Atherton's first mystery combines a strong sense of traditional English fare with an insistent gothic spirit. Suffering from her recent divorce, her mother's death, and an erratic income, Lori Shepherd receives notice from a prestigious Boston law firm that she must travel to England in order to meet the requirements of a will. While visiting her benefactor's "haunted" cottage with lawyer friend Bill, she uncovers important clues relating to a World...

It's been more than six months since her husband's death, and Julia is just beginning to breathe again. Now, strolling along San Francisco's Pier 39, she realizes that she's happy. And then it comes to an end. Out of nowhere, an attacker approaches and throws her over the railing. If not for Special Agent Cheney Stone, Julia would have vanished into the bay.

An angry cop, who has been continually frustrated by the courts in his attempts to bring justice to a savage killer, faces a climactic showdown when he decides to take matters into his own hands.

"Preparing you for an education you'll never forget, this introduction to The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of homicidal arts, follows students as they prepare for graduation by getting away with the perfect murder of someone whose death will make the world a much better place to live"-- Who hasn't wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist?...

Enigmatic Englishman Patrick de Courvoisier is asked to look into the disappearance of Angele Valette, actress and star of the new film, "The Black Pearl."

When a randy milk inspector is found dead in 400 gallons of goat milk, veterinarian Austin McKenzie and his wife Madeline will have to cull a killer from a herd of suspects. And along the way, the vet might just save some bleating hearts.