Murder Takes the Veil

Murder Takes the Veil

Author: Margaret Ann Hubbard

Publisher:

Published: 1950

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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The convent in the Louisiana bayou country should be a place of peace and security, but Trilium Pierce knows that the man who wants to destroy her has followed her there. Mother Theodore, the superior of St. Aurelian's college, knows nothing about Trilium's history and the girl refuses to tell her. Her silence enables the killer to follow his plan.


The Woman in the Veil

The Woman in the Veil

Author: Laura Joh Rowland

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1643852426

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Award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland is back with the fourth in her critically acclaimed Victorian mysteries where the case of a mutilated "Sleeping Beauty" washes ashore in London. London, June 1890. Sarah Bain and her friends Lord Hugh Staunton and Mick O'Reilly are crime scene photographers for the Daily World newspaper. After solving a sensational murder, they're under pressure to deliver another big story. On a foggy summer night, they're called to the bank of the river Thames. The murder victim is an unidentified woman whose face has been slashed. But as Sarah takes photographs, she discovers that the woman is still alive. The case of "Sleeping Beauty" becomes a public sensation, and three parties quickly come forward to identify her: a rich, sinister artist who claims she's his wife; a mother and her two daughters who co-own a nursing home and claim she's their stepdaughter/sister; and a precocious little girl who claims Sleeping Beauty is her mother. Which party is Sleeping Beauty's rightful kin? Is someone among them her would-be killer? Then Sleeping Beauty awakens--with a severe case of amnesia. She's forgotten her name and everything else about herself. But she recognizes one of the people who've claimed her. Sarah is delighted to reunite a family and send Sleeping Beauty home--until one of the claimants is murdered. Suddenly, Sarah, her motley crew of friends, and her fiancé Detective Sergeant Barrett are on the wrong side of the law. Now they must identify the killer before they find themselves headed for the gallows.


Mysterium and Mystery

Mysterium and Mystery

Author: William David Spencer

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780809318094

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A reprint of the first book on the topic of the cleric as a crime-solver in fiction. Mysterium and Mystery by William David Spencer is a primary reference of meticulous scholarship for anyone interested in mystery literature.


A Veil Removed

A Veil Removed

Author: Michelle Cox

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1631525042

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“Mixing Romance and Mystery in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!” “This is a wonderfully-written, engaging story with excellent character treatment and a thrilling mystery.” — IBPA, Independent Book Publishers Association “Another triumph in a gorgeously romantic, but also seriously compelling mystery series.” — Readers Favorite “Entertaining. . . Composed of large dollops of romance and a soupcon of mystery, this confection will appeal.” — Publishers Weekly Murder is never far from this sexy couple . . . even during the holidays! Their honeymoon abruptly ended by the untimely death of Alcott Howard, Clive and Henrietta return to Highbury, where Clive discovers all is not as it should be. Increasingly convinced that his father’s death was not an accident, Clive launches his own investigation, despite his mother’s belief that he has become “mentally disturbed” with grief. Henrietta eventually joins forces with Clive on their first real case, which becomes darker—and deadlier—than they imagined as they get closer to the truth behind Alcott’s troubled affairs. Meanwhile, Henrietta’s sister, Elsie, begins, at Henrietta’s orchestration, to take classes at a women’s college—an attempt to evade her troubles and prevent any further romantic temptations. When she meets a bookish German custodian at the school, however, he challenges her to think for herself . . . even as she discovers some shocking secrets about his past life.


The Good Friday Murder

The Good Friday Murder

Author: Lee Harris

Publisher: Fawcett

Published: 2015-09-16

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1101968362

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Holy day . . . Unholy murder Christine Bennett has just left the cloistered world of nuns but soon finds herself volunteering to investigate a forty-year-old murder, Pursuing this mission with her old religious zeal, she'll move heaven and earth in noble effort to exonerate a par of twin brothers, now senior citizens, of their mother's murder on Good Friday in 1950. Fit for duty on the front pews of crime solving, nothing will deter Christine from uncovering who really committed the most unholy act on the holiest of days.


