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Murder, Magic, and What We Wore
by Kelly JonesFans of Patrice Kindl’s Keeping the Castle or Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer’s Sorcery and Cecelia will adore this funny Regency-era mystery about a determined young woman with a magical trick up her sleeve . . . The year is 1818, the city is London, and 16-year-old Annis Whitworth has just learned that her father is dead and all his money is missing. And so, of course, she decides to become a spy. Annis always suspected that her father was himself a spy, and following in his footsteps to unmask his killer makes perfect sense. Alas, it does not make sense to England’s current spymasters—not even when Annis reveals that she has the rare magical ability to sew glamours: garments that can disguise the wearer completely. Well, if the spies are too pigheaded to take on a young woman of quality, then Annis will take them on. And so she crafts a new double life for herself. Miss Annis Whitworth will appear to live a quiet life in a country cottage with her aunt, and Annis-in-disguise as Madame Martine, glamour artist, will open a magical dressmaking shop. That way she can earn a living, maintain her social standing, and, in her spare time, follow the coded clues her father left behind and unmask his killer. It can’t be any harder than navigating the London social season, can it?“Murder, Magic, and What We Wore blew my bonnet off. Kelly Jones has found a fresh way to share the delights of the magical regency. I truly love this book!” —Caroline Stevermer, coauthor of Sorcery & Cecilia, or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot “A deliciously enchanting adventure full of magic, mystery and delight.” —Stephanie Burgis, author of Kat, Incorrigible
Murder, Majorcan Style (The Inspector Alvarez Mysteries #35)
by Roderic JeffriesAn open-and-shut case becomes one of Inspector Alvarez’s knottiest investigations in a mystery that “will have you . . . longing for a Majorcan cookbook” (Kirkus Reviews). Inspector Alvarez is just considering whether he can surreptitiously leave work early when a colleague calls to tell him that an Englishman has been found dead in his car in his garage, the engine on and the tank empty. Alvarez, chafing over the prospect of missing one of his cousin Dolores’s delicious meals, proceeds to the scene, but his hopes of a quick and easy case are dashed—for while Señor Sterne was found in a car full of fumes, the coroner insists that the cause of death could not have been carbon-monoxide poisoning. But who could have wanted the wealthy philanderer dead? Lots of people, as Inspector Alvarez soon learns. The list includes Sterne’s ex-wife, his adult children, a former paramour who claims she was promised a painting worth thirty-five thousand euros, and many cuckolded husbands. With his boss, the irascible Superior Chief Salas, breathing down his neck, Alvarez must rule out suspects one-by-one until he discovers the real culprit. On the trail of a wily killer, the cognac-loving detective quickly realizes that he only knows one thing for sure: When everybody’s got something to hide, the truth is harder to catch than an afternoon nap. “Solid plotting, whimsical and engaging characters, understated humor, and relaxed style . . . Another winner in a thoroughly enjoyable series.” —Booklist
Murder Makes a Pilgrimage: A Sister Mary Helen Mystery (Sister Mary Helen Mystery #5)
by Sister Carol Anne O'MarieKILLING AT THE CRYPT "Those damn old nuns again," grumbled San Francisco Police Commissioner Gallagher when he received a call with some astounding news. Sister Mary Helen and her friend Eileen, having won a rigged contest, had joined a ten-person tour to the shrine of St. lames in Santiago, Spain. And on the way the two good sisters had promptly run straight into a murder. Sister Mary Helen found the body behind the saint's silver casket: a beautiful American woman strangled to death. Certain that one of her fellow pilgrims is the girl's killer, Sister Mary Helen begins to gather clues that will lead to a cold-blooded killer, or make a martyr of one very nosy nun.... Several more books in the Sister Mary Helen series are in the Bookshare collection featuring well plotted mysteries, word play, a look at the religious life and rye humor. Look for: 1 A Novena for Murder, 2 Advent of Dying, 3 The Missing Madonna, 4 Murder in Ordinary Time, 6 Death Goes on Retreat, 7 Death of an Angel and 8 Death Takes up a Collection with more on the way.
