Light Mysteries

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Aunt Dimity's Death
Artist/Author/Cast:
Atherton, Nancy
Call Number:
LP F Atherton
Description:

Family bedtime stories about her were one thing, but when Lori is set to inherit a sizeable estate from her aunt, Lori must unearth a secret hidden in letters first.

Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
Artist/Author/Cast:
Giordano, Mario
Call Number:
F Giordano
Description:

She should be enjoying her retirement, but after a handyman goes missing and is discovered murdered, Auntie Poldi just can’t help but ask questions.

Aunty Lee's Delights
Artist/Author/Cast:
Yu, Ovidia
Call Number:
F Yu
Description:

Rosie Lee is a feisty widow and sometimes sleuth, building a culinary empire and tracking down clues to a wealthy patron’s murder.

The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Or, On the Segregation of the Queen
Artist/Author/Cast:
King, Laurie R.
Call Number:
F King
Description:

A gawky, orphaned teen stumbles into the quietly retired Sherlock Holmes and finds a mentor, and an intellect to match her own.

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
Artist/Author/Cast:
Braun, Lilian Jackson
Call Number:
F Braun
Description:

His new news beat might seem uneventful, but award-winning reporter Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cat Koko find murder and mystery in the art world.

The Coroner's Lunch
Artist/Author/Cast:
Cotterill, Colin
Call Number:
F Cotterill
Description:

His lab is underfunded, his boss incompetent, but the new national coroner of Laos will always seek out the truth for the dead.

Death at Breakfast
Artist/Author/Cast:
Gutcheon, Beth Richardson
Call Number:
F Gutcheon
Description:

The appearance of a charred body leads a retired private school principal and an aging socialite to decide to give justice, and the deputy sheriff, a helping hand.

Dog On It
Artist/Author/Cast:
Quinn, Spencer
Call Number:
F Quinn
Description:

Chet and his faithful human Bernie investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped.

Forgotten Garden
Artist/Author/Cast:
Morton, Kate
Call Number:
F Morton
Description:

A young woman who was left abandoned as a child on an Australian dock is determined to learn her real identity.  

Her Royal Spyness
Artist/Author/Cast:
Bowen, Rhys
Call Number:
F Bowen
Description:

Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie is flat broke, but her move to London will give her freedom and a dead Frenchman in her tub.

A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
Artist/Author/Cast:
Freeman, Dianne
Call Number:
F Freeman
Description:

Wealthy young widow Frances Wynn moves to London, where a string of burglaries implicates her in her late husband’s death.

Maisie Dobbs
Artist/Author/Cast:
Winspear, Jacqueline
Call Number:
F Winspear
Description:

A reappearance of a dead man at a reclusive communal farm for veterans of World War I uncovers a disturbing mystery.

Mr. Churchill's Secretary
Artist/Author/Cast:
MacNeal, Susan Elia
Call Number:
F MacNeal
Description:

The new British prime minister’s secretary uses her skills to unravel an assassination plot while the Blitz thunders around London.

Murder Once Removed
Artist/Author/Cast:
Perkins, S. C.
Call Number:
F Perkins
Description:

Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster loves a good taco and tracking down clients' long-dead ancestors, but some family trees should not be shaken.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Artist/Author/Cast:
Christie, Agatha
Call Number:
F Christie
Description:

A widow’s sudden suicide and the murder of her supposed lover sparks rumors in a quiet village crawling with suspects.

Plaid and Plagiarism
Artist/Author/Cast:
MacRae, Molly
Call Number:
F MacRae
Description:

The death of a local advice columnist in her garden shed turns Janet Marsh and the three other new owners of Yon Bonnie Books into amateur detectives.

The Quiche of Death
Artist/Author/Cast:
Beaton, M. C.
Call Number:
F Beaton
Description:

Agatha Raisin is used to getting her way, but her ready-made entry in the local baking contest poisons the judge.

The Secret, Book & Scone Society
Artist/Author/Cast:
Adams, Ellery
Call Number:
F Adams
Description:

The owner of a unique bookstore and a group seeking to earn their personal redemption work together to uncover the truth surrounding a visiting businessman’s death.

Still Life
Artist/Author/Cast:
Penny, Louise
Call Number:
F Penny
Description:

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is certain a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.

The Sunday Philosophy Club
Artist/Author/Cast:
McCall Smith, Alexander
Call Number:
F McCall Smith
Description:

When a young man falls from a balcony to his death, a trained philosopher and amateur sleuth takes the case.

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