Murder Midair

Murder Midair
Author: James Austin
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2013-02-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 147596448X

Aging actress Wynonna Bertrand is well-known among the entertainment elite as someone not to cross in businessor in bed. Known for her evil temper and total disregard for anyone else but herself, Wynonna still thinks she is the hottest property in Hollywood. But as she boards Trans County Airways Flight 19 from New York to Los Angeles, no one knows that Wynonna is hiding a dark secret. Already in a foul mood before the plane takes off, Wynonna unhappily settles into her seat in first class with the intent of drowning her troubles in Scotch. On board with her is an eclectic group of passengers, including Paul Danielson, a drop-dead gorgeous New Yorker with a look that could set Hollywood on fire; Craig Lewis, a talent scout who is always on the search for a new recruit; Thelma and Millicent, longtime friends who are headed to California for a girls getaway; and Norman and Katherine Great, seemingly quiet airplane virgins who are about to reveal a completely different side. To make matters worse, just as the already-eventful flight is winding down, a first-class crew member discovers Wynonnas lifeless body. In this humorous drama, all the passengers of Flight 19 suddenly become murder suspects as a famed actresss past comes back to haunt her.

Murder in Midair

Murder in Midair
Author: Jan McCanless
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2016-01-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781522754879

Take an exciting plane trip to England, outstanding characters, and turbulence at 35,000 feet and you have the ideal setting for another outstanding mystery in author Jan McCanless' mystery series set in Beryl's Cove, NC. Murder in Midair, follows our lead characters as they solve the murder of an Egyptian national, aboard the flight to Europe, that finds the Thomas' couple, plus their friend Brother Jerome from the Monastery of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina. With only 6 hours of flight time left. Our principals are scrambling to find the killer among the passengers on a British airliner; with so many to choose from, it becomes imperative that Steve and Brother Jerome work quickly. Once home from England - Brother Jerome's life is in turmoil. In this, the 9th entry of McCanless' series, follow the action as it takes you from Ridgeville, to Beryl's Cove, up 38,000 feet in the air over the ocean, to London and Dublin, Ireland, with a side trip to Saudi Arabia. Always exciting and full of surprises, Murder in Midair will hold you spellbound from beginning to end, as our lovable beach bunch takes you from murder to mayhem on their adventures with plot twists galore. Always a back story to her books, this is another one you won't be able to put down until it ends.

Death and the Brewery Queen

Death and the Brewery Queen
Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2020-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0349423091

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail 'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves A call for help It's the spring of 1930 and Private Investigator Kate Shackleton responds to a call for help from the owner of Barleycorn Brewery in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The brewery's books don't add up, but when the one employee who may know what's really going on meets with a fatal accident, Kate's investigation intensifies. A second body On the day of the brewery garden party, amidst celebrations for the newly crowned Yorkshire Brewery Queen, Kate opens the wrong door and finds herself staring at another body - and in danger of asphyxiation. A secret to die for It's clear there are secrets somebody would kill to keep buried. And with the Brewery Queen's growing reputation bringing Barleycorn further into the spotlight, Kate's wit, skill and passion for the truth are tested to the limits. Whether you've read the whole series, or are discovering the Kate Shackleton mysteries for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner for fans of Agatha Christie, Ann Granger and Jacqueline Winspear. What readers are saying about the Kate Shackleton mysteries: 'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' Ann Granger 'Delightful' People's Friend 'Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place . . . a novel to cherish' Barry Turner, Daily Mail 'Brody's excellent mystery splendidly captures the conflicts and attitudes of the time with well-developed characters' RT Book Reviews 'Kate Shackleton joins Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs in a subgroup of young, female amateur detectives who survived and were matured by their wartime experiences' Literary Review

Mainliner Denver

Mainliner Denver
Author: Andrew J. Field
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781555663636

Join history buff and researcher Andrew J. Field as he probes the annals of aviation history, unraveling the mystery behind the bombing of "Mainliner Denver."

