A surprise early morning phone call from an old friend sets Darcy Sweet's sixth sense humming. Darcy's friend needs her help with something but won't say what it is.
Darcy promises to drive the five hours to her friend's house the next day. Upon arrival she discovers the shocking news that her friend's husband, Braden has just been murdered!
Trying to help find the killer, Darcy is almost immediately dragged into the murder investigation. The further into the investigation she gets the more secrets she uncovers. Half-truths and lies and mysteries within mysteries. It seems things aren't really as they appear to be.
Who killed Braden and why? Will Darcy be able to work it out before she realizes that her own life may be in danger also? Views: 48
For Dorothea Cassidy Thursdays were special. Every week she would
look forward to the one day she could call her own, and would plan to
visit people she wanted to see as a welcome respite from the routine
duties that being a vicar’s wife entailed. But one Thursday in June was
to be more special than any other. It was the day that Dorothea Cassidy
was strangled. As the small town of Otterbridge prepares for its
summer carnival, Inspector Stephen Ramsay begins a painstaking
reconstruction of Dorothea’s last hours. He soon discovers that she had
taken on a number of deserving cases – a sick and lonely old woman, a
disturbed adolescent, a compulsive gambler, a single mother with a
violent boyfriend and a child in care – and even her close family have
their secrets to hide. All these people are daunted, in one way or
another, by Dorothea’s goodness. But which of them could have possibly
wanted her dead? It is not until a second body is discovered
that Ramsay starts to understand how Dorothea lived – and why she died.
With the carnival festivities in full swing and dusk failing in
Otterbridge, Ramsay’s murder investigation reaches its chilling climax .
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Occasionally, the rugged landscape of Scotland attracts dreamers who move north, wrapped in fantasies of enjoying the simple life. They usually don’t last, defeated by the climate or by inhospitable locals. But it looks as if Effie Garrand has come to stay. When local constable Hamish Macbeth calls on her, he is amazed to find the small woman still in residence after a particularly hideous winter. Unfortunately, Effie is also quite delusional, having convinced herself – and everyone else – that local artist Jock Fleming is in love with her, and that they are engaged. After a huge fight with Jock, Effie is found in the mountains, poisoned by hemlock. Now, it’s up to Hamish Macbeth to find the dreamer’s killer – before any more nightmares unfold. Views: 48
Hush, hush, hush Here comes the Bogeyman ... London during the long, dark days of the Blitz: a city outwardly in ruins, weakened by exhaustion and rationing. But behind the blackout, the old way of life continues: in the music halls, pubs and cafes, soldiers mix with petty crooks, stage magicians with lonely wives, scandal-hungry reporters with good-time girls - and DCI Edward Greenaway keeps a careful eye on everyone. Out on the streets, something nastier is stirring: London's prostitutes are being murdered, their bodies left mutilated to taunt the police. And in the shadows Greenaway's old adversaries in organised crime are active again, lured in by rich pickings on the black market. As he follows a bloody trail through backstreets and boudoirs, Greenaway must use all his skill - and everything he knows about the city's underworld - to stop the slaughter. Views: 48
In Draper, Utah, a tight-knit Mormon community is thrown into upheaval when their ward's second counselor, one of the bishop's right-hand men, is found dead in an elaborately staged murder on church property. Carl Ashby was known as a devout Mormon, a pillar of the community, a loving husband and father. Who would want him dead? Linda Wallheim, the wife of the ward's bishop, can't rest as long as the ward is suffering. She is particularly worried about Carl's grieving family. But the entire case is turned upside down by the autopsy report, which reveals Carl Ashby was a biological woman. In the Mormon church, where gender is considered part of a person's soul, some people regard transgenderism as one of the worst possible transgressions of faith. Church officials seem to be more upset by Carl's gender than by his murder, and more concerned with hushing up the story than with solving the crime. Linda realizes that if the police are to catch the killer, they are... Views: 48
Star light, star bright, the first star I see tonight…A childhood chant turns near deadly for Lily Locke when she’s swept into The Faction’s latest triumph—the overthrowing of the hidden, magical city of Wishery.When Ainsley and her team at MAGIC, Inc. beg Lily for her help, she agrees, taking on a load of problems that pile up faster than she can say Abracadabra. A new revolution in black magic stumps the island’s burgeoning Mixologist, while a haunted house, a surprise birthday party, and rising familial troubles back on The Isle compete for her already-limited time and attention.Lily’s barely hanging on by a thread, juggling life, love, and the pursuit of magic, when islanders start disappearing—one at a time. When a man warns her the next disappearance is imminent, Lily must crack the curse…before she’s next.I wish I may, I wish I might…have the wish I wish tonight. Views: 48
