Download or read book Murder Beneath the Magnolias written by Christine Santana and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Murder Beneath The Magnolias written by Christine Santana and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-05-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Savannah, Georgia, 1932: The Swinging Jazz Era. Ella Elizabeth Mayfair, an acclaimed murder mystery writer, hobnobs with the vibrant and wealthy of Savannah, Georgia's high society. They all have their secrets, lies, and enemies while keeping up appearances. After Ella attends a dinner party, the hostess is found dead. Ella finds herself accused as a suspect by a by-the-book police detective. Determined to prove her innocence, she sets off on an adventure that has her sniffing out the real murderer. Little does she know she will find herself embroiled as a character in the middle of one of her own book plots. Her adventure is filled with vindictive Southern Belles, exciting twists, unexpected turns, double clues, red herrings, and sinister characters who act as sweet as peaches and cream. A 'who-done-it murder mystery' that will keep you intrigued and guessing until the very end.

Download or read book Murder Under the Magnolias written by Charmain Zimmerman Brackett and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace's floral shop does a blooming business the first week in April when a major sporting event is in town. After a mysterious woman is murdered, Grace worries that the parties she's been beautifying may be a cover for something more sinister.

Download or read book Magnolias and Murder written by Elizabeth Fritz and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcia Iverson is newly wed but newly widowed by a terrorist act. Grieving but still aglow with the memories of a deliriously happy honeymoon, she decides to continue the plan she and Michael shared to return to his boyhood home in a semi-rural Louisiana backwater. Having cut her ties to her apartment and brokerage job in New York City for marriage, she has nowhere else to go, nowhere to practice her profession, and no one but herself to depend on. When she finds that Michaels death has made her heir to Magnolia Manor, a rundown, nearly bankrupt motel, she applies her abilities to restoring the motel to a paying proposition, building a new family, and making new friends. Just as her plans for the Manor begin to succeed, murders on the premises complicate them. Adding the clues that she gathers to those that an attractive local lieutenant of police shares with her, she runs the risk of herself becoming a victim.

Download or read book Magnolias Moonlight and Murder written by Sara Rosett and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Magnolia Murders written by April Rane and published by Infinity Publishing (PA). This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Under the Magnolias written by T. I. Lowe and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2021 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This night not only marked the end to the drought, but also the end to the long-held secret we'd kept hidden under the magnolias. Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980 Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness. Scratching out a living on the family's tobacco farm is as tough as it gets. When a few random acts of kindness help to ease the Fosters' hardships, Austin finds herself relying upon some of Magnolia's most colorful citizens for friendship and more. But it's next to impossible to hide the truth about the goings-on at Nolia Farms, and Austin's desperate attempts to save face all but break her. Just when it seems she might have something more waiting for her--with the son of a wealthy local family who she's crushed on for years--her father makes a choice that will crack wide-open the family's secrets and lead to a public reckoning. There are consequences for loving a boy like Vance Cumberland, but there is also freedom in the truth. T. I. Lowe's gritty yet tender and uplifting tale reminds us that a great story can break your heart . . . then heal it in the best possible way.

Download or read book Madness and Magnolias written by T. F. Cravens and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The horrific murders of close friends, coupled with threatening notes and blood-dipped magnolias would be enough to rattle anyone. Victoria LeJeune, a bold and beloved woman, is no exception. Join this fiercely independent and successful owner of high-class Victorian burlesque clubs in her efforts to figure out these crimes. Are they linked to her business, her work against human trafficking in New Orleans, or are they personal? Experience her terror increasing as the danger comes closer and closer to home. And when you put the book down to go on with your life, ask yourself, Who can you really trust? Surrounded by friends and strangers both indebted and worshipful--from Alex, her housekeeper, boyfriend Connor, employees, law enforcement and those on the other side of the law, Victoria LeJeune should feel safe and loved. Yet, abandoned by her mother as a child, she is plagued by loneliness. Working to battle the human-trafficking problem in New Orleans helps a bit until the deaths of her friends bring her loneliness to the surface once again. Aided by New Orleans police detective Bryan Thibodeaux—her childhood friend--Victoria determines that her work against human trafficking is the only link to the murdered women. Feeling confused and overwhelmed by uncertainty, Victoria and Bryan drive down the bayou to visit her Cajun grandmother (and Voodoo priestess) for guidance and wisdom. Victoria also turns for information to wealthy, vampire-coven leader Stuart Bastogne, the one man she’s ever truly loved, and Bryan’s arch enemy. Despite his own shady business dealings, Stuart partners with FBI agent Robert Landers to share tips from both sides of the law. Landers, investigating a diamond-smuggling ring in New Orleans, sidesteps department regulations to get closer to Victoria, all in the line of duty, of course. Surprising twists and turns of events lead to everyone’s increasing desperation to prevent another gruesome murder. As this shifting group of Victoria’s friends, lovers, and enemies seeks answers, they learn about themselves, each other and the greying line between good and evil.

