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The cranefly orchid murders (Martha's Vineyard mysteries. #2.)
By Cynthia Riggs. 2006
Searching the woods for an endangered plant, feisty ninety-two-year-old Victoria Trumbull is rewarded with the discovery of a little nest…
of cranefly orchids--and a body. Sequel to "Deadly nightshade", followed by "The cemetery yew". 2006.The chocolate box
By Leslie Elizabeth Watts. 1991
Edna Heathcott has had a difficult day. Finding the body on the stairs was bad enough, but now Detective Owl…
suspects her of being involved in the murder. And her boss, art dealer Gerald Fineberg has disappeared. Edna knows that she is the only one who can get to the bottom of this. c1991.The dark room
By Minette Walters. 1995
British photographer Jinx Kingsley is in trouble. She awakens in a clinic to the news that she tried to kill…
herself twice after her fiance left her for her best friend, Meg. Although she has amnesia, Jinx is certain she would not have done this. Now she learns that she is suspected of murder. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1995.The cradle will fall
By Mary Higgins Clark. 1980
While in Westlake Hospital, Katie DeMaio sees a woman's body being carried to a car in the middle of the…
night. The next day the woman is found dead and declared a suicide. 1980.The chocolate book bandit: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic mystery. #13)
By JoAnna Carl. 2013
Lee McKinney Woodyard, owner of Warner Pier's famous chocolate shop, is considering joining the library board. To help her decide,…
she checks out the board's monthly meeting . . . but someone has placed murder on the agenda. c2013.The chocolate moose motive: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic Mystery Ser. #12)
By JoAnna Carl. 2012
Lee’s newest hire at Tenhuis Chocolates is making tongues wag, because Forsythia “Sissy” Smith is the granddaughter of Warner Pier’s…
only remaining resident hippie, and lives out at the Moose Lodge - once an informal commune in the forest east of town. The previous winter, Sissy’s husband, Buzz, was found shot to death, and local talk named Sissy the number one suspect, even though her alibi was airtight. Then the chief gossip is found dead, with Sissy on the scene. Was she lured there? Or is she the killer? Includes strong language. 2012.The chocolate castle clue: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic mystery. #11)
By JoAnna Carl. 2011
Lee McKinney Woodyard discovers a dusty trophy inside TenHuis Chocolade that belongs to her aunt Nettie and her old high…
school singing group, the Pier-O-Ettes. It's a trophy that brings back terrible memories of an unsolved murder years ago, but before Lee takes aim at the past, someone is murdered. Lee needs to keep her eyes on the prize, hoping the trophy is a clue to finding the killer - before she's a target herself. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. 2011.The chocolate pirate plot: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic mystery. #10)
By JoAnna Carl. 2011
Ever since ‘Young Blackbeard’ became a hit movie, everyone has caught pirate fever, including the residents of Warner Pier. When…
Lee McKinney Woodyard and her husband take their boat out on Lake Michigan, they're stunned when a mischievous band of pirates hops on board. Lee's is the first boat boarded that summer, and the town couldn't be more amused by the mysterious buccaneers, but when a body washes up on shore, the pirates' antics stop being so entertaining. Includes violence and strong language. 2011.The chocolate cupid killings: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic Mystery Ser. #9)
By JoAnna Carl. 2009
TenHuis Chocolade has chocolate hearts for Valentine's Day, but Lee is getting no love from Private Detective Derrick Valentine. He's…
looking for their employee - a woman Lee and her Aunt Nettie have been harbouring for an underground railroad-type organization that aids abused women – so they tell him nothing. Then Valentine meets his end, Aunt Nettie becomes a suspect, and Lee has to find a way to free Nettie of guilt without exposing the innocent - and find a killer. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2009.The chocolate snowman murders: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic Mystery Ser. #8)
By JoAnna Carl. 2008
As treasurer of WinterFest, Lee McKinney Woodyard is getting tired of the egos, arguments, and last-minute mix-ups, especially when the…
