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And a puzzle to die on: a Puzzle Lady mystery (Puzzle Lady mystery. #6.)
By Parnell Hall. 2004
Attorney Becky Baldwin asks amateur sleuth Cora Felton to investigate the twenty-year-old case of Darryl Daigue, who is serving a…
life sentence for a teenager’s murder. When more deaths occur the "Puzzle Lady" puts together a convoluted theory. Some violence and some strong language. 2004. (Puzzle Lady mystery ; 6)A quiet kill (Forsyth and Hay mystery. #1.)
By Janet Brons, Frances Thorsen. 2014
The head of the Canadian High Commission’s trade section is found brutally clubbed and stabbed to death in the Official…
Residence in London, England. Scotland Yard’s Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Hay is called in to investigate, while RCMP Inspector Liz Forsyth is dispatched from Ottawa. There are a number of suspects from the diplomatic community: the High Commissioner and his beautiful wife, the smarmy head of the political section, the charming military attaché, the high-strung Deputy High Commissioner, and a deeply troubled engagements secretary. After a second murder, the case takes a turn and radical environmentalist Dr. Julian Cox becomes a suspect. The two investigators must overcome insecurities and suspicions as they find themselves wading into the murky waters of the diplomatic community. Followed by "Not a clue". 2014.A puzzle in a pear tree (Puzzle Lady mystery. #4.)
By Parnell Hall. 2002
Puzzle Lady Cora Felton and her niece, Sherry Carter, volunteer for the local Christmas pageant. A cryptic message in the…
form of an acrostic appears on the holiday tree and foretells the murder of an actress. Cora investigates the case after Sherry becomes the main suspect. 2002. (Puzzle Lady mystery ; 4)A palette for murder: a Murder, she wrote mystery (Murder, she wrote #6)
By Donald Bain. 1996
The sixth mystery in the series based on the popular TV program finds Jessica Fletcher vacationing in the Hamptons, where…
she enrolls in an art class in which a lovely young model suddenly turns up dead. 1996. Uniform title: Murder, she wrote (Television program)A most dangerous woman
By Lee Jackson. 2007
London, 1850's. When the mysterious Sarah Tanner opens her Dining and Coffee Rooms, few doubt that she has a past.…
When an old friend is brutally murdered, she is unable to turn to the police, and reluctantly finds herself drawn back into London's underworld. Assisted by unlikely friends and dogged by the greatest villain in the city, Sarah must unravel a web of treachery and deceit. Some descriptions of violence. 2007.A clue for the puzzle lady (Puzzle Lady mystery. #1)
By Parnell Hall. 1999
When the body of an unknown teenage girl turns up in the cemetery in the quiet town of Bakerhaven, Police…
Chief Dale Harper finds himself investigating his first homicide. A baffling clue leads him to consult Bakerhaven's resident puzzle expert, and soon Cora's meddling, mischief-making behaviour drives Chief Harper to distraction. But when another body turns up in a murder that hits much closer to home, Cora must find a killer - before she winds up in a wooden box three feet across, and six down. Some descriptions of violence. 1999. (Puzzle Lady mystery ; 1)4th of July (Women's murder club. #4.)
By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2006
San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer retreats to her sister's house in Half Moon Bay while fighting a charge of…
police brutality. But a killer is loose, and Lindsay enlists the help of the Women's Murder Club to catch him. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2005. (Women's Murder Club ; 4)A bad day for pretty (Stella Hardesty Crime Novels Ser.)
By Sophie Littlefield. 2010
Stella Hardesty, avenger of wronged women, is getting cozy with Sheriff "Goat" Jones when a tornado blows Goat's scheming ex-wife,…
Brandy, through the front door. The tornado also unearths a woman's body, and the main suspect for dumping it is Neb Donovan. Stella doesn't believe that gentle Neb is the murderer and she and her assistant Chrissy look into the case. Descriptions of sex and violent, explicit strong language. 2010.A bad day for sorry: A Crime Novel (Stella Hardesty Crime Novels Ser. #1)
By Sophie Littlefield. 2009
Stella Hardesty dispatched her abusive husband with a wrench shortly before her fiftieth birthday. A few years later, she's so…
busy helping other women deal with their own abusive husbands and boyfriends that she's barely got time to run her sewing shop. When young mother Chrissy Shaw asks Stella for help with her no-good husband Roy Dean, it looks like just another standard job, until Chrissy's two-year-old son is taken, and Stella finds herself up against a much more formidable enemy. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2009.2nd chance: a novel (Women's Murder Club Ser. #No. 2)
By James Patterson, Andrew Gross. 2002
The tragic end of the honeymoon murder case left Lindsay Boxer unsure if she could ever return to work. But…
when a little girl is shot outside a San Francisco church, she knows it's time to reconvene the Women's Murder Club. Working with reporter Cindy Thomas, assistant DA Jill Bernhardt and medical examiner Claire Washburn, Lindsay starts to track a mystifying killer who quickly turns her pursuers into his victims. 2002.10th anniversary (Women's murder club. #10.)
