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The Kept
by James ScottIn the winter of 1897, Elspeth Howell treks across miles of snow and ice to the isolated farmstead in upstate New York where she and her husband have raised their five children. Her midwife's salary is tucked into the toes of her boots, and her pack is full of gifts for her family. But as she crests the final hill, and sees her darkened house and a smokeless chimney, immediately she knows that an unthinkable crime has destroyed the life she so carefully built.Her lone comfort is her twelve-year-old son, Caleb, who joins her in mourning the tragedy and planning its reprisal. Their long journey leads them to a rough-hewn lake town, defined by the violence both of its landscape and of its inhabitants. There Caleb is forced into a brutal adulthood, as he slowly discovers truths about his family he never suspected, and Elspeth must confront the terrible urges and unceasing temptations that have haunted her for years. Throughout it all, the love between mother and son serves as the only shield against a merciless world.A scorching portrait of guilt and lost innocence, atonement and retribution, resilience and sacrifice, pregnant obsession and primal adolescence, The Kept is told with deep compassion and startling originality, and introduces James Scott as a major new literary voice.
Kept: a Victorian Mystery
by D. J. TaylorCenters on the abduction of disturbed heiress, Isabel Ireland, whose husband Henry died in a fall from his horse (or a blow to the head) near their estate in Suffolk. Through intriguing letters, diaries and compelling narratives by characters from all levels of 1860s English society, this story follows Isabel's determined cousins to remote Easton Hall, where she's being kept by sinister James Dixey, a purported naturalist with initially murky motives. Dixey's henchmen destroy eggs of endangered bird species and maintain vicious dogs that distress his servants, especially precocious Esther Spalding, an endearing young maid who cares for Isabel in the manor's lonely west wing. In squalid, crime-ridden London, police captain McTurk shrewdly links a shady debt collection service and dramatic train robbery to Isabel's abduction.
Kept At the Argentine's Command: Billionaire Without A Past The Shock Cassano Baby Claiming The Royal Innocent Kept At The Argentine's Command
by Lucy EllisStranded and seduced! Lulu Lachaille's secret agoraphobia won't stop her from attending her best friend's big day. She feels utterly out of her depth, but that isn't the reason her heart is pounding... The cynical best man, Argentinian polo god Alejandro du Crozier, hates weddings...until he gets inconveniently stranded in the Scottish Highlands with the alluring maid of honor! The temptation inexperienced Lulu presents is too much for Alejandro to refuse. But du Crozier is determined to keep Lulu under his command, so he whisks her away to Buenos Aires until he is sure that their recklessness hasn't left lasting consequences...
Kept: The Enforcers 3 (The Enforcers Series)
by Maya BanksFor fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, J. Kenner and Meredith Wild. Kept is the third in a sizzling hot erotic romance series, The Enforcers: these men don't play by the rules - they make them.A horrific childhood has made Silas the man he is today: dangerous, distrustful and demanding. He's lived in self-imposed solitude, convinced that no woman could ever accept his need for absolute control - in business and pleasure. That is, until a young violinist walks into one of his buildings and into his life.Hayley has been struggling to fulfil her father's dying wish: to attend a prestigious music school in New York City. But even working two jobs, she can't afford the tiniest of apartments. Seeing her hopeless and near tears, Silas vows to help and protect her, no matter the cost to himself. But when Hayley meets his every demand with unwavering acceptance and love, he is overwhelmed by her goodness and gentle spirit. He knows that the dark stain on his soul can never be erased - and rather than risk destroying the most beautiful thing he's ever experienced, he knows he'll have to do the hardest thing he's ever had to face. Let her go. But he's totally unprepared for the lengths Hayley will go to fight for his love and a future brighter than the sun...For more exciting and steamy romance, read the whole series: Mastered, Dominated, Kept. And don't miss Maya Banks's emotionally seductive Surrender trilogy: Letting Go, Giving In, Taking It All.
