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Birthday Party Murder:  Meier, Leslie.

While preparing for Miss Tilley's ninetieth birthday bash and her daughter's coed sleepover birthday party, Lucy Stone stumbles upon a mystery when the town's oldest attorney supposedly commits suicide and Miss Tilley's long lost niece unexpectedly arrives in town.

ORDER # MDM-1   $16-40   ISBN 1575668335 

 

Bishop in the Old Neighborhood:  Greeley, Andrew

When three people are murdered within a church that has long represented a bulwark against change in its venerable Chicago neighborhood, bishop "Blackie" Ryan enlists a psychic cop, a beautiful Sicilian attorney, and his own late father in what he believes is a campaign of terror.

ORDER # MDM-2   $16-40   ISBN 0765342359 

 

Bride and Doom:  Donnelly, Deborah.

Death threatens the nuptial designs of wedding planner and amateur sleuth Carnegie Kincaid for the marriage of her client, a sexy Goth rocker, to a Seattle baseball star, when Boris the Mad Russian Florist is charged with murder and Carnegie sets out to clear his name, much to the dismay of her own fiancé.

ORDER # MDM-3   $16-40   ISBN 0440242851 

 

Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell:  Braun, Lilian Jackson.

Koko's strange new hobby of dropping himself from balconies has landed him in the oddest of places - a young visitor's head whose wealthy relatives soon fall deathly ill, making Qwill have his work cut out for him.

ORDER # MDM-4   $16-40   ISBN 0515142417 

 

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter:  Clement, Blaize.

While going to the home of a vacationing client in Sarasota, Florida, professional pet-sitter Dixie Hemingway, a former sheriff's deputy, stumbles upon a traumatized cat and the corpse of a mysterious intruder, sending Dixie on a search for her missing client - and a killer.

ORDER # MDM-5   $16-40   ISBN 0312941927 

 

A Charmed Death:  Alt, Madelyn.

While trying to master her newfound powers, witch Maggie O 'Neill investigates the murder of a local teenage princess and, with some mystical intervention and help from her boss, casts a spell to trap a killer.

ORDER # MDM-6   $16-40   ISBN 042521317X 

 

Death of a Dreamer:  Beaton, M.C.

Surprised that a diminutive newcomer to the Scottish highlands has remained steadfast to her new home in spite of an inhospitable winter, constable Hamish Macbeth learns that the woman has deluded herself into believing that she is engaged to a local artist, a situation that turns deadly when she is found poisoned.

ORDER # MDM-7   $16-40   ISBN 0446618136 

 

Death on the Family Tree:  Sprinkle, Patricia.

After the death of her elderly Aunt Lucy, Katharine Murray discovers a priceless Celtic necklace and a mysterious diary written in German among her aunt's miscellaneous possessions, and her search for the truth about the artifacts leads to the discovery of the fifty-year-old murder of Aunt Lucy's brother Carter, the theft of the objects, and the killing of the prime suspect.

ORDER # MDM-8   $16-40   ISBN 0060819685 

 

Dying to Be Famous:  Hiltbrand, David.

Private detective Jim McNamara is called in to find out the truth about who killed Matt Hanes, a popular contestant on the reality TV show Star Maker, racing against time to unmask a deadly music critic before any other contestants are permanently eliminated from the competition.

ORDER # MDM-9   $16-40   ISBN 0060554150 

 

Fall of a Philanderer:  Dunn, Carola.

Daisy Dalrymple's peaceful summer holiday by the sea with her stepdaughter Belinda and her husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alex Fletcher of Scotland Yard, is thrown into turmoil by the discovery of the body of a philandering local innkeeper.

ORDER # MDM-10   $16-40   ISBN 0758215983 

 

The Fatal Fashione:  Harper, Karen.

The invention of starch has a profound influence on the fashion styles of Elizabethan England, but the lucrative commodity also leads to the murder of the royal starcher, followed by the killings of two other women and intrigue that could threaten the life of Queen Elizabeth I herself.

ORDER # MDM-11   $16-40   ISBN 0312941935 

 

French Fried:  Fairbanks, Nancy.

