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A Deadly Vineyard Holiday: Martha's Vineyard Mystery #8 (Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries #8)
by Philip R. CraigAt first, the girl J. W. Jackson encounters strolling alone along South Beach seems like your typical teenager. But there's nothing typical about young Cricket Callahan, the spirited only daughter of the vacationing President of the United States. Why is the feisty First Kid so intent upon eluding her Secret Service guardians, and why does the President want J.W. and Zee to watch over her? The answer comes in the form of a dead body. Not even executive privilege can shield the President's daughter from harm unless Jackson roots out a vengeful killer who may be hiding among the President's most trusted.
A Deadly Walk in Devon (A Walk Through England Mystery)
by Nicholas GeorgeFans of Carlene O&’Connor&’s Irish Village mysteries will love curling up with this new cozy series set in England and featuring gay sleuth Rick &“Chase&” Chasen. Still grieving the death of his long-time partner, Chase reunites with his dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau for a seacoast holiday of historic sightseeing. Assigned a pair of guides from the tour company Wanderers, Chase and Billie join seven other like-minded Americans looking forward to an English getaway. All except for Ronald Gretz. The wealthy entrepreneur behind the international Golden Sunset nursing home chain doesn&’t like anything about walking, touring, or England. Coarse and opinionated, Gretz&’s complaints get on the nerves of his fellow Wanderers—and his long-suffering trophy wife. But Gretz&’s gripes are tied to his own nerves being frayed. He has been receiving threatening texts and emails signed &“An Avenger.&” Convinced someone means him harm, Gretz asks Chase to watch his back. Soon, Gretz falls afoul of several &“accidents,&” leading to more friction with the other walkers. Until one final &“accident&” results in Gretz dead at the bottom of a cliff. Chase, whose investigative instincts remain sharp, knows Gretz&’s death was no accident. While helping the police investigate, he discovers that members of the tour group not only disliked the victim but had legitimate motives for wanting him dead. Now, he just has to uncover who among them is willing to kill . . .
A Deadly Web
by Kay HooperThe new Bishop Files novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The First Prophet and the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novels.John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of a secretive network devoted to winning a war very few even know exists: protecting the vulnerable psychics in his charge from a deadly, ruthless -- and virtually invisible enemy.Tasha Solomon is a gifted psychic whose abilities have saved her more than once from situations as dangerous as they are baffling. She doesn't believe she needs help, and she doesn't even know that Guardians exist -- until Brodie saves her life. Unaccustomed to depending on anyone for anything, Tasha now finds herself embroiled in deadly game where the ultimate goal is a fate far worse than any nightmare. The only person she can trust is Brodie to guide her through a maze of danger and deception, lies and treachery, friends and enemies, until they reach safe harbor. If they reach safe harbor.
A Deadly Yarn
by Maggie SeftonKelly and Megan could not be happier for their friend Allison Dubois--a young, talented, up-and-coming artist. Invited by a designer to join her New York studio, Allison is about to embark on a new life. But when Kelly and Megan arrive at Allison's apartment to drive her to the airport, they find her dead on the floor, apparently from an overdose of sleeping pills. The police suspect suicide, but Kelly and Megan aren't convinced.Soon Kelly discovers that while Allison's career was on the fast-track, her social life was a mess. A bad news boyfriend, a jealous design student, and a mysterious man named Brian are all prime suspects in Kelly's book. Now it's up to Kelly and her crafty friends from the House of Lambspun to unravel this tightly stitched puzzle...
A Deadly Yarn (A Knitting Mystery #3)
by Maggie SeftonKelly and Megan could not be happier for their friend Allison Dubois--a young, talented, up-and-coming artist. Invited by a designer to join her New York studio, Allison is about to embark on a new life. But when Kelly and Megan arrive at Allison's apartment to drive her to the airport, they find her dead on the floor, apparently from an overdose of sleeping pills. The police suspect suicide, but Kelly and Megan aren't convinced. Soon Kelly discovers that while Allison's career was on the fast-track, her social life was a mess. A bad news boyfriend, a jealous design student, and a mysterious man named Brian are all prime suspects in Kelly's book. Now it's up to Kelly and her crafty friends from the House of Lambspun to unravel this tightly stitched puzzle...
