Writing in the estimable tradition of Mary Higgins Clark, new mystery star Merry Jones rockets to the top of everyone's must-read list with her first exhilirating novel. The Nanny Murders is a mesmerizing page-turner about missing nannies who have disappeared, one by one, from a close-knit Philadelphia neighborhood. Zoe Hayes, who works as an art therapist in an institute for seriously deranged patients, is the single mother of an adopted (and adorable) little girl named Molly. Zoe gets involved in the missing nannies case when Molly makes a grisly discovery while playing in the snow--she finds a piece of litter that turns out to be a human finger. One of Zoe's neighbors (but which one?) seems to be a serial killer. Zoe and a mysteriously scarred detective named Nick Stiles team up to catch the killer when suddenly Zoe becomes the prey...

The Nanny Murders

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Jones, Merry

Mystery

Thomas Dunne Books

Continuing the page-turning suspense of The Nanny Murders, Merry Jones's sequel, The River Killings, weaves a taut, fast-paced tale in the estimable tradition of Mary Higgins Clark. Heroine Zoe Hayes, a divorced art therapist with a six-year-old adopted daughter, returns with another gripping tale set in Philadelphia, this time taking place on the famous Boathouse Row. On summer vacation from her job as an art therapist, Zoe takes a sculling class for fun with her best friend, Susan Cummings. One evening, while her daughter, Molly, waits with Susan's children at the boathouse on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Zoe rows off with Susan to practice for an upcoming regatta. When Susan's oar catches on some flotsam (which turns out to be a woman's dress), the boat flips, and the two find themselves in deep waters with not just one but an entire throng of floating bodies. Someone along Boathouse Row is a murderer, but who? After Zoe argues with Detective Nick Stiles, her boyfriend, she and Molly head out to the river at night. There, Zoe uncovers a sinister plot that she and Molly might not be able to escape.

The River Killings: A Zoe Hayes Mystery

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Minotaur Books

A taut, fast-paced suspense novel in the tradition of Mary Higgins Clark, The Deadly Neighbors again features the tension-packed storytelling of the talented Merry Jones.
In this third novel featuring art therapist Zoe Hayes, the neighbors are shocked when a woman’s body is discovered in the kitchen of Zoe’s estranged father, Walter. In fact, they suspect Walter of killing her. But as Zoe investigates further, it seems that the neighbors are up to some pretty shocking shenanigans themselves.
As Zoe tries to prove her father’s innocence, she encounters a cruel ring of organized criminals who specialize in dark and deadly forms of entertainment. Trying to escape their grasp, Zoe---with her daughter, Molly, in tow---must solve a series of grisly murders, but in the process, stumbles into secrets that force her to reconnect with a lost and very frightening part of her own past.

The Deadly Neighbors: A Thriller

Merry Jones’s avid readers raved about The Deadly Neighbors, her third fast-paced thriller featuring art therapist Zoe Hayes. Now the inimitable Zoe is back to save her marriage—and her life.
In the final days before Zoe’s wedding to Detective Nick Stiles, a jogger turns up murdered on Zoe’s back patio. Nick’s brothers have come for the wedding and are staying at her home, and Zoe, now the mother of two—six-year-old Molly and baby Luke—finds evidence that at least one of her future in-laws is not who he pretends to be.
When her babysitter has a breakdown, her wedding planner is attacked, and a psychotic former patient decides to come after Zoe and her family, Zoe is caught in an intricate web of intrigue and spiraling danger that threatens to destroy a lot more than just her wedding.

