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An unthymely death and other garden mysteries (China Bayles Mystery #12)
By Susan Wittig Albert. 2003
China Bayles has settled into the quaint town of Pecan Springs, fallen in love with a former detective and opened…
an herb shop, all the while solving more than her share of mysteries. Interspersed in this collection of then puzzling cases are wonderful herbal tidbitsBlood ties: a Father Dowling mystery (Father Dowling Mysteries #24)
By Ralph McInerny. 2005
Twenty-two-year-old Martha Lynch seeks to find the identity of her birth mother while her biological father, Nathaniel Fleck, simultaneously tries…
to learn the fate of his child. Both Father Dowling and attorney Amos Cadbury know the truth but have doubts about sharing it. Then someone murders Fleck. 2005A cry in the night
By Mary Higgins Clark. 1993
Jenny MacPartland, the struggling divorced mother of two small girls, marries wealthy artist Erich Krueger and moves into his family…
mansion in Minnesota. Erich becomes brooding, rageful, and, Jenny discovers, obsessed with the memory of his dead mother. Then the children disappear. 1982A red herring without mustard: a Flavia de Luce novel (Flavia De Luce Ser. #3)
By C. Alan Bradley. 2011
England. Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, from The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (BR 20171), has a gypsy read her…
fortune. After the woman is attacked and left for dead on the estate of Flavia's father, Flavia investigates with help from the gypsy's granddaughter Porcelain Lee. 2011The weed that strings the hangman's bag: a Flavia de Luce mystery (Flavia De Luce Ser. #2)
By C. Alan Bradley. 2011
1950s England. Shortly after the events of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (BR 20172), eleven-year-old chemist Flavia…
must unravel two more mysteries. Puppeteer Rupert Porson's arrival in the hamlet leads to his death and to the re-examination of a child's supposedly accidental hanging five years ago. 2010I am half-sick of shadows: a Flavia de Luce novel (Flavia De Luce Ser. #4)
By C. Alan Bradley. 2012
England, 1950. Eleven-year-old Flavia plans to spend the holiday investigating whether Father Christmas is real. But when her cash-strapped father…
rents out their mansion for a movie shoot and someone is murdered, Flavia finds herself with a more important mystery to solve--and a house full of suspects to consider. 2011The darkest minds: A Flavia de Luce Mystery (Flavia de Luce #1)
By Alexandra Bracken, Alan Bradley. 2012
The Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration virus killed most American children--and left others with dangerous powers. When the government quarantines survivors…
in rehabilitation camps, sixteen-year-old Ruby escapes. Some violence and some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2012The dead in their vaulted arches: a Flavia de Luce novel (Flavia de Luce #6)
By Alan Bradley. 2014
1951. After the corpse of Flavia's long-missing mother is discovered in a glacier, young Flavia, her family, and mourners--including Winston…
Churchill--await the coffin's arrival at the train station. A stranger makes a cryptic remark to Flavia--and then is pushed to his death. Flavia investigates. 2014Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd: a Flavia de Luce novel (Flavia De Luce Ser. #8)
By C. Alan Bradley. 2016
Ejected from Miss Bodycote's Female Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce has returned to England. While delivering a message…
to a reclusive wood-carver, Flavia stumbles upon the poor man's body hanging upside down on his bedroom door. She becomes energized by the prospect of a new investigation. Bestseller. 2016Dog on it: a Chet and Bernie mystery (The chet And Bernie Mystery Ser. #1)
By Spencer Quinn. 2009
After flunking out of police school, canine Chet becomes partners and roommates with private investigator Bernie Little. Though easily distracted,…
Chet is a good sleuth. He describes Bernie's latest case--the disappearance of fifteen-year-old Madison Chambliss--and his own frustration when trying to communicate clues. 2009The grave's a fine and private place: a Flavia de Luce novel (Flavia De Luce Ser. #9)
By C. Alan Bradley. 2018
In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce and her two sisters take a boating trip.…
While dangling her fingers in the water, Flavia grips a human head, attached to a human body. If anything could take Flavia's mind off sorrow, it is solving a murder. 2018Thereby hangs a tail: a Chet and Bernie mystery (The chet And Bernie Mystery Ser. #2)
By Spencer Quinn. 2010
PI Bernie Little and his canine Chet are hired to protect a show dog from a death threat. Chet's antics…
immediately get them fired, but when the show dog and her owner are kidnapped, Bernie and Chet put themselves back on the case. Strong language and some violence. 2010Scents and sensibility: a Chet and Bernie mystery (The chet And Bernie Mystery Ser. #8)
By Spencer Quinn. 2016
When PI Bernie Little and his dog Chet return from an out-of-town case, the discovery that Bernie's wall safe was…
stolen doesn't lead them far. When they find their elderly neighbor being accused of accepting a stolen saguaro cactus, their next thorny case begins. Strong language and some violence. 2015To fetch a thief: A Chet And Bernie Mystery (The chet And Bernie Mystery Ser. #3)
By Spencer Quinn. 2011
When Peanut the elephant and her trainer Uri go missing from the visiting circus, PI Bernie and his canine partner…
Chet are on the case. The circus owner assumes that animal-rights activists convinced the humane Uri to steal Peanut, but the clues aren't adding up. Some strong language. 2010The sound and the furry: a Chet and Bernie mystery (The chet And Bernie Mystery Ser. #6)
By Spencer Quinn. 2014
PI Bernie's client--convict Frenchie Boutette--is worried about his missing brother, an inventor who is the sole noncriminal in the family.…
When Bernie and his dog Chet start sniffing around for clues in Louisiana, various characters try to thwart them, including a notorious bayou alligator. Strong language and some violence. 2013Paw and order: a Chet and Bernie mystery (The chet And Bernie Mystery Ser. #7)
By Spencer Quinn. 2014
P.I. Bernie Little and his faithful canine companion Chet visit Bernie's girlfriend, journalist Suzie Sanchez, in Washington, D.C. Suzie is…
working on a big hush-hush story and when her source--a mysterious Brit with possible intelligence connections--runs into trouble of the worst kind, Bernie suddenly finds himself under arrest. Strong language. 2014The devil's cave: a mystery of the French countryside (Bruno, Chief Of Police Ser. #5)
By Martin Walker. 2014
Chief Bruno investigates a murder as St. Denis prepares for Easter. An unknown woman--dead, naked, and bearing the marks of…
a black-magic ritual--is found in a boat. With the townsfolk terrified, clues quickly lead Bruno to the Gouffre de Colombac--the Devil's Cave. 2012The dog who knew too much: a Chet and Bernie mystery (A chet And Bernie Mystery Ser.)
By Spencer Quinn. 2012
Worried that her ex will bother her when they both visit their son at summer camp, Anya hires PI Bernie…
to accompany her, posing as her friend. But her son goes missing, turning the job into real detective work for Bernie and Chet. Strong language and some violence. 2011The dark vineyard: A Mystery Of The French Countryside (Bruno, Chief Of Police Ser. #2)
By Martin Walker. 2010
Chief Bruno's idyllic life in a French village is disturbed when a local research station for genetically modified crops is…
burned down. An environmentalist enclave is the most likely culprit, but Bruno soon uncovers evidence that complicates the case. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2009Black diamond: A Mystery Of The French Countryside (Bruno, Chief Of Police Ser. #3)
By Martin Walker. 2011
Chief of Police Bruno has his hands full with trouble in the truffle trade in St. Denis's marketplace. After a…
friend is murdered, things really start heating up. Some strong language. 2010