During a stay in Kentucky horse country, a husband-and-wife detective team race to find a killer . . . PI Pat Abbott and his wife, Jean, are vacationing in Kentucky horse country and visiting Pat’s old friend Rob Murray, who lives there with his sister and daughter. But when Rob’s trainer is found dead, Pat is willing to bet it’s murder despite the local doctor’s verdict of suicide. The quest to find the truth will involve a fainting blonde at the Abbotts’ hotel and some of the more colorful citizens of Lexington in this suspenseful Golden Age classic featuring “one of the more interesting married teams of detectives” (Thrilling Detective). Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries “Lively and exciting.” —The New York Times “[A] well-plotted and mystifying case.” —Saturday Review “Nasty characters and clues pointing off in all directions—quite good.” —The Miami News

Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound.

In A Short History of Flowers, Advolly Richmond of Gardeners' World explores the exciting stories behind the most popular garden flowers.

Devon Christian is a man of many secrets, some of them so secret even he doesn't know them, and apparently one of those secrets is his wife. When a sexy lady with a devil-may-care attitude by the name of Daisy Christian shows up on their doorstep claiming to be Devon’s long lost wife, Alex and Devon are immediately suspicious. Not only does Daisy appear to be almost twice as crazy as Devon, but at the same time, Alex and Devon find themselves under attack by a mysterious assailant who's very determined to see them pushing up daisies. The timing, as they say, is a mite suspicious. Under a hail of bullets and explosions Alex and Devon must find out who’s eager for them to join the choir invisible and unravel the mystery of whether or not Daisy is in fact Devon's true love or just another femme fatale out to help these two investigators get better at taking dirt naps. But more importantly, if she really is Devon’s old ball and chain, then where has she been all this time?