Posts Tagged ‘murder’
The Three-Story Murders, by Olivia Yates
The Three-Story Murders, by Olivia Yates There’s tension in the small town of Dingle Point Cove on the Chesapeake Bay as the well-being of its oldest citizens is under threat. A big healthcare company wants to close all the local senior homes and uproot the residents into a new three-story mega-facility. And they’ll stop at…
Read MoreDoocey Half-Sees Whodunnit, by Tom McAndrew
Doocey Half-Sees Whodunnit, by Tom McAndrew Okay, his superiors might think him a clown, and okay, he might be secretly battling sight problems, but Shamie Doocey is determined to prove that he’s still a seriously good detective with a twenty-twenty mind’s eye by solving his first big case: the disappearance of an uptight crime writer’s…
Read MoreThe Orchid Mystery, by Nancy L. Mangan
The Orchid Mystery, by Nancy L. Mangan Cambridge, 1977 is a city built on the bones of history, its courtyards hushed and its truths half-buried. When a respected professor is found dead in the gardens of St. Michael’s College with an orchid placed beside him with unsettling care, DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DS Emily Carter…
Read MoreIn the Dead of Winter, by Lyn Farrell
In the Dead of Winter, by Lyn Farrell Victoria Treadwell, dispatcher for the sheriff’s office, is driving to work in a snowstorm when she sees a car fish-tailing behind her. Horrified, she watches at the car swerves off the road. When she heads back to help, she finds the driver bent over the steering wheel…
Read MoreDark Mirror, by Terri Maue
Dark Mirror, by Terri Maue A charismatic novelist. An unhinged stalker. An untimely death. Zee Morani’s gut tells her it’s murder when her new friend dies, but since Zee’s still recovering from a recent battle with a deranged killer, the last thing she wants is to get involved in another homicide. She’s relieved when the…
Read MoreMurder at Buttercup Acres, by Olivia Yates
Murder at Buttercup Acres, by Olivia Yates EMT’s in Dingle Point Cove are used to calls from nursing homes. But an SOS from Buttercup Acres Assisted Living about a dead stranger in a resident’s room is a first. And Paige Bottomley, the gullible but gutsy widow who stumbles over the body, is thrust into the…
Read MoreHuckleberry Homicide, by Cindy Keen Reynders
Huckleberry Homicide, by Cindy Keen Reynders When life gets crazy for Fran Lightfoot, she moves home to the small town of Moose Creek, Wyoming, teenage daughter in tow. It sounds good: Hometown. Family. A fresh future. Fran and her sister Lucy open a small business, The Saucy Lucy Café, in an old Victorian home they…
Read MoreOutlaw Mountain, by Cindy Keen Reynders
Outlaw Mountain, by Cindy Keen Reynders As autumn colors brighten the town of Meadowlark Valley, Wyoming, and the surrounding mountains, the brutal murder of a local woman upsets the locals, along with the mysterious disappearance of a rancher’s daughter. Private investigator Reese Golden, along with local detective Jeremy Savage, seek to uncover the truth. Despite…
Read MoreMurder at Jaipur, by Bharti Kirchner
Murder at Jaipur, by Bharti Kirchner Maya Mallick, Seattle P.I., receives a call from her mother Uma, who lives in Jaipur, India. It appears that Uma’s partner Neel Saha, a gemologist, has been arrested by the police on charges of stealing a rare ruby. The heirloom, an object of much superstition, belonged to Neel’s client,…
Read MoreFireworks on the Fourth, by B.J. Bowen
The fiery festivities of the Symphony’s annual Fourth of July extravaganza feature cannons, liberty bells, and fireworks. But the noise covers gunshots which leave a shifty Board member dead and Emily Wilson’s friend, KC, the prime suspect. Can Emily face down blackmail, danger, and a threat to her loyal companion to find the killer?
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