Murder Makes an Entree (Auguste Didier Mystery #5)
by Amy MyersThe fifth Auguste Didier mystery.Only a dinner of first-class excellence can tempt the Prince of Wales to endure the ordeal of being the president of the Society of Literary Lionisers. And he ensures this by insisting that the year's highlight, the banquet at Broadstairs, will be cooked by master chef Auguste Didier.Broadstairs is famed not only as a seaside resort but also as the holiday haunt of Charles Dickens - the author the Society has chosen to lionise for the year of the Prince's presidency. The banquet, attended by six Peggottys, two Betsy Trotwoods, a couple of Little Dorrits, a Scrooge and a Mr Pickwick, not to mention a highly emotional Miss Havisham, passes off well - but the readings that follow do not. In the middle of the murder scene from Oliver Twist, the reader Sir Thomas Throgmorton collapses and dies.It is soon realised that he has been poisoned, and Inspector Naseby of the local constabulary believes Didier's banquet is to blame - after all, what can you expect when a foreigner cooks the food? Luckily Inspector Egbert Rose of Scotland Yard is on hand to help Didier's investigations to prove his innocence of this most heinous of accusations.
Murder Makes an Entree (Auguste Didier Mystery 5)
by Amy MyersThe fifth Auguste Didier mystery.Only a dinner of first-class excellence can tempt the Prince of Wales to endure the ordeal of being the president of the Society of Literary Lionisers. And he ensures this by insisting that the year's highlight, the banquet at Broadstairs, will be cooked by master chef Auguste Didier.Broadstairs is famed not only as a seaside resort but also as the holiday haunt of Charles Dickens - the author the Society has chosen to lionise for the year of the Prince's presidency. The banquet, attended by six Peggottys, two Betsy Trotwoods, a couple of Little Dorrits, a Scrooge and a Mr Pickwick, not to mention a highly emotional Miss Havisham, passes off well - but the readings that follow do not. In the middle of the murder scene from Oliver Twist, the reader Sir Thomas Throgmorton collapses and dies.It is soon realised that he has been poisoned, and Inspector Naseby of the local constabulary believes Didier's banquet is to blame - after all, what can you expect when a foreigner cooks the food? Luckily Inspector Egbert Rose of Scotland Yard is on hand to help Didier's investigations to prove his innocence of this most heinous of accusations.
Murder Makes Me Mad
by Ferguson FindleyA brother and sister&’s reunion is cut short by murder in this 1956 hard-boiled detective novel by the author of Waterfront and Counterfeit Corpse. After twenty-four years serving with the US navy, Arkansas-native Rex Howard has settled down in Manhattan. He has a private detective&’s license but works mostly in security. With his work, his navy pension, and a few stocks, Rex has enough to live comfortably. It&’s a life that&’s tidy and shipshape. Then one day he receives a message to contact a Mrs. Gillian at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. It turns out to be his sister, Janice, whom he hasn&’t seen in four years. She&’s recently married and in town waiting for her husband while he&’s on a business trip in Canada. Rex decides to take his sister out for the evening, and they hit up his favorite bar for a drink. But their night takes a turn for the worse when Janice falls over dead from poisoned whiskey. Now, the police are on the case, but that&’s not enough for Rex. He wants revenge on whoever killed his sister and will stop at nothing to get it . . . &“Out-Spillanes Mickey Spillane!&” —Real Magazine
Murder Makes Mistakes (The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries)
by George BellairsInspector Littlejohn faces the most baffling case of his career when a killer in Cheshire strikes close to home in this acclaimed mystery series.It’s a shock what happens to Sergeant Cromwell, faithful friend and assistant to Superintendent Littlejohn. While attending his uncle’s funeral in the pretty village of Rushton Inferior, he is shot in the head. Now, Littlejohn faces a distressing crisis—and a perplexing question: Why was Cromwell shot in Rushton, where he is quite unknown? Littlejohn rushes north to the hospital where his sergeant is lying. There, he learns that the crime was committed with the smallest bullet the surgeon has ever seen. A shot from a pop gun, in fact. As the famous superintendent gets to work, he unravels a series of secrets and incidents that shed new light on Rushton—and his friend.