A Deal to Die For
by Josie BelleThe coupon-clipping discount divas are back in the bargain-hunting mystery series that's "more fun than a closeout sale."* Letting no good deal go undone, the Good Buy Girls are ready to pounce on the St. Stanley flea market, where wealthy Vera Madison is selling off her vintage clothing. The widow's wardrobe is just what Maggie Gerber needs to give her second-hand shop, My Sister's Closet, the edge over vindictive rival Summer Phillips, who's opened her own second-hand shop across the street. But when Vera is found dead, it turns out that she collected enemies like Dior gowns--and had more than a few skeletons in her walk-in closet. Now it's up to Maggie and the Good Buy Girls to sort through the racks of suspects for the killer and get back to the business of bargains... INCLUDES BARGAIN-HUNTING TIPS *National Bestselling Author Krista Davis
A Deal with Benefits: An Emotional and Sensual Romance (One Night With Consequences #9)
by Susanna CarrThirty days and thirty nights Ashley Jones has been sitting in Sebastian Cruz's office. For hours. Behind the imposing wooden doors sits the man who stole her family's island home. And she wants it back. But the fight is knocked from her when Ashley recognizes him as the man she knows intimately-the man who betrayed her after their blissful night together. Sebastian has no intention of giving the island back, but he does want Ashley. He agrees to her deal, but has a few sub-clauses of his own. Specifically, a month at his beck and call-and in his bed!
A Death Before Dying: A Lt. Hastings Mystery (The Lt. Hastings Mysteries #14)
by Collin WilcoxAn old friend is murdered, and Hastings will do anything he can to avenge herWhen Frank Hastings knew Meredith Powell, she was a gawky ten-year-old without a care in the world. More than two decades later, she has grown into a stunning beauty—but the gleam in her eye is gone. Over lunch, Meredith confesses that she lives in terror of her emotionally abusive boyfriend, a possessive, rage-filled man named Charles. Hastings, a homicide lieutenant with the San Francisco police department, offers to help her escape. She refuses, and they part ways—unaware that Charles has been watching them the whole time.By the next morning, Meredith has been strangled, her body dumped in the park. The realization that he could have helped her, that he may actually have caused her death, tears Hastings to pieces. Obsessed with revenge, he quickly learns why homicide detectives are prevented from investigating the murders of their loved ones. But he will not rest until Charles is brought to justice—even if it costs him his badge.
A Death By Any Other Name: A Mystery (Lady Montfort Mystery Series #3)
by Tessa ArlenA Death by Any Other Name is a delightful Edwardian mystery set in the English countryside. Building on the success of her last two mysteries in the same series, Tessa Arlen returns us to the same universe full of secrets, intrigue, and, this time, roses. The elegant Lady Montfort and her redoubtable housekeeper Mrs. Jackson's services are called upon after a cook is framed and dismissed for poisoning a guest of the Hyde Rose Society. Promising to help her regain her job and her dignity, the pair trek out to the countryside to investigate a murder of concealed passions and secret desires. There, they are to discover a villain of audacious cunning among a group of mild-mannered, amateur rose-breeders. While they investigate, the rumor mill fills with talk about a conflict over in Prussia where someone quite important was shot. There is talk of war and they must race the clock to solve the mystery as the idyllic English summer days count down to the start of WWI.Brimming with intrigue, Tessa Arlen's latest does not disappoint.
A Death Divided: A Death Divided, A Dark Devotion, And Deceit
by Clare FrancisYoung lawyer Joe McGrath faces a floodtide of memories when he investigates the mysterious disappearance of a childhood friend in this gripping thriller from international bestselling author Clare Francis Jenna had always been Joe McGrath&’s best friend and secret crush . . . until he introduced her to the enigmatic but charming Jamie Chetwood. After Jenna and Jamie married, Joe moved on and began a prominent legal career. But always in the back of his mind were the Chetwoods, who seemingly disappeared four years ago, and now Jenna&’s parents want Joe to find their daughter. With the help of his rather complicated new girlfriend, Sarah, he starts to uncover things he wishes he&’d left buried in the past. A Death Divided tells the story of a missing woman who may have gone into hiding because some truths are too jarring to be brought to light.