Kept in the Dark
by Nina Bawden[from the back cover] ""David's coming," Grandpa and Liz told them, but neither would say more about the mysterious guest. On their first visit ever, Noel, Clara, and Bosie find their grandparents cold, a bit strange, and, like all grownups, apt to keep secrets from "the children." But after David's arrival, when the household falls under his inexplicably powerful and sinister influence, the three Jacobs children discover that they, too, are keeping others in the dark. This new Nina Bawden novel, about secrets and the reasons for keeping them, is a masterpiece of storytelling that will keep the reader in suspense right up to the unexpected ending."
Kept in the Dark
by Penny HancockWhen her neighbors fifteen-year-old nephew goes missing, Sonia is the last person that anyone would ever suspect. At forty-three, she is a strikingly attractive wife and mother. And like the River House, her lovely home overlooking the Thames, Sonias life is a picture of perfection and normalcyuntil she meets Jez. From the moment he shows up on Sonias doorstep, the gorgeous teenage boy awakens a torrent of memories that she has worked a lifetime to forget. Drawn to Jez by a compulsion that she scarcely understands, Sonia takes him captiveprepared to sacrifice everything to keep him. Evocative of thrillers by Chevy Stevens and Sophie Hannah, Kept in the Dark is a haunting debut novel about obsession, desire, and the potential darkness in us all.
The Kept Woman: A Novel (Will Trent #Bk. 8)
by Karin Slaughter<P>Husbands and wives. Mothers and daughters. The past and the future. Secrets bind them. And secrets can destroy them. <P>The author of Pretty Girls returns with an electrifying, emotionally complex thriller that plunges its fascinating protagonist into the darkest depths of a mystery that just might destroy him. With the discovery of a murder at an abandoned construction site, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is brought in on a case that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-cop. <P>Studying the body, Sara Linton--the GBI's newest medical examiner and Will's lover--realizes that the extensive blood loss didn't belong to the corpse. Sure enough, bloody footprints leading away from the scene indicate there is another victim--a woman--who has vanished . . . and who will die soon if she isn't found. <P>Will is already compromised, because the site belongs to the city's most popular citizen: a wealthy, powerful, and politically connected athlete protected by the world's most expensive lawyers--a man who's already gotten away with rape, despite Will's exhaustive efforts to put him away. <P>But the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will's troubled past to the case . . . and the consequences will tear through his life with the force of a tornado, wreaking havoc for Will and everyone around him, including his colleagues, family, friends--and even the suspects he pursues. <P>Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled with conflicted, fallible characters who leap from the page, The Kept Woman is a seamless blend of twisty police procedural and ingenious psychological thriller -- a searing, unforgettable novel of love, loss, and redemption. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Kept Women Can't Quit (Cool & Lam)
by Erle Stanley GardnerDonald Lam arrives at work one day to find an outraged police sergeant Frank Sellers stewing in the office of his senior partner, Bertha Cool. Sellers is close to cracking an armoured car robbery case, but in the course of his investigation, a telephone number for the Cool-Lam detective agency was found on one of his primary suspects - one Hazel Downer.The same Hazel Downer employs Donald Lam to find her husband who has run off with another broad, taking her fifty thousand dollars with him. Wasn't it fifty thousand dollars that haven't been recovered from the armoured car job ... ?
Kernel of Truth: A Popcorn Shop Mystery
by Kristi AbbottOpening a gourmet popcorn shop was never on Rebecca Anderson’s bucket list. But after a failed marriage to a celebrity chef, she’s ready for her life to open up and expand. She has returned to her hometown of Grand Lake, Ohio, with her popcorn-loving poodle Sprocket to start a new business—naturally called POPS. As a delicious bonus, Cordelia “Coco” Bittles, a close family friend who has always been like a grandmother to Rebecca, owns the chocolate shop next door, and the two are thinking of combining their businesses.
