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What was lost: a novel
By Catherine O'Flynn, Henry Holt and Co.. 2008
In 1984 England, young Kate, accompanied by her monkey toy, spends hours conducting surveillance on suspicious-looking characters. One day she…
disappears. Two decades later, after a mall security guard sees still-young Kate on his monitor, he remembers noticing her that fateful day. Then her monkey shows up. Strong language. 2007Cat among the pigeons (A Cat Royal Adventure Ser. #2)
By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2008
London, 1790s. Catherine "Cat" Royal, an orphan who lives at the Drury Lane Theater, rallies her companions to try to…
save her friend Pedro from the clutches of Mr. Hawkins, a slave master who considers Pedro his property. For grades 5-8. 2006Shadows & lies
By Marjorie Eccles, St. Martin`s Press. 2008
England, 1909. After an accident, thirty-three-year-old Hannah Jackson struggles to recall the past nine years of her life. Meanwhile, an…
unidentified woman is found murdered at Belmonde, the Chetwynd family's ancestral home. As Hannah's past in South Africa comes to light, her connection to the dead woman is revealed. 2005The diamond of Drury Lane: a Cat Royal adventure (A Cat Royal Adventure Ser. #1)
By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2008
London, 1790. Streetwise beyond her tender years, orphan Catherine "Cat" Royal tries to find a diamond supposedly hidden in the…
Drury Lane Theater where she lives. This treasure hunt involves two bare-knuckled boxers, three enemies, and four hundred and thirty-eight rioters. For grades 5-8. 2006Endless night
By Agatha Christie, Alexis Harrington, St. Martin`s Press. 2002
England. Chauffeur Michael Rogers's dream of owning a beautiful home seems out of reach until he marries American oil heiress…
Ellie Goodman. Despite warnings from locals and other sinister omens, they acquire a property rumored to be cursed by gypsies. Michael soon succumbs to resident evil. Some strong language. 1967The lost luggage porter: A Jim Stringer Mystery
By Andrew Martin. 2008
1906. Following the events in The Blackpool Highflyer (RC 67229), Jim Stringer is now an official railway detective for York…
Station. Stringer meets the unusual lost-luggage porter, who tells him about some platform thefts that need to be investigated. Stringer's undercover work reveals more than pickpockets. Some strong language. 2006A place of execution
By Val McDermid, St. Martin`s Press. 2001
Scardale, England; late 1963. Thirteen-year-old Alison Carter disappears while walking her dog. New detective inspector George Bennett heads the investigation…
and deals with closed-mouthed neighbors in the rural community and Alison's arrogant stepfather, the village squire. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999Enter a murderer (St. Martin's dead letter mysteries #2)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
During a performance at London's Unicorn Theatre, Felix Gardener fires a revolver supposedly loaded with duds, killing fellow actor Arthur…
Surbonadier, with whom he had previously feuded. For Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn (conveniently in attendance), the question is not who pulled the trigger--but who switched the bullets? 1935Saturnalia (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries Ser. #18)
By Lindsey Davis, St. Martin`s Press. 2007
Rome, A.D. 76. The emperor orders informer Marcus Didius Falco to track down rebel German prophetess Veleda, who might have…
murdered a nobleman during her escape from house arrest. Falco begins his search during the weeklong festival of Saturnalia, while his married brother-in-law also searches for Veleda--his long-lost love. 2007Death of a fool (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #19)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
The village of South Mardian performs its annual winter solstice production featuring dance and swordplay, during which blacksmith William Andersen,…
playing the role of the fool, is decapitated. Suspicion (however unlikely) falls on elderly widowed baker's wife, Mrs. Bünz. Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn investigates. 1956Singing in the shrouds (St. Martin's dead letter mysteries #20)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
When a woman's body is discovered along the wharf, authorities suspect the culprit is on board the Cape Farewell bound…
for South Africa. Undercover Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn searches for the killer among such passengers as a draper, a retired schoolmaster, a television celebrity, and a philatelist. 1958Only the cat knows
By Marian Babson, St. Martin`s Press. 2007
England. Vanessa lies in a coma after a suspicious fall at the estate of her employer, businessman Everett Oversall. Nessa's…
twin brother Vance--a female impersonator--disguises himself as Nessa and tries to identify her attacker among a multitude of unsavory hangers-on. Nessa's devoted Angora cat, Gloriana, assists. Some strong language. 2007Hand in glove (St. Martin's dead letter mysteries #22)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
Percival Pyke Period and retired solicitor Harold Cartell host a treasure hunt at their shared country estate, after which one…
of them is found murdered. Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn questions guests and family members and finds that a missing pair of gloves may lead to the killer. 1962Overture to death (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #8)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
As wealthy spinster Idris Campanula plays the musical prelude to the Pen Cuckoo parish hall's amateur charity performance, she is…
shot to death by a gun rigged inside the piano. Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn investigates, but suspects Miss Campanula may not have been the intended victim. 1939The nursing home murder (St. Martin's dead letter mysteries #3)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself with too many suspects after the death of the British Home Secretary during…
surgery. The murderer could have been a spurned mistress, a hate-filled wife, a jealous doctor, a crazy sister, or one of a number of terrorists. 1935Vintage murder (Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
On holiday in New Zealand, Inspector Roderick Alleyn encounters a traveling theater troupe from his native England. At a cast…
party, a stunt involving a champagne bottle leads to the death of troupe director Alfred Meyer. Suspects include Meyer's actress wife and her leading man--and lover--Hailey Hambledon. 1937Death in ecstasy (Dead Letter Mysteries Ser.)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1936
At a religious gathering in London, wealthy worshiper Cara Quayne drinks ritual wine during a ceremony and drops dead--poisoned. In…
the course of his investigation, Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn names several suspects, including the sect's founder, Father Jasper Garnett, and the victim herself. 1936Death and the dancing footman (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #11)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
Jonathan Royal invites rival guests to his estate for a winter weekend to watch the inevitable drama unfold. Included are…
brothers William and Nicholas Compline, as well as William's current--and Nicholas's ex--fiancée, and Nicholas's mistress. When one of them turns up dead, partygoers call Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn. 1941A good hanging: short stories (Inspector Rebus Novels Ser.)
By Ian Rankin, St. Martin`s Press. 2004
Twelve mysteries featuring Edinburgh detective John Rebus. In the title story, a Shakespearean reference helps solve a murder. In "Tit…
for Tat," an accused Peeping Tom appears to get his comeuppance. In "Sunday," Rebus broods over a fatal stabbing. Some violence and some strong language. 1992See Delphi and die: a Marcus Didius Falco novel (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries Ser. #17)
By Lindsey Davis, St. Martin`s Press. 2006
Olympia, Greece; A.D. 76. Roman investigator Marcus Didius Falco travels with his wife, Helena Justina, and assorted other relatives to…
the site of the Olympic games. Falco is studying the deaths of two young Roman women who've died under suspicious circumstances while sightseeing with a shady first-century travel agency. 2005