Download or read book A Mysterious Reunion at the Beach written by Wahletta Hale and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again, sisters Kathy Lee Day and Erica Daniels are called to the little fishing village of Capwater, Florida by their new found cousin and friend, wealthy real estate investment broker, Darla Starr, whom they solved the mystery of why she was kidnapped two years ago. Now, Darla is settled into her seaside cottage in Capwater, Florida engaged to Bill Thomas, former police officer turned FBI agent when she discovers what she believes to be a metal chest in the bay right off of her beachfront property. Darla is stumped by the mysterious chest after researching the property that she inherited from her adoptive parents so she decides to call in her mystery solving cousins Kathy and Erica to help her solve the mystery. When Kathy and Erica arrive at Darla's seaside cottage they are astounded when they discover that not only they have been called for what they thought was a beach get-a-way week, but the other set of crime solving sisters, Macey Lee and Betsy Marie from Ohio are awaiting their arrival at the cottage. What kind of mystery awaits the two sets of crime solving sisters as they get involved in helping Darla try to rescue the metal chest in the bay and research the area of the beach from old property plats. They are even more puzzled when Troy Masters, FBI agent, Bill Thomas, FBI agent and Greg Pettis, former FBI agent show up on the scene. Darla told them this was going to be a reunion, but they had no idea that Macey Lee and Betsy would be abducted and left to die in an old underground lighthouse base on Brad Island, southeast of Darla's cottage across the bay. Entering the scene is Angie Peterson, the waitress at Packy's Shack, their favorite coffee and sandwich shop, who is looking for her lost inheritance left by her grandparents who disappeared. Angie has been searching for the property for years to no avail when she meets a man who cons her out of the deed her grandparents gave her to their beach property. She also confided in him about the jewels and old coins that were left to her by supposedly. No one knows his identity as Angie has now developed amnesia when Tropical Storm Alberto is bearing down on them. Is he the man on Brad Island that has abducted Macey Lee and Betsy, along with tying up Joe, the innkeeper at the Sea Gull Inn after he abducted Ned, the cook? When Darla, Bill, Troy, Erica, Kathy and Greg along with Sam, Kathy's German Shepherd dog venture out into the tropical storm to Brad Island in Darla's cabin cruiser, searching for the sisters, it is now believed they are dead along with Macey Lee and Betsy. Will there be a reunion at the beach or will eight bodies wash ashore?

Download or read book A Mysterious Reunion at the Beach written by M. Patmore and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again, sisters Kathy Lee Day and Erica Daniels are called to the little fishing village of Capwater, Florida by their new found cousin and friend, wealthy real estate investment broker, Darla Starr, whom they solved the mystery of why she was kidnapped two years ago. Now, Darla is settled into her seaside cottage in Capwater, Florida engaged to Bill Thomas, former police officer turned FBI agent when she discovers what she believes to be a metal chest in the bay right off of her beachfront property. Darla is stumped by the mysterious chest after researching the property that she inherited from her adoptive parents so she decides to call in her mystery solving cousins Kathy and Erica to help her solve the mystery. When Kathy and Erica arrive at Darla's seaside cottage they are astounded when they discover that not only they have been called for what they thought was a beach get-a-way week, but the other set of crime solving sisters, Macey Lee and Betsy Marie from Ohio are awaiting their arrival at the cottage. What kind of mystery awaits the two sets of crime solving sisters as they get involved in helping Darla try to rescue the metal chest in the bay and research the area of the beach from old property plats. They are even more puzzled when Troy Masters, FBI agent, Bill Thomas, FBI agent and Greg Pettis, former FBI agent show up on the scene. Darla told them this was going to be a reunion, but they had no idea that Macey Lee and Betsy would be abducted and left to die in an old underground lighthouse base on Brad Island, southeast of Darla's cottage across the bay. Entering the scene is Angie Peterson, the waitress at Packy's Shack, their favorite coffee and sandwich shop, who is looking for her lost inheritance left by her grandparents who disappeared. Angie has been searching for the property for years to no avail when she meets a man who cons her out of the deed her grandparents gave her to their beach property. She also confided in him about the jewels and old coins that were left to her by supposedly. No one knows his identity as Angie has now developed amnesia when Tropical Storm Alberto is bearing down on them. Is he the man on Brad Island that has abducted Macey Lee and Betsy, along with tying up Joe, the innkeeper at the Sea Gull Inn after he abducted Ned, the cook? When Darla, Bill, Troy, Erica, Kathy and Greg along with Sam, Kathy's German Shepherd dog venture out into the tropical storm to Brad Island in Darla's cabin cruiser, searching for the sisters, it is now believed they are dead along with Macey Lee and Betsy. Will there be a reunion at the beach or will eight bodies wash ashore?

Download or read book A Mysterious Reunion at the Beach written by Wahletta Hale and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again, sisters Kathy Lee Day and Erica Daniels are called to the little fishing village of Capwater, Florida by their new found cousin and friend, wealthy real estate investment broker, Darla Starr, whom they solved the mystery of why she was kidnapped two years ago. Now, Darla is settled into her seaside cottage in Capwater, Florida engaged to Bill Thomas, former police officer turned FBI agent when she discovers what she believes to be a metal chest in the bay right off of her beachfront property. Darla is stumped by the mysterious chest after researching the property that she inherited from her adoptive parents so she decides to call in her mystery solving cousins Kathy and Erica to help her solve the mystery. When Kathy and Erica arrive at Darla's seaside cottage they are astounded when they discover that not only they have been called for what they thought was a beach get-a-way week, but the other set of crime solving sisters, Macey Lee and Betsy Marie from Ohio are awaiting their arrival at the cottage. What kind of mystery awaits the two sets of crime solving sisters as they get involved in helping Darla try to rescue the metal chest in the bay and research the area of the beach from old property plats. They are even more puzzled when Troy Masters, FBI agent, Bill Thomas, FBI agent and Greg Pettis, former FBI agent show up on the scene. Darla told them this was going to be a reunion, but they had no idea that Macey Lee and Betsy would be abducted and left to die in an old underground lighthouse base on Brad Island, southeast of Darla's cottage across the bay. Entering the scene is Angie Peterson, the waitress at Packy's Shack, their favorite coffee and sandwich shop, who is looking for her lost inheritance left by her grandparents who disappeared. Angie has been searching for the property for years to no avail when she meets a man who cons her out of the deed her grandparents gave her to their beach property. She also confided in him about the jewels and old coins that were left to her by supposedly. No one knows his identity as Angie has now developed amnesia when Tropical Storm Alberto is bearing down on them. Is he the man on Brad Island that has abducted Macey Lee and Betsy, along with tying up Joe, the innkeeper at the Sea Gull Inn after he abducted Ned, the cook? When Darla, Bill, Troy, Erica, Kathy and Greg along with Sam, Kathy's German Shepherd dog venture out into the tropical storm to Brad Island in Darla's cabin cruiser, searching for the sisters, it is now believed they are dead along with Macey Lee and Betsy. Will there be a reunion at the beach or will eight bodies wash ashore?