Kerry (Grace Livingston Hill #5)
by Grace Livingston HillDefying her frivolous mother, Kerry fled to America to publish her father's lifework. But despite her courage, she was helpless when a swindling cheat abused her innocence in an attempt to steal the brilliant manuscript. Then, as hope sank and despair mocked her spirit, a gallant young stranger rose to her defense and promised to follow her dreams. The Bookshare library contains an ever growing collection of over 50 books by Grace Livingston Hill. They touch the hart, are romantic, quaint because many are over a hundred years old, romantic and inspiring. They include: #1 Where Two Ways Met, #2 Bright arrows, #3 A Girl To Come Home To, #6 All Through The Night, #7 The Best Man, #13 In Tune With Wedding Bells, #14 Stranger Within The Gates, #15 Marigold, #16 Rainbow Cottage, #17 Maris, #18 Brentwood, #19 Daphne Deane, #22 Rose Galbraith, #24 By Way of the Silverthorns, #26 The Seventh Hour, #30 Matched pearls and #33 Happiness Hill with many more on the way.
Kerstmis, Heksen en een Moord: een paranormale detectiveroman (De Heksen van Westwick #4)
by Colleen CrossEen hapje, een drankje, wat gif… Cendrine West kijkt enorm uit naar een gezellig etentje op Kerstavond, wanneer er plotseling een sneeuwstorm losbarst. Allerlei onverwachte gasten duiken op. Maar de combinatie van lichtelijk aangeschoten heksen en kwaadaardige toverspreuken zorgt voor moeilijkheden; zeker als een van de gasten zelfs komt te overlijden. Door het speurwerk van Cen komen problemen naar voren die de Kerstman zelf niet had kunnen verzinnen. Ineens is iedereen verdacht, zelfs haar superknappe vriend, de sheriff zelf. Is het dodelijk ongeluk veroorzaakt door een dronken heks… of zit er iets achter wat nog onheilspellender is? Misschien is er wel sprake van moord! Alleen met hulp van wat magie kan de waarheid boven tafel komen in dit knotsgekke heksenspektakel in kerstsfeer! --- Westwick Corners is niet zo maar een klein dorp, zelfs geen normaal spookstadje. Het is een plek waar mensen niet willen opvallen en waar heksen hun toverkunsten uitoefenen zonder veel aandacht te trekken. Daardoor is het juist de plek voor interessante en grappige mysteries waar de heksen altijd het middelpunt van zijn! Ruby met haar kookkunsten, Cendrine met haar speur- en detectivewerk, en tante Pearl met haar toverschool zijn altijd op zoek naar dat ene geheime ingrediënt dat de heksen roem en rijkdom zal brengen en waardoor het kleine dorpje Westwick Corners weer op de kaart zal worden gezet. De heksen benutten elke mogelijkheid om een nieuwe onderneming te beginnen, zoals de Westwick Corners Inn, de Witching Post Bar & Grill en natuurlijk ook Pearl’s Charm School, waar heksen raadsels oplossen, toverspreuken verzinnen en hun eigen heksenmagie creëren. Maar ze worden constant afgeleid door de vele vreemde gebeurtenissen in Westwick Corners, die variëren van diefstal tot zelfs moord. De familie West woonde altijd al in Westwick Corners en zal dat blijven doen. Ze stammen af van een lange reeks heksen, die al sin
Ketchup Clouds
by Annabel PitcherDear Mr. S. Harris, Ignore the blob of red in the top left corner. It's jam, not blood, though I don't think I need to tell you the difference. It wasn't your wife's jam the police found on your shoe. . . .I know what it's like. Mine wasn't a woman. Mine was a boy. And I killed him exactly three months ago. Zoe has an unconventional pen pal--Mr. Stuart Harris, a Texas Death Row inmate and convicted murderer. But then again, Zoe has an unconventional story to tell. A story about how she fell for two boys, betrayed one of them, and killed the other. Hidden away in her backyard shed in the middle of the night with a jam sandwich in one hand and a pen in the other, Zoe gives a voice to her heart and her fears after months of silence. Mr. Harris may never respond to Zoe's letters, but at least somebody will know her story--somebody who knows what it's like to kill a person you love. Only through her unusual confession can Zoe hope to atone for her mistakes that have torn lives apart, and work to put her own life back together again.Rising literary star Annabel Pitcher pens a captivating second novel, rich with her distinctive balance between humor and heart. Annabel explores the themes of first love, guilt, and grief, introducing a character with a witty voice and true emotional resonance.
