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Author
Series
Ellie Quicke mysteries volume 21
Language
English
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Description
"While Ellie's away, murder will play . . . Is the death of Ellie's son-in-law really the result of a burglary gone wrong? Ellie's absence abroad is disastrous for her daughter, Diana - when her husband is attacked by intruders and left for dead one night, it falls to Ellie's next-door neighbour, Susan, to reluctantly pick up the pieces and take in Diana's children. Is Evan's death really the result of a burglary gone wrong? Joining forces with her...
Author
Series
Abbot Agency mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Bea Abbot's domestic agency does not, repeat not, investigate murder . . . that is, until she finds herself in the company of a dead man dressed as a pantomime dame. It looks like suicide, but why don't his red-spangled shoes fit? Why is the mans daughter so keen to hustle his mortal remains away without publicity? Then again, which of the women around him--two surviving wives and a daughter--really cared about him, rather than his money?
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Bea Abbot runs a domestic agency that doesn't "do" murder. There's nothing sinister about Zander's request for Bea to accompany him on an errand to a grieving widow, but it's awkward because it was Zander who'd exposed the scam that his boss Denzil had been running on the Tudor Housing Trust ... after which Denzil had, expectedly, died. Oliver, Bea's computer geek of an assistant, is delighted to delve into the mysteries left on Denzil's computer....
Author
Series
Publisher
Ostara Pub
Pub. Date
[2009?]
Language
English
Description
The couple argue next door, the boy next door seems to know more than he is saying and the murder victim's mother is missing. This first in a series of mysteries is based in a church setting, and features Ellie Quicke, a recently widowed woman who finds herself to be something of a sleuth--Fantastic Fiction.
Author
Series
Ellie Quicke mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Ellie Quicke, although comfortably remarried to her best friend Thomas, is still inclined to act hastily. When she took in a young rape victim, she was aware that the commitment might become a burden, but she didn't expect it to become an invitation to murder. Although Mia's stepfamily are in prison violence still seems to dog her every move ... and now Ellie's too. Mia's best friend Ursula is eager to help, but is distracted by her upcoming wedding...
Author
Series
Ellie Quicke mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Ostara Publishing
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Ellie Quicke, fiftyish and recently widowed, is still trying to come to terms with her newly single state. She's coping, just, but could do without everyone else making demands on her; Diana, her selfish daughter, who expects Ellie to drop everything to babysit, the builders working on her new conservatory and her elderly and irritable Aunt Drusilla. To cap it all, ten-year-old Tod, who lives next door, has gone missing.
Author
Series
Ellie Quicke mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Severn House Large Print
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When Ellie Quickes friend witnesses a Pitbull attack in the park, she goes into shock. Soon there are other attacks ... and after each one, the dog vanishes. Meanwhile, Ellies personal life is heading for meltdown. Driven to distraction, Ellie hardly has time to hunt down a killer dog, and has no idea that she is the next target until the police question her for a crime she didnt commit!
11) False wall
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When the party wall dividing the gardens of Bea Abbot and her fianc�e Leon collapses, amongst the ensuing chaos a human skeleton is unearthed in Leon's garden. Having only just purchased the property, Leon and Bea set out to discover more about the house's previous owners. Before they can proceed in their investigation however, the pair fall victim to an elaborately-laid trap. With her home, livelihood and the agency under threat, Bea appears to...
12) False account
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Wealthy Marcia Tredgold and her daughter, Charlotte, want Bea Abbot to find them replacements for staff who have left under a cloud. Bea discovers that all those dismissed were close to Marcia Tredgold, and senses that something is not right. Were they framed, and if so by whom - and why? Even more curiously, when Marcia Tredgold gets Bea alone, she asks her to find out who killed her two cats. Bea resists becoming involved in the strange goings-on...
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