Fleeing from life with her meddling cousins to live independently, Astra Everson comes to the aid of a mysterious stranger, and together with young businessman Charles Cameron, faces the danger caused by her generous impulse.

"After coming to the aid of Vianello's old friend, Ribetti, arrested during an environmental protest, Commissario Brunetti becomes concerned about Ribetti's father-in-law, Giovanni De Cal, a nasty factory owner heard making threats against his son-in-law."--from NoveList.

"Lady Dunbridge was not about to let a little thing like the death of her husband ruin her social life. She's come to New York City, ready to take the dazzling world of Gilded Age Manhattan by storm. The social events of the summer have been amusing but Lady Phil is searching for more excitement---and she finds it, when an early morning visitor arrives, begging for her help. After all, Lady Phil has been known to be useful in a crisis. Especially...

"When a friend's husband dies while Jessica Fletcher is in town visiting, Jessica's vacation turns into a murder investigation in this latest entry in the long-running USA Today bestselling series. After traveling to Bethesda for a mystery writers' conference, Jessica Fletcher decides she's earned a vacation and takes a train to Columbia, South Carolina, to visit her old college friend Dolores, who has recently married her third husband, Willis Nickens,...

Spring is in full bloom at Castleton Manor, the upscale literary retreat in Lighthouse Bay, Massachusetts. Librarian Faith Newberry delights in the charming log cabin recently built in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder. It's the perfect meeting place for the aspiring memoir writers who descend on the manor. As Faith welcomes the guests, she's dismayed to witness animosity between them. It appears that the retired judge made more than a few enemies during...