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Include books by the same authorOutfoxed
Rita Mae Brown · 409 pages
From the bestselling author of the landmark work Rubyfruit Jungle comes an engaging, original new novel that only Rita Mae Brown could have written. In the pristine world of Virginia foxhunting, hunters, horses, hounds, and foxes form a lively community of conflicting loyalties, where the thrill of the chase and the intricacies of human-animal relationships are experienced firsthand--and murder ex
Murder at the Vicarage
Agatha Christie · 256 pages
***Murder at the Vicarage (1930)is the first Miss Marple mystery book by Agatha Christie.*** Miss Jane Marple is a village busybody who applies human nature to crimes. Colonel Protheroe, magistrate universally despised, was shot in his study, unheard. His wife Anne admits newly arrived artist Lawrence Redding is an old flame, and both confess to murder. **The local inspector and Miss Marple sort
Quilt or Innocence
Elizabeth Spann Craig · 296 pages
Retired folk art curator Beatrice Coleman knows everything there is to know about quilts, except how to make them. But with her recent move to Dappled Hills, North Carolina, she's learning all sorts of new things--including how to solve a murder. Includes quilting tips.
The Christmas Cookie Killer
Livia J. Washburn
Christmas comes to Weatherford, Texas, in this delicious new entry in the national bestselling series.Yuletide is here—and retired teacher cum amateur sleuth Phyllis Newsom looks forward to finishing up this unlucky year. But she won’t be hanging up her apron just yet—because this year’s Christmas bake-off is going to be cutthroat.Phyllis would like to think she’s entering the Christmas cookie con
Dying to Retire
Jessica Fletcher · 260 pages
Jessica Fletcher is in a Florida retirement community for the funeral of a dear old friend whose heart gave out-only to discover that the woman's death from natural causes may have been artificially induced.With the help of a feisty group of young-in-spirit retirees, Jessica must track down the clues and find out who prescribed the fatal treatment...
Murder Boogies with Elvis
Anne George · 243 pages
Oversized, outrageous Mary Alice and her prim sister Patricia Anne have been looking forward to the gala benefit being staged to raise money for the restoration of Vulcan, Birmingham's ever-tarnishing unnatural wonder. And what a show it is, with a grand finale that has thirty sequined Elvis impersonators high-kicking in unison! From the front row, "Mouse" and "Sister" have a perfect view of the a
Mrs. Jeffries Forges Ahead
Emily Brightwell · 294 pages
Mrs. Jeffries Victorian Mystery series #28 Pretty Dead The marriageable daughters of the upper crust howl in outrage when the rich and handsome Lewis Banfield marries an artist's model. But Arlette Montrose Banfield is more than a pretty face; she's an intelligent and free-spirited modern woman. But not everyone approves of a modern woman. At the Banfield ball, someone poisons the new bride'
Resort to Murder
Carolyn G. Hart · 336 pages
Ex-reporter Henrietta "Henrie 0" O'Dwyer Collins joins a wedding party in glorious Bermuda -- only to discover that death is an uninvited guest.Warm turquoise waters and balmy ocean breezes do little to ease Henrie O's discomfort at having to attend the wedding of her ex-son-in-law Lloyd to Connor Bailey, a beautiful widow with a dark past and a knack for attracting men. Recently recovered from pn
The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders
Nancy Pickard, Virginia Rich · 349 pages
When one of her guests dies after eating her twenty-seven ingredient chili con carne, Eugenia Potter makes it her quest to find the person or persons who added a twenty-eighth--and fatal--ingredient to the recipe.
The Secret Ingredient Murders
Nancy Pickard · 282 pages
While visiting the Rhode Island coast, cook/sleuth Eugenia Potter cohosts a tasting party with an old acquaintance--but he's late. Unfortunately, someone has murdered the would-be cookbook writer.
Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials
Ovidia Yu · 360 pages
"Rosie "Aunty" Lee, the feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home cooking restaurant, is back in another delectable, witty mystery involving scandal and murder among the city's elite. Few know more about what goes on in Singapore than Aunty Lee. When a scandal over illegal organ donation involving prominent citizens makes news, she already has a list of suspects.
The Drowning Spool
Monica Ferris · 341 pages
"Even though running Crewel World keeps Betsy plenty busy, a little extra cash on the side doesn't hurt. So when the local senior complex, Watered Silk, asks her to teach a class on the tricky punchneedle technique, Betsy jumps at the opportunity to win over some new customers. Unfortunately, the business that Betsy drums up is not of the needlework variety. A young woman is found floating in Wate
Murder, She Wrote: A Killing in Real Estate
Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran
Baked Alaska
Josi S. Kilpack · 353 pages
Sadie Hoffmiller has gathered her family together to enjoy an Alaskan cruise and to help plan her daughter's wedding. But when her son's birthmother shows up on the ship, relationships become complicated. And once the dead bodies start appearing, Sadie realizes more than one person on the cruise is keeping secrets.
We Solve Murders
Richard Osman · 460 pages
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life in the New Forest. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he likes his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favourite bench, his cat waiting for him when he gets home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul: she doesn’t stay still long enough fo
The Cat Who Caught a Killer
L.T. Shearer · 318 pages
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain
Lilian Jackson Braun · 261 pages
On vacation in the Big Potato Mountains, Qwilleran stumbles into a mystery involving the murder of J.J. Hawkinfield, the developer who was pushed off a mountain years before after announcing his plans to develop the region.
Deadly Nightshade
Cynthia Riggs · 356 pages
"Victoria Trumbull has lived most of her ninety-two years on the Island. Martha's Vineyard, its magic and its history, is part of the texture of her life. Like other Islanders, she knows the sounds of the sea in calm and stormy weather and she knows the sounds that do not belong. One evening while Victoria waits on the dock for her granddaughter to return with the harbormaster, she hears a chillin