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The chain of destiny
Par Betty Neels. 1989
Suzannah Lightfoot was alone in the world, when Guy Bowers-Bentinck came to her rescue. "He's so tiresome and ill-tempered and…
impatient and he must hate the sight of me", Suzannah reflected as fate kept throwing them together. It was because of this she wasn't prepared to join the queue of females wanting to marry him, wasn't it? 1989.The case is closed (Miss Silver mystery. #2.)
Par Patricia Wentworth. 1995
Geoffrey Grey has been convicted of murder, but his wife and her young cousin Hilary believe in his innocence. Hilary's…
investigations lead her into danger, and her ex-fiance calls upon the services of Miss Silver. 1995.The breaker
Par Minette Walters. 1998
Kate Sumner's nude body is discovered on a secluded beach in southern England, and her traumatized three-year-old daughter is found…
wandering 20 miles away. The police originally suspect an actor acquaintance, who happens to be at the scene when the corpse is discovered. However, they soon begin to consider the woman's husband, who has a gaping hole in his alibi. Strong language. 1998.The brutal heart (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries ; #11)
Par Gail Bowen. 2008
Joanne Kilbourn is following the political campaign of Ginny Monaghan, a woman whose success depends not so much on the…
election-day poll, but on the outcome of a custody battle she's fighting. Joanne thinks this is perfect material for a TV program she's putting together on women and politics, but then a local call girl is murdered - a woman whose regular clientele included several of Regina's most prominent lawyers, including (until he met Joanne) her own husband Zach. With her new marriage under strain, Joanne investigates why the dead woman had started to threaten her clients with blackmail. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008. (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries ; 11)The buck stops here (The Million dollar mysteries. #5)
Par Mindy Starns Clark. 2004
When Callie learns that the man she loves is somehow connected to the man who killed her late husband, she…
confronts Tom. But he informs her that his hands are tied by the National Security Agency and he can tell her nothing. Despite the secrecy surrounding Tom and the NSA, Callie decides to find out for herself exactly what is going on and how Tom may have been involved in her husband's death. Sequel to "A quarter for a kiss". 2004.The body in the Big Apple (Faith Fairchild mystery. #10.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 1999
Young Faith has just launched her catering business in New York when former classmate Emma Stanstead asks for her help.…
A blackmailer is threatening to use secrets from Emma's past to ruin her husband's political career. Some violence and some strong language. 1999.The Blythes are quoted
Par L. M Montgomery. 2009
Adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death - usually not the terms associated with L.M. Montgomery. In…
this her last work, Montgomery brought these topics to the forefront, in stories featuring a grown up Anne and her family around the time of the First World War. 2009.The Brading collection (Miss Silver mystery. #17.)
Par Patricia Wentworth. 1996
Lewis Brading, owner of the priceless Brading collection of jewellery, is a frightened man. He's beginning to see thieves around…
every corner, which is ironic, given that it was through members of that profession that he amassed his famous collection. When he approaches Miss Silver to ask her to take on the role of private investigator, she turns him away with some free advice. 1996.The body in the lighthouse: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #13.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2003
Faith Fairchild and her family are vacationing at their seaside Maine cabin when they become embroiled in a feud between…
developers and islanders. After a real estate agent is poisoned and a builder is murdered, Faith risks her own life to find the culprit. 2003.The body in the bonfire: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #12.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2002
Caterer Faith Fairchild agrees to teach cooking at the local boys boarding school to find out who's been anonymously harassing…
an African American student. The remains of a student are discovered in the ashes after the annual fall bonfire. Some strong language. 2002.The body in the basement: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #6.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 1995
Faith Fairchild's next-door Maine neighbor, Pix, checks on the Fairchilds' island summer cottage and discovers wrapped in a valuable quilt…