Accompanying her husband to his lecture in Lyon, France, food writer Carolyn Blue, after an unsuccessful attempt on both of their lives, discovers that murder is on the menu when several people perish after eating poisoned gourmet delights.

ORDER # MDM-12   $16-40   ISBN 0425213080 

 

Grape Expectations:  Myers, Tamar.

Feelings run high among teetotalling members of the Mennonite community of Hernia, Pennsylvania, when an unscrupulous outside group buys an old farm on the edge of town with plans to open a winery, and Magdalena Yoder is forced to step in when things begin to get really ugly and the vineyard 's manager is found entombed in cement.

ORDER # MDM-13   $16-40   ISBN 0451218620 

 

Grievous Sin:  Kellerman, Faye.

Delighted with their newborn daughter, Peter and Rina find their joy turning to fear when an infant is kidnapped from the hospital nursery, a respected nurse vanishes, and Peter, his partner Marge, and his older daughter Cindy embark on a tortuous trail to uncover the truth.

ORDER # MDM-14   $16-40   ISBN 0061159182 

 

How to Seduce a Ghost:  McIntyre, Hope.

Resisting her boyfriend's marriage proposals while immersing herself in paranoia over a series of local arson fires, ghostwriter Lee Bartholomew undertakes the assignment of writing a soap star's autobiography, a job that prompts her investigation into the mysterious fires.

ORDER # MDM-15   $16-40   ISBN 044661601X 

 

A Holly, Jolly Murder:  Hess, Joan.

Anticipating a humdrum holiday with her self-absorbed daughter, Claire Malloy attends an eccentric customer's Druid winter celebration, only to find the event's benefactor murdered.

ORDER # MDM-16   $16-40   ISBN 0312349165 

 

Hurricane Homicide:  Charles, Nora.

When Uncle Weatherwise moves into the Ocean Vista Leisure Adult Condominiums and incorrectly predicts the path of a hurricane, Kate Kennedy, during an evacuation, stumbles upon his dead body and employs her keen skills of detection to blow the cover of a resident killer.

ORDER # MDM-17   $16-40   ISBN 0425213129 

 

The Julius House:  Harris, Charlaine.

Aurora Teagarden's new husband gives her a house as a wedding gift, but its history casts an ominous shadow over her marriage, and she soon fears she will meet the same fate as the family that disappeared from the house.

ORDER # MDM-18   $16-40   ISBN 0778323641 

 

Let There Be Suspects:  Richards, Emilie.

When their former foster sister, a potential candidate for Sociopaths Anonymous, is found dead, Aggie Sloan-Wilcox, along with her minister husband, must clear her sister's name by finding a killer who obviously does not believe in the sixth commandment.

ORDER # MDM-19   $16-40   ISBN 0425213072 

 

Little Black Dress:  Estleman, Loren D.

Hoping to leave his past behind forever while moving on with his new bride, conflicted former hit man Peter Macklin struggles with his new life's lack of privacy and his mother-in-law's boyfriend, who moonlights as a spotter for a robber gang.

ORDER # MDM-20   $16-40   ISBN 076534789X 

 

Malpractice in Maggody:  Hess, Joan.

When a new owner of the local retirement home transforms it into an exclusive rehabilitation facility, the small town of Maggody is torn by rumors about displaced mental patients, a situation that culminates in the murder of a young receptionist and forces police chief Arly Hanks to disseminate truth from gossip.

ORDER # MDM-21   $16-40   ISBN 074344390X 

 

A Long Shadow:  Todd, Charles.

In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge finds himself the target of a mysterious person, who is relentless in their quest to hunt him down and who is leaving oddly engraved cartridge casings around that seem to point to unfinished business involving the Great War.

ORDER # MDM-22   $16-40   ISBN 0060786728 

 

Married to the Mop:  Colley, Barbara.

While working at a costume ball at the Rossi estate, Charlotte La Rue stumbles upon the body of the man of the house, Robert Rossi, a notorious crime boss, with his wife standing over him with a bloody knife.

