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Advent of Dying (Sister Mary Helen Mysteries #2)
By Carol Anne O'Marie. 1986
In her 70s, Mary Helen is supposedly retired at Mount St. Mary College. When her timid secretary Suzanne Barnes is…
murdered, however, the grieving nun determines to see justice done. Her friends in the police have no leads; very little is known about the victim, who had appeared out of nowhere, seemingly, to work at the school. Taking her equally daring religious companions on visits to people in Suzanne's apartment building, Mary Helen questions the residents but gets no solid clues.An Untimely Frost (Lilly Long Mysteries #1)
By Penny Richards. 2016
In 1881 Chicago, the idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of. But when famed crime buster Allan Pinkerton…
opens his agency's doors to a handful of women, one intrepid actress with her own troubled past is driven to defy convention and take on a new and dangerous role. . .Since the age of eleven, when her mother was murdered, the life of the theater is all Lilly Long has known. Now twenty-two, she has blossomed into an accomplished Shakespearean actress. But after her innocence--and her savings--are taken from her by a seductive scoundrel, Lilly vows to leave the stage, enter the real world, and save others from a similar fate. Following in the footsteps of the country's first female detective, Lilly persuades Allan Pinkerton to take her on. Lilly's acting skills are a perfect fit for her real-life role as a Pinkerton operative. But her first case is a baptism by fire as she is sent to the small town of Vandalia to solve the mystery of a pastor who disappeared with his family--and the church's funds. When Lilly arrives, she finds the mere mention of the reverend's name provokes enmity or suspicious silence. Shadowed by a second Pinkerton agent with an agenda of his own, Lilly begins to uncover Vandalia's sordid secrets. But she'll have to deliver the performance of a lifetime to survive the final act of this drama.Midsummer Night's Mischief (A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #1)
By Jennifer D. Hesse. 2016
As the Summer Solstice approaches in idyllic Edindale, Illinois, attorney Keli Milanni isn't feeling the magic. She's about to land…
in a cauldron of hot water at work. Good thing she has her private practice to fall back on--as a Wiccan. She'll just have to summon her inner Goddess and set the world to rights. . .Midsummer Eve is meant for gratitude and celebration, but Keli is not in her typically upbeat mood. The family of a recently deceased client is blaming her for the loss of a Shakespearean heirloom worth millions, and Keli's career may be on the line. With both a Renaissance Faire and a literary convention in town, Edindale is rife with suspicious characters, and the intrepid attorney decides to tap into her unique skills to crack the case. . .But Keli weaves a tangled web when her investigation brings her up-close and personal with her suspects--including sexy Wes Callahan, her client's grandson. The tattooed bartender could be the man she's been looking for in more ways than one. As the sun sets on the mystical holiday, Keli will need just a touch of the divine to ferret out the real villain and return Edindale, and her heart, to a state of perfect harmony. . ..Third Choice
By Margot Dalton. 1998
If John was such a perfect family man, why did he vanish without a trace? All Detective Jackie Kaminsky has…
heard about him is how much he loved his wife and kids and what a solid citizen he was. Did he just abandon them? Was he somehow connected to a crime by mistake--or did he actually do it?The Hell with Elaine
By Van Siller. 1974
Elaine Parker was very spoiled and very beautiful, and maybe because of both, her love affair with Neil Stratton had…
ended on an ugly note. Neil simply could not keep up with her extravagant life split between a modeling career in New York and a beach house in Connecticut. When they'd finally parted, Elaine had gone around telling all their friends in town that Neil had tried to kill her. Of course the idea was ridiculous, or so it seemed until Elaine dropped out of sight after the break-up. That had been a year ago, and nobody had seen Elaine. Finally her father asked Elaine's cousin, Nancy, to try to find out what had happened, and naturally the place to start the search was with Neil. But as Nancy got to know Neil she discovered that her interest in him went far beyond, her curiosity about Elaine--a realization which made it doubly difficult for Nancy to face up to the growing evidence that Elaine had been murdered.The Old Witcheroo (Witchless In Seattle Mysteries Ser. #4)
By Dakota Cassidy. 2016
Ebenezer Falls, Washington...a sleepy burg or murder central?The game is afoot...again, as amateur sleuth Stevie Cartwright plunges head first into…