Download or read book A Florida Coastal Fishing Village Mystery Book Two written by M. L. Patmore and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again, sisters Kathy Lee Day and Erica Daniels are called to the little fishing village of Capwater, Florida by their new found cousin and friend, wealthy real estate investment broker, Darla Starr, whom they solved the mystery of why she was kidnapped two years ago.Now, Darla is settled into her seaside cottage in Capwater, Florida engaged to Bill Thomas, former police officer turned FBI agent when she discovers what she believes to be a metal chest in the bay right off of her beachfront property.Darla is stumped by the mysterious chest after researching the property that she inherited from her adoptive parents so she decides to call in her mystery solving cousins Kathy and Erica to help her solve the mystery.When Kathy and Erica arrive at Darla's seaside cottage they are astounded when they discover that not only they have been called for what they thought was a beach get-a-way week, but the other set of crime solving sisters, Macey Lee and Betsy Marie from Ohio are awaiting their arrival at the cottage.What kind of mystery awaits the two sets of crime solving sisters as they get involved in helping Darla try to rescue the metal chest in the bay and research the area of the beach from old property plats.They are even more puzzled when Troy Masters, FBI agent, Bill Thomas, FBI agent and Greg Pettis, former FBI agent show up on the scene.Darla told them this was going to be a reunion, but they had no idea that Macey Lee and Betsy would be abducted and left to die in an old underground lighthouse base on Brad Island, southeast of Darla's cottage across the bay.Entering the scene is Angie Peterson, the waitress at Packy's Shack, their favorite coffee and sandwich shop, who is looking for her lost inheritance left by her grandparents who disappeared.Angie has been searching for the property for years to no avail when she meets a man who cons her out of the deed that her grandparents gave her to their beach property. She also confided in him about the jewels and old coins that were left to her by supposedly. No one knows his identity as Angie has now developed amnesia when Tropical Storm Alberto is bearing down on them.Is he the man on Brad Island that has abducted Macey Lee and Betsy, along with tying up Joe, the innkeeper at the Sea Gull Inn after he abducted Ned, the cook?When Darla, Bill, Troy, Erica, Kathy and Greg along with Sam, Kathy's German Shepherd dog venture out into the tropical storm to Brad Island in Darla's cabin cruiser, searching for the sisters, it is now believed they are dead along with Macey Lee and Betsy. Will there be a reunion at the beach or will eight bodies wash ashore?

Download or read book Reunion Beach written by Elin Hilderbrand and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In this warm and moving anthology, a group of bestselling authors and writers pay tribute to legendary, larger-than-life New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank and her literary legacy. Inspired by the title Dorothea Benton Frank planned for her next book—Reunion Beach—these close friends and colleagues channeled their creativity, admiration, and grief into stories and poems that celebrate this remarkable woman and her abiding love for the Lowcountry of her native South Carolina—a land of beauty, history, charm, and Gullah magic she so brilliantly brought to life in her acclaimed novels. From Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author, a sequel to Summer of ’69. From Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author, comes a heartwarming, humorous interview from the hereafter with Pat Conroy and Dorothea Benton Frank, two beloved icons of Southern literature. From Patti Callahan, bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis and Surviving Savannah, comes The Bridemaids, a story about a trip to the South Carolina beach. From Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author, Mother and Child Reunion, a heartwarming story set under the warm South Carolina sun. Reunion Beach also features letters, short stories, poems, and essays from: Mary Norris, New York Times bestselling author and staff writer for The New Yorker Cassandra King Conroy, bestselling and award-winning author of Tell Me A Story Nathalie Dupree, James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Marjory Wentworth, former Poet Laureate of South Carolina Gervais Hagerty, author of In Polite Company Jacqueline Bouvier Lee, Peter Frank, Victoria Peluso, and William Frank Infused with Dorothea Benton Frank’s remarkable spirit, Reunion Beach is a literary homage and beautiful keepsake that keeps this dearly missed writer’s flame burning bright.

Download or read book Reunion on Edisto written by C. Hope Clark and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning a reunion is going to get someone killed... Edisto Beach Police Chief Callie Morgan has no desire to relive her senior year and the nightmare of a murder and a suicide that shook her high school to its core. But when the reunion committee convenes on Edisto Beach for a planning retreat, she has no choice. Every person on the committee could be a suspect in the unsolved murder, and one classmate, now a bestselling author, threatens to weave them into a tell-all true crime novel. Until she disappears the first night of the committee retreat. Callie must sort fact from fiction in a race against the clock to find a cold case murderer who may have just killed again. C. HOPE CLARK has a fascination with the mystery genre and is author of the Carolina Slade Mystery Series as well as the Edisto Island Mysteries, both set in her home state of South Carolina. In her previous federal life, she performed administrative investigations and married the agent she met on a bribery investigation. She enjoys nothing more than editing her books on the back porch with him, overlooking the lake, with bourbons in hand. She can be found either on the banks of Lake Murray or Edisto Beach with one or two dachshunds in her lap. Hope is also editor of the award-winning FundsforWriters.com.