Murder Makes Scents (Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery #2)
by Christin BrecherStella Wright loves creating candles at her Nantucket store—and she also has a burning passion for justice. Now, after visiting a perfume conference, she must solve a vial crime . . . Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It’s a relief for Stella to be back on her picturesque island, with the comforting company of her cat, Tinker. But lingering danger may have followed them back across the ocean. After someone breaks into her candle store, the Wick & Flame, Stella starts feeling spooked. And just as things threaten to ignite, Millie suffers a blow to the head. Stella receives an anonymous note claiming that her mother smuggled a secret formula out of France—and threatening her life if it isn’t returned. Now Stella’s picked up the scent of a cold-hearted criminal and an intriguing puzzle, and things are about to get wicked . . .
Murder Makes Waves
by Anne GeorgeThose hilarious southern sisters, who prove that sibling rivalry never ends, are heading for a vacation at the beach. Mary Alice's flamboyant behavior aside, serious, sensible Patricia Anne looks forward to relaxing at her sister's beachfront condo in Destin, Florida, so she kisses her ever-loving spouse Fred god-bye, reminds him to water the plants and feed the dog, and the girls head south for some fin in the sun. Mary Alice loses no time in making the acquaintance of just about everyone in sight, so watching the sun go down on the beautiful shores of the Gulf of Mexico is a welcome respite as far as Patricia Anne is concerned. . .until a dead body washes up in the waves and the victim turns out to be one of Mary Alice's newfound friends. With no witnesses t the crime except a few great blue herons, the sisters have no choice but to bypass the clueless police and follow their own instinct to find the killer. Before long they_re on a murky trail of dirty real-estate deals, giant turtle habitats, and a sea of evidence pointing to a mammoth motive for murderer.
Murder & Malpractice (The Dr. Cathy Moreland Mysteries)
by Mairi ChongA doctor&’s office is plagued with deaths from unnatural causes in this &“fabulous start to a murder mystery series . . . well plotted story and great characters&” (Peter Boon, author of Who Killed Miss Finch?). Dr. Cathy Moreland has recently returned to work after battling mental health challenges, but her surgery in the British countryside is simmering, as usual, with tensions. One doctor struggles to keep up with the changes in the medical field; another, ambitious and aggressive, is romantically entangled with a nurse. The newest arrival, a pharmacist, seems very competent—but his behaviour is mysterious. When one of the doctors dies after drinking a cup of coffee, the practice is thrown into a state of suspicion and chaos. Circumstances seem to point toward one partner—but Cathy intends to examine the evidence more closely . . .
Murder Mamas
by Ashley JaquavisRobyn and Aries are "The Murder Mamas," contract killers taking no prisoners in Los Angeles. It doesn't take them long to link up with Hollywood's biggest drug kingpin, who hires them to take out a snitch and a judge. But the plans backfire and they only complete half the job. Robyn gets caught and put on Death Row, and Aries goes on the run. She winds up in the Islands, where she takes up a new life as a mother and wife, and tries to forget who she once was. But unfinished business has a way of coming back to haunt you; and when it's the killing kind, there's a huge price to pay. Now Aries has to put it all on the line as she sets out to finish what the Murder Mamas started, leaving her family and her sanity and her soul behind. . . .
