Spunky schoolteacher Meg Halloran came to tiny, picturesque Port Silva to begin a new life. The dead body of one of her students - a member of the town's most prominent family - is found and suspicious fingers point to Meg. The strange, religion-obsessed boy had threatened both Meg and her young daughter when she had refused to raise his failing grade. Meg's only ally is the investigating officer, but that doesn't stop the obscene phone calls. Then a second body is found. And as threats on Meg escalate, she must expose the shocking secrets behind Port Silva's genteel facade, before she, too, is a victim of children's games.

Children'S Games

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Janet LaPierre

Mystery

Worldwide Library

A psychological thriller written by the author of "Children's Games". Meg and Vince desire a peaceful holiday where he can recover from a bullet wound. But on a highway in Idaho, people and their plans collide, rebound and regroup in terrifying ways.

Cruel Mother: A Meg Halloran Mystery

In the California coastal town of Port Silva, kidnapping, vandalism, and arson abound as real-estate developers attempt to buy up all of historic Finn Lane. By the author of The Unquiet Grave. Reprint.

Grandmother's House: A Port Silva Mystery

A vacation in the mountains of Idaho turns deadly when two recluses kidnap Meg Halloran and her boyfriend's troubled young niece, forcing the two women to understand each other and unite against their captors

The Cruel Mother

Literature & Fiction

Charles Scribner`s Sons

When Meg Halloran and her daughter visit Meg's old friend, Lauren Cavalier, the anticipated arrival of Lauren's long-lost brother, who vanished ten years earlier, leads to murder

Old Enemies

United States

Private investigators Patience and Verity Mackellar are hired to research the background of a dead antiwar protester but find that he has none. Their efforts, however, uncover old secrets, cover-ups, and crimes lurking in the past.

Family Business (Port Silva Mysteries, No. 9)

Arts & Photography

Daniel & Daniel Publishers

Rosemary Mendes, looking for a new life after her husband's death, believes she has found a refuge in California's remote Trinity Alps. She's not looking for Eden, just a place where she can live alone and not bother or be bothered by anyone. Contrary to her intentions, she is drawn into the life of the small community. And she has a growing sense of identification with another newcomer whom she never met, a young woman found shot dead in the forest, whose dog she adopts. Like Rosemary, the mystery woman came there to live a self-sufficient life but women who don't conform to familial and societal expectations can expect to be bothered...and more. Rosemary's efforts to learn more about "Wandering Girl" (the murdered woman's e-mail alias) prove both successful and dangerous.

RUN A CROOKED MILE

Perseverance Press

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