The Cornish Wedding Murder (A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery, Book 1) PDF Download

Author: Norman Russell
Publisher: Joffe Books
ISBN: 9781804050941
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Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Delivering twist after brilliant twist, this clever whodunnit will keep you guessing until the final page. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Some antiques can be real gems. ENJOY!" Paul J., Netgalley The Irving retirement home for actors in their twilight years is never short of drama. Not least when legendary thespian Sir Frank Taylor is discovered dead in his bloodstained bed. A Nazi dagger plunged deep in his chest. Sir Frank was once England's most dazzling leading man, but someone is clearly not a fan. Detectives French and Edwards are called to the home to investigate. And soon find out the star of the stage was hiding a shocking secret he never wanted his public to know. The residents at the Irving are now living in perpetual fear. Who will be next? The race is on to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. A victim who thought he could outrun his past. A killer who'll never forget. Two detectives determined to find the truth. ____________________ Perfect for fans of Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie, Frances Lloyd, Catherine Moloney, Anthony Horowitz, Simon Brett or Ann Cleeves. Readers can't get enough of the Oldminster mysteries: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "What a twisty plot! Kind of like if Agatha Christie was alive and writing mysteries in the present." Karen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Blackmail, crime, murder, revenge, obsession, deception, lies and secrets . . . this book has it all!" Linda S. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I loved it! Has the feel of an old-fashioned mystery, but set in the present . . . the ending was excellent." Hannelore ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Colourful characters abound, but beware! No one is quite what they seem . . . some antiques can be real gems. ENJOY!" Paul J. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Enjoyed it immensely." Aileen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Well written and entertaining with excellent characterization throughout, plenty of plot twists and turns." John ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A fantastic mystery that is well written and has great characters. I loved this book and want to read more from this author." Cristie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Great read. The author wrote a story that was interesting and moved at a pace that kept me engaged." Heather THE SETTING Oldminster is a city with a past and an ancient cathedral at its heart. Visit the twisty maze-like streets of the old quarter, and prepare to fall in love. But cross over the river - to the seamy side of town - and you'll discover a secret side to this picture-perfect little place. Oldminster might seem like a place for summer rain and golden sunsets, but like Miss Marple's village, it's cram-full of wickedness. THE DETECTIVES DS Glyn Edwards Thirty-something DS Edwards lives with his wife Sandra, but his home life is anything but blissful. Is his career about to cost him his marriage? Or can he find a way to reconcile the two? Either way, Glyn is a very hands-on detective who never gives up on a case. He works hand-in-glove with his superior officer . . . DI Paul French Redoubtable Detective French has always been a stickler for order, detail and procedure - until the arrival of his baby daughter late in his marriage to Moira turned his orderly world upside down. Still, he doesn't suffer fools gladly, and is more than a match for certain prickly, well-to-do residents of Oldminster. ALSO BY NORMAN RUSSELL THE OLDMINSTER MYSTERIES Book 1: AN INVITATION TO MURDER Book 2: AN ANTIQUE MURDER

Author: Fiona Leitch
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000843655X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries

Author: Cyril Hare
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1667627317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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A group of guests gather in a large country house, owned by the dying Lord Warbeck, who wants what is left of his family around him to celebrate what he assumes will be his last Christmas. The guests are a motley bunch, including Sir Julius Warbeck, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the wife of one of his underlings, the fascist son of the present Lord Warbeck, and the Chancellor's bodyguard. Also present is foreign historian Dr Bottwink, and the traditional faithful butler. When the first murder occurs, the house is cut off from the rest of the world by a heavy snowfall, and it is left to Sir Julius's bodyguard to initiate a preliminary investigation before contact can be made with the local police force.

Author: TP Fielden
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008193746
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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‘A fabulously satisfying addition to the canon of vintage crime’ DAILY EXPRESS‘One of the best in the genre’ THE SUN‘Tremendous fun’ THE INDEPENDENT No 1 Ladies Detective Agency meets The Durrells in 1950s Devon

Author: Jeffrey Ollman
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781496150486
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A puzzling murder takes place in a small southern Minnesota town during the coldest spell of winter. It's January, and Beth Reddy, newly certified private investigator, is hired by members of her book club to help solve the killing of one of their own. Beth and her partner, Damien George, are supposed to be cooperating with the local authorities, but after deciding there's more to this than meets the eye, strike out on their own. The reader is taken on a psychological journey into the minds of several suspects after the murder of another book club member occurs in a neighboring town. Although one individual, a local odd fellow, emerges in the eyes of Beth and Damien as the main person of interest, local officials seem to be perplexed. The odd fellow possesses a mysterious past and a curious connection to the murder victims, but the logistics and motives just don't seem to add up. The murders continue to pile up, further complicating the investigation and confirming the suspicions of some in the law enforcement community. Nothing is as it seems as Beth and Damien stretch the legal boundaries while desperately seeking the identity of the person eliminating members of the book club.

