Peg Herring: 7 books

What happens when a murder victim doesn't understand what happened? In the four volumes of The Dead Detective Mysteries, readers get an intriguing, often humorous answer. Seamus the Dead Detective will discover what you need to know about why you died, who killed you, and what happened after that.

When one of Edward VI's council members is poisoned, Elizabeth fears a plot against her brother the king. Her fears worsen when whispers surface that she herself is responsible. With no one she can turn to at the palace, she asks her old friend Simon Maldon to help her prove that she isn't guilty...

This suspense/mystery has a paranormal element and a plot twist that makes it all the more delightful to visit Chicago's streets in the 1960s. Leo appears to be just another downtown bum, but he and Libby, Memnet, and Roy share a secret that requires constant vigilance. They live off the grid...

Carrie Walsh is a 1960s girl with a job she hates and a tendency to think of herself as unimportant. When she witnesses a murder in Flint, Michigan, Carrie's life takes a new direction. Following the instructions the victim whispered as he lay dying, she goes to meet Jack Porter, a handsome, brooding...

Mercedes' boyfriend/co-adventurer Colm disappears somewhere in Britain. His last call is cryptic; the last mail he sends even more so: copies of papers once owned by Charles Dickens. They have nothing to do with the famous writer, but when his namesake and current owner of the documenets is murdered...

Secretive Men, ancient spies, the location of a huge cache of treasure, and, most amazing of all, secrets concerning England's greatest playwright await readers in SHAKESPEARE'S BLOOD. While vacationing in Britain, Mercedes Maxwell discovers a woman stabbed to death in an old castle. Soon afterward...

Headless corpses found on the streets of London, shock Elizabeth Tudor along with everyone else. When one of her own ladies is murdered, Elizabeth joins with new friend Simon Maldon to find the killer. Henry VIII, upset by the possible implications for further religious troubles, assigns one of his...