Value: $ 80
Curl up for a good read with
these five contemporary mystery paperbacks:
Arsenic and Old Paint
by Hailey Lind
Annie Kincaid, a former art
forger in San Francisco, has been operating a legitimate decorative painting
business for some time now, but memories are long in the art world. Now, with
the blessings of the FBI Art Squad, Annie’s using her underworld connections to
boost her new art investigations business, where she’s partnered with none other
than the ex-art thief Michael X. Johnson. But when she stumbles across a body in
an exclusive Nob Hill men’s club, and an insurance adjuster asks her to find a
stolen (and forged) erotic painting, and then her uncle Anton is attacked,
Kincaid’s on the trail of more than just art.…This time, she’s looking for
justice.
Her Brother’s Keeper, A
Joan Spencer Mystery by Sara
Hoskinson Frommer
Joan Spencer, the
viola-playing protagonist of Frommer’s small-town Indiana mysteries, doesn’t
look for trouble but it keeps finding her. A few days before her daughter’s
wedding, the last thing Joan needs is something else to worry about—but here it
is, ready or not. Her ex-con brother Dave was the family black sheep, but years
have passed since they’ve heard from him. Always the nonconformist, he’s arrived
way too early. Meanwhile Joan has to keep up with work, in addition to all the
planning, even for a simple wedding; the groom’s mother disapproves of everyone
and everything; and Joan’s own mother-in-law, whose mind is failing fast, lands
smack in the middle of a murder…
Shadows on a Cape Cod
Wedding by Lea
Wait
October on Cape Cod is
always beautiful, and antique print dealer Maggie Summer is happy to visit there
to help with her best friend’s wedding preparations. Maggie doesn’t anticipate
the murder of a neighbor, nor being called into service as a counselor and
interpreter. Is she really essential to the investigation, or is she avoiding a
critical discussion with the man she loves? Before she knows the answer, there’s
another murder…and a hurricane…and then Maggie herself becomes a
target.
Blind Side
by Penny Warner
Buford the Bullfrog is dead,
and that's only the beginning. Connor Westphal, the feisty deaf publisher of the
weekly Eureka!, sets about finding out who is killing the frogs-and people-of
Calaveras County. "With an amazing cast of colorful characters, laugh-out-loud
humor, chili-covered frogs, and the best literary treatment of a jumping
amphibian festival since 1867, this book has it all. Mark Twain would be
proud!"
—Rick Riordan, Edgar winner and author of The Last King of Texas
—Rick Riordan, Edgar winner and author of The Last King of Texas
Mix-up in Miniature: A
Miniature Mystery by Margaret
Grace
Geraldine Porter is thrilled
to meet bestselling author and miniatures enthusiast Varena Young. The celebrity
seems to seek friendship with Gerry and her crafts group, and makes a generous
offer of a house from her collection for a library fund-raiser. But Young is
suddenly murdered, and Gerry is left to investigate the crime. She and her
eleven-year-old granddaughter Maddie delve for information on Young’s mysterious
past, and they find a clue to her murder in a secret room...of a
dollhouse.
Generously Donated by
Perseverance Press
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