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The ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries. #3.)
Par Emily Brightwell. 2015
Inspector Witherspoon always triumphs... but how does he do it? Even the inspector himself doesn't know - because his secret…
weapon is as ladylike as she is clever. She's Mrs. Jeffries, the determined, delightful detective, who is also Inspector Witherspoon's housekeeper. While death is unpredictable, the murder of Mrs. Hodges was foreseen at a spooky seance. Mrs. Jeffries may not be able to see the future in a crystal ball, but she can look into the past and put things in order to solve this haunting crime, with the help of the staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens. Sequel to "Mrs. Jeffries dusts for clues", followed by "Mrs. Jeffries on the ball". 2015.The girl who disappeared twice
Par Andrea Kane. 2011
Forensic Instincts - a team of independent maverick investigators comprised of a techie-genius, a former Navy SEAL/FBI agent, a psychic,…
and a retired FBI dog - must rescue a kidnapped five-year-old girl. But with so many people who could have benefited from the girl's abduction, tracking down the culprit will push the team to the limit. 2011.The goddaughter's revenge (Rapid reads)
Par Melodie Campbell. 2013
When jewellery-store owner Gina Gallo and her boyfriend Pete take a week's vacation, she leaves the store in the hands…
of her cousin from New York. After all, cousin Carmine is a certified gemologist—but Carmine is also in the Mob. When Gina gets back, she discovers that her cousin has spent his time switching real gems for fakes in the jewellery of some of her best customers. With her reputation on the line, what's a Mob goddaughter to do? Sequel to "The goddaughter". 2013.While Sherlock Holmes tries to find medical attention for his wounded long-lost son Damian, his wife Mary Russell flees with…
Damian’s three-year-old daughter. They are all on the run from both the law and the religious fanatic who shot Damian and wants the little girl. 2010.The game: a Mary Russell novel (Mary Russell novel. #7.)
Par Laurie R King. 2004
1924. Sherlock Holmes and his wife, Mary Russell, visit India to investigate the disappearance of Kimball O’Hara, a spy for…
England and the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling’s famed Kim. Traveling incognito, the couple encounter life-threatening dangers. 2004.The girl behind the curtain (Hidden women. #3)
Par Stella Knightley. 2013
Sarah Thomson and Marco Donato's complicated love affair continues - their passion is a deep one but both have been…
badly hurt before and are wary of exposing their vulnerabilities to the other. Meanwhile, Sarah begins to research a new subject: In Nineteen-Thirties Germany, Katherine Hazleton escapes her stuffy finishing school and runs away to Berlin in pursuit of an unsuitable man. Alone and penniless when her boyfriend deserts her, she is forced to become a hostess at a cabaret bar. There she reinvents herself as Kitty Katkin. Writing her own songs to accompany her risque dance routines, Kitty is soon a sensation. She is in love with Berlin and her handsome musician lover, Otto. But Germany is about to change. Will Kitty and Sarah find the love they truly deserve? Sequel to "The girl behind the fan". 2013.The girl behind the fan (Hidden women. #2.)
Par Stella Knightley. 2013
Hurt and confused by the sudden end of her strange love affair with Venetian millionaire Marco Donato, Sarah Thomson takes…
her bruised heart to Paris, where she tries to forget her yearning for Marco by throwing herself into a new project: a study of the life of notorious nineteenth-century courtesan, Augustine Levert. It is while she is in France that Sarah meets her ex-boyfriend Steven, who is hoping for reconciliation. Sequel to "The girl behind the mask”. Followed by "The girl behind the curtain". Includes sex. c2013.The girl behind the mask (Hidden women. #1.)
Par Stella Knightley. 2013
Leaving the heartache of sexual betrayal behind her in London, historian Sarah Thomson intends to make the most of her…
research trip to Venice. But she soon finds her attention consumed by mysterious millionaire Marco Donato. Followed by "The girl behind the fan". Includes sex. c2013.The good husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. #8.)
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2007
Precious Ramotswe's husband, J.L.B. Matekoni plans to do something special for their adopted daughter, but when his plans hit some…
snags he's happy to be married to resourceful and understanding Precious. 2007.The golden calf (Inspector Irene Huss investigation. #5.)
