History meets mystery in this clever novel in which the American Revolution, murder, and antiques all play a part. In 1789, Nathan Henry, neighbor of Benjamin Franklin, drafts a will modeled on Franklin's, leaving his fortune and possessions to all of his future descendants alive in two hundred years. In 2001, single mother Millie Kirchner, poor and virtually alone, is summoned to Philadelphia to learn about her inheritance in an elaborately staged weekend the trustees have designed in accordance with Mr. Henry's wishes. At first, Millie is thrilled to tour Philadelphia, but before long her thrills turn to chills as one by one the other heirs are killed. Unable to trust anyone, she must find the killer or risk becoming his next victim.

Deadly Will (A Deadly Past Mystery)

Literature & Fiction

Hill, Marion Moore

United States

Pemberley Pr

Sensitivity, compassion, mystery, and suspense abound in this tale of unserved justice in Oklahoma. Public librarian Juanita Wills makes a distressing discovery while researching local history: a teenage boy from the all-black town of Bryson's Corner, Luther Dunlap, was found brutally murdered on the all-white Wyndham high school track back in 1959. She suspects racist motives, both in Luther's killing and the failure of the police to pursue an investigation. As the scrappy Juanita prods for facts the townspeople would rather forget, her first informant is poisoned, and she may be next. The shame she feels for her town cements her resolve to uncover the truth and to right the terrible wrong.

Death Books a Return (A Scrappy Librarian Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

The beating of a gentle minister inside his church and a hate message on one wall launch wry-witted librarian Juanita Wills on a quest to learn who's shattering the peace in her small Oklahoma town. Defying her policeman boyfriend's warning against amateur sleuthing, Juanita decodes a mysterious cipher bookmark, goes on a "stakeout" and tracks a secret local militia.

Bookmarked for Murder

Fiction Works

Bookmarked for Murder (1)

White Bird Publications

Death Books a Return (Scrappy Librarian Mystery)

Crispin Books

Bookmarked for Murder features Juanita Wills, intrepid (aka nosy) public librarian in the small town of Wyndham, Oklahoma. In this first book in the Scrappy Librarian series, Juanita takes on a dangerous mix of murder, local militias, and deep-seated racism, as she tries to get to the bottom of a hate crime that takes place in a local church. Juanita is nothing if not stubborn, whether she is pestering suspects, trying to keep a book club on track, or playing referee to the "quote wars" that inspire her staff to their own version of literary mayhem. The small-town setting is pleasantly familiar, and the story a satisfying tale of secrets unraveled and justice sought. Marion Moore Hill is the author of the Scrappy Librarian mystery series and the Deadly Past mysteries. She lives in Durant, Oklahoma.

Bookmarked for Murder (Scrappy Librarian Mystery)

What promises to be a perfect summer for Millie Kirchnera chance to volunteer at the archaeology site at Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson’s secret retreatturns ominous as first an archaeology intern and then Millie’s housemate are murdered. A secret involving a stolen ring ties the nearby mansion called Highgrove, possibly designed by Jefferson, to a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Exhaustive research leads Millie to discover that the deadly past holds the key to the murders in the continuation of this series that links the doings of a founding father to modern times.

Deadly Design: A Deadly Past Mystery (Deadly Past Mysteries)

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