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A Death at a Gentleman's Club: A thrilling crime novel of tension and suspense (A Euphemia Martins Mystery #12)
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 a Gentleman's Club - the twelfth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________In the run up to Christmas 1913, Euphemia's stepfather, the Bishop, proposes a family lunch at his club. Bertram, who is staying with the Mullers, runs her up to town in his car. He decides to let Euphemia confront her family alone before introducing himself as her fiancé. He retreats to the Billiard Room only to be summoned when a murder occurs. The members are very reluctant to call the police and Bertram is asked to sort out what actually happened before the police arrive. He enlists Euphemia's help, to her mother's shock and, to everyone's surprise, the Bishop's approval._______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'Thoroughly good read, the characters continue to develop, great plot and very clever. Highly recommended' ***** Reader review'I have belly laughed, cried, and been startled as the plots thickened to reveal information I never saw coming...so thoroughly entertaining!' ***** Reader review'If you haven't already read this series I highly recommend that you do' ***** Reader review'Enjoyable as always' ***** Reader review
A Death at a Gentleman's Club: A thrilling crime novel of tension and suspense (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #12)
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 a Gentleman's Club - the twelfth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________In the run up to Christmas 1913, Euphemia's stepfather, the Bishop, proposes a family lunch at his club. Bertram, who is staying with the Mullers, runs her up to town in his car. He decides to let Euphemia confront her family alone before introducing himself as her fiancé. He retreats to the Billiard Room only to be summoned when a murder occurs. The members are very reluctant to call the police and Bertram is asked to sort out what actually happened before the police arrive. He enlists Euphemia's help, to her mother's shock and, to everyone's surprise, the Bishop's approval._______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'Thoroughly good read, the characters continue to develop, great plot and very clever. Highly recommended' ***** Reader review'I have belly laughed, cried, and been startled as the plots thickened to reveal information I never saw coming...so thoroughly entertaining!' ***** Reader review'If you haven't already read this series I highly recommend that you do' ***** Reader review'Enjoyable as always' ***** Reader review
A Death at the Church: A gripping whodunnit riddled with mystery (A Euphemia Martins Mystery #13)
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 the Church - the thirteenth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martin Mysteries!_______________ Can old scores finally be settled?Euphemia's wedding day has finally dawned and her little brother, mother and step father are present. There's even a rumour that her grandfather might turn up. This is especially awkward as she would finally have to confess to Bertram that she is not merely a chambermaid going up in the world but actually the granddaughter of one of the foremost Earls in the country. However, such worries are quickly cast into the shade as a death occurs while the congregation are waiting at the church for the bride. Rory McLeod, now a member of His Majesty's Police Force, is despatched to investigate and quickly concludes that it is murder.Will Euphemia get married? Or will Euphemia's old nemesis, Richard Stapleford, deprive her of her future happiness?_______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'This has got to be one of the best writers of mystery books' ***** Author review'Once again Caroline Dunford has triumphed and, as always, leaves her reader eager for more' ***** Reader review'...these are wonderful mysteries, with great characters and good plots' ***** Reader review
A Death at the Church: A gripping whodunnit riddled with mystery (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #13)
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 the Church - the thirteenth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________ Can old scores finally be settled?Euphemia's wedding day has finally dawned and her little brother, mother and step father are present. There's even a rumour that her grandfather might turn up. This is especially awkward as she would finally have to confess to Bertram that she is not merely a chambermaid going up in the world but actually the granddaughter of one of the foremost Earls in the country. However, such worries are quickly cast into the shade as a death occurs while the congregation are waiting at the church for the bride. Rory McLeod, now a member of His Majesty's Police Force, is despatched to investigate and quickly concludes that it is murder.Will Euphemia get married? Or will Euphemia's old nemesis, Richard Stapleford, deprive her of her future happiness?_______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'This has got to be one of the best writers of mystery books' ***** Author review'Once again Caroline Dunford has triumphed and, as always, leaves her reader eager for more' ***** Reader review'...these are wonderful mysteries, with great characters and good plots' ***** Reader review