The Murder Man: A Novel (The Max Wolfe Novels #1)
by Tony ParsonsA deft killer is targeting former classmates of an elite school who share a dark secret in the #1 international bestselling detective series debut.Meet London police detective Max Wolfe. Insomniac. Dog lover. Coffee addict. Boxer. Single parent. And every murderer’s worst nightmare.A murdered is stalking London society—one skilled enough to kill with a single knife stroke, and bold enough to kill in public. As Max follows the bloody trail from the city’s backstreets to the corridors of power, the victims appear to have nothing in common. But then he discovers that they all crossed paths decades ago at an exclusive private school. Suddenly, the murders look less random and more personal, and Max finds the killer’s reach getting closer to everything—and everyone—he loves.Award-winning journalist and international bestselling author Tony Parsons brings his talent for rich characterization and propulsive storytelling to The Murder Man, his stunning crime fiction debut.
Murder Manual
by Steven WomackALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MURDER I LEARNED IN NASHVILLE The bestselling toast of Tennessee, author Robert Jefferson Reed has made big bucks with his little book of folksy homilies like "Never go to bed angry" and "Eat your vegetables. " He should have included "Don't commit murder. " For when Reed's wife hires P. I. Harry James Denton to catch her hubby in a tryst with a sexy secretary, Harry finds the author of Life's Little Maintenance Manual strangled and drowned in his own hot tub. Caught at the scene of the crime, Harry is pegged as the prime suspect and must work double duty to avoid the specter of prison--and to pluck a murderer out of a dead man's tangled past. . . . "From the Paperback edition. "
Murder Marks the Page (A Tomes & Tea Mystery Series #1)
by Karen Rose SmithThe first in a new series spun off from the Daisy Tea Garden Mysteries, Daisy&’s daughter Jazzi Swanson has opened her own book and tea shop in a rural New York community. But Jazzi has not only inherited her mother&’s gift for brewing tasty drinks—she also has a nose for sniffing out murder.New York State&’s Belltower Landing is a lakeside resort town where tourists spend their summer days boating, floating, and paddle-boarding on the water. It&’s also the perfect place to cuddle up with a good book and enjoy a cup of tea, courtesy of Tomes & Tea. Owned and operated by Jazzi and her best friend Dawn Fernsby, the book bar is beloved by vacationers and locals alike, but browsers grabbing brews in the off season aren&’t enough to help them make ends meet.Between brainstorming social media publicity ideas for the shop and fending off flirtatious men, Jazzi befriends a woman named Brie who has recently made contact with her biological father. As an adopted child herself, Jazzi is more than happy to give Brie emotional support, especially as the wife and children of Brie&’s father see her as a threat. But when Brie is found murdered, Jazzi may need to consult some of her shop&’s bestselling mysteries to help her uncover a killer . . .
Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man
by Claudia Mair BurneyFor Amanda Bell Brown, just living her life is murder! How's a woman supposed to grapple with faith, a fine man, and turning thirty-five when she keeps tripping in her high heels over mysteries -- and not just the God kind? Amanda Bell Brown knows that life as a forensic psychologist isn't quite as cool as it looks on prime-time TV. But when she turns thirty-five with no husband or baby on the horizon, she decides she's gotta get out and paint the town -- in her drop-dead red birthday dress. Instead, she finds herself at the scene of a crime -- and she just may know who the killer is. She needs to spill her guts, but not on the handsome lead detective's alligator shoes -- especially if she wants him to ask her out. A complicated murder investigation unearths not just a killer but a closet full of skeletons Amanda thought were long gone. Murder, mayhem, and a fine man are wreaking havoc on her birthday, but will her sleuthing leave her alive to see past thirty-five?
Murder, Mayhem And Bliss
by Loulou HarringtonNothing much happens in Myrtle Grove, Oklahoma. So when prominent businessman Harry Kerr is discovered face down in his pool shortly after dawn, the breakfast crowd in Jesse Camden's tea room is buzzing. Recognizing the name, Jesse hurries to her friend Vivian Windsor, Myrtle Grove's resident oil heiress and great-aunt to Bliss Kerr, widow of the deceased and soon-to-be prime suspect in his suspicious death. Clearing Bliss and finding the real murderer isn't what Jesse meant when she offered her assistance. And wrangling an eager band of helpers while chasing a tangle of leads across the countryside, tripping over deputies and evidence along the way, isn't her first choice for her weekend. But here she is, and here she will be, hearing secrets no one should know, and discovering betrayals no one could live with, until Jesse finds her way through the maze of deceit to uncover the real killer.
Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe
by Terence Faherty Aileen Schumacher Wendi Lee Bill Crider[from the back cover] The Headless Magi Terence Faherty's metaphysical sleuth, Owen Keane, is working at a crisis phone line in New Jersey, where several alarming calls from a young boy coincide with vandalism at a local Nativity scene, bringing a thought-provoking mystery home for the holidays. Christmas Cache Aileen Schumacher's New Mexico engineer and amateur sleuth, Tory Travers, agrees to let her teenage son house-sit at the local university's experimental solar-heated home--and ends up with a challenging Christmas puzzle: a mysterious shooting, a backyard full of buried cash, and original paintings even she can recognize. Stocking Stuffer Doing undercover security work during the holiday shopping rush, Wendi Lee's Boston P.I., Angela Matelli, struggles to clear a woman accused of killing her ex-husband in a mystery filled with enough bizarre twists for an unexpected unwrapping of a Christmas killer. The Empty Manger Bill Crider's Texas sheriff, Dan Rhodes, has his hands full with a "living" manger scene downtown when the body of the local councilwoman is found nearby. Rhodes has a suspect list as long as a string of Christmas lights--but it's old-fashioned horse sense that leads to a surprise killer.
Murder Mayhem Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)
by Tim Foley Patrick J. Hurley Fred Senese Kate Heartfield Claude Lalumière James Dorr Donald Jacob Uitvlugt Nemma Wollenfang Sara Dobie Bauer Michael Cebula Carolyn Charron Steven Thor Gunnin David M. Hoenig Liam Hogan Michelle Ann King Gerri Leen K. A. Mielke Alexandra Renwick Dean H. WildFollowing the great success of 2015's Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror and Science Fiction, this latest in the series is packed with hard-boiled detectives, monsters, psychopaths and a high body count. Tales of death and destruction from classic authors are cast with previously unpublished stories by exciting contemporary hardcore crime writers.Classic authors include: Ambrose Bierce, Steen Steensen Blicher, G.K. Chesterton, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Dick Donovan, Arthur Conan Doyle, William Hope Hodgson, E.T.A. Hoffman, Robert E. Howard, W.W. Jacobs, Franz Kafka, Rudyard Kipling, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur B. Reeve, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Ethel Lina White, Oscar Wilde.
Murder Me for Nickels
by Peter RabeWaler Lippit makes music all over town. He owns the juke boxes that play the tunes that keep the bars and the diners hopping. Jack St. Louis works for Lippit, smoothing the customers and keeping the nickels coming. But then along comes Benotti and the Chicago syndicate to louse up the operation. It's everything Jack can do to stay one step ahead. One step ahead of Benotti's gang, Lippit, and Lippit's willing wife Patty, who wants to be a singer and is convinced that Jack can make that happen too. And maybe he can. It's all in a week's work.
