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An accomplished master of mystery, Carolyn Hart is the author of nineteen Death on Demand novels and the creator of the highly praised Henrie O series. She has won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, and received the Lifetime Achievement award from Malice Domestic. Her first Bailey... read more
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Summary edit
Annie and Max Darling are back for another adventure in Broward’s Rock, South Carolina. Max, owner of Confidential Commissions, a business specializing in solving delicate problems, and wife Annie, owner of the Death on Demand Bookstore, often work together on cases. This time there have been... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Annie Laurance Darling: Owner of the Death on Demand book store and amateur sleuth who is married to Max, and ex-lawyer who now works as an amateur type private investigator.
- Jean Hughes: Main suspect for the crimes committed in the novel. She runs a recreational center for youth.
- Max Darling: Annie's husband who investigates the crime.
- Billy Cameron: Police chief on Broward's Rock. He is friends with Annie and Max.
- Darren Dubois: A young man who was shot because the murderer thought Darren would incriminate him or her.
- Tim Talbot: Step son to the man who was murdered. Tim hated his step-father and worried that he would be suspected of the murder.
- Emma Clyde: One of the amateur sleuths who tried to help discover the perpetrator of the murder.
- Larry Gilbert: A man who had been financially hurt because of a ruse perpetrated by Booth Wagner.
- Rachel: Young girl who was a friend of Annie and Tim
- Click Silvester: young man who was killed before Booth Wagner
- Ellen Wagner: Booth's first wife and mother of Meredith. She was an alcoholic.
- Henny Brawley: A friend of Annie's who was tried to help discover who killed Booth Wagner.
- Marian: A reporter for the newspaper
- Neva Wagner: Wife of Boone Wagner who was in love with another man and wanted to divorce him.
- Ingrid: Add a description of this character.
- Laurel
- Hubert
- Meredith Wagner: Boone Wagner's daughter who stole money from him to give to her mother, Ellen.
- Frank Saulter
- Agatha
- Van Shelton: Man with whom Neva Wagner was in love.
- Rosalind Parker: Jean's assistant at the youth center
- Harrison
- Mavis
- Pauline Prentice
- Freddy
- Master Tim
- Lou Pirelli: one of the policemen
- Giselle: Jean's invalid sister who was dying
- Willie
- Rufus
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Tim Talbot dropped his backpack.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 16
Series & Lists edit
This is book 20 of 22 in Death on Demand. (standard series)
Preceded by Dare to Die, and followed by Dead by Midnight.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carolyn Hart (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0061453099
Page Count: 288
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0061453099
Page Count: 288
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Carolyn Hart: Author's website
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