A Death at the Hotel Mondrian
by Anja de Jager'A novel brilliantly evoking the isolation of a woman with an unbearable weight on her conscience'SUNDAY TIMES'Succeeds as a portrait of both a city and, in its heroine, a delightfully dysfunctional personality'SUNDAY EXPRESS__________When Lotte Meerman is faced with the choice of interviewing the latest victim in a string of assaults or talking to a man who claims he really isn't dead, she picks the interview. After all, the man cannot possibly be who he claims he is: Andre Nieuwkamp was murdered as a teenager over thirty years ago, and it had been a police success story nationwide when the skeletal remains found in the dunes outside Amsterdam had been identified, and the murderer subsequently arrested.Yet concerned about this encounter, Lotte goes to the Hotel Mondrian the next day to talk to the man, but what she finds is his corpse. And his passport shows that he wasn't Andre Nieuwkamp as he said, but Theo Brand, a British citizen. Subsequent DNA tests reveal that the man was Andre Nieuwkamp so now Lotte has a double mystery on her hands and needs to figure out not only why Andre waited so long to tell anyone he was still alive, but also who was the teenager murdered in the dunes all those decades ago.___________Praise for Anja de Jager'An impressive debut . . . De Jager is as good on dodgy family relations as she is on police procedure'The Times'Detective Lotte Meerman is damaged by her past and tortured by the dreadful mistake she's made at work . . . Amsterdam in the vicious grip of a bitter winter is the other star here, beautiful and deadly' Cath Staincliffe'A tightly written, cleverly plotted whodunit that keeps the reader guessing almost to the last page'Irish Examiner''de Jager manages to circumvent the overfamiliar. The evocation of a bitterly cold Amsterdam is worthy of Nicholas Freeling's Van der Valk books' The Independent
A Death at the Hotel Mondrian (Lotte Meerman #5)
by Anja de Jager'A novel brilliantly evoking the isolation of a woman with an unbearable weight on her conscience'SUNDAY TIMES'Succeeds as a portrait of both a city and, in its heroine, a delightfully dysfunctional personality'SUNDAY EXPRESS__________When Lotte Meerman is faced with the choice of interviewing the latest victim in a string of assaults or talking to a man who claims he really isn't dead, she picks the interview. After all, the man cannot possibly be who he claims he is: Andre Nieuwkamp was murdered as a teenager over thirty years ago, and it had been a police success story nationwide when the skeletal remains found in the dunes outside Amsterdam had been identified, and the murderer subsequently arrested.Yet concerned about this encounter, Lotte goes to the Hotel Mondrian the next day to talk to the man, but what she finds is his corpse. And his passport shows that he wasn't Andre Nieuwkamp as he said, but Theo Brand, a British citizen. Subsequent DNA tests reveal that the man was Andre Nieuwkamp so now Lotte has a double mystery on her hands and needs to figure out not only why Andre waited so long to tell anyone he was still alive, but also who was the teenager murdered in the dunes all those decades ago.___________Praise for Anja de Jager'An impressive debut . . . De Jager is as good on dodgy family relations as she is on police procedure'The Times'Detective Lotte Meerman is damaged by her past and tortured by the dreadful mistake she's made at work . . . Amsterdam in the vicious grip of a bitter winter is the other star here, beautiful and deadly' Cath Staincliffe'A tightly written, cleverly plotted whodunit that keeps the reader guessing almost to the last page' Irish Examiner''de Jager manages to circumvent the overfamiliar. The evocation of a bitterly cold Amsterdam is worthy of Nicholas Freeling's Van der Valk books' The Independent
A Death at the Party: A Novel
by Amy StuartIn this tense, spellbinding thriller set over the course of a single day, a woman prepares for a party that goes dreadfully wrong—for fans of Ashley Audrain and Lisa Jewell.Nadine Walsh&’s summer garden party is in full swing. The neighbors all have cocktails, the catered food is exquisite—everything&’s going according to plan. But Nadine—devoted wife, loving mother, and doting daughter—finds herself standing over a dead body in her basement while her guests clink glasses upstairs. What happened? How did it come to this? Rewind to that morning, when Nadine is in her kitchen, making last-minute preparations before she welcomes more than a hundred guests to her home to celebrate her mother&’s birthday. But her husband is of little help to her, her two grown children are consumed with their own concerns, and her mother—only her mother knows that today isn&’t just a birthday party. It marks another anniversary as well. Still, Nadine will focus just on tonight. Everyone deserves a celebration after the year they&’ve had. A chance for fun. A chance to forget. But it&’s hard to forget when Nadine&’s head is swirling with secrets, haunting memories, and concerns about what might happen when her guests unite.
