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Dead in a Flash (A Family History Mystery #4)
by Brynn BonnerThe charming genealogical gumshoes in the cozy southern Family History Mystery series give new meaning to the old saying "keep the home fires burning" when their investigation into a long-ago house fire leads to a modern-day murder.It's not just politics as usual when genealogists Sophreena McClure and Esme Sabatier are hired to create scrapbook tributes for a former North Carolina senator's intricate family heritage and illustrious career. Sifting through the ashes of his past, they discover his baby brother perished in a suspicious fire that burned down his childhood home. Still saddened by his late parents' steadfast conviction--against all evidence to the contrary--that the fire was cover for a kidnapping, the senator wants this rumor put to rest once and for all. So with only snapshots of the evidence, Soph and Esme are determined to smother all speculation about the decades-old tragedy. The party lines are drawn when a shocking present-day murder turns up new candidates for the crime--including some suspects from the senator's inner circle. Are the sleuthing scrapbookers trying to pin down a killer as adept at making laws as breaking them?
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: The Complete First Book
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this.Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes.Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently.When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague.In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves.DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: Fifty Shades of Gangrene
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this. Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes. Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently. When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague. In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves. DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: Stiff
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this. Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes. Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently. When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague. In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves. DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: Going Down Six Feet Under
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this. Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes. Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently. When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague. In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves.DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: Milk and Honey
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this. Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes. Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently. When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague. In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves.DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: Don't Catch the Plague
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this. Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes. Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently. When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague. In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves.DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: Whetted Appetites
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this. Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes. Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently. When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague. In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves. DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms: Sick
by Adrian BirchYou've never, ever read a story like this. Ashley Young is stuck in an unsatisfying marriage and a dead-end job. But when a sexually transmitted plague breaks out in her small town--one that slowly transforms everyone infected into crazed zombielike sex fiends--everything about her life changes. Facing quarantine, National Guard barricades, the onset of winter, and a rapidly spreading, mysterious sex plague, Ashley and everyone else in her small Colorado town find their deepest feelings for one another surfacing...both amorously and violently. When everyone in Ashley's life begins taking comfort in one another's arms, no one really knows who's infected and who's not. And because the disease perpetuates itself as an aphrodisiac, sex--the very thing that offers comfort--only contributes to spreading the plague. In a crumbling world with little to lose, Ashley begins to discover a resilience she didn't know she possessed and a strength she's never had before. Her newly acquired agency may come at a price, however, when Ashley must ultimately choose between her own survival and saving the people she loves.DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms delivers a tour-de-force series that's as emotionally incisive as it is shockingly sexy, as heartbreaking as it is hilarious, and as frightful as it is impossible to put down.
Dead in Desemboque: Historias de Amor y Sangre
by Eddy ArellanoInspired by kitschy Mexican "historietas" (pocket-sized comic books), Roberto presents an English-language version featuring his alter-ego, Eddy Arellano. When a dama named Juanita calls him down to Sonora, Eddy crosses the Rio Bravo and never looks back. Soon he's embroiled in a complex, comic drama featuring a memorable gallery of quirky characters.
Dead in Dublin: A Charming Irish Cozy Mystery (The Dublin Driver Mysteries #1)
by Catie MurphyEscape to Ireland with this charming whodunnit… Cozy fans will be entranced by the beautiful setting, the pair of adorable Jack Russell puppies, and of course—the deadly mystery at the heart of it all! In Dublin&’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty, murder occurs at the feet of sweet Molly Malone . . . Ferrying tourists around Dublin for the Leprechaun Limo Service makes quite a change after years in the military. Still, Megan Malone is enjoying her life in Ireland. She likes the scenery, the easy pace, the quirky, quick-witted locals. Everything—except having one of her clients drop dead at the statue of fabled fishmonger, Molly Malone. Most restaurant critics notch up their share of enemies. Elizabeth Darr, however, was a well-loved international star. She and her husband, Simon, had just had dinner when Elizabeth collapsed, and spoiled seafood is the first suspect. The restaurant&’s owner, worried her business is doomed, begs Megan to look into it. Between her irate boss and a handsome Garda who&’s both amused and annoyed by her persistence, Megan has her hands full even before she&’s cajoled into taking care of two adorable Jack Russell puppies (which she is almost definitely not keeping). But if cockles and mussels aren&’t to blame, can Megan find the real culprit . . .before another fishy death occurs?
