Vicki Delany
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Tea by the Sea mysteries volume 5
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"Members of the Reynolds and Hill families have gathered at Tea by the Sea to sip some delicious blends while they shower bride-to-be Hannah Hill with presents. But the mothers-in-law have been sniping at each other--and then Lily overhears the groom's father, Ralph, offering his son a very sizable bribe to call off the wedding. The event is suddenly postponed when Ralph is found dead, a bottle of whiskey beside him. When tests indicate the booze...
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 10
Publication Date
2025.
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"Gemma Doyle and her friends have packed their bags and headed to London for her sister Pippa's wedding. Waiting for her in the hotel lobby is none other than Gemma's ex-husband, Paul Erikson. Paul has a rare book he wants her to see--calling it "the real deal"--so Gemma agrees to meet him at their old shop, Trafalgar Fine Books, the following day. But when Gemma arrives, accompanied by Grant, a rare book dealer, they find Paul dead in his office....
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 2
Publication Date
2017.
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"Gemma Doyle and Jayne Wilson of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop are sponsoring a book signing with the illustrious and controversial author Renalta Van Markoff when during the author Question & Answer session, Renalta collapses on the table--dead. With no shortage of suspects, it's up to the shrewd sleuthing duo to deduce the truth behind her death"-- Provided by publisher.
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 3
Publication Date
2018.
Description
"Legendary stage and movie star Sir Nigel Bellingham arrives on Cape Cod to star in a stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles put on by the West London Theater Festival. When Sir Nigel, some of the cast, and the director visit the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop at 222 Baker Street, Gemma Doyle realizes that Sir Nigel is not at all suited to the role. He is long past his prime and an old drunk to boot. The cast, in particular the much younger actor...
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 9
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"When a psychic fair arrives in West London, Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, wants nothing to do with it. But somehow, at the urging of Donald Morris, an enthusiastic Sherlockian, she finds herself talked into attending a séance, along with baker and best friend Jayne Wilson, store assistant, Ashleigh, and former pop star Bunny Leigh. But to her surprise, Gemma finds herself banned from the séance and shown the door....
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 7
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"It's a crisp, early October weekend, and business is slowing down as fall descends at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium and adjacent Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room. Wealthy philanthropist and prominent Sherlockian David Masterson has rented Suffolk Gardens House, where he plans to entertain his friends in a traditional English country house weekend. As the chosen caterers, Jayne Wilson and Gemma Doyle get to work preparing lavish meals and setting...
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 6
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After Gemma helps a little girl find her lost cat, the child returns seeking further assistance when her mother is accused of killing her garden club rival
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 1
Publication Date
2017.
Description
"Gemma Doyle, a transplanted Englishwoman, returns to the quaint town of West London on Cape Cod to manage her Great Uncle Arthur's Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium. When Gemma finds a rare magazine hidden in the bookshop, she and her friend Jayne set off to find the owner, only to stumble upon a dead body"-- Provided by publisher.
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 4
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"Gemma and Jayne donate their time to raise money for the rebuilding of a burned out museum--but a killer wants a piece of the auction in this fourth installment of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery series"-- Provided by publisher.
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Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries volume 5
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The 6th of January is Sherlock Holmes's birthday, and lucky for Gemma Doyle, January is also the slowest time of the year at both the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, and Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room. It's a good time for Gemma and her friends to travel to England for a Holmes Convention. For Gemma, the trip provides an opportunity to visit her parents, Jayne Wilson is excited about seeing all the sites London has to offer, and Ryan Ashburton just...
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Tea by the Sea mysteries volume 3
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"The country’s hottest TV cooking show is coming to Cape Cod. And against her better judgment, Lily Roberts is entering America Bakes! with her charming tearoom, Tea by the Sea. Filming is already proving disruptive, closing the tearoom during Lily’s busiest season. But tensions really bubble over when infamous bad-boy chef and celebrity judge, Tommy Greene, loses his temper with Lily’s staff, resulting in an on-camera blowup with Cheryl Wainwright....