A Death at the Races
by Caroline Dunford'A perilous predicament for the ever-resourceful Euphemia. Highly entertaining' - PENNY KLINE, author of The Sister's Secret'Euphemia is charming and witty and completely adorable. Loved it' - COLETTE MCCORMICK, author of Ribbons in Her Hair'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death at the Races - the fourteenth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martin Mysteries!_______________It is early 1914.The world is on the brink of war.Newly-weds Bertram and Euphemia Stapleford have just returned from their honeymoon. But Euphemia's duty lies with her King and country and she is ordered to accompany spymaster Fitzroy as his navigator in an unofficial car rally across Europe. Their task is to collect top-secret information at a dead drop en route from Hamburg to Monaco. Masquerading as Fitzroy's younger brother, Euphemia endures the most terrifying journey of her life. Before the race has even begun Fitzroy's life is put in danger and further violent attempts to sabotage their mission soon follow. When British double agent Otto begs them to help prevent the assassination of one of the Kaiser's relatives, they don't know who to trust. For it is impossible to tell who is actively hostile, as opposed to merely competitive, in a race in which so many lives are at stake..._______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'Great fun, the characters get ever more interesting and it was the perfect antidote to the current situation.... Can't wait 'til the next one' ***** Reader review'Yet again Caroline Dunford has written a gripping tale which kept me reading to the last page' ***** Reader review'Love this series. Can't wait for the next book' ***** Reader review'This has got to be one of the best writers of mystery books' ***** Author review
A Death at the Races (Euphemia Martins Mystery 14): Will a race across Europe end in disaster?
by Caroline Dunford'A perilous predicament for the ever-resourceful Euphemia. Highly entertaining' - PENNY KLINE, author of The Sister's Secret'Euphemia is charming and witty and completely adorable. Loved it' - COLETTE MCCORMICK, author of Ribbons in Her Hair'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death at the Races - the fourteenth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________It is early 1914.The world is on the brink of war.Newly-weds Bertram and Euphemia Stapleford have just returned from their honeymoon. But Euphemia's duty lies with her King and country and she is ordered to accompany spymaster Fitzroy as his navigator in an unofficial car rally across Europe. Their task is to collect top-secret information at a dead drop en route from Hamburg to Monaco. Masquerading as Fitzroy's younger brother, Euphemia endures the most terrifying journey of her life. Before the race has even begun Fitzroy's life is put in danger and further violent attempts to sabotage their mission soon follow. When British double agent Otto begs them to help prevent the assassination of one of the Kaiser's relatives, they don't know who to trust. For it is impossible to tell who is actively hostile, as opposed to merely competitive, in a race in which so many lives are at stake..._______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'Great fun, the characters get ever more interesting and it was the perfect antidote to the current situation.... Can't wait 'til the next one' ***** Reader review'Yet again Caroline Dunford has written a gripping tale which kept me reading to the last page' ***** Reader review'Love this series. Can't wait for the next book' ***** Reader review'This has got to be one of the best writers of mystery books' ***** Author review
A Death at the University: A classic murder mystery (The Book Shop Mysteries #1)
by Richard KingA Death at the University is the first book in a new cosy-crime series set in an independent bookshopMurder, mystery and books. For fans of Agatha Christie and M.C.Beaton, A Death at the University is the first book in a new murder mystery series. Sam Wiseman owns a cosy bookshop in the heart of Montreal, and has a particular love for detective novels. He leads a simple life, where the only mysteries are the ones he reads about in books. Until now. When Sam discovers the body of a professor at the nearby university, he becomes part of the investigation, and not for the reason he'd hoped. Forming an unlikely friendship with Detective Gaston Lemieux, Sam sets out to follow the clues and find the truth. Because Sam wants to do more than just clear his own name. He wants to solve the case . . . 'The plot is pure whodunnit.' The Globe and Mail 'crisply written and captivating in its plot twists.' Times Colonist ' . . . keeps its reader guessing until the very end. The books grabs hold of the reader's attention quickly and never lets go. It remains engaging, fast-paced and finely written throughout.' The Chronicle-Herald
