Jacqueline: 1933 books

**A Christmas delight, ’Twas the Knife Before Christmas will charm the stockings off readers of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier. It’s out of the cupcake tin, into the fire for Holly White’s best friend, Caroline. Can Holly clear Caroline’s name in time to go caroling?** When a...

When Holly White’s fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime—exactly what the doctor prescribed. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints...

One of the few things that brothers Edward and Nicholas Harlow agree on is a traditional Christmas celebration. When Edward decides to scrap conventions in favor of current fashions--including a pre-decorated tree from Kaiser Tree Farms--his decision sets off a series of mishaps that lead to the...

Guests arrive to attend a wedding in a snowbound mansion on New Year’s Eve. A discovered note warns of danger at midnight. Juliet Van Allen’s wealthy widowed father is preparing to marry a much younger woman in the early hours of New Year’s Day, but when it appears that one of the guests...

The owner of a wealthy estate is found dead of a heart attack after his morning horseback ride. But his son suspects murder. Is it his young stepmother? His jealous wife? The ne’er do well stable groom? The trusted lawyer? Or did the butler do it? Juliet Van Allen and Elmer Vartanian, casual...

An incident from Juliet’s past comes back to haunt her. A priceless work of art brings her to a secret bunker. An unidentified corpse is found in the river. As if this day weren’t bad enough…Juliet is kidnapped! Juliet Van Allen and Elmer Vartanian, casual partners in the business of...

Rehearsals grow tense at a summer theater on the Connecticut shore. The lead actress goes missing – or was she murdered? Juliet Van Allen and Elmer Vartanian, the “Double V” duo, are called in on the case, but even with Juliet pretending to be an actress and newcomer to the cast, the...

The Double V Mysteries series begins in the spring of 1949 in Hartford, Connecticut, when a recent ex-con finds his fortunes, or misfortunes, linked with a recent widow whose husband is murdered. Elmer Vartanian’s and Juliet Van Allen’s (their surnames are the Double V of the series title) share...

Four towns…dismantled as an entire valley is prepared to be flooded. The past is being wiped clean, the present threatens, the future belongs to the fearless. Three generations weave a tapestry of isolation and stubborn independence, battling the forces of nature, the Commonwealth, and each...

Un libro seducente. Questa è una storia piena di dolcezza emotiva e passionale; se quest’opera fosse una melodia, vorrebbe restare impressa nella mente per sempre. La Casa del Blues resta un romanzo appassionante che con qualche nota di humour cercherà di stregare il lettore senza però dominarne...

During the Victorian age, British collectors were among the most active, passionate and eccentric in the world. Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves tells the stories of some of the nineteenth century's most intriguing collectors following their perilous journeys across the globe in the hunt for rare and...

Da decenni l'iconico carré di Hermès si presta per moltissime soluzioni di abbigliamento: è versatile, comodo e utile per ogni occasione, specialmente per l'infinità di colori e le fantasie di stampa che lo contraddistinguono. Neanche a dirlo, la nota griffe sforna per ogni stagione...

Long relegated to the margins of historical research, the history of women in the American South has rightfully gained prominence as a distinguished discipline. A comprehensive and much-needed tribute to southern women’s history, Half Sisters of History brings together the most important work in...

Why do my jeans fit only in the morning? Why am I always guzzling Pepto-Bismol before a big meeting? Could my PMS cramps mean something serious? Here, finally, are the answers to these questions, and hundreds more, about the nagging stomach problems that plague so many women. In this reassuring...