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Tea by the Sea mysteries volume 4
Publication Date
[2023].
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"Afternoon tea isn't just about flavorful brews and delicious treats. It's also about presentation- fine china teacups with coordinated saucers and plates. With her stock running low, Lily visits an antiques fair for replacements. She snaps up a charming Peter Rabbit-themed tea set in a wicker basket, but later a woman named Kimberly demands to buy it back- then removes an envelope hidden in the basket's lining. An acquaintance of Lily's is on the...
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Year-round Christmas mysteries volume 7
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Rudolph, New York, shop owner Merry Wilkinson's best friend Vicky Casey is newly engaged to Chef Mark Grosse and is moving into the historic Cole House--a home surrounded by drama, intrigue, and a possible haunting that is in desperate need of renovation. The wedding is just three weeks away, but all is not bliss for the newly engaged couple as estranged relatives of the late owner fight over her will. Then, late one night, Vicky and Merry come across...
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Tea by the Sea mysteries volume 2
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm.
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"When her tearoom becomes the site of a family feud that results in murder, Lily Roberts finds herself in hot water and must, with the help of her friends, solve this case and bag the real killer"-- Provided by publisher.
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Molly Smith mysteries volume 8
Publication Date
2016.
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 23 cm.
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What would it be like to return to your hometown after twenty-five years in prison for a crime you have maintained you did not commit? and, why would you return? The family of the murdered girl, Sophia D'Angelo, is bitterly determined to see Walt returned to prison or dead... So, case reopened.
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Molly Smith mysteries volume 2
Publication Date
2009
Physical Desc
291 p. ; 23 cm.
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In the bucolic mountain town of Trafalgar, British Columbia, a young woman is found dead of a heroin overdose, her baby lying at her side. While this should be an open-and-shut drug case, restraint marks on the victim suggest to Probationary Constable Molly Smith and Sergeant John Winters that the death might not have been completely accidental. Sequel to In the shadow of the glacier.
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Molly Smith mysteries volume 6
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
304 p. ; 23. cm.
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Cathy Lindsay--a middle-aged, middle-class, small town resident, high school English teacher, and married mother of two--is an unlikely candidate for a murderous ambush. Sgt. Winters, with the help of young Constable Molly Smith, digs deep into the Lindsays' marriage and friendships, searching for a suspect and motive, but one thought continually arises in his mind: Is it possible this was a random killing or a case of mistaken identity? Meanwhile,...
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Molly Smith mysteries volume 3
Publication Date
2009
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265 p. ; 23 cm.
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"Siblings Wendy and Jason Wyatt-Yarmouth and their friends are in the peaceful mountain town of Trafalgar, B.C. enjoying a two-week vacation of skiing, drinking, drugs, and sex. But tragedy strikes when two of the group crash through the ice into the frozen river. It's Christmas Eve and the snow-storm of the decade has settled over the town. Constables Molly Smith and Dave Evans have a busy shift attenfing fender-benders, tumbling pedestrians, and...
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Molly Smith mysteries volume 5
Publication Date
2011
Physical Desc
277 p. ; 23 cm.
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2019 recipient of the Derrick Murdoch award from the Crime Writers of Canada
Fifteen years ago a young girl named Moonlight Smith went to her best friend Nicky Nowak's house for a sleepover. Moonlight joined the family for breakfast the following morning and was then picked up by her mother. Shortly after, Mr. Nowak went for a walk. He was never seen again.
Autumn has arrived on the mountains above Trafalgar, B.C. and Constable Molly "Moonlight"...
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Year-round Christmas mysteries volume 6
Publication Date
2023.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm.
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"It's the beginning of December in Rudolph, New York, America's Christmas Town, and business is brisk at Mrs. Claus's Treasures, a gift and décor shop owned by Merry Wilkinson. The local amateur dramatic society is intensely preparing a special musical production of A Christmas Carol. But it's not a happy set, as rivalries between cast and crew threaten the production. Tensions come to a head when a member of the group is found dead shortly after...