Author: Alan Bradley
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0345538684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature.” Eleven-year-old amateur detective and ardent chemist Flavia de Luce is used to digging up clues, whether they’re found among the potions in her laboratory or between the pages of her insufferable sisters’ diaries. What she is not accustomed to is digging up bodies. Upon the five-hundredth anniversary of St. Tancred’s death, the English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey is busily preparing to open its patron saint’s tomb. Nobody is more excited to peek inside the crypt than Flavia, yet what she finds will halt the proceedings dead in their tracks: the body of Mr. Collicutt, the church organist, his face grotesquely and inexplicably masked. Who held a vendetta against Mr. Collicutt, and why would they hide him in such a sacred resting place? The irrepressible Flavia decides to find out. And what she unearths will prove there’s never such thing as an open-and-shut case. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Alan Bradley’s The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches. Acclaim for Speaking from Among the Bones “[Alan] Bradley scores another success. . . . This series is a grown-up version of Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and all those mysteries you fell in love with as a child.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune “The precocious and irrepressible Flavia . . . continues to delight.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Fiendishly brilliant . . . Bradley has created an utterly charming cast of characters . . . as quirky as any British mystery fan could hope for.”—Bookreporter “Delightful and entertaining.”—San Jose Mercury News

Author: Kennedy Kerr
Publisher: A Lost Maidens Loch Mystery
ISBN: 9781838880965
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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'I LOVED IT! An intoxicating mixture of bewitching characters and intriguing clues... be prepared to be enchanted by this story!' USA Today bestselling author Leighann Dobbs ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In the sleepy town of Lost Maidens Loch, people sometimes disappear... Down a quiet lane in town sits a little shop full of oddities you'd probably miss if you weren't looking for it. This is Love's Curiosities Inc., and its owner, Temerity Love, is sought by experts all over the world for her rare and magical gift: the ability to find lost things and learn their stories. When Lost Maidens' pretty local school teacher is found murdered by a poisoned cup of tea, a strange antique hand mirror is discovered nearby. Temerity - with the help of witchy sister Tilda, their cats Scylla and Charybdis and the lovingly eccentric local townspeople - is determined to divine the story behind the mirror and its part in Miss Molly Bayliss' untimely death. If only grumpy out-of-towner Angus Harley of Lost Maidens Police wasn't on the scene. Temerity can't solve the crime without him, but he's distracting, and in more ways than one. Can this unconventional duo solve the most mysterious murder ever to blight Lost Maidens Loch before the killer strikes again? A magical and unputdownable whodunnit, perfect for fans of Adele Abbott, Amanda M. Lee and Leighann Dobbs.

Author: Shari Lapena
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735221111
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Not a Happy Family “The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.” —People “I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the storyline. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!” —Sue Grafton It all started at a dinner party. . . A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors—a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives. . . Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years. What follows is the nerve-racking unraveling of a family—a chilling tale of deception, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that will keep you breathless until the final shocking twist.

Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 0345802985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 674

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The Edgar Award-winning editor collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories—from Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hardy, to Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain. • “Anyone who cares about the best mystery writing of the past century and beyond would be lucky to receive this thick volume during the holidays." —The Washington Post This collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING: - Unscrupulous Santas - Crimes of Christmases Past and Present - Festive felonies - Deadly puddings - Misdemeanors under the mistletoe - Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.

Author: Clare Chase
Publisher: Tara Thorpe Mystery
ISBN: 9781786817402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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Meet Tara Thorpe - she's Cambridge Police's newest recruit... but her dark past is never far behind her. Perfect for fans of Faith Martin, LJ Ross and Joy Ellis. When a body is pulled from the dank and dangerous fens on the outskirts of town, everybody assumes it was a tragic accident. But Detective Tara Thorpe, newly joined and determined to prove herself, suspects there's more to the story. Tara is desperate to investigate further, but her supervisor Patrick Wilkins has other ideas. He would rather die than let this ambitious upstart show him up - even if it means some digging in Tara's secret past to keep her under his thumb. After all, it's not like he can report her - everyone knows that his boss Detective Garstin Blake and Tara have a history... When another body is found, it becomes clear that there's a killer on the loose. Could the murders be linked to the secrets that Tara has been keeping from her team... and can she solve the case before another innocent dies? An unputdownable page-turner that will keep you hooked until the very last page! Readers are completely gripped by Clare Chase... 'Literally couldn't put it down!! This was an excellent thriller with well-developed characters and great twists!! From the first page until the end... a great ride of mystery, suspense and murder... Excellent thriller and crime read!!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Fast-paced, twisty, and interesting well-developed characters. Oh, and a very interesting setting! I just ripped right through this book. A wonderful balance of what I feel are the essential elements for a crime novel. This appears to be the first in a series... I hope so as I really enjoyed Tara!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'I'm excited by this. I think we need a new series of mysteries and murders in Cambridge and the fens... Ooh yes, I liked this one!' The Book Trail