Evil in Emerald
Title | Evil in Emerald PDF eBook |
Author | A. M. Stuart |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2022-03-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0593335481 |
Craving a change of pace, Harriet Gordon, joins a local musical theatre production but when a fellow cast member is brutally killed, Harriet and Inspector Curran must turn the spotlight on murder in this all-new mystery from the author of Revenge in Rubies. Between working at her brother’s school and typing up Inspector Robert Curran’s police reports, Harriet Gordon has little time for personal pursuits and she has been enjoying the rehearsals for her role in the Singapore Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society’s latest production – Pirates of Penzance. But Harriet quickly discovers tensions run deep within the theatre company and when the leading man is found murdered, suspicions abound, exposing scandalous behavior as well as some insidious crimes. Inspector Curran once again turns to Harriet for help with this difficult case, but his own life begins to unravel as a mysterious man turns up on his doorstep claiming to know more about Curran’s painful past than he himself does. And after the one person he has always counted on delivers him some devastating news, the line between his personal and professional life begins to blur. Now, more than ever, Curran needs Harriet’s steadfast assistance, and when another cast member meets a violent end, Curran and Harriet will have to close in on a killer determined to make this case their final curtain call.
Revenge in Rubies
Title | Revenge in Rubies PDF eBook |
Author | A. M. Stuart |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2020-09-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1984802666 |
When Harriet Gordon receives word from a friend about a tragic death, she and Inspector Curran are thrust into a web of family secrets that threatens to destroy them both in this all-new mystery from the author of Singapore Sapphire. Singapore, 1910—Harriet Gordon has found fulfillment at last. Her young ward, Will, has settled into his new home with Harriet and her brother, Julian. And Harriet’s employment as a typist at the Straits Settlements Police Force has given her an intriguing way to occupy her time and some much-needed financial independence. But when her friend and employer, Inspector Robert Curran, is called to the scene of a brutal murder and Harriet is asked to comfort the victim’s family, her newfound sense of contentment is abruptly shattered. Sylvie Nolan, the new and much-younger wife of Lieutenant Colonel John Nolan, has been bludgeoned to death in her bedroom. The tightly knit military community in Singapore quickly closes ranks to hinder Curran’s investigation, and Harriet realizes that her friendship with the colonel’s sister might prove useful. But to get close enough to the family’s secrets, Harriet must once again face her painful past, and Curran is forced to dredge up some long-buried secrets of his own. And when more shocking deaths occur that all seem linked to Sylvie’s murder, Harriet and Curran discover that they too are in the sights of a callous killer. . . .
Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Emeralds. (Trixie Belden Series, No. 14.)
Title | Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Emeralds. (Trixie Belden Series, No. 14.) PDF eBook |
Author | Trixie Belden |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Singapore Sapphire
Title | Singapore Sapphire PDF eBook |
Author | A. M. Stuart |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2019-08-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 198480264X |
Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way. Singapore, 1910--Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary. It is unfortunate that she should discover her first client, Sir Oswald Newbold--explorer, mine magnate and president of the exclusive Explorers and Geographers Club--dead with a knife in his throat. When Inspector Robert Curran is put on the case, he realizes that he has an unusual witness in Harriet. Harriet's keen eye for detail and strong sense of duty interests him, as does her distrust of the police and her traumatic past, which she is at pains to keep secret from the gossips of Singapore society. When another body is dragged from the canal, Harriet feels compelled to help with the case. She and Curran are soon drawn into a murderous web of treachery and deceit and find themselves face-to-face with a ruthless cabal that has no qualms about killing again to protect its secrets.
Death at the Emerald
Title | Death at the Emerald PDF eBook |
Author | R. J. Koreto |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-11-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1683313372 |
Amateur sleuth Lady Frances Ffolkes investigates an actress’ mysterious vanishing—only to uncover a pandora’s box of secrets One-named stunning actress Helen mysteriously vanished 30 years ago. An elderly family friend is unable to bear not knowing any longer and commissions Lady Frances Ffolkes to track her down. Taking on the role of Lady Sherlock, with her loyal maid Mallow drafted as her Watson, Frances finds herself immersed in the glamorous world of Edwardian theater and London’s latest craze—motion pictures. As Frances and Mallow make their way through the theaters, they meet colorful figures such as George Bernard Shaw and King Edward II. Tracking the theaters seems like a dead end. That is until one of Helen’s old suitors is suddenly murdered. With the stakes raised, Frances and Mallow work quickly to uncover a box of subtle clues to Helen’s whereabouts. But someone unexpected wants that box just as badly and is willing to kill to keep it shut. The stage is set for murder and Frances and Mallow are determined to unravel the decades-old conspiracy in Death at the Emerald, R. J. Koreto’s third installment in the captivating Lady Frances Ffolkes mysteries.
The Mystery of the Emeralds: Trixie Belden
Title | The Mystery of the Emeralds: Trixie Belden PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Kenny |
Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2012-02-29 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0307808718 |
Get ready for fun, adventure, and intrigue in the iconic mystery series starring the beloved teenage girl detective, Trixie Belden! Trixie’s on the trail of a century-old mystery! She’s headed to Williamsburg, Virginia, to find an old plantation house, Rosewood Hall, that was the home to the Sunderland family during the Civil War. Rumor has it that a cursed emerald necklace is buried in a secret passageway there. But after all that time, Rosewood Hall is just a ruin. Is it too late for Trixie to find the missing emeralds?
Visions of Emerald
Title | Visions of Emerald PDF eBook |
Author | Dee Armstrong |
Publisher | Big Dipper Publishing LLC |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2019-01-23 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1949551008 |
In 1928, a fire spread through Twin Springs Hotel and stole General Rockwell's greatest treasures, his three daughters; Emerald, Ruby and Amethyst. How they really died has remained a secret until now. If Isabella Fairbanks had known that morning would change her life, she would’ve hidden better. But, at the tender age of eight, her friends called her Izzy, her father was larger than life, dreams were make believe, boys were gross, and ghosts lived only in books. Most of all, she’d be able to live within the safe walls of Twin Springs Hotel and Spa forever and ever. All grown up, Isabella chases her dream of becoming a chef. She returns home for her father's funeral and finds Theo Beaumont, the jerk who held her under the water as a sick joke, not only sitting behind her father's desk as the new General Manager but also a half owner of Twin Springs. Fighting to regain full ownership, she discovers that boys aren't always gross, and ghosts don't only live in books. After a string of strange accidents, another deep dark secret begins to emerge and a frightening thought occurs to Isabella, what if nightmares are real?