Download or read book Artful Murder in the Hamptons written by ROBERT LOCKWOOD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-hundred long-forgotten French impressionist masterpieces, stashed away in the attic of a New York City brownstone, and valued at $1.6 billion in the festering Asian art markets. Zach ben Meier, the globally prominent art dealer, learns of their existence after reading the deceased painters memoirs in the musty archives of Paris Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Ben Meier ostentatiously implants himself in the Hamptons; what better blind to steal this quarry of art works. The tendrils of Zachs pursuits become complicated. Obstacles emerge everywhere: on Long Island, in New York City, in Monte Carlo; even on the streets of Paris. He forms a bizarre relationship with Adrielle, a former assassin forced into early retirement by the Mossad because of her cloying savagery. Together they fashion and execute a scheme that degenerates into mutual self-entrapment.
Download or read book Death on Windmill Way written by Carrie Doyle and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First book in the Hamptons Murder Mysteries cozy series! Antonia's looking for some peace and quiet... too bad she moved to the Hamptons! Featuring the quirky chef and amateur sleuth Antonia Bingham, this new mystery book is: Perfect for Fans of Denise Swanson and Louise Penny For readers of classic murder mysteries and scenic town cozy mysteries The Hamptons are known for beautiful beaches, luxurious living, millionaire mansions, and now...murder! Antonia Bingham, a renowned chef and the new owner of East Hampton's Windmill Inn, escaped to the Hamptons to get away from a harrowing past. Yet she finds herself in more danger than ever when she learns about a curse that haunts the inn—all previous owners have died suspiciously. When she's not cooking sumptuous meals for her guests Antonia digs into the investigation to uncover who's behind the curse. Could the culprit be a guest at the inn, or is there a killer on the road? And the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she gets to being the next victim—will she solve the case in time to save herself? This highly anticipated new cozy mystery release is full of superb dinners, walks on the beach, and baffling clues.
Download or read book Death on Bull Path written by Carrie Doyle and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The end of summer in the Hamptons means crisp autumn air, cozy knit sweaters—and an unsolvable mystery? Antonia Bingham, chef and proprietor of the Windmill Inn, is looking forward to baking goodies for her customers and relaxing after a busy summer. But when a Labor Day visit by two slick Wall Streeters ends with their gruesome deaths in a summer rental house, Antonia gets pulled into the murder investigation! Soon she's wading through social media, the local nightclub scene, and other unfamiliar haunts of the young and glamorous, all while managing her inn and restaurant. And the timing couldn't be worse: Nick Darrow, Antonia's movie star crush, is back in town and ready for a commitment... while the arrival of Antonia's sinister ex-husband threatens to bring everything crashing down. In this installment of Carrie Doyle's cozy and delicious Hamptons Murder Mystery series, the high season may be over, but Antonia has never been busier: juggling work, recipes, love, and crime—and fighting for her own life!
Download or read book An Artful Corpse written by Helen A. Harrison and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A first-rate whodunnit set in the 1960s New York art world, a time and place Helen Harrison has recreated with a page-turning mix of history, gossip, and fun!"—Bob Colacello, author of Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up One artist. One student. One deadly mystery. When Regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton's corpse is discovered behind the easels of Manhattan's famed art school, whispers in the art community say he had it coming. As Benton's list of enemies lengthens to include the school's instructors, Vietnam War protesters, and members of Andy Warhol's entourage, one art student is ultimately painted as the murderer. The only problem: the suspect has vanished. Why would an art student murder Benton? And if he were innocent, why would he run? When TJ Fitzgerald, son of Detective Juanita Diaz and Captain Brian Fitzgerald of the NYPD, discovers his classmate is the prime suspect, he uses his own investigative skills to try and clear his name. But as TJ and his girlfriend work to unravel the clues to the art mystery, he begins to wonder if the police got it wrong and one secret may be the key to it all... Helen Harrison's An Artful Corpse is a clever mystery sure to please art enthusiasts and armchair detectives alike.
Download or read book An Accidental Corpse written by Helen A. Harrison and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accidents happen. But so does murder... On the night of August 11, 1956, in a quiet East Hampton hamlet, Jackson Pollock crashed his car into a tree. The accident killed Pollock, the world-renowned abstract painter and notorious alcoholic, and his 25-year old passenger, Edith Metzger...or did it? Metzger's autopsy reveals that she was already dead before the crash. Was it murder? This shocking question draws vacationing Detective Juanita Diaz and her husband, Captain Brian Fitzgerald, of the NYPD into a homicide investigation that implicates famous members of East Hampton's art community—including Pollock himself. "Edifying and juicy."—Newsday
Download or read book Death on Lily Pond Lane written by Carrie Doyle and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brisk walks on the bright chilly beach, cinnamon buns at tea time, blooming forsythia and...murder? East Hampton innkeeper and chef Antonia Bingham has settled in to town and taken on extra work as an estate manager, giving her entree into some of the area's most glamorous homes. Once inside, Antonia checks the heat, looks for leaks or damage, and finds the occasional dead body. It's up to Antonia—a modern day Miss Marple with an adoration of carbs and a kamikaze love-life—to put her skills of deduction to use. Antonia Bingham solves another shocking murder in Death on Lily Pond Lane, the second book in the best-selling Hamptons Murder Mystery series.
