With grown-up kids and a husband always on the road, Katharine Murray's nest would be empty if it weren't for her Aunt Lucy—until the elderly woman dies. Now Katharine's saddled with her Aunt's worldly belongings—mostly knickknacks destined for the dumpster. But there's a priceless Celtic necklace among the dross—and a diary written in German, neither of which Katharine's ever seen before.
Determined to find out where these objects came from, Katharine unwittingly discovers a branch of her family tree she never knew existed—namely Aunt Lucy's brother Carter, murdered more than fifty years ago after a mysterious trip to Austria. And when Lucy's artifacts are stolen, and the main suspect turns up dead, Katharine realizes she must solve a burglary and two unsolved homicides separated by a half-century . . . before more than her family secrets end up dead and buried.

Death on the Family Tree (Family Tree Mysteries, No. 1)

Literature & Fiction

Sprinkle, Patricia

United States

William Morrow Paperbacks

At the behest of Dr. Flo Gadney, Katharine Murray joins her on a trip to Bayard Island, off the coast of Georgia, to stop Burch Bayard, a greedy local patriarch with plans to build McMansions on top of the graves of those who could be Dr. Flo's ancestors, but their mission is complicated by the murder of an elderly woman, unfriendly islanders, and dark secrets from the past. Original.

Sins of the Fathers (Family Tree Mysteries, No.1)

Avon/Books

Katharine Murray's elegant Atlanta home has been viciously vandalized! She's prepared to devote all her time to getting it back in tip-top shape—until she meets Bara Weidenauer. Once a picture-perfect socialite, Bara has fallen on some hard times. Her husband, Foley, has hightailed it out of their marriage, and she's convinced he'll try to take her for every penny she's got. While scouring her house for anything of value to hide from her greedy ex, Bara finds a box of military medals that once belonged to her father, a beloved war hero. Eager to know the story behind these precious trinkets, she enlists Katharine's help.
But as Katharine digs deeper into Weidenauer family history, she discovers that everything Bara believed about her father may have been a lie. And when Foley is found shot to death, Bara's world turns to complete chaos. It's up to Katharine to expose this family's secrets from the past and the present . . . or the future will be very grim indeed.

Daughter of Deceit (Family Tree Mysteries, No. 3)

Harper Large Print

A teenage girl has been missing from her Montgomery, Alabama, home for six weeks. She may be a runaway, a crime victim, or both. What’s amazing is other people’s lack of concern. Just one person cares that she’s gone: a spunky amateur sleuth on the sunset end of sixty. Armed with razor-sharp insight, a salty wit, and tenacious faith, MacLaren Yarbrough follows a trail of clues -- a wisp of a hint, a shadow of a lie -- in search of answers to questions that come hot and fast and that grow increasingly alarming. How did a fifteen-year-old girl come across a large sum of money? Why did she hide it instead of taking it with her? Where is she now? And who is willing to kill to keep MacLaren from probing too far? Masked by Dixie charm and the scent of honeysuckle, a deadly secret lies coiled . . . one that holds the ultimate answer to the question, When Did We Lose Harriet? When Did We Lose Harriet? is the first of the MacLaren Yarbrough Mysteries, featuring plucky, sixty-some heroine MacLaren Yarbrough. Look for further books in this series in the near future.

When Did We Lose Harriet? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 1)

Zondervan

When a popular youth pastor is accused of a grisly crime, MacLaren Yarbrough won't rest until she finds the truth. Her gut instinct tells her Luke Blessed is innocent. Still, how could the dream he had on the night a young woman was murdered depict the crime with such chilling accuracy? As MacLaren tracks down clues from all corners of Hopewell, GA, four like suspects emerge. But the police aren't buying her theories. Even her husband, local magistrate Joe Riddley, resists her amateur sleuthing. This case, he feels, is too dangerous. Just how dangerous, both of them are about to discover. The assailant strikes again, leaving Joe comatose from a gunshot wound to the head. And suddenly, a new question stares MacLaren in the face. It's the most perplexing question of all -- and the most personal: Why shoot the magistrate?

But Why Shoot the Magistrate? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 2)

Are you tired of being all things to all people?Are you overwhelmed by busyness, guilt, and stress? Women Who Do Too Much has already helped thousands of high-pressured women depressurize. This new edition, streamlined and updated to address the needs of women today, shows you – the women who does too much – how to do less, live better, and accomplish what truly matters.By tackling the larger issues of goals and commitments first, Patricia Sprinkle helps you determine what God created you to do – and helps you focus on doing just that. In addition, she gives tips to help you handle the demands of everyday life, plus quick, simple exercises to help you apply what you learn.

Women Who Do Too Much

Self-Help

Creativity

Are you overwhelmed by busyness, guilt, and stress? Women Who Do Too Much has already helped thousands of high-pressure women depressurize. This new edition, streamlined and updated to address the needs of women today, shows you--the woman who does too much--how to do less, live better, and accomplish what truly matters. By tackling the larger issues of goals and commitments first, Patricia Sprinkle helps you determine what God created you to do--and helps you focus on doing just that.

Women Who Do Too Much: How to Stop Doing It All and Start Enjoying Your Life

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

When the much-hated young wife of a dear friend is murdered, publicist Sheila Travis investigates the woman's past and discovers that the woman left behind a string of dead husbands.

Death of a Dunwoody Matron

DOUBLEDAY

Appointed magistrate of Hope County, Georgia, to replace her ailing husband, Joe Riddley, Judge Maclaren Yarbrough finds herself up to her ears in homicide when a local man is found dead at her husband's birthday gala and sets out to uncover the town's dark secrets to reveal a killer. Original.

Who Invited the Dead Man? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 3)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Signet

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Death on the Family Tree (Family Tree Mysteries, No. 1)

Sins of the Fathers (Family Tree Mysteries, No.1)

Daughter of Deceit (Family Tree Mysteries, No. 3)

Daughter of Deceit (Family Tree Mysteries, No. 3)

When Did We Lose Harriet? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 1)

But Why Shoot the Magistrate? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 2)

Women Who Do Too Much

Women Who Do Too Much: How to Stop Doing It All and Start Enjoying Your Life

Death of a Dunwoody Matron

Who Invited the Dead Man? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 3)