A Death by Arson
by Caroline DunfordThe ninth in the Euphemia Martins series of historical murder mysteries by Caroline Dunford. Following her escapades in the women's suffrage movement, Euphemia is glad to leave London - but before long she finds herself mixed up in another nefarious situation when a body is found burned to death on a country estate... It's up to Euphemia and her friends and employers the Staplefords to get to the bottom of things.
A Death by Arson: An enthralling mystery with an unforgettable heroine (A Euphemia Martins Mystery #9)
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 by Arson - the nineth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________Blushing Brides. Ghost tales. And faces from an unforgettable Past.Following an eventful Christmas, Euphemia Martins, like her employer Richenda Muller, is looking forward to a quiet start to 1913. Their hopes are dashed when Richenda's husband Hans announces that they are to visit the home of Sir Richard Stapleford, Richenda's nefarious twin.Sir Richard is holding a grand party at his Scottish estate, to celebrate the New Year, and Hans is looking to seal a business deal or two. The Muller household, plus Richenda's brother Bertram, soon discover that Richard has rather a big surprise up his sleeve...Against her better judgement, Euphemia becomes mixed up with blushing brides and tales of ghosts - and faces from the past serve to complicate things further. When a body is found, Euphemia investigates - and finds herself under suspicion.Meanwhile, Richenda is decidedly (and calamitously) off cake - and Bertram is overjoyed at the technological progress of the motor car..._______________ Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'The characters are very well written and quickly become old friends' ***** Reader review'The latest instalment of the Euphemia Martins Mysteries is as gripping as ever...' ***** Reader review'l thoroughly enjoy these books' ***** Reader review
A Death by Arson: An enthralling mystery with an unforgettable heroine (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #9)
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 by Arson - the nineth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________Blushing Brides. Ghost tales. And faces from an unforgettable Past.Following an eventful Christmas, Euphemia Martins, like her employer Richenda Muller, is looking forward to a quiet start to 1913. Their hopes are dashed when Richenda's husband Hans announces that they are to visit the home of Sir Richard Stapleford, Richenda's nefarious twin.Sir Richard is holding a grand party at his Scottish estate, to celebrate the New Year, and Hans is looking to seal a business deal or two. The Muller household, plus Richenda's brother Bertram, soon discover that Richard has rather a big surprise up his sleeve...Against her better judgement, Euphemia becomes mixed up with blushing brides and tales of ghosts - and faces from the past serve to complicate things further. When a body is found, Euphemia investigates - and finds herself under suspicion.Meanwhile, Richenda is decidedly (and calamitously) off cake - and Bertram is overjoyed at the technological progress of the motor car..._______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'The characters are very well written and quickly become old friends' ***** Reader review'The latest instalment of the Euphemia Martins Mysteries is as gripping as ever...' ***** Reader review'l thoroughly enjoy these books' ***** Reader review
A Death for King and Country: A Euphemia Martins Mystery (A Euphemia Martins Mystery #7)
