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A Lindy Haggerty Mystery #5
Kensington Books
October 2004 paperback
ISBN 0-7582-0127-3
October 2003 hard cover
ISBN 0-7582-0126-5
This Christmas, former dancer Lindy Haggerty
leaves her toe shoes behind to hit the glitzy
International Ballroom Competition in Atlantic
City, where it takes two to tango-but only one
to kill...
Lindy and company barely have time to unpack
before the backbiting begins. Dawn Gilpatrick,
owner of a famous dance studio, clues Lindy in
to the politics and gossip behind the scenes.
Seems a rival studio owned by her ex-husband/
dance partner is trying to steal one of Dawn's
top teachers, resulting in a lawsuit for breach
of contract by Dawn. If that's not enough, her
top couple-Shane Corbett and Katya Andrejewsky-are
about to break up, courtesy of Shane, and
unbeknownst to Katya.
Lindy's head is spinning more than the
dancers are. Scandals and catfights are
threatening to upstage the competition. Shane
and Katya's sudden disappearance is the last
straw for Dawn-professionally and financially.
And just when things couldn't possibly get any
worse, a body is discovered, washed up under the
boardwalk.
Now, it's up to Lindy to take the lead in
solving a Christmas mystery…before anyone else
dances with death. |
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A Lindy Haggerty Mystery #4
Kensington Books
September 2003 paperback
ISBN 0-7582-0125-7
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September 2002 hard cover
ISBN 0-7582-01249
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Former dancer Lindy Haggerty
has pirouetted her way through a few cases of
murder and mayhem. Now, she’s about to tackle
the performance of a lifetime, as the director
of an amateur production in a small-town
Halloween carnival that’s turning into a real
dance of death…
At first, the Mischief Night Marathon seems
like a good idea to Lindy. It promises to be an
old-fashioned Halloween celebration, complete
with bonfire, ghost stories, a Haunted Hay Ride,
plenty of woods and dilapidated buildings for
atmosphere, and a theatrical revue, directed by
Lindy herself. And it’s a chance to raise money
for a teen center to be housed at the historic
VanCleef Farm site where the fair will be held.
But instead of being a festive good time,
Mischief Night is living up to its name, turning
into a nightmare of flaring egos and outright
hostility among the planners and participants.
And then the pranks begin…
Initially they seem harmless, if
annoying—just a series of bizarre practical
jokes marked by the same calling card: a
chilling limerick, based on the Seven Deadly
Sins in Edmund Spencer’s, The Fairie Queen.
Someone seems to know a lot about Lindy’s
friends and neighbors, from their envy
and gluttony, to their idleness
and avarice. But what begins as misguided
fun soon turns deadly when the body of sexy
dilettante, Derrick Justin, is found hanging
from a rigged platform with a single word—lechery—pinned
to his shirt.
With the night’s ghoulish festivities
becoming all-too-frighteningly real, it’s up to
Lindy to discover who has a vested interest in
ruining Mischief Night forever. Is it Melanie
Grant, the acerbic drama teacher? Town scion
Howard Porter, or his spoiled, tantrum-throwing
daughter, Fallon? Could it be high school
senior, Bryan Morrison, President of the Teen
Council, whose disdain for the “weirdos” in the
drama club is well-documented? And what about
Adam Crabtree, a reclusive hermit and last
remaining descendant of the VanCleef family, the
only man who could still stake a claim on the
land? As the night builds towards its
unpredictable crescendo, Lindy has good reason
to find a killer with more tricks than treats in
store…because an eighth sin has been created
just for Lindy…a sin more deadly than all the
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A Lindy Haggerty Mystery #3
Kensington Books
August 2002 paperback
ISBN 1-57566-730-4
August 2001 hardcover
ISBN 1-57566-674-X
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Former dancer Lindy Haggerty
is a few pounds over her “fighting weight” for a
pas de deux, but she's just the right
size to take the stage for solving crimes. Now,
as rehearsal director during a summer
performance, she's en pointe and in
trouble when a young dancer mysteriously meets a
less-than-graceful end...