another murder investigation. With twists, turns, and suspects aplenty, this one will keep you guessing from start to finish.USA Today bestselling cozy mystery author Dakota Cassidy serves up mayhem and murder in The Old Witcheroo, Book 4 of her bestselling series, Witchless in Seattle Mysteries.Just when you think you know your one-time International Man of Mystery turned ghostly confidant...When last we met, dear friends, a man had come calling, claiming to be Crispin Alistair Winterbottom, my dead British ex-spy. A notion I'd find ludicrous, if the handsome imposter didn't, in fact, look exactly like my dead British ex-spy. But there's no time for that mystery when a quiet walk on our private stretch of beach turns up something far more pressing--another tragedy in my beloved small Washington town.That's right. I, Stevie Cartwright, ex-witch turned amateur sleuth, have stumbled upon another murder. But this time it's closer to home, more personal, a victim who'd touched the hearts of so many in Ebenezer Falls, young and old. In fact, there's only thing more surprising than the victim...The good man who's become the number one suspect.Along with my Spy Guy Win, my bat familiar Belfry, our rescue dog Whiskey, and even an unexpected new friend or two, I'm jumping back into my Sherlock shoes to catch the cleverest killer yet!This cozy mystery has a complete cast of oddball characters from witches to ghosts and bats to psychics. Witchless In Seattle Mysteries is a spin-off of Dakota Cassidy's bestselling paranormal romance series, A Paris, Texas Romance.Wuthering Kites (A Kite Shop Mystery #3)
By Clover Tate. 2018
Kite shop owner Emmy Adler feels an ill wind blowing through Rock Point when a murder hits close to home…
in the third Kite Shop mystery It s nothing but blue skies ahead for Rock Point kite shop owner Emmy Adler Strings Attached is thriving--even winning attention from a big-city reporter who wants to interview Emmy--and Emmy s relationship with her main competitor Jack Sullivan is going strong But Emmy s sunny outlook turns stormy when she finds a woman dead on the floor of the Strings Attached When the sheriff eyes Jack as the main suspect after his kite charm turns up near the body Emmy strikes up an investigation of her own With Strings Attached s safety breached and Jack s whole family tangled up in the case Emmy s determined to track down the real killer before all her dreams get blown off courseDie Me a River (Welcome Back to Scumble River #2)
By Denise Swanson. 2018
The chips are down in Scumble RiverSchool psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be at least…
a little relaxing, but when she and her husband, Wally, meet with the priest to discuss their newborn twins' christening, an explosion at the nearby bowling alley rocks the rectory. And although the business was closed at the time of the blast, there's a body inside.As police chief, Wally is inevitably drawn into the investigation, which seems to indicate that foul play is afoot again in Scumble River, and Skye can't help but do a bit of her own sleuthing. But the clues come fast and furious, ranging from an odd new stranger in town to animosity toward the gambling machines that had recently been installed at the bowling alley, and Skye finds herself wondering if this could be the puzzle that stumps her for good.New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson has penned another hit for cozy fans with Die Me a River, the latest installment in her beloved Welcome Back to Scumble River mystery series.The Cats Came Back (Magical Cats #10)
By Sofie Kelly. 2018
Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson often seems to gets mixed up in murder, but luckily, her very special cats always find…
a way to help her close a case . . .The charming Minnesota town of Mayville Heights is hosting a music festival, and the whole place is bustling with musicians and tourists. Kathleen is looking forward to taking in some fabulous performances--and her two cats, Owen and Hercules, are looking forward to taking in some fabulous sardine crackers. But then the trio stumbles across a dead body by the river. The victim is a close friend--who also happens to be a look-alike of a popular cabaret singer set to perform at the festival. Who could have wanted to harm this innocent girl? Was it a case of mistaken identity? As accusations abound and suspicions swirl, Kathleen, Hercules and Owen will put their abilities--both mundane and magical--to the test, and lay down the paw.Pretty Boy (Sam Jones #7)
By Lauren Henderson. 2001
It's New Year's Eve in the quiet English village of Lesser Swinfold, and sculptress Sam Jones has arrived to celebrate…
the holiday with her old friend Tom, who teaches primary school and lives in a rustic bed-and-breakfast. Sam is not in for a relaxing vacation, though. Hugo, Sam's city-loving boyfriend, is vexed to no end that they had to leave London for the countryside and won't let her forget how unhappy he is. However, Hugo's tantrums are quickly forgotten when Tom's latest girlfriend is killed and Sam suddenly finds herself thrust again into a murder investigation where Tom is the lead suspect. While defending her wrongly accused best pal, Sam ends up uncovering more than she bargained for, including her deep attraction to Alan, a young, impossibly gorgeous college student who may hold the key to the entire case.Witch Slapped (Witchless In Seattle Mysteries Ser. #1)
