18 books like Cimarron rose

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Putting Lipstick on a Pig Michael Bowen · 2006 · ★ 4.8 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Legal stories, Mystery with this book.

Salvation Boulevard Larry Beinhart · 2008 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Some cases test a private investigator's wits, others test his courage, and still others, his character. In Salvation Boulevard, P.I. Carl Van Wagener has found a case that tests them all, and then goes on to test his soul. A professor is dead and a suspect-who has confessed-is in custody. But nothing is what it seems. After all, the dead man is an atheist professor, the accused an Islamic… Shares Legal stories, Mystery

The case of the sleepwalker's niece Erle Stanley Gardner · 1936 · ★ 3.9 · 294p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Peter Kent's niece hires Perry Mason to help protect him from the attempts of his wife and business partner to take control of his assets, but when a bloody knife is found under Kent's pillow, he becomes a murder suspect Shares Trials, Legal stories, Murder, Mystery

Shooting Crows At Dawn

Shooting Crows At Dawn David Grace · 2012 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Crime Novel -- rural Texas sheriff pursues three escaped killers while facing a re-election campaign he will likely lose. Shares Texas, Murder, Mystery

Loose among the lambs Jay Brandon · 1993 · ★ 3.7 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Texas, Trials, Legal stories with this book.

Patrick Butler for the defense John Dickson Carr · 1956 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Patrick Butler for the Defence, first published in 1956, is a detective story by American writer John Dickson Carr, which features Carr's series detective Patrick Butler (who previously appeared in Below Suspicion).[1]: 5  This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. Plot summary James Vaughan and Hugh Prentice are the two junior partners of the law practice of Prentice, Prentice &… Shares Legal stories, Murder

The Inklings Detective Agency

The Inklings Detective Agency John R. Kelly J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Agatha Christie, and other literary legends join forces to unravel a deadly conspiracy in this gripping mystery that sweeps from the halls of Oxford to the streets of London and the shores of Loch Ness.“This multiverse adventure is imaginative, intriguing, and wildly satisfying.”—John Hendrix, New York Times bestselling illustrator and author of The Mythmakers: The… Shares Mystery

Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse

Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse C.J. Archer She was admired by women and desired by men, until jealousy and past secrets took center stage. Help Cleo and her friends solve the murder of one of London’s leading actresses.  When a hotel guest’s mistress is found dead in the stalls of the Piccadilly Playhouse, a verdict of suicide is given. Convinced his lover didn’t kill herself, Lord Rumford wants the truth uncovered. Against his… Shares Mystery

Murder on a Midnight Clear

Murder on a Midnight Clear Sara Rosett · 2020 · 281p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A snowbound country mansion, a missing butler, and a Christmas case . . . Olive and Jasper have never been closer—except in one area. Jasper is still reticent about his frequent disappearances from polite society. With the holidays approaching and no paying client on the books, Olive decides to shadow Jasper when he’s unexpectedly called away. Her search brings her to Holly Hill Lodge where an… Shares Mystery

Murder is in the Air

Murder is in the Air Frances Brody · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Frances Brody's twelfth Kate Shackleton mystery will positively intoxicate fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson.A competition for the crown proves deadly when confidences are betrayed and secrets are spilled.North Yorkshire, 1930. It's the season for warm and spirited countryside celebrations. Ever since the war, pubs have been in the doldrums, and in an attempt to promote and breathe new… Shares Mystery

Just the Nicest Couple

Just the Nicest Couple Mary Kubica · 2023 · 495p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend’s house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina’s friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her… Shares Mystery

Murder at the Debutante Ball

Murder at the Debutante Ball C.J. Archer In this 5th installment of the bestselling mystery series, Cleopatra Fox gets entangled in a web of betrayal and blackmail that leaves the high society matchmakers scandalized.   When a notorious cad is bludgeoned to death with a candlestick in the library at the most important ball of the London social season, Cleo finds herself in the prime position to solve the crime. After all, she… Shares Mystery

A Killing at Smugglers Cove

A Killing at Smugglers Cove Michelle Salter An addictive cosy historical murder mystery, perfect for fans of Verity BrightWartime secrets, smugglers’ caves, skeletal remains... And the holiday’s only just begun…Summer, 1923. Reporter Iris Woodmore travels to sunny Devon with her friends Percy Baverstock and Millicent Nightingale for her father’s wedding to Katherine Keats.But when Millicent uncovers skeletal remains hidden on the private… Shares Mystery

The Price of Paradise

The Price of Paradise Andrea Penrose A gripping Regency tale of greed, temptation, and the deadly dance between truth and lies. London, 1817: For Arianna and Saybrook, a rare interlude of peace at their country estate with their young son has been a much-needed respite from their undercover missions for the British government. But when an old friend arrives in London as part of an American diplomatic mission and requests their… Shares Mystery

L'affaire Lerouge Émile Gaboriau · 1800 · 478p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival. Shares Mystery

The Body in the Garden

The Body in the Garden Katharine Schellman · 2020 · ★ 4.3 Experience the scandals, gossip—and murder!—of Regency London in this historical mystery series debut for fans of Tasha Alexander and Rhys Bowen.A young widow’s return to London high-society doesn’t go as planned when a body turns up at Lady Walter’s ball . . . Regency London, 1815. Though newly-widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women, she is determined to… Shares Mystery

Murder at the Crown and Anchor

Murder at the Crown and Anchor C.J. Archer A wealthy businessman with a reputation for taking risks rose from the slums to the height of success. But success comes at a price, especially when it’s achieved at the expense of others.  When a former guest of the hotel is found dead in a dockside tavern, the police rule it suicide. After all, some say his negligence caused one of his company’s ships to go down in a storm, along with all… Shares Mystery

The Bones in the Orchard

The Bones in the Orchard Patricia Rice Shares Mystery with this book.

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