Author: Linda S. Browning Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781545186190 Category : Languages : en Pages : 278
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Two widows living in a retirement community in Middle Tennessee are not content living in the paradise known as Fairlawn Glen. Social activities and rural beauty are not enough for Leslie & Belinda. Leslie, in particular, finds paradise to be boring, and she sees mystery and life threatening peril everywhere. When the annual Highway 127 yard sale starts in August, and runs right through the Glen's closest city, the congestion and carnival-like atmosphere has a Leslie & Belinda Mystery written all over it. When Leslie happens upon a body left in a shed like so much yard sale detritus, she endeavors to solve the murder along with best friend, Belinda. After all, as Leslie states, "When people find a dead body, those people have the responsibility of finding out how and why that person ended up dead." Leslie's eight pound Maltese-mixed-with-some-other-kind-of-small-dog is right in the middle of the mystery and peril-as always.
Author: Sherry Harris Publisher: ISBN: 161773019X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 352
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When her best friend, Carol, is literally framed for the murder of an Air Force officer during New England's largest garage sale, Sarah Winston, mad as heck that someone committed a crime during her sale, must rummage through the clues to find a good deal and catch the real killer.
Author: Phyllis M. Betz Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476641692 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 237
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With their intimate settings, subdued action and likeable characters, cozy mysteries are rarely seen as anything more than light entertainment. The cozy, a subgenre of crime fiction, has been historically misunderstood and often overlooked as the subject of serious study. This anthology brings together a groundbreaking collection of essays that examine the cozy mystery from a range of critical viewpoints. The authors engage with the standard classification of a cozy, the characters who appear in its pages, the environment where the crime occurs and how these elements reveal the cozy story's complexity in surprising ways. Essays analyze cozy mysteries to argue that Agatha Christie is actually not a cozy writer; that Columbo fits the mold of the cozy detective; and that the stories' portrayals of settings like the quaint English village reveal a more complicated society than meets the eye.
Author: Aaron James Draplin Publisher: Abrams ISBN: 1613129963 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 834
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A funny, colorful, fascinating tour through the work and life of one of today’s most influential graphic designers. Esquire. Ford Motors. Burton Snowboards. The Obama Administration. While all of these brands are vastly different, they share at least one thing in common: a teeny little bit of Aaron James Draplin. Draplin is one of the new school of influential graphic designers who combine the power of design, social media, entrepreneurship, and DIY aesthetic to create a successful business and way of life. Pretty Much Everything is a mid-career survey of work, case studies, inspiration, road stories, lists, maps, how-tos, and advice. It includes examples of his work—posters, record covers, logos—and presents the process behind his design with projects like Field Notes and the “Things We Love” State Posters. Draplin also offers valuable advice and hilarious commentary that illustrates how much more goes into design than just what appears on the page. With Draplin’s humor and pointed observations on the contemporary design scene, Pretty Much Everything is the complete package.
Author: Sherry Harris Publisher: Kensington Cozies ISBN: 1496716973 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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A garage sale specialist gets mixed up with a book worth killing for in this cozy mystery by the author of I Know What You Bid Last Summer. A wealthy widow has asked Sarah Winston to sell her massive collection of mysteries through her garage sale business. While sorting through piles of books stashed in the woman’s attic, Sarah is amazed to discover a case of lost Hemingway stories, stolen from a train in Paris back in 1922. How did they end up in Belle Winthrop Granville’s attic in Ellington, Massachusetts, almost one hundred years later? Before Sarah can get any answers, Belle is assaulted, the case is stolen, a maid is killed, and Sarah herself is dodging bullets. And when rumors spread that Belle has a limited edition of The Sun Also Rises in her house, Sarah is soon mixed up with a mobster, the fanatical League of Literary Treasure Hunters, and a hard-to-read rare book dealer. With someone willing to kill for the Hemingway, Sarah has to race to catch the culprit—or the bell may toll for her . . . Praise for The Gun Also Rises “A roller-coaster of a mystery penned by a real pro. This series just gets better and better. More, please!” —Suspense Magazine “The sixth book in this thoroughly enjoyable series. Sarah is someone you’d meet and be best friends with in five minutes.” —Kings River Life Magazine
Author: Arlene McFarlane Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing ISBN: 0995307660 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 167
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“Laugh-out-loud humor & top-notch mysteries! Absolute MUST-READS!”—Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA TodayBestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series “Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!”—Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling Author In her first action-packed mini mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont is stalked by an escaped felon she once helped put behind bars. As she strives to stay one step ahead and stop this maniac before he kills her, she stumbles onto a dead body, unearths secret plots, struggles with family obligations, and is tackled in more ways than one. With a string of beauty disasters, two sexy heroes, a ticking clock, and a little help from her friends, can Valentine solve this case before the killer gets his revenge, or will this be her last? Murder, Curlers & Kegs is book 4 in the Murder, Curlers series and the first in Valentine’s shorter-length mini mysteries.
Author: Sherry Harris Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1496722515 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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ONE WOMAN’S TRASH . . . Sarah Winston’s garage sale business has a new client: the daughter of a couple who recently died in a tragic accident while away on a trip to Africa. Their house is full of exotic items from around the world that need to be sold off. When Sarah learns that the deceased were retired CIA agents, the job becomes more intriguing—but when an intruder breaks in and a hidden camera is found, it also becomes more dangerous. And Sarah has enough on her plate right now since she’s investigating a murder on the side at the nearby Air Force base, where her status as a former military spouse gives her a special kind of access. . . . IS ANOTHER WOMAN’S TROUBLE With so much work piling up, Sarah decides to hire some help. But her assistant, Harriet—a former FBI hostage negotiator—has a rare talent for salesmanship. Which is good, because Sarah may have to haggle for her life with Harriet’s assistance . . . Praise for the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries “There’s a lot going on in this charming mystery, and it all works . . . Well written and executed, this is a definite winner.” —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars on All Murders Final! “Full of garage-sale tips…amusing. A solid choice for fans of Jane K. Cleland’s Josie Prescott Antique Mystery series.” —Library Journal on Tagged for Death “A slam dunk for those who love antiques and garage sales . . .surprising twists and turns.” —Kirkus Reviews on A Good Day to Buy
Author: Arlene McFarlane Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing ISBN: 0995307687 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 183
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A weekend visit to Rueland’s multicultural fair turns sour when beautician Valentine Beaumont comes face to face with a corpse wearing a kilt. What’s worse, she learns the victim was a target of foul play, her #1 nemesis is on the case, and no one is who they seem. Despite warnings from hot, hard-headed Detective Romero to leave things to the police, Valentine sets off to snag the killer. While on the case, she crashes into sexy, Herculean stylist Jock de Marco, rattles an old foe, wrestles with family issues, and tangles with secretive clan members. Will Valentine catch the murderer before she becomes the weekend’s next target? Or are her fair days numbered?
Author: Sherry Harris Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation ISBN: 1496722531 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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"While helping her latest client, Alice, sort through a fortune in antiques, bargain hunter extraordinaire Sarah Winston must call in the big guns - a former F.B.I. negotiator - when her landlady gets kidnapped."--Publisher
Author: Linda S. Browning
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