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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 cat who sniffed glue (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #8.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 1993
Everyone is stymied when two of Pickax's most prominent citizens are found murdered in their home. But even more puzzling…
to Qwill is Koko's sudden and unaccountable attraction to rubber cement. Sequel to “The cat who knew Shakespeare”, followed by “The cat who went underground”. 1993.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.The cat who had 60 whiskers (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #29.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2007
With his companion Polly in Paris, Qwill keeps himself occupied by writing an absurdist play called "The Cat Who Got…
Elected Dog Catcher." Meanwhile, things are spicing up in Pickax. Huge inheritances from old families are suddenly and mysteriously pouring in to town, but nobody is quite sure why. Except Koko, that is - and she's not telling. Then things get really interesting when one resident drops dead from an apparent bee sting. Can Qwill and his cats get to the bottom of things? Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who dropped a bombshell”. 2007.The case of the missing marquess (Enola Holmes mystery.)
By Nancy Springer. 2006
England, 1888. When her sixty-four-year-old mother disappears on Enola’s fourteenth birthday, Enola sends telegrams to her much-older brothers Mycroft and…
Sherlock Holmes. After deciphering why her mother left, Enola escapes to London to search for her and becomes involved in a second mystery. Junior High. 2006.The cat who dropped a bombshell (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #28.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2006
Pickax is preparing for its sesquicentennial celebration, and in the midst of all the family reunions, the Siamese super-sleuth Koko…
smells trouble. One evening Koko pounces down on the head of the wealthy Ledfields' obnoxious nephew, and when the Ledfields fall ill, Jim Qwilleran begins to think that Koko's behaviour is more forewarning than feline frolicking. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who went bananas“, followed by “The cat who had 60 whiskers“. 2006.The cat who went bananas (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #27)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2005
The people of Pickax are in a state of eager anticipation. The Pirate's Chest, the long-awaited new bookstore, is finally…
set to open, and the Theatre Club is preparing to perform Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. However, the play is brought to an abrupt halt as a cast member is killed in a car accident. But was it really an accident? As suspicions rise, Qwill and his sleuthing Siamese cats have their work cut out for them. Bestseller. Sequel to "The cat who talked turkey", followed by "The cat who dropped a bombshell". 2005.The cat who talked turkey (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #26.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2004
What Pickax, the town "400 miles north of everywhere," needs is a new bookstore. But just as Pickax prepares to…
celebrate the ground breaking for a new one, a body is discovered in a nearby wooded area. Turning their attention from books to clues, Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum set off on a hunt that will entertain. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who brought down the house”, followed by “The cat who went bananas”. 2004.The cat who brought down the house (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #25.)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2003
Thelma Thackeray, a native of Moose County, has achieved fame and fortune in Hollywood. Now 82, she has returned to…
Pickax to have some fun before she dies. Purchasing the old opera house, Thelma reopens it as a film club. But when the premier event, the Kit Kat Revue, sets the stage for murder, Jim Qwilleran and his perceptive Siamese cats are ready to spring into action. Sequel to “The cat who went up the creek“, followed by “The cat who talked turkey“. 2003.The cat who went up the creek (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #24)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2002
Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief vacation with his two Siamese cats at the Nutcracker Inn, in…
the nearby town of Black Creek. But the tranquillity of the place is interrupted by the discovery of a body floating down the creek -- the body of a man who had been a guest at the inn. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who smelled a rat”, followed by “The cat who brought down the house”. 2002.The cat who smelled a rat (Jim Qwilleran mystery. #23)
By Lilian Jackson Braun. 2001
After a long drought, the citizens of Pickax are worried about wildfires. Their fears are soon realized. With a case…
of arson, the shooting of a volunteer fire-watcher and the murder of the president of the curling club, James Qwilleran and Co. are called in to sniff out the rat responsible. Bestseller. Sequel to “The cat who robbed a bank”, followed by “The cat who went up the creek”. 2001.