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Richmond, RI's public library since 1880
Mysteries
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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