Par Helene Tursten. 2013
Three men are found brutally executed in one of Göteborg's most fashionable neighborhoods. All three men were involved in an…
online poker company, but that's all they appear to have in common. The complex investigation immerses Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues into a world of expensive cars, fancy homes, and impressive castles in the air. Meanwhile, the normally peaceful atmosphere of the Huss family is disturbed by marital tension as Irene suspects her husband Krister of having an affair with a younger woman. Sequel to "The glass devil", followed by "The fire dance". 2013. Uniform title: Guldkalven.The glass coffin: a Joanne Kilbourn mystery (Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Ser. #No. 8)
Par Gail Bowen. 2002
Sleuth Joanne Kilbourn is dismayed to find out that her friend Jill is marrying filmmaker Evan MacLeish. While he is…
famous, he has also exploited the lives - and deaths - of the two wives he lost to suicide by making acclaimed films about them. And now, he is on the point of releasing his most potentially explosive film yet, one that features his 17-year-old daughter Bryn. Some strong language. 2003.The gifted: a Joanne Kilbourn mystery (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries. #14.)
Par Gail Bowen. 2013
Jo and Zack are both proud and a little concerned when their youngest daughter Taylor has two paintings chosen for…
a high-level fund-raising auction. One they've seen; the other, Taylor has carefully guarded in her studio. When the hidden painting is finally revealed it sparks a new kind of relationship between Taylor and her model, and becomes the centre of a series of troubling incidents. Includes sex and violence. c2013.The girl in the cellar (Miss Silver mystery. #32.)
Par Patricia Wentworth. 1996
She comes to consciousness to find herself in the dark, standing on some cellar steps, not knowing who she is…
or how she has got there. But she does know that a dead girl lies at the bottom of the steps. Fortunately Miss Silver is about to enter the scene. 1996.The gift of shame (Black Lace Ser.)
Par Sarah Hope-Walker. 2008
Jeffrey is little more than a stranger to Helen when he tells her to do things no other man has…
hinted at. A cultured, wealthy stranger who likes to play games of master and servant. In the secrecy of a London apartment, in the debauched opulence of a Parisian retreat, they become partners of perversity and shame. Emerging from the shadows of guilt, a resolutely virtuous young widow is transformed into a voracious wanton. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2008.The fine art of murder: a Katherine Sullivan mystery (The Katherine Sullivan series. #1.)
Par Emily Barnes. 2016
Former police chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this…
resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job. Followed by "Death in the abstract". 2016.The fire dance (Inspector Irene Huss investigation. #6.)
Par Helene Tursten, Laura A Wideburg. 2014
Detective Inspector Irene Huss hasn't seen Sophie Malmborg for over fifteen years, but she's still haunted by the young ballerina's…
role in the fire that killed her stepfather. The case resurfaces when Sophie disappears and the charred remains of a dancer are found. Sequel to "The golden calf", followed by "The beige man". 2014. Uniform title: Eldsdansen.The forgotten girls (Louise Rick/Camilla Lind series. #7)
Par Sara Blædel, Signe Rød Golly. 2015
In a forest in Denmark, a ranger discovers the fresh corpse of an unidentified woman. A large scar on one…
side of her face should make the identification easy, but nobody has reported her missing. After four days, Louise Rick--the new commander of the Missing Persons Department--is still without answers. But when she releases a photo to the media, an older woman phones to say that she recognizes the woman as Lisemette, a child she once cared for in the state mental institution many years ago. Lisemette, like the other children in the institution, was abandoned by her family and branded a "forgotten girl." But Louise soon discovers something more disturbing: Lisemette had a twin, and both girls were issued death certificates over thirty years ago. As the investigation brings Louise closer to her childhood home, she uncovers more crimes that were committed--and hidden--in the forest, and finds a terrible link to her own past that has been carefully concealed. Sequel to "The stolen angel", followed by "The killing forest". 2015. Uniform title: Glemte piger.The forgotten affairs of youth (Isabel Dalhousie. #No. 8)
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2011
Edinburgh, Scotland. Isabel Dalhousie agrees to help fellow philosopher Jane Cooper, who is Australian, search for her biological father. Meanwhile…
Isabel considers marrying the father of her two-year-old son, and Isabel’s niece Cat has inadvertently served a poisonous mushroom tart to people at her café. 2011.The front (Win Garano novels ; #2)
Par Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 2008
Massachusetts State Investigator Win Garano is given one of his most challenging cases yet when he is asked to investigate…
the death of a young British woman murdered more than forty years ago. Assumed to be a victim of the Boston Strangler, Janie Brolin was raped and left for dead in 1962. With no DNA and sketchy police records, this is a case that will test Garano to his limits. 2008. (Win Garano novels ; 2)The Friday Society
Par Adrienne Kress. 2012
Cora, Nellie, and Michiko, teenaged assistants to three powerful men in Edwardian London, meet by chance at a ball that…
ends with the discovery of a murdered man, leading the three to work together to solve this and related crimes without drawing undue attention to themselves. For junior and senior high readers. Includes violence and strong language. 2012.