A Death In Calabria (Michele Ferrara #4)
by Michele GiuttariOne of the wildest and most beautiful regions in Italy, known for its rugged coastline and mountains, Calabria is also home to the deadly 'Ndrangheta. An organised Mafia crime operation more feared in Italy than the Cosa Nostra or the Camorra, it is shrouded in mystery.Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara of Italy's elite Anti-Mafia Investigation Department is tasked with investigating the deaths of several Calabria citizens - some in New York, some in the small, isolated villages that dot the Calabrian countryside.To get to the bottom of the case, Ferrara has to infiltrate the village of San Piero d'Aspromonte, deep in the Calabrian mountains. And there, he must put his life on the line to learn more about a family at the centre of an ancient, bloody feud...Originally published in Italian as La Donna Della 'Ndrangheta.
A Death In Calabria (Michele Ferrara #4)
by Michele GiuttariOne of the wildest and most beautiful regions in Italy, known for its rugged coastline and mountains, Calabria is also home to the deadly 'Ndrangheta. An organised Mafia crime operation more feared in Italy than the Cosa Nostra or the Camorra, it is shrouded in mystery.Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara of Italy's elite Anti-Mafia Investigation Department is tasked with investigating the deaths of several Calabria citizens - some in New York, some in the small, isolated villages that dot the Calabrian countryside.To get to the bottom of the case, Ferrara has to infiltrate the village of San Piero d'Aspromonte, deep in the Calabrian mountains. And there, he must put his life on the line to learn more about a family at the centre of an ancient, bloody feud...
A Death In Calabria (Michele Ferrara Ser. #4)
by Michele GiuttariOne of the wildest and most beautiful regions in Italy, known for its rugged coastline and mountains, Calabria is also home to the deadly 'Ndrangheta. An organised Mafia crime operation more feared in Italy than the Cosa Nostra or the Camorra, it is shrouded in mystery.Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara of Italy's elite Anti-Mafia Investigation Department is tasked with investigating the deaths of several Calabria citizens - some in New York, some in the small, isolated villages that dot the Calabrian countryside.To get to the bottom of the case, Ferrara has to infiltrate the village of San Piero d'Aspromonte, deep in the Calabrian mountains. And there, he must put his life on the line to learn more about a family at the centre of an ancient, bloody feud...Originally published in Italian as La Donna Della 'Ndrangheta.
A Death In Sweden
by Kevin WignallDan Hendricks is a man in need of a lifeline. A former CIA operative, he is now an agent for hire by foreign powers on the hunt for dangerous fugitives. It’s a lethal world at the best of times, and Dan knows his number is almost up. His next job could be his last—and his next job is his biggest yet. The target sounds trackable enough: Jacques Fillon, who gave up his life trying to save a fellow passenger following a bus crash in northern Sweden. But the man was something of an enigma in this rural community, and his death exposes his greatest secret: Jacques Fillon never existed at all. Dan is tasked with uncovering Fillon’s true identity—but can he do so before his own past catches up with him?
A Death In The Wedding Party
by Caroline Dunford1911. Love is in the air. Despite an unfortunate resemblance to her horse, Lady Richenda Stapleford has accepted an offer of marriage. Unbeknownst to those above stairs, Euphemia Martins too has accepted one of her swains. But the course of true love does not run true for upstairs or downstairs... Euphemia, the estranged granddaughter of an Earl who launched her career as a maid in the household of the corrupt MP Lord Stapleford, has now risen to the rank of housekeeper. She is still hoping to find proof of Stapleford's misdeeds so that justice can overtake him. But when a senior member of the wedding party is murdered, it falls to Euphemia to solve that crime instead. As usual, she only has her quick wits, her virtue, and her ever-ready scream to defend herself in what is to become an increasingly diabolical situation...
