Welcome to Lamb’s Bay, a fictional coastal community on the eastern seaboard. It is the hometown of Hilaria Barton-Cheswick, known as Hilly, who is a former PI. She currently runs an Internet-based research service out of her own home but, somehow, she can’t keep away from solving mysteries.
Book 1-Peril at the Point
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When the wife of Hilly’s best friend, Brody, is killed and his special needs daughter abducted, the police have no clues. Brody turns to Hilly to help him out and the hunt is on for the killers and the missing girl. Along the way they unravel a mystery whose roots go back to events in the 1930s.
Book 2: Malice at the Mansion
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When Cyrus Lamb dies, his will leaves everything to his granddaughter – but he and his wife never had children and no one knows who the girl is. Elliot Lamb, a distant relative wants to gain control of the estate and turn it into a condo project. The local historical society would prefer to turn the Lamb mansion into a museum and the grounds into a park. When their president is murdered, the society hires Hilly to help them locate the missing heiress.
Book 3: Criminals at Christmas
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Hilly’s sister, Vesta, is on the run from criminals connected to her current boyfriend, a Cable TV pastor with a murky past who has gone missing. Vesta turns up at Hilly’s in the middle of the night scared and looking for help. Meanwhile, Daisy Unger is being stalked by a former boyfriend who wants something from her. Hilly and Vesta work with the local police to solve a murder, arrest the killers and uncover a drug smuggling ring in time for Lamb’s Bay to have a quiet Christmas.
Book 4: Secrets at the Spa
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A free spa weekend for Hilly and Vesta? What could be more relaxing? Sauna, steam room, hot tub, facials and, oh yes, murder. Hilly and Vesta brainstorm and work with the police to try and discover who the killer is. But when they when they start digging into the past, they find more secrets at the spa than they bargained for.
Book 5: Dancing at Dove Lake
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Hilly believes the murder of two former teachers and the disappearance of her best friend Brody Paxton is tied to what happened at Dove Lake on graduation night years ago. A deranged classmate is seeking revenge. She has to find a way to dance around the killer so that she can rescue Brody and bring the teachers’ killer to justice.
Book 6: Death at Dune Road
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Bones are found buried in Hilly’s yard while her house is undergoing repairs. Who do they belong to? Was it a family member or someone else? What does she really know about the history of her house?
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Book 7: Homicide at the Hotel
There’s a murder at the new Lamb’s Bay Resort Hotel and Zach Mayfair, Hilly’s former partner, is the main suspect. But Zach is missing, and all clues suggest he’s skipped the country. His sister asks Hilly to help the police find Zach and discover the truth behind the killing. She reluctantly agrees. Although he broke her heart, Hill knows Zach is many things, but not a killer. So where is he and what really happened?
Book 8: Late at the Library
A missing art object, rare books and murder — just when Hilly thought life was getting quieter, another mystery arises. An injured art recovery agent is found lying in the doorway of Hilly’s new home. Who is he and why is he seeking the librarian Lila who used to live there? What secrets did she have? When the agent is killed in the library archives, the hunt is on for the murderer as well as the missing artefact.
Book 9: Woes at the Wedding
Hilly fills in for a missing bridesmaid at a fancy wedding on New Year’s Eve. Everything is orchestrated down to last detail. But no one expected a stabbing, an abduction, a ransom demand and the theft of a priceless diamond tiara. Can Hilly help the local police rescue the bride? And if they rescue her, will that be the end of the woes at this wedding? And where’s the tiara?
