Brett Wilson
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie (Ruth Bradley, In Her Skin), becomes involved in a notorious unsolved murder. When the Goddaughter and namesake of Florence Nightingale is found on a train to Hastings with her skull caved in, the subsequent investigation and public outcry fail to catch the killer. Driven to distraction by the absence of justice, Florence's partner of twenty-six years turns...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Based on the novels by Julie Wassmer, this mystery series follows big-hearted restaurant owner Pearl Nolan, who sets up a local detective agency in the English seaside town of Whitstable after undergoing police training in an earlier career. She's joined by Detective Mike McGuire, who comes from London to investigate a case.
Author
Language
English
Description
Many of us spend a great deal of our time dreaming about our next trip to the mountains, whether for a weekend getaway or our yearly vacation. We hear within that deep inexplicable pull toward the wilderness and would agree with John Muir, who said: "The mountains are calling and I must go." We sense that in the wild we are touching the edge of something that is both wonderful and mysterious.
In this book Erik Stensland, a professional landscape photographer...
Author
Language
English
Description
Stable Weight is a story of resilience, empowerment, and the transformative power of the human-animal bond, revealing how even the most sensitive soul can ditch being a good girl for becoming an independent woman.
One minute, Lisa Whalen was leaping fences on horseback. The next, she was splayed in the sand, mirroring a fall at age 16 that ended in a psych ward. Whalen chased perfection in the form of an eating disorder, to the brink of suicide. Treatment...
Author
Series
Whitstable Pearl volume 2
Language
English
Description
Working with local cop DS Nikki Martel, Mike investigates the death of a diabetic estate agent force-fed marmalade. When a woman hires Pearl to look into a large sum of cash left in her mailbox, Pearl discovers Whitstable may have a mysterious benefactor-but are they connected to the murder?
Author
Series
Whitstable Pearl volume 5
Language
English
Description
When a mother takes her daughter out for a boat ride despite the father's wishes, the boat starts taking on water and the two need to be rescued. Was it an accident, or were they targeted? Pearl investigates while Mike tries to enjoy his time off from police duty in the days before New Year's Eve.
Author
Series
Whitstable Pearl volume 3
Language
English
Description
When a recently retired DCI is shot dead during an English Civil War reenactment, Mike immediately suspects the victim's wife, but she hires Pearl to find out if someone could be targeting her, too. Pearl and Mike plan a date, but a miscommunication puts them at odds.
Author
Series
Whitstable Pearl volume 4
Language
English
Description
Pearl agrees to help a woman who received a note claiming her missing husband did not die from suicide. Pearl connects the case to a grief-counseling church group and a drowning years ago. As Christmas approaches, Mike sinks into a depression, despite taking on a new flat in Whitstable.
Author
Series
Whitstable Pearl volume 1
Language
English
Description
Restaurant owner Pearl Nolan discovers the body of her friend and oyster supplier chained to the anchor of his ship. The police, led by out-of-towner Chief Inspector Mike McGuire, believe it was an accident, but Pearl, who also runs a private detective agency, suspects foul play.
Author
Series
Whitstable Pearl volume 6
Language
English
Description
A 30-year-old skeleton washes up on the shore, and the victim has a very personal connection to Pearl. Pearl's budding romance with Mike is threatened when he identifies a suspect close to home.
Author
Language
English
Description
Agatha Christie (Ruth Bradley), a young mystery novel writer sets out to help solve a real-life murder case when a wealthy woman is found bludgeoned to death. With the help of the murdered woman's lover (Pippa Haywood), she assumes a disguise and a trap is set for the suspects. But she soon discovers that real-life cases are harder to solve, and this killer is far more cunning and dangerous than her fictional creations.