Benbrook Public Library

"Leaving behind tragedies surrounding their wedding at Morrington Hall, travel-worn Stella and Lyndy arrive at the grand Majestic Hotel in York to more misfortune--their stately honeymoon suite has been given away to Horace Wingrove, owner of England's largest confectionery. Stella refuses to let an innocent booking mistake spoil the mood, but her optimism vanishes when Horace suffocates in the room where she and Lyndy should have stayed... Unlike...

Nicolas Le Floch investigates a murder at the Hotel de Saint-Florentin.

On a quiet morning in St. Mary Mead, a maid wakes Colonel Bantry and his wife to inform them that a young woman is dead in their library. The victim is dressed in a tawdry dress, with dyed hair and heavy make-up. Mrs. Bantry knows that as long as the murder remains unsolved her husband will be the target of suspicion and gossip, so she asks Miss Marple for help. The victim is 18-year-old Ruby Keene, a dancer at the Majestic Hotel, whose body is identified...

Against the storied and majestic backdrop of Rusacks Hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland, one of golfing's most prestigious events is attracting spectators from around the world. This year it has also attracted a thief and a murderer…or are they the same person? Whatever hopes Rochelle Reid had for catching some cozy R&R on a working Highlands holiday with her boyfriend are quickly disrupted by an unscrupulous photographer, getting tasked to entertain...

1948 Los Angeles. The House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C. is investigating members of the Communist party and their activities taking root throughout the United States. Matthew Thornton P.I. is hired by a friend of Humphrey Bogart to recover jewels given to a mobster's mistress and Ernest Hemingway threatened while overseeing the filming of his latest movie. Thornton uncovers a connection to several murdered women and a communist...