Bandon Public Library

When retired schoolteacher Donna Galbreath, of Cedar Harbor, Washington, discovers the dead body of Lyle Corrigan one day, she begins her own investigation. As she, Lyle's widow, and her neighbor Cyrus sort out Lyle's enemies, long-held secrets are brought to light.

"The Allies have defeated Germany in Europe, but Japan refuses to surrender the East. In Singapore, amid rumours the Japanese occupiers are preparing to wipe out the population of the island rather than surrender, a young aide is found murdered beneath the termite mushroom tree in Hideki Tagawa's garden and his plans for a massive poison gas bomb are missing. To prevent any more destruction it falls to Su Lin to track down the real killer with the...

"In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival fortune-teller, dresses as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the famous Riverview amusement park, looking for trouble. Unbeknownst to the well-heeled city-dwellers and visitors who come to enjoy the midway, the park is also host to a ruthless killer who uses the shadows of the dark carnival attractions to conduct his crimes. When Pin sees a man enter the Hell...

"G" is for gumshoe: Kinsey Millhone's thrity-third birthday brings about final renovations to her apartment, a new ase,and the top slot on Tyrone Patty's hit list. "H" is for homicide: To Kinsey Millhone, the death of claims adjuster Parnell Perkins looks strangely suspicious. As the evidence leads her to an insurance scammer, she must race to get to her before the scammer's spurned and violent suitor does. "I" is for innocent: After being acquitted...

After the Thin Man -- Nick and Nora investigate a love triangle gone wrong after a dead man is discovered at their door. Another Thin Man-- After a wealthy business partner of Nora's father's is murdered, Nick and Nora's investigation brings them into the killer's crosshairs

Dying for chocolate: Colorado caterer Goldy Bear moves her catering business and her son to ritzy Aspen Meadow Country Club. Just as she's beginning to think she's got it made, the dishy doctor inexplicably drives his BMW into an oncoming bus; The last suppers: Goldy Bear's wedding to detective Tom Schulz is held up at the last minute when the minister is shot and the bridegroom disappears. A selection of Goldy's recipes is part of the book; Catering...

"September 1909, and Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, have been invited to Lord Riddlethorpe's country estate for a week of motor racing and parties. They both agree that it sounds like a perfectly charming holiday. But when one of the drivers dies in a crash during the very first race, they discover that what seemed like an uncharacteristic error in judgement may have a more sinister explanation. Closer investigation reveals that the driver's...