Claremary P. Sweeney Knihy

Dr. Morgan Duckworth embarks from her oceanfront estate to begin her nightly run around Narraganset Pier. As she nears Druid’s Circle, an engine revs. Headlights beam from out of the darkness. She is suddenly overcome with a sense of imminent danger. The car passes only to turn and run her down. The driver steps out and bends to deliver a final message. “You deserve to die.” The list of suspects is long and includes Duckworth’s old patients, family, and past friends who have good reason to wish the doctor ill. Detective Kara Langley is called upon to assist the Narraganset Police with the case. A conflict of interest arises when their investigation leads to the arrest of Kara's friend. She must find a way to prove him innocent although the evidence points squarely in his direction. The 5th installment in the South County Mystery Series finds Kara and her friends enjoying the close of the tourist season when beaches, once again, are returned to the locals. This brief respite soon ends with a murder, an arrest, and an impending storm all combining tothreaten the tranquil seaside resorts which have made the Ocean State famous.

"The tranquility of an early Sunday morning abruptly ends for University of Rhode Island master gardener, Miriam Carnavale, when she discovers the body of Professor Paul Waddington in the college's rose garden. His throat is slashed, a RI red rose boutonniere tucked into his tuxedo. South Kingstown Detective Kara Langley soon realizes there are more than enough suspects among the disgruntled graduate students working for the Waddingtons' program. But, investigating further, she finds the unpopular couple has left behind allegations of harrassment and embezzlement at the previous colleges where they worked. Has their past finally caught up with them in the peaceful Kingston village? Paul's pretentious wife, Stephanie, knows more than she's telling, leaving Kara to piece together the clues before the murderer strikes again." -- Amazon.com

Adonis, a carnivorous plant, awakes one morning to find a fly trapped in his digestive juices. The fly pleads to be set free and Adonis spits it out declaring, "I'm swearing off meat!" His mother, Dee, fearing her baby will "wither and wain", enlists the aid of the Koi and plants in the Botanical Center to save the little pitcher plant from starvation. They all have ingenious solutions, especially Aladosha the wise, old toad.

It's springtime in South County, Rhode Island. The last of the winter snow has melted. Villagers are venturing outside after the cold winter months. Gardens are awakening. But this March, along with the feeling of rebirth, comes a sense of foreboding when Gilbert Cheevers overhears a confession one Friday night at St. Bibiana's Church. His eavesdropping could lead to solving the mystery of young Anthony Tucker who went missing on his way home from church school six years ago. Detectives Carl Sullivan and Kara Langley are called upon to revisit the Tucker case when Father John suddenly vanishes along with the church money. The investigation helps connect the people and their ties to both disappearances but in the process it also puts Kara in imminent danger.Meanwhile, on the stage of the Peace Dale Library, the local thespians are rehearsing for their latest play - a murder mystery. Sophia Carnavale has enlisted the help of her family and friends to get the show produced. But a series of unfortunate event cause the cast and crew to question whether they will survive to opening night in this once peaceful little village.

"Late one chill November night, Thea Lorimar arrives by train to a small New England town. Clutching a briefcase in her arms, Thea patiently waits, unaware of her killer lurking in the darkness. Detective Kara Langley is charged with unraveling the clues left behind to discover what brought the victim to this picturesque village of Kingston. Who would have reason to murder this lonely recluse? Langley and her team are determined to find answers and catch the person responsible for this disquieting death in a town once affectionately known as Little Rest."-- Back cover