Detective and mystery fiction

  • The book of candlelight : Secret, Book, & Scone Society, book 3

    Creator

    Adams, Ellery

    Abstract

    As the owner of Miracle Books, Nora Pennington figures all the wet weather this spring is at least good for business. The local inns are packed with stranded travelers, and among them Nora finds both new customers and a new friend, the sixtysomething Sheldon, who starts helping out at the store. Since a little rain never hurt anyone, Nora rides her bike over to the flea market one sodden day and buys a bowl from Danny, a Cherokee potter. It'll make a great present for Nora's EMT boyfriend, but the next day, a little rain turns into a lot of rain, and the Miracle River overflows its banks.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Tuesday's child

    Creator

    Mora, Anya

    Abstract

    My daughter is dead. My husband and I cling to what's left of our family, desperate to make sense of the tragedy. But when the sheriff knocks, he delivers news no mother should ever have to hear. Our daughter was murdered. And my son is the prime suspect. When we adopted eleven-year-old Holden, we weren't wearing rose-colored glasses. But we never could have imagined this. They say you can't pick your family. But I picked mine. Did I choose my daughter's murderer?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • All sales final : Good Buy Girls mystery, book 5

    Creator

    Belle, Josie

    Abstract

    There's something 100% off about Maggie and her fiancé Sam's new dream home in the historic section of St. Stanley. The lights flicker, the doors blow shut, and their cat, Marshall Dillon, hisses at empty space. And there's something in the basement that's definitely not a bargain...After Maggie discovers a skeleton in the root cellar, she's convinced her house is haunted by a murdered man's ghost. With the help of her Good Buy Girls, Maggie works to tag a killer. But she'll need to be careful as she digs into the history of her new digs.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • The Starr sting scale : Candace Starr, book 1

    Creator

    O'Cinneide, C. S.

    Abstract

    Candace Starr likes to think of herself as retired since she got out of prison. That's until society maven Kristina Corrigan tries to hire her to permanently remove her daughter's barnacle of a boyfriend, Tyler Brent, from their lives. The only catch? Tyler is seventeen years old. Even Candace usually draws the line at taking out a target who doesn't shave yet. But when Tyler turns up dead at a river gorge with a broken neck, people start asking questions. Detective Chien-Shiung Malone, the ambitious cop assigned to the case, has more than a few of her own.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Marked down for murder : Good buy girls mystery, book 4

    Creator

    Belle, Josie

    Abstract

    Between spending Valentine's Day with her sweetheart Sam and shopping upcoming Presidents' Day sales with the Good Buy Girls, everything is coming up roses and bargains for Maggie Gerber. But when the mother of Maggie's nemesis comes to town, things stop looking so rosy. Summer's mom is hoping to set her spoiled daughter up with Sam, and she'll do whatever it takes to make the match happen. When Maggie heads to her romantic rival's house to put a stop to the scheming, she discovers Summer standing over a dead body-holding a weapon.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Made available through hoopla

    Not specified
  • And the killer is : A Savannah Reid mystery, book 25

    Creator

    McKevett, G. A.

    Abstract

    It will be a cold day in San Carmelita before Private Investigator Savannah Reid skips over a high-profile homicide case, especially one attached to a tasty reward. But when ninety-year-old former silver-screen siren Lucinda Faraday is murdered inside her derelict mansion, serving justice comes with unsavory risks. The fallen star, considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, was found strangled by a pair of vintage stockings amid a hoard of garbage and priceless memorabilia.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Young blood : Maggie Wise, book 1

    Creator

    Fields, Tricia

    Abstract

    Dr. Oscar LeBlanc is close to a medical breakthrough to cure dementia and other degenerative diseases...but in order to succeed, he needs to illegally obtain plasma from prepubescent children. He believes the ends justify the means, so two young girls are abducted. The disappearance of the girls causes a lockdown of the area, and when one of the girl's parents proves uncooperative with the police, former homicide-cop-turned-radio-presenter Maggie Wise offers to help. Maggie quickly forms a connection with the family just as the girls are recovered.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Last ditch effort : Moonlight Detective Agency, book 1

    Creator

    Crowley, Isobella

    Abstract

    Remy is down to his last $100,000... He's in dire straits. While his rapidly dwindling checking account is a problem, Remy finds out the last company he owns is run by something that goes bump in the night. And she is willing to bump him off if he fails to live up to her expectations. Trying to get sober, Remy needs to work the day shift for Moonlight Detective Agency. Can he learn the ropes before the faeries, werewolves or his supposed employee kills him off? There is only one way to find out. Accomplish what Taylor sets out for him to do, or die trying.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Cold to the bone : Nicole Cobain mystery, book 1

    Creator

    Hayes, Emery

    Abstract

    The first female sheriff of Toole County, Montana, Nicole Cobain earned the position through mental and physical grit, and when a young girl is found murdered on icy Lake Maria, every bit of it is tested. But what begins as a chase for the killer quickly unravels into a high-stakes medical transaction with harrowing consequences.Eight years ago, Nicole fled her fast-track position as a homicide detective with the Denver Police Department in an act of desperation to save both her son and herself.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Diamond in the rough : Moonlight Detective Agency, book 2

    Creator

    Crowley, Isobella

    Anderle, Michael

    Clarke, Ell Leigh

    Abstract

    The secret world is being hidden by a vampire hundreds of years old-and her human frat-boy apprentice. He might shape up to be an asset if she doesn't kill him first. Between setting up the office and hiring new preternatural staff, with some surprising...talents, Taylor tasks Remy with a new case. She assumes he will stick to her instructions, but this is Remy: Reformed frat boy. Low compliance. With a desperate need to prove himself... Of course, he won't stick to the plan.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified