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Aunt Bessie Assumes

An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery

By: Diana Xarissa

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Aunt Bessie Assumes

An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery

By: Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie assumes that she'll have the beach all to herself on a cold, wet, and windy March morning just after sunrise, then she stumbles (almost literally) over a dead body. Elizabeth (Bessie) Cubbon, aged somewhere between free bus pass (60) and telegram from the Queen (100), has lived her entire adult life in a small cottage on Laxey beach. For most of those years, she's been in the habit of taking a brisk morning walk along the beach. Dead men have never been part of the scenery before. Aunt Bessie assumes that the dead man died of natural causes, then the police find the knife in his chest. Try as she might, Bessie just can't find anything to like about the young widow that she provides tea and sympathy to in the immediate aftermath of finding the body. There isn't much to like about the rest of the victim's family either. Aunt Bessie assumes that the police will have the case wrapped up in no time at all, then she finds a second body. Can Bessie and her friends find the killer before she ends up as the next victim?

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1499366027

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Aunt Bessie Tries

By: Diana Xarissa

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Aunt Bessie Tries

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Aunt Bessie tries to help her friends.After Grace Watterson's baby shower, Elizabeth Cubbon, known as Bessie to nearly everyone, gets stopped by one of the party guests. Lora White is worried that someone is trying to kill her.Aunt Bessie tries to persuade Lora to talk to the police.The problem is, Lora isn't sure whether someone is trying to kill her or not. After hearing Lora's story, Bessie isn't certain, either. Besides, Lora doesn't want to get any of her friends or family members into any trouble.Aunt Bessie tries to work out who might be trying to hurt Lora.She talks to the woman's family members and neighbours, but quickly finds herself being drawn more and more deeply into Lora's life.Can Bessie help Lora work out what's happening? Is someone truly trying to kill Lora, or does the woman simply have an overactive imagination? Is it possible that Lora is creating the incidents herself for some reason? Will Bessie be sorry that she tried to help?

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Isle of Man Cozy Mystery

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1728652871

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9781728652870

Aunt Bessie Believes

By: Diana Xarissa

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Aunt Bessie Believes

By: Diana Xarissa

Aunt Bessie believes that Moirrey Teare is just about the most disagreeable woman she's ever had the misfortune to meet. Elizabeth Cubbon, (Aunt Bessie to nearly everyone), is somewhere past sixty, and old enough to ignore the rude woman that does her best to ruin the first session of the beginning Manx language class they are both taking. Moirrey's sudden death is harder to ignore. Aunt Bessie believes that Moirrey's death was the result of the heart condition that Moirrey always complained about. The police investigation, however, suggests that someone switched some of the dead woman's essential medications for something far more deadly. Aunt Bessie believes that she and her friends can find the killer. But with Doona suspended from work and spending all of her time with the dead woman's long-lost brother, Hugh caught up in a brand new romance and Inspector Rockwell chasing after a man that might not even exist, Bessie finds herself believing that someone might just get away with murder.

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1500229350

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9781500229351

The Carlson Assignment

By: Diana Xarissa

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The Carlson Assignment

By: Diana Xarissa

After nearly a year, Joan Markham Donaldson is ready to start welcoming guests again to the bed and breakfast, Doveby House, which she owns with her sister, Janet. Janet Markham Bennett is far less excited about the idea, so she's quick to agree to another assignment from the mysterious and unfriendly Mr. Jones. Layce Carlson has disappeared, and Mr. Jones is convinced that someone inside the luxury mansion where Layce was staying is behind the disappearance. A hastily constructed cover story sees Janet pretending to be a French tutor, come to help Layce's father's wife learn some French for an upcoming movie role. Edward has a cover story of his own and the pair must, once again, pretend to be strangers. Can Janet and Edward work out who is behind Layce's disappearance before the ransom is due to be paid? Can Janet actually teach Bryanca B. any French? And after Janet's cat, Aggie, insisted on coming along, how much trouble will she cause?

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ISBN 13

9798579092465

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