Reader's Connection
Settle down with a cozy classic
Classic and contemporary mysteries in the manner
of Agatha Christie.
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage - M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin, now retired in the Cotswolds, is about to marry neighbor, James Lacey. When long missing (thought dead) husband, Jimmy, reappears...the wedding is off. When Jimmy is found dead (really dead), Agatha and James, now suspects, team up to solve the crime. Miss Seeton Undercover - Hamilton Crane The villagers of Plummergen vie for the spotlight as a television crew arrives to feature the rare Plummergen Peculiar apple. When some antiques are stolen and a man is found murdered, retired art teacher Miss Emily D. Seeton, proves she's an amateur sleuth who hasn't lost her polish. Trouble in the Town Hall - Jeanne M. Dams Retired American schoolteacher Dorothy Martin has moved to the English village of Sherebury. On her way to meet Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt for lunch she notices movement in the abandoned town hall. Inside she finds......a dead body. A Hobby of Murder - E.X. Ferrars Seeking a change of pace on completion of his latest work, Professor Andrew Broom visits friends in the country and finds himself with a baffling murder to solve as a guest is poisoned at a dinner given in his honor. A classic cozy. Mrs. Malory and the Only Good Lawyer - Hazel Holt No one would dispute that solicitor Graham Percy was a deadly bore, but could this have been a motive for his murder? Scenic Taviscombe by the Sea's favorite amateur sleuth, Mrs. Sheila Malory, has the honor of the solving the murder of her unwanted houseguest. Something in the Water - Charlotte Macleod Horticulturist Professor Peter Shandy heads to a small town in Maine to investigate a lupine blooming mysteriously in the area; but he soon finds more to investigate than a spiky plant. When a patron of a seacoast inn collapses at his table, Shandy suspects foul play and finds possible grounds for murder. More Cozy Mysteries
Aird, Catherine - Hole in one Albert, Susan Wittig - Beatrix Potter Mystery Series Atherton, Nancy - Aunt Dimity and the deep blue sea Bishop, Claudia - A puree of poison Borthwick, J.S. - Intensive scare unit Braun, Lilian Jackson - The cat who dropped a bombshell Cannell, Dorothy - How to murder your mother-in-law Charles, Kate - Evil intent Christie, Agatha - Starring Miss Marple Craig, Alisa - Pint of murder Dunn, Carola - Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series Elkins, Aaron J. - Where have all the birdies gone? Fluke, Joanne - Chocolate chip cookie murder Giroux, E. X. - Death for a double Granger, Ann - The way murder lies Hart, Carolyn G. - Death on demand series Hess, Joan - The Maggody Mystery Series
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Kelner, Toni L. - Tight as a tick King, Peter - Eat, drink and be buried : a gournet detective mystery |
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