Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.
See offerAlmost everyone in Excelsior, Minnesota-craftsy and noncraftsy alike-has turned out for the art fair. So when an artisan is murdered there, the list of suspects is practically endless.
See offerAn ongoing string of high-profile and very public murder-suicides has San Francisco even more rattled than a string of recent earthquakes: A flamboyant fashion designer burns to death, clutching the body of his murdered lover.
See offerRetired police chief Katherine Sullivan moved away from Edina, Minnesota, to feed her artistic soul in New Mexico. But when she receives an urgent call, her serenity is shattered.
See offerJudith McMonigle Flynn has vowed to never ever find a dead body again. But she can't turn down a suspicious guest reservation from Mary Smith of New York City.
See offerAn illegal immigrant is killed in a hit-and-run on a frozen mountain road in the rich Hollywood resort town of Fairview, Colorado. No one is prosecuted for his death, and his case is quietly forgotten.
See offerIn the ninth Ruth Galloway mystery, Ruth and Nelson investigate a string of murders and disappearances deep within the abandoned tunnels hidden far beneath the streets of Norwich.
See offerIn the middle of a rainy Swedish summer, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train. Her distraught mother was left behind at the previous station in what seemed to be a coincidence.
See offerThe art of needlecraft requires patience, discipline, and creativity. So too does the art of detection.
See offerRobin Ballantyne's life is finally coming together. After learning she was pregnant with twins and being abandoned by her irresponsible boyfriend, Adam, she's settling into life as a single mother.
See offerTechnology has advanced in 2060 New York City, but childbirth has been the same since the beginning of time.
See offerA young boy's freak accident leads Riley to investigate a homicide in the closed religious society of the Amish.
See offerTwenty-six years ago, just before a series of brutal murders rocked the idyllic town of Bowers Inlet, Cassie Burke lost her family and nearly her own life to a transient. Back then, Cassie was a scared kid; now, she's a homicide cop.
See offerJanet Marsh's move into her house has been delayed due to vandalism. Then, when the women go to look for clues that might tell them to who is guilty, they find a corpse (murder!
See offerBook five in the Shandra Higheagle MysteriesAbuse…Power…MurderOnce again Shandra Higheagle finds herself a suspect in a murder investigation when an ex-lover is found murdered on a Huckleberry ski run.
See offerThe first Miss Marple mystery, one which tests all her powers of observation and deduction.
See offerLife becomes more complicated than usual for LAPD Captain Josie Corsino after she chairs a disciplinary board that recommends firing a five-year police officer with a poor performance record and a history of irrational behavior.
See offerTess Monaghan has finally made the move and hung out her shingle as a PI-for-hire, complete with an office in Butchers Hill.
See offerA new year, 1917, is dawning, and the Great War that ravages the world shows no sign of abating.
See offerCharlie Donlea, one of the most original new voices in suspense, returns with a haunting novel, laden with twists and high tension, about two abducted girls-one who returns, one who doesn't-and the forensics expert searching for answers.
See offerCarole Seddon and her bohemian neighbor Jude find that even the cultured can be crass when it comes to murder. The life of Esmond Chadleigh, noted poet and children's author, is celebrated in the halls of Bracketts House.
See offerThis curtain is going up. no matter what else goes down.
See offerInvestigating a woman's disappearance on a New York City ferry, Detective Eve Dallas wonders…if she didn't jump, and she's not on board, then where in the world is she?
See offerJoanne Fluke continues her popular Hannah Swensen mysteries with this mix of crime and confection. Hollywood has come to Lake Eden and The Cookie Jar is snack central for the movie crew.
See offerOnly hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving one riddle on the moor, another knocks on their front door. literally.
See offerAn eccentric Italian heiress from the Finger Lakes. An eighteen-year-old pop star from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
See offerMy name is Crispin Alistair Winterbottom, and I'm a British Spy. Or I was until my untimely, dare I say, suspicious demise.
See offerLucy Stone has always loved covering the annual Easter egg hunt for the Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at Pine Point, it's a swanky event where the eggs are as likely to contain savings bonds as they are jelly beans.
See offerUsing a premise pulled from the headlines-the very real vulnerability of students and teachers-the bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries delivers a contemporary novel of psychological suspense.
See offerSometimes I wonder if the purpose of my lifeis to serve as a cautionary tale to others-T-shirtCharley Davidson has enough going on without having to worry about twelve hellhounds hot on her trail.
See offerFerociously ambitious US senatorial candidate Juliana Thorsson has been keeping a secret.
See offerNo one likes to be alone during the holidays. For New York's most posh dating service, Personally Yours, it is the season to bring lonely hearts together.
See offerSomeone old, someone cruelDebutante dropout Andrea Kendricks is beyond done with big hair, big gowns, and big egos-so being dragged to a high-society Texas wedding by her socialite mama, Cissy, gives her a bad case of déjà vu.
See offerWhen a sensational child murder sets fledgling journalist Paddy Meehan in search of the scoop that could make her career, what she finds could implicate her fiances family.
See offer*Sometimes I wrestle my demons. Sometimes we just snuggle-Bumper StickerMost girls might think twice before getting engaged to someone like Reyes Farrow-but Charley Davidson is not most girls.
See offerThe infamous Dodd murders are hardly among Eastport's proudest legacies.
See offerAs Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbeansunshine, she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here inparadise nothing ever happened.
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