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The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'clock Lady (Lone Star audio)
By Susan Wittig Albert. 2015
The hen of the Baskervilles (Meg Langslow mysteries. #15.)
By Donna Andrews. 2013
Helping a friend who is at risk of losing her farm and freedom when her unfaithful husband is discovered murdered…
at the state fair, Meg Langslow struggles to find the real killer and recover a stolen prize chicken to clear her friend's name. 2013.The healer (O'Malley family series. #5)
By Dee Henderson. 2002
Rachel and Lise O'Malley - a trauma psychologist and a forensic pathologist, respectively - try to solve a double murder…
while dealing with romances and personal problems. Sequel to "The protector", followed by "The rescuer". 2002.The honest folk of Guadeloupe (Anne Marie Laveaud mystery.)
By Timothy Williams. 2015
Guadeloupe, 1990. The naked body of a white woman has been discovered on a beach. What turned this woman’s vacation…
in paradise into a final nightmare? As always, the story of a murdered white woman attracts international media attention. The pressure is on Anne Marie to solve the murder quickly, before bad publicity destroys the island’s all-important tourist industry. 2015.The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. #15.)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2014
Mma Ramotswe has her hands full both at home and in the office. To add to her current challenges, her…
devoted partner, Grace Makutsi, has decided to branch out on her own and open The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café. But even "Miss 97 Per Cent" can't quite meet all the demands of running a business. Eventually, she'll have to accept all the help she can get - even if it comes from a completely unexpected source. Bestseller. 2014.The hounds and the fury (Jane Arnold mystery. #5)
By Rita Mae Brown. 2006
"Sister" Jane Arnold, master of the Jefferson Hunt Club, must contend with unruly Crawford Howard, who purchases his own pack…
of hounds and establishes a rival club. Then, things really get interesting. During the audit of a local company, millions of dollars are reported missing. It's not long before there's a body count connected to the missing money - and the violence hits a little too close to home for Sister's liking. 2006.The headhunters: An Inspector Hen Mallin Investigation (Hen Mallin. #3.)
By Peter Lovesey. 2008
Chichester, England. Four single people - Jo, Gemma, Rick, and Jake - fantasize about killing troublesome bosses and other disliked…
people. Inspector Hen Mallin investigates after Gemma discovers a body in the sea, but Gemma stays mum when Jake appears in the police lineup. Then additional suspicious deaths occur. 2008.The Hangman's Row enquiry (Ivy Beasley mysteries. #1.)
By Ann Purser. 2010
Cantankerous spinster Ivy Beasley finds a silver lining in her golden years as an amateur sleuth in her small English…
village of Barrington, teaming up with mysterious newcomer Gus and her own cousin to solve the murder of Gus's elderly neighbor. Some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2010. (Ivy Beasley mysteries ; 1)The hand that trembles: a mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries Ser. #No. 4)
By Ebba Segerberg, Kjell Eriksson. 2011
A man walks out of a meeting in Sweden and disappears without a trace. Years later, a neighbour spots someone…
who looks like the missing man in Bangalore. Could it be the same man? And what connection, if any, does he have to the baffling case that Inspector Ann Lindell is handling back home? Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2011. Uniform title: Hand som skälver.The good, the bad, and the emus: a Meg Langslow mystery (Meg Langslow mysteries. #17.)
By Donna Andrews. 2014
Meg's paternal grandfather has hired Stanley Denton to find her grandmother Cordelia. He convinces Meg to come with him to…
meet her, but unfortunately, the woman they meet is Cordelia's cousin; Cordelia died several years ago, and the cousin suspects she was murdered by her longtime neighbour. Stanley and Meg agree to help track down the killer. But then the neighbour is murdered, and not only Cordelia's cousin but also the entire contingent of emu-rescuers are suspects. 2014.The graveyard of the Hesperides (Flavia Albia mystery. #4.)