guest juror of the art show shows up drunk. Things get even worse when Lee's husband discovers that the visiting dignitary has been murdered. A mystery set in the luscious if deadly world of chocolate. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.The chocolate jewel case: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic mysteries ; #7)
By JoAnna Carl. 2007
In her rare free time, newlywed Lee McKinney Woodyard works on TenHuis Chocolade's newest offerings, chocolate jewels. But soon the…
town of Warner Pier has its very own jewel heist, and then a body is found in the lake. Lee can't help but wonder if the crimes are related. Maybe if she digs up some dirt, she'll hit the mother lode. 2007. (Chocoholic mysteries ; 7)The chocolate bridal bash: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic Mystery Ser. #Bk. 6)
By JoAnna Carl. 2006
Bride-to-be Lee McKinney is trying to avoid trouble with her future mother-in-law and her own mother, who doesn't even want…
to be at the wedding if it takes place in Warner Pier, her hometown. When Lee asks her Aunt Nettie at the chocolate shop for advice, she learns that years earlier, her mother fled on what would have been her own wedding day - hours before her fiancé was found dead. Now Lee must untangle a mystery older than she is. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2006.The chocolate mouse trap: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic Mystery Ser. #Bk. 5)
By JoAnna Carl. 2005
Chocolate-shop manager Lee McKinney has had enough of party planner Julie Singletree's cutesy e-mails, but then somebody actually kills the…
woman, putting everyone on her mailing list on edge. As their connections to the murder emerge, so do more attacks. Lee realizes that if she doesn't want to be permanently deleted, it's up to her to solve the case. c2005.The chocolate puppy puzzle: a chocoholic mystery (Signet mystery #4)
By JoAnna Carl. 2004
Hollywood comes to Michigan when a film producer decides to turn a local author's romance novel into a blockbuster. Although…
the movie mogul's chocolate labrador is charming, Lee McKinney thinks the producer's talk is a bunch of sweet nothings - and she grows even more suspicious when she stumbles upon a dead body. 2004. (Chocoholic mysteries ; 4)The chocolate frog frame-up: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic Mystery Ser. #3)
By JoAnna Carl. 2003
For the Fourth of July, Lee McKinney and her aunt debut their latest confections - chocolate frogs - at TenHuis…
Chocolade. The first customer to buy a croaker is the town crank. But when he later disappears and police suspect foul play, it's a chocolate clue that leads Lee to the killer. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2003.The chocolate bear burglary: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic Mystery Ser. #2)
By JoAnna Carl. 2002
Lee McKinney and her Aunt Nettie, small-town chocolatiers, are about to unwittingly step into some big-time crime. But a curious…
Lee won't rest until their chocolate shop - not to mention their lives - are out of danger. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2002.The chocolate cat caper: a chocoholic mystery (Chocoholic mysteries ; #1)
By JoAnna Carl. 2002
Looking for a fresh start, divorcée Lee McKinney moves back to Michigan to work for her aunt's chocolate business, and…
finds that her new job offers plenty of murderous treats to chew on. When a high-profile defense lawyer dies after eating a cat-shaped chocolate laced with cyanide, it's up to Lee to find out who tampered with the recipe, before she and her aunt end up behind not-so-chocolate bars. 2002. (Chocoholic mysteries ; 1)The case of the missing Morris dancer (WISE Enquiries Agency mysteries. #2.)
By Cathy Ace. 2015
The Anwen Morris Dancers are to play a pivotal role in the imminent nuptials of Henry, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth.…
But it looks as though the wedding plans might go awry unless Mavis, Annie, Carol and Christine can help Althea, the Dowager Duchess, by finding a missing Morris man and a set of ancient and valuable artifacts in time for her son's wedding. Anwen-by-Wye might look like an idyllic Welsh village where family values reign and traditions still mean something in a modern world, but what will the WISE women find when they peer behind the respectable net curtains? 2015.The body in the bouillon (Faith Fairchild mystery. #4.)
By 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.)
By 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.