A Bitter Veil: American Woman Trapped in Khomeini's Iran

A Bitter Veil: American Woman Trapped in Khomeini's Iran

Author: Libby Fischer Hellmann

Publisher: The Red Herrings Press

Published: 2011-12-31

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 193873372X

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Anna & Nouri fall in love, move to Tehran, and marry. Four months later the shah is deposed. Anna, a young American studying in Chicago falls in love with fellow-student Nouri, the son of a wealthy Iranian business executive. Anna, whose parents are divorced and remote, eagerly moves to Tehran where she marries and is embraced by Nouri's family. A few months later, however, in February 1978, the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Republic of Iran is formed. . Readers will be drawn in through the well-researched inside look at Iran in the late 1970s and gain perspective on what the people in that time and place endured. A Bitter Veil is so thought-provoking that it especially would be a great title for book clubs to discuss. Amy Alessio, BookReporter.com Life turns upside down for the couple as men, and especially women, are restricted in their activities, clothing, and behavior. Arrests and torture are frequent, education for women is prohibited, and Anna cannot travel without her husband's permission. Although she tries to conform to please her husband and new family, Anna chafes under the oppression, while Nouri seems to embrace it. Anna grows increasingly unhappy, and as events become more explosive, so does Nouri. Anna is desperate to return to America, but Nouri refuses to allow it. Tension builds until a shattering event changes everything and plunges Anna into a tumultuous—and dangerous—vortex, raising the possibility she will never leave Iran alive. Hellmann crafts a tragically beautiful story around a message that is both subtle and vibrant. The author does an amazing job of delivering her point but never by sacrificing the quality of her storytelling. Instead, the message drives the psychological and emotional conflict painting a bleak and heart-wrenching tale that will stick with the reader long after they finish the book. Bryan Van Meter, CrimeSpree Magazine If you enjoy the historical novels of Ken Follett, Kristin Hannah, and Kate Quinn, you'll love the Compulsively Readable Thrillers by Libby Hellmann.


Mystery Women, Volume Two (Revised)

Mystery Women, Volume Two (Revised)

Author: Colleen Barnett

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2011-12-31

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 1615950095

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Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound. Look at the popularity of such reading guides as Willetta Heising's Detecting Women (3rd ed. 0-9644593-7-X) or Amanda Cross' fiction (Honest Doubt 0-345-44011-0 11/00).


Murder Most Austen

Murder Most Austen

Author: Tracy Kiely

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-09-04

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1250007429

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"A dedicated Anglophile and Janeite, Elizabeth Parker is hoping the trip to the Jane Austen Festival in Bath will distract her from her lack of a job and her uncertain future with her boyfriend. On the plane ride, she and Aunt Winnie meet Professor Zackary Baines, a self-proclaimed expert on all things Austen. He claims that within each Austen novel there is another darker secondary story, usually involving sordid behavior. He claims to know the true cause of Austen's death, and it's a truth which will greatly outrage Austen fans. Elizabeth and Aunt Winnie don't take him or his findings seriously. But someone must, because during the costume ball, Baines is stabbed to death. Kiely expertly combines the wit and spunk of Austen's protagonists with a contemporary traditional mystery, creating an entertaining puzzle. Austen fans especially are in for a big treat"--


Behind the Veil

Behind the Veil

Author: L. L. Chaikin

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556615139

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The breathtaking sequel to "Golden Palaces" brings to life the powerful saga of the Crusaders. In "Behind the Veil", danger stalks Helena Lysander's every move when she is abducted by her nemesis, Lady Irene, and presented as a bride to the powerful Prince Kalid. In a daring venture, Tancred Redwan--now wearing the red cross of the Crusaders--rescues Helena from certain death as they flee to freedom through the perilous city gates.