By Lindsey Davis. 2016
Rome, AD 89. Flavia Albia has taken up her father's former profession as an informer and now must investigate a…
cold case when a body is found buried in the backyard of a bar. Could it belong to a long-missing barmaid? But as more remains are uncovered, it puts Albia in the crosshairs. 2016.The Double Comfort Safari Club (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. #11.)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2010
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi travel to the Okavango Delta to visit a safari lodge beset by unexplained events. There…
they are awestruck by the breathtaking scenery, but also troubled by the region's many difficulties--not the least of which is the occasional grumpy hippopotamus. 2010.The disciple of Las Vegas: an Ava Lee novel (Ava Lee. #2.)
By Ian Hamilton. 2011
Forensic accountant Ava Lee is hired by the richest man in the Philippines to recover $50 million from a Canadian…
land swindle. She follows the money from Vancouver to Las Vegas, to the Costa Rican accounts of the Moneida, a First Nations band that owns The River, a poker web site, and uncovers an illegal online gambling ring. Meanwhile, Jackie Leung, an old target of Ava's, has made it rich, wants revenge, and is going after Ava to get it. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, and some strong language. 2011. (Ava Lee novel ; 2)The difficult saint (Catherine LeVendeur. #6.)
By Sharan Newman. 2003
The 12th century French sleuth, Catherine LeVendeur, travels to Germany to save her sister who is facing a charge of…
murder. After marrying a lord who was a winegrower, the sister is said to have killed him by poison, or worse, by witchcraft. Sequel to "Cursed in the blood", followed by "To wear the white cloak". 2003.The comforts of a muddy Saturday (Isabel Dalhousie. #No. 5)
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2008
Scottish journalist Isabel Dalhousie helps Dr. Marcus Moncrieff to clear his name after he is censured for falsifying data in…
a drug test that resulted in the death of a patient. Meanwhile Isabel ponders her relationship with her child’s father - who was once her niece Cat’s boyfriend. 2008.The demon of Dakar
By Ebba Segerberg, Kjell Eriksson. 2008
Uppsala, Sweden. A naked man is unearthed from a river with a lacerated neck and the only clue to his…
identity is the remains of a tattoo that has been sliced off his arm. When a local drugs deal goes awry and another man is hospitalised with a similar wound, Inspector Ann Lindell and her team are called in to investigate. Winner of the Swedish Academy Award for Best Crime Novel. 2016. Uniform title: Mannen från bergen.The delicate storm (John Cardinal series. #2.)
By Giles Blunt. 2003
When the dismembered corpse of an American tourist turns up half-eaten by bears in the woods near Algonquin Bay, Detective…
John Cardinal is assigned to the case. Usually his small-town cases practically solve themselves, but not only does he not have a single lead this time, but both the RCMP and CSIS get involved. Then a well-respected woman is found frozen under a glaze of ice, and Cardinal realizes that the two very different murders might well be linked. Some strong language. Sequel to "Forty words for sorrow", followed by "Blackfly season". 2003.The dead-house (Alexandra Cooper mystery.)
By Linda A Fairstein. 2001
New York D.A. Alexandra Cooper, last seen in “Cold Hit”, investigates the death of an anthropology professor being stalked by…
her ex-husband. New suspects emerge as Alex learns more about the woman’s colleagues and her interest in the ruins of a former island prison. Violence and strong language. 2001.The cranefly orchid murders (Martha's Vineyard mysteries. #2.)
By Cynthia Riggs. 2006
Searching the woods for an endangered plant, feisty ninety-two-year-old Victoria Trumbull is rewarded with the discovery of a little nest…
of cranefly orchids--and a body. Sequel to "Deadly nightshade", followed by "The cemetery yew". 2006.The chocolate box
By Leslie Elizabeth Watts. 1991
Edna Heathcott has had a difficult day. Finding the body on the stairs was bad enough, but now Detective Owl…
suspects her of being involved in the murder. And her boss, art dealer Gerald Fineberg has disappeared. Edna knows that she is the only one who can get to the bottom of this. c1991.