Following the horrific assault of his younger daughter in Book One, Assault, Robert Wentworth is accused by the townspeople of witchcraft and incestual rape. In desperation, he sends Faythe and Tommy to Briarcliff to solicit the help of a well-known lawyer. Fraught with lies and bribery, the ensuing trial is reminiscent of the Salem Witch Trials in all of their sham and paranoia.

Out of the shadows into the burning flames. I was told that he was the best self-defense I needed to protect myself. I was vulnerable. Weak. My sister showed me that I was better than that and I had one mission to keep safe. I was an independent woman, fighting to survive.That's what I told myself until I met my instructor.His tattoos and dark eyes should have kept me away. But, I found myself falling, so deep that it led me out of the shadows and...

A tale of mystery, family, and furry friends in a busy retirement community-includes instructions for the featured quilt! Sarah Miller, dedicated quilter and resident of the Cunningham Village retirement community, may be a senior but she's still full of energy-which she puts into her beloved crafts and, sometimes, into solving crimes. Now she's about to embark on some amateur detection as her dear friend Sophie encounters several major life changes-including...

Rediscover New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn's beloved Lady Julia Grey mystery stories, and be swept up in a Victorian world of intrigue in the first three novels, together in a value box set. Silent in the Grave The darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives threatening letters from an unknown source. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, Sir Edward...

Laura Fleming knows that love plays by its own rules. After all, she did the unthinkable and married a Yankee. But even she's shocked to hear that her indomitable Aunt Maggie, a spinster closer to eighty than seventy, has eloped with Big Bill Walters. Laura, her husband Richard, and their baby daughter hightail it home, where Laura discovers the real motive behind Aunt Maggie's marriage. Someone is trying to kill Big Bill, and Aunt Maggie plans to...

"A cracking example of cozy crime!" Bestselling author Katie Fforde When amateur writer Sophie Sayers inherits a cottage in the sleepy English Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow, she's hoping for a fresh start and a chance to finally pursue her dream of becoming a writer… What she gets instead is a dead body found on a carnival float, an extraordinary assortment of suspects, and a murder to solve! But who might be to blame…? Is the enigmatic...

A killer intends to turn a Southern smalltown wedding into a wake in this cozy mystery. Bells are ringing in Byerly, and fifth time might be the charm for Aunt Ruby Lee. Laura Fleming and her husband are back in town to celebrate Ruby Lee remarrying her ex, Roger, though the run up to the big day is fraught with complications. Aunt Nellie's triplets are all feuding over the same man. Then there's Ruby Lee and Roger's rebellious teenage daughter,...

À qui appartient la main momifiée retrouvée sur les lieux de construction d'une nouvelle mutuelle? Inspectrice de police dans le 13e arrondissement de Paris, Catherine Valet est envoyée à Niort, la ville de son enfance pour enquêter sur la découverte d'une main momifiée sur les lieux des travaux de la M.A.S.T.E.R., une nouvelle mutuelle. À qui appartient-elle? Pourquoi l'a-t-on cachée là? Où est le reste du corps? C'est à toutes...

Talma Gordon (1900) is a short story by Pauline E. Hopkins. Recognized as the first African American mystery story, Talma Gordon was originally published in the October 1900 edition of The Colored American Magazine, America's first monthly periodical covering African American arts and culture. Combining themes of racial identity and passing with a locked room mystery plot, Hopkins weaves a masterful tale of conspiracy, suspicion, and murder. "When...

X marks the spot for murder... South-West England, the 1950s. In the seaside town of Temple Regis, seagulls are wheeling overhead and the holidays are getting close. And then the body of political candidate Odile Clifford is discovered on the balcony of the lighthouse. Fearless Riviera Express reporter Judy Dimont goes in search of the killer - but who is it? And where will they strike next? What's more, Judy's position as chief reporter is under...