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Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
vii, 294 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
From her hospital bed in Dublin, the elderly Dilly awaits the visit of her daughter, Eleanora, from London. The epochs of her life pass before her; she also retraces Eleanora's precipitate marriage to a foreigner, which alienated mother and daughter, and Dilly's heart rending letters sent over the years in a determination to reclaim her daughter. But Eleanora's visit does not prove to be the glad reunion Dilly prayed for. And in her hasty departure,...
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Still staying at the Hill House hotel while her beloved home is being rebuilt, Jessica Fletcher finds herself sharing the space for a weekend with a dozen members of a wedding party who have gathered there for a rehearsal dinner. The families of the bride and groom can't stand each other but have agreed to put aside years of long-simmering tension to celebrate the nuptials. Unfortunately, weather forecasters underestimated the severity of a storm...
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Series
Language
English
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"Retired romance novelist Sara Medlar has been comfortably sharing her large home with her niece Kate and her 'honorary grandson' Jack. It's a convenient arrangement given the Medlar Three, as they've become known, are often working closely together to solve mysteries in their small town of Lachlan, Florida. But when real estate agent Kate announces she's been given the listing for the town's storied Lachlan House, it sets off alarm bells for Sara...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
To look at her, one would never think suburbanite homemaker Jane Jeffry would be interested in murder and mayhem. But given the corpses she's come across she's practically an expert on the subject. Which is why Jane's booking down to a nearby mystery writers' convention to mingle with the brightest lights of literary crime, and maybe drum up some interest in her own recently completed manuscript. But when a famous ego-squashing editor keels over at...
Author
Series
By the book mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling thriller author Tess Harrow and her teenage daughter, Gertrude, need a fresh start. Now that Tess's divorce is final, the best place for her and Gertie to heal and reconnect is the rustic cabin in the woods that Tess inherited from her late grandfather. Between the beautiful pond on the property, the majestic mountain views, and the peaceful forest, it should be a relaxing getaway. But they've barely made it through the door when an explosion...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Author Clarissa Katsef is struggling to write her next book. She's just snagged a brand new artist residency in an ultra-modern apartment, with a view of all of Paris, a dream for any novelist in search of tranquility. But since moving in, she has had the feeling of being watched. Is there reason to be paranoid? Or is her distraction and discomfort the result of her husband's recent shocking betrayal? Or is that her beloved Paris lies altered outside...
67) The pirate
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
When Lark's friends and fellow writers, Sarah and Margaret, send her to an island resort for R & R, she meets one disaster after another. Enter Jared Hawthorne, just in time to carry her off to his private island resort for her month-long stay.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Murder's the thing in this new entry in the Agatha and Macavity award-winning series featuring single-mom sleuth Jane Jeffry. Jane's best friend, Shelley, and her husband buy a run-down theater, and donate it to the drama department of the local university. Shelley decides she'll try out new caterers for her husband's business on the theater's volunteers. She persuades Jane to come along to help judge. It's inevitable that they get to know the cast...
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Coerced by Alexandre Drake--one of her fictional characters who has become all too real--to attend the WAR (We Are Romance) conference, mystery writer Maggie Kelly is faced with murderous fanatics, backstabbing colleagues, overzealous writers, and NYPD Lieutenant Steve Wendell.
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Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 294 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Jane Wyland is found dead after threatening to reveal Camilla's late husband's family secret, Camilla and Lena work to close the case before Camilla stands accused of the crime and Lena becomes a victim.
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Language
English
Description
"A Nantucket woman returns home to find that reunions aren't always so simple in this heartwarming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Nantucket Wedding and Secrets in Summer. Growing up, Lara always dreamed of leaving Nantucket to become a writer. Now that she's a bestselling novelist living in New York City, she realizes that success isn't what she thought it would be. Confused, and with a harrowing case of writer's block, Lara...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Penelope Parish is ready to close the book on her amateur sleuthing--from now on, The Open Book's writer-in-residence will be sticking to villains of the fictional variety while she puts the final touches on her new novel. But when an author is murdered inside the bookshop, all of Upper Chumley-on-Stoke goes on high alert. Now it's up to Pen and the quirky citizens of Chumley to stop a killer and protect the charming British town she's begun to call...
76) Zelda's cut
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
422 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"December 1938, and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St. Michael's Mount--and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star, in need of sanctuary--interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard, the hunt for a murderer begins" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Jessica Fletcher would like to relax as Thanksgiving comes to Cabot Cove, but she's hosting a bountiful dinner for an ever-growing guest list. She couldn't be happier with the results--until she stumbles upon a body with a carving knife stuck in its chest...