A Most Novel Revenge

A Most Novel Revenge PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466865687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Edgar Award-shortlisted author Ashley Weaver returns with A Most Novel Revenge, the charming next instalment in the delightful 1930s Amory Ames mystery series “A pleasant reminder of Golden Age mysteries that keep you guessing until the denouement.” —Kirkus Reviews “Fascinating and stylish characters fill out a finely tuned traditional mystery.” —Publishers Weekly “Well, darling, who do you suppose will turn up dead this time?” With two murder investigations behind them and their marriage at last on steady ground, Amory and Milo Ames intend to winter quietly in Italy. The couple finds their plans derailed, however, when Amory receives an urgent summons to the English countryside from her cousin Laurel. At Lyonsgate, the country house of Laurel’s friend Reginald Lyons, Amory and Milo are surprised to discover an eccentric and distinguished group of guests have also been invited, led by the notorious socialite Isobel Van Allen. After years of social exile, Isobel has returned to England to write a sequel to her scandalous first book, the thinly fictionalized account of a high society murder at the very country house to which the Ameses have been called. Her second incriminating volume, she warns the house’s occupants—all of whom were present when one of their companions was killed years ago—will tell everything that really happened that fateful night. But some secrets are meant to stay buried, and when a desperate person turns to murder, it’s up to Amory and Milo to sort through a web of scandal and lies to uncover the truth, and the identity of a killer. Also out now in the Amory Ames mysteries: Murder at the Brightwell and Death Wears a Mask

A Most Novel Revenge

A Most Novel Revenge PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466865687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Book Description
Edgar Award-shortlisted author Ashley Weaver returns with A Most Novel Revenge, the charming next instalment in the delightful 1930s Amory Ames mystery series “A pleasant reminder of Golden Age mysteries that keep you guessing until the denouement.” —Kirkus Reviews “Fascinating and stylish characters fill out a finely tuned traditional mystery.” —Publishers Weekly “Well, darling, who do you suppose will turn up dead this time?” With two murder investigations behind them and their marriage at last on steady ground, Amory and Milo Ames intend to winter quietly in Italy. The couple finds their plans derailed, however, when Amory receives an urgent summons to the English countryside from her cousin Laurel. At Lyonsgate, the country house of Laurel’s friend Reginald Lyons, Amory and Milo are surprised to discover an eccentric and distinguished group of guests have also been invited, led by the notorious socialite Isobel Van Allen. After years of social exile, Isobel has returned to England to write a sequel to her scandalous first book, the thinly fictionalized account of a high society murder at the very country house to which the Ameses have been called. Her second incriminating volume, she warns the house’s occupants—all of whom were present when one of their companions was killed years ago—will tell everything that really happened that fateful night. But some secrets are meant to stay buried, and when a desperate person turns to murder, it’s up to Amory and Milo to sort through a web of scandal and lies to uncover the truth, and the identity of a killer. Also out now in the Amory Ames mysteries: Murder at the Brightwell and Death Wears a Mask

A Most Novel Revenge

A Most Novel Revenge PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN: 9781410494443
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Amory and Milo plan to quietly winter in Italy until Amory receives an urgent summons from her cousin Laurel. At Lyonsgate, the country house of Laurel's friend Reginald Lyons, an eccentric and distinguished group of guests have been invited, led by notorious socialite Isobel Van Allen. All of the guests were present when one of their companions was killed years ago-- and Isobel's new book will tell everything that really happened that fateful night. When a desperate person turns to murder, it's up to Amory and Milo to sort through a web of scandal and lies to uncover the identity of a killer.

A Most Novel Revenge

A Most Novel Revenge PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250060451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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Amory and Milo Ames “channel Nick and Nora Charles” (Booklist) in the latest installment in this Edgar-nominated charming traditional mystery series set in 1930s England.

