At the age of sixteen, Laurel witnessed a crime leaving her with many unanswered questions about her family. Fast-forward fifty years, and Laurel is a successful actress, dealing with the failing health of her ninety year old mother, Dorothy. The family gathers at their childhood country...

The Portsmouth Public Library is hosting a mystery themed event. You will role-play your way as a detective to solve a mystery. You’ll have the opportunity to question characters from popular children’s titles, and search the library for hidden clues about the events that...

This book follows the life of Carlos ‘Carl’ Webster, a small town boy who grew up to be a famous US Marshal. It starts off with a young Carl growing up on a pecan farm in Oklahoma, during Prohibition and the Great Depression, and how his encounter with a criminal changed his life....

Nick’s wife Amy has disappeared and all the evidence begins to point to Nick. The characters develop and the story unfolds. The story is of a marriage falling apart and the two flawed, unhappy people whose mistakes and decisions only compound a tense situation. Nick’s guilt seems...

Postmortem is the first book in a long running series about Kay Scarpetta, a chief medical officer in Richmond, Virginia. Postmortem involves a serial killer who the police cannot fig- ure out. The killer chooses female victims but there is noth- ing else in common between the victims. I...

Set during the Second World War (written in 1945), this mystery involves murder, arson, shootings and a cast of characters who are not well distinguished. The narrative starts with Carol Spencer, who is part of a wealthy family, and is traveling to Maine in order to prepare the family’s...

Gregg Hurwitz keeps you guessing until the very end in this mystery about a construction worker named Mike Wingate. Mike was abandoned as a child and grows up in foster homes. He overcomes his past and has a wonderful life until a stranger turns his life upside down. With the message...