by Caroline DunfordAccompanying her employer, the new married Richenda Stapleford and her husband Hans Muller, on what is supposed to be a luxurious tour of the United States and Europe, Euphemia is returning from a visit to New York on April 12th on the RMS Carpathia, when an emergency signal sends the ship rushing to the aid of the sinking RMS Titanic. By the time the Carpathia arrives the Titanic has sink beneath the waves. Euphemia and Richenda give up their cabins and do what they can to aid the survivors who are pulled from the few lifeboats. Not long after their arrival a personal wire is sent to Euphemia from a government department asking her to confirm whether or not the enigmatic spy Fitzroy is among the survivors. He is not. Deeply troubled by what they have seen both women ask Hans to curtail the tour until a later date and return to the Mullers' home. Euphemia, still haunted by dreams of the grief stricken survivors, believes that her links with the Fitzroy's secretive department are now cut. Then a letter arrives from the man himself headed In the Event of My Death. It sends Euphemia off on a whirlwind of adventures and reveals secrets about Fitzroy that she could never have imagined.
A Death for King and Country: An addictive and thrilling page-turner (A Euphemia Martins Mystery #7)
by Caroline Dunford'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime author A Death for King and Country - the seventh edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martin Mysteries!_____________Accompanying her employer, the newly married Richenda Stapleford and her husband Hans Muller, on what is supposed to be a luxurious tour of the United States and Europe, Euphemia is returning from a visit to New York on April 12th on the RMS Carpathia, when an emergency signal sends the ship rushing to the aid of the sinking RMS Titanic.By the time the Carpathia arrives the Titanic has sink beneath the waves. Euphemia and Richenda give up their cabins and do what they can to aid the survivors who are pulled from the few lifeboats. Not long after their arrival a personal wire is sent to Euphemia from a government department asking her to confirm whether or not the enigmatic spy Fitzroy is among the survivors. He is not.Deeply troubled by what they have seen both women ask Hans to curtail the tour until a later date and return to the Mullers' home. Euphemia, still haunted by dreams of the grief stricken survivors, believes that her links with the Fitzroy's secretive department are now cut. Then a letter arrives from the man himself headed In the Event of My Death. It sends Euphemia off on a whirlwind of adventures and reveals secrets about Fitzroy that she could never have imagined._____________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'Laugh out loud in places... Well written and plotted. Definitely recommended' ***** Reader review'This is Caroline Dunford's best yet, and I'm already impatient for Euphemia's next adventure' ***** Reader review'Thoroughly enjoyable read' ***** Reader review'A Death for King and Country is an enjoyable read that I couldn't put down' ***** Reader review
A Death for King and Country: An addictive and thrilling page-turner (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #7)
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 for King and Country - the seventh edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_____________Accompanying her employer, the newly married Richenda Stapleford and her husband Hans Muller, on what is supposed to be a luxurious tour of the United States and Europe, Euphemia is returning from a visit to New York on April 12th on the RMS Carpathia, when an emergency signal sends the ship rushing to the aid of the sinking RMS Titanic.By the time the Carpathia arrives the Titanic has sink beneath the waves. Euphemia and Richenda give up their cabins and do what they can to aid the survivors who are pulled from the few lifeboats. Not long after their arrival a personal wire is sent to Euphemia from a government department asking her to confirm whether or not the enigmatic spy Fitzroy is among the survivors. He is not.Deeply troubled by what they have seen both women ask Hans to curtail the tour until a later date and return to the Mullers' home. Euphemia, still haunted by dreams of the grief stricken survivors, believes that her links with the Fitzroy's secretive department are now cut. Then a letter arrives from the man himself headed In the Event of My Death. It sends Euphemia off on a whirlwind of adventures and reveals secrets about Fitzroy that she could never have imagined._____________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'Laugh out loud in places... Well written and plotted. Definitely recommended' ***** Reader review'This is Caroline Dunford's best yet, and I'm already impatient for Euphemia's next adventure' ***** Reader review'Thoroughly enjoyable read' ***** Reader review'A Death for King and Country is an enjoyable read that I couldn't put down' ***** Reader review
