Henry Carter Hull

"Obituary writer Nellie Bly finds herself at the center of attention when the upstanding citizens of a posh Southern California beach town start turning up dead in ghastly ways. Greed, betrayal, vengeance, gangsters and old Hollywood glamour make for great copy - if Nellie can stay alive long enough to meet her deadline. A quirky tongue-in-cheek adventure that will leave you breathless"--

Four mysteries featuring governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver, who "has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot" ( Manchester Evening News ). "Marvelous" retired governess and teacher Maud Silver may seem like a kindly old soul. But with her keen mind and spritely demeanor, she's Scotland Yard's secret weapon against crime ( Manchester Evening News ). Through the Wall : After years of toil caring for her layabout...

Chicago Journalist Investigates Wyoming's Old Rural Legends and Stumbles Into Modern-Day Murder and Mayhem in This Box Set Filled with Humor, History, and One Mean-Spirited Chicken. ALL THE OLD LIONS: On her first assignment-unravel the mystery of Halfway Halt, a defunct whorehouse in Hijax, Wyoming-Thea must ply townsfolk who don't want their secrets revealed, and finger a murderer ... if she wants to survive. FROGSKIN AND MUTTONFAT: In Wyoming with...

Suspenseful from the first page to the last, A Testament to Murder is perfect for fans of And Then There Were None , Murder on the Orient Express , and Crooked House A dying billionaire. Nine would-be heirs. But only one will take the prize ... At the lush Villa Calypso on the French Riviera, a dying billionaire launches a devious plan: at midnight each day he appoints a new heir to his vast fortune. If he dies within 24 hours, that person takes it...

In a world that views aging and senior citizens as obsolete, it is refreshing to read The Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery series by Jeanne Glidewell. ~Cindy Travis, Reviewer Join Rip and Rapella Ripple and the Chartreuse Caboose on Their First Three Adventures Filled With Mystery and Mayhem BOOK 1: A RIP ROARING GOOD TIME - Senior citizens and full-time RVers, Rip and Rapella Ripple, are headed to Rockdale, Missouri, in their old travel trailer (aka The...

Pasadena Matron Struck and Injured by Motorcar at Rose Parade in Shaken Spirits , a Cozy Historical Mystery by Alice Duncan -- January, 1925 -- Daisy Gumm Majesty, her family and fiancé, Sam Rotondo -- detective with the Pasadena Police Department -- are leaving the Tournament of Roses Parade when Daisy is struck by a passing motorcar. Although scratched, bruised and with a dislocated shoulder, the outcome could have been much worse were it not for...

A woman on the run from her husband encounters danger in a seaside town: "An eminently likable heroine . . a highly clever ending" ( Booklist ). Emily Salter is once again using her maiden name, living with her dog in a town along northern England's coast that she remembers fondly from childhood holidays. Her intention was to get far away from her controlling and threatening husband. Here, she's found some refuge, even met a nice gentleman, though...

"Your favourite sleuths are back in this festive-themed latest instalment of the bestselling Kat and Mouse series. The lead up to Christmas sees the Connection private investigation team planning their festive season. Until a new case arrives... Catapulted into their biggest mystery yet, they are tasked with finding a killer who has been released on parole, and subsequently disappeared. Has he returned to finish the murder he tried to commit before...

In the City of Masks, deadly secrets are about to be revealed ... While attending a lavish masked ball in Venice, retired Scotland Yard detective Jasper has a shock when, at the midnight demasqué, he spots a woman whose accidental death he investigated in England three years ago. Even more stunned than Jasper is the woman's husband, Lord Bantham , who has since remarried, not to mention his new wife who sees her acquired position and wealth slip...

"A Disastrous Bridal Shop Visit Draws Amateur Sleuth, CiCi Winslow, Into the Path of a Drug Ring in Double Vision In Ripley Grove, a Cozy Mystery from Shirley Worley --Present Day, Ripley Grove, Kansas-- CiCi is shocked to learn the owner of a local bridal shop is her Aunt Katherine, who begs CiCi's help locating her missing daughter, Jenna. Unable to refuse, CiCi's fiancé and local detective, Chad, warns against doing anything more than asking questions....