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Death of a Busybody

Author : George Bellairs
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464207372
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Death of a Busybody written by George Bellairs and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Fascinating period detail from the blackout days, a plot that keeps surprising, and contemporary crime novelist Martin Edwards' insightful introduction add to the fun." —Booklist Miss Tither, the village busybody, is not the best-loved resident of Hilary Magna. She has made many enemies: bombarding the villagers with religious tracts, berating drunkards, and informing the spouses of cheating partners. Her murder, however, is still a huge shock to the Reverend Ethelred Claplady and his parish. Inspector Littlejohn's understanding of country ways makes him Scotland Yard's first choice for the job. Basing himself at the village inn, Littlejohn works with the local police to investigate what lay behind the murder. A second death does little to settle the collective nerves of the village, and as events escalate, a strange tale of hidden identities, repressed resentment, religious fervour and financial scams is uncovered. Life in the picturesque village of Hilary Magna proves to be very far from idyllic.

Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody

Author : Barbara Ross
Publisher : Kensington Cozies
ISBN 13 : 1496719956
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody written by Barbara Ross and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Darrowfield is a year into her retirement, and she’s already traveled and planted a garden. She’s organized her photos, her recipes, and her spices. The statistics suggest she has at least a few more decades ahead of her, so she better find something to do . . . JANE DARROWFIELD, PROFESSIONAL BUSYBODY After Jane helps a friend with a sticky personal problem, word starts to spread around her bridge club—and then around all of West Cambridge, Massachusetts—that she’s the go-to girl for situations that need discreet fixing. Soon she has her first paid assignment—the director of a 55-and-over condo community needs her to de-escalate hostilities among the residents. As Jane discovers after moving in for her undercover assignment, the mature set can be as immature as any high schoolers, and war is breaking out between cliques. It seems she might make some progress—until one of the aging “popular kids” is bludgeoned to death with a golf club. And though the automatic sprinklers have washed away much of the evidence, Jane’s on course to find out whodunit . . .

Blessed Is the Busybody

Author : Emilie Richards
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101118318
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Blessed Is the Busybody written by Emilie Richards and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-12-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the unconventional Aggie Sloan-Wilcox, a minister's wife with her own calling: helping troubled souls in need of justice. When the naked body of a murdered woman turns up on Aggie's front porch--and suspicion falls on Aggie's husband--she doesn't have a prayer of clearing his name unless she can uncover the truth in a town not known for confessing its sins.

Busy Body

Author : M. C. Beaton
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429944749
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Busy Body written by M. C. Beaton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Busy Body continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Agatha Raisin has always been ambivalent about holiday cheer, but her cozy little village of Carsely has long prided itself on its Christmas festivities. But this year Mr. John Sunday, a self-important officer with the Health and Safety Board, has ruled that the traditional tree on top of the church is a public menace; that lampposts are unsafe for hanging illuminations; that May Dimwoody's homemade toys are dangerous for children... Things have reached such a desperate pass that the Carsely Ladies' Society joins forces with the ladies in the neighboring village of Odley Cruesis to try to put a stop to Mr. Sunday's meddling—only to find that someone has literally put a stop to him with a kitchen knife. Agatha's detective agency is on the case, but when a man has made as many enemies as John Sunday, it's hard to know where to start...

Corpse at the Carnival

Author : George Bellairs
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504088425
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Corpse at the Carnival written by George Bellairs and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a seaside festival ends in murder, Superintendent Littlejohn gets caught up in a baffling investigation in this acclaimed British mystery series. It’s holiday time in Douglas and the town is alive with the local carnival. A brass band and bagpipes lead a procession down the promenade, and the cheering onlookers slowly make their way to the pier. But when the crowd thins and the promenade empties, a man is found dead at the center . . . Detective Littlejohn, who happens to be in town visiting a friend, now faces a perplexing case. In a small town that runs on gossip, nobody seems to know the victim. The waitress who identified him knew him only as ‘Uncle Fred.’ Who would want to murder an anonymous man? It soon becomes clear there is more to Uncle Fred than initially thought. As Littlejohn is pulled deeper into the mystery, the layers of Uncle Fred’s secretive life begin to unravel and the superintendent finds himself racing to prevent a second murder . . .