A Death for a Cause
by Caroline DunfordWhen Euphemia Martins accompanies her employer Richenda Muller to London, she envisages a pleasant few days spent taking tea and visiting the shops. Her hopes are dashed when Richenda gets her involved in a suffragettes' march which soon turns nasty. Euphemia finds herself getting quite physical in the defence of her fellow marchers when the police turn on them, and she is imprisoned for her pains. Euphemia soon realises this is no ordinary imprisonment when her old acquaintance Fitzroy enrols her in the latest of his schemes for King and Country. An important civil servant has been murdered, and Fitzroy believes one of the women imprisoned with Euphemia knows the reason why. Euphemia must work out who it is... a task made more complicated when one of her fellow prisoners is also murdered. It's up to Euphemia, with help from Richenda and Richenda's brother Bertram, to trap the guilty party - and fast!
A Death for a Cause: A feisty heroine and a cause worth fighting for (A Euphemia Martins Mystery #8)
by Caroline Dunford'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime author A Death for a Cause - the eighth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martin Mysteries!_______________When Euphemia Martins accompanies her employer Richenda Muller to London, she envisages a pleasant few days spent taking tea and visiting the shops. Her hopes are dashed when Richenda gets her involved in a suffragettes' march which soon turns nasty. Euphemia finds herself getting quite physical in the defence of her fellow marchers when the police turn on them, and she is imprisoned for her pains.Euphemia soon realises this is no ordinary imprisonment when her old acquaintance Fitzroy enrols her in the latest of his schemes for King and Country. An important civil servant has been murdered, and Fitzroy believes one of the women imprisoned with Euphemia knows the reason why. Euphemia must work out who it is... a task made more complicated when one of her fellow prisoners is also murdered. It's up to Euphemia, with help from Richenda and Richenda's brother Bertram, to trap the guilty party - and fast!_______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'In summary, these are wonderful mysteries, with great characters and good plots. I highly recommend them...' ***** Reader review'Caroline Dunford has written another gripping adventure for her heroine, I would recommend this book and the whole series...' ***** Reader review'A great harking back to the Golden Age of detective fiction with a feisty female lead' ***** Reader review'Interesting characters and plot. I enjoyed it' ***** Reader review
A Death for a Cause: A feisty heroine and a cause worth fighting for (A\euphemia Martins Mysteries Ser. #8)
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 for a Cause - the eighth edition of the gripping and twisty Euphemia Martins Mysteries!_______________When Euphemia Martins accompanies her employer Richenda Muller to London, she envisages a pleasant few days spent taking tea and visiting the shops. Her hopes are dashed when Richenda gets her involved in a suffragettes' march which soon turns nasty. Euphemia finds herself getting quite physical in the defence of her fellow marchers when the police turn on them, and she is imprisoned for her pains.Euphemia soon realises this is no ordinary imprisonment when her old acquaintance Fitzroy enrols her in the latest of his schemes for King and Country. An important civil servant has been murdered, and Fitzroy believes one of the women imprisoned with Euphemia knows the reason why. Euphemia must work out who it is... a task made more complicated when one of her fellow prisoners is also murdered. It's up to Euphemia, with help from Richenda and Richenda's brother Bertram, to trap the guilty party - and fast!_______________Readers LOVE Caroline Dunford's compelling crime novels!'In summary, these are wonderful mysteries, with great characters and good plots. I highly recommend them...' ***** Reader review'Caroline Dunford has written another gripping adventure for her heroine, I would recommend this book and the whole series...' ***** Reader review'A great harking back to the Golden Age of detective fiction with a feisty female lead' ***** Reader review'Interesting characters and plot. I enjoyed it' ***** Reader review
