Sherlock and Watson are at it again, this time solving the mystery of the artifacts (and later bodies) found in a hollowed out space underneath a house being demolished. They are from the Civil War era, in the Oregon territory. (Yes, there were troops stationed this far west!) Complications arise when the human remains are stolen, but not the artifacts, which could be worth money. Why would someone want them? Case of the Rusty Sword is the 16th Corgi Case File mystery by J.M. Poole. It was pretty much a one day read!

Hell Bay, one of the Barker & Llewelyn novels by Will Thomas is a classic 'who dun it'. A dinner, in a large manor house, set on a remote island (just the house and a lighthouse), with only one dock ... are you getting the picture? :-) Once the guests have arrived there is no way off until a flag is flown, alerting someone on the main land. Barker and Llewelyn are hired as protection, but they prove to be of little good as one by one the bodies start to pile up. Death is by gun, knife and arrow ... and this person also knows the secret way into the house (yes, there are secret passages, too). Why? Let's just say it involves family and leave it at that. Thanks go to County Reader for the recommendation for this author.

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