Best Selling Books by Carolyn G. Hart

Bailey Ruth loves to return to earth as an emissary from Heaven''s Department of Good Intentions. But she''s a bit of a loose cannon and not high on the go-to list for assignments. So she''s surprised to find herself in Adelaide, Oklahoma, just in time to save Nick Magruder from a bullet. But after materializing to reassure him, she can''t go back. It turns out she''s been tricked by Nick''s late aunt into helping snare the person who wants him dead.

A collection of stories from the author.

"Carolyn Hart--New York Times bestselling author of Ghost to the Rescue--returns with a new Bailey Ruth Ghost Novel in which one woman shatters the glass ceiling...with a little help from beyond. Bailey Ruth Raeburn''s latest mission is to guide the happy-go-lucky spirit of a deceased young man named Jimmy to the next life. But Jimmy is determined to watch over his still-living girlfriend Megan, whom he wants to be happy even without him--which is easier said than done. As if being haunted by her late boyfriend wasn''t enough, Megan is dealing with an arrogant, manipulative senior partner who threatens to fire Megan''s vulnerable secretary if Megan accepts a partnership at another law firm. She''s in an impossible bind. Since Jimmy refuses to move on while Megan is being blackmailed, Bailey Ruth agrees to help him. But after the partner turns up dead and Megan is found at the crime scene, Bailey Ruth and Jimmy have to find a way to uncover a killer before the love of Jimmy''s life is ordered to spend a lifetime behind bars.."--

A collection of short stories, most sharing a common theme - relationships gone awry and women sleuths who want to know why.

Mystery bookstore owner Annie Darling prefers fictional crime to the real thing. But in one tragic week, two acts of violence shake Broward''s Rock. First, a beloved doctor is found dead, seemingly by his own hand. Days later, a local sculptor''s wife is found bludgeoned to death by his mallet. Then the doctor''s sister turns to Annie for help when she finds a cryptic sketch linking him with the murdered woman. Did someone want them both out of the picture?

Bestselling author Hart continues to dazzle mystery fans with an all new Dead on Demand Mystery. Anne Darling must tread carefully, because a killer is on the loose and works well in the foggy days of winter.

A woman able to understand the thoughts of cats becomes an unwitting investigator when her sister''s co-worker is murdered and the only witness was her beloved feline, in this new novel from the author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Letter from Home. (mystery & detective).

Carolyn G. Hart, Agatha Award-winning author of over nine critically acclaimed mystery novels, hosts an urbane gathering of today''s A-list of mystery writers in this all-new collection. Superbly toasting Agatha Christie, the world''s most beloved crime writer, this book presents traditional mystery stories at their wicked, magnificent best.

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorMurder hits close to home for Death on Demand bookstore owner Annie Darling and her beloved husband, Max. While investigating a new case, Max calls Annie to let her know he may be late getting home. But he never shows up, and Annie knows something dreadful has happened to him. During the search for Max, his car is found on a remote road - with a murder weapon in the trunk and a beautiful but very dead young woman nearby.

A young American girl stranded in Paris when the Germans arrive in 1940, Linda Rossiter joins the French Resistance and falls in love with a wounded R.A.F. pilot she meets through the underground

Bailey Ruth''s supervisor, Wiggins, is worried about a dear old friend. The ghost of elegant Lorraine Marlow haunts Adelaide''s college library. Known as the Lady of the Roses, she plays matchmaker, using the fragrant flowers to pair up students. But someone''s making mischief after hours, leaving roses strewn about the library, destroying a gargoyle, and stealing a valuable book. Concerned with Lorraine''s reputation among the living, Wiggins dispatches the irrepressible redhead Bailey Ruth to investigate. Soon after her arrival, trouble begins to stack up. A campus security guard is shot by an intruder, and Bailey Ruth uncovers a catalog of evidence blaming a student for the crimes. As a ghost, she may not be all there, but even Bailey Ruth can decipher that something isn''t adding up. So with police preparing to make an arrest, the spirited detective must race against the clock to find the real culprit, because when justice is overdue, it takes more than death to stop Bailey Ruth Raeburn.

When a determined heir moves to block a wealthy woman''s attempt to include her newly discovered grandson in her will, it is up to well-intentioned ghost Bailey Ruth Raeburn to protect a little boy, foil a murderer, and save Christmas.

"Egyptologist Sheila Ramsay develops a newfound interest in MesoAmerican affairs after meeting an outspoken--and attractive--Mexico City curator, a harsh critic of museums that deal in stolen art. And her own museum gives her the perfect opportunity to see him again: a valuable Aztec manuscript needs to be returned to its rightful owners, the wealthy Ortega family. But things don''t go as planned for Sheila south of the border. An anonymous note threatens her with death if she remains in Mexico City. The curator she longed to see treats her with contempt. And the Ortegas are as mysterious as they are charming. What Sheila has stumbled into is much bigger--and more deadly--than she ever dreamed. And amid the splendor of Mexico''s ancient ruins and treacherous hillsides, Sheila will realize that there''s no one she can trust ..."--Page 4 of cover.

Refusing to believe that a local death was a suicide, mystery bookstore owner Annie Darling investigates a series of clues including a hidden towel, a lack of fingerprints on a crystal mug, and a lovers'' tryst.

A chaperoned tour of Europe proves an entrance to danger for a fifteen-year-old girl as she becomes involved in a kidnapping and an espionage plot.