Central Skagit Library District

Newly arrived in a small Washington town, publisher-editor Emma Lord must solve the murder of Mark Doukas, the grandson of rich, old Neeny Doukas, whose only other grandchild is the prime suspect

The discovery of the dismembered bodies of two women in an Alpine lake leads Emma Lord, the editor of the local newspaper, and her assistant, to investigate--an endeavor that puts Emma in the company of pranksters, peepers, and thieves

Intelligence agent River Cartwright, after being banished from high-profile work for incompetence, suspects a prominent British journalist with ties to an extremist party of being behind the kidnapping of a Muslim teenager.

The Alden children have an adventure as they journey along with the Little North Railroad in two cabooses rented for the summer by their grandfather. A children's tale of adventure and excitement recounting the exploits of the Alden family's summer trip in cabooses

When the umpire at the baseball game fundraiser is accused of stealing a collection of autographed baseballs, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose try to prove his innocence.

Mr. Canis, dear friend and protector of the Grimm family, is placed on trial for past crimes. Considering that he's really the Big Bad Wolf, he has a lot to answer for. It's up to Sabrina and Daphne to find evidence to save Canis--and their investigation may reveal more than they hoped.

The brilliant and eccentric detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin investigate three baffling cases of murder

A Black marketeer brings Nero Wolfe a case of blackmail, a politician receives a death threat, and a man plots the downfall of his murderer

Nero Wolfe refuses to accept a case concerning a girl accused of stealing diamonds, until he learns she claims to be his daughter

Responding to an old friends's call, Commander Adam Dalgliesh travels to Toynton Grange, a convalescence home in Dorset, where he finds his friend dead and, himself weakened by a recent illness, encounters a multiple murder and melicious intrigue