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By William Ritter. 2016
POSSESSION. Jenny wanted to attempt possession, and in my foolish eagerness I agreed. The office faded into a blinding haze…
of whiteness, and together Jenny and I tumbled into a world of mist and cold and pain . . . . . . and out the other side. Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly lady of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the services of her detective-agency tenants to solve a decade-old murder—her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold case, starting with a search for Jenny’s fiancé, who went missing the night she died. But when a new, gruesome murder closely mirrors the events of ten years prior, Abigail and Jackaby realize that Jenny’s case isn’t so cold after all. Soon Abigail’s race to unravel the mystery leads her down to the mythical underworld and deep into her colleagues’ grim histories to battle the most deadly foe she has ever faced.By Peter Robinson. 2002
Yorkshire. A domestic-disturbance call leads police to discover the bodies of several girls and to apprehend serial killer Terry Payne.…
Acting detective superintendent Alan Banks uncovers disturbing evidence that Payne's abused wife, Lucy, was also involved in her husband's sadistic crimes. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001By 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. 1935By Joan Hess. 1996
Artist Zeno Gorgias creates controversy at his new Farberville residence with unconventional lawn performance art that features Zeno's nearly nude…
mistress. After Zeno's house burns down, his estranged wife's body is found in the wreckage. Widowed bookstore owner and amateur sleuth Claire Malloy sets out to prove Zeno's innocence. 1995By M. C. Beaton, M. C Beaton. 2006
Private detective Agatha Raisin--on vacation with her ex-husband James Lacey--is suspected of murder when a guest at the rundown seaside…
town of Snoth-on-Sea is strangled with Agatha's scarf. When additional deaths follow, Agatha searches for the culprit. Some strong language. 2006By John Mortimer. 2006
British barrister Horace Rumpole takes on the government when he accepts the case of a Pakistani doctor accused of aiding…
Al Qaeda. He also alienates his colleagues, his wife Hilda, and other clients, while he battles his own doubts. Meanwhile Hilda writes her memoirs. 2006By Dorothy Gilman. 1991
At the request of the CIA, grandmotherly spy Emily Pollifax smuggles eight forged passports to the Bulgarian underground. She also…
tries to arrange a young man's escape from prison with the aid of fireworks, a rope, a bow and arrow, stocking masks, and a gaggle of geese. 1971By Anne Perry. 2005
Fifteen short mysteries, spanning past and present, rooted in the Bible. Simon Brett examines an Old Testament murder in "Cain…
Was Innocent." Also includes Bill Crider's modern crucifixion tale "The Man on the Cross" and works by Carole Nelson Douglas, Peter Robinson, the editor, and others. Some strong language. 2005By Ngaio Marsh. 1995
New Zealand. Dr. James Ackrington contacts Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn to voice his concern about a guest at Ackrington's…
sister's hot spring resort--businessman Maurice Questing--whom Ackrington suspects of espionage. Questing subsequently vanishes. Luckily Mr. Septimus Falls, an inquisitive lodger with keen investigative skills, helps solve the mystery. 1943By Peter Robinson. 2000
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and psychologist Jenny Fuller investigate reports of a Peeping Tom in Eastvale. After assaults on…
elderly victims and the murder of a spinster, Banks fears the crimes are all connected. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1987By Reginald Hill. 1999
En route to a Welsh choir competition, black English lathe-operator-turned-PI Joe Sixsmith rescues a naked woman from a burning cottage.…
Joe is subsequently hired by the property owners: Mr. Haggard, who wants the woman identified, and Mrs. Haggard, who suspects the woman is her husband's mistress. Some strong language. 1999By Katherine Hall Page. 2006
Amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild is hired to cater a weeklong college reunion hosted by reclusive author Barbara Bailey Bishop for…
eight former classmates. On a remote New England island Faith learns that, decades ago, Barbara's popular twin sister was murdered at Pelham College. Now Barbara seeks the truth. 2006.By Shelia P. Moses, Bonnie Christensen, Shelia P Moses. 2005
Dred Scott begins life as a southern slave, moves with his owners to St. Louis, and is sold, he says,…
"just like a piece of furniture." Suing for freedom under the Missouri Compromise in 1846, Dred faces an eleven-year court battle--and a controversial Supreme Court decision. For grades 6-9. 2005By Ann B. Ross, Ann B Ross. 2007
Jewelry is stolen from Miss Julia and Hazel Marie during a house party. Acting on a tip, Miss Julia heads…
to Florida with Little Lloyd, Etta Mae Wiggins, and alcoholic private investigator Frank Tuttle to recover the goods. 2007By L. D. Knorr. 2019
L. D. Knorr's fourth installment in the RV Mysteries--Hank and Helen Moran&’s private investigation business in Kenner, Louisiana is doing so…
