Privy to the Dead
Title | Privy to the Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Connolly |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2015-06-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0698150643 |
In the latest Museum Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Razing the Dead, a suspicious death has Nell Pratt down in the dumps… Nell Pratt, president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, has something to smile about thanks to a generous donation from a major Philadelphia developer who’s willing to help update their museum. But renovations have barely begun when a man is struck by a car in front of the building and killed. The victim is a construction worker who found a curious metal object while excavating an old privy in the museum’s basement. Nell thinks the death is somehow connected to the Society, and her suspicions are confirmed when an antiques expert reveals a link between the objects from the cellar and a fellow staff member’s family. Now Nell must unearth a mystery with ties to the past and the present. Because when someone is willing to kill over scrap metal, there’s no telling what they’ll do next…
Fire Engine Dead
Title | Fire Engine Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Connolly |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-03-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0425246701 |
When the entire collection of the Fireman's Museum ironically goes up in flames, Nell Pratt discovers one of the charred pictures isn't the one that was originally exhibited. But getting to the bottom of the mystery is bound to get Nell burned...
The Modern Book of the Dead
Title | The Modern Book of the Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Ptolemy Tompkins |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2013-03-19 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1451616538 |
A modern, all-encompassing exploration of what happens after death combines spirituality with philosophy, history, and science, all of which guide readers toward the timeless truth that human consciousness lives on after death.
Red Delicious Death
Title | Red Delicious Death PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Connolly |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2010-03-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1101185465 |
In this latest Orchard mystery, amateur sleuth Meg Corey takes a bite out of crime... Some baby-faced chefs, fresh out of cooking school, are looking to open a restaurant in Granford. They plan on using local foods-great news for city girl banker-turned orchard owner Meg Corey. Yet when one of the chefs is found dead, face-down in a farmer's pig wallow, plans come to a screeching halt. And Meg soon discovers they may have a locally grown killer on their hands.
Razing the Dead
Title | Razing the Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Connolly |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2014-06-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0425257134 |
Once again Nell Pratt has to dig into the past to solve a murder in the present… Between the challenges of her position as president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia and of taking her relationship with FBI agent James Morrison to the next level, Nell Pratt has got her hands full. Nevertheless, when a powerful developer approaches the Society to make sure the old dairy farm he wants to level is not hiding any archeological or historical surprises that could derail the project he’s planning, Nell decides to make time to personally accompany him to the proposed site. But when they get to the property, they stumble upon a startling discovery—a body floating facedown in a pond. The dead man turns out to be an amateur history enthusiast, who may have uncovered secrets about the farm that got him killed. Now it’s up to Nell and James to get to the bottom of things before there are more deadly developments…
Fundraising the Dead
Title | Fundraising the Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Connolly |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2010-10-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1101443782 |
At The Society for the Preservation of Pennsylvania Antiques, fundraiser Eleanor "Nell" Pratt solicits donations-and sometimes solves crimes. When a collection of George Washington's letters is lost on the same day that an archivist is found dead, it seems strange that the Society president isn't pushing for an investigation. Nell goes digging herself, and soon uncovers a long, rich history of crime.
Rotten to the Core
Title | Rotten to the Core PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Connolly |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2009-07-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1101082046 |
Second in the series that readers can sink their teeth into. Orchard owner Meg Corey must clear her name of murder after the discovery of a pesticide-poisoned body in her springhouse. Includes recipes.