The Borrowed and Blue Murders: A Thriller (Zoe Hayes Mysteries)

United States

SHE NEVER REALIZED JUST HOW PERFECT…Single parenthood is challenging enough for Zoe Hayes, raising a young daughter in Queen Village, a Philadelphia suburb whose homes--like its residents--have seen better days. Then comes the blustery afternoon when little Molly makes a shocking discovery while playing outdoors: a dismembered finger. HER IMPERFECT LIFE REALLY WAS…What Zoe longs to believe is a gruesome fluke quickly takes on unsettling significance. One by one, young nannies are vanishing from the neighborhood, falling victim to a shadowy killer. Uneasily drawn into the chilling case--and an unexpected relationship--by enigmatic Detective Nick Stiles, Zoe assumes she and Molly are safe. But then terror strikes close to home. UNTIL SHE FOUND IT IN JEOPARDY… Now, Zoe must accept that nobody in Queen Village is protected. A bloodthirsty predator lurks nearby, perhaps concealed behind a passing stranger's friendly smile, a longtime neighbor's front door--or, as Zoe fears most, perhaps even nearer than that..."Absolutely fantastic."--Midwest Book Review"A page-turning success…hard to put down."--Dallas Morning News

The Nanny Murders (Zoe Hayes Mysteries)

St. Martin's Paperbacks

Merry Jones delivers a novel of page-turning suspense as it "plunges headlong to a breathtaking conclusion" (Masters Rowing Association)... "Jones keeps the plot zipping along." ---Publishers Weekly While on vacation, divorced Philadelphia art therapist Zoe Hayes decides to take a sculling class on the Schuylkill River with her best friend, Susan--just for fun. One evening, while their children watch from the riverbank, Zoe rows off with Susan to practice for an upcoming regatta.... "A thoughtful and complex heroine." ---Faye Kellerman When Susan's oar catches on some flotsam (which turns out to be a woman's dress), the boat flips, and the two friends find themselves in deep waters with not just one but an entire throng of floating bodies. Someone along Boathouse Row is a murderer, but who could it be? "Fast-paced...engaging." ---Booklist After Zoe argues with the enigmatic Detective Nick Stiles, who happens to be her boyfriend, she and Molly head out to the river at night in search of clues. There, Zoe uncovers a sinister plot that she and Molly might not be able to stop...or escape.

The River Killings (Zoe Hayes Mysteries)

Birthmothers presents intimate and stirring accounts of more than seventy women who surrendered babies for adoption. It follows their lives long-term, from discovery of their pregnancies through the present, and identifies the Birthmother Syndrome a pattern of behavior and emotions resulting from surrender. With heartwarming candor, it reveals the stories of the invisible side of the adoption triangle, and touches everyone involved in adoption, as well as anyone interested in motherhood, family and women in our society.

Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories

Health, Fitness & Dieting

iUniverse

The first in a new series from the author of the ‘Zoe Hayes’ books - Harper Jennings is an Iraqi war veteran with PTSD. Now a teaching assistant at Cornell, her life is rosy until, carrying out repairs on their home, her husband Hank falls off the roof. The accident damages his brain and brings back terrible war memories for Harper. As Hank is treated at the prestigious Cayuga Neurological Center, Harper’s flashbacks subside – until, during class, her student jumps out of the window. Suddenly, Harper is swept up in suicide, theft, betrayal and murder – and all the victims connect to her . . .

Summer Session (A Harper Jennings Mystery, 1)

Severn House

A Harper Jennings mystery - When Harper Jennings’ staunchest rival at Cornell’s archaeology department turns up on her doorstep, babbling about seeing a Pre-Columbian shape-shifter, Harper doesn’t know what to think. But she can spot a great opportunity – Zina won a coveted post cataloguing a priceless collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts, and if Harper humours Zina, she’ll be able to see them for herself. But then Zina is killed – and the more contact Harper has with the relics, the more her life starts going wrong. The artifacts can’t really be cursed . . . can they?

Behind the Walls (A Harper Jennings Mystery, 2)

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The Nanny Murders

The River Killings: A Zoe Hayes Mystery

The Deadly Neighbors: A Thriller

The Borrowed and Blue Murders: A Thriller (Zoe Hayes Mysteries)

The Nanny Murders (Zoe Hayes Mysteries)

The River Killings (Zoe Hayes Mysteries)

Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies for Adoption Tell Their Stories

Summer Session (A Harper Jennings Mystery, 1)

Summer Session (A Harper Jennings Mystery, 1)

Behind the Walls (A Harper Jennings Mystery, 2)