Download or read book Happy Birthday Murder written by Rachel Woods and published by BonzaiMoon Books. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When reporter Roland Bean turns the big three-oh, his wife throws him, and his fraternal twin sister Robyn, a huge birthday bash. The festive occasion is lively and fun until a fight between his sister and her boyfriend ends the night on a sour note. Beanie decides to console Robyn but almost hits a man staggering in the road as he drives to her townhouse. A man who turns out to be Robyn’s boyfriend and what’s worse, he’s been shot. The boyfriend’s dying words shake Beanie to his core: Robyn ... shot ... me. Refusing to believe his twin sister killed a man, Beanie vows to use his investigative skills to prove her innocence. He discovers plenty of suspects as he delves into the doctor’s dirty dealings, but can he solve the case before the killer makes him the next victim? Happy Birthday Murder is a free cozy murder mystery novel. With lots of clues and red herrings, it features plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end!

Download or read book Birthday Party Murder written by Leslie Meier and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While preparing for Miss Tilley's ninetieth birthday bash and her daughter's coed sleepover birthday party, Lucy Stone stumbles upon a mystery when the town's oldest attorney supposedly commits suicide and Miss Tilley's long lost niece unexpectedly arrives in town. 15,000 first printing.

Download or read book The Happy Birthday Murder written by Lee Harris and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT’S PARTY TIME FOR A KILLER Suburban sleuth Christine Bennett is moved and intrigued by two poignant mementos treasured by her late Aunt May. The first is a sad little note mourning the death of a young man lost in a Connecticut wood; the other, an obituary honoring a wealthy local manufacturer who committed suicide just after his splendid fiftieth birthday celebration. Why did her aunt never mention these virtually simultaneous tragedies? Chris’s investigative instincts are irresistibly whetted–especially by the bizarre discovery that the victims, though strangers, were found wearing each other’s sneakers. And as she slices through the layers of the past, she uncovers the horrible truth that murder was just the icing on the cake. . . .

Download or read book 21st Birthday written by James Patterson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Detective Lindsay Boxer takes a vow to protect a young woman from a serial killer long enough to see her twenty-first birthday. When young wife and mother Tara Burke goes missing with her baby girl, all eyes are on her husband, Lucas. He paints her not as a missing person but a wayward wife—until a gruesome piece of evidence turns the investigation criminal. While Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas pursues the story and M.E. Claire Washburn harbors theories that run counter to the SFPD’s, ADA Yuki Castellano sizes Lucas up as a textbook domestic offender . . . who suddenly puts forward an unexpected suspect. If what Lucas tells law enforcement has even a grain of truth, there isn't a woman in the state of California who's safe from the reach of an unspeakable threat.

Download or read book The Birthday Murderer written by Jay Bennett and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 1979 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seventeen-year-old boy's birthday brings with it dim memories and confusion about the present.

Download or read book Mistletoe Murder written by Leslie Meier and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the holidays with the very first mystery in the ever-popular series featuring sleuth Lucy Stone as she unravels unsolved murders in picturesque Maine. “Meier continues to exploit the charm factor in her small-town setting, while keeping the murder plots as realistic as possible in such a cozy world.” —Booklist As if baking holiday cookies, knitting a sweater for her husband’s gift, and making her daughter’s angel costume for the church pageant weren’t enough things for Lucy Stone’s busy Christmas schedule, she’s also working nights at the famous mail-order company Country Cousins. But when she discovers Sam Miller, its very wealthy founder, dead in his car from an apparent suicide, the sleuth in her knows something just doesn’t smell right. Taking time out from her hectic holiday life to find out what really happened, her investigation leads to a backlog of secrets as long as Santa’s Christmas Eve route. Lucy is convinced that someone murdered Sam Miller. But who and why? With each harrowing twist she uncovers in this bizarre case, another shocking revelation is exposed. Now, as Christmas draws near and Lucy gets dangerously closer to the truth, she’s about to receive a present from Santa she didn’t ask for—a killer who won’t be satisfied until everyone on his shopping list is dead, including Lucy herself . . .

Download or read book Birthdays Can be Murder written by Joyce Cato and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hired to cater the birthday party of wealthy twins Alicia and Justin Greer, chef Jenny Sterling finds herself investigating murder with an ample lists of suspects after a champagne toast leaves Justin dead and his sister clinging to life.

Download or read book The Birthday Murder An American Mystery Classic written by Lange Lewis and published by Penzler Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her husband is murdered using a method from one of her books, a screenwriter becomes the main suspect A successful writer and a B-movie director seem like the perfect match in the Hollywood Hills and, with him working to produce her novel for an upcoming film, the pair’s recent marriage isn’t the only way that they’re connected. When the husband is found murdered on the wife’s birthday using a method of poisoning that was described in one of her books, Victoria suddenly becomes the main suspect as her new happy life comes crashing down around her. The case appears straightforward from the outside but the LAPD investigator on the scene finds the truth to be anything but. Though all the signs point to Victoria, there’s no motive to be found. Now, to solve the mystery of whodunnit, he’ll have to dig beneath the veneer of the household and reveal its inner workings, and to understand the deadly drama that unfolded just beneath the surface. Reprinted for the first time in over half a century, The Birthday Murder is a beautifully written and psychologically astute Golden Age mystery set in old Los Angeles. It will appeal to fans of vintage whodunnits and of standout domestic suspense authors from the era such as Dorothy B. Hughes, Charlotte Armstrong, and Margaret Millar.

