEW LEVEL. On 19th of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O'Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. When fitted together, the pieces show part of a crime scene – blood-spattered black and white tiles and part of an outlined body. Included in the parcel is a message: ' Four, maybe more, people will be dead by midnight on Christmas Eve, unless you can put all the pieces together and stop me.' It's signed, Rest In Pieces. Edie contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-O'Sullivan, and together they work to solve the clues. But when a man is found near death with a jigsaw piece in his hand, Sean fears that Edie might be in danger and shuts her out of the investigation. As the body count rises, however, Edie knows that only she has the knowledge to put together the killer's murderous puzzle. Only by fitting all the pieces together will Edie be able to stop a killer – and finally lay her past to rest. Praise for Alexandra Benedict's Christmas mysteries: 'The perfect gift for quizzers and mystery addicts . . .' Val McDermid 'Whatever you unwrap for Christmas, you had better hope it's this book This is 21st-century cosy Christmas crime that doesn't shy away from the darkness' Janice Hallett 'A thrilling journey from start to finish. Highly recommended' Elly Griffiths 'It's wonderful! A page-turning homage to the Golden Age, with a dash of Poirot and a dark, modern heart' S J Bennett