By Dakota Cassidy. 2016
Oh good Not a problem I ll invoke the Gods of Pilates I m sure they…
d be happy to help Hang on just one sec while I dial them up Oh wait I can t Know why I can t Because my hands are tied behind my back with zip ties Win A rib-tickling cozy mystery complete with an ex-witch a dead British spy a cotton ball bat and a cast of suspects that will keep you guessing right up to the end Witch Slapped from USA Today bestselling romantic comedy author Dakota Cassidy is Book 1 of her new cozy mystery series Witchless In Seattle Join the hunt for a murderer with Stevie Winterbottom and Belfry in a race against time as the local police prepare an eight by ten cell for our intrepid ex-witch What s a girl to do when she s a broke shunned ex-witch with a very tiny very hungry bat familiar named Belfry to feed Hello My name is Stevie Cartwright and I ve been witchless for thirty days If only there was a support group for down-on-their-luck ex-witches who ve had their powers slapped right out of them literally Just as I was licking my wounds after returning to my hometown of Ebenezer Falls WA and navigating my suddenly non-magical existence with the help of my familiar the only friend I have left in the world--things got sticky Enter an ex-spy and newly departed spirit named Winterbottom who s infiltrated my life with his sexy British accent and a couple of requests Thanks to Belfry s successful attempt to use me as a human antenna to the afterlife I can somehow hear Win I should be ecstatic helping departed souls used to be my witch specialty It s like I got the teensiest piece of my old life back Except Win s dropped me right at a dead woman s feet Madam Zoltar the town s beloved fake medium has been murdered and Win wants me to catch the killer My old life won t be worth much if it gets me whacked before my new life has barely begun--and that seems to be exactly what the killer has planned This cozy mystery has a complete cast of oddball characters from witches to ghosts and bats to psychics Witchless In Seattle Mysteries is a spin-off of Dakota Cassidy s bestselling paranormal romance series A Paris Texas RomanceHome Fires (Deborah Knott #6)
By Margaret Maron. 1998
Paging the Dead
By Brynn Bonner. 2013
Piecing together the evidence . . .Genealogist Sophreena McClure is an expert at unearthing other people's secrets. Using old documents…
and photographs, Soph and her business partner, Esme Sabatier--also a gifted medium--trace family histories and create heritage scrapbooks. Their latest client, Dorothy Pritchett Porter, is thrilled with their research into Morningside's most prestigious clan. But before Dorothy can proudly display her new scrapbooks on Founders' Day, she's found murdered. It seems the ties that bind can also strangle, for Dorothy has been killed using the Pritchett family pearls.Pegged as prime suspects, Sophreena and Esme turn their investigative skills from the dearly departed to the alive and dangerous, hoping to pin down the real killer among Dorothy's kinfolk. Sophreena's scrapbooking club members, crafty in more ways than one, pitch in to help. As the Pritchett ancestral roots turn out to be more tangled than anyone suspected, Sophreena wonders just how many skeletons lurk in this family closet--and whether she and Esme are destined to join them. . . .Getting Old is a Disaster (Gladdy Gold Mysteries Ser. #5)
By Rita Lakin. 2008
Gladdy Gold Mystery 5 The Golden Girls play Nancy Drew in their own funny and…
creative ways colorful and Meshugeneh Mystery Scene After schlepping all over New York City senior PI Gladdy Gold is happy to be back on Florida turf Especially now that she and Jack Langford are officially an item But no sooner has the yenta brigade gotten back to their favorite routines such as poolside stretching and kvetching than the notorious outlaw the Grandpa Bandit issues Gladdy s detective agency a direct challenge Catch me if you can The dapper thief has hit six Fort Lauderdate banks and it s up to Gladdy and the girls to stop him before he robs another But a bandit takes a back burner to murder any day especially when a monster hurricane reveals a 50-year-skeleton at Lanai Gardens retirement community Gladdy and the gals are about to uncover a ruthless killer if he doesn t kill them first Ms Lakin pens an entertaining cozy mystery series with a set of lovable and oddball characters The mystery has a puzzling plot with twists and turns that will surprise readers at the outcome Retirement takes on a new meaning after spending time with Gladdy and her gladiators Gladdy Gold and her screwball bunch of gladiators are out to solve another hilarious case Fresh Fiction This is a wonderful series for cozy-lovers of all persuasions Mystery Lovers Rita Lakin s delightful series featuring senior sleuth Gladdy Gold and her posse of kibitzing friends continues full of humor and heart Mystery SceneClairvoyant and Present Danger (A Bay Island Psychic Mystery)
