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Name: Mrs. Malory Wonders Why

Also published as: Superfluous Death

Author: Hazel Holt
Year: 1995
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Mystery

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ISBNs:
9780451182869
9780525939320
0451182863
0525939326

A preference for scones at teatime, a penchant for sensible clothes, and a knack for solving crimes are all part of Mrs. Sheila Malory's irresistible British character. And not since Jane Marple's St. Mary Mead has there been a village more suited for a cozy mystery than Mrs. Malory's Taviscombe, a scenic seaside town where it is difficult to keep a secret, let alone get away with murder. Yet, in Mrs. Malory's sixth appearance as an amateur sleuth, a poisoned almond tart is the first clue that someone has. It all begins with Mrs. Dudley, doyenne of the Taviscombe "mafia, " a group of aging matrons who pick up every crumb of gossip and see the most shocking things through lace curtains with their eagle eyes. And during a lovely chat with Mrs. Malory, she just happens to mention some troubling things about Dr. Cowley, a local physician. The greedy M.D. plans to turn a prime oceanside building, occupied by the very elderly Miss Graham, into a profitable nursing home. And what will happen to that poor soul if she refuses to move? As Mrs. Malory fears, the answer is most distressing: Poor Miss Graham is cruelly, unkindly, and most diabolically killed with her favorite dessert. Of course, it appears that Dr. Cowley must have done it - except that he has an ironclad alibi. Now Mrs. Malory is snooping in earnest, hoping it will lead her to intriguing revelations: about the physician with ambition, about a weakwilled nephew and his pushy wife, about a pretty neighbor of questionable virtue, and about a very large sum of money. Of course, Mrs. Malory's persistent inquiries may also get her killed.

This book is part of the "Mrs. Malory Mysteries" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"Mrs. Malory and Death Is a Word"
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"Mrs. Malory and a Necessary End"
First published in 2012
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"Mrs. Malory and Any Man's Death"
First published in 2009
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"Mrs. Malory and A Time to Die"
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"Mrs. Malory and a Death in the Family"
First published in 2006
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"Mrs. Malory and No Cure for Death"
First published in 2005
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"Mrs. Malory and the Silent Killer"
First published in 2004
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"Mrs. Malory and Death By Water"
First published in 2002
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"Mrs. Malory and the Lilies that Fester"
First published in 2001
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"Mrs. Malory and the Delay of Execution"
First published in 2001
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"Mrs. Malory and the Fatal Legacy"
First published in 1999
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"Death Among Friends"
First published in 1998
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"Mrs. Malory and the Only Good Lawyer"
First published in 1997
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"Death of a Dean"
First published in 1996
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"Mrs. Malory's Shortest Journey"
First published in 1994
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"Detective in Residence"
First published in 1994
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"The Cruellest Month"
First published in 1991
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"Mrs. Malory Investigates"
First published in 1989
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"No Cure for Death"
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"Leonora"
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"Mrs. Malory and the Festival Murder"
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"Mrs. Malory and Death in Practice"
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