The faster you run, the longer you survive... After participating in a fundraising run, FBI agent Emma Griffin is invited to a week-long retreat. Upon her arrival, she is instantly captivated by the beautiful yet eerie surroundings of the remote resort. Sadly her time at the resort is soon met with misfortune and strange phenomenon. When people start going missing and the guests start acting strange, Emma gets the sense that no one at the retreat...

"Hired by a mysterious 'Mr. Smith' to find a woman who vanished 21 years earlier, Donald Lam finds himself facing a sadistic cop, a desperate showgirl, a duplicitous client, and one very dogged (and beautiful) newspaper reporter--while Bertha Cool's attempts to cut herself in on this lucrative opportunity land them both hip-deep in murder..." -- Page [4] cover.

Sister Mary Helen is in luck, depending on how you look at it. She and Sister Eileen are in Ireland to attend the weeklong Oyster Festival in the little village of Ballyclarin. They make their first stop at a central oasis of food and drink called the Monks' Table. Mary Helen overhears a woman saying to the man with her, "I am surprised someone hasn't killed you already." But Eileen assures her that it's only a way of speaking, and Mary Helen is relieved,...

After the Thin Man -- Nick and Nora investigate a love triangle gone wrong after a dead man is discovered at their door. Another Thin Man-- After a wealthy business partner of Nora's father's is murdered, Nick and Nora's investigation brings them into the killer's crosshairs.

Beatrice von Falklenburg, known as Trixie, is trapped in society life and growing apart from her husband until she takes on the role of detective and finds solace in her investigations. She has an ability to mix at ease not only with kings and princes, but also with ordinary men and women and finds the formality of her relations with servants and public officials altered.

Life in Drum, Tennessee has been quiet since corruption was uncovered in the sheriff's department, but Carly is shocked to learn that one of her lunch customers has committed murder. Carly is certain the woman was doing a favor for Bart Drummond, but she has to prove it. In Drum, all things seedy lead back to Bart Drummond and the local drug king, Todd Bingham. And Carly's father is still searching for her, ready to drag her back to her own death....