Download or read book 22 Seconds written by James Patterson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner 'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters' Sun 'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough' Heidi Perks 'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' Jo Spain _________________________________ The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller 22 seconds... until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge - or her life. SFPD Sergeant Boxer has guns on her mind. There's buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top informant tips her to a case that hits disturbingly close to home. Former cops. Professional hits. All with the same warning scrawled on their bodies. You talk, you die. Now it's Lindsay's turn to choose. _________________________________ READERS ARE LOVING 22 SECONDS 'Another surefire winner' 'Superb read . . . page turning and gripping . . . James Patterson strikes again' 'One of James Patterson's best ever instalments'

Download or read book The Birthday Bash Murder on Kauai written by Joseph Cools and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fig and Starlight have a dilemma: They have a good idea that the sponsor of the birthday bash is headed for trouble; he threatens to expose everyone's dirty secrets. Someone may do anything, including murder, to keep him from exposing secrets. Fig's husband David and Starlight's boyfriend, police officer Kino, also have a dilemma: How to prevent the women from putting themselves in grave danger in their efforts at amateur detecting. The story follows the group to some of the most beautiful sights of Kauai, including the historic and beautiful Maha'ulepu trail, with treacherous rock formations that convince Fig that Kauai can be dangerous as well as beautiful. Fig and Starlight see whales, beautiful Wailua Falls, and visit the tourist sites and hidden treasures of Kauai. As the week progresses, the danger becomes more imminent, as the two women watch helplessly as the situation deteriorates. Murder seems the inevitable result, until they become so entrenched in the mystery that their own lives are endangered.

Download or read book The Birthday Bash written by Elizabeth Sorrells and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder has a way of ripping all wounds wide open, but Marion Mae has been a survivor all her life and she was not about to stop now. Looking upon her brothers battered remains; she tries to absorb the details of his homicide. The images of watching his heart stop. Instead, Maes mind is suddenly opened to morbid memories that are returning to her for the fi rst time. Rage consumes her as she struggles to accept the lies circulating about Sevens last days on earth. As the police and district attorneys offi ce attempt to gloss over mistakes, the suspect list grows; Mae becomes determined to set the record straight. Even with her broken heart, Mae refused to rest until the memory of her brother was repaired. But the closer she comes to the truth, the harder it is to accept. Mae needs answers before she can go on with her life. As she attempts to uncover the motive for his murder and discover who exactly was involved, she soon discovers that the details of Sevens life and death are far murkier than she could have imagined.

Download or read book Exercises in Commemoration of the Birthday of Washington written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book How I Helped O J Get Away With Murder written by Mike Gilbert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Don't Know the Full Truth About O.J. Simpson and the Murders that Gripped a Nation. But Mike Gilbert does, and after nearly two decades of being O.J. Simpson's sports agent, business advisor, and trusted confidant, Gilbert is breaking his silence and telling the full story of the man he idolized, but now despises. Gilbert's shocking tale is unlike anything you've read before; it isn't his "version" of what happened--it's the unvarnished truth. The truth about O.J., the murders, and the infamous trial. Not as Gilbert imagined or would like it to be, but how it actually was. Gilbert doesn't spare anyone, not even himself--he helped deceive the jury and feels deeply responsible for the "Not Guilty" verdict.

Download or read book Happy Birthday Turk written by Jakob Arjouni and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kemal Kayankaya is the ultimate outsider among hard-boiled private eyes." --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE When a Turkish laborer is stabbed to death in Frankfurt's red light district, the local polcie see no need to work overtime. But when the laborer's wife comes to him for help, wise-cracking detective Kemal Kayankaya, a Turkish immigrant himself, smells a rat. The dead man wasn't the kind of guy who spent time with prostitutes. What gives? The deeper he digs, the more Kayankaya finds that the vitim was a good guy, a poor immigrant just trying to look out for his family. So who wanted him dead, and why? On the way to find out, Kayankaya has run-ins with prostitutes and drug addicts, gets beaten up by anonymous thugs, survives a gas attack, and suffers several close encounters with a Fiat. And then there's the police cover-up he stumbles upon ...

Download or read book Lone Witness to a Murder written by William J. Smith and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctor Franklin is a well-respected doctor who works at the local insane asylum.One night, he gets into a fight with his live-in girlfriend;Nancy Walker.The fight escalates until Doctor Franklin pulls out a gun and kills Ms.Walker.Just as Doctor Franklin thinks he's going to get away with murder, he finds out that there was a "Lone Witness to a Murder";a witness to the murder that he committed, who watched the whole event.Naturally, this witness is the only person standing in his way of getting away with murder, little Carol Anne;the next-door neighbor's little girl, who he must now find a way to silence forever.

Download or read book The Sunshine Murders written by Dave Donahue and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a madman loose on the California coast leaving a trail or bodies on our beaches. John Brodis, lead detective is faced with a nightmarish case on his hands, putting his upcoming retirement on hold.