The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites / The Down East Murders

The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites / The Down East Murders PDF

Author: Alex Reeve

Publisher: FelonyandMayhem+ORM

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1631942816

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In two classic mysteries, an English teacher by profession discovers that sleuthing—of the strictly amateur variety—may be where her truest passions lie. J. S. Borthwick’s debut novel, The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites, takes Sarah Deane, still a grad student at this point, out of her natural New England habitat and into the wilds of Texas, where her maybe-boyfriend is keen on a spot of birdwatching. But birds are not all that she spies through her binoculars, and so the adventures begin. In The Down East Murders, Sarah is glad to be back on home ground, but somebody, it appears, is not happy in any way at all, and Sarah is forced (and secretly thrilled) to put her newfound detecting skills to use again. Praise for the first two mysteries featuring Sarah Deane “Miss Borthwick has a keen eye and a sharp pen.” —The New York Times “Borthwick . . . has the right stuff.” —The Washington Post Book World “A top-notch mystery that also gives the smell of the sea fresh in your face.” —The Houston Post “Very much in the Christie tradition . . . will challenge the wits of the most veteran of armchair detectives!” —Library Journal “Witty, appealing, and thoroughly delightful . . . an ingenious, richly satisfying mixture of the classic elements of a murder mystery.” —Mystery News

The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites

The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites PDF

Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1991-08-15

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780312926045

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Sarah Deane takes a break from graduate school-and dreary mid-March Boston-and heads for sunny Southern Texas to join her boyfriend, Philip Lentz, on a birdwatching expedition. Philip's rare sighting of a pair of hook-billed kites gets things off to a great start. But when he ends up strangled by his binocular straps, the rest of the birders are both suspects and sitting ducks. Is the killer a member of the Hamburg Bird Club? Major "Big" Foster, who claims he also saw the kites? Or the pair of spinsters who run Cactus Wren Tours? When precocious thirteen-year-old Jeff Goldsmith disappears, Sarah teams up with Dr. Alex McKenzie for a crash course in detecting, to track down the killer before someone else becomes the next victim.

The Down-East Murders

The Down-East Murders PDF

Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1991-09-15

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780312926069

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Working on the Godding Museum's annual local artist show is the perfect way for English teacher Sarah Deane to earn a few dollars, relax in the sun and sea air of coastal Maine, and spend the summer with her boyfriend, Dr. Alex McKenzie. But when Sarah and Alex discover the body of Nate Harwood, a cranky local artist, caught in an offshore fish trap, they know they'll have no vacation from amateur detecting until they catch his killer. Could his death be related to the "accidental" drowning of two elderly tourists shortly after they had brought a painting from Prior's Gallery? Is one of the contestants in the museum show willing to go to any lengths to win? Or does someone have strong feelings against seascapes? Sarah and Alax canvass Weymouth Island trying to draw a clearer picture of the killer lurking among them--before they find the next victim.

Murder in the Rough

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Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2003-08-18

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780312984533

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When a murder occurs after the arrival of three new families in the quaint Ocean Tide community on the coast of Maine, Sarah Deane, a recently unemployed Ph. D., delves into the investigation, discovering dark secrets that could shatter the peaceful town.

Mystery Women, Volume Two (Revised)

Mystery Women, Volume Two (Revised) PDF

Author: Colleen Barnett

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2011-12-31

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 1615950095

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Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound. Look at the popularity of such reading guides as Willetta Heising's Detecting Women (3rd ed. 0-9644593-7-X) or Amanda Cross' fiction (Honest Doubt 0-345-44011-0 11/00).

The Garden Plot

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Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1998-09-15

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780312962913

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Sarah Deane dirties her hands in a transatlantic murder investigation, as a European garden tour turns deadly... Much to her dismay, Sarah has been roped into accompanying her abrasive Aunt Julia on a tour of Europe's most famous gardens. The trip takes a bad turn when the tour's leader, garden expert Ellen Trevino, fails to meet the group for their departure. That and the strange behavior of her fellow tour members plant seeds of suspicion in Sarah's mind. but her bi-continental investigating-with the help of husband Alex at home in Maine-could have Sarah herself pushing up the daisies...

Foiled Again

Foiled Again PDF

Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-02-06

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780312366551

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After a series of apparent pranks that leave a faculty member badly injured and a student dead, Bowmouth College English professor Sarah Deane uncovers a tangled web of academic politics, extracurricular activities gone awry, and murder.

Intensive Scare Unit

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Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-02

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780312995522

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Recuperating from a heart attack and targeted after witnessing a murder, English professor Julia Clancy enlists the help of her niece, Sarah Deane, for a bit of amateur detective work, despite the chagrin of the local police.

The Student Body

The Student Body PDF

Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1991-10-15

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780312926052

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The campus of Maine's Bowmouth College looks like a picture postcard of New England-snow-covered lawns, students in colorful ski parkas, icicles dangling on the ivied halls. Sarah Deane-English Fellow with an honorary degree in sleuthing-expects to spend a quiet term here taking some graduate courses and doing a little teaching. But then Sarah finds that someone's organized an advanced course in murder. The first lesson comes when a woman student is found frozen into a prize-winning snow sculpture during Carnival weekend. The second is served up with a cozy cup of poisoned cocoa. And when the clues point straight to an English department already rife with rivalries, Sarah realizes that a little learning can be a very dangerous thing...

Dolly Is Dead

Dolly Is Dead PDF

Author: J. S. Borthwick

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1996-07-15

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780312956752

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Everybody loves Dolly Beaugard... At least that's what Maine college professor and amateur sleuth Sarah Deane always though. But when Dolly's bloated body washes ashore on the same spot as the drunken Gattling brothers the day before, the police rule homicide. Unfortunately for Sarah, she and her doctor-husband Alex have a local reputation for sharp-eyed detection, so Dolly's sister Alice, who doesn't trust the police, insists they get involved. Sarah and Alex begin to discover that the connection between the reviled Gattlings and the reputable Beaugards is surprisingly close. And even though her family all depended on Dolly to keep their finances in order, some things just don't add up. Sarah and Alex's only hope is to find out who knew Dolly's secrets-and who might be next on the killer's hit list.