Emma Berry Mysteries – by Irene

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Book #1 – Saddled with Death When Margaret Macdonald, terminally ill and fearing for her family’s future, begs Emma to investigate a suspicious death in their stable, how can she refuse the dying woman? But then that old promise is called in and Emma finds herself battling on two fronts. Not that any of it will matter in the end, murder or promise, if her questions put her squarely in the killer’s sights.

Book #2 – A Gem of a ProblemEmma’s family never approved of her marriage so when her husband’s shady activities threaten ruin whatever she decides to do had better be done on the quiet. Once she’s put the matter to rights her family need never know what deep pit her marriage brought them to the edge of. Do they?  But will Daniel risk his reputation to help her bring a resolution? Because time is fast running out.

Book #3 A Body in the Woodpile As river levels fall on the Murray Emma is looking forward to the summer break but discovering Hilda’s children alone, and her body in the woodpile, immediately turns the last journey of the season into a nightmare. She quickly discovers that while the dead may have secrets it’s the secrets of the living that can be deadly, especially when uncovering them puts her life on the line.

Book #4Murder at the Mill There’s murder on the Darling River when a flour mill explodes and Emma’s friend is a suspect. Lies and hidden agendas aren’t the only problems as she tries to unravel the truth. Are she and her friends back home finally free from the curse of that old promise? And with Daniel failing to collect her for another season on the river, has he finally tired of her company on the Mary B?

Book #5Death in Disguise – It’s 1884. Emma loves her new home on the banks of the Murray but she’s finding it difficult to settle into town life. So when her dear friend Janet Pickles is arrested for murder can she put her own concerns aside and prove to the coroner and Sergeant Donovan they have it wrong? Because if she can’t, Janet is going to end up on death row and her children lose their mother.