Ink or Swim by Catherine Dilts
In book 14 of the Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library cozy mystery series, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick provides the literary backdrop for a conference during Lighthouse Bay Whaling Days. "It's all hands on deck when Castleton Manor in Lighthouse Bay, Massachusetts, hosts the New England Whaling in History and Literature Conference. 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. The plot thickens when Raymond's widow announces that the scrimshaw is missing. Was Raymond murdered out of greed? Or did his argument about the scrimshaw cause someone to seek the ultimate revenge? Faith and her friends in the Candle House Book Club start to plumb the depths of the mystery. But Faith soon finds herself in deep water, and she fears the killer is trying to turn the tide on her investigation. 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 by Catherine Dilts
In book 23 of the Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library, Faith Newberry must dig up clues to the murder of an abrasive TV gardening show host. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett provides the literary backdrop for a Castleton Manor gardening retreat. "The beautiful gardens are in full bloom at Castleton Manor in Lighthouse Bay, Massachusetts. The upscale literary retreat provides the perfect backdrop for the Hidden Treasures Literary and Gardening Retreat as authors, gardening enthusiasts, and horticulturists descend on the manor. 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. But their investigation proves to be thorny. 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. How far will someone go to bury the truth? Faith and her friends must root out the sinister plot before someone else is pushing up daisies." |
Silent Knife by Catherine Dilts
Annie's Mistletoe Mysteries series 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." Available at: Mistletoe Mysteries |
Doubloon Jeopardy by Catherine Dilts is the third book 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 by Catherine Dilts
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. However, Scarlett is left waiting in the wings when the priceless vase is whisked away by handsome FBI agent Luke Anderson, giving credence to Bettina’s theory. Intrigued, Scarlett agrees to assess the contents of Bettina’s entire inheritance from the eccentric Mildred Southam-Parker. Before long, Scarlett discovers that things have been disappearing from the Southam-Parker mansion, from valuable books and priceless antiques to Albert and Sylvia Dellingpole, the husband-and-wife archaeology professors who had the job before Scarlett. When the FBI verifies that not only are the remains human, but they belong to Sylvia, a murder investigation takes center stage. 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. Scarlett finds herself wondering if Bettina is willing to extend that threat beyond her own person—including, perhaps, to the late Professor Dellingpole, who may have found the play first. Scarlett is determined to uncover the truth behind the Sylvia’s death and Bettina’s odd behavior. But she has to work fast, before a murderer upstages them all. |
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 |