Download or read book Murder in the Hamptons written by Jeanne Toomey and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a small seashore town, there is a unique motive for homicide: exclusion from a coveted world of social position.
Download or read book Murder in the Hamptons written by Carol Pack and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Palette for Murder written by Donald Bain and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessica Fletcher's mid-summer vacation to New York's famed Hampton beaches turns into a lesson in the art of murder. Indulging in a lifelong passion, she enrolls in an art class, but when the model they had been sketching fails to stir--the victim of a deadly poison--Jessica canvasses the area, chasing down a killer with an artistic flair.
Download or read book Death on West End Road written by Carrie Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More murder in the Hamptons, from best-selling author Carrie Doyle! Death on West End Road is the third book in Carrie Doyle's sophisticated but cozy Hamptons Murder Mystery Series. Along with a colorful cast of supporting characters, the beating heart of the book is Antonia Bingham, restaurateur, gourmand, and nosy carb-lover. For readers who love Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series and Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, look no further than Doyle's new series! An unsolved crime is something that Hamptons innkeeper and sleuth Antonia Bingham just can't resist. Despite a busy high-season schedule and an inn booked to capacity, Antonia has agreed to investigate a cold case in her beloved adopted hometown, East Hampton, NY: the killing of Susie Whitaker, whose brutal 1990 slaying on a tennis court in the poshest part of town was never solved. And the person who has hired Antonia? Prime suspect Pauline Framingham, a manipulative pharmaceutical heiress from a powerful family. As Antonia attempts to unravel the mysteries of the past she unearths even darker secrets and ultimately wonders if it would have been best to let sleeping dogs lie. To make matters worse, past acquaintances and love interests reappear in the Hamptons, disrupting Antonia's world and causing her to scurry to the fridge for comfort. Join Antonia for this gripping new third installment in the Hamptons Murder Mystery series from New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Carrie Doyle!
Download or read book Murder Season in the Hamptons written by Steven C Drielak and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hunt for the RMS Republic's lost gold continues and is followed by a new string of murders. It is up to homicide detective Jake Tucker to uncover the dark secret hidden at the historic Canoe Place Inn on Long Island and to finally put an end to the century long string of deaths associated with the Republic's lost treasure.
Download or read book Murder in the Hamptons written by Danita Carter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder in the Hamptons intersects the worlds of music, money, and murder—a clash between the classes erupts in the Hamptons after a rapper moves into an elite community with his unruly crew. The residents of Coco Beach, a private enclave tucked away in the Hamptons, are a hoity-toity bunch. Black society snobs with roots in Sag Harbor that run generations deep. So, imagine how incensed the locals become when their tranquil summer getaway is infringed upon by TuSmArt, a rapper with money, but without the necessary pedigree to fit into this upper-crust community. When a body is found floating face down at TuSmArt’s yacht party, the police waste no time swarming in to find the killer. The snooty locals rejoice, automatically assuming that now the police will rid the area of the unwanted inhabitants. However, their victory song is cut short when one of the most prominent residents of Coco Beach is implicated in the murder. In the end, the residents of Coco Beach are forced to examine the socioeconomic racism that exists within their community.
Download or read book Murder in East Hampton written by C. A. Pack and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A murder in the Hamptons sparks an international search for an artifact that has the power to trigger weapons of mass destruction.
Download or read book A Death in the Hamptons written by Matt Bloom and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OUT OF PRINT
Download or read book Murder Season in the Hamptons written by Steven Drielak and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder Season in the Hamptons is a murder mystery that chronicles the hunt for the RMS Republic's 1 billion dollar lost gold cargo and its trail of murders that span the course of several decades. At the core of this story lies an old and fabled Inn by the name of Canoe Place which is located in Hamptons. In this story, the Canoe Place Inn serves for over 100 years as the venue for greed and murder in the search for the RMS Republic's lost treasure.
Download or read book A Rouge s Gallery written by Robert Lockwood and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nikos Rallis is the definitive high-risk investor, whose avarice entraps even the most savvy members of the international business community. He fluidly skirts legal barriers in Monaco, Switzerland, and the United States. His roguish pixie dust suffocates astute targets with outrageous promises of reward. Savvy women front his schemes, captivated only slightly by his charms but much more by the opportunity to share his gains. Perched in his Alpine headquarters, the obsessive secrecy of Switzerland and strategic purpose of Chinese foreign investment become veiled money-laundering tools for his exploitation of a defense contract in Washington's easy-money climate. Ultimately, his chilling gallery of plundered emotions produces a fatal result that even his legendary diligence never anticipated.
Download or read book A Deflowered Lotus written by Robert Lockwood and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earthy Maoist Revolution produced several generations of privileged, elitist leaders. They, and their no-less mini-monarch offspring continued a hard core of leadership dominating all major industries. Han Kai, the grandson of one who marched with Mao, attended America’s best boarding schools and universities; these earmarks projected him to manage Chinese Sovereign Fund investments in the US. He encounters the plotting Greta Stadler, an American committed to recovering Nazi-looted art rightfully owned by her ancestors lost to the Holocaust. The unlikely twosome greedily engages in deceptions that dust away all obstacles to their rubbery restlessness for vast wealth.
