Mystery
These silent woods : a novel
Grant, Kimi Cunningham, author.
FICTION Grant Kimi
Mystery, Thriller
No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's got a lot to hide. Finch has been raised on the books filling the cabin's shelves and the beautiful but brutal code of life in the wilderness. But she's starting to push back against their sheltered life. The only people who know they exist are Scotland, an overly friendly hermit with murky intentions, and Cooper's old friend, Jake, who visits each winter to bring them supplies. But this year, Jake doesn't show up, setting off an irreversible chain of events that reveals just how precarious their situation really is.
Summers at the Saint
Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954- author.
FICTION Andrews Mary
Mystery, Romance
Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel, where traditions run deep and scandals run deeper. . . . Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as "the Saint." If you grew up coming here, you were "a Saint." If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were "an Ain't." Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasn't rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could work here. One fateful summer she did, and married the boss's son. Now, she's the widowed owner of the hotel, determined to see it return to its glory days, even as staff shortages and financial troubles threaten to ruin it. Enlisting a motley crew of recently hired summer help-including the daughter of her estranged best friend-Traci has one summer season to turn it around. But new information about a long-ago drowning at the hotel threatens to come to light, and the tragic death of one of their own brings Traci to the brink of despair. And it will take all the wits and guts she has to see wrongs put to right, to see guilty parties put in their place, and maybe even to find a new romance along the way.
(Waterside Escapes!) What's a luxurious escape without a smidge of mystery? Mary Kay Andrews' novel will whisk you away to a glamorous seaside resort full of secrets, scandals, and even a little summer romance. Balancing beach-read vibes with mysterious alibis, this book will transport you to sun-soaked days where anything can happen. -Madison C
Death on the Nile : a Hercule Poirot mystery
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
MYSTERY Christie, Agatha
Mystery
Linnet Doyle is young, beautiful, and rich. She's the girl who has everything-including the man her best friend loves. Linnet and her new husband take a cruise on the Nile, where they meet the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot. It should be an idyllic trip, yet Poirot has a vague, uneasy feeling that something is dangerously amiss.
(Get away on a Cruise!) So, admittedly, a book with a title that includes the word "Death" doesn't exactly scream "fun, relaxing vacation." But this Agatha Christie classic will be sure to take any reader away on a fun, mystery-filled trip on the great Nile River. Who says you can't enjoy a vacation with a splash of murder? -Madison C
The case of the bizarre bouquets : an Enola Holmes mystery
Nancy. Springer
jFICTION Springer Nancy
Mystery, Kids
Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, disguised as a beautiful woman, finds clues in floral bouquets as she searches for the missing Dr. Watson, a companion of her famous older brother, Sherlock.--CIP.
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Enola Holmes and the elegant escapade
Nancy Springer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Springer Nancy
Mystery
Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes's younger sister and self-declared finder of lost persons and things, is determined to find her friend, Lacy Cecily, a confused young Baronet's daughter on the run from her father's devious schemes.
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Enola Holmes and the black barouche
Nancy Springer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Springer Nancy
Mystery
When professional typist Letitia Glover is desperate to learn more about the fate of her twin sister Flossie, Enola enlists the help of her brother Sherlock and her friend Tewky to investigate Flossie's husband, the sudden death of his first wife, and the mysterious appearance of a black barouche.
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A ruse of shadows
Sherry (Sherry M.) Thomas
MYSTERY Thomas Sherry
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
"Charlotte's success on the RMS Provence has afforded her a certain measure of time and assurance. Taking advantage of that, she has been busy, plotting to prise the man her sister loves from Moriarty's iron grip. Disruption, however, comes from an unexpected quarter. Lord Bancroft Ashburton, disgraced and imprisoned as a result of Charlotte's prior investigations, nevertheless manages to press Charlotte into service: Underwood, his most loyal henchman, is missing and Lord Bancroft wants Charlotte to find Underwood, dead or alive. But then Lord Bancroft himself turns up dead and Charlotte, more than anyone else, meets the trifecta criteria of motive, means, and opportunity. Never mind rescuing anyone else, with the law breathing down her neck, can Charlotte save herself from prosecution for murder?"--
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A tempest at sea
Sherry (Sherry M.) Thomas
MYSTERY Thomas Sherry
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
"Charlotte Holmes's brilliant mind and deductive skills are pulled into a dangerous investigation at sea in this new mystery of the bestselling Lady Sherlock series. After feigning her own death in Cornwall to escape from Moriarty's perilous attention, Charlotte Holmes goes into hiding. But then she receives a tempting offer: Find a dossier the crown is desperately seeking to recover, and she might be able to return to a normal life. Her search leads her aboard the RMS Provence, sailing from Southampton for the eastern hemisphere. But on the night Charlotte makes her move to retrieve the dossier, in the midst of a terrifying storm in the Bay of Biscay, a brutal murder also takes place on the ship. Instead of solving the crime, as she is accustomed to doing, Charlotte must take care not to be embroiled in this investigation, lest it become known to those who harbor ill intentions that Sherlock Holmes is still abroad and still very much alive"--
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Miss Moriarty, I presume?
Sherry (Sherry M.) Thomas
MYSTERY Thomas Sherry
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
"Charlotte Holmes comes face-to-face with her enemy when Moriarty turns to her in his hour of need in the USA Today bestselling series set in Victorian England. A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes's doorstep: Moriarty himself. Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth. Charlotte and Mrs. Watson travel to a remote community of occult practitioners where Moriarty's daughter was last seen, a place full of lies and liars. Meanwhile, Charlotte's sister Livia tries to make sense of a mysterious message from her beau, Mr. Marbleton. And Charlotte's longtime friend and ally Lord Ingram at last turns his seductive prowess on Charlotte-or is it the other way around? But the more secrets Charlotte unravels about Miss Moriarty's disappearance, the more she wonders why Moriarty has entrusted this delicate matter to her of all people. Is it merely to test Charlotte's skills as an investigator, or has the man of shadows trapped her in a nest of vipers?"--
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Murder on Cold Street
Sherry (Sherry M.) Thomas
MYSTERY Thomas Sherry
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
"Inspector Treadles, Charlotte Holmes's friend and collaborator, has been found locked in a room with two dead men, both of whom worked with his wife at the great manufacturing enterprise she has recently inherited. Rumors fly. Had Inspector Treadles killed the men because they had opposed his wife's initiatives at every turn? Had he killed in a fit of jealous rage, because he suspected Mrs. Treadles of harboring romantic feelings for one of the men? To make matters worse, he refuses to speak on his own behalf, despite the overwhelming evidence against him. Charlotte finds herself in a case strewn with lies and secrets. But which lies are to cover up small sins, and which secrets would flay open a past better left forgotten? Not to mention, how can she concentrate on these murders when Lord Ingram, her oldest friend and sometime lover, at last dangles before her the one thing she has always wanted?"--Provided by publisher.
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(Into the Woods I Go!) Are you hoping to mix some mystery with your forested getaway? Kimi Cunningham Grant's novel invites you into a secluded cabin deep in the woods, where the very silence hides secrets. Suspenseful and heartfelt, "These Silent Woods" is full of slow-building tension and an atmospheric setting that's perfect for those who love a little shadow in their sunshiny vacations. -Madison C