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Death by Water: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #15)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2005
"The mystery plot is convincing and motives abound, but the vivid characters are the main draw, in particular the wryly…
observant Randall, who narrates the story with verve. Fans of cozies with a paranormal twist will be rewarded." —Publishers WeeklyFlamboyant actor Leo Pierson's Art Nouveau treasures have been stolen, including a one-of-a-kind Lalique glass dragonfly he claims is cursed. David Randall, 302 Grace Street's private eye, agrees to recover the valuables before he realizes murder has raised its ugly head in the Parkland art community. Samuel Gallant of the museum board is missing, until Randall and his landlord/consultant Camden find Gallant's body stuffed in a museum closet. When another board member suffers a fatal accident and the art critic for the Parkland Herald is attacked, Randall suspects the stolen dragonfly is indeed cursed. He investigates Richard Mason, curator of the Little Gallery, whose artwork consists of ugly mechanical sculptures, and Nancy Piper, finance manager at the Parkland Art Museum.Meanwhile, Camden struggles against psychic visions he's had since birth, taking pills to limit sudden intense visions. His wife, Ellin, fends off Matt Grabber, a television celebrity healer threatening to take over her Psychic Service Network and using his two large pythons to emphasize his bid. The pythons take a liking to Camden, upping his stress level, while he takes more pills hoping his visions—and the snakes—disappear. Kit, a new tenant at Grace Street, is a young rock star who is also psychic. As Camden becomes more addicted, Kit becomes an early warning system, alerting Randall to the next attack.Randall works to solve the murders, find the jeweled collection, help Cam, deter Grabber and his pythons, romance the young lovely Kary, and avoid stray curses. A spirit on the Other Side surprisingly requests his help, a spirit with ties to the stolen pieces of Art Nouveau.Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (16pt Large Print Edition) (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #1)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 1989
From the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Cocaine Blues, the first historical mystery featuring the sensual, posh,…
and intrepid murder detective Phryne Fisher…"Phryne can not get enough of adventure and the reader can not get enough of Phryne."—Deadly PleasuresLooking for a riveting historical mystery series? This book is for you:Perfect for Fans of Rhys Bowen and Dorothy SayersInspired the Netflix show Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, starring Essie DavisMovie Currently Streaming on Acorn TVThe London season is in full fling at the end of the roaring 1920s, but the Honourable Phryne Fisher—she of the green-gray eyes, diamant garters, and outfits that should not be sprung suddenly on those of nervous dispositions—is rapidly tiring of the tedium of arranging flowers, making polite conversations with retired colonels, and dancing with weak-chinned men. Instead, Phryne decides it might be rather amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective in Melbourne, Australia.Almost immediately from the time she books into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned wives, cocaine smuggling rings, corrupt cops, and communism—not to mention erotic encounters with the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse—until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street. Tension and danger rise like steam, and Phryne must save herself and other young women before it's too late. Find these historical mystery series in Kindle books or in print—this lady detective will chase criminals to the end of the line!"A terrific read. Buddy Steel is my kind of Sheriff."—Tom SelleckMISSING PERSONS is the first book in the new Buddy…
Steel mystery series by New York Times bestselling author, Michael Brandman. Even in a town called Freedom, justice has its price…LAPD homicide detective Buddy Steel finds himself detoured from his own life when his ailing father, Sheriff Burton Steel, calls him home to Freedom to take over as deputy. Though relations between father and son have always been strained, and Buddy reluctantly agrees to the arrangement.When he begins investigating the possible disappearance of a famous local televangelist's wife, he is met with outright antagonism. While the highly-secured husband insists that his wife is simply visiting a relative, the housekeeper who reported her missing fears she may have been murdered. And no one, from family members to ministry security and staff to the prosecutor's office seems inclined to help Buddy in his investigation. In fact, many go out of their way to stop him.But the more he pokes and prods, the more he realizes that the Bible-thumping family and their television empire may be an elaborate cover for a less-than-holy enterprise. This is far more than a typical missing person case. But how far up does the corruption reach—and will Buddy pay the ultimate price for refusing to look the other way?MISSING PERSONS is an emotionally propulsive thriller perfect for fans of Robert B. Parker, Sue Grafton, and Michael Connelly. Because there are dark secrets buried in this small town, and a missing person threatens to unearth them all—with deadly consequences."In this entertaining, sexy debut, Allie is a sharp Stephanie Plum paired up with a hot partner... The original voice,…
humor, and unusual premise will appeal to Janet Evanovich readers." —Library Journal STARRED reviewLonely and broke, Cleveland divorce-survivor Allie Harper believes all her problems would be solved if she could find a nice, smart, hot guy and enough money to get her car fixed.The hot guy arrives first: he's in a crosswalk clutching a bag of groceries while a blonde in a Hummer is leaning hard on her horn, sending the man's groceries and white cane flying. How has this woman missed the fact that the man is blind? From the curb, an outraged Allie jumps to his rescue, rebagging the groceries as well.The money is in the bag. Literally—Thomas Bennington III, for that's who the handsome guy proves to be, has bought a MondoMegaJackpot ticket along with canned tomatoes. Allie takes him home and turns his groceries into dinner for two. Later that night, Tom hears the numbers announced. He's won. And he's less than thrilled. PhD Tom had gambled on the odds of losing (175 million to one) to prove a point to Rune, a kid from the projects he's befriended, that only losers buy lottery tickets. Instead, Rune, who'd helped pick the Mondo numbers, will share Tom's jackpot.Allie and Tom grasp two things: one, they're hot for each other, and two, the ticket is a hot target, and now so are they. Every scheming weasel in Cleveland will be after Tom's millions. $550 of them. Yes, once the Mondo ball drops, it's game on with killers and kidnappers as players.Allie and Tom need to get smarter about the threats all around them. On the run from one fancy hotel refuge to another and from one danger moment to the next, with only Allie's feisty landlady, Margo, and a couple of Cleveland cops for back-up, Allie and Tom evolve a strategy. First, turn in the ticket and claim the jackpot. Second, set up accounts to manage the millions. Third, stay alive to the end of the week...if they can.Too Lucky to Live debuts a talented writer in Annie Hogsett and a couple in Allie and Tom, a modern Nick and Nora Charles, who can power a compelling, amusing series with an excellent future.Somebody's Bound to Wind Up Dead series:Too Lucky to Live (Book 1)Murder to the Metal (Book 2)The Devil's Own Game (Book 3)Praise for Annie Hogsett:"Fast pacing, multiple plot twists, and humor, including a Stephanie Plum-like main character, enliven the story and keep the pages turning." —Booklist for Too Lucky to Live"The bittersweet mystery, with the open-ended threat of a villainous mastermind, is reminiscent of P.J. Tracy's early 'Monkeewrench' novels." —Library Journal for Murder to the Metal"The fourth Ragtime Mystery is filled with warmth and wonder and interesting music trivia, buoyed by the relationship between the…