By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. 2011
San Francisco. Newlywed police sergeant Lindsay Boxer searches for a newborn after its fifteen-year-old mother is discovered wandering the streets.…
Meanwhile, Yuki Castellano prosecutes a doctor for murder and reporter Cindy Thomas investigates a serial rapist. Bestseller. 2011.When young attorney Becky Baldwin hires Cora Felton to make a blackmail payment drop, it couldn’t go worse: she stumbles…
over a corpse and a puzzle, and someone steals the money. Becky won’t tell her who the client is, but the most likely suspect is Cora’s least favourite ex-husband, Melvin, who claims he’s being framed by a psychopath with a grudge. Soon Cora finds herself in a no-win situation. Solving the murder will either put Melvin’s neck in the noose, or incur the wrath of a cunning, cold-blooded killer who delights in playing deadly mind games and may be targeting her niece Sherry and Sherry’s new baby girl. Sequel to "The KenKen killings", followed by "Arsenic and old puzzles". 2012.What's left behind: a Joanne Kilbourn mystery (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries. #16.)
By Gail Bowen. 2016
Joanne's husband, Zack, recently elected mayor of Regina, is optimistic that he can garner the public support necessary to make…
Regina a city that works. Their oldest son Peter is marrying Maisie Crawford, a woman as clever and forthright as she is lovely. Their lakeside wedding is a dream come true, but when a former lover of a member of the bridal party shows up, the dream becomes a nightmare. Before the bride's bouquet has wilted, there's an act of sickening cruelty; soon afterwards, there's a murder. It becomes increasingly unclear whether political agendas, shattered romance, or a secret buried deep in the past have motivated the crimes. Sequel to "12 Rose Street". 2016.Amateur sleuth Joanne Kilbourn is vacationing at a lawyer friend's cottage, in a group of homes all belonging to his…
law firm, when attorney Chris Altieri plunges his car off a dock and into the lake. Chris had earlier admitted to Joanne that he'd done something unforgivable; meanwhile, the vacationing lawyers close ranks about Chris and about a young female lawyer who had abruptly left the firm several months before and hasn't been seen since. When Joanne's cottage is broken into, she realizes that she must keep very quiet about her investigations. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004.The nesting dolls: a Joanne Kilbourn mystery (Joanne Kilbourn mystery)
By Gail Bowen. 2010
A young woman hands her baby to a perfect stranger - the daughter of Delia Wainberg, a lawyer in the…
same firm as Joanne Kilbourn's husband - and disappears. One close look at the child suggests a family relationship, and soon the truth about the child Delia gave up for adoption years ago comes out. The boy must be Delia's grandson, but then his mother is found dead, sexually assaulted and murdered. Not only is there a killer on the loose, but the dead woman's partner is demanding custody of the child. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010. (A Joanne Kilbourn mystery)Chocolate chip cookie murder (Hannah Swensen mystery. #1.)
By Joanne Fluke. 2008
Hannah already has her hands full trying to dodge her mother's attempts to marry her off while running The Cookie…
Jar, Lake Eden's most popular bakery. But once Ron LaSalle, the beloved delivery man from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found murdered behind her bakery with Hannah's famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies scattered around him, her life just can't get any worse. Determined not to let her cookies get a bad reputation, she sets out to track down a killer. But if she doesn't watch her back, Hannah's sweet life may get burned to a crisp. First published in 2000, c2008.Twelve sharp (Stephanie Plum novel. #12.)
By Janet Evanovich. 2006
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's typically chaotic life is thrown into greater turmoil by the appearance of a mysterious female stalker…
with a close connection to Ranger. Sequel to "Eleven on top", followed by "Lean mean thirteen". 2006.3rd degree: a novel (Lindsay Boxer ; #3)
By James Patterson, Andrew Gross. 2005
Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street as a fiery explosion rips through the neighbourhood. A…
townhouse is engulfed by flames and when Lindsay plunges inside to search for survivors, she finds three people dead and a sinister note signed "August Spies". Soon a wave of violent incidents, all with links to political terrorism, sweeps through the city. Lindsay asks her three friends, the Women's Murder Club, to help her figure out who is committing these murders - and why they are intent on killing someone every three days. 2005. (Lindsay Boxer ; 3)Black notice (Kay Scarpetta Ser. #No. 10)
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 2000
Richmond medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta, investigates a decomposed body found on a freighter. Evidence leads her to Interpol in Paris,…
where she learns of a serial killer who calls himself a werewolf. Back in Virginia, Kay and policeman Peter Marino find more victims. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2000.Concealed in death (Eve Dallas mysteries. #38.)
By J. D Robb. 2014
There is nothing unusual about billionaire Roarke supervising work on his new property - but when he takes a ceremonial…
swing at the first wall to be knocked down, he uncovers the body of a girl. In fact, 12 dead girls concealed behind a false wall. Luckily for Roarke, he is married to the best police lieutenant in town. Eve Dallas is determined to find the killer - especially when she discovers that the building used to be a sanctuary for delinquent teenagers and the parallel with her past as a young runaway hits hard. Winner of the 2015 RITA Award for Romantic Suspense. Sequel to "Thankless in death", followed by "Festive in death". 2014.