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by John Farrow
Published May 2015
Read ReviewsTwo policemen are called to an isolated farm house. Inside are two dead people. But there are no tracks in the snow leading either to the house or away. What happened here?
by Alexander McCall Smith
Published Jul 2005
Read ReviewsFilled with thorny characters and a Scottish atmosphere as thick as a highland mist, The Sunday Philosophy Club is irresistible, and Isabel Dalhousie is the most delightful literary sleuth since Precious Ramotswe.
by Alexander McCall Smith
Published Jan 2005
Read ReviewsPrecious Ramotswe, of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, is on the case again, this time assisting the self-made founder of a chain of hairdressing salons who wants to unearth the real intentions of her four suitors, each possibly more interested in her money than her heart.
by Elizabeth Peters
Published Apr 2002
Read ReviewsUndeterred by world war and enemy submarines, Amelia Peabody -- archaeologist-sleuth -- once again sets sail for Egypt, where ghosts of an ancient past and specters of a present-day evil hover silently over an inscrutable land.
by Rita Mae Brown
Published Jan 2002
Read ReviewsOnly her quick-witted cat and its animal pals stand between postmistress Mary "Harry" Haristeen and a homicidal maniac who means to ensure that she carries what she knows to the grave.
by Diane Mott Davidson
Published Apr 2001
Read ReviewsAnother tantalizing tale of culinary mystery and suspense - as chef turned sleuth Goldy Schulz goes on live television to prepare a meal to die for...but discovers that murder is already on the menu. Includes recipes for all the dishes mentioned in the book.
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