Kevin O'Brien Bundle: Disturbed, The Last Victim, Watch Them Die
by Kevin O'BrienDeceptive The houses in Willow Tree Court are sleek and modern-the kind designed to harbor happy families and laughing children. No one would guess the secrets that lurk beyond the neat lawns and beautiful facades. Depraved Molly Dennehy is trying to fit in to her new surroundings, though her neighbors are clearly loyal to her husband's ex-wife. But that's the least of Molly's worries. Her stepson's school has been rocked by a brutal slaying, and a psychopath known as the Cul-de-Sac Killer is murdering families in Seattle homes. Homes just like Molly's. Disturbed With each passing day, Molly grows more convinced that someone is watching her family, someone consumed with rage and vengeance. On this quiet road, a nightmare has been unleashed, and the trail of terror will lead right to her door. . .
The Key: The most gripping, heartbreaking novel of World War Two historical fiction from the global bestselling author of The Memory Box
by Kathryn HughesA hidden note. A lost love. A second chance...From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter, Kathryn Hughes, comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever.'A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end' LESLEY PEARSE'Un-put-downable with a twisting plot' My Weekly'A heartbreakingly powerful read' Sun'Shocking, stirring' Woman1956 It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever...2006Sarah is drawn to the now abandoned Ambergate. Whilst exploring the old corridors she discovers a suitcase belonging to a female patient who entered Ambergate fifty years earlier. The shocking contents, untouched for half a century, will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right . . .It's time to discover what a million readers already know. No one grips your heart like Kathryn Hughes . . .'Oh wow! This story broke my heart then filled it with joy then broke it all over again! I adored The Letter and The Secret but this I have to say was my favourite. Heartfelt and poignant an absolute joy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'A sheer joy to read . . . Wonderfully romantic with beautiful characters ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'I have finished this book with tears in my eyes but a smile on my face ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'A beautifully told, tragic tale . . . restoring your faith in the kindness of strangers ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER
The Key: The most gripping, heartbreaking novel of World War Two historical fiction from the global bestselling author of The Memory Box
by Kathryn HughesA hidden note. A lost love. A second chance...From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter, Kathryn Hughes, comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever.'A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end' LESLEY PEARSE'Un-put-downable with a twisting plot' My Weekly'A heartbreakingly powerful read' Sun'Shocking, stirring' Woman1956 It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever...2006Sarah is drawn to the now abandoned Ambergate. Whilst exploring the old corridors she discovers a suitcase belonging to a female patient who entered Ambergate fifty years earlier. The shocking contents, untouched for half a century, will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right . . .It's time to discover what a million readers already know. No one grips your heart like Kathryn Hughes . . .'Oh wow! This story broke my heart then filled it with joy then broke it all over again! I adored The Letter and The Secret but this I have to say was my favourite. Heartfelt and poignant an absolute joy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'A sheer joy to read . . . Wonderfully romantic with beautiful characters ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'I have finished this book with tears in my eyes but a smile on my face ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER'A beautifully told, tragic tale . . . restoring your faith in the kindness of strangers ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' REAL READER
The Key: A stunning psychological thriller full of mystery and suspense
by Sarah SheridanBy the author of Girl in Bed Three: At a Cornish castle, a writer finds a promising story, a surprising family connection—and a deadly threat . . . Grace Haythorpe&’s family has claimed for generations that they&’re somehow related to the scandalous Trengrouse clan who live in Godwyne Castle. Grace thinks their history would make a great book and hopes to earn some money from the project. After being welcomed as a guest at Godwyne, Grace soon gets to know the household staff, the elderly Lady Alexandra, and several of her descendants. But just as Grace is finding some interesting leads about the Trengrouses&’ past, Lady Alexandra takes a suspicious, fatal fall from a window. Should Grace keep trying to unlock the layers of secrets surrounding this eccentric clan? Or does she need to flee for her life?
The Key: A Novel (The Sancti Trilogy #2)
by Simon ToyneA New Jersey reporter is caught up in an international conspiracy and must solve a centuries-old mystery to survive in this action-packed thriller sequel.Journalist Liv Adamsen has escaped the highly-secretive Citadel in the ancient city of Ruin and now lies in isolation, staring at hospital walls as blank as her memory. Despite her inability to recall, she feels possessed by an unexplained sensation and plagued by whispers only she can hear: “KuShiKaam,” the key.To others the meaning is clear. For “the Ghost,” a mercenary operating in Syria, Live may hold the key to history’s most powerful secret. For the monks in the Citadel, her return to Turkey may be their only chance to survival. And for a powerful faction in the Vatican, her very existence threatens the success of a desperate plan.Hunted from Turkey to New York to the deserts of the Middle East, Liv races to uncover a revelation dating from the creation of man in this electrifying follow-up to the international bestseller Sanctus.Praise for The Key“If you like your secrets deeply hidden and your action breakneck, then Toyne’s sophomore thriller is just the ticket. . . . As in his debut, Toyne delivers a gripping, intricate story of religious and political intrigue that’s sweeping yet somehow intimate and very personal. Wow.” —Booklist (starred review) “Toyne cranks up the drama with the second entry in a conspiracy thriller series. . . . Well-written, fast-paced and delivered with an admirable economy of words, this book offers an edge-of-the-seat story filled with action and adventure, as well as a puzzle that the main characters must somehow put together before the world simply disappears. . . . Reading the initial book in the series first makes this taut thriller much more satisfying.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Key: The Clock Strikes Twelve, The Key, And She Came Back (The Miss Silver Mysteries #8)
by Patricia WentworthThe murder of a government scientist demands the attention of Miss SilverMichael Harsch's life has never been easy. A German Jew, he fled his country when Hitler came to power, escaping the concentration camps by the skin of his teeth. His wife and daughter were not so lucky, and he vowed revenge on the Fuhrer through science. He set to work on a marvelous new explosive that, in the hands of the British army, could silence the German guns forever. But on the eve of his great triumph, the scientist is struck down. The government asks Miss Silver, the dowdy detective, to help solve the murder and recover the valuable explosive. Was Harsch killed by a half-mad opponent to the war effort, or was it one of Hitler's undercover agents who pulled the trigger?
The Key (The\miss Silver Mysteries Ser. #8)
by Patricia WentworthIt's nearing the end of WWII, and Michael Harsh has been working for the government on a secret project for years. Finally he is ready to hand over the formula. But the next morning he is dead. It looks like suicide. Only Miss Silver knows it's murder.
The Key (Miss Silver Series)
by Patricia WentworthIt's nearing the end of WWII, and Michael Harsh has been working for the government on a secret project for years. Finally he is ready to hand over the formula. But the next morning he is dead. It looks like suicide. Only Miss Silver knows it's murder.
The Key in the Satin Pocket
by Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy tries on an old brocade jacket in a vintage clothing store with Bess and George, she finds an old safe-deposit box receipt in the pocket and a key sewn into the lining. Soon the girls are tracing items from an old estate scattered in antiques shops across town--and are immersed in a mystery involving long-lost relatives, a missing will, and a hidden fortune.
Key Lardo
by Bruce HaleHold on to your fedoras, Gecko fans: Chet and Natalie have at last met their sleuthing match. That's right--a new detective has arrived at Emerson Hicky Elementary. His name's Bland. James Bland. Bland immediately cracks a case that has baffled Chet and Natalie. Do our favorite PIs get jealous? You'd better believe it! And if this wasn't bad enough, when Bland suddenly goes missing, the blame falls squarely on Chet. The only way for our hero to clear his name is to rescue his tubby rival. It's either that or face a stint behind bars--and we're not talking the jungle gym. This twelfth installment in Bruce Hale's Chet Gecko series is full of the hilarious characters, witty one-liners, and fast-paced mystery that have made Chet a favorite with middle grade readers.
