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By Donald J. Sobol. 1971
The truth as told by Mason Buttle
By Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018Blue lightning: A Thriller (Shetland Island Mysteries Ser. #4)
By Ann Cleeves. 2011
A woman's body is discovered at the renowned Fair Isle's bird observatory with feathers threaded through her hair. Shetland Detective…
Jimmy Perez--with only his fiancée to help him--soon realizes that this is a murder of cold and calculated intention. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010Nancy Clancy, secret admirer (Nancy Clancy 2)
By Jane O'Connor. 2013
Nancy Clancy, super sleuth (Nancy Clancy Ser. #1)
By Jane O'Connor. 2012
As a fan of Nancy Drew, Nancy Clancy eagerly searches for a missing prized possession. Sleuth Clancy's investigation leads her…
to the culprit--who happens to be someone close to her. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012Real-life situations at home, play, or outdoors that require math to solve. In "A Measured Response" two boys without a…
measuring container substitute a soda can and a water bottle. In "A Slice of Life" the challenge is dividing pizza. For grades 4-7. 2010Stolen
By Lucy Christopher. 2010
Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback. She…
soon realizes that escape attempts are futile and comes to an understanding about her captor. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2010Grave mistake
By Ngaio Marsh. 2000
Rich, vain, hypochondriac Sybil Foster, on a rest cure at posh Greengages, is found dead--a supposed but improbable suicide. Scotland…
Yard superintendent Roderick Alleyn investigates Foster's caddish doctor, ne'er-do-well stepson, nouveau-riche neighbor, and a Scots gardener. 1978Two teenaged girls dare each other to stop at reclusive Magnus Tait's Shetland Island home on New Year's Eve. When…
one of them turns up dead soon after, Inspector Jimmy Perez from mainland Scotland must untangle both this murder and one from the past. Some strong language. 20061806. Star-crossed lovers Jacky Faber and Jaimy Fletcher are kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet…
another daring mission--this time diving for Spanish gold off the Florida coast. Sequel to My Bonny Light Horseman (BR 18846). For junior and senior high readers. 2009Now you see me: A Lacey Flint Novel (Lacey Flint Novels Ser. #1)
By Sharon Bolton. 2012
Detective constable Lacey Flint discovers a woman who has just been fatally stabbed. Then, an anonymous letter mentioning Lacey hints…
at similarities between this killing and Jack the Ripper's first murder. Lacey--who has studied the Ripper cases--realizes when and how the next attack will happen. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2011Light thickens (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 2000
Members of a London acting troupe performing Shakespeare's Macbeth suspect the play is cursed after several pranks disrupt rehearsals. Their…
apprehension turns to horror when an actor is murdered onstage during a performance. Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, who happens to be in the audience, investigates. 1982A man lay dead
By Ngaio Marsh. 1934
Sir Hubert Handesley hosts a weekend house party at his country estate, during which assorted guests engage in a game…
of "murder." When a real death interrupts their parlor game, Inspector Alleyn from Scotland Yard arrives to investigate. 1934Scales of justice
By Ngaio Marsh. 1955
Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard tracks a killer in the seemingly peaceful English village of Swevenings after a body…
is found in a thicket by the trout stream. He discovers that violent death is just as gruesome among the gentry as among the working class. 1955The bee's kiss: A Detective Joe Sandlands Mystery (Detective Joe Sandilands Ser.)
By Barbara Cleverly. 2005
London, 1926. Back home from India, Detective Joe Sandilands of Scotland Yard investigates the murder of Dame Beatrice Jagow-Joliffe, the…
founder of the Women's Royal Naval Service (Wrens). Joining Sandilands is Constable Mathilda Westhrope and Detective Sergeant Bill Armitage, who discover multiple suicides among the Wrens. Some strong language. 2005A wreath for Rivera (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #15)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
George Settinger, Lord Pastern, joins Breezy Bellairs's band much to the chagrin of his wife, Cécile, who also disapproves of…
the relationship between the band's piano-accordionist, Carlos Rivera, and her daughter, Félicité. When Carlos is murdered during a performance attended by Inspector Roderick Alleyn, Roderick investigates. 1949Killer dolphin (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #24)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
The Dolphin, a newly restored dockside London theatre, opens with The Glove, a play inspired by the discovery of a…
genuine Shakespearean mitt. Inspector Roderick Alleyn supervises security precautions for the relic but is soon tracking a criminal when someone kills a caretaker and steals the glove. 1966Final curtain (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #14)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
Troy Alleyn, wife of Inspector Roderick Alleyn, paints a portrait of Shakespearean actor Sir Henry Ancred, a patriarch preparing to…
marry a young chorus girl. After a tense birthday dinner, Henry is found dead. Troy, finally reunited with Roderick after a prolonged separation, suspects poisoning and enlists Roderick's aid. 1947Photo finish (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 2000
Montague Reece invites Scotland Yard's Roderick Alleyn and artist wife Troy to his New Zealand estate and commissions Troy to…
paint his mistress, opera star Sommita. As Roderick tries to protect the singer from a nuisance photographer, rumors of drug involvement surface and Sommita is found murdered. 1980False scent (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #21)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
When the beloved "queen of the British theater" is murdered in a cloud of perfume, the case literally reeks with…
likely suspects. It is up to Superintendent Roderick Alleyn to sniff out the motives and bring the killer to justice. 1960