By Lena Gregory. 2018
A haunting vision reveals a ghostly grave in the latest Bay Island Psychic Mystery from the author of Occult and…
Battery.Whoever said that dead men tell no tales has never met Cass Donnovan...Cass has always relied on her abilities to guide her, but after communications with a ghost land her in the middle of a murder investigation, she has to wonder if her gifts are really more a curse.Cass knows she is meant to help track down the killer--much to the chagrin of local law enforcement--when the apparition leads her to a dead body on the beach near her psychic shop, Mystical Musings. But the police are not the only ones who wish Cass would stick to reading palms. Someone is trying to scare her off, and it will take all her powers of premonition to catch the killer before Cass herself becomes the next victim...Clock and Dagger
By Julianne Holmes. 2016
Expert clockmaker Ruth Clagan has another murder on her hands in the second Clock Shop Mystery from the author of…
Just Killing Time.Ruth has three days to pull off four events--including the grand reopening of Cog & Sprocket, the clock shop she inherited from her grandfather--so she doesn't have time for Beckett Green's nonsense. The competitive owner of a new bookstore, Green seems determined to put other businesses out of business by also carrying their specialty items. He's trying to steal Ruth's new watchmaker, Mark Pine, not to mention block her plans to renovate the town clock tower. Ruth is already all wound up when she's alarmed to discover Mark's dead body. As the denizens of Orchard each chime in as to who they think the murderer is, Ruth needs to watch her back as she investigates on her own. Despite the danger, Ruth won't stop until the killer is behind bars and serving time...The Confidence Woman
By Judith Van Gieson. 2002
When Claire Reynier becomes the victim of credit card fraud, she's stunned to discover that Evelyn Martin, an old college…
friend and sorority sister, is the culprit. She's even more shocked when Evelyn turns up dead. According to the police, Evelyn also swindled three other former classmates, but Claire is the only one without an alibi for the time of Evelyn's murder. And the only one with an extra motive: Evelyn stole her rare signed first edition of Herman Melville's The Confidence-Man, which is still missing. Now, dodging danger at every turn, Claire must sift through past grudges and long-buried resentments to uncover the truth--and clear her name...The Wolf Path
By Judith Van Gieson. 1992
It's a 104 degree day in Albuquerque when attorney/sleuth Neil Hamel gets a call asking her to go to southern…
New Mexico to help a wolf advocate who calls himself Juan Sololobo. Juan, who attracts trouble wherever he goes, is visiting the town of Soledad to give an educational program featuring his timber wolf, Sirius. After someone lets Sirius out of his pen, a federal official is murdered and Juan becomes the prime suspect. As Neil defends him she finds herself immersed in a deadly conflict between ranchers and environmentalists over wolf reintroduction.Ditch Rider
By Judith Van Gieson. 1998
As attorney Neil Hamel settles into her new house in Albuquerque's North Valley, she befriends thirteen-year-old Cheyanne Morales, who lives…
in a nearby trailer with her mother and her younger half-brother. Cheyanne's teenage angst is complicated by the pressures that gang culture imposes on her and her peers. Neil gets a harrowing glimpse of these pressures when a fifteen-year-old is shot to death not far from Neil's new home. The cops suspect a rival gang member, but late one night, a battered Cheyanne shows up at Neil's front door to confess that she was the shooter. The authorities are reluctant to accept Cheyanne's story--as a minor she'd get only a slap on the wrist--and Neil is dubious too, but she agrees to represent her young friend. With Cheyanne in custody, Neil uncovers chilling evidence that the girl's family and friends intend to take justice into their own hands. Only Neil and her lover, the Kid, can prevent another tragedy from playing out along the ditches of her new neighborhood.Parrot Blues
By Judith Van Gieson. 1995
She may be a divorce lawyer, but Neil Hamel uses her PI's instincts when a millionaire's rare indigo macaw and…
newly endangered wife are kidnapped together. The unusual search puts her right in the heart of New Mexico's breathtaking Plains of San Agustin, for a dangerous game of bird smuggling and one-upmanship. Armed with high-tech surveillance equipment and a backpack full of her client's money, Neil treks to a remote exchange point. Alas, she returns with the indigo, but no wife, and she's beginning to get ideas. When she learns that one of her chief suspects has suspiciously expired in her absence, Neil makes it her mission to find out who killed him and where the kidnapped woman is. So far, the only eyewitnesses are the parrots--and they're not talking.