two sleuths, which may well echo that between the late Larry Karp and his son, who finished this final installment after his death." —Kirkus ReviewsIt takes one moment in 2016 for ragtime music expert Alan Chandler to go from sitting in his hotel room in Sedalia, Missouri, to standing beside the King of Ragtime—Scott Joplin—at his upright piano in 1899. Chandler suddenly finds himself more than one hundred years earlier inside the famous Maple Leaf Club with its gas chandeliers, massive walnut bar, gaming tables, and pals surrounding the noted pianist and composer."What in the hell is going on? Am I dreaming?"Clearly something unexpected is going on for Chandler in the fourth and final Ragtime Mystery by father and son Larry Karp and Casey Karp. A longtime friend Mickey Potash phones Chandler, top ragtime performer and national expert on Joplin, to say that a duffel filled with Joplin's handwritten music has surfaced. Chandler and his grandson, Tom, race from Seattle to Sedalia to evaluate what may be the most important find in popular American music. Potash shows them initial pages which look authentic, but before they can get the duffel hidden in a padlocked closet, he is tortured and murdered. The duffel is stolen.Disappointment encourages a resurgence of symptoms in Chandler's Stage 4 cancer. He's determined to validate the music before time runs out. Tom, and later his wife, Miriam, help him. Another murder complicates their investigation. The trail to the duffel is crowded: Jackson and Saramae, two young people with journalism in their blood, want to solve the crime, as do homicide detectives and antique shopkeepers. Not surprisingly, the roots of the lost music lie in past emotional conflict, now tangled in genealogical warfare.The Green Mill Murder: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #5)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 1993
"Definitely not for the faint of heart but just right for readers who like a gritty crime novel with a…
labyrinth of plot twists." —Library JournalA former U.S. Senator vanishes days after his son goes missing. When they're both found dead on a golf course in Mexico, body parts missing, the Senator's estranged daughter Rachel resolves to discover what happened.Private investigator Cape Weathers doesn't really want the case. He can't stand politicians and doesn't know the terrain. But when it looks like the daughter may become the next victim, Cape crosses the border looking for answers.Cape asks his deadly companion Sally, trained by the Hong Kong Triads, to watch his back as he stumbles onto a conspiracy that leads from corporate boardrooms in San Francisco to drug cartel strongholds in Mexico. Together they confront a killer determined to bury the past as well as anyone trying to dig it up. Miles away from home and nowhere near the answers, Cape manages to get kidnapped, steal from the mob, piss off the DEA, alienate the local police, confound a computer genius, and somehow lose the client he's been protecting all along.If I Should Lose You
Par Natasha Lester. 2012
Camille works as an organ transplant nurse, counselling families through heart-rending decisions. But at home, her own daughter Addie is…
critically ill. When an invitation to curate an exhibit arrives from artist Jack Darcy, her late mother' s lover, Camille is plunged into unresolved questions about her childhoood and her mother' s life.As Addie gets sicker, Camille wonders how far she will go to save her child – and how much of herself she can give when she has everything to lose.Archie & Friends: Hot Rod Racing (Archie & Friends #1)
Par Archie Superstars. 2024
A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this NEED FOR SPEED issue! In “The Race to Save Face,” the first appearance of…
Daisy Thunder of the Southside Serpents, Daisy challenges Archie and his crew to a charity race throughout the Riverdale. Can Archie prove that his souped-up jalopy can best Daisy’s hot wheels? All that plus more racing fun!Archie Double Digest #349 (Archie Double Digest #349)
Par Archie Superstars. 2024
BRAND NEW STORY! ARCHIE has been selected as the first human high school student to attend a prestigious outer space…
high school! What will life… more importantly high school life… be like in outer space?Away With the Fairies (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #11)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2001
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, now streaming on Netflix, starring Essie Davis as the honourable Phryne FisherIt's 1928 in Melbourne and…