A Death for a Dancing Doll (Robert Forsythe-Abigail Sanderson Mystery #9)
by E. X. GirouxThis latest Robert Forsythe-Abigail Sanderson mystery, A Death for a Dancing Doll, focuses on the wealthy, unconventional Holly-Pulos family of Western Canada. London barrister-sleuth Forsythe and his trusty secretary, Sandy are in Canada on vacation, taking advantage of the hospitality of a friend of Forsythe's, who has offered them a hotel suite. Their vacation is interrupted by an appeal from Rebecca Holly, who is distraught over the death of her granddaughter, Thalia, a promising young dancer. Rebecca doesn't believe the accepted verdict of suicide, and she wants Forsythe to find the truth-- and the killer. But pursuing any kind of investigation in the Holly-Pulos household won't be easy. Harriet Holly-Pulos, Thalia's aunt, is enigmatic and unapproachable; Dmitri Pulos, Harriet's much younger second husband, is not exactly forthcoming. When Forsythe and Sandy learn that Thalia's is not the first death in the family--that Harriet and Dmitri's little daughter, Iona, had died recently in a horrible accident; that Harriet's first husband had also died too young--they fear that their vacation is at an end and that the murders may have only just begun.
A Death for a Dilettante • A Death for a Dietitian: An F&M Duet (Robert Forsyth)
by E.X. GirouxRobert Forsythe, London's favorite gentleman sleuth, is called to determine which of 87 suspects is taking potshots at a rich old coot, and Fosythe's intrepid assistant finds herself in the middle of a locked-room murder mystery!You thought the quest for eternal life was a new preoccupation, the preserve of tech bros with too much money? Not so. It's the 1980s, and rich old dilettante Winslow Maxwell Penndragon is shooting for a century or more...but somebody else is shooting, and they're aiming at Penndragon. With heirs aplenty, Winslow P. calls in Robert Forsythe, a London barrister with a nose for trouble and a reputation for discretion, to figure out who's got murder on the mind. Forsythe loves a good puzzle, but he does not love Winslow P.—and it would appear he's got company. As assistant to Forsythe and witness to his exploits, "Sandy" Sanderson surely knows that when you bring a group of celebrity strangers to a snowbound, isolated hotel, it rarely ends well. But Christmas in the countryside sounded so appealing! So when one of the guests fails to turn up for breakfast, it's terrible, of course, but for Sandy it's also ever-so-slightly familiar. She knows her Agatha Christie. And this is not her first rodeo.
A Death in Berlin: A gripping new World War 2 thriller from the bestselling author (CI Schenke #3)
by Simon ScarrowBERLIN. MAY 1940. AS HITLER PREPARES TO INVADE WESTERN EUROPE, THERE IS BLOODSHED CLOSER TO HOME'Scarrow's Berlin is sharply drawn with closely observed detail, a place that reeks of threat and fear - and not just from the Gestapo' Financial Times CI Horst Schenke is an investigator with the Kripo unit. Powerless against the consequences of the war, he fights to keep criminals off his patch. But with doubts growing about his loyalty to the Nazi regime, he is walking a tightrope. If his relationship with a Jewish woman is exposed, a dreadful fate awaits.Berlin's gangsters run their crime rings with impunity. Decadent senior Nazis protect them. Schenke is different. He won't turn a blind eye when innocents are caught in the crossfire between warring gangs. But dangerous enemies know everything about him. They will do whatever it takes to bend him to their will . . . From the seedy wartime nightlife scene to aristocratic homes frequented by the Führer, as the distant war spirals ever closer, A Death in Berlin conveys the horror and banality of evil - and the terrible danger for those who dare stand against it.The stunning new Berlin wartime thriller from the author of Blackout and Dead of Night.