A Death In Tuscany (Michele Ferrara #2)
by Michele GiuttariIn the picturesque Tuscan hill town of Scandicci, the body of a girl is discovered. Scantily dressed, she is lying by the edge of the woods. The local police investigate the case - but after a week, they still haven't even identified her, let alone got to the bottom of how she died.Frustrated by the lack of progress, Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara, head of Florence's elite Squadra Mobile, decides to step in. Because toxins were discovered in the girl's body, many assumed that she died of a self-inflicted drugs overdose. But Ferrara quickly realises that the truth is darker than that: he believes that the girl was murdered.And when he delves deeper, there are many aspects to the case that convince Ferrara that the girl's death is part of a sinister conspiracy - a conspiracy that has its roots in the very foundations of Tuscan society...Originally published in Italian as La Loggia Degli Innocenti.
A Death In Tuscany (Michele Ferrara #25)
by Michele GiuttariIn the picturesque Tuscan hill town of Scandicci, the body of a girl is discovered. Scantily dressed, she is lying by the edge of the woods. The local police investigate the case - but after a week, they still haven't even identified her, let alone got to the bottom of how she died.Frustrated by the lack of progress, Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara, head of Florence's elite Squadra Mobile, decides to step in. Because toxins were discovered in the girl's body, many assumed that she died of a self-inflicted drugs overdose. But Ferrara quickly realises that the truth is darker than that: he believes that the girl was murdered.And when he delves deeper, there are many aspects to the case that convince Ferrara that the girl's death is part of a sinister conspiracy - a conspiracy that has its roots in the very foundations of Tuscan society...
A Death Long Overdue: A Lighthouse Library Mystery (A Lighthouse Library Mystery #7)
by Eva GatesWhen her former director is found dead in the water, librarian Lucy Richardson will have to get to the bottom of the mystery before the killer ends her tale. <p><p> It's summertime in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bertie James's college class is having their 40th anniversary reunion. The opening night reception is held at the Lighthouse Library and Lucy and her colleagues have assembled an exhibit of library artifacts showing how libraries have changed over the years. After the reception, some of the women take a walk down the boardwalk to the pier, using flashlights to illuminate the dark path, but what's scarier than the dark is finding the former director of the Lighthouse Library floating lifeless in the water. <p> Helena Sanchez, the former director, wasn't much loved and spent the party being rude to almost everyone there. As a result, Lucy finds herself in deep water as she rocks the boat, questioning several suspects. But she'll have to batten down the hatches and fast before she's left high and dry...and right in the killer's crosshairs.
A Death Overseas
by Caroline DunfordThe tenth in the hugely popular Euphemia Martins Mysteries series of humorous historical novels.
A Death Overseas (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #10)
by Caroline DunfordThe tenth in the hugely popular Euphemia Martins Mysteries series of humorous historical novels.
A Death Overseas: An overseas adventure is fraught with danger (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #10)
by Caroline Dunford'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death Overseas - the tenth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________When Euphemia Martins accepts an invitation to the Exposition Universelle in Ghent, Belgium, she imagines she will enjoy a few days basking in the latest developments the worlds of science and art have to offer. However - this being Euphemia - things don't quite go as planned...As her employer, Richenda Muller, is suffering the effects of her first pregnancy, Euphemia must travel with a chaperone - the redoubtable Mrs Brown - and Richenda's brother Bertram. But Mrs Brown has her own plans for attending the Expo - and she's not the only one.With dastardly deeds done in the name of science, and Bertram and Richenda's nefarious brother Richard in the mix, the trip proves far from dull! Euphemia, Bertram, and Bertram's valet Rory must soon deal with not one but two deaths - and a series of clues which lead to Euphemia herself._______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'Another gripping tale from Caroline Dunford's Euphemia Martins Mysteries' ***** Reader review'I have laughed out loud several times, love the witty exchanges in conversation... Thoroughly entertaining and light reading' ***** Reader review'...wonderful mysteries, with great characters and good plots' ***** Reader review'Loved all the stories' ***** Reader review
