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|  | | Mad Cow Nightmare
Ruth struggles with a mad cow plague, a squatter family of volatile Irish travellers, and murder....
Vermonter Ruth Wilmarth faces her worst nightmare yet in Wright's gloomy fifth mystery (after 2002's Stolen Honey) starring the courageous and resilient amateur sleuth. Not only does the dread disease of the title threaten her small herd of cows and calves but first a few and then a small horde of Irish visitors, relatives of her lover, Colm, descend on her farm. The hate and prejudice that follow the Irish is fueled by one of their number, the abusive Ritchie, who arrives with his sick wife, Nola, to persuade his brother, Darren, to return to his uncle's farm in New York. But it's the threat | |  | | The Great Circus Train Robbery
Who stole 3 red rail cars from Spence's antique circus train? The hair-raising quest takes Zoe and Spencer from a neighbor's murky basement to the Quirkus Circus to help 2 wacky clowns--until one of the clowns disappears!
This sequel to the Agatha winning Pea Soup Poisonings is, according to critic-author Suzy Wizowaty, "a delightful romp through a world of stolen rail cars, terrified circus clowns, quirky neighbors, annoying older brothers, and staunch friends. I couldn't put it down! And the scenes of sneaking into the nasty neighbor's house are positively harrowing..." | |  | | The Pea Soup Poisonings
To get into the Northern Spy Club Zoe must walk a beam over rusted farm machinery, and then solve a crime. Her chance comes when a friend's grandmother expires after eating a bowl of pea soup. Zoe has just 5 days to solve the crime.
This humorous mystery novel, set on an apple orchard in Vermont, won the '06 Agatha Award for Best Children's/YA Novel. Suggested for ages 8-12. By the author of the (adult) Ruth Willmarth series (St. Martin's Press), |
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