Download or read book Murder at Hammond Castle written by Gunilla Caulfield and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2010-09-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editorial Review of "Murder on Bearskin Neck," the first Annie Quitnot mystery: "Caulfield fills the pages with excellent insider details that ring true and make the reader feel right at home in Rockport, Massachusetts...This sweet novel of small-town simplicity and duplicity could zing off the shelves...the author has done her homework and knows the setting, the details, and the tics and tells of this small community and its inhabitants. She offers a well-constructed tale with plenty of red herrings and insight into the lives of her colorful characters." -Clarion Review "Murder at Hammond Castle" In this second Annie Quitnot mystery, Annie, the local reference librarian, pokes her nose into fresh murders on Cape Ann-especially since they hit close to home, taking place during her own wedding at the famous Hammond Castle. During the medieval dinner that follows the ceremony in the Great Hall, a small boat runs aground on Norman's Woe, an islet just outside the castle, and is blown to smithereens. As the Coast Guard helicopter hoists a lifeless body into the basket, the wedding guests are left to wonder who the skipper was. While they are still trying to recapture the feeling of festivity, Annie's wedding is disrupted by another murder, this time inside the castle. Annie, naturally, has to find the murderer who put such a pall on her wedding. She casts about for likely suspects. Is a local cult, heavily involved in the fishing industry, trying to cause a scandal and force the castle to go bankrupt, which would give them an ideal opportunity acquire more valuable shoreline? Is the curator in financial trouble-or maybe jealous of the murdered popular young man, who was related to Hammond? And what about the young assistant in the castle shop, with his body tattoos and punk look as well as a mysterious past?
Download or read book Evil written by Colin Wilson and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the most shocking, horrifying accounts of true crime ever. Evil knows no boundaries. In 1614, Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory died, sealed in a tiny closet in her castle. Her crimes? She was rumored to have bathed in the blood of her victims, which may have numbered in the hundreds. More recently, Russia’s Andrei Chikatilo, the United States’ Ted Bundy, and Great Britain’s Peter Sutcliffe added to the horrors humans inflict upon their fellow man. Featuring maps, callouts, and facts that follow these criminals’ trails of crime, Evil is a groundbreaking volume. It explores some of the most famous crime cases of real-life murder and mayhem. In this epic account of history’s most infamous murder cases, leading true-crime researcher and writer Colin Wilson teams up with his son Damon Wilson to masterfully recount the shocking details of more than sixty cases of murder and mayhem. Illustrated with hundreds of color and black-and-white photos, Evil features images of criminals, forensic evidence, and key personalities and places that put each crime in historical context. In a continuing search for the meaning in murder, the Wilsons create one of the definitive books in the field of criminology.
Download or read book Murder on Bearskin Neck written by Mark Kanegis and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2009-11-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the artist Carlo Valenti is murdered in Rockport, a small New England fishing village and art colony, Annie Quitnot, local reference librarian and Carlo's former lover, becomes the chief suspect.
Download or read book Murder at the Queen s Old Castle written by Cora Harrison and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sparkling descriptions of life in 1920s Cork and fascinating historical details combine to ably support a clever plot and an intriguing cast Booklist A rare shopping trip for the Reverend Mother ends in brutal murder in this absorbing historical mystery. Despite its regal name, the Queen’s Old Castle is nothing but a low-grade department store, housed within the decrepit walls of what was once a medieval castle, built at the harbour entrance to Cork city. On her first visit for fifty years, the Reverend Mother is struck by how little has changed – apart, that is, from the strange smell of gas ... But when the store’s owner staggers from his office and topples over the railings to his death, Mother Aquinas is once again drawn into a baffling murder investigation where suspects are all too plentiful. An unpopular man, Joseph Fitzwilliam had been disliked and feared by all who worked for him. And when the contents of his will are revealed, suspicion widens to include his own family ...