Something Borrowed, Someone Dead

Author : M. C. Beaton
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466834692
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Something Borrowed, Someone Dead written by M. C. Beaton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Gloria French was a jolly widow with dyed blonde hair, a raucous laugh and rosy cheeks. When she first moved from London to the charming Cotswolds hills, she was heartily welcomed. She seemed a do-gooder par excellence, raising funds for the church and caring for the elderly. But she had a nasty habit of borrowing things and not giving them back, just small things, a teapot here, a set of silverware there. So it's quite the shock when she is found dead, murdered by a poisoned bottle of elderberry wine. Afraid the murder will be a blight on the small town, Parish councillor, Jerry Tarrant, hires private detective Agatha Raisin to track down the murderer. But the village is secretive and the residents resent Agatha's investigation. Of course that doesn't stop the ever-persistent Agatha from investigating and sticking her nose where no one wants it—especially as the suspect list grows. And, as if it isn't enough that Agatha's ex has reentered the picture, the murderer is now targeting Agatha! With M.C. Beaton's Something Borrowed, Someone Dead the bossy, vain, and absolutely irresistible, Agatha Raisin continues to be a fan favorite.

The Quiche of Death

Author : M. C. Beaton
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1429901535
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Quiche of Death written by M. C. Beaton and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Agatha Raisin series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and settles in for an early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. But she soon finds her life of leisure isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Bored, lonely, and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest: Surely a blue ribbon for the best quiche will make her the toast of the town. But her recipe for social advancement sours when the judge, Mr. Cummings-Browne, not only snubs her entry but also falls over dead! After her quiche’s secret ingredient turns out to be poison, she must reveal the unsavory truth. . . . That is, Agatha has never baked a thing in her life! In fact, she bought her entry ready-made from an upper-crust London quicherie. Grating on the nerves of several Carsely residents, she is soon receiving sinister notes. Has her cheating and meddling landed her in hot water, or are the threats related to the suspicious death? It may mean the difference between egg on her face and a coroner’s tag on her toe. . . . The Quiche of Death, the first book in this beloved series, is now a Minotaur Signature Edition, complete with a discussion guide and essay by the author.

Steeped to Death

Author : Gretchen Rue
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
ISBN 13 : 1639101659
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Steeped to Death written by Gretchen Rue and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Laura Childs and Amanda Flowers, it’s teatime in Raven Creek—but a murder at the The Earl’s Study sets the stage for an intoxicating brew of small-town chicanery with a hint of the supernatural. Phoebe Winchester’s beloved aunt Eudora has a taste for adventure—and a knack for making magical tea. It’s even rumored that she just might be a witch. So when Eudora passes away and leaves everything to her niece—her Victorian mansion, her bookshop/tea store, The Earl’s Study, and one very chubby orange cat named Bob—Phoebe gets more than she bargained for. And she knows she’s in deep when a dead man is found on the shop’s back step, apparently killed while trying to break in. Two suspects immediately emerge among the townspeople of Raven Creek, Washington. There’s village busybody Dierdre Miller, who seems desperate to buy Eudora’s house, and handsome PI Rich, one of Phoebe’s childhood friends—but how well does she really know him after all these years apart? Phoebe knows she should leave it to the professionals, but as she starts to dig into the underbelly of Raven Creek, she begins to uncover the truth about Eudora. What’s more, her aunt might not have been the only witch in the family, as Phoebe soon discovers she has unique and unexpected gifts of her own. Now, it’s just a matter of putting her newfound power to the test and cast a spell that could catch a killer.

Death by the Glass

Author : Nadia Gordon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811841801
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Death by the Glass written by Nadia Gordon and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chef and amateur sleuth Sunny McCoskey puts her heart and her life at risk when she decides to investigate what she suspects is foul play in the death of the owner of a posh Napa Valley restaurant, and the list of suspects is topped by her new lover and fellow chef, Andre.

The Body in the Dumb River

Author : George Bellairs
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492699578
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Body in the Dumb River written by George Bellairs and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring British classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction. "A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. People were surprised that anybody should want to kill Jim." But Jim has been found stabbed in the back near Ely, miles from his Yorkshire home. His body, clearly dumped in the usually silent ('dumb') river, has been discovered before the killer intended?disturbed by a torrential flood in the night. Roused from a comfortable night's sleep, Superintendent Littlejohn of Scotland Yard is soon at the scene. With any clues to the culprit's identity swept away with the surging water, Bellairs' veteran sleuth boards a train heading north to dredge up the truth of the real Jim Teasdale and to trace the mystery of this unassuming victim's murder to its source. The Body in the Dumb River, like all of Bellairs' crime books, delves into the complex inner-workings of an insulated country community. With all the wittiness and suspense of classic British mysteries, this is a story that explores the long-buried secrets of a small town?and the disastrous events that take place when they finally come to light. Also in the British Library Crime Classics: Smallbone Deceased Continental Crimes Blood on the Tracks Surfeit of Suspects Death Has Deep Roots Checkmate to Murder

