Full of fun, the incorrigible Siamese pair return with Mr. Q. in tow, to
entertain us with their crime solving antics; 400 miles north of everywhere;
in the town of Pickax. Dear Thelma Tackeray, returns to the small town, her claim to fame, being
her tenure of nearly sixty years of life in Hollywood. Her plans of a grand
entrance run amok, as a series of bizarre occurrences take the stage
with her return.
Her efforts to redesign her husband study, and 'inner sanctum',do not receive
the praise and gratitude Ellie expected. Devastated by his negative reaction to
the results she seeks Mrs. Malloy, who is now moonlighting, as Girl Friday, at
a, Detective Agency, for advice and words of comfort. Where, after a few drinks,
Ellie finds herself agreeing to take a case, with Mrs. Malloy, for Lady Krumbly.
In lieu of the absent Mr. Jugg, owner of the Agency in question. Once that is accomplished, all manner of mayhem ensues, as well as the most peculiar, entertaining and bizarre ways to die take place. :: Outrageously divine character, names and ways of dying...
Once again Goldy's catering business, which should be keeping her more than
busy, lands her in the middle of a murder case. Not being able to leave well
enough alone, and let her husband, Sheriff Tom Schulz handle; as promised.
Goldy follows all clues; since the victim was an old college pal and fellow
coffee afficionado, who leaves her a myriad of clues, in the form of puzzles
to solve, before she herself becomes the next victim. :: Goldy, is a tornado of a woman, with both a talent for sleuthing, and creating delightful concoctions. I have successfully tried many of her recipes with
excellent results.
Detective Ransom and the wise and charming Emily Charters return in this
contemporary mystery; where the lives and secrets of the rich and powerful,
are exposed. The opening of the exhibit at the Dolores Tower, is expected
to be a great success as well as a coup for Louie Dolores, expatriate tycoon
from Chile; from where the ancient mummies of Chinchorro are taken from
their centuries old resting place. The controversy over the exhibit, the protest,
and the ghostly mummy that haunts the exhibit, only makes the public interest
heightened. Are the dead haunting the living? Are supernatural forces at work,
or is greed the culprit? It is up to detective Ransom to find out.
Abigael Timberlake, owner of Den of Antiquity; throws a party, in her own
inimitable southern lady way, at Halloween, something is bound to go wrong.
Particularly when her mother shows up as Lady Godiva, and Abigael feels her
wits are gone with the wind, when she finds a suit of armor under the bed, with
a body, a very dead one, inside. :: Eccentric, wonderful and with the southern style we southerners only, can
understand and appreciate.
Once more in Victorian England, Monk gets deeply involved in a case in which is past becomes revealed to him, when he finds
his name in a document belonging to a dead man. Some is trying to frame
Monk, and expose him. His race with time and his own lost memories is both
frightening and exhilarating. While Hester, in pursue of justice and tending to
the poor and abused prostitutes of Leather Lane, is following her own path.
When their paths unknowing start to weave into one another, and all is
revealed; what makes us what we are, and what we are made off when the
core of our existence is threatened. :: Riveting and profound.
Tribal police officer Tommy Spottedhorse, refuses to give up on Brenda
Begay, who has gone missing under a cloud of suspicion and secrecy;
which involves everything from government covertures, UFO's and aliens,
to cattle mutilations. Superstitions and conspiracy go hand in hand.
While the answers are hidden in the ruins where the Ancient Ones once
walked the earth...
