{"title":"Mary Daheim","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"vi-agra-falls-a-bed-and-breakfast-mystery-paperback","title":"VI Agra Falls: A Bed-And-Breakfast Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTucked away in a cozy cul-de-sac on Heraldsgate Hill, Judith McMonigle Flynn hopes for smooth sailing in her longtime role as an innkeeper. But Judith's skill in dealing with guests is matched only by her knack for coming across corpses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMystery lovers who enjoy madcap mayhem will have no reservations about returning to Hillside Manor in the twenty-fourth Bed-and-Breakfast book from \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Mary Daheim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith's worst nightmare comes true when Vivian Flynn--husband Joe's first wife--moves back into the neighborhood, bringing along her newest spouse, Billy \"Blunder\" Buss, a former minor-league baseball player who is many years younger than his shop-worn bride. Still, the B\u0026amp;B business is going well and the newlyweds don't seem to be causing problems for the Flynns. That seemingly calm summer idyll is broken when Vivian, who has become mysteriously wealthy, announces plans to tear down her own house and the recently vacated bungalow next door so she can build a big, bad condo. Judith, along with the rest of the neighbors in the cul-de-sac, is up in arms, vowing to fight the project to the death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivian's past catches up with her when Frankie Buss comes to town. Billy and Frankie's late father, elderly Oklahoma rancher Potsy Buss, was married to Vivian for nine months before dying and bequeathing her his vast wealth. Frankie Buss intends to stir the pot of gold that Potsy left his widow, and he's trying to cut a deal with Vivian and her most recent mate, Billy. Naturally, where else would Frankie and his wife, Marva Lou, stay but at Hillside Manor?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd naturally, somebody checks out . . . permanently. The \"somebody\" isn't a Buss family member, and turns out to be a \"nobody\" because the body can't be identified. To save the B\u0026amp;B as well as her sanity, Judith must figure out not only who did it, but who it was who was found dead in Vivian's backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTucked away in a cozy cul-de-sac on Heraldsgate Hill, Judith McMonigle Flynn hopes for smooth sailing in her longtime role as an innkeeper. But Judith's skill in dealing with guests is matched only by her knack for coming across corpses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMystery lovers who enjoy madcap mayhem will have no reservations about returning to Hillside Manor in the twenty-fourth Bed-and-Breakfast book from \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Mary Daheim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith's worst nightmare comes true when Vivian Flynn--husband Joe's first wife--moves back into the neighborhood, bringing along her newest spouse, Billy \"Blunder\" Buss, a former minor-league baseball player who is many years younger than his shop-worn bride. Still, the B\u0026amp;B business is going well and the newlyweds don't seem to be causing problems for the Flynns. That seemingly calm summer idyll is broken when Vivian, who has become mysteriously wealthy, announces plans to tear down her own house and the recently vacated bungalow next door so she can build a big, bad condo. Judith, along with the rest of the neighbors in the cul-de-sac, is up in arms, vowing to fight the project to the death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivian's past catches up with her when Frankie Buss comes to town. Billy and Frankie's late father, elderly Oklahoma rancher Potsy Buss, was married to Vivian for nine months before dying and bequeathing her his vast wealth. Frankie Buss intends to stir the pot of gold that Potsy left his widow, and he's trying to cut a deal with Vivian and her most recent mate, Billy. Naturally, where else would Frankie and his wife, Marva Lou, stay but at Hillside Manor?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd naturally, somebody checks out . . . permanently. The \"somebody\" isn't a Buss family member, and turns out to be a \"nobody\" because the body can't be identified. To save the B\u0026amp;B as well as her sanity, Judith must figure out not only who did it, but who it was who was found dead in Vivian's backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438182432991,"sku":"9780061562716","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/x_MS8rk5y49780061562716.webp?v=1790092932"},{"product_id":"the-wurst-is-yet-to-come-mass-market-paperbound","title":"The Wurst Is Yet to Come - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Carolyn Hart, bestselling author of the Death on Demand series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wurst is Yet to Come\u003c\/em\u003e: The wacky title alone tells you that you are once again in the uproarious realm of \"the reigning queen of the cozies\" (\u003cem\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e), the inimitable Mary Daheim! In this, the twenty-seventh glorious installment of Daheim's Bed-and-Breakfast mystery series, harried hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn and her irrepressible Cousin Renie find themselves in Little Bavaria, where the inconvenient discovery of a nonagenarian corpse threatens to put the kibosh on the local Oktoberfest. No one does cozy mystery better than the delightful Daheim--and if you're a fan of Lillian Jackson Braun, Diane Mott Davidson, or Jill Churchill, you'll definitely want to take a big bite out of this mouth-watering \u003cem\u003eWurst\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh, for the love of lederhosen!