The Daffodil Blonde


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During a stay in Kentucky horse country, a husband-and-wife detective team race to find a killer . . . PI Pat Abbott and his wife, Jean, are vacationing in Kentucky horse country and visiting Pat’s old friend Rob Murray, who lives there with his sister and daughter. But when Rob’s trainer is found dead, Pat is willing to bet it’s murder despite the local doctor’s verdict of suicide. The quest to find the truth will involve a fainting blonde at the Abbotts’ hotel and some of the more colorful citizens of Lexington in this suspenseful Golden Age classic featuring “one of the more interesting married teams of detectives” (Thrilling Detective). Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries “Lively and exciting.” —The New York Times “[A] well-plotted and mystifying case.” —Saturday Review “Nasty characters and clues pointing off in all directions—quite good.” —The Miami News







Mystery Women


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A Short History of Flowers


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In A Short History of Flowers, Advolly Richmond of Gardeners' World explores the exciting stories behind the most popular garden flowers.




Mystery Women, Volume One (Revised)


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Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound.




My Heart Wants to Tell You!


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This book of Poetry is written from my heart about factual experiences in my life. It has poems about love, friendship, pain, death, murder, sorrow and values I have learned throughout life. Many of the poems are for others who have touched my heart and their valuable experiences. If you like touching stories in poem form, you'll love this book.




The Devil in the Daffodil Dress


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Devon Christian is a man of many secrets, some of them so secret even he doesn't know them, and apparently one of those secrets is his wife. When a sexy lady with a devil-may-care attitude by the name of Daisy Christian shows up on their doorstep claiming to be Devon’s long lost wife, Alex and Devon are immediately suspicious. Not only does Daisy appear to be almost twice as crazy as Devon, but at the same time, Alex and Devon find themselves under attack by a mysterious assailant who's very determined to see them pushing up daisies. The timing, as they say, is a mite suspicious. Under a hail of bullets and explosions Alex and Devon must find out who’s eager for them to join the choir invisible and unravel the mystery of whether or not Daisy is in fact Devon's true love or just another femme fatale out to help these two investigators get better at taking dirt naps. But more importantly, if she really is Devon’s old ball and chain, then where has she been all this time?







The Golden Box


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A grande dame is buried—but the truth must be unearthed: “The solution of the mystery is neat and satisfactory, and the story makes pleasant reading.” —The New York Times Thanks to an illness in the family, Jean Holly is staying in her hometown of Elm Hill, Illinois, for a bit. Her cousin just happens to live next door to Fabian House, home of Mrs. Lake, the richest and most powerful woman in town. When Mrs. Lake dies suddenly, it’s ascribed to a known heart condition. But Patrick Abbott, passing through Elm Hill on his way to Washington, becomes suspicious when one death is followed by another—this time, the hanging of the Fabian House maid . . . Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries “Well-plotted and mystifying.” —Saturday Review “Amusing and sophisticated.” —The Star (London)




The Amber Eyes


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A San Francisco couple sorts through scandals to find a killer in this classic mystery starring “one of the more interesting married teams of detectives” (Thrilling Detective). Pat and Jean Abbott’s new San Francisco neighbors give new meaning to the term dysfunctional family. And now, amid the mess of exes, stepchildren, rivalries, and resentments, there’s been a tragic death—little Lisa, a vulnerable ten-year-old, has fatally overdosed on cough medicine. When one of the grown daughters of the patriarch, Dr. Alby—who prescribed the narcotic himself—asks private investigator Pat to look into the suspicious circumstances, he and Jean will find that everyone from a heartless beauty to a handsome womanizer may be behind this crime, and that they themselves are in danger of being caught up in a deadly family drama . . . Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries “Lively and exciting.” —The New York Times “Ample suspense.” —Saturday Review “Nasty characters and clues pointing off in all directions—quite good.” —The Miami News




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