Carolyn G Hart
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 7
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Annie Darling, owner of the Death on Demand Bookstore finds herself trying to stop a possible murder during a weeklong Agatha Christie convention.
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 19
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A mysterious young woman returns to the island to make amends, but a ruthless killer fears she will recall one long ago, foggy night.
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 22
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When her fellow charity shop volunteer Gretchen Burkholt is murdered, Dead on Demand Mystery shop owner Annie Darling enlists the help of her husband, Max, to piece together a puzzle involving an overturned kayak, a stolen motorboat, a troubled love affair, and a reckless teenager.
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 25
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"Annie Darling, owner of the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, is hosting a party to celebrate successful Southern literary icon--and former Broward's Rock resident--Alex Griffith and his bestselling new novel, "Don't Go Home." But after the local paper announces that Griffith aims to reveal the real-life inspirations behind his characters, perhaps the author should take his own advice. Not everyone in town is ready to give him a glowing review....
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 13
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To celebrate an April Fool's Day appearance by the island's most famous mystery author, Death on Demand bookstore owner Annie Darling creates a unique promotion-- a free book to anyone who can solve a series of clues about popular whodonits. But an April Fool prankster is distributing a counterfeit flyer, complete with not-so-fague accusations of murder. Annie, is out to find the culprit, but it's no laughing matter when murder is added to the mix....
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 24
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"Annie Darling--owner of the mystery bookstore, Death on Demand--prefers fictional crimes as opposed to the real things. But in one tragic week, two acts of violence shake the island community of Broward's Rock. First, a beloved doctor is found shot dead, seemingly by his own hand. Only days later, a local artist is arrested after his wife is found murdered, bludgeoned by her husband's sculpting mallet. Convinced her brother did not commit suicide,...
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 23
Pub. Date
2013
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"Summer is a hectic time of the year for Annie Darling. Sun and scorching temperatures never fail to bring swarms of tourists to her mystery bookstore, Death on Demand, for the latest beach reads. But Annie still finds time to enjoy herself. The Broward's Rock Fourth of July dance is just around the corner, and the island is buzzing with excitement--Shell Hurst included... Shell is the kind of woman wives hate--for good reason--and most of them wish...
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Bailey Ruth mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
2015.
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"When you wish upon a star, you get ... Bailey Ruth? You do if you're a little girl whose mom needs help and you touch the soft heart of Supervisor Wiggins at Heaven's Department of Good Intentions. Granted it's not the usual task of an emissary, but then again Bailey Ruth is not your usual emissary. So Wiggins dispatches the spunky spirit to her old hometown of Adelaide, Oklahoma, to help a single mother and struggling writer find some creative solutions...
9) Ghost wanted
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Bailey Ruth mysteries volume 5
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"Bailey Ruth's supervisor, Wiggins, is worried about a dear old friend. The ghost of elegant Lorraine Marlow haunts Adelaide's college library. Known as the Lady of the Roses, she plays matchmaker, using the fragrant flowers to pair up students. But someone's making mischief after hours, leaving roses strewn about the library, destroying a gargoyle, and stealing a valuable book. Concerned with Lorraine's reputation among the living, Wiggins dispatches...
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 26
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2017.
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"Annie Darling's friend and fellow shop owner Ves Roundtree is a very wealthy woman. Her rich brother entrusted her with his estate, and upon her death, his fortune is to be divided. Several cash-strapped islanders are in line to collect life-changing inheritances. The problem is, Ves is very much alive. Ves hosts a dinner for the prospective beneficiaries and feels a chill in the air that has nothing to do with the wintry season. Not long after,...
11) Ghost gone wild
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Bailey Ruth mysteries volume 4
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Bailey Ruth loves to return to earth as an emissary from Heaven's Department of Good Intentions. But she's a bit of a loose cannon and not high on the go-to list for assignments. So she's surprised to find herself in Adelaide, Oklahoma, just in time to save Nick Magruder from a bullet. But after materializing to reassure him, she can't go back. It turns out she's been tricked by Nick's late aunt into helping snare the person who wants him dead.
12) What the cat saw
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Nela Farley mysteries volume 1
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Since her fiancé's death, Nela Farley has been plagued by the sense that she understands the thoughts of cats. Nela knows it's irrational, and decides that she's just transferring her own thoughts. Then her sister, Chloe, goes on a trip and asks Nela to fill in at her job. Arriving at the place Chloe arranged for her to stay, Nela sees the previous tenant's cat and thinks: ". . . dead and gone . . . she loved me . . . board rolled on the second...
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Pub. Date
c2008
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290 p.
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When the pastor's wife discovers a murdered body on her porch, ghost sleuth Bailey Ruth Raeburn applies her beyond-the-grave talents for solving puzzles to keep suspicion from falling on the innocent pastor. By the author of Murder Walks the Plank.
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 4
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Mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance and detective Max Darling are finally tying the knot, but events threaten to unravel this marriage before it begins.
15) Death on demand
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 1
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At Annie Laurance's Death on Demand bookstore on Broward's Rock Island, South Carolina, murder suddenly isn't confined to the well-stocked shelves. Author Elliot Morgan's abrupt demise during a weekly gathering of famous mystery writers called the Sunday Night Regulars is proof positive that a bloody sword is sometimes mightier than a brilliant pen.
16) Something wicked
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 3
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Something has poisoned a local summer stock production of Arsenic and Old Lace as cast members stab each other in the back and props are sabotaged. Someone decides to draw his final curtain. A pompous prosecutor tries to pin the murder on Max, Annie Laurance's own leading man. Unless Annie can prove Max's innocence, their wedding date's off. Annie checks the greasepaint and glitter of backstage life. She'll be next to star in a knock-'em dead scene...
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 10
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The most delectable sleuthing couple since Nick met Nora, Annie and Max Darling manage to find quite a bit of murder in their allegedly safe and serene South Carolina island resort town. After all, murder is Annie's business -- well, sort of. She's the proprietor of the popular Death on Demand mystery bookstore and cafe, and her establishment seems to attract trouble like Annie's pesky felines, Dorothy L. and Agatha, attract hairballs. Now, Annie...
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Bailey Ruth mysteries volume 2
Pub. Date
c2009
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282 p. ; 22 cm.
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When a wealthy woman in Adelaide, Oklahoma, is found dead, it's up to that irrepressible spirit Bailey Ruth, on assignment from Wiggins and Heaven's Department of Good Intentions, to protect a little boy, foil a murderer, and save Christmas. There's only one teeny hitch: how can Bailey Ruth figure out which family member was desperate enough to kill when everyone has a motive?
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 18
Pub. Date
c2008
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293 p. ; 24 cm.
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A fortune in gold coins stolen from a house filled with visiting family members lies at the root of this Max and Annie Darling mystery.
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Henrie O mysteries volume 7
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Retired newspaper reporter Henrietta responds to a former lover's call for help, she accompanies him, his wife and her stepchildren on a cruise to investigate suspicious accidents that keep befalling his wife.