Dead In The Hay (Amanda Hazard Mystery #7)
by Connie Feddersen[Back cover] "Amanda Hazard, savvy CPA and amateur sleuth, thought marriage might give her a break from murder but crime never takes a honeymoon. Amanda is just settling into married life with her new husband, sexy country cop Nick Thorn, when she's jolted back to reality by a call from her richest and least favorite client, Harvey Renshaw. Seems the gruff career military man has another oil well interest to discuss with her-and he means now. Amanda decides to drive out to Harv's ranch and tell him he can drill for a new CPA ... where the sun don't shine. But after tramping her way through a herd of confused cattle, Amanda discovers someone else had a beef with the cranky codger--and a deadly beef at that. Harvey is lying boots-down under a ton of hay. Amanda's convinced Harvey's death was no freak farming accident. Never a candidate for most loved man of Vamoose County, his lack of popularity has produced a long list of suspects--everyone from his four ex-wives to a local supplier he stiffed. Trying to ferret out the truth is like searching for clues in a haystack. But as Amanda cuts her way through a herd of motives, mysteries and murderous accusations, she finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a case that could leave her the prime target for a vindictive killer gone Haywire ... " The entire Amanda Hazard series is in the Bookshare collection. Look for all of the amusing, well plotted mysteries in these novels about a city girl who chooses the small town life in Vamoose where the social centers are the beauty parlor and cafe and her nearest neighbors are chickens, cows, horses, and sheep. Amanda always has an uphill battle convincing the handsome town sheriff that the dead people she finds on her rounds as a CPA are victims of murder, not accidents. Dig in to #1 Dead in the Water, #2 Dead in the Cellar, #3 Dead in the Melon Patch, #4 Dead in the Dirt, #5 Dead in the Dirt, #6 Dead in the Driver's Seat and #8 Dead in the Pumpkin Patch.
Dead in Hog Heaven (A Thea Barlow Cozy Mystery #3)
by Carol Caverly"...features plenty of action, a bold plot, and weird characters—including one mean pet chicken." ~Library JournalThea Barlow has quit her Chicago job and returned to Wyoming—with her fiancé Max Holman—to work as a freelance writer.In Hog Heaven to investigate the ruins of an old rural whorehouse, Thea stumbles upon a woman's body and is fingered for the murder.Now, Thea and Max must ferret out Hog Heaven's secrets and expose the person attempting to frame Thea before she and Max become the next victims...if the town's mean-spirited chicken doesn't get them first."Fast-paced action and snappy dialog." ~Publisher's WeeklyTHE THEA BARLOW WYOMING MYSTERIES, in orderAll the Old LionsFrogskin and MuttonfatDead in Hog HeavenDeath by Doodlebug
Dead in Long Beach, California: A Novel
by Venita BlackburnA New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2024. One of NPR's 2024 Books We Love. Longlisted for the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize. “Told by machines from the future, Blackburn’s idiosyncratic grief novel is as freshly devastating as they come.” —The New York Times Book Review“You can try bracing yourself for the ride this story takes you on, but it’s best to just surrender. Your wig is going to fall off no matter what you do.” —Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight for Our LivesCoral is the first person to discover the body of her brother, Jay, in the wake of his suicide. There’s no note, only a drably furnished bachelor pad in Long Beach, California, and a cell phone with a handful of numbers in it. Coral pockets the phone. And then she starts responding to texts as her dead brother.Over the course of one week, Coral, the successful yet lonely author of a hit dystopian novel, Wildfire, becomes increasingly untethered from reality. Blindsided by grief and operating with reckless determination, she doubles—and triples—down on posing as her brother, risking not only her sanity but also her relationship with her precocious niece, Khadija. As Coral’s swirl of lies closes in on her, the quirky and mysterious alien world of Wildfire becomes entangled with her own reality, in the process pushing long-buried memories, traumas, and secrets dangerously into the present.A form-shifting and soul-crunching chronicle of grief and crisis, Venita Blackburn’s debut novel, Dead in Long Beach, California, is a fleet-footed marvel of self-discovery and storytelling that explores the depths of humankind’s capacity for harm and healing. With the daring, often hilarious imagination that made her an acclaimed short-fiction innovator, Blackburn crafts a layered, page-turning reckoning with what it means to be alive, dead, and somewhere in between.
