Harlequin Worldwide Mystery Titles for October 2009

eHarlequin.com has announced the October 2009 titles for their Worldwide imprint, your partner in crime. Amateur sleuths, traditional cozies, police procedurals and private-eye fiction, written by award-winning authors. To purchase any of the books below, click on the book title or the book cover. (Previous months titles can be found on the backlist page.)

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The Rosary Bride by Luisa Buehler
A Grace Marsden Mystery (1st in series)

Ghostly sightings of a lady in white roaming the chapel of Regina College have persisted for more than half a century. Grace Marsden, working on the school's massive library renovation, has always been drawn to the mystery and makes the horrifying discovery of bones buried in the rubble. Is there a connection between the skeleton and the specter in the alcoves? Or, more shockingly, to skeletons in Grace's own family closet?

Soon, it's dangerously clear that someone is determined to stop the dead woman from giving up her secrets. And that someone thinks Grace, now digging up old records and tracking down a nun who may hold the crucial piece of the puzzle, would be better off in a grave of her own…than unearthing a fifty-year-old legacy of violence and death.

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A Dangerous Woman by Debra Lee
Fay Cunningham (1st in series)

Fay Cunningham, publisher of a small-town Pennsylvania newspaper, is having a well-deserved midlife crisis. Both nicotine- and calorie-deprived, she stays busy delivering the paper she publishes in order to get closer to her customer base, craving inspiration, a smoke and a cheeseburger. But she discovers something odd going on behind the closed doors of her trusted friend Joe Wise. Like, where is he and who is the mysterious blonde rudely blocking Fay's entry to his house?

Adding to the puzzle, Fay learns that Joe's brother and biggest rival, Thomas, has just died under strange circumstances. Joe was Fay's professional benefactor and her journalistic instincts kick into overdrive. But first, she has to get past Angel, Joe's hostile and secretive new companion. And when Fay's questions get too personal, a killer makes lethal plans to send Fay into permanent retirement.

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The Fall Hunt by Joanne Clarey
A Hummingbird Falls Mystery with Ellie Hastings (3rd in series)

Fall wraps the tiny mountain village of Hummingbird Falls in a symphony of color and Ellie Hastings is looking forward to spending a cozy winter snowbound in her refurbished cabin. But her plans take a twist when she becomes an eyewitness to a bank robbery that leaves her shell-shocked mind struggling to piece together some critical clues to the identities of the thieves. A month later, the discovery of a dead body under newly fallen snow adds another layer of malice to the mystery. Soon, the first snowstorm of the season unleashes its fury, leaving Ellie struggling to stay alive after she's left for dead, as man-made danger and mother nature collide, turning the mountains into a most treacherous place to become the hunted.

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