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The Cruellest Month    by Hazel Holt
Price: $5.95 USD. 56040 words. Published by Coffeetown Press  on June 21, 2010. .

When Sheila Malory's godson finds Ms. Richmond, a librarian in Oxford’s New Bodleian library, crushed under collapsed bookshelves, Mrs. Malory probes the victim’s past in search of answers. Could Gwen, who had many enemies, have been murdered for blackmail? Holt's civilized and tantalizing mystery explores both modern Oxford and rural wartime England. Book 2 in Holt’s Mrs. Malory series.
The Shortest Journey    by Hazel Holt
Price: $5.95 USD. 52910 words. Published by Coffeetown Press  on June 23, 2010. .

Mrs. Malory returns to investigate a rich widow's disappearance after her daughter pressures her mother to sign over a large inheritance. There are many surprises as the dauntless sleuth delves beneath the peaceful surface of village life. Book 3 of Holt's Mrs. Malory mysteries.
Mrs. Malory and the Festival Murder    by Hazel Holt
Price: $5.95 USD. 51990 words. Published by Coffeetown Press  on June 29, 2010. .

Mrs. Malory visits the Taviscombe Festival, which has been appropriated by Adrian Palgrave, a writer of little renown. Palgrave, literary executor for Lawrence Meredith, a leading literary figure of the 20s and 30s, is found beaten to death, and suspects abound. Two other deaths and an attempt to destroy Meredith’s papers lead Sheila to search for long-held secrets that bred fatal consequences.
British Movie Entertainments on VHS and DVD    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 99400 words. Published on February 16, 2011. .

British DVD suppliers have now released around 700 classic films. This book details some of Britain’s best. Over 400 movies in all are described in either minute detail or in summary form. And the quality (or lack of same) in the DVD transfer is fearlessly indicated. The author's emphasis is on movies made before 1970, especially those featuring popular stars as Stewart Granger, James Mason.
A Rose Before Dying    by Amy Corwin
Price: $3.99 USD. 74370 words. Published on June 9, 2011. .

In the early years of the 19th century, an elusive killer stalks the streets, warning intended victims by a gift of a simple rose. When Charles Vance's uncle is accused, he's determinded to prove him innocent and catch the killer, no matter the cost.
Sherlock Holmes Investigates. The Case of Lady Chatterley's Voodoo Dolls    by Philip van Wulven
Price: $0.99 USD. 11020 words. Published on September 3, 2011. .

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a theft, and discover a conspiracy that threatens the British Empire and the person of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Two Claresby Village Mysteries    by Daphne Coleridge
Price: $0.99 USD. 14350 words. Published on October 1, 2011. .

“The Coach House Mystery” and “A Curious Legacy" – two English mystery stories set in Claresby.
Choked Off    by Andrea Frazer
Price: $2.49 USD. 65950 words. Published on October 26, 2011. .

The village of Stoney Cross thought it was hosting an arts' festival. It was, in fact, hosting the only radio broadcast in living memory, of an execution. DI Harry Falconer and Acting DS 'Davey' Carmichael are sent in to sort out the resultant mess and bring the executioner to justice.
Sherlock Holmes Investigates. The Free Trade Consortium.    by Philip van Wulven
Price: $0.99 USD. 12810 words. Published on January 7, 2012. .

in this 12,000 word novelette Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a gang of smugglers. They face danger and deplorable conditions in pursuit of those who flout the law and Her Majesty's Revenue Department.
Sherlock Holmes Investigates. The Lascar's Fate.    by Philip van Wulven
Price: $0.99 USD. 14210 words. Published on January 10, 2012. .

In this 14,000 word novelette Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson pursue the criminal mastermind, Ravendra, to great heights, and an aerial battle brings the adventure to a climax.