April Fool Dead Quotes

“To Live and Die in Dixie, by Kathy Hogan Trocheck. K is the eleventh letter in the alphabet, H the eighth and T the twentieth. The book is set in Atlanta and the brown thrasher is the state bird of Georgia. “Killer Market, by Margaret Maron. Her initials are the thirteenth letter and the cardinal is the state bird of North Carolina. “Mama Stalks the Past, by Nora DeLoach. Her initials are the fourteenth and fourth letters and the Carolina wren is the South Carolina state bird. “Murder Shoots the Bull, by Anne George. Her initials are the first and seventh letters and the yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama. “Angel at Troublesome Creek, by Mignon F. Ballard. Her initials are the thirteenth, sixth and second letters and the cardinal is the state bird of North Carolina.”
― Carolyn G. Hart, April Fool Dead

“Answer: The Franchise Affair, by Josephine Tey. “Book 7—A middle-aged spinster takes a house in the country for the summer, a man is shot to death in the clubroom, and her niece and nephew seem to know more than they admit. Answer: The Circular Staircase, by Mary Roberts Rinehart. “Book 8—Three children try to solve a neighborhood murder while their mystery writer mom races to meet a deadline. Answer: Home Sweet Homicide, by Craig Rice. “Book 9—Can the new mistress of Manderly ever escape the shadow of her husband’s first wife? Answer: Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier.” Max moved out from behind the coffee bar, reached up to grip Emma’s elbow.”
― Carolyn G. Hart, April Fool Dead

“as B. J. Oliphant’s Shirley McClintock.”
― Carolyn G. Hart, April Fool Dead

“as Just Desserts. You know that’s the first in the Mary Daheim series and”
― Carolyn G. Hart, April Fool Dead

“gardening mysteries: The Grub-and-Stakers Move a Mountain, by Alisa Craig; The Spider-Orchid, by Celia Fremlin (definitely a collectible); The Murder of My Aunt, by Richard Hull; Death of a Garden Pest, by Ann Ripley; and Suddenly, While Gardening, by Elizabeth Lemarchand.”
― Carolyn G. Hart, April Fool Dead