Bøger af Agnes Makoczy

"There's been another murder" yells the newsboy as he agitates a copy of the Daily News above his head.Henrietta Jones is tired of being afraid. One by one, women with red hair are vanishing in the small town of Ember only to be found dead in an isolated Hunting Lodge at the back of the local park. Then, one cold snowy night, a stranger appears on Henrietta's doorstep, looking for a room to rent. Torn between suspicion, fear, and a desperate need for money, Henrietta welcomes the stranger into her home. But as the body count in the park rises, she watches the strange man living upstairs with eagle eyes, worried that there might be a killer among them. Because Henrietta, like all the dead women, has red hair.As she impatiently waits for the police to carry out their investigations, Henrietta realizes that danger could be closer than she thought. Her husband, her neighbor, and others around her carry long-submerged secrets that could be putting her in danger. Fearing for her life, she takes matters into her own hands, not realizing that by doing so, she has become marked for death.

An empty stretch of swampy river, and a silent and merciless death.Margo Fontaine, Private Detective, steps into the crowded ballroom and admires the beautiful Half Moon Bay crowd that has been invited to the opening of Vinnie Chauvin's new Art Gallery. As the champagne flows freely and a violent thunderstorm bears down on the party, the bleeding corpse of the host is discovered out on the balcony, soaking under the pouring rain.With Sheriff Sam Stark missing, and the murderer on the loose, Margo has no choice but to take matters into her own hands to discover whodunit and why.Before long, Margo finds herself chasing clues all over the pretty seaside town. Vinnie Chauvin, the victim, wasn't an honest man, nor was he an honest art dealer. As she slowly uncovers his dubious past, she realizes that the truth about his murder lies far away in the forest lands, deep in the heart of Louisiana, where a treasure-trove of Native American artifacts is fiercely protected by one brave woman who's willing to die to keep its location secret.But when Margo joins an expedition to escort the young woman through the wilds of the Louisiana swamplands to safety, she is confronted by a new menace. Not only is the murderer following them, hidden by the deepest wilderness, but a silent killer slithers in their wake: an ancient and enormous alligator, with a hunger for human flesh. Now it has become a matter of who will get to her first, the invisible killer, or the enormous alligator, who will never stop stalking them, until one of them becomes its next prey.Follow Margo Fontaine and her cats in her Murder Mystery Series in the land of swamps, alligators, haunted hotels, and plantation homes, where well-kept secrets and the stories of old Southern families will conspire to keep you reading into the night.★ Book 1: The Burning Fire Of Greed★ Book 2: The Vanishing Bloodstain★ Book 3: The Black Rose Returns★ Book 4: The Golden Gift Of Silence★ Book 5: Alligator Hunt

A séance, a bloody knife, and a body buried under the gardenias. The Golden Gift Of Silence finds Margo Fontaine-daughter of legendary Opera singer Nicola Fontaine-settled comfortably into her South Louisiana home of Half Moon Bay with her two cats, Ice and Fenway. Nothing ever happens in the sleepy, pleasant seaside town. So, when an old man is discovered murdered on an empty stretch of beach, Sheriff Sam Stark, Margo Fontaine, and all their friends, team together to find out what happened to him. Before long, another dead body is found in an abandoned church out in swamp land. It's impossible to believe that the two deaths are connected, and yet, both victims have been murdered with the same exotic knife. Now, Margo is forced to take a closer look at the people around her. Because a long-lost treasure is waiting to be discovered, and a deadly race is on to decipher the clues that will lead to it. When a famous medium appears in town and organizes a seance, long buried Half Moon Bay old-family secrets surface. Margo is faced with a past that she's worked hard to forget. And the others at the event see with growing panic that the medium is laying their deepest secrets bare. It turns out that the woman is too talented for her own good. How much does she know? How much will she tell? But most importantly, is the murderer among the guests at the seance? Because before the medium says too much, he or she might be forced to kill again.Follow Margo Fontaine and her cats in her Murder Mystery Series in the land of swamps, alligators, haunted hotels and plantation homes, where well-kept secrets and the stories of old Southern families will conspire to keep you reading into the night.★ Book 1: The Burning Fire of Greed★ Book 2: The Vanishing Bloodstain★ Book 3: The Black Rose Returns★ Book 4: The Golden Gift Of Silence★ Book 5: Alligator Hunt

