Dead in the Shower is about the discovery of a naked body in the shower of the exercise and pool area of the recreation building of a small senior community in Florida called Crane’s Roost. The body was discovered by one of our senior sleuths who had joined the security committee of Crane’s Roost and was doing her duty by closing up the facilities for the night. When the county deputies arrived on the scene so did the lady’s friends to help solve the mystery.
The Tower Murder is the story of the murder of a mysterious gentleman from Belgium that takes place at a carrillon tower in a small town in Georgia. The murder happens just after seven elderly ladies on a bus tour arrived for what was to be a rather long visit to hear the lovely music of the bells. The seven ladies befriend an escaped fugitive and apply their considerable detective skills to the frustration and edification of local police. Nina Gilfert was born with a love of words. She soon began to put them together in stories and poems. She now lives in Florida and writes a weekly column for The Daily Commercial newspaper of Leesburg. This is the second of three Seven Senior Sleuth books.
Caught up in the politics of the vampire world, psychic Sookie Stackhouse learns that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series—the inspiration for the HBO® original series True Blood. With her knack for being in trouble’s way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte’s, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover, Eric Northman, and his “child” Pam are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, Sookie is drawn into the plot—which is much more complicated than she knows...
National bestselling author Eva Gates’s fifth Lighthouse Library mystery will carry fans of Miranda James and Jenn McKinlay to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Dark deeds in the Lighthouse Library threaten to send Lucy Richardson’s soon-to-be-wed cousin Josie to an early ‘til-death-do-us-part. Winter falls on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as Lucy Richardson and her friends joyfully help her favorite cousin, Josie O'Malley, plan her wedding. The owner and head baker of Josie's Cozy Bakery and her fiancé, chef Jake Greenblatt, want a small, simple wedding. But to their horror, Josie's imperious grandmother, Gloria, descends with the “Louisiana Mafia”: a gaggle of aunts and cousins who intend to take control of the wedding plans. Gloria doesn't do small and simple, and cousin Mirabelle has her own ideas for Josie's wedding, something grand and lavish—and paid for by Josie's parents, of course—that will kickstart her fledgling event planning business and get her work shown on the covers of wedding magazines. To make matters worse, Mirabelle focuses her full Southern charm on the prospective groom...and Jake doesn't seem entirely adverse to her attentions. To smooth the waters, Lucy hosts a bridal shower at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library. But it turns deadly when Mirabelle collapses—soon after eating the gluten-free treats Josie prepared specifically for her. Now, to save her favorite cousin from prison, Lucy will have to bring a crook to book in this fifth festive Lighthouse Library mystery from national bestselling author Eva Gates.
"New York Times"-bestselling author Harris has delighted fans with her mystery series featuring small-town waitress-turned-paranormal sleuth Sookie Stackhouse. "Dead Until Dark" is her first novel in the series.
Picturesque Devon, England. A quaint bed and breakfast. And a corpse. When 60-year-old global adventurer, Viviane, travels to picturesque Devon on her way to a London housesit, she gets all the beauty and British hospitality she wanted, and more. The more being a murder. For one of Viviane's new friends at the charming Kingswear Bed & Breakfast is not what they seem. When the police believe the death to be a tragic accident, inquisitive Viviane steps up to investigate. Will Viviane solve the mystery before she has to leave, or worse, will the killer comes calling for her? If you enjoy travel, sassy sleuths, and mysteries that keep you guessing, you'll love the Viviane's Adventures Mysteries series. Grab this book and start traveling the globe with Viviane now! Deception in Devon is book one in the Viviane's Adventures travel mystery series. Clean as a cozy, but with an undertone of psychological suspense, each book is a stand-alone mystery with a satisfying conclusion. However, if you enjoy getting to know the characters in the books you read, you may want to read the short prequel, Hijinks in Ajijic, which introduces you to Viviane, her new friend, Perry, along with a worry-wart daughter. You’ll like this series if you enjoy any of these authors or series: Blaize Cement (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries), Adriana Lucio (the Homeswappers), Liz Dodwell (Polly Parrett Pet-Sitter Cozy Mysteries), Jennifer S. Alderson (Travel can be murder), Krista Davis (Paws and Claws Mystery), Heather Day Gilbert (An Exotic Pet-Sitter Mystery), or Susan Kiernan-Lewis (Maggie Newberry Mysteries), to name a few. Author promise: This series contains no profanity and no graphic descriptions of sex or violence. ◆◆◆ Vikki Walton is also the author of the cozy mystery Backyard Farming Series and the Taylor Texas mystery series. To learn more about the author, and to find out when the next Viviane's Adventure will be released, sign up for her newsletter at vikkiwalton.com.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN AWARD "An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining, and beautifully written." —B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author A delightfully clever new mystery from creator of BBC One's hilarious murder mystery series Death in Paradise Meet Judith: a seventy-seven-year-old whiskey drinking, crossword puzzle author living her best life in a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of Marlow. Nothing ever happens in Marlow. That is, until Judith hears her neighbor shot while skinny-dipping in the Thames. The local police don't believe her story. It's an open and shut case, of course. Ha! Stefan can't be left for dead like that. Judith investigates and picks up a crew of sidekicks: Suzie the dogwalker and Becks the vicar's wife. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club. When another body turns up, they realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. And the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape... Robert Thorogood, has turned the Christie-mystery on its head with this ever-so-sly cozy perfect for readers who love Richard Osmond's Thursday Murder Club and An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good. "Lightweight but no-nonsense and genuinely brainy"—Kirkus Reviews "Damn right funny and heartwarming...great fun"—Crime Time "I love Robert Thorogood's writing."—Peter James, international bestselling author
The perfect proposal leads to a chilling cold case in this novel in the New York Times bestselling Coffeehouse Mystery series. After everything Clare and her NYPD detective boyfriend have been through, they deserve a little bit of happily ever after. But while Mike's marriage proposal to Clare is steeped in perfection, the celebration of their engagement is not long lived. First, a grim-faced attorney interrupts their party with a mysterious letter bequeathing a hidden treasure to Clare's daughter. Next, the world-famous jeweler who designed Clare's ring is found poisoned in his shop. Both events appear to be connected to a cold case murder involving a sunken ship, an Italian curse, a charming jewel thief, and a shocking family secret. With deadly trouble brewing, Clare must track down clues in some of New York's most secret places before an old vendetta produces fresh corpses. With recipes to die for, including how to make cold-brew coffee at home!
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