Download or read book Beach House Reunion written by Mary Alice Monroe and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the bestselling Beach House series with Mary Alice Monroe’s tale of the struggles and triumphs of the historic Rutledge family of South Carolina. “Authentic, generous, and heartfelt” (Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author), this is an illuminating story of new beginnings, resilience, and one family’s enduring love. Cara Rutledge returns to her Southern home on the idyllic Isle of Palms. Comforting in its familiarity, it is still rife with painful memories. Only through reconnecting with family, friends, and the rhythms of the lowcountry can Cara release the hold of the past and open herself to the possibility of a new career and love. Meanwhile, her niece Linnea, a recent college graduate with an uncertain future, leaves her historic home in Charleston, with all its entitlement and expectations, and heads to her aunt’s beach house. On the island, she is free to join the turtle team, learn to surf, and fall in love. Remembering the lessons of her beloved grandmother, Lovie, the original “turtle lady,” Linnea rediscovers a meaningful purpose to her life and finds the courage she needs to break from tradition. In “this tender and openhearted novel of familial expectations, new boundaries, and the power of forgiveness” (Booklist), three generations of the Rutledge family gather together to find the strength, love, and commitment to break destructive family patterns and to forge new bonds that will endure long beyond one summer reunion.

Download or read book Code Girls written by Liza Mundy and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

Download or read book Reunion in Palm Beach and Other Florida Stories by Edward Bruce Bew written by Edward Bruce Bew and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When four college girls on graduation day, pledge that they would hold a renunion ten years down the road, they could not foresee how their lives would become entwined in mystery, romance and suspicion of murder in Reunion in Palm Beach.

Download or read book A Different Kind of Reunion written by Joanne Guidoccio and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While not usually a big deal, one overlooked email would haunt teacher Gilda Greco. Had she read it, former student Sarah McHenry might still be alive. Suspecting foul play, Constable Leo Mulligan plays on Gilda’s guilt and persuades her to participate in a séance facilitated by one of Canada’s best-known psychics. Six former students also agree to participate. At first cooperative and willing, their camaraderie is short-lived as old grudges and rivalries emerge. The séance is a bust. Determined to solve Sarah’s murder, Gilda launches her own investigation and uncovers shocking revelations that could put several lives—including her own—in danger. Can Gilda and the psychic solve this case before the killer strikes again?

Download or read book Bottomless Belly Button written by Dash Shaw and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bottomless Belly Button is a comedy-drama that follows the dysfunctional adventures of the Loony Family. After 40-some years of marriage, Maggie and David Loony shock their children with their announcement of a planned divorce. But the reason for splitting isn't itself shocking: they're "just not in love any more." The announcement sparks a week long Loony family reunion at Maggie and David's creepy (and possibly haunted) beach house. The eldest child, Dennis, struggles with his parents' decision while facing difficulties of his own in his recent marriage. Believing that his parents are hiding the true reasons behind their estrangement, Dennis embarks on a quest to discover the truth and searches through clues, trap doors, and secret tunnels in attempt to find an answer. Claire, the middle child, is a single mother whose 16-year-old daughter, Jill, is apathetic to the divorce but confounded by Claire and troubled by her own "mannish" appearance. The youngest child, Peter, is a hack filmmaker suffering from paralyzing insecurities who establishes an unorthodox romance with a mysterious day care counselor at the beach. In a six-day period rich with atmospheric sequences, these characters stumble blindly around one another, often ignoring their surroundings and consumed by their own daily conflicts. Visually, Shaw employs a leisurely storytelling pace that allows room for exploring the interconnecting relationships among the characters and plays to his strength as a cartoonist -- small gestural details and nuanced expressions that bring the characters to vivid and intimate life.

Download or read book Love Comment Subscribe written by Cathy Yardley and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Cathy Yardley comes Love, Comment, Subscribe, a fun, feisty romance about high school frenemies turned unlikely collaborators. Back in high school, Lily Wang wanted to be popular, but she considered herself lucky to be part of a tight group of oddballs and honors students called the Nerd Herd. Now, at twenty-eight, she feels like she's finally on the cusp of succeeding as a beauty influencer--if she can hit five million subscribers, brands will take notice and she could get her own makeup line. Fellow Nerd Herd alum Tobin Bui has had a lot of success as a YouTube gamer. But the road to online stardom has been rocky. First, he disappointed his parents by dropping out of college, and now, after years of pranks, skits, and playthroughs, he's struggling to come up with new content to satisfy his ever-growing fan base. His agents say he needs cross-audience appeal, a new twist. When Nerd Herd frenemy Lily approaches Tobin about teaming up to do a video to bolster her brand and reinvigorate his, he agrees. But when their first collab video goes viral, their relationship heats up too. With the whole internet watching, will these two former misfits finally realize they're perfect together?