Phryne is asked to investigate the puzzling death of a famous author and illustrator of fairy stories. To do so, Phryne takes a job within the women's magazine that employed the victim and finds herself enmeshed in her colleagues' deceptions.But while Phryne is learning the ins and outs of magazine publishing first hand, her personal life is thrown into chaos. Impatient for her lover Lin Chung's imminent return from a silk-buying expedition to China, she instead receives an unusual summons from Lin Chung's family, followed by a series of mysterious assaults and warnings.Medea: A Delphic Woman Novel (Delphic Women Series #1)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2013
Who can you turn to when society spits you out?Former LA prosecutor Cal Claxton has escaped to the Oregon wine…
country after his wife's suicide, determined to live a less-harried life. He's gotten a dog for company and takes pleasure in simple things like hiking, fishing, and crafting gourmet meals from the area's bounty, which he enjoys with local wines. He has no career ambitions, other than to sustain a small practice that will allow him to pay his bills. Then he's approached by a homeless street artist from Portland who wants him to take on the cold case investigation of his mother's murder. The young man believes his mother's boyfriend killed her eight years earlier, but the police were never able to solve the case. Cal turns him away. But his conscience won't let him rest…Cal takes on the case against his better judgment. Soon, however, the street artist is charged with the boyfriend's murder, and Cal has to battle bias from the press, police, and public, along with his own doubts about his client in order to determine who has committed both crimes—and why.Murder in the Dark: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #16)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2006
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, now streaming on Netflix, starring Essie Davis as the honourable Phryne Fisher"One of the most exciting…
and dangerous of the adventures into which Phryne's fabulous and risky lifestyle has led her" —Kirkus ReviewsIt's Christmas, and Phryne has an invitation to the Last Best party of 1928, a four-day extravaganza being hosted at the Werribee Manor House by the Golden Twins, Isabella and Gerald Templar. Phryne is of two minds about going. But when threats begin arriving in the mail, she promptly decides to accept the invitation. No one tells Phryne Fisher what to do.At the Manor House, she is accommodated in the Iris room. At the party she dallies with two polo-playing women, a Goat lady (and goat), a large number of glamourous young men, and an extremely rude child called Tarquin.The acolytes of the golden twins are smoking hashish and dreaming. The jazz is hot and the drinks are cold. Heaven. Until three people are kidnapped, one of them the abominable child. Phryne must puzzle through the cryptic clues of the scavenger hunt to retrieve the hostages and save the party from further disaster.Jump the Gun: An Annabelle Starkey Mystery (Annabelle Starkey Mysteries #1)
Par Zoe Burke. 2013
"Mystery meets romance meets noir meets caper."—Kirkus ReviewsAnnabelle Starkey is a shrewd, sweet, and sexy Stephanie Plum without the Jersey…
girl attitude. She's a one-man kind of girl who loves hats and shoes.Annabelle also loves movies. But her own life doesn't match her favorite silver-screen scenarios. Then, one day she meets charming, slightly mysterious, and definitely magnetic Mickey Paxton and decides it's time to live one of those Cary Grant films. They fly to Las Vegas for a holiday and a test flight for romance.The script takes a surprising turn when they arrive in Sin City. Suddenly Annabelle and Mickey are on the run—from what? And why? Did Mickey lead Annabelle into this mess? Then a murder in Annabelle's San Francisco apartment sends the couple winging west to that city where, once again, criminals and cops pursue them.In two frenetic days of fast driving, fast talking, and fast thinking, Annabelle learns to trust her instincts. No matter what the danger, Annabelle's fresh and funny voice is her best weapon.Fear on Four Paws (Pru Marlowe Pet Noir #7)
Par Clea Simon. 2018
"A tantalizing mystery full of humor and eccentric characters." —BooklistFuneral director and part-time sheriff Barry Clayton finds Archie Donovan's request…