Dead In The Pumpkin Patch (An Amanda Hazard Mystery #8)
by Connie Feddersen[From the back cover:] "This Halloween, Savvy CPA and amateur sleuth Amanda Hazard is expecting her own little treat. But somebody in town is playing some very nasty tricks ... A little pumpkin on the way With her due date only two weeks away, Amanda is ready to do nothing more strenuous than decorate for Vamoose's annual Festival of the Pumpkin. Nettie Jarvis has promised the mom-to-be all the pumpkins she can haul away. But when Amanda heads for Nettie's homestead, she finds the old woman sprawled in the pumpkin patch. A BIG HALLOWEEN SCARE Though her Chief of Police husband warns her not to get involved, Amanda vows to unmask the ghoul who murdered the town's biggest gossip. And when Nettie's ghost is seen haunting the patch, people begin to get edgy. The more things go bump in the night, the more Amanda knows she has a tricky one on her hands, and she'd better find the killer before the killer finds her ..." All of the books in this well plotted, hilarious and romantic series set in Rural Oklahoma where none of the victims are murdered in their homes, are in the Bookshare Collection. Look for: #1 Dead in the Water, #2 Dead in the Cellar, #3 Dead in the Melon Patch, #4 Dead in the Dirt, #5 Dead in the Mud, #6 Dead in the Driver's Seat and #7 Dead in the Hay.
Dead in Red
by L. L. BartlettAfter being mugged, former insurance agent Jeff is recovering from a traumatic brain injury. One of the unlooked for side effects of this injury is his ability to sometimes read others emotions. Needing a job, he accepts one at the local bar, and investigates the recent death of the previous bartender. A woman's sequened high-heel shoe keeps flashing into his mind via his abilities, and then there's the unfriendly Cyn, who seems to be implicated somehow in the death of Walter.
Dead in the Cellar (Amanda Hazard Mystery #2)
by Connie Feddersen[From the back cover:] "She's got Las Vegas legs, but she's had it with life in the fast lane. She's Amanda Hazard--Savvy CPA and amateur sleuth--and she's about to stir up a tornado of trouble in the Oklahoma boondocks! Treacherous twister Sexy cop Nick Thorn's ex-girlfriend has just blown into town ... followed by a tornado that rips through Vamoose, Oklahoma. Amanda knows she has to keep busy and Elmer Jolly's tax forms seem just the ticket. But when she arrives at Jolly's farm, she finds her elderly client in his storm cellar--stone-cold dead. Amanda's been named executrix of Jolly's estate, but the figures tell her that the "fatal accident" theory doesn't add up to a hill of beans. A little chat with Elmer's tight-fisted brothers and cantankerous cousins only stirs up a new storm of hostility. And when Amanda takes a near-fatal tumble out of Elmer's hayloft, she knows she's on target. Then the Will vanishes--leaving Amanda to stop a killer who's waiting to blow her right out of the water ..." Look for the first book in the Amanda Hazard series, Dead in the Water, in the Bookshare collection with Book #3 Dead in the Melon Patch, coming soon.
Dead in the Dark (Cooper and Fry #17)
by Stephen BoothMaster crime writer Stephen Booth ventures into the Peak District's dark subterranean world for a brand new, stunning and gasp-inducing Cooper & Fry thriller.'A modern master'GuardianHow do you prove a murder without a body?Ten years ago, Reece Bower was accused of killing his wife, a crime he always denied. Extensive police searches near his home in Bakewell found no trace of Annette Bower's remains, and the case against him collapsed.But now memories of the original investigation have been resurrected for Detective Inspector Ben Cooper - because Reece Bower himself has disappeared, and his new wife wants answers. Cooper can't call on the Major Crime Unit and DS Diane Fry for help unless he can prove a murder took place - impossible without a body. As his search moves into the caves and abandoned mines in the isolated depths of Lathkilldale, the question is: who would want revenge for the death of Annette Bower?