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the state B\u0026amp;B association threatening to yank her innkeeper's license (simply because an \u003cem\u003eoccasional\u003c\/em\u003e corpse just \u003cem\u003ehappens\u003c\/em\u003e to pop up at her Hillside Manor), Judith McMonigle Flynn wants to get away from it all-- and agrees to man a booth during Oktoberfest in the mountain aerie of Little Bavaria. With cousin Renie in tow, she hopes to win allies, solicit new guests, and keep her inn not only open but prosperous. The last thing she needs is another homicide sullying her reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut even before the beer begins flowing, Judith stumbles over a body--right in the middle of an oompah band and a herd of German polka dancers. Caught between a wurst and a hard place-- vowing this time that she will \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e get involved, despite the entreaties of a local police chief--Judith hits on a brilliant idea. She'll have Renie pose as the sleuth. After all, what could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578660192479,"sku":"9780062089878","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FrUuGS_P7c9780062089878.webp?v=1790405655"},{"product_id":"all-the-pretty-hearses-a-bed-and-breakfast-mystery-paperback","title":"All the Pretty Hearses: A Bed-And-Breakfast Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e Carolyn Hart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCormac McCarthy has nothing on Mary Daheim--whose fabulous Bed-and-Breakfast mysteries win hands down when it comes to outrageous zaniness. In \u003cem\u003eAll the Pretty Hearses\u003c\/em\u003e, Daheim,\"the reigning queen of the cozies\" (\u003cem\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e), embroils Hillside Manor hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn in a lethal case of insurance fraud and mystery meat gone bad, in the twenty-sixth installment of the hilarious, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling cozy mystery series that remains as fresh and funny as the very first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's no \"fun\" in \"fund-raiser\" for Judith McMonigle Flynn when she donates an overnight stay at Hillside Manor for the parish school's annual auction and the winning bid goes to the persnickety Paine family. Then her husband Joe's latest surveillance job ends abruptly when an insurance fraud suspect is blown away. Unfortunately the gun belongs to Joe, who finds himself in a jail cell while Judith tries to find what's left of her mind--and the real killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Joe's dilemma and the unbearable Paines aren't Judith's only problems. Her cantankerous mother, Gertrude, has agreed to let a wealthy parishioner stable a horse in her tool-shed apartment; Cousin Renie is trying to force-feed her loathsome Shrimp Dump recipe to the parish cookbook fund-raising committee; and neighbor Arlene Rankers wants to know why some parish school kids, including her grandson, are sick after the weekly hamburger lunch. What else could possibly go wrong? 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Her cantankerous mother, Gertrude, has agreed to let a wealthy parishioner stable a horse in her tool-shed apartment; Cousin Renie is trying to force-feed her loathsome Shrimp Dump recipe to the parish cookbook fund-raising committee; and neighbor Arlene Rankers wants to know why some parish school kids, including her grandson, are sick after the weekly hamburger lunch. What else could possibly go wrong? 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Unfortunately, the fabulous pre-launch party is as far out to sea as the passengers are likely to get, after the body of their VIP host, Magglio Cruz, is discovered stuffed in the piano and the cruise is cancelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly free to gad about San Francisco with their marooned shipmates -- at least one of whom is possibly homicidal -- the cousins decide to join glamorous, martini-quaffing Rick and Rhoda St. George and their wheezy white pooch, Asthma, for a bit of amateur sleuthing. But the route to Magglio's murderer may not be such smooth sailing. And if Judith, Renie, and the St. Georges aren't careful, they may all end up leaving their hearts in San Francisco . . . and the rest of their mortal remains as well!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB\u0026amp;B hostess Judith McMonigle Flynn and her closer-than-a-sibling cousin Renie would be crazy to turn down a free, 1930s-themed South Pacific islands cruise aboard the magnificent San Rafael, the pride of the Cruz Cruises fleet. 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