A Death in Berlin: A gripping new World War 2 thriller from the bestselling author (CI Schenke #3)
by Simon ScarrowBERLIN. MAY 1940. AS HITLER PREPARES TO INVADE WESTERN EUROPE, THERE IS BLOODSHED CLOSER TO HOME'Scarrow's Berlin is sharply drawn with closely observed detail, a place that reeks of threat and fear - and not just from the Gestapo' Financial Times CI Horst Schenke is an investigator with the Kripo unit. Powerless against the consequences of the war, he fights to keep criminals off his patch. But with doubts growing about his loyalty to the Nazi regime, he is walking a tightrope. If his relationship with a Jewish woman is exposed, a dreadful fate awaits.Berlin's gangsters run their crime rings with impunity. Decadent senior Nazis protect them. Schenke is different. He won't turn a blind eye when innocents are caught in the crossfire between warring gangs. But dangerous enemies know everything about him. They will do whatever it takes to bend him to their will . . . From the seedy wartime nightlife scene to aristocratic homes frequented by the Führer, as the distant war spirals ever closer, A Death in Berlin conveys the horror and banality of evil - and the terrible danger for those who dare stand against it.The stunning new Berlin wartime thriller from the author of Blackout and Dead of Night.
A Death in Berlin: A gripping new World War 2 thriller from the bestselling author (CI Schenke #3)
by Simon ScarrowBERLIN. MAY 1940. AS HITLER PREPARES TO INVADE WESTERN EUROPE, THERE IS BLOODSHED CLOSER TO HOME'Scarrow's Berlin is sharply drawn with closely observed detail, a place that reeks of threat and fear - and not just from the Gestapo' Financial Times CI Horst Schenke is an investigator with the Kripo unit. Powerless against the consequences of the war, he fights to keep criminals off his patch. But with doubts growing about his loyalty to the Nazi regime, he is walking a tightrope. If his relationship with a Jewish woman is exposed, a dreadful fate awaits.Berlin's gangsters run their crime rings with impunity. Decadent senior Nazis protect them. Schenke is different. He won't turn a blind eye when innocents are caught in the crossfire between warring gangs. But dangerous enemies know everything about him. They will do whatever it takes to bend him to their will . . . From the seedy wartime nightlife scene to aristocratic homes frequented by the Führer, as the distant war spirals ever closer, A Death in Berlin conveys the horror and banality of evil - and the terrible danger for those who dare stand against it.The stunning new Berlin wartime thriller from the author of Blackout and Dead of Night.
A Death in Chelsea: A Mayfair 100 Mystery (A Mayfair 100 Mystery #2)
by Lynn BrittneyThe intrepid women of Mayfair 100 are up against a deadly and elusive enemy--and the darkest secrets of Britain's upper crust--in the second nail-biting installment of Lynn Brittney's Mayfair 100 mysteries.In the dark days of World War I, an aristocrat's suspicious suicide propels a one-of-a-kind crime-fighting team into a sordid world of blackmail, betrayal, and tragic secrets.When the phone rings at the Mayfair 100 exchange, the news is rarely good, and this time is no exception. The Duchess of Penhere's daughter, notorious society gossip queen Lady Adeline Treborne, has been found dead in her room in what appears to be a suicide--but her family suspects foul play.The secret Mayfair team of amateur female detectives has been restlessly awaiting their next case, and this will prove one of their thorniest. When Dr. Caroline Allardyce performs an autopsy, she is able to conclusively prove that the woman was murdered. Lady Treborne had made many enemies through her vicious gossip column, so there's no shortage of suspects. Supported by a cadre of professional police officers, the Mayfair women launch their investigation, but there's much more to this case than meets the eye. As they venture into a world that lays bare London high life at its lowest, the team soon begins to comprehend the danger at hand--and how this tangled web of treachery could ensnare anyone who gets too close.