the dead body of Mitchell Pierce, a handyman who dabbled in antiques. Sharing her friend Faith's inquisitive nature, Pix resolves to solve the murder. Includes recipes. Some strong language. 1995.The body farm (Kay Scarpetta Ser. #No. 5)
Par Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 1994
The discovery of the corpse of an eleven-year-old girl sends shock waves through the small community of Black Mountain, a…
sleepy little town in North Carolina. Dr Kay Scarpetta, working on a similar case in Virginia, is called in to apply her forensic skills to this latest atrocity, but the apparent simplicity of the case proves something of a poisoned chalice. Contains violence. 1994.The body in the cast (Faith Fairchild mystery. #5.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 1993
Faith Fairchild, former Manhattan caterer, is hired to feed the movie company that is filming a version of The Scarlet…
Letter in the scenic town of Aleford, Massachusetts. But the leading lady is poisoned and two supporting cast members are killed before Faith discovers who the culprit is. Some strong language. 1993.The body in the sleigh: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #18.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2009
Caterer Faith Fairchild and her family are spending Christmas at their cottage on Sanpere Island, Maine. When Faith discovers a…
young woman's body in a holiday display and a neighbor finds a baby boy in the barn, Faith looks for a connection. 2009.The body in the gallery: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #17.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2008
Caterer Faith Fairchild helps her friend Patsy Avery, a trustee of a local museum. Patsy suspects someone has replaced a…
valuable painting with a forgery. Although Faith has promised her husband to stop her amateur sleuthing, she discovers the body of a young woman at the gallery. 2008.The body in the snowdrift: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #15.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2005
Caterer Faith Fairchild and her extended family gather at a ski resort in Vermont to celebrate her father-in-law's seventieth birthday.…
But after Faith finds the body of a local lawyer, the chef disappears, and another corpse turns up on the slopes, the clan starts bickering. Includes recipes. 2005.The body in the attic: a Faith Fairchild mystery (Faith Fairchild mystery. #14.)
Par Katherine Hall Page. 2004
Caterer and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild moves to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where her minister husband will teach at Harvard Divinity School.…
Settling into their temporary home, Faith finds two things disturbing: her ex-boyfriend Richard Morgan's sudden reappearance and a 1946 diary in the attic. Includes recipes. 2004.The body in the library (Jane Marple murder mysteries ; #4)
Par Agatha Christie. 1942
The Colonel and Mrs Bantry had always believed that finding "a body in the library" only happened in books, until…
it happened to them. Whose body was it? And why should it be found in the library of Gossington Hall? Miss Marple investigates. Sequel to "The regatta mystery, and other stories". Followed by "The moving finger" (DC32950). 1942. (Jane Marple murder mysteries ; 4)Six minutes: une enquête de Maud Graham (Enquête de Maud Graham. #15.)
Par Chrystine Brouillet. 2015
Quand Maud Graham est appelée à éclaircir le meurtre d'un homme trouvé gisant dans son sang, seul dans son appartement,…
elle ne peut se douter des motifs de ce crime. Qui pouvait bien en vouloir à ce point à cet homme sans histoire ? Avec ses coéquipiers McEwen, Joubert, Nguyen et Rouaix , la détective avance en plein brouillard jusqu'à ce que commence à se dessiner une toile complexe. La victime a été témoin d'une violence qu'on aurait voulu garder dissimulée à tout jamais. Et si l'enquête porte d'abord sur l'assassinat d'un homme, c'est sur la maltraitance subie par des femmes qu'on lèvera le voile en cours d'investigation. Alarmée par le danger qui menace ces femmes devenues des proies malgré elles, Graham se lance sur la trace de l'agresseur. Une poignante course contre la montre démarre. Suite de "Saccages", suivi de "Vrai ou faux". 2015.Sous surveillance (Enquête de Maud Graham. #11)
Par Chrystine Brouillet. 2010
Après dix années d'absence, Gabrielle Leland revient vivre à Québec. Nouvelle vie, nouveaux défis? Quand arrive la première lettre anonyme,…
Gabrielle comprend que les démons de son passé reviennent la hanter. Elle sent que quelqu'un, tapi dans l'ombre, connaît son secret, la guette, la menace. Suite de "Promesses d'éternité", suivi de "Double disparition". 2010. (Une enquête de Maud Graham)