Download or read book Murder Mayhem in Central Massachusetts written by Rachel Faugno and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A chilling chronicle of local true-life murders that reach back into the long-forgotten seamy history of Worcester County” (Vitality Magazine). The bucolic image of central Massachusetts belies a dark and sometimes deadly past. Grisly crimes and grim misdeeds reach back to colonial settlement in Worcester County, from an escaped slave hanged for rape in 1768 at the Worcester jail to the Sutton choir singer convicted of drowning his wife in 1935. Henry Hammond’s 1899 suicide and the others that followed shook Spencer residents to their cores. Some crimes still grip the imaginations of residents, while others have faded from collective memory. Author Rachel Faugno investigates this sinister history. Includes photos!
Download or read book Murder at the Castle written by Jeanne M. Dams and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a mysterious murder is unearthed during a Welsh music festival, Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, find themselves in the midst of the investigation.
Download or read book Death Behind Every Door written by Heather Graham and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the shadows of a Scottish castle, something deadly is lurking in every corner… When FBI special agent Luke Kendrick discovers chilling evidence of dozens of victims at a crime scene in London, he recognizes the calling card of the notorious H. H. Holmes Society. Named for the nineteenth-century monster regarded as America’s first serial killer, the society is comprised of a twisted web of killers, working to carry out heinous murders in Holmes’s memory. And now the group’s been linked to a Scottish castle turned B and B—where guests check in but never check out. Arriving at the sinister Graystone Castle posed as a tourist, Luke is joined by Special Agent Carly MacDonald, and the pair is immediately confronted by dangers hidden in the castle’s depths. With guests disappearing and a network of killers closing in, Luke and Carly have only each other to rely on—and they’ll have to race to cut off the head of the snake before the blood trail of the past can culminate in a very real and deadly present. The Blackbird Files Book 1: Death Behind Every Door Book 2: Market for Murder Book 3: Legacy of Blood
Download or read book Deadly Harvest written by Heather Graham and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While in Salem, Massachusetts, looking for his friend's wife, who mysteriously vanished, cop Jeremy Flynn is drawn into a murder investigation involving the infamous Harvest Man and teams up with a local occult expert who disagrees with his methods.
Download or read book The Fifth Petal written by Brunonia Barry and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 2017 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a teenage boy dies suspiciously on Halloween, chief of police John Rafferty suspects it may be linked to the triple homicide twenty-five years earlier involving three descendants of Salem Witch Trial victims.
Download or read book Death by the Book written by Lenny Bartulin and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Susko is enjoying a quiet life as the owner of a secondhand bookstore, preferably in the company of his cat rather than actual paying customers. But when Hammond Kasprowicz, a crabby but wealthy businessman, offers Jack some easy money, of course Jack doesn't turn down the offer. After all, what problem could there possibly be with locating as many copies as possible of the works of an obscure poet? And who cares what Hammond wants to do with them? For all that Jack cares, he could burn them. Which, in fact, is exactly what Hammond does. But very soon, books aren't the only things disappearing...
Download or read book The Goat Castle Murder written by Michael Llewellyn and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novelization of the true case of the shooting of spinster recluse Jennie Surget Merrill in 1932 in Natchez, Mississippi.
Download or read book Murder at the Mystery Castle written by J. Eaton and published by Camel Press. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-something neophyte detective, Marcie Rayner, has put one murder investigation to rest at Blake Investigations in New Ulm, Minnesota, when another case, emanating from the same source (her mother), lands in her lap. When Helena Heatherbrae, the wealthy proprietress of an iconic architectural structure east of Minneapolis is found dead, her cook is positive it was murder. To complicate matters, Marcie has just taken on another client who's convinced her fianc is cheating on her. As Marcie juggles both cases, she learns that the secrets hidden in the labyrinthine Mystery Castle are nothing in comparison to the ones stemming from her clients. Using her newly acquired skills as a detective, coupled with her own street smarts, Marcie navigates through a maze of off-beat suspects as she probes deeper into both cases. The caveat is when she finds her client's philandering boyfriend is linked to the Mystery Castle in a way she never imagined. The closer Marcie gets to finding the truth behind Helena's death, the more she realizes some secrets are better left undisturbed.
