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Praise for Murder in Lascaux,
the first Nora Barnes and Toby Sandler Mystery
This densely written and marvelously detailed excursion through the Dordogne will leave you dreaming of castles, chateaus, and caves.
Library Journal(Starred Review)
A whodunit that nicely balances a breezily light travelogue with urgency and suspense. Readers will hope this is the first of a series.
Publishers Weekly
With a colorful mlange of art, French history, food, and a surprising perp, this tale will keep readers entertained (and entice them to visit southwestern France).
Booklist
Crisply written.... If you like a murder mystery you can get your teeth into, give this one a try.
Mystery Scene Magazine
A strong first mystery that tells a traditional amateur detective story in a fascinating setting.
Chicago Tribune
Praise for The Body in Bodega Bay,
the second Nora Barnes and Toby Sandler Mystery
Colorful characters... keep the proceedings fresh and unpredictable.... The unexpected but satisfying conclusion is worth the wait.
Publishers Weekly
If youre a fan of Alfred Hitchcocks The Birds, you will thoroughly enjoy this murder mystery that takes place in Bodega Bay, the town where the scary avian movie was shot.
Mystery Scene Magazine
Betsy Draine and Michael Hinden must be having a wonderful time researching and writing their mystery series. It certainly is a lot of fun reading their books.
Capital Times
The prose is elegant and the plot beautifully researched.
San Francisco Book Review
Nora Barnes and Toby Sandler are back. This crimes solution takes us into the world of Russian icons, the Russian past in Sonoma County, and even into the realm of communications from guardian angels. Murder in Lascaux was an auspicious debut; The Body in Bodega Bay continues the journey. This novel delivers. Grab it and enjoy.
Richard Schwartz, author ofThe Last Voice You Hear
Praise for Death on a Starry Night,
the third Nora Barnes and Toby Sandler Mystery
Making their third sleuthing appearance (after The Body in Bodega Bay), Nora and Toby are utterly delightful.... Mystery devotees who want an atmospheric crime novel with an art history slant such as Iain Pearss Jonathan Argyll books will enjoy this series.
Library Journal
Into the mix of personalities, the authors weave in tantalizing snippets of letters written by Isabelles grandfather about his acquaintance with the extremely moody and vulnerable Van Gogh in 1890. The result is an entertaining whodunit.
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
Highly recommended and certain to be an enduringly popular addition to the personal reading lists of mystery buffs.
Midwest Book Review
A rich and colorful novel that sometimes seems almost as real as the history its based upon.... Readers who cherish France, fine dining, classic art or simply a smart mystery will find plenty to enthrall them in Death on a Starry Night.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Draine, Betsy, 1945- author. | Hinden, Michael, author.
Title: The dead of Achill Island / Betsy Draine and Michael Hinden.
Description: Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, [2019] | Series: A Nora Barnes and Toby Sandler mystery
Identifiers: LCCN 2018045767 | ISBN 9780299323806 (cloth: alk. paper)
Subjects: | LCGFT: Fiction. | Detective and mystery fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PS3604.R343 D425 2019 | DDC 813/.6dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018045767
This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and incidents are either products of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. No reference to any real person is intended or should be inferred. Places mentioned are real, except for the Achill Arms, which is entirely fictional.
ISBN-13:978-0-299-32388-2 (electronic)
To the Irish side of the family
THE BODY WAS SPRAWLED FACEDOWN on the grass floor of a roofless cottage open to the sky. The head was a tangle of gray hair and drying blood, and more gore was smeared on a nearby rock. The ruin where he lay was one of a row of stone hovels that stretched across the foot of the mountain. Wind howled through the chinks of broken walls; there was no other sound. Bending down, I felt his neck but found no pulse.
God help us, were rid of him at last.
I stood and scanned the slope, cupping my eyes against the morning sun. Close and far, the rubble of a hundred houses weighed upon a line that extended the length of Slievemore Mountain. Above the row of houses, the slope rose quickly to pale, rocky heights.
I turned toward the sea and saw no one on the hill below me, only a few sheep in the graveyard near the entrance to the Deserted Village. I was the first visitor of the dayexcept for him. I took a long look at him and then closed my eyes. Eventually, I opened them and thenretched at the sight of the mangled head. A shiny object on the ground next to his chin caught the sun and startled me. I stared at it, hoping I was wrong. I picked it up, put it in my jacket pocket, and fumbled for my phone. There was no point in delaying further.
A womans voice answered, Garda Station, Westport. Do you have an emergency?
Yes, I answered. Im at the Deserted Village on Achill Island, and Ive found a body. A mans been killed. Hes lying on the ground in one of the ruins.
Mother of God. Hold on, she said. Ill put you through to Achill Sound.
It took a while to make the connection. I repeated my message. There was consternation in the voice that replied. I heard the squeaking of a chair and pictured a rural policeman pushing back sharply from his desk. A moments pause; then came a barrage of questions.
Your name, please.
Nora Barnes.
B-a-r-n-e-s?
Thats right.
Youre not from here?
No, Im American.
Are you staying on Achill?
Yes. I gave him the location of our holiday cottage.
Youre saying theres a dead body at the Deserted Village. When did you find this body? He sounded skeptical.
Just now. A moment ago.
And where exactly are you?
Im at one of the first houses up the hill from the entrance gate. I thought I heard the scratching of a pen.
One of the ruins. Are you sure, now, this man is dead?
I am. He isnt breathing.
Right. You said he was killed when you called the emergency operator. What made you say that? The poor man maybe had a heart attack, Im thinking.
Sir, his heads bashed in and theres blood all over.
Jaysus, said the officer. You havent touched him or moved him, I hope?
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