An Act of Villainy

An Act of Villainy PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250159768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Edgar Award-shortlisted author Ashley Weaver returns with the fifth installment in the Amory Ames mystery series. An Act of Villainy is an a gem, set in 1930s London and filled with style, banter, and twists that traditional mystery fans will positively relish. "So you've gotten yourself involved with another murder, have you?" Walking through London’s West End after a night at the theater, Amory Ames and her husband Milo run into wealthy investor and former actor Gerard Holloway. Holloway and his wife Georgina are old friends of theirs, and when Holloway invites them to the dress rehearsal of a new play he is directing, Amory readily accepts. However, Amory is shocked to learn that Holloway has cast his mistress, actress Flora Bell, in the lead role. Furthermore, the casual invitation is not what it seems—he admits to Amory and Milo that Flora has been receiving threatening letters, and he needs their help in finding the mysterious sender. Despite Amory’s conflicting feelings—not only does she feel loyalty to Georgina, but the disintegration of the Holloways’ perfect marriage seems to bode ill for her own sometimes delicate relationship—her curiosity gets the better of her, and she begins to make inquiries. It quickly becomes clear that each member of the cast has reason to resent Flora—and with a group so skilled in the art of deception, it isn’t easy to separate truth from illusion. When vague threats escalate, the scene is set for murder, and Amory and Milo must find the killer before the final curtain falls. Also out now in the Amory Ames mysteries: Murder at the Brightwell, Death Wears a Mask, A Most Novel Revenge, and The Essence of Malice.

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge PDF Author: Andrea Penrose
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101513640
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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England, 1813: Lady Arianna Hadley acts the part of a French chef in one of London's aristocratic households to find her father's murderer. But when the Prince Regent falls ill after consuming Arianna's special chocolate dessert, she finds herself at the center of a scandal. It soon becomes clear that someone is looking to plunge England into chaos-and Arianna to the bottom of the Thames...

Extremities

Extremities PDF Author: David Lubar
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765334607
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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A master of the macabre and author of "Attack of the Vampire Weenies" turns his attention to dark and twisted tales for teens with this frightening collection.

The Best Revenge

The Best Revenge PDF Author: Rebecca Rule
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1611685184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Cold honesty, grudging acceptance, and sweet revenge: facing down the demons in small-town New Hampshire.

The Amory Ames Mysteries, Books 1-3

The Amory Ames Mysteries, Books 1-3 PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250174422
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 928

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Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver delights readers with the sleuthing of husband and wife pair Milo and Amory Ames. A high society couple in 1930s England, Milo's devilish good looks and reputation as a ladies’ man has Amory questioning if their marriage will go the distance. But the Ames seem drawn to mysterious circumstances, and when murderers are on the prowl, Amory's appetite for curiosity and Milo's cool charm prove a combination that killers would do well to fear. Here together for the first time in an incredible, low-priced eBook bundle are the Amory Ames mysteries: Murder at the Brightwell: Unhappy in her marriage to playboy Milo Ames, Amory Ames agrees to accompany her ex-fiance to the English seaside. But the quiet vacation with friends quickly turns into the scene of a murder, and Milo’s unexpected arrival may give Amory the partner she needs to make sure the murderer won’t go free. Death Wears a Mask: Amory Ames finds herself drawn into another investigation when her mother’s friend Serena Barrington asks her to look into the disappearance of valuable jewelry snatched at a dinner party. They lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball, but when one of the illustrious guests is murdered, Amory and Milo are pulled back into the world of detection. A Most Novel Revenge: Amory and Milo Ames are intending to winter quietly in Italy--until their plans are derailed, by an urgent summons to a grand English country house. Waiting for them there is a notorious socialite, an incriminating novel, and undercover killer.

Murder at the Brightwell

Murder at the Brightwell PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250160340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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An exquisite seaside resort, an eccentric group of British aristrocrats on holiday, and rich 1930's detail lay the setting for this stupendous debut mystery of manners by a young librarian

Death Wears a Mask

Death Wears a Mask PDF Author: Ashley Weaver
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1466846542
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Edgar Award-shortlisted author Ashley Weaver returns with Death Wears a Mask, the witty and stylish next installment in the delightful 1930s Amory Ames mystery series “Amory Ames and her rakish husband Milo might just be the new Nick and Nora Charles.” —Deborah Crombie It was amazing, really, what murder had done for my marriage . . . Following the murderous events at the Brightwell Hotel, Amory Ames is looking forward to a tranquil period of reconnecting with her reformed playboy husband, Milo. She hopes a quiet stay at their London flat will help mend their relationship. However, Amory soon finds herself drawn into another investigation when an old friend of her mother’s asks her to look into the disappearance of valuable jewelry snatched at a dinner party. Amory agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball. But when one of the illustrious party guests is murdered, she is pulled back into the world of detection, caught up in both a mystery and a set of romantic entanglements where nothing is as it seems. Also out now in the Amory Ames mysteries: Murder at the Brightwell and A Most Novel Revenge