Download or read book Murder at the Castle written by Frances Evesham and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libby Forest is hot on the trail of the killer when disaster strikes closer to home. The sudden death of an elderly volunteer at Dunster Castle rocks the Castle's ancient calm to its core leaving members of the local History Society devastated. When the finger is pointed at a fellow volunteer, his wife Margery fears her husband of forty years may be the killer. Libby Forest, in partnership with Max Ramshore and their two much-loved dogs, Bear and Shipley are determined to find the castle killer - no matter who it may be. Quirky characters, dogs, cake and gossip abound in this Exham-on-Sea Murder Mystery, set in a charming English seaside town of Exham-on-Sea - a book for readers who love Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries, cosy crime, dogs, cake and chocolate.
Download or read book With Edwards in the Governor s Mansion written by Forest C. Hammond and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1973, the high school football star Forest Hammond traded his gear for cuffs, entering the Baton Rouge Parish Prison after being caught up in a situation gone wrong. The course of this young man's promising life changed with one mistake: the football hero with the athletic scholarship overestimated himself. In an attempt to dissolve a violent situation, he failed and became entangled in a violent crime leading to a prison sentence for murder. Saint, as he was known, went on to serve time in Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country. His mistake would cost him nine years. His shot at a shorter sentence came after learning about a program allowing him to work as a servant in the governor's mansion in exchange for a possible chance at freedom. After serving as a butler for Gov. Edwin W. Edwards for years, he obtained the coveted gold letter of pardon. His experiences in Angola and the mansion greatly affected him and changed the direction of his life. His story is both cautionary and inspirational, while exposing an outdated custom that is even now in the headlines as controversial.
Download or read book Murder at Maybridge Castle written by Ada Moncrieff and published by Random House. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A harmless game of Murder in the Dark? Or an invitation to die for? The brand new, festive murder mystery for 2023 from 'modern rival to Agatha Christie' Ada Moncrieff It's Christmas 1936 and an eclectic list of guests and staff have gathered for the grand reopening of Maybridge castle, a newly renovated yet still crumbling hotel deep in the Cumbrian countryside. Amongst them are a doctor and his new wife, tarot readers, a journalist, an elderly amateur sleuth and her cat. By the time the first sherries have been drunk a person will be dead. An innocent game of murder-in-the-dark turns into a real game of life and death. Someone has changed the rules...but who? ____________________________________ Readers love Ada Moncrieff: 'An absolute delight of a book' 'Compelling and engaging Christmas historical crime' 'Her prose remind me of the brilliant PG Wodehouse' 'A cosy mystery with the added charm of a Christmas setting. What more could a reader want' 'Beautifully written, funny and gripping. Can't wait to see what Moncrieff comes up with next.' 'The ending reminded me of Poirot getting all his suspects together in one room and finally revealing the murderer. Loved it !' 'I absolutely loved this! A fantastic, fun Christmas read full of mystery and intrigue. The writing is fantastically well done. Highly recommend!'
Download or read book The New England Grimpendium written by J. W. Ocker and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider’s guide to wicked, weird, and wonderful New England. A rich compendium of macabre and historic New England happenings, this travelogue features firsthand accounts of almost 200 sites throughout New England. This region is full of the macabre, the grim, and the ghastly—and all of it is worth visiting, for the traveler who dares! Author J. W. Ocker supplements directions and site information with entertaining personal anecdotes. Topics include: Legends and personalities of the macabre Infamous crimes and killers Dreadful tragedies Horror movie locales Notable cemeteries and gravestones Intriguing memento mori Classic monsters
Download or read book Cape Ann and Vicinity written by Karin M. Gertsch and published by Acorn Press (AU). This book was released on 1997 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
