|
Baxt,
George
The
Alfred Hitchcock Murder Case
A decade-old unsolved murder haunts renowned director Alfred Hitchcock
when a mysterious phone call from the past thrusts him into the role of
the pursued. This ingenious thriller is studded with plot details
from Hitchcock's
many films.
Christilian,
J.D.
Scarlet
Women
Set in 1870s New York, this powerful story of delicious sin, corruption
and sudden death evokes the raffish quality of life behind the prim
Victorian society. Hard, a private investigator working on a
double murder, meets up with some of the era's most influential people.
Clynes,
Michael
The
Grail Murders
Rogue Roger Shallot recounts a tale of corruption, deceit and scandal in
Tudor England. King Henry VIII commissions Roger and his
sober-sided master Benjamin Daunbey to locate King Arthur's relics: the Holy
Grail and Excalibur.
Davis,
Lindsey
Last
Act in Palmyra
In the latest in the adventures of Roman investigator Marcus Didius
Falco, he is on assignment in the East where he finds a playwright's
corpse in a sacred pool.
Day,
Dianne
The
Strange Files of Fremont Jones
In 1905, the very independent Fremont Jones escapes from the stuffiness
of Boston society and her stepmother's meddlesome matchmaking to embark
on a career in San Francisco as a "type-writer." She
soon stumbles on murder, mystery, and a cast of very unusual characters.
See also the second in the series Fire
and Fog.
Dukthas,
Ann
The
Prince Lost to Time
Time-traveling scholar Nicholas Segalla uncovers the mysterious fate of
Queen Marie Antoinette's young son, the lost dauphin Louis Charles.
This is the second in the series.
Dunn,
Carola
Death
at Wentwater Court
It's the early 1920s in England and the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple
scandalizes her society friends by earning her living as a writer.
On her first assignment, Daisy gets involved in a murder. A
delightful series of the classic British cozy mystery.
Estleman,
Loren D.
Edsel
Set in the 1950s Detroit Motor City, and features
newspaperman-turned-advertising-copywriter Connie Minor. Connie is
hired to sell the nation on the Edsel, but before he can even settle
into his plush new office, he's faced with threatening union bosses, the
Detroit underworld, and a politically ambitious assistant district
attorney. See also Classic
Cars Video
Kaminski,
Stuart M.
Dancing
in the Dark
This latest of the Toby Peters series of Hollywood's golden age, finds
Fred Astaire being harassed by the mother of blond beauth Luna.
Luna wants to learn to dance and only Fred can teach her. Astaire
asks Toby to get off his back.
Marston, Edward
The
Ravens of Blackwater
The Fitzcorrbucion family controls the village of Maldon from their
stronghold at Blackwater Castle. When eldest son Guy is found
murdered, his enraged father will stop at nothing to gain vengeance.
Meyers,
Maan
The
Dutchman's Dilemma
In 1675, the discovery of mutilated animals in New Amsterdam spurs talk
of devil worship, witchcraft and conspiracy.
Morson,
Inn
Falconer's
Crusade
In 1624 England, the barons prepare to challenge the authority of King
Henry III. Amidst this turmoil, William Falconer, Regent Master at
Oxford University, investigates the death of a servant girl.
Pearce,
Michael
The
Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt
Captain Owen is the Mamur Zapt, a traditional Arabic post in Cairo's
secret police. His job to protect a young American lady whose outspoken
views on the theft of antiquities may be the root of her numerous
apparent accidents. But as her mishaps become more deadly, Owen is
increasingly sure that someone is out to silence the lady's unpopular
convictions. This is the fifth investigation of the "Mamur
Zapt" series that uses turn-of-the-century Egypt to colorful
advantage.
Perry,
Anne
Pentecost
Alley
An ambassador is accused in the gruesome murder of a prostitute in
Whitechapel. Superintendent Thomas Pitt clears him and sends the
true killer to the gallows. When another similar murder is
committed, Pitt fears he sent the wrong man to be executed.
Peters,
Elizabeth
The
Hippopotamus Pool
Peabody, Emerson, son Ramses and ward Nefret return to Egypt for a dig
at an undisturbed Royal Tomb. Naturally, murder and mayhem ensue.
Peters,
Ellis
Brother
Cadfael's Penance
When Olivier de Bretagne, Brother Cadfael's own son, is taken prisoner
in a battle between Empress Maud and King Stephen, Cadfael breaks his
monastic vows and leaves Coventry without permission to effect a rescue.
Poyer,
David
The
Only Thing to Fear
In 1945, young Navy Lt. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assigned to President
Roosevelt's personal staff after his boss thinks coded enemy traffic
points to an assassin in FDR's circle of friends.
Robb,
Candace
The
Nun's Tale
This is Robb's third book to feature one-eyed spy Owen Archer and his
apothecary wife Lucie Wilton. Joanna Calverley, a young nun in
14th century England, runs away from St. Clement's Priory in York.
She takes with her one of the Priory's most prized relics. Her
strange disappearance and return cause Archbishop Thorsby to summon
Archer to look into the nun's strange story.
Robinson,
Lynda S.
Murder
at the Feast of Rejoicing
Lord Meren, "The Eyes and Ears of Pharaoh," must protect the
Royal Remains of Akhenaten and Nefertiti from disgruntled priests.
Then he discovers a murder close to home. The body of his cousin's
wife is found in one of his granaries and Lord Meren must investigate.
The third in the series, this ia a great blend of mystery, history and
court intrigue.
Roosevelt,
Elliott
Murder
in the Chateau
When Eleanor Roosevelt is summoned to a meeting in the Oval Office in
1941, she never suspected the name of the assignment her husband handed
her. He wanted her to be a part of a covert mission to
Nazi-occupied France and participate in a plan to assassinate Hitler.
Rowland,
Laura Joh
Shinju
When the bodies of a peasant and a noblewoman are found bound and
drowned, it appears to be a ritual double suicide by starcrossed lovers.
But Sano soon unravels a plot that threatens the shogun's existence.
This is set in 17th century Japan.
Satterthwait,
Walter
Escapade
In 1921, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a houseguest at a weekend party in
Devon. Doyle agrees with his friend, Harry Houdini, that something
sinister is going on. Their suspicions are confirmed when their
host is found dead.
Saylor,
Steven
The
Venus Throw
In 56 B.C., Egyptian envoys to Rome have been viciously assassinated.
Fearing that he will be next, the Egyptian Ambassador asks Gordianus the
Finder for help.
Schorr,
Mark
Bully
When President teddy Roosevelt becomes ensnared in a trap set by some of
the country's most powerful industrialists to discredit his
administration, Teddy sets out to personally investigate a shocking
conspiracy. Can he track the murderers down before it's too late?
Sedley,
Kate
The
Holy innocents
Roger the Chapman becomes embroiled in the mystery of the disappearance
of two children from the village of Totnes.
Soos,
Troy
Murder
at Ebbets Field
In the first Saturday in August of 1914, the Giants are in first place
and Mickey Rawlings might realize his fondest dream: to play in a World
Series game. Along the way, he gets a bit part in a movie, and
discovers a body.
|
