title: Dead Days of Summer (Death on Demand Mysteries, No. 17)
author:  Carolyn Hart 
description: <i>Starred Review.</i> Hart pulls out all the stops in the fast-paced 17th installment of her acclaimed Death on Demand cozy series (after 2005's <i>Death of the Party</i>), set on the South Carolina island of Broward's Rock. When bookstore owner Annie Darling's PI husband, Max, accepts a new case and fails to come home, she's frantic and calls in all her friends, including the police. The authorities organize an effective search that leads to the body of an attractive woman near Max's abandoned car; in the trunk is the murder weapon. Portrayed by the press as an unfaithful husband and killer, Max is arrested as soon as he surfaces. Annie goes undercover, determined to clear Max's name even if it means putting herself in a cunning murderer's path. Lovable supporting characters, notably Emma Clyde, resident mystery author and Annie's best friend, help make this one of Hart's finest offerings. Hart has won multiple Agatha, Anthony and Macavity awards. <i>(Apr.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  The Last Perfect Summer of Richard Dawlish:
  
  
  Dottie Manderson mysteries book 4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  The Last Perfect Summer of Richard Dawlish: a Dottie Manderson mystery
  
  
  Copyright 2016 © Caron Allan
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction, and is not based on a true story or on real
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  The Last Perfect Summer of Richard Dawlish:
  
  
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  In memory of
  
  
  Joyce Ellen Anscombe
  
  
  One last summer would have been perfect.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0000_split_006.ht