well that their Bounder motorhome has been parked unused in their driveway for months. They decide to travel to Charleston, South Carolina for a much needed break. However during an overnight stay in Thomasville, Georgia they unknowingly pick up an uninvited guest in site #22. Their trip quickly turns into a paranormal adventure involving the realm of the afterlife.By Wade Fowler. 2017
A Rev Polk MysteryInvestigative reporter Revere Polk of the Daily Telegraph is stunned when Pennsylvania Governor Casey Lawrence, a liberal…
Democrat, suddenly reverses course and decides to back the privatization of the state lottery, a proposal of the far right.When a colleague is murdered while investigating whether the governor is being blackmailed, Polk picks up the gauntlet. Catastrophes pile up like a chain-reaction accident on Interstate 95.Polk narrowly survives a bomb targeting a topless dancer alleged to be sleeping with the governor.His National Guard unit is called to service in Afghanistan.And his live-in girl friend, New Cumberland Chief of Police Olivia Pearson, announces she is pregnant.Meanwhile, Polk is paralyzed by the certainty that he is not alone within his own skin. His great granduncle, Jake Addison, speaks to him from within. Jake, a notorious and profane naval aviator, died forty years ago.Is Rev crazy, or is he Jake Addison reincarnate?The answer is ensnared in The Honey Trap.By R. L. Stine. 2005
Julie's friends couldn't stand Al. In fact, they all wished Al were dead. But that doesn't mean one of them…
killed him. Julie knows her friends. She knows they're innocent...until one of them confesses to the murder. Julie and her friends make a pact to keep the killer's secret. They're sure it was a one-time thing. It will never happen again. ...Will it?By Kat Martin. 2021
A thrilling new suspense novel from the bestselling author of The Perfect Murder that fans of Jayne Ann Krentz and…
Laura Griffin won&’t want to miss! A cold case is heating up, and with another body turning up, one woman is hot on the trail of a killer…with the help of the rancher who hired her to deliver justice. When Kade Logan said goodbye to his estranged wife eight years ago, he never thought it would be the last time he saw her alive. Now her car has been hauled out of a nearby lake and Kade is determined to track down the man who murdered her. Enter Eleanor Bowman, a talented private investigator who&’s about to stir up a hornet&’s nest on his Colorado ranch. With old scandals still buzzing about his late wife&’s many affairs and new violence erupting, Kade is faced with the discovery of another beautiful woman&’s body. Are the two killings linked? Who is the man who seduced, then murdered both victims? Ellie believes they are dangerously close to the truth. From corporate Denver high-rises to posh Vail mansions, Kade and Ellie sense the killer is closing in again, and this time Ellie is the target. Kade must risk everything to save the woman he&’s coming to love—before she becomes the next one to die . . .By Erica Ruth Neubauer. 2022
For young American widow Jane Wunderly, there are worse fates than adventuring aboard a transatlantic liner with the only man…
who could change her mind about romance. Unfortunately, her first-class itinerary has an unexpected—and deadly—addition waiting just below deck . . . Atlantic Ocean, 1926: Voyaging from Southampton to New York, self-reliant Jane is determined to prove herself a worthy investigator on the stately ship—even awkwardly going undercover as the fashionable wife of her magnetic partner, Mr. Redvers. Few details are known about the rumored German spy the duo have been tasked with identifying among fellow passengers, but new troubles unfold once wealthy newlywed Vanessa FitzSimmons announces the sudden disappearance of her husband at sea . . . Miles Van de Meter, the man Vanessa rushed to marry in Monte Carlo, has allegedly vanished into thin air along with his luggage. Redvers guesses the shifty heiress may be weaving tall tales for fun between flutes of champagne, yet Jane isn&’t convinced—not after the stunning murder of a trusted acquaintance sends them into uncharted waters. Facing two dangerous mysteries and a boat load of suspects, Jane must navigate a claustrophobic quest for answers before the culprits can slip from her grasp on land . . . or, worse, ensure she and Redvers never reach their destination.By Barbara Ross. 2022
Mud season takes on a whole new meaning in the coastal town of Busman's Harbor, Maine, when local business owners…
sling dirt at one another in a heated feud over a proposed pedestrian mall. Vandalism is one thing, but murder means Julia Snowden of the Snowden Family Clambake steps in to clean up the case . . . When Julia spots police cars in front of Lupine Design, she races over. Her sister Livvie works there as a potter. Livvie is unharmed but surrounded by smashed up pottery. The police find the owner Zoey Butterfield digging clay by a nearby bay, but she has no idea who would target her store. Zoey is a vocal advocate for turning four blocks of Main Street into a pedestrian mall on summer weekends. Other shop owners, including her next-door neighbor, are vehemently opposed. Could a small-town fight provoke such destruction? When a murder follows the break-in, it&’s up to Julia to dig through the secrets and lies to uncover the truth . . . Praise for Shucked Apart &“An intelligent, well-plotted page-turner with likeable characters and a doozy of an ending. Highly recommended.&”—Suspense Magazine