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The case of the missing marquess (Enola Holmes mystery.)
By 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.)
By 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.)
By 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.)
By 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.)
By 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.)
By 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)The case is closed (Miss Silver mystery. #2.)
By Patricia Wentworth. 1995
Geoffrey Grey has been convicted of murder, but his wife and her young cousin Hilary believe in his innocence. Hilary's…
investigations lead her into danger, and her ex-fiance calls upon the services of Miss Silver. 1995.The breaker
By Minette Walters. 1998
Kate Sumner's nude body is discovered on a secluded beach in southern England, and her traumatized three-year-old daughter is found…
wandering 20 miles away. The police originally suspect an actor acquaintance, who happens to be at the scene when the corpse is discovered. However, they soon begin to consider the woman's husband, who has a gaping hole in his alibi. Strong language. 1998.The brutal heart (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries ; #11)
By Gail Bowen. 2008
Joanne Kilbourn is following the political campaign of Ginny Monaghan, a woman whose success depends not so much on the…
election-day poll, but on the outcome of a custody battle she's fighting. Joanne thinks this is perfect material for a TV program she's putting together on women and politics, but then a local call girl is murdered - a woman whose regular clientele included several of Regina's most prominent lawyers, including (until he met Joanne) her own husband Zach. With her new marriage under strain, Joanne investigates why the dead woman had started to threaten her clients with blackmail. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008. (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries ; 11)The buck stops here (The Million dollar mysteries. #5)
By Mindy Starns Clark. 2004
When Callie learns that the man she loves is somehow connected to the man who killed her late husband, she…
confronts Tom. But he informs her that his hands are tied by the National Security Agency and he can tell her nothing. Despite the secrecy surrounding Tom and the NSA, Callie decides to find out for herself exactly what is going on and how Tom may have been involved in her husband's death. Sequel to "A quarter for a kiss". 2004.The body in the Big Apple (Faith Fairchild mystery. #10.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 1999
Young Faith has just launched her catering business in New York when former classmate Emma Stanstead asks for her help.…
A blackmailer is threatening to use secrets from Emma's past to ruin her husband's political career. Some violence and some strong language. 1999.The Brading collection (Miss Silver mystery. #17.)
By Patricia Wentworth. 1996
Lewis Brading, owner of the priceless Brading collection of jewellery, is a frightened man. He's beginning to see thieves around…
every corner, which is ironic, given that it was through members of that profession that he amassed his famous collection. When he approaches Miss Silver to ask her to take on the role of private investigator, she turns him away with some free advice. 1996.The body in the lighthouse: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #13.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 2003
Faith Fairchild and her family are vacationing at their seaside Maine cabin when they become embroiled in a feud between…
developers and islanders. After a real estate agent is poisoned and a builder is murdered, Faith risks her own life to find the culprit. 2003.The body in the bonfire: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #12.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 2002
Caterer Faith Fairchild agrees to teach cooking at the local boys boarding school to find out who's been anonymously harassing…
an African American student. The remains of a student are discovered in the ashes after the annual fall bonfire. Some strong language. 2002.The body in the basement: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #6.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 1995
Faith Fairchild's next-door Maine neighbor, Pix, checks on the Fairchilds' island summer cottage and discovers wrapped in a valuable quilt…
the dead body of Mitchell Pierce, a handyman who dabbled in antiques. Sharing her friend Faith's inquisitive nature, Pix resolves to solve the murder. Includes recipes. Some strong language. 1995.The body farm (Kay Scarpetta Ser. #No. 5)
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 1994
The discovery of the corpse of an eleven-year-old girl sends shock waves through the small community of Black Mountain, a…
sleepy little town in North Carolina. Dr Kay Scarpetta, working on a similar case in Virginia, is called in to apply her forensic skills to this latest atrocity, but the apparent simplicity of the case proves something of a poisoned chalice. Contains violence. 1994.The body in the cast (Faith Fairchild mystery. #5.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 1993
Faith Fairchild, former Manhattan caterer, is hired to feed the movie company that is filming a version of The Scarlet…
Letter in the scenic town of Aleford, Massachusetts. But the leading lady is poisoned and two supporting cast members are killed before Faith discovers who the culprit is. Some strong language. 1993.The body in the sleigh: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #18.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 2009
Caterer Faith Fairchild and her family are spending Christmas at their cottage on Sanpere Island, Maine. When Faith discovers a…
young woman's body in a holiday display and a neighbor finds a baby boy in the barn, Faith looks for a connection. 2009.The body in the gallery: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #17.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 2008
Caterer Faith Fairchild helps her friend Patsy Avery, a trustee of a local museum. Patsy suspects someone has replaced a…
valuable painting with a forgery. Although Faith has promised her husband to stop her amateur sleuthing, she discovers the body of a young woman at the gallery. 2008.The body in the snowdrift: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #15.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 2005
Caterer Faith Fairchild and her extended family gather at a ski resort in Vermont to celebrate her father-in-law's seventieth birthday.…
But after Faith finds the body of a local lawyer, the chef disappears, and another corpse turns up on the slopes, the clan starts bickering. Includes recipes. 2005.