The Key Lime Crime: A Key West Food Critic Mystery (A Key West Food Critic Mystery #10)
by Lucy BurdetteNational bestselling author Lucy Burdette's tenth Key West Food Critic mystery is piping hot with pie-enthusiasts and murder suspects. When a fierce rivalry between key lime pie bakers leads to a pastry chef's murder, food critic Hayley Snow is fit to be pied. During the week between Christmas and New Year's, the year-round population of Key West, Florida, faces a tsunami of tourists and snowbirds. It doesn't help that outrageously wealthy key lime pie aficionado David Sloan has persuaded the city to host his pie-baking contest. Every pie purveyor on the island is out to win the coveted Key Lime Key to the City and Key Zest food critic Hayley Snow is on the scene to report it. Meanwhile, Hayley's home life is turning more tart than sweet. Hayley's new hubby, police detective Nathan Bransford, announces that her intimidating mother-in-law is bearing down on the island for a surprise visit. Hayley offers to escort Nathan's crusty mom on the iconic Conch Train Tour of the island's holiday lights, but it becomes a recipe for disaster when they find a corpse among the glittering palm trees and fantastic flamingos. The victim--Au Citron Vert's controversial new pastry chef--was a frontrunner in Sloan's contest. It's bad enough that Hayley's too-curious mother-in-law is cooking up trouble. Now, the murderer is out to take a slice out of Hayley. Can she handle the heat of a killer's kitchen?
Key Lime Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery #9)
by Joanne FlukeNew York Times BestsellerIt promises to be a busy week for Hannah Swensen. Not only is she whipping up treats for the chamber of commerce booth at the Tri-County fair, she's also judging the baking contest; acting as a magician's assistant for her business partner's husband; trying to coax Moishe, her previously rapacious feline, to end his hunger strike, and performing her own private carnival act by juggling the demands of her mother and sisters.With so much on her plate, it's no wonder Hannah finds herself on the midway only moments before the fair closes for the night. After hearing a suspicious thump, she goes snooping-only to discover Willa Sunquist, a student teacher and fellow bake contest judge, dead alongside an upended key lime pie. But who would want to kill Willa and why? Now Hannah needs to crank up the heat, hoping that Willa's killer will get rattled and make a mistake. If that happens she intends to be there, even if it means getting on a carnival ride that could very well be her last. . ."Yummy. . .Fluke has developed a charming supporting cast who all feel like friends by the time the murder is solved. The dozens of tempting recipes Fluke includes are an added treat." --Publishers Weekly
Key Lime Pie Murder: A charming mystery of cakes and crime (Hannah Swensen)
by Joanne FlukeHannah's plates is full enough as it is without a murder too... A local fair ends in murder in Key Lime Pie Murder, a cosy Hannah Swensen mystery from acclaimed author Joanne Fluke. Packed full of delicious recipes and perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton and Cindy Bell.'Yummy... Fluke has developed a charming supporting cast who all feel like friends by the time the murder is solved. The dozens of tempting recipes Fluke includes are an added treat' - Publishers WeeklyIt promises to be a busy week for Lake Eden, Minnesota's favourite baker Hannah Swensen. Not only is she whipping up treats for the chamber of commerce booth at the local fair; she's also judging the baking contest, acting as a magician's assistant, trying to coax her cat to end his hunger strike, and performing her own private carnival act by juggling the demands of her mother and sisters.But moments before the fair closes for the day, Hannah discovers the body of Willa Sunquist, student teacher and fellow bake contest judge, alongside an upended key lime pie. Hannah smells a murder, and as the week draws to a close, she cranks up the heat in a bid to catch the killer red handed before it's too late. What readers are saying about Key Lime Pie Murder: 'Cosy and comforting''These books are an equal mix of charm and mystery''There are times when you just need some escapism in your life and when those moments arrive, I reach for a Hannah Swensen murder mystery'