Download or read book Shakespeare and the Eighteenth Century written by Peter Sabor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1700, Shakespeare was viewed as one of the leading Renaissance playwrights, but not as supreme. By 1800, he was not only widely performed and read but celebrated as a universal genius and a national literary hero. What happened during the intervening years is the subject of this fascinating volume, which brings together Renaissance and eighteenth-century scholars who examine how Shakespeare gradually penetrated, and came to dominate, the culture and intellectual life of people in the English-speaking world. The contributors approach Shakespeare from a wide range of perspectives, to illuminate the way contemporary philosophy, science and medicine, textual practice, theatre studies, and literature both informed and were influenced by eighteenth-century interpretations of his works. Among the topics are Falstaff and eighteenth-century ideas of the sublime, David Garrick's 1756 adaptation of The Winter's Tale and its relationship to medical theories of femininity, the textual practices of George Steevens, Shakespeare's importance in furthering the careers of actors on the eighteenth-century stage, and the influence of Shakespeare on writers as diverse as Edmund Burke, Horace Walpole, and Ann Radcliff. Together, the essays paint a vivid picture of the relationship between eighteenth-century Shakespeare and ideas about shared nationhood, knowledge, morality, history, and the self.

Download or read book Murder in a Teacup written by Vicki Delany and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In national bestselling author Vicki Delany’s delightful Tea by the Sea mystery series, Lily Roberts—Cape Cod tearoom proprietress and part-time sleuth—stirs up trouble when she unwittingly serves one of her grandmother’s B&B guests a deadly cup of tea . . . Lily has her work cut out for her when a visit from her grandmother Rose’s dear friend, Sandra McHenry, turns into an unexpected—and unpleasant—McHenry family reunion. The squabbling boils over and soon Tea by the Sea’s serene afternoon service resembles the proverbial tempest in a teapot. Somehow, Lily and her tearoom survive the storm, and Sandra’s bickering brethren finally retreat to Rose’s B & B. But later that evening, a member of their party—harmless Ed French—dies from an apparent poisoning and suddenly Tea by the Sea is both scene and suspect in a murder investigation! Mercifully, none of the other guests fall ill. They all ate the same food, but Ed insisted on bringing his own special blend of herbal teas. So it seems, amid the whining and dining, someone snuck up to one of Lily’s cherished teapots and fatally spiked Ed’s bespoke brew, but who? Was it Ed’s long-estranged sister-in-law? Did teenage troublemaker Tyler take a prank too far? Or perhaps the family’s feuds have been steeping for longer than anyone realizes? It’s up to Lily, Rose, and their friends to get to the bottom of the poisoned pot and bag the real culprit behind the kettle murder plot.

Download or read book The High Tide Club written by Mary Kay Andrews and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders comes a delightful new novel about new love, old secrets, and the kind of friendship that transcends generations. When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine’s cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter with Brooke, who is an attorney, but Brooke knows that Mrs. Warrick has long been a client of a prestigious Atlanta law firm. Over a few meetings, the ailing Josephine spins a tale of old friendships, secrets, betrayal and a long-unsolved murder. She tells Brooke she is hiring her for two reasons: to protect her island and legacy from those who would despoil her land, and secondly, to help her make amends with the heirs of the long dead women who were her closest friends, the girls of The High Tide Club—so named because of their youthful skinny dipping escapades—Millie, Ruth and Varina. When Josephine dies with her secrets intact, Brooke is charged with contacting Josephine’s friends’ descendants and bringing them together on Talisa for a reunion of women who’ve actually never met. The High Tide Club is Mary Kay Andrews at her Queen of the Beach Reads best, a compelling and witty tale of romance thwarted, friendships renewed, justice delivered, and true love found. Praise for The Weekenders: “This book has all the makings of a beach read...The perfect blend of drama, humor, intrigue, and just a touch of murder.” —Bustle “Andrews has this ‘perfect beach read’ label down pat—and then some. The Weekenders is not just good, it is beyond good... Summer doesn’t truly begin without a Mary Kay Andrews book in your beach bag,so here is another winner and Top Pick just for you.” —RT Book Reviews (Top Pick) “Andrews’ novels...are the epitome of relaxing yet involving summer reads, and her latest is no exception.” —Booklist