absurd until he learns the casket will be the centerpiece of the Jaycees' haunted house, with all proceeds going to the children's hospital.But when the president of the Jaycees is found murdered in the casket on Halloween, the national press descends to cover the bizarre crime. The case presents no motive and no suspects. Then someone fires a shot at Donovan, and Barry wonders whether the victim in the casket was even the intended target.Barry's police work and personal life collide as his ex-wife Rachel comes to town hoping to use the case to launch a TV network career. Soon her prying creates a backlash that leaves another body in its wake. Barry must follow a trail of clues to an unexpected destination: a mountainside of Christmas trees. Somewhere behind them lurks a killer. Unmasking him may be a fatal undertaking.Cassandra: A Delphic Woman Novel (Delphic Women Series #2)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2013
"The second in Greenwood's Delphic Women series offers a far different premise on a familiar story, crammed with well-researched detail,…
fascinating characters and erotic scenes." —Kirkus Reviews STARRED reviewFrom Mount Olympus, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, yawned. Even perfection can be tedious."My Lord," she called to Apollo, "Sun God and brother. Let us play a game with mortals—my power against yours."And so Cassandra, the golden-haired princess cursed with the gift of prophecy, and Diomenes, the Achaean with the healing hands, become the puppets of the gods. Their passions are thwarted, their loves betrayed, their gifts rendered useless for the sake of a wager between the immortals.Doomed, magnificent Troy is the stage, and Cassandra and Diomenes the leading players in this compelling story of the city's fall. Both have found love before, and lost it.Will they find each other in the light of the burning city? And, if they do, can their love survive the machinations of malicious gods and men?Die entschlossene Herzogin (Gotische Bräute #2)
Par Erica Monroe. 2024
Der Tod ist nur der Anfang in dieser düsteren, schaurigen Gothic Regency Romance... Nach dem Tod ihres geliebten Vormunds ist…
Miss Felicity Fields auf sich allein gestellt, ihre Zukunft ungewiss. In ihrer Trauer schmiedet sie den Plan, mit ihren Kenntnissen der Alchemie einen Stein der Weisen zu bauen und die Frau, die wie eine Mutter für sie war, wieder zum Leben zu erwecken. Das Letzte, was die stumpfe Blaustrumpfin braucht, ist die Rückkehr von Nicholas Harding, dem Herzog von Wycliffe und rechtmäßigen Besitzer ihres Hauses an der wilden Küste Cornwalls. Er entfacht eine unerwartete Leidenschaft in ihr, und Felicity hat schon genug Veränderungen in ihrem Leben erlebt. Als sie noch Kinder waren, verstand Nicholas weder das brillante, aber emotionslose Mündel seiner Tante, noch ihre vielen seltsamen wissenschaftlichen Studien. Er sollte sie zurück nach London bringen, damit sie in der Gesellschaft eine gute Partie machen kann - aber er kann nicht aufhören, an sie zu denken. Aber kann er sie davon überzeugen, dass sie nicht mehr allein ist und ihr Platz an seiner Seite ist, während die Grenze zwischen Leben und Tod durch Felicitys makabre Experimente verschwimmt?The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One (The Misewa Saga #1)
Par David A. Robertson. 2020
Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in an epic middle grade fantasy series from award-winning author…
David Robertson.Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything -- including them.Beyond the Grave (Grim Reaper Series #5)
Par Judy Clemens. 2018
ALA Book Club October Pick, 2018Casey Maldonado is haunted by the deaths of her husband and young son. She hopes…
traveling through the vast reaches of Idaho will offer peace. Instead, she fights off three drunken locals before escaping to a quiet town where she wants to heal from her injuries and constant sorrow.Her traveling companion, invisible to all but Casey, is Death, wearing a series of disguises and offering expert commentary on her difficulties.Unfortunately, the village of Armstrong carries its own darkness. Casey finds a job and a comfortable guest room with the proprietor of the small general store, Vern and his ill wife, Dottie. Death keeps a close watch on Casey. She's surrounded by trouble.She captures a teen spray-painting nasty graffiti on the store's wall. The town shuns Dottie and blames Vern for jilting his fiancée to marry an outsider—forty-five years ago. The woman's still stalking Vern today. Casey finds a hateful letter accusing Dottie of tragedy based on a Halloween party, a fatality, and a woman missing for forty-five years. Residents ignore the couple at a free outdoor movie they sponsor. Casey stops another attempt to spray-paint graffiti on the store.Danger and cruelty range free beneath the calm surface of the town. When Dottie dies in the hospital, brutality overrides grief. A resident notifies the three attackers, who arrive to finish what they started with Casey. Finally, the painful truth explodes in violence based on revenge.Por Siempre en tus Brazos (Un Romance de Castillo #3)
