Located at all City of Mesa
Library Branches.
All titles were published in 2003 and are located in
the Mystery section.
Location Codes:
MN=Main Library
DR=Dobson Ranch
RM=Red Mountain (East Mesa)
Abresch, Peter. Painted
Lady (James P. Dandy Elderhostel Mystery Series)
While taking an Elderhostel trip, Jim Dandy sees an
Indian woman--a shaman--fall from a rooftop, and as
he tries to discover if she was murdered, her ghost
begins appearing in the paintings of his traveling
companion, Dodee Fisher.
Albert, Susan Wittig.
Indigo Dying (China Bayles Mystery Series)
In the small town of Indigo, Texas, to teach a
workshop, herbalist China Bayles and her best friend
Ruby help investigate the murder of resident Casey
Ford, whose plans to sell his mining rights would
have destroyed the town forever.
Andrews, Donna. Crouching
Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Meg Lanslow Mystery
Series)
Operating the switchboard at the business office
shared by her brother's computer-game company and
six unusual therapists, Meg Langslow finds herself
drawn into a mystery when the company's practical
joker is murdered on top of a mail cart.
Atherton, Nancy. Aunt
Dimity Takes a Holiday (Aunt Dimity Mystery
Series)
Accompanying her husband to the Earl of Harrisford's
will reading, Lori Shepherd witnesses the Harrisford
family erupt in a heated dispute involving burning
topiaries, threatening notes, and suspicious maids.
Beaton, M.C. Agatha
Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate
(Agatha Raisin Mystery Series)
Depressed after being humiliated and abandoned by
the two men in her life, Agatha Raisin finds a new
prospect in curate Tristan Delon, whose untimely
death prompts Agatha to investigate strange
mysteries surrounding the victim.
Bell, Nancy. Restored to
Death (Judge Jackson Crain Mystery Series)
Investigating the murder of his sister-in-law,
widowed county magistrate Judge Jackson Crain
investigates suspicions surrounding his unfaithful
brother-in-law and finds a possible connection
between a mysterious newcomer and a second killing.
Braun, Lilian Jackson.
The Cat Who Brought Down the House (Jim
Qwilleran Mystery Series)
Reluctant millionaire and small town reporter Jim
Qwilleran and his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, confront a
new mystery when octogenarian Thelma Thackerary
returns to Moose County to turn the old opera house
into a film club.
Brett, Simon. Murder in
the Museum (Fethering Mystery Series)
When a human skeleton turns up on the grounds of
Bracketts House, the historic home of children's
author Esmond Chadleigh, Carole Seddon and her
bohemian neighbor, Jude, investigate whether or not
the famed late writer was responsible.
Daheim, Mary. Hocus
Croakus.
Temporarily relocating to a resort casino while her
fire-stricken bed-and-breakfast undergoes
renovations, Judith McMonigle Flynn, accompanied by
her cousin Renie, works to solve the murder of a
magician's assistant.
Dams, Jeanne. Sins Out of
School (Dorothy Martin Mystery Series)
Yearning for a traditional Thanksgiving turkey
dinner, expatriate American and amateur sleuth
Dorothy Martin finds her plans for her feast
threatened when she is asked to assist at the local
school after teacher Amanda Doyle, the prime suspect
in the murder of her husband, mysteriously vanishes.
Farmer, Jerrilyn. Mumbo
Gumbo (Madeline Bean Mystery Series)
Hired to replace a missing L.A. TV show writer,
Madeline Bean takes on a quirky staff and every one
of its humourous responsibilities while
concentrating her efforts on finding the missing
writer and uncovering the mystery behind his
absence.
Fowler, Earlene. Sunshine
and Shadow (Benni Harper Mystery Series)
A modern-day crime sends folk art expert Benni
Harper on a nostalgic journey back to 1978 to look
at her college days and her first husband, Jack,
when she discovers that an event from her own past
could hold the key to solving a mystery from the
present.
Graves, Sarah. Unhinged
(Home Repair is Homicide Mystery Series)
Already hobbled by a nasty tumble off a ladder,
Jacobia Tiptree finds her life further complicated
by the disappearance of a foul-minded curmudgeon,
whose corpse turns up sadwiched between the walls of
her cellar.
Harris, Charlaine. Poppy
Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series)
When her sister-in-law Poppy is found murdered,
amateur sleuth Aurora Teagarden teams up with the
victim's boyfriend, a local police detective, to
solve the case, in spite of complications caused by
their own past relationship.
Hart, Carolyn G. Engaged
to Die (Death on Demand Mystery Series)
When a murder takes place during a gallery opening,
at which the gallery owner introduced her neighbors
to her much-younger fiance, Annie Darling pursues
her suspicions that someone near to her is
responsible.
Hunter, Fred. Ransom at
Sea (Ransom/Charters Mystery Series)
When a passenger aboard a Great Lakes senior cruise
is found murdered, church group member Emily Charter
teams up with her friend, detective Jeremy Ransom,
to solve the case.
MacPherson, Rett. Blood
Relations (Torie O' Shea Mystery Series)
When a drought leads to the discovery of a
mysterious sunken riverboat, genealogist Torie
O'Shea investigates the murder of a college
professor who was documenting the story, a situation
complicated by the discovery of her half-sister.
Meier, Leslie. Father's
Day Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery Series)
Leaving Tinker's Cove to attend a conference in
Boston, Lucy Stone's thoughts are focused on being
away from her family on Father's Day, but the murder
of newspaper magnate Luther Read turns her thoughts
to Luther's children as possible suspects.
Myers, Tamar. Custard's
Last Stand (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery Series)
When Colonel George Custard, the hotel tycoon who
had selected her hometown of Hernia, Pennsylvania,
as the site for his new five-star hotel, turns up
dead, innkeeper and amateur sleuth Magdalena Yoder
searces for a killer.
Paton Walsh, Jill. A
Presumption of Death (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
Series)
Drawing on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," a tale
set during the Blitz in 1940 London finds Lord Peter
conducting secret business for the Foreign Office,
while Harriet, caring for the family, is shocked by
the murder of a young Land Girl.
Updated 8/05, JB; Holdings
checked 7/06 KRL
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