Download or read book A Sapphire Beach Cozy Mystery Collection Volume 1 Books 1 3 written by Angela K. Ryan and published by John Paul Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books 1-3 of the Sapphire Beach Cozy Mystery Series Sun-drenched Florida beaches. A Fair Trade jewelry shop owner. Mysteries that will keep you guessing. If you enjoy page-turner cozy mysteries, loveable characters, and palm trees swaying in the breeze, you’ll love the Sapphire Beach Cozy Mystery Series! Condos and Corpses (Book 1) Connie Petretta can think of no other option but to sell the beach front condo she recently inherited from her beloved aunt, but a murder in the apartment next door stalls her plans. As she tries to prove her friend and neighbor’s innocence, she contemplates keeping the condo and opening a jewelry shop in Sapphire Beach, where tourists abound, to showcase her handmade creations. But starting a business would mean walking away from an eleven-year career in humanitarian work, and her overseas contacts have become like family over the years. Will she find a way to combine her love for jewelry making with her passion for humanitarian work and solve the murder in the process? Surf, Sand and Skeletons (Book 2) Connie Petretta is excited for the grand opening of Just Jewelry, her new store featuring Fair Trade jewelry, as well as her own handmade creations. But while setting up shop, she discovers evidence that the previous tenant, Natasha, who disappeared a year ago, may not have run away as many assumed. Connie’s belief that Natasha would not abandon her young daughter impels Connie to investigate. Piers, Pliers and Problems (Book 3) Connie Petretta is excited to teach her first jewelry making class in her brand-new shop, Just Jewelry. Her teaching debut is off to a good start, that is, until one of her students is found murdered under the pier after class. And if that isn’t bad enough, Connie’s missing pliers turn out to be the murder weapon. Will Connie solve the mystery in time to save her store’s reputation? Begin your getaway today!

Download or read book The Strange Case of Dr Couney written by Dawn Raffel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A mosaic mystery told in vignettes, cliffhangers, curious asides, and some surreal plot twists as Raffel investigates the secrets of the man who changed infant care in America.”—NPR, 2018's Great Reads What kind of doctor puts his patients on display? This is the spellbinding tale of a mysterious Coney Island doctor who revolutionized neonatal care more than one hundred years ago and saved some seven thousand babies. Dr. Martin Couney's story is a kaleidoscopic ride through the intersection of ebullient entrepreneurship, enlightened pediatric care, and the wild culture of world's fairs at the beginning of the American Century. As Dawn Raffel recounts, Dr. Couney used incubators and careful nursing to keep previously doomed infants alive, while displaying these babies alongside sword swallowers, bearded ladies, and burlesque shows at Coney Island, Atlantic City, and venues across the nation. How this turn-of-the-twentieth-century émigré became the savior to families with premature infants—known then as “weaklings”—as he ignored the scorn of the medical establishment and fought the rising popularity of eugenics is one of the most astounding stories of modern medicine. Dr. Couney, for all his entrepreneurial gusto, is a surprisingly appealing character, someone who genuinely cared for the well-being of his tiny patients. But he had something to hide... Drawing on historical documents, original reportage, and interviews with surviving patients, Dawn Raffel tells the marvelously eccentric story of Couney's mysterious carnival career, his larger-than-life personality, and his unprecedented success as the savior of the fragile wonders that are tiny, tiny babies. A New York Times Book Review New & Noteworthy Title A Real Simple Best Book of 2018 Christopher Award-winner