There Goes the Bride

Author : M. C. Beaton
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312373221
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book There Goes the Bride written by M. C. Beaton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wedding bells are ringing, but not for Agatha Raisin in this irresistible new adventure by "New York Times"-bestselling author Beaton. Martin's Press.

The Marx Sisters

Author : Barry Maitland
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1628723904
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book The Marx Sisters written by Barry Maitland and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first book in the Brock and Kolla Mystery series was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association’s John Creasey Award for best first mystery and met with wide acclaim. It introduced the team of Detective Chief Inspector David Brock and Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla, with Kathy a neophyte to Scotland Yard. And her first case was one for the books. Meredith Winterbottom, a great-granddaughter of Karl Marx and a longtime resident of Jerusalem Lane—a Dickensian section of London inhabited by Eastern European immigrants—is found dead in her apartment. Along with her two sisters and other Lane residents, she had been seeing red over a real estate developer’s plan to gentrify their neighborhood. Six months after Meredith’s death, a second sister is murdered. Are they victims of money-hungry developers or were they killed for the politics of another age? And why would David Brock, a notorious curmudgeon, assign himself to help Kathy on a relatively small case? As Kathy and Brock delve into the Lane’s eccentric melting pot, they find unknown letters from Marx to Engels, a possible fourth volume of Das Kapital, a long list of suspects ranging from Meredith’s shady son to a Princeton professor and a Polish veteran of World War II—and a plot to make Kathy’s first case her last. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The Case of the Famished Parson

Author : George Bellairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Case of the Famished Parson written by George Bellairs and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Death of a Gossip

Author : M.C. Beaton
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1849011788
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Death of a Gossip written by M.C. Beaton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very first Hamish Macbeth crime mystery, from internationally bestselling author M.C.Beaton When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joins the local fishing class she wastes no time in ruffling the feathers - or should that be fins? - of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue is Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, yet not even Hamish thinks someone would seriously want to silence Lady Jane's shrill voice permanently - until her strangled body is fished out of the river. Now with the help of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, Hamish must steer a course through the choppy waters of the tattler's life to find a murderer. But with a school of suspects who aren't willing to talk, and the dead woman telling no tales, Hamish may well be in over his head for he knows that secrets are dangerous, knowledge is power, and killers when cornered usually do strike again. Praise for the Hamish Macbeth series: 'First rate ... deft social comedy and wonderfully realized atmosphere.' Booklist 'It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh.' New York Times 'Readers will enjoy the quirks and unique qualities of the cast ... Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavour.' Library Journal 'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying.' Publishers Weekly

Death on the Last Train

Author : George Bellairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Death on the Last Train written by George Bellairs and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen

Author : Lindsay Jayne Ashford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906784263
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen written by Lindsay Jayne Ashford and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jane Austen dies at the age of just 41, Anne, governess to her brother, Edward Austen, is devastated and begins to suspect that someone might have wanted her out of the way. Now, 20 years on, she hopes that medical science might have progressed sufficiently to assess the one piece of evidence she has - a tainted lock of Jane's hair. Natural causes or murder? Even 20 years down the line, Anne is determined to get to the bottom of the mysterious death of the acclaimed Miss Austen.

Death by the Numbers

Author : Doug LeCroy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521407622
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Death by the Numbers written by Doug LeCroy and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toby Miles, Bo Caudill and Dan Gallagher have been close friends since their childhood. Life led them down different paths, but brought them back together. All that changed one morning when Dan was murdered on his own front porch while talking with his neighbor. Sheriff Toby and Chief Deputy Bo now had the formidable task of finding Dan's killer. DEATH BY THE NUMBERS is a mystery novel like none other. The author's masterful blend of mystery and intrigue, spiced with a bit of humor is certain to leave a lasting impression on the reader. Doug challenges anyone to unravel the mystery before the last chapter. The who, how, and why of this "who dunnit" will surprise all mystery fans. Even who the hero is is debatable.