Download or read book Under the Magnolias written by T.I. Lowe and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 Christy Award finalist! This night not only marked the end to the drought, but also the end to the long-held secret we’d kept hidden under the magnolias. Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980 Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness. Scratching out a living on the family’s tobacco farm is as tough as it gets. When a few random acts of kindness help to ease the Fosters’ hardships, Austin finds herself relying upon some of Magnolia’s most colorful citizens for friendship and more. But it’s next to impossible to hide the truth about the goings-on at Nolia Farms, and Austin’s desperate attempts to save face all but break her. Just when it seems she might have something more waiting for her—with the son of a wealthy local family who she’s crushed on for years—her father makes a choice that will crack wide-open the family’s secrets and lead to a public reckoning. There are consequences for loving a boy like Vance Cumberland, but there is also freedom in the truth. T. I. Lowe’s gritty yet tender and uplifting coming-of-age tale reminds us that a great story can break your heart . . . then heal it in the best possible way. Features of Under the Magnolias include Clean Christian romance Discussion questions for book groups Playlist inspired by the book

Download or read book Chapel Hill in Plain Sight written by Daphne Athas and published by Eno Publishers. This book was released on 2010-07-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir by novelist Daphne Athas about coming of age in Chapel Hill during the Depression, life during WWII and the McCarthy era. Athas delves into the world of Southern writers and the shifting of a small college town into the New South's technocracy juggernaut. These tales snatch "the veil off racism, classism, politics and Vanity Fair-worthy scandals that haunt," says writer Randall Kenan.

Download or read book Murderous Magnolias written by Susan Howard Solar and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Call Back for Murder written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the four book USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series. When Magnolia Steele started digging into her father’s disappearance, she had no idea she’d find so much dirt. The secrets she unearthed have changed the official story of what happened to him. Everyone other than her now believes that he embezzled from a client with the help of several accomplices, one of whom got greedy and killed the rest, but Magnolia’s convinced there’s more to it. She finds plenty of conflicting evidence, including startling links between several recent deaths and her father’s past As if she didn’t have worries enough, someone has hidden cameras in her apartment, and the stalker who’s been tormenting her amps up his campaign. She wants to trust someone with her secrets, but who? The police are out—there’s someone crooked on the force, and she has reason to believe it’s her maybe-boyfriend’s best friend—and even the people closest to her are suspect. Her sister-in-law and her sinfully attractive friend, Colt, both have agendas of their own; her mother is as tight-lipped as a vault; and in addition to having shady connections, her policeman suitor has a troubling secret. Before she gets very far in her investigation, a murderer strikes again in Franklin, and this time the victim is someone she knows. The message is clear—step back and keep quiet—but to Magnolia Steele, it’s a call to action.

Download or read book Center Stage for Murder written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First book in the four book USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Denise Grover Swank. Ten years ago, Magnolia Steele fled Franklin, Tennessee after an incident that left her with hazy memories and a horror of the place where she had been born and bred. Though her abrupt departure destroyed most of her relationships, she vowed never to return . . . until she has no choice. When Magnolia’s breakout acting role in a Broadway musical ends in disgrace, there’s only one place she can go. Magnolia reluctantly agrees to help her mother’s catering company at a party for a country music star, only to find herself face-to-face with a sleazy music agent from her past. After a very public spat, Magnolia not only finds him dead but herself center stage in the police’s investigation. Now she must scramble to prove her innocence, relying on the help of acquaintances old and new. But the longer Magnolia stays in Franklin, the more she remembers about the incident that chased her away. The past might not be finished with her yet, and what she doesn’t remember could be her biggest danger.

Download or read book Mimosas Magnolias and Murder written by Tricia L. Sanders and published by Tricia L Sanders. This book was released on with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cece wants a day of self-care, mother-daughter time, and . . . anything but her ex-husband’s wedding. But wedding it is, as she tries to sneak the groom’s forgotten ring to her daughter before the ceremony. Her plan for a quick escape from the venue is thwarted when she discovers a body and a garden full of suspects, including her former mother-in-law. With the Cavanaugh name in danger of being dragged through the Wickford rumor mill, Cece’s ex reluctantly asks her to investigate the suspicious death and put the gossip to rest. Cece agrees . . . if he’ll pay off her van and save her housekeeper’s job. The new detective in Wickford and missed phone calls from her boyfriend, Alder, create more trouble for Cece as she questions suspects and gathers clues—not just for the murder, but trying to figure out what is up with her missing boyfriend and his elusive voice mails. Every moment is precious, because the longer it takes for Cece to clear the family name, the more likely her ex is to back out of their deal. In a desperate attempt to end Cece’s snooping, the killer sets a trap to silence her. Will Cece’s hope for justice and a paid-off van go up in flames?

Download or read book Murder Below Montparnasse written by Cara Black and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years—Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case is her most exciting one yet. The cobbled streets of Montparnasse might have been boho-chic in the 1920s, when artists, writers, and their muses drank absinthe and danced on cafe tables. But to Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc, these streets hold darker secrets. When an old Russian man named Yuri hires Aimée to protect a priceless painting that just might be a Modigliani, she learns how deadly art theft can be. Yuri is found tortured to death in his atelier, and the painting is missing. Every time Aimée thinks she's found a new witness, the body count rises. What exactly is so special about this painting that so many people are willing to kill—and die—for it?

Download or read book Under the Magnolias written by Lyman W. Denton and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil written by John Berendt and published by Random House. This book was released on 1994-01-13 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.