Author: Dolores Gordon-Smith
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1448300630
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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It's 1922 and Jack Haldean, young crime writer and former Royal Flying Corps pilot, is enjoying the local fete on a beautiful summer's day in rural Sussex. But then Jack's fellow officer, Jeremy Boscombe, is found dead in the fortune teller's tent and later the same day Boscombe's shady friend, Reggie Morton, is murdered in the village pub. Jack's search for the truth will lead him back to the Battle of the Somme and an act of terrible betrayal.
Author: Maureen Johnson
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1984859625
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 129
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Considering a trip to a quaint English village? You’ll think twice after learning about the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind the bucolic façades, thanks to this illustrated guide from #1 bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper—perfect for fans of cozy mysteries. A weekend roaming narrow old lanes, touring the faded glories of a country manor, and quaffing pints in the pub. How charming. That is, unless you have the misfortune of finding yourself in an English Murder Village, where danger lurks around each picturesque cobblestone corner and every sip of tea may be your last. If you insist on your travels, do yourself a favor and bring a copy of this little book. It may just keep you alive. Brought to life with dozens of Gorey-esque drawings by illustrator Jay Cooper and peppered with allusions to classic crime series and unmistakably British murder lore, Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village gives you the tools you need to avoid the same fate, should you find yourself in a suspiciously cozy English village (or simply dream of going). Good luck! And whatever you do, avoid the vicar.
Author: Joan Dunning
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491883294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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Detective Superintendent Charles Blower goes to Benfield House, a renovated Georgian country house in Kent, at the behest of his good friend Alex Pike who, with his wife Barrie, is author of a series of detective novels. Both are keen amateur detectives. This is an intriguing case for Blower since the crime, the unusual stabbing of a woman conveyancer surveying an apartment in the house whose owner works abroad, appears motiveless. It is set up to look accidental. However, his intuition and experience as a Metroplolitan Police Detective, leads him to work with the Kent County Police Inspector who originally dealt with the crime scene. Through this association, and the eruption of a series of burglaries in the county, Blower begins to wonder if burglary was a factor in the womans murder. Some dubious characters, including the houseowners son, recently imprisoned for aggravated burglary, come under suspicion. It takes persistence, application and lateral thinking for several burglars, and the murderer, to be apprehended. The Annual Fete on the village green fronting Benfield House, provides the backdrop to an eventful outcome, which is concluded after a car chase through the Kent countryside to its coast.
Author: Robert Barnard
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476737223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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The rigidly conservative town of Hexton-on-Weir, where twelve-year residents, such as veterinarian Marcus Kitteredge and his wife Helen, are still regarded as newcomers, sponsors a church fair which becomes the background for murder.
Author: Paige Sleuth
Publisher: Marla Bradeen
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Getting older is murder. Cherry Hills Police Chief Kenny wants nothing more than to celebrate his 55th birthday with a thick, juicy steak. Alas, that dream is shattered when his friend and animal rescue maven Imogene Little organizes a vegan get-together in his honor. But the caterer's spread isn't the most appalling part of the evening. When Chief Kenny's brother-in-law Landon Tabernathy ends up murdered, the police chief's four bickering sisters are all pegged as prime suspects. With Chief Kenny sitting out this investigation thanks to his personal ties to the case, it's up to amateur sleuth Kat Harper to find out "whodunit." And as much as she hates the possibility, it's looking quite likely one of Chief Kenny's sisters might, in fact, be guilty. The siblings share a complicated history—one that stars Landon at its turbulent center. Unfortunately for Kat, she isn't the only one working to solve the case. This homicide may be the lucky break a beat cop with high career aspirations needs to prove he's worthy of a promotion. And if Kat doesn't identify the real killer in time, the detective wannabe might just succeed in his efforts to pin the small town's latest murder on its resident gumshoe. All of the Cozy Cat Caper Mystery books can be enjoyed as standalones but will be better appreciated as part of the series. The books are light, fun cozy mysteries featuring an animal-loving female amateur sleuth, lovable and not-so-lovable quirky characters, and a page-turning mystery that needs solving. None of the books include cliffhangers, bad language, or graphic scenes. keywords: murder mystery series, cat cozy mystery, amateur female sleuth, fun whodunit, mysteries with cats, amateur sleuth ebook, small-town detective books, women sleuths, animal mysteries in small towns, humorous crime caper, whimsical amateur investigator short reads, kitty mysteries, humor and hijinks, mystery ebooks, pet cozy mysteries, cozy mystery series, cozy murder mystery, cozy crime mystery books, cozy murder mysteries, kitty cozy criminal mysteries, animal cozy mystery, animal cozy, cozy mystery, cat cozy mysteries, whodunit mysteries, small town novice women sleuths, animal rescue ebooks, humorous crime whodunit, short fun clean ebooks, amateur detective series, kitty cozies, quick reads, ebook downloads, female gumshoe lead, wholesome whodunnit, felines in fiction, pet adoption, small town cop characters, foster care heroine, funny cat books, cat mystery and thriller books, cozy mystery books, cozy murder mystery series, cozy murder mystery that needs solving, cozy murder mystery books, cozy with murder, cozy cat caper murder mysteries, animal cozies, kitty cozies, mystery books for adult women, fun kitty cozies, contemporary murder mystery ebook, cat caper crime mystery series, women gumshoe detectives who solve crimes, murder mysteries featuring cats, cozy mystery series set in small towns, women sleuths and quirky characters, humorous law enforcement fiction, animal cozy mysteries, clean murder mystery series, fiction featuring cats, whimsical women sleuths, cat cozy mysteries, murder mystery ebooks, amateur women sleuths, humorous crime capers, small-town relationships, felines in fiction, series that can be read as stand-alones, humorous small-town fiction, animal stories, cat and animal cozies, clean mystery series, ebooks featuring amateur detectives, small town fiction starring gumshoe women sleuths, small-town friendships, family drama, sibling drama, high school rivalry, birthday party murder, police chief sister and brother soap opera drama, headstrong cat characters
Author: D. M. G. Sutherland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113947880X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
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This book is a study of faction, lynching, murder, terror and counter-terror during the French Revolution. It examines factionalism in small towns like Aubagne near Marseille, and how this produced the murders and prison massacres of 1795–8. Another major theme is the convergence of lynching from below with official terror from above. Although the terror may have been designed to solve a national emergency in the spring of 1793, in southern France it permitted one faction to continue a struggle against its enemies, a struggle that had begun earlier over local issues like taxation and governance. It uses the techniques of micro-history to tell the story of the small town of Aubagne. It then extends the scope to places nearby like Marseille, Arles, and Aix-en-Provence. Along the way, it illuminates familiar topics like the activity of clubs and revolutionary tribunals and then explores largely unexamined areas like lynching, the sociology of faction, the emergence of theories of violent fraternal democracy, and the nature of the White Terror.
Author: Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Publisher:
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Category : Dime novels, American
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1278
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Author: Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury
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Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Author: John Frederick Smith
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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