LILY BARD:
The Lily Bard Mysteries Omnibus by Charlaine Harris
Life In A Small Town Can Be Murder!
Shakespeare's Landlord.
Lily
Bard is trying to keep a low profile, stay invisible, but she soon
learns that is an impossibility in a small town. With a shattered past
and a fear of discovery, the last thing Lily wanted was to be implicated
in a murder, however she reluctantly finds that if she is to prove her
innocence she is going to have to solve this murder on her own. But in
retrospect the death of Shakespeare's landlord could have been the best
thing to ever happen to Lily.
Shakespeare's Champion.
When
Lily unwittingly steps in to break it up a public fight, she also puts
herself in the middle of the towns growing tensions. Not long after she
discovers a murder victim. When all she wanted was to be left in
quiet, she is again drawn into the lives of those in this small town
discovering she is losing more friends then she realised she ever had.
If Lily is to survive this race war with her life she is going to have
to get to the bottom of this murder.
Shakespeare's Christmas.
Christmas
isn't Christmas without family, food and a murder or two. As Lily heads
home for the holidays, and also for her sisters wedding, Lily is facing
up to some old demons. However someone has kidnapped a child and is
desperate enough to kill any who would dare take that child from them.
Unavoidably Lily becomes involved, but this time she is not alone. With
Jack by her side Lily will uncover a devastating truth and discover a
new side of herself.
Shakespeare's Trollop.
When
Lily discovers the body of the town trollop in a compromising position
she, as with everyone else in town, must assume that the murderer is one
of her lovers. Meaning that just about every man in town is a suspect.
However as the clues are gathered Lily must admit that things are not
adding up. But in a case where little makes sense and where one death
leads to another, discovering the truth will not be easy.
Shakespeare's Counselor.
The
time has come for Lily to face her past if she is to embrace her
future. Very reluctant to join but determined to do so, Lily begins
attending meetings for rape survivors. Unfortunately after only a few
weeks someone has decided to send a message to her group in the form of a
murdered rape victim. As the bodies pile up in this dangerous game of
cat and mouse, Lily experiences great loss, abuse of her trust and
ultimately a new future.
Lily Bard Mysteries Omnibus is a
great series of Who-Done-It tales centred around a strong, independent,
intelligent women with a dark past and no future. Written without any
supernatural influence by a skilled author of the genre, these in-depth
and well thought out murder mysteries will keep you guessing just as
much its well developed and colourful characters will keep you
entertained.
On sale: 01 January 2011
Price (AU): $35.00
ISBN: 9780575096448
Recommended age: 18+
In a word: Lily / Murder
Re-read it: yes
Recommend: yes
Star rating: five out of five
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