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Settling in to her new life as an assistant dorm director, Heather Wells is drawn into a mystery when a cheerleader's head is found on the first day of the semester in the dormitory kitchen.

Miss Cornelia Van Gorder wants some adventure in her life, so she rents a large mansion to see what she can stir up. There, she is confronted by an embezzlement problem and a murderous masked criminal.

This is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. Lady Molly, like her fictional contemporaries, most often succeeded because she recognized domestic clues foreign to male experience. Her shocking entry into the male domain of the police is forgivable when it is discovered that her motive is to save her fiancé from a false accusation.

1917. In St. Paul, Minnesota, a financier is found dead in a secure location. Shadwell Rafferty is called in to investigate and sift through greedy tycoons, political intrigue, and wartime fearmongering.

Madeline Barton is struggling as a freelance reporter. But when an anonymous source tips her off about a murder, she knows the story could launch her career, except that her source keeps meddling in the investigation.

Conor O'Shea has been given the opportunity to renovate and run the magnificent but rundown Castle Dysert as a five-star resort. With his family's future now entangled in a stunningly beautiful old castle on the coast of Clare, Conor undertakes a mammoth project, and in so doing, he uncovers the troubled past of this ancient stronghold. The mystery of the family who lived, loved, and lost their lives within the walls of the castle, and it is reflected in his own family as they too struggle to let go of the past.

A serial killer terrorizes the peaceful community of Shallow Front. Detective Trent Holloway, a fifteen-year veteran of the police force, must stop this sly and devious killer who is as depraved as he is elusive.

After losing her military K-9, former marine Maya swears she'll never work with dogs again, until a Colorado deputy and two-year-old Malinois help her find her grandfather.

In 1920s New York a playboy stockbroker, Alvin Benson, is found murdered in his brownstone mansion. Amateur detective Philo Vance arrives first on the scene. He is at once intrigued by the absence of Alvin's toupee and false teeth, and with myriad odd clues, Vance sets off to solve the case.

"Sam Sparrow's search for a retired general's missing companion takes him to Sherwood Forest where he reunites with old friends from Camelot to help rescue Robin Hood and Maid Marian from the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. The Sheriff's plans are more nefarious than they first appear, however, forcing Sam's alter ego, Sam Spade, to stretch his talents to the limits."--