Murder Me Twice: Private Investigator Cozy Mystery (A Detective Joe Ezell Mystery #1)
by P. J. ConnInsurance Executive Implicated in Murder of Mysterious Woman in Murder Me Twice by P.J. ConnLos Angeles, California, 1947Joe Ezell, GI turned gumshoe, pays the bills by catching philandering husbands for rich dames wanting a divorce. Then Faye Marten darkens his door. She doesn't quite fit the bill, but she is willing to pay.A few hours later, Hal Marten, the man Faye hired him to dog, arrives asking for help. The cops believe Hal murdered his now missing wife and Hal wants him to prove his innocence.But the deeper Joe digs, the more convinced he becomes that Faye and Hal aren't who they claim to be. The only question is: can he prove it and solve the murder before another victim is knocked off?Publisher Note: The Detective Joe Ezell Mystery Series is a "clean and wholesome" read with no sex or vulgar language and will be enjoyed by readers of cozy mysteries and detective mysteries.The Detective Joe Ezell Mystery Series, in orderMurder Me TwiceStairway to MurderMurder on IceMurder on Stilettos
Murder Melts in Your Mouth
by Nancy MartinDown-to-earth debutante Nora Blackbird is having a meltdown! Sister Libby was run over by a Rolls Royce and is recuperating at the Ritz leaving her five kids in Nora's charge. And sister Emma has just learned a secret that has put her on the brink of another bender. Adding to the turmoil her best friend Lexie is accused of murdering Philadelphia philanthropist Hoyt Cavendish. It turns out Hoyt was financing his charitable contributions by pilfering from his clients which means there's a long list of aristocrats with a motive for murder - even family members. And all three sisters are in a panic with the appearance of their scheming parents. The folks have weaseled their way back into high society and are surely up to no good.
Murder Mile
by Tony BlackIn a cold, windswept field on the outskirts of Edinburgh, lies the brutally mutilated body of a young woman. As DI Rob Brennan looks at the tangled mass of limbs and blood, he feels his heart freeze. Like Fiona Gow five years earlier, this girl has been strangled with her own stockings, sexually mutilated and her eyes have been gouged out. Is this the work of an Edinburgh Ripper? The press certainly think so. Rob Brennan is determined to uncover the truth - however painful that might be. But truth is hard to come by in a world of police rivalries, media hysteria and copycat crime.
Murder Mile: A Jane Tennison Thriller (Book 4) (A Jane Tennison Thriller #4)
by Lynda La PlantePrime Suspect meets Ashes to Ashes as we see Jane Tennison starting out on her police career .The fourth in the bestselling Jane Tennison thrillers, MURDER MILE is set at the height of the 'Winter of Discontent'. Can Jane Tennison uncover a serial killer? February, 1979, 'The Winter of Discontent'. Economic chaos has led to widespread strikes across Britain. Jane Tennison, now a Detective Sergeant, has been posted to Peckham Criminal Investigation Department, one of London's toughest areas. As the rubbish on the streets begins to pile up, so does the murder count: two bodies in as many days. There are no suspects and the manner of death is different in each case. The only link between the two victims is the location of the bodies, found within a short distance of each other near Rye Lane in Peckham. Three days later another murder occurs in the same area. Press headlines scream that a serial killer is loose on 'Murder Mile' and that police incompetence is hampering the investigation. Jane is under immense pressure to catch the killer before they strike again. Working long hours with little sleep, what she uncovers leaves her doubting her own mind.
Murder Mistress
by Robert ColbyDriving to Miami, Scott Daniels paused to rescue a lady in distress. She was in a road house, abandoned by her date, and so Scott offered Valerie a lift. No sooner had they started off, then they spotted the boyfriend's car smashed in an accident. Valerie begged Scott to save her good name by salvaging her suitcase from the wreck before the cops could find it. But no sooner had he done so, then he learned that instead of being filled with pink unmentionables, it was loaded with green negotiables - hundreds of thousands of them.Curiosity being stronger than caution, Scott kept his eye on Valerie after dropping her off in Miami. And thus found himself the only element remaining between a gang of ruthless criminals and the perfect crime.
Murder Mistress
by Robert ColbyDriving to Miami, Scott Daniels paused to rescue a lady in distress. She was in a road house, abandoned by her date, and so Scott offered Valerie a lift. No sooner had they started off, then they spotted the boyfriend’s car smashed in an accident. Valerie begged Scott to save her good name by salvaging her suitcase from the wreck before the cops could find it. But no sooner had he done so, then he learned that instead of being filled with pink unmentionables, it was loaded with green negotiables - hundreds of thousands of them.Curiosity being stronger than caution, Scott kept his eye on Valerie after dropping her off in Miami. And thus found himself the only element remaining between a gang of ruthless criminals and the perfect crime.