Ink or Swim - book 14 in the Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library series. Herman Melville’s Moby Dick provides the literary backdrop for a conference during Lighthouse Bay Whaling Days.
"Librarian Faith Newberry marvels at the transformation of the elegant setting into a scene from a rugged high seas adventure. She eagerly does her part to make sure the library is shipshape. But before the conference officially begins, one of the guests makes waves. Raymond Prather refuses to show anyone his valuable scrimshaw that he claims is from a legendary whaling ship. After he exchanges heated words with the other guests, tragedy strikes. Raymond is murdered. Will Faith and her friends - along with her courageous cat, Watson - solve the case before someone else winds up swimming with the fishes?" |
A Thorny Plot -book 23 of the Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library series. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett provides the literary backdrop for the Hidden Treasures Literary and Gardening Retreat.
"Everything's coming up roses for librarian Faith Newberry as she welcomes her parents to the retreat and prepares for her upcoming wedding with Wolfe Jaxon, co-owner of the manor. But her festive mood withers when the retreat takes a disturbing turn and a guest dies. The death is ruled a murder, and Faith and her friends in the Candle House Book Club set out to dig up clues. The victim had enemies in spades, and the list of suspects continues to grow. Meanwhile, Faith's clever cat, Watson, hits pay dirt when he makes an incredible discovery. Faith and her friends must root out the sinister plot before someone else is pushing up daisies." |
Silent Knife -Annie's Mistletoe Mysteries includes Silent Knife in a three book bundle.
"'Tis the season for treachery when Castleton Manor, a grand literary retreat located in Lighthouse Bay, Massachusetts, hosts a long overdue family reunion. The family has been estranged for decades since a rift developed between two elderly sisters. Librarian Faith Newberry hopes their stay at the upscale mansion will help heal old wounds and give them a reason to celebrate." |
Doubloon Jeopardy - book 3 in the Museum of Mysteries series. As the townspeople of Crescent Harbor, California, prepare for the inaugural Pirate Days festival, excited tourists clad in pirate attire descend on the charming village. Local legend claims a pirate landed there and buried his treasure. Scarlett McCormick, head curator of the esteemed Reed Museum of Art and Archaeology, is pressured to validate the legend or face a mutiny.
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Rotten to the Encore - book 9 in the Museum of Mysteries series. Reed Museum curator Scarlett McCormick is no stranger to drama, so she’s eager to act when theater troupe leader Bettina Grassley asks her to examine an inherited Greek amphora she suspects might contain human remains.
Meanwhile, Scarlett finds an ancient Greek play that could be in the limelight of the archaeological community for years to come if she can verify it’s real. Oddly, Bettina asks her to prove it fake, asserting that a Greek tragedy will be performed at the Greek to Me Playhouse only over her dead body. When the human remains are determined to be Professor Dellingpole's, Scarlett is determined to uncover the truth behind the death, and Bettina’s odd behavior. But she has to work fast, before a murderer upstages them all. |
Rapid Fear - an Annie's Hearts in Peril romantic suspense.
Amy Brackstone had a recent near-death experience in the wilderness during a geological expedition, but her career choice requires her to explore the canyonlands. She convinces her best friend Valerie to accompany her on a Utah rafting trip, hoping to overcome her fear. Amy can’t figure out why handsome tour guide Jonah Steadman keeps an over-the-top watchful eye on her. When a terrifying series of “accidents” force the tourists to hike through the canyons, Amy and Jonah begin a fight to survive. It’s clear that someone in their group is sabotaging the tour. Amy is certain Jonah is hiding a secret, but if she’s going to make it out of the canyon alive, she has to trust him. She risks her life, and her heart, to save their tour group from a maniac. |
Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library
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Museum of Mysteries
Archeologist Scarlett McCormick is excited to become the head curator of the Reed Museum of Art and Archeology, located on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula on the California coast. She's used to digging into mysteries from the past. Soon, however, she finds herself caught up in modern mysteries. Even murder. Available at Annie's Fiction |