A Margo Fontaine MysteryWelcome to Lafayette, Louisiana. The azaleas are blooming, the weather is mild, and murder is plentiful. A loving family congregates in a stately old plantation home to celebrate the 80th birthday of matriarch Carolyn Bingham-Breaux. Soon it becomes obvious that there is an undercurrent of greed and resentment that has brought friends and family together, because Carolyn Bingham-Breaux is a very wealthy woman, and without natural heirs, it's only expected that her estate will be distributed among the loved ones present.When Father Armand-guest at the celebration-sees all the tension and the bickering among the guests, he realizes that someone might want to off his old friend the birthday girl, all in the name of earthly rewards. Hoping that there's still time to save her, he enlists the help of private investigator Margo Fontaine, who soon arrives in town together with her clever cats, Ice and Fenway, to find out whodunit, and why. Before the candles have been blown out on the birthday cake, everyone will discover that you're never too old to die!Follow Margo Fontaine and her cats in her Murder Mystery Series in the land of swamps, alligators, haunted hotels, and plantation homes, where well-kept secrets, and the stories of old Southern families, will conspire to keep you reading into the night.★Book 1: The Burning Fire of Greed★Book 2: The Vanishing Bloodstain★Book 3: The Black Rose Returns★Book 4: The Golden Gift Of Silence★Book 5: Alligator Hunt

Death stalks Palmetto Bay!Welcome to the tranquil seaside town of Palmetto Bay. The violent storm that forced Margo Fontaine--Private Investigator--to seek shelter in its only hotel has abated. The sun's out again, and the birds are chirping, and Margo is ready to hit the road again. But all's not well in Palmetto Bay. An enormous live oak tree has fallen on the road, cutting off the only way out of town, and Margo is trapped. Meantime, the gruesome remnants of an ancient shipwreck have been coughed up by the angry sea, throwing the locals into a treasure-hunting frenzy. Close to the rotting ship, a young woman dressed in a soaking wet Edwardian nightgown lies in a dead faint on the sand, algae entangled in her long wavy hair, and bleeding scrapes on the bottom of her feet. One of the locals swears she came walking out of the sea.Soon the inhabitants begin dying one after the other, and Margo decides to take matters into her own hands, because somebody has to. With the unexpected help of Pepper Paws, a local feline, she sets out to discover whodunit, or else she fears she too will soon be dead. Follow Margo Fontaine and her cats in her Murder Mystery Series in the land of swamps, alligators, haunted hotels and plantation homes, where well-kept secrets and the stories of old Southern families will conspire to keep you reading into the night.Book 1: The Burning Fire of GreedBook 2: The Vanishing BloodstainBook 3: The Black Rose ReturnsBook 4: The Golden Gift of SilenceBook 5: Alligator Hunt

A Margo Fontaine Murder Mystery The Burning Fire of Greed introduces young Margo Fontaine-daughter of legendary Opera singer Nicola Fontaine-who comes to South Louisiana to Half Moon Bay to meet her aging relatives for the very first time. In spite of all the apparent friendliness and cheer, Margo soon discovers that the sleepy, pleasant seaside town is not what it appears to be. Nor is her family. Within the walls of the decaying mansion where she's staying, greed and desire fester around her. Before long, accidents seem to multiply. But when the dead bodies start piling up around her, Margo is forced to take a closer look at her loved ones, because someone is stalking her and wants her dead. Long buried family secrets and too much money to be inherited make her realize that she's not as safe in Half Moon Bay as she had first thought. When a devastating fire destroys the old home and a number of people she'd been fond of are found among the dying embers, she realizes that it's time to take matters into her own hands, because the police is convinced she's seeing conspiracies where there are none. Now it's up to Margo and her clever cats Ice and Fenway to find out whodunit-and soon-before she too becomes the prey. Follow Margo Fontaine and her cats in her Murder Mystery Series in the land of swamps, alligators, haunted hotels and plantation homes, where well-kept secrets and the stories of old Southern families will conspire to keep you reading into the night.Book 1: The Burning Fire of GreedBook 2: The Vanishing BloodstainBook 3: The Black Rose ReturnsBook 4: The Golden Gift Of SilenceBook 5: Alligator Hunt