"If I were teaching a course on how to write a mystery, I'd make Carolyn Hart required reading."-Los Angeles Times Merry, Merry Ghost by Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award winner Carolyn Hart, is the spirited second appearance of spectral sleuth, Bailey Ruth Raeburn, who would never let a little thing like being dead keep her from enjoying the Yuletide holiday or solving a dastardly crime. The light and funny follow up to Hart's critically acclaimed Ghost At Work-which Publishers Weekly named One of the Best Books of 2008-Merry, Merry Ghost is a  true Christmas treat, and Bailey Ruth is a most welcome addition to Carolyn Hart's coterie of beloved series protagonists, joining septuagenarian sleuth "Henrie O" Collins and the Darlings of "Death on Demand" fame.

Merry, Merry Ghost

Someone is playing a rather nasty April Fool's prank on mystery bookstore owner Annie Darling. A felonious forger on the idyllic -- if rarely tranquil -- South Carolina island of Broward's Rock has made it appear as if Annie is accusing some of her neighbors of murder. In the wink of a bloodshot eye, the Darling name is mud .

April Fool Dead - A Death on Demand Mystery

Six years ago, Henrie O's beloved newspaperman husband Richard lost his life on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Now, on a brisk March morning, a chilling message has arrived by Priority Mail claiming Richard's fatal fall from a towering island cliff was no accident--it was murder. Following cryptic clues and her infallible instincts to a lush and verdant tropical Eden--andto the lavish mountaintop estate of wealthy matriarch Belle Ericcson, where Richard spent his final days--the determined sexagenarian sleuth becoems privy to terrible allegations of greed and jealousy, adultery and abuse...and of a mystery surrounding the kidnap-slaying of Belle's eldes child CeeCee. But now that her search for the truth has brought Henrie O to this lethal paradise where giant palm fronds hide evil deeds from inquisitive eyes, she may never be allowed to leave alive. Because the deaths did no begin or end with Richard Collins...and someone's dark and enduring homicidal passions have yet to be fully satisfied.

Death in Paradise

Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins no longer chases hot stories all over the world, but murderous mysteries seem to find her. This time, a frantic phone call from an old and dear friend on the other side of the world sends Henrie O rushing to the fabled city of San Antonio to check out the baffling disappearance of her friend's devoted granddaughter, Iris Chavez. Iris, employed at the Tesoros Gallery on San Antonio's famous River Walk, has suddenly dropped from sight without a word. Soon Henrie O discovers that amidst the exquisite objects in the prestigious gallery and among the family members is hidden a dark secret--one Henrie O must uncover if she is to find Iris. Late one dark night on the River Walk, Henrie O sees a sprawled body...and realizes that treachery and disgrace lurk in the shadows of an old and respected business...and death awaits anyone daring to uncover the truth. Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins no longer chases hot stories all over the world, but murderous mysteries seem to find her. This time, a frantic phone call from an old and dear friend on the other side of the world sends Henrie O rushing to the fabled city of San Antonio to check out the baffling disappearance of her friend's devoted granddaughter, Iris Chavez. Iris, employed at the Tesoros Gallery on San Antonio's famous River Walk, has suddenly dropped from sight without a word. Soon Henrie O discovers that amidst the exquisite objects in the prestigious gallery and among the family members is hidden a dark secret--one Henrie O must uncover if she is to find Iris. Late one dark night on the River Walk, Henrie O sees a sprawled body...and realizes that treachery and disgrace lurk in the shadows of an old and respected business...and death awaits anyone daring to uncover the truth.

Death on the River Walk

A Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-reporter and journalism teacher at ivy-covered Thorndyke University, Henrietta "Henrie O" Collins demands of her students the same steadfast dedication to the truth that was the cornerstone of her own illustrious career. So when beautiful, ambitious Maggie Winslow decides to investigate a trio of hitherto unresolved local crimes, Henrie O urges her to pursue the story with uncommon vigor. But the gifted future journalist's zeal may have cost her her life. The next day Maggie's corpse is discovered in Lovers' Lane--the very site of one of the unsolved mysteries the extraordinary young woman was exploring at the time of her brutal, premature death. The police and the Thorndyke powers-that-be are rabidly against Henrie O's involvement in the case. But, for Maggie's sake, the stubborn, sixtysomething investigator is determined to dredge up a past everyone seems to want to keep buried even if it means placing herself firmly in a relentless killer's path.

