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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 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 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.The case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes novel. #3.)
By Brittany Cavallaro. 2018
It's been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven't spoken. Holmes and Watson…
may not be looking to reconcile, but when strange things start happening, it's clear that someone wants the team back together. Someone who has been quietly observing them both. Someone who wants to see one of them suffer and the other one dead. Sequel to "The last of August". For junior and senior high readers. 2018.The body in the wardrobe (Faith Fairchild mystery. #23.)
By Katherine Hall Page. 2016
Attorney Sophie Maxwell has come to Savannah to be with her new husband, Will. But nothing throws cold water on…
a hot relationship faster than a dead body. Worse for Sophie, no one believes the body she knows she saw is real. Fortunately, Sophie has a good friend in Faith Fairchild. With teenage Amy being bullied by mean girls and husband Tom contemplating a major life change that will affect all the Fairchilds, Faith is eager for distraction in the form of some sleuthing. In between discussions of newlywed agita, surprising Savannah customs and, of course, fabulous low country food, Faith and Sophie will pair up to unmask a killer! 2016.The chalk pit (Ruth Galloway mystery. #9.)
By Elly Griffiths. 2017
Norwich is riddled with old chalk-mining tunnels, but no one's sure exactly how many. When Ruth is called in to…
investigate a set of human remains found in one of them, she notices the bones are almost translucent, a sign they were boiled soon after death. Once more, she finds herself at the helm of a murder investigation. Meanwhile, DCI Nelson is hunting for a missing homeless woman, Barbara, who he hears has gone "underground." Could she have disappeared into the labyrinth? And if so, is she connected to the body Ruth found? Sequel to "The woman in blue", followed by "The dark angel". 2017.The buzzard table (Deborah Knott mystery. #18.)
By Margaret Maron. 2012
Judge Deborah Knott and her husband, Deputy Sheriff Bryant, team up with Lt. Sigrid Harald to track down a killer…
on the loose in their small North Carolina town. But as the hunt for the culprit gets more intense, they uncover long-hidden secrets that cast their investigation in a whole new light. Sequel to "Three-day town", followed by "Designated daughters". 2012.The chalk girl (Kathleen Mallory mystery. #10.)
By Carol O'Connell. 2012
A little girl is abandoned in Central Park--her uncle's body in a tree not far away. Recognizing a kindred spirit…
in the girl, NYPD detective Kathy Mallory takes the case. But her investigation soon leads to a trail of murder and blackmail spanning 15 years. Sequel to “Find me”, followed by “It happens in the dark”. 2012.The case of the gypsy goodbye (Enola Holmes mystery. #6)
By Nancy Springer. 2012
After fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes seeks the missing Duquessa Del Campo in the seedy underbelly of nineteenth-century London, she finally reaches…
an understanding with her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft. Grades 4-7. 2012.The case of the cryptic crinoline (Enola Holmes mystery. #5)
By Nancy Springer. 2011
In late nineteenth-century London, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, turns to Florence Nightingale for help…
when her investigation into the disappearance of a Crimean War widow grows cold. Grades 3-6. 2011.The case of the peculiar pink fan (Enola Holmes mystery.)
By Nancy Springer. 2009
The case of the bizarre bouquets: an Enola Holmes mystery (Enola Holmes mystery.)
By Nancy Springer. 2008
Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, disguised as a beautiful woman, finds clues in floral bouquets as she searches for the missing Doctor…
Watson, a companion of her famous older brother, Sherlock. Grades 3-6. 2008.The careful use of compliments: an Isabel Dalhousie novel (Isabel Dalhousie. #4.)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2007
Ousted as editor of the "Review of Applied Ethics", Isabel thankfully has her newborn son to keep her occupied. What's…
more, Charlie's adoring father Jamie has offered the most intriguing proposal of all - marriage. But before she can settle into a quiet, domestic existence, Isabel becomes entangled in an art world mystery. At an auction, two paintings attributed to a deceased artist hit the market at the same time, and both paintings have unusual elements - such as the appearance of a person the painter could only have known after his supposed date of death. Could the works be forgeries? Or for that matter, might the artist still be alive? 2007.The case of the left-handed lady (Enola Holmes mystery.)
By Nancy Springer. 2007
London, 1889. Eluding her brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes, fourteen-year-old Enola sets up her own detective agency in London under…
an assumed name. Using many disguises and costumes, Enola investigates the disappearance of sixteen-year-old Lady Cecily, who may have eloped. Junior High. 2007.