Dead in the Dark: A Cooper And Fry Mystery (Cooper And Fry Mysteries Ser.)
by Stephen BoothMaster crime writer Stephen Booth ventures into the Peak District's dark subterranean world for a brand new, stunning and gasp-inducing Cooper & Fry thriller.'A modern master'GuardianHow do you prove a murder without a body?Ten years ago, Reece Bower was accused of killing his wife, a crime he always denied. Extensive police searches near his home in Bakewell found no trace of Annette Bower's remains, and the case against him collapsed.But now memories of the original investigation have been resurrected for Detective Inspector Ben Cooper - because Reece Bower himself has disappeared, and his new wife wants answers. Cooper can't call on the Major Crime Unit and DS Diane Fry for help unless he can prove a murder took place - impossible without a body. As his search moves into the caves and abandoned mines in the isolated depths of Lathkilldale, the question is: who would want revenge for the death of Annette Bower?
Dead in the Dark (Cooper and Fry #17)
by Stephen BoothMaster crime writer Stephen Booth ventures into the Peak District's dark subterranean world for a brand new, stunning and gasp-inducing Cooper & Fry thriller.'A modern master'GuardianHow do you prove a murder without a body?Ten years ago, Reece Bower was accused of killing his wife, a crime he always denied. Extensive police searches near his home in Bakewell found no trace of Annette Bower's remains, and the case against him collapsed.But now memories of the original investigation have been resurrected for Detective Inspector Ben Cooper - because Reece Bower himself has disappeared, and his new wife wants answers. Cooper can't call on the Major Crime Unit and DS Diane Fry for help unless he can prove a murder took place - impossible without a body. As his search moves into the caves and abandoned mines in the isolated depths of Lathkilldale, the question is: who would want revenge for the death of Annette Bower?
Dead in the Dark: A Cooper And Fry Mystery (Cooper & Fry Mysteries)
by Stephen Booth“Clever, beautifully written and superbly plotted, this is an entertaining page-turner” featuring rival detectives on the trail of a missing husband (Lancashire Evening Post).How do you prove a murder without a body?Ten years ago, Reece Bower was accused of killing his wife, a crime he always denied. Extensive police searches near his home in Bakewell found no trace of Annette Bower’s remains, and the case against him collapsed.But now memories of the original investigation have been resurrected for Detective Inspector Ben Cooper—because Reece Bower himself has disappeared, and his new wife wants answers.Cooper can’t call on the Major Crime Unit and DS Diane Fry for help unless he can prove a murder took place—impossible without a body. As his search moves into the caves and abandoned mines in the isolated depths of Lathkilldale, the question is: who would want revenge for the death of Annette Bower?Praise for Stephen Booth:“One of Britain’s best crime writers.” —Sunday Telegraph“A modern master of rural noir.” —The Guardian“Terrific. An atmospheric, psychological stunner.” —The Bookseller“Clockwork suspense in a riveting setting.” —Booklist“Suspenseful and supremely engaging.” —Los Angeles Times
Dead in the Dirt (Amanda Hazard Mystery #4)
by Connie Feddersen[From the back cover:] "She's got Las Vegas legs, but she's had it with life in the fast lane. She's Amanda Hazard--savvy CPA and amateur sleuth--and this time she's got a dead man--buried deep in the Oklahoma boondocks--turning over in his grave! A Corpse in the crops Amanda arrives too late to talk taxes with her near- destitute client, Wilbur Bloom! The reclusive farmer is lying in a bullpen, surrounded by some ornery livestock. A search of Bloom's dilapidated farm soon uncovers a wealth of luxuries and a small fortune in antiques. It seems the odd duck was living high on the hog. Unfortunately, one of the richest men in Vamoose, Oklahoma, is now the deadest. Dead in the Dirt Convinced that Bloom's death was no accident, Amanda--with the help of sexy cop Nick Thorn--has to rustle up a suspect, a motive ... and the dirty little secret Bloom took with him to his grave. But nothing stays buried for long. For the good folks of Vamoose--including Amanda--suddenly find themselves haunted by the old hermit's cantankerous spirit. With a dead man out for revenge and a very-much-alive-killer wishing her dead, Amanda Hazard may not stand a ghost of a chance." The Amanda Hazard mysteries are packed with laughs, romance, quirky small town and rural characters as well as action and suspense. Catch up on the entire series in the Bookshare collection including: #1 Dead in the Water, #2 Dead in the Cellar, #3 Dead in the Melon Patch, #5 Dead in the Mud, #6 Dead in the Driver's Seat and #7 Dead in the Hay .
