Books with author Carolyn Haines

INTRODUCING A NEW LINE OF CAROLYN HART CLASSICS, each with a new introduction by the author! Leah Devereaux is a dead woman. At least, that's what the folks now running the Devereaux plantation tell her: Leah has been presumed dead for nineteen years--since the day that both her parents died. Leah, very much alive, has returned to South Carolina to uncover the untold story of her parents' deaths. While some, like her cousin Merrick, welcome her, Cissy and John Edward tell her to stay away, tell her to stop meddling in secrets long kept. When a ghost known only as the Whispering Lady appears once again at the Devereaux plantation after years of absence, the locals know it's an omen of death. Merrick and Leah may be the next targets. . . . From the Trade Paperback edition.

Nan Russell needs some excitement. At least, that’s what Nan tells herself as she books a summer study tour of Europe lead by distinguished professor Dr. Yates. But Nan will get far more excitement than she bargained for when a series of bizarre and dangerous events embroil her and her study group in a criminal plot to abduct Dr. Yates. But what could an organized criminal want with a professor? And can Nan stop them before they want her as well?

Originally published in 1964, bestselling author Carolyn Hart’s young adult mystery novel will appeal to everyone who loved the adventures of Nancy Drew.Sally Warren, Tish Howard, and Tish’s brother, Mike, are three high-energy teens in a sleepy academic town that houses a top tier University. When a stranger buys a decrepit Victorian mansion because of its rumored secret cellar, and a graduate student demonstrates a peculiar interest in the basement, Mike, Sally, and Tish are on the case! But what starts as an imaginative game turns into very real danger, and the teens will have to use their wits and enthusiasm to survive a series of high stakes adventures that have them uncovering secret compartments, FBI identities, and classified government secrets!

Someone is playing a rather nasty April Fool's prank on mystery bookstore owner Annie Darling. A felonious forger on the idyllic -- if rarely tranquil -- South Carolina island of Broward's Rock has made it appear as if Annie is accusing some of her neighbors of murder. In the wink of a bloodshot eye, the Darling name is mud . . . and then the Broward's Rock body count starts mysteriously increasing. And now it's up to Annie to follow the well-hidden trail of the vicious trickster -- or a secret slayer's next lethal "joke" may very well be on her!

KoaÕs Seed is an age-old tale retold by Carolyn Han and illustrated by Kathleen Peterson. Long, long ago in HawaiÔi, an aliÔi gathered all the men in the village and announced he would select a new leaderÑsomething that had never happened before. To each, he gave one seed for planting. A young man named Koa took his seed carefully and lovingly tended it for a year. From this seed, Koa is taught a valuable lesson. This is an age-old tale that has its roots in antiquity. It is a story that has traveled with camel caravans and sailing ships many times around the world. This is the first version to be retold in a childrenÕs book with a Hawaiian theme. Written by local writer Carolyn Han and masterfully illustrated by Kathleen Peterson, KoaÕs Seed is a classic tale that will delight and teach for years to come.

Bart Hastings was born into a military family; his Army colonel father has devoted his life to defending his country and Bart’s brother lost his life while fighting in a war that Bart is no longer sure he supports. But when his father is accused of treason, Bart finds himself entangled in a fight of his own as he tries to save his father’s career and reputation. No Easy Answers is a fast-paced tale of espionage and murder set in the tumultuous and divisive years of the Vietnam War.

This story is about a mother who takes an adventurous journey in search of her child. She travels through snowy forests and receives directions from a mysterious woman and a frozen rosebush. After praying for a miracle, the mother miraculously crosses a lake. Once on the other side, the mother meets and talks with Jesus who opens her eyes to salvation and eternal life.

Leah Devereaux is a dead woman. At least, that's what the folks now running the Devereaux plantation tell her: Leah has been presumed dead for nineteen years--since the day that both her parents died. Leah, very much alive, has returned to South Carolina to uncover the untold story of her parents' deaths. While some, like her adopted cousin Merrick, welcome her, Cissy and John Edward tell her to stay away, tell her to stop meddling in secrets long kept. When a ghost known only as the Whispering Lady appears once again at the Devereaux plantation after years of absence, the locals know it's an omen of death. Merrick and Leah may be the next targets. ...

Death is no joke on Broward's Rock, though reading about deadly doings remains as popular a pastime as ever for citizens of the stormy South Carolina sea island. Now, with spring newly sprung, Annie Darling has conceived of an ingenious promotional scheme to draw customers into her Death on Demand bookshop for the upcoming in-store appearance by world-class mystery author Emma Clyde. Offering a free book to anyone who can solve a series of clues about popular whodunits, Annie and hubby Max pass out their flyers all over town. But an April Fool prankster is distributing a counterfeit flyer, supposedly devised by the Darlings, offering clues to several lethal local "accidents" that have occurred lately -- including the drowning of Ms. Clyde's own husband -- complete with not-so-vague accusations of murder.Suddenly the Darling name is mud, thanks to the vicious slanders of an unknown counterfeiter. And Annie knows that she herself is going to have to do the bulk of the sleuthing -- with the only intermittently effective aid of Max--if she doesn't want this particular April Fool's to last well past Memorial Day.Then, just as things couldn't seem to get any worse, they do. In the wink of a bloodshot eye, Annie's hunt for a malicious trickster has become a desperate search for a killer. Because now more than her reputation is at stake. If she can't rid her idyllic isle of a secret slayer, the malefactor's next murderous "joke" may be on her!Brimming with stunning surprises, rapier wit, and wonderful suspense -- boasting the author's trademark cast of uniquely unforgettable eccentrics -- Carolyn Hart's lucky thirteenth Death on Demand novel is an unmitigated delight, ranking with the very best of this, or any, contemporary cozy mystery series. No foolin'!