by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl (2011)
"When a weekend of horseback rides and beachcombing at the old Heleiwa Hotel turns deadly, Mina Beckwith and Ned Manusia are on the case. The unlikely pair--she a journalist, he a playwright--find themselves once again on the trail of a killer in 1930s Honolulu, where sugar barons cavort at their beachfront mansions while unrest among the working class grows. Their investigation places them in the midst of hotheaded union organizers and the crème de la crème of Honolulu society as well as the riffraff of the city's backstreets. Familiar characters from Ned and Mina's previous adventure, Murder Casts a Shadow, return to lend a hand in another thoroughly entertaining whodunit from author and playwright Victoria Kneubuhl."--P. [4] of cover.
Marion Chesney
Exposing a suitor's dishonorable intentions toward the daughter of a new client, Harry Cartwright is hired by a wealthy marquis to solve a house party murder, a case that is complicated by the host's desire to preserve discretion.
Pauline Bell
A straightforward case of hit-and-run? Or is there a more sinister reason behind the death of womanizer and wheeler-dealer Donald Markey? The only witness to the fatal accident is Virginia Mitchell, wife of DCI Benedict Mitchell, and she is adamant the driver hit the victim intentionally. Mitchell trusts the instincts of his wife more than the ruling of his superintendent who decides that despite the unpopularity of Donald Markey, his death doesn’t merit the status of a murder enquiry. So flying in the face of authority, in typically impulsive and ebullient fashion, Mitchell determines to solve the crime to his satisfaction – and the satisfaction of his demanding superintendent.
C. J. Box
When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, little do they know it will be the last time anyone might hear from them. The girls - and their car - simply vanish. Former police investigator Cody Hoyt has just lost his job and fallen off the wagon. Convinced by his son, who the girls were coming to visit, and his former rookie partner Cassie Dewell, he sets out for the girls' last known location.
C.J. Box
"There's nothing unusual about the sound of a gunshot in Twelve Sleep. Here in remotest Wyoming, where elk roam the pine forests and cougars prowl the mountains, everyone owns a gun. But when Joe Pickett hears two sharp cracks ring out months before hunting season, it's his job to investigate."--Jacket.