Death in Lovers' Lane

Bailey Ruth Raeburn has always been great at solving mysteries. Why should a little thing like her death change anything? In fact, being dead gives her more of an opportunity to be on top of events. Bailey Ruth is delighted that her unique position as a ghost makes it possible for her to lend a helping hand, sometimes seen and sometimes not. And if anybody needs a little help, it's Kathleen, the pastor's wife. There's a dead man on her porch, and once the body is discovered, the pastor is sure to become a suspect. Uncharitable people might call it meddling, but Bailey Ruth knows Kathleen needs her help! As a member of Heaven's Department of Good Intentions, Bailey Ruth goes back to earth to extricate Kathleen from a dire situation. If Bailey Ruth has to bend a few rules to help Kathleen save her family, Wiggins, her fussbudget supervisor, will make sure it all turns out right in the end.

Ghost at Work

Annie Darling, owner of the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, is understandably upset. It isn't like her p.i. husband Max to abruptly disappear-and homicide is definitely not his style. But when his car is found abandoned on a remote road with a brutally slain, once-beautiful young woman nearby and the murder weapon stashed in the trunk, Annie's worst fears seem justified. The police have Max all but tried and convicted-except for Chief Billy Cameron, whose unshakable belief in his friend's innocence prompts his removal from the case. And as a media circus descends on tiny Broward's Rock, Annie will have to place her own life in jeopardy to clear her husband's name. But time is running out-and she has only one slim chance to unmask a killer who just may have committed the perfect crime.

Dead Days of Summer

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Carolyn Hart, née Gimpel le 25 août 1936 à Oklahoma City dans l'Oklahoma, est une écrivain américaine, auteure de roman policier.

Captivant. Fascinant. Ravissant. L'isotope du Vésuve est le haut thriller de 2013!

Ne regardons-nous pas tous dans le désir, ceux d'entre nous qui ont eu une enfance heureuse? Parce que la plus grande perte que nous connaissons n'est pas la perte de famille, de lieu ou d'argent, c'est la perte d'innocence. Il y a pour toujours un endroit creux dans nos cœurs une fois que nous réalisons que l'obscurité sonne le feu de camp.

Tous les journalistes ont une touche d'irrévérence dans leur mentalité. Cela les empêche généralement de se transformer en crapauds, un danger pour ceux qui s'associent, même de manière contradictoire, avec les riches et les puissants.

Un sentiment d'attente presque sismique émane d'un campus universitaire. C'est le véritable élixir de la jeunesse: le grand, le glorieux, les espoirs et les rêves magnifiques parce que toutes choses - toutes choses - sont encore possibles.

Il n'y a rien de si irritant pour un auteur en tant que confiance d'un membre de la famille que, bien sûr, le livre viendra.

L'un des fruits de la longévité consiste à établir une réputation que vous ne méritez peut-être pas.

Les mots sont, tout simplement, des armes. À quoi ressemble une personne ou un acte ou une pensée dépend entièrement de la façon dont - et par qui - il est décrit.

Oh, les joies du baseball, des hommes virils dans un pantalon serré.

En ce moment, quelque part dans le monde, des enfants sont morts de faim, des bombes ont explosé pour mutiler et tuer les innocents, les ouragans ont tout détruit sur leur chemin, mais la beauté de ce moment était aussi réelle que les guerres et les fléaux et le chagrin. Le plaisir et la beauté sont aussi valables que la douleur et la laideur et quand j'ai la chance de profiter du premier, je le fais.

Mary Daheim écrit avec l'esprit, la sagesse et un grand cœur. J'adore ses livres.

Los Angeles est un étalement de rêves brisés et d'opportunités perdues, d'âmes déconnectées et de drogués de divertissement. Le ciel ensoleillé et les paumes gracieuses ne rachètent pas les routes bloquées à nulle part.

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