ORDER # MDM-23   $16-40   ISBN 0758207654 

 

Murder and Salutations:  Bright, Elizabeth.

While attending the Chamber of Commerce gala to receive her Businessperson of the Year award, Jennifer Shane discovers that murder is on the guest list when her arch enemy Eliza Glade is found dead.

ORDER # MDM-24   $16-40   ISBN 0451220005 

 

Nip, Tuck, Dead:  Avocato, Lori.

Ex-nurse-turned-insurance investigator Pauline Sokol enlists the help of her cross-dressing friend Goldie in order to gain entry into the posh plastic surgery "spa" Highcliff Manor, but her case becomes complicated when the spouse of a client of the spa is unexpectedly found dead and a receptionist who knows too much turns up at the bottom of a cliff.

ORDER # MDM-25   $16-40   ISBN 0060837047 

 

Murder Never Forgets:  O'Hehir, Diana.

Accomplished Egyptologist Carla Day turns sleuth to investigate a series of suspicious events at the upscale assisted living facility that houses her confused elderly father, going undercover at the home where she uncovers a terrifying plot that could be linked to an ancient Egyptian tomb.

ORDER # MDM-26   $16-40   ISBN 0425209032 

 

Rapid Fire:  Ball, Donna.

When the FBI asks for her help in locating an old flame who is now an ecoterrorist responsible for the deaths of several people, kennel owner Raine Stockton, along with her canine companion Cisco, is determined to discover the truth about this man she once loved.

ORDER # MDM-27   $16-40   ISBN 0451219996 

 

S Is for Silence:  Grafton, Sue.

Thirty-four years after Violet Sullivan's unexplained disappearance, Daisy, the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter she left behind, seeks the solace of closure and enlists the assistance of private detective Kinsey Millhone to help her find the truth.

ORDER # MDM-28   $16-40   ISBN 0425212696 

 

The Sempster's Tale:  Frazer, Margaret.

On behalf of her cousin, Dame Frevisse and her companions, seamstress Anne Blakehall and Anne's lover, a Jewish trader smuggling gold, head for London to recover some lost gold from the treasury of the murdered Duke of Suffolk, but their plans are threatened by the discovery of a crucified body, a crime the ignites dangerous anti-Semitic sentiment.

ORDER # MDM-29   $16-40   ISBN 0425210499 

 

Saddled with Trouble:  Scott, Michele.

While dealing with her impending divorce and fending off debt collectors, horse trainer Michaela Bancroft investigates the murder of her Uncle Lou, which places her in a race to the death against a very determined killer.

ORDER # MDM-30   $16-40   ISBN 0425212904 

 

Shoot from the Lip:  Sweeney, Leann.

Texas heiress Abby Rose has no desire to work with a hot-shot producer and her TV crew on the Reality Check program, except as a favor for Emma Lopez, who has been raising her three younger siblings since the disappearance of her mother, but someone will do anything to keep Emma's dream of finding her missing parent from happening.

ORDER # MDM-31   $16-40   ISBN 045122017X 

 

Shakespeare's Champion:  Harris, Charlaine.

Lily Bard, a cleaning lady and karate student in Shakespeare, Arkansas, would just like to live quietly, but she is forced to turn sleuth again when a man's body is found at the local gym with a barbell across his throat.

ORDER # MDM-32   $16-40   ISBN 0425213102 

 

Sorrow's Anthem:  Koryta, Michael.

Private detective Lincoln Perry becomes involved in an all too personal investigation when his best friend, Ed Gradduk, on the run from the police who believe that he is responsible for a case of arson and murder, dies in a violent confrontation with the Cleveland police.

ORDER # MDM-33   $16-40   ISBN 0312936605 

 

A Soul of Steel:  Douglas, Carole Nelson.

When Quentin Stanhope vanishes, leaving behind a trail of lethal cobras, Victorian detective Irene Adler Norton once again matches wits with the famed Sherlock Holmes as she seeks a killer before he can strike again, this time against Dr.Watson.Originally published as Irene at Large.

ORDER # MDM-34   $16-40   ISBN 0765347903 

 

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