When she's invited to teach at the elegant
Easton Arts Retreat 50th anniversary
celebration, Lindy Haggerty happily accepts.
After all, this prestigious institution is set
in bucolic upstate New York in a gigantic
mansion and is practically synonymous with
summer dance. But instead of guiding her
talented and quirky dancers to new heights,
Lindy finds herself mired in betrayal, twisted
desires—and a brutal death.
The body of Larry Cleveland, a rebellious
scholarship student who had few friends and a
lot of rough edges, is found at the bottom of a
nearby cliff. The evidence points to a simple
accident. But the local sheriff, who has an ax
to grind, wants to use the mishap to blacken the
reputation of the Retreat and open the door to
big-city developers. As the sheriff digs for
incriminating evidence, another student goes
missing and a “suicide” that's really another
murder attempt almost succeeds.
It's up to Lindy to find out what's really
going on and who would have wanted Larry dead.
Robert Stokes, the counselor in charge?
Sophisticated Ellis, Margeurite's brother? Dr.
Van Zandt, the surly archaeologist working on a
nearby dig? Or Conover, a rich student with a
haunted look...and a good reason to be afraid?
With a ruthless killer closing in, Lindy takes
the first position in the art of detecting: do
whatever it takes to stay alive. |
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A Lindy Haggerty Mystery #2
Kensington Books
August 2001 paperback
ISBN 1-57566-676-6
August 2000 hard cover
ISBN 1-57566-627-8
It sounds like a dream gig for a tired,
holiday-starved rehearsal director like Lindy--a
ten-day tropical cruise where several fine arts
companies mingle with super-rich patrons. All
Lindy has to do is stage a performance, then
meet and greet with some of the biggest names in
the arts--stars from the worlds of
rock-and-roll, opera, dance, even Las Vegas
cabaret. But the party's over when Lindy
discovers that one of the guest's hidden talents
might include a flair for murder.
The curtain rises on the body of one Enoch
Grayson, the most feared and despised music
critic ever to wield a poison pen. What secret
was he about to expose that could have someone
resort to cold-blooded murder? That's Lindy's
cue to uncover who's moonlighting in the deadly
arts.
Of course, every great first act deserves a
second. After a brief intermission, another
murder leads Lindy to a startling conclusion
about the lies and secrets that hide behind some
of the world's most dazzling smiles. Finding a
killer among such seasoned performers will take
some pretty fancy footwork. But there's a very
dangerous star in the house--one who knows all
of Lindy's moves, and is set on staying one step
ahead of her . . . |
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A Lindy Haggerty Mystery #1
Kensington Books
August 2000 paperback
ISBN 1-57566-590-5
October 1999 hard cover
ISBN 1-57555-458-5
Helping a friend out with a
favor, Lindy Haggerty agrees to put her dance
shoes back on to rescue a troubled show. But
Lindy has no idea just how doomed the production
is until the backstage tantrums, demands, and
threats turn a simple pas de deux into a rather
scandalous pas de mort…
When the past-her-prime diva, Carlotta Devine
is found dead from an apparent blow to her head
in her dressing room, no one is surprised. Less
proficient at grands plies than grand entrances,
Carlotta was every dancer, director, and stage
manager´s worst nightmare. While Carlotta´s last
dramatic gesture may be getting raves from her
troupe, Lindy´s not so taken with cold-blooded
murder. But sorting out a theater full of
suspects, each with their own just cause, will
be harder than getting Martha Graham back on the
boards. And as Lindy dances closer to the truth,
she makes a startling discovery: Carlotta´s
murder was a mere dress rehearsal for something
deadlier to come. A shadowy killer has scheduled
a final curtain call—and Lindy is taking center
stage. |
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Murder
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