Compound Murder

Compound Murder
Author: Bill Crider
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2013-08-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250020468

Small-town Texas sheriff Dan Rhodes is in for another puzzling mystery in this next in the entertaining, award-winning series Before classes start one morning, the body of English instructor Earl Wellington is found outside the building of the community college. Wellington was clearly involved in a struggle with someone and has died as a result. Sheriff Dan Rhodes pursues and arrests Ike Terrell, a student who was fleeing the campus. Ike's father is Able Terrell, a survivalist who has withdrawn from society and lives in a gated compound. He's not happy that his son has chosen to attend the college, and he's even less happy with the arrest. Rhodes discovers that Wellington and Ike had had a confrontation over a paper that Wellington insisted Ike plagiarized. Wellington also had had a confrontation with the dean and was generally disliked by the students. As the number of suspects increases, it's up to Rhodes to solve the murder while also dealing with an amusing but frustrating staff, a professor who wants to be a cop, and all the other normal occurrences that can wreak havoc in a small town. Bill Crider's Compound Murder is an enjoyable police procedural filled with surprises, chuckles, and a quirky cast that will captivate mystery readers.

The Flight

The Flight
Author: Heather J Fitt
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2023-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504082389

A young mother is trapped with a killer thirty thousand feet up, in this gripping midair murder mystery by the author of Open Your Eyes. On a plane to Barbados, nurse Melissa sits with her young son, Theo. On the same flight, up in first class, are a bride- and groom-to-be, heading for their tropical wedding destination, accompanied by family and friends. When two members of the wedding party die in mysterious circumstances, it becomes clear that a killer is on board. Trapped in the cabin thousands of feet above the Atlantic, tensions mount as accusations fly—and when little Theo seems to vanish into thin air, this bizarre flight becomes even more turbulent . . . Will Melissa be able to use her medical knowledge to find her son and bring a cold-blooded killer to justice before it’s too late?

Murder in the Air

Murder in the Air
Author: Bill Crider
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429929340

There's a big stink in Blacklin County, and everyone seems to think Sheriff Dan Rhodes should do something about it. The smell is coming from the giant chicken farm owned by Lester Hamilton. Rhodes sees this as a matter for the state's air-quality enforcement agency, not the county sheriff. That all changes, however, when Hamilton is found dead, floating in an old rock pit not far from the town of Clearview. Hamilton had probably been engaged in the act of noodling for catfish, which is not only highly dangerous but illegal in Texas. Rhodes suspects that Hamilton didn't die by accident, though. There are plenty of suspects, including an eccentric community college professor and one of his colleagues, who lives near the chicken farm and has to wear a respirator mask to ward off the smell. Also, someone known in the county as Robin Hood is going around shooting arrows into utility poles as a protest. When semi-nude protestors arrive at the chicken farm, things really begin to get out of hand. Filled with fun, mayhem, and memorable characters, Murder in the Air is a wonderful addition to this very excellent series. Award-winning author Bill Crider shows again that he is one of the most talented and entertaining mystery writers around.

Death in Soho

Death in Soho
Author: Emily Organ
Publisher: Emily Organ
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781838493141

It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens. Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard learns Augusta was near the murder scene and persuades her to help with his investigation. But how can a humble book repairer navigate Soho's world of actresses, gangsters and theatre impresarios to discover the truth?

Murder in the Air

Murder in the Air
Author: Ellen Hart
Publisher: Fawcett
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2009-02-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307558118

SERIAL MURDER The yuletide revival of a vintage Twin Cities radio serial isn't just for fun--dealing as it does with the scandalous unsolved 1950s murder of beautiful Kay Collins. But an even deeper mystery intrigues radio personality Bram Baldric and his sleuthing wife, Sophie Greenway: Why has the station's owner insisted on airing this particular case when her son--Kay Collins's two-timing lover--happened to have been the prime suspect in it? Merriment and mistletoe are out this Christmas; menace and murder are in.