Monroe Free Library

In this historical mystery from the "superb" Hattie Davish series, the traveling secretary discovers some Civil War grudges are still deadly twenty-five years on (Library Journal).

Hattie Davish is delighted to be ably assisting her wealthy employer, Sir Arthur Windom-Greene, an English scholar who is fascinated by the American Civil War and who is hard at work putting together a definitive biography of Union general Cornelius...

Traveling secretary Hattie Davish is taking her singular talents to Washington, D.C., to help Sir Arthur Windom-Greene research his next book. But in the winding halls of the nation's capital, searching for the truth can sometimes lead to murder . . .
 
Hattie is in her element, digging through dusty basements, attics, and abandoned buildings, not to be denied until she fishes out that elusive fact. But her delightful explorations...

Traveling secretary and dilettante detective Hattie Davish is bringing her talents to a small New England town whose wealthy residents have more secrets than they do money. . .
When Hattie Davish's job takes her to Newport, Rhode Island, she welcomes the opportunity for a semi-vacation, and perhaps even a summer romance. But her hopes for relaxation are dashed when she learns that members of the local labor unions are at odds with Newport's gentry....

"Traveling secretary Hattie Davish is returning to her once-quiet hometown, where a deluge of deadly secrets leaves her feeling anything but welcome"--

When her job takes her to Newport, Rhode Island, traveling secretary and intrepid sleuth Hattie Davish finds herself in the middle of a labor dispute that results in the murder of the town's wealthiest resident, forcing her to employ her keen skills of detection to catch a killer amongst the town's gentry.

"When Fenway's beloved short human, Hattie, brings home a rival pet in the form of a fluffy, twitching rabbit, Fenway's determined to oust the intruder--but doing so will cost him"--

Fenway y Hattie, su adorada pequeña humana, hacen una pareja perfecta. A ella le gusta ir al Parque de Perros, saltar la cuerda, jugar a la pelota y disfrutar de comida deliciosa tanto como a él. Pero cuando se mudan de la ciudad a un barrio en las afueras, las cosas cambian radicalmente. Hattie se pasa todo el tiempo en una casa en lo alto de un árbol, que pareciera ser la casa de unas ardillas, y juega a la pelota sin él. Abatido y confundido,...