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Clark Memorial Library

Richmond, RI's public library since 1880

Mysteries

The Irish Manor House Murder by Dicey Deere

Torrey Tunet's best friend, Rowena Keegan, tries to ride down her grandfather with a horse one afternoon. When he is later found dead, she is the prime suspect but Torrey is convinced she didn't do it. Village gossip, an old gypsy, and family secrets all have their part to play in this mystery.



 
Shattered by Dick Francis

Gerard Logan is a glassblower who becomes involved in a dangerous search for a stolen videotape after his friend, jockey Martin Stukely, dies. The bad guys are convinced Gerard has the tape. To save his business and his life, Gerard must figure out what they are looking for and where it is. Dick Francis writes riveting mysteries with strong heroes and a dash of horse racing.

Also try: other books by Dick Francis



 
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman

Mrs. Pollifax is a grandmotherly type who decided one day to apply for work as a CIA spy. In this caper, she is in Syria, looking for a missing young woman who had faced down armed hijackers on a flight to the Middle East.

Also try: Hamilton Crane's Miss Seeton series



 
Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters

Amelia Peabody Emerson is an archeologist-sleuth. In this latest book, Amelia tries to prevent the War Office from pressing her son Ramses into service again as a spy and discovers another fresh corpse in an ancient tomb.

Start With: The Crocodile on the Sandbank



 
Clouds of Witness & The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers

Lord Peter Wimsey's brother has been arrested for the murder of their sister's fiancée. Lord Peter and his trusty Bunter must find the real killer before the case comes to trial.

Also try: author Agatha Christie



 

 


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