A Death at Crystal Palace: A deadly wartime mystery (A Euphemia Martins Mystery #11)
by Caroline Dunford'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death at Crystal Palace - the eleventh edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________An olive branch?Or a pile of poison ivy?With the world hanging on the precipice of war, Euphemia learns that threats also lurk on a far more personal level...When Richenda Stapleford accepts what she believes to be an olive branch from her dangerous and scheming brother, Richard, Euphemia can't help but feel that it's just another act of treachery waiting to unfold. Buying into this uncommon act of kindness, Richenda goes against the wishes of her husband and takes their children to an event at the Crystal Palace, along with Euphemia, Bertram and Rory. As Euphemia learns that the British spymaster Fitzroy is also there, along with an important German delegation, the pieces fall into place and she realises that the implications are dire, both for the future of the Stapleford line and the world at large. _______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's nail-biting mysteries!'... an enjoyable romp which kept me gripped until the end. Well worth 5*' ***** Reader review 'They're so well written that they're hard to put down! I can't wait for the next one!' ***** Reader review'This has got to be one of the best writers of mystery books' ***** Author review
A Death at Crystal Palace: A deadly wartime mystery (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #11)
by Caroline Dunford'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death at Crystal Palace - the eleventh edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________An olive branch?Or a pile of poison ivy?With the world hanging on the precipice of war, Euphemia learns that threats also lurk on a far more personal level...When Richenda Stapleford accepts what she believes to be an olive branch from her dangerous and scheming brother, Richard, Euphemia can't help but feel that it's just another act of treachery waiting to unfold. Buying into this uncommon act of kindness, Richenda goes against the wishes of her husband and takes their children to an event at the Crystal Palace, along with Euphemia, Bertram and Rory. As Euphemia learns that the British spymaster Fitzroy is also there, along with an important German delegation, the pieces fall into place and she realises that the implications are dire, both for the future of the Stapleford line and the world at large. _______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's nail-biting mysteries!'... an enjoyable romp which kept me gripped until the end. Well worth 5*' ***** Reader review'They're so well written that they're hard to put down! I can't wait for the next one!' ***** Reader review'This has got to be one of the best writers of mystery books' ***** Author review
A Death at St. Anselm's (A Claire Aldington Mystery #1)
by Isabelle Holland[from the back cover] "A Death at St. Anselm's rocks the wealthy Manhattan Episcopal church which has done so much to help the poor and homeless of the community. When the church's business manager is found murdered, suspicion naturally turns to the streetpeople who have been given shelter each night in the parish house. Incensed at this social bigotry, the Rev. Norbert Shearer is quick to defend the "disadvantaged" at the expense of his colleague, the Rev. Claire Aldington, a young widow and St. Anselm's therapist. Claire in turn fears she may be shielding her stepdaughter, Martha, a confused and anorexic teenager with problems of her own. But could Martha be guilty of such a crime?" Read the rest of the books in the Claire Aldington series set in a large New York City church in the Bookshare Library including #2 Flight of the Archangel, #3 A Lover Scorned, #4 A Fatal Advent and #5 The Long Search.
A Death at Tippitt Pond (The Sweet Iron Mysteries #1)
by Susan Van KirkWhen a genealogist learns that her birth mother was murdered, it sets in motion a dangerous hunt for the truth in this Midwestern mystery novel.In the summer of 1971, nineteen-year-old Melanie Tippitt was murdered. As the daughter of a wealthy family, it was major news when her body was found floating in Tippitt Pond. Six people had been there that day, and one—Melanie&’s boyfriend—was convicted of her murder. Everyone thought the story was over. Until it&’s discovered that Melanie had given birth before she died… Forty-five years later, genealogist Beth Russell is contacted by a lawyer who believes she is Melanie&’s daughter—and heir to the Tippitt fortune. When Beth arrives in the small Midwestern town, she finds herself surrounded by people who want her gone. But the more they push her away, the more determined Beth is to discover the truth. Now, as the ghostly presence of Melanie looks on, Beth uncovers the shocking secrets of her own identity, her family&’s legacy, and a murderer who might strike again.