Par Amanda Mariel. 2024
Embárcate en un viaje a través del deseo y el destino en la cautivadora conclusión de la serie Un Romance…
de Castillo. A medida que el amor y el anhelo se entrelazan, descubre si un canalla puede ser domado por el toque de una verdadera dama. Lady Phoebe Summerville, enérgica e indómita, se ve atrapada en medio de un encuentro fortuito. Encaramada entre las ramas de un árbol, se entrega a los brazos de un misterioso desconocido. La inesperada chispa de conexión enciende un fuego en su interior, una sensación que trata de olvidar al regresar al tranquilo refugio de Yorkshire. No se imagina que el destino de ambos se ha entrelazado y que sus caminos están destinados a cruzarse una vez más. Graham Markham, el enigmático duque de Fairfax, conoce bien los entresijos de las reglas de la sociedad. Sin embargo, en presencia de Lady Phoebe, su determinación vacila. Su atractivo le fascina y se apodera de él un deseo sin igual. A pesar de su cautela, Graham se ve atrapado por su encanto, una pasión que desafía la razón y se niega a ser silenciada. Cuando sus familias decretan que deben casarse, Graham se debate entre proteger a Phoebe de su turbio pasado y rendirse a los anhelos de su corazón. A medida que se desarrolla su compromiso, se produce una batalla de voluntades. La determinación de Graham de proteger a Phoebe de sus sombras choca con la inquebrantable determinación de ella de ganarse su amor. Sin que ella lo sepa, su corazón ya ha conquistado el de él, convirtiéndose en la razón por la que él lucha por mantenerla a distancia. En Por Siempre en tus Brazos, el viaje del amor verdadero está plagado de obstáculos e inseguridades. La historia de amor de Phoebe y Graham trasciende las expectativas sociales, prometiendo un amor que se niega a ser negado. En medio de la confusión de secretos y deseos, ¿podrán navegar por las complejidades de sus corazones y abrazar un futuro donde el amor reine de maLa tenace promessa della passione
Par Amanda Mariel. 2024
Tra le inquietanti rovine del castello di Almerry, devastato dalla guerra e da oscuri segreti, l’incontro casuale tra una donna…
briosa e un soldato stanco della guerra accende una passione che sfida le ferite della storia in “La tenace promessa della passione”, una storia Regency sulla durevole resilienza dell'amore. Tra le inquietanti rovine del castello di Almerry, una scintilla di luce guida i passi di Rebecca Summerville. Spinta dalla curiosità e da uno spirito indomabile, si imbatte in un tesoro inaspettato: un incontro casuale con il capitano Camden Beauchamp. Soldato segnato dalle battaglie di Waterloo, Camden cerca conforto tra le mura del castello e finisce per incontrare una vivace intrusa, Rebecca. Perseguitata dallo spettro della tragica morte di suo fratello sul campo di battaglia, Rebecca nutre una profonda avversione per tutto ciò che è militare. Eppure, mentre il destino intreccia i suoi fili, la sua coraggiosa sfida e il suo cuore compassionevole accendono una scintilla di desiderio in Camden, un desiderio che lui non avrebbe mai creduto possibile. Determinata a colmare l'abisso tra le loro anime stanche della guerra, Camden desidera rivendicare il suo affetto, mentre Rebecca protegge il suo cuore, temendo di rischiare un'altra perdita devastante. Uniti dagli echi dell'eredità duratura dell'amore, riusciranno due anime segnate dalle devastazioni della guerra a trovare il coraggio di rimarginare ciò che il passato ha reciso? Mentre i loro mondi si scontrano all'interno delle antiche mura del castello, dovranno attraversare uno scenario di tenero desiderio e segreti inespressi. In “La tenace promessa della passione”, desiderio e resilienza si intrecciano, dimostrando che anche tra i resti della storia, la luce dell'amore può guidarli attraverso l'oscurità del loro comune passato. Entrate nell'ombra del castello di Almerry e lasciate che gli echi dell'eredità duratura dell'amore vi guidino attraverso un