Dead in the Dog (The Tom Howden Mysteries #1)
by Bernard KnightThe 1954 murder of a plantation owner in Malaya puts a newly qualified pathologist’s forensic skills to the test in this mystery series debut. As he arrives in Malaya (now Malaysia), newly qualified pathologist Tom Howden is still questioning his decision to sign on for three years in Her Majesty’s Far East Land Forces. Once settling in, however, he discovers that his new home is a hotbed of scandal and intrigue. When an English plantation owner is murdered one night, the finger of suspicion naturally points at local bandits, rather than a fellow Englishman. It soon becomes clear, however, that the situation is rather more complicated—and deadly—than it first appeared. Bernard Knight is the author of the Crown John Mysteries series and is a member of The Medieval Murderers. Dr. Knight is one of England’s foremost forensic experts. He served in Malaya during the 1950s. “Dead in the Dog, first in this new series, further bolsters Knight’s reputation as a top murder mystery author and does not disappoint.” —Historical Novel Society “The unusual setting, Perak State in 1954 British Malaya, boosts this first in a new series from Knight.” —Publishers Weekly
Dead in the Dregs: A Babe Stern Mystery (The Babe Stern Mysteries #1)
by Peter LewisProminent wine critic Richard Wilson makes a living elevating and destroying winemakers' reputations with the stroke of his pen. When he disappears after a tasting at Napa Valley's Norton Winery, his sister Janie looks to her ex-husband Babe Stern for help. But when Wilson's body is found floating in a vat at Norton, Stern's search turns into a hunt for the killer.Working with the Napa Valley police, Stern quickly finds a string of suspects, all with one thing in common: their desire to get revenge for the reviews that shattered their wines and livelihoods. But as the police work to quickly clear the case, those same suspects have a string of alibis and the trail begins to fade.Stern digs further into the circumstances of Wilson's death and finds himself following his only lead, to Burgundy, France. In cellars and tasting rooms from Beaune to Nuits-Saint-Georges, Stern tracks the troubled son of a family of vignerons, one of the few people in the winery the night Wilson died. But the wine families of the Côte d'Or are secretive and entangled, and the further Stern goes to discover the truth, the more he becomes the ultimate target. In a stunning debut mystery packed with revenge and murder, Stern's only choice is to find the truth.
Dead in the Driver's Seat (Amanda Hazard Mystery #6)
by Connie Feddersen(Back cover) "The road to ruin Amanda is in the market for a practical new truck, so she heads to Vamoose's only car dealership, Lemon's Used Cars. After some hot and heavy negotiations, Amanda buys proprietor Frank Lemon's own truck in a deal too good to refuse. Later that night, when Amanda sees her truck flying down the street, she and reconciled fiancé Police Chief Nick Thorn race after it. But when the truck veers off the road, and the driver is killed, Thorn is blamed. Knowing she has to save her man's career, Amanda puts the pedal to the metal and uncovers more than a trunkful of fraud and a carload of suspects. Digging for clues just where she shouldn't, Amanda soon learns that there's mortal danger in discovery. Because at this dealership, the cars ought to be road tested for murder ..." Look for all of the amusing, well plotted mysteries in this series about a city girl who chooses the small town life in Vamoose where the social centers are the beauty parlor and cafe and her nearest neighbors are chickens, cows, horses, and sheep. Amanda always has an uphill battle convincing the handsome town sheriff that the dead people she finds on her rounds as a CPA are victims of murder, not accidents. #1 Dead in the Water, #2 Dead in the Cellar, #3 Dead in the Melon Patch, #4 Dead in the Dirt, #5 Dead in the Dirt, followed by #7 Dead in the Hay and #8 Dead in the Pumpkin Patch.