Diane Weiner Livres

Henry and Emily Fox really want to enjoy their retirement in lovely Sugarbury Falls, Vermont, but somehow murder seems to get in the way. This time, Emily is teaching a writing summer "camp" for advanced authors and her class of six students are already short one when Emily discovers his body next to his bicycle in a ravine during one of her early morning walks. The local coroner--who also happens to be a friend of the couple--suspects foul play, probably poison, when he can discover no medical reason for the young man's fatal crash.Soon, Emily is on the case. Not only did she discover the body, but with the victim being one of her students, she feels obligated to investigate. Henry is there to assist her, his medical knowledge more than helpful in these circumstances. Who could have poisoned the young cyclist? And why? Could it have anything to do with Emily's class or the other five students enrolled in it? Maybe Emily can ferret out the killer with some ingenious writing assignments. Of course, as life often does, fate throws the Foxes a totally unexpected curve ball and they wake up to find themselves not only detectives, but parents. Can they pull off raising a belligerent adolescent and solve a murder at the same time? It's a possibility.

In a town know for covered bridges, craft fairs, and a cat cafe, murder just doesn't fit. When newcomer Faith Maguire is murdered, sleuthing couple Henry and Emily Fox are compelled to find the killer and restore equilibrium to their beloved hometown. After all, their daughter is friends with the victim's daughter, and the body was discovered after a dinner at their good friend Coralee's inn. Is the owner of the new bed and breakfast in town responsible? Emily uncovers disturbing evidence that shows she's capable of such a deed. Meanwhile, an elusive motorcyclist throws warning messages through the Fox's cabin, the handyman from the inn makes secret treks after dinner, and Faith's ex-husband, denied custody of his girls thanks to his wife's accusations, has been less than truthful since coming to town. Will teamwork bring the killer to justice before it's too late?

Emily Fox wonders how far her husband Henry will go to protect their adopted daughter from her felonious father. Henry storms into a rented bungalow ready to confront the man but instead finds him shot dead on the bathroom floor! Emily protests the arrest but when she learns Henry owned a gun and discovers it's now missing, doubts begin to creep in. Henry is convinced the murderer is one of the plaintiffs in a recent law suit against the victim, but when his daughter's hair tie is found near the gun's empty lock box and a witness places her at the murder scene, Henry confesses to the murder. It's up to Emily, an inexperienced defense attorney, and an unconventional private investigator to prove Henry's innocence before his guilty course ends in a life sentence.

A dead body, stolen jewelry, a barn full of secrets...not the vacation retired teacher Susan Wiles and her husband Mike expected when they decided to visit their old friends Emily and Henry. Are the ominous events related to the true crime book Emily is writing? To the ten year anniversary of the unsolved disappearance of a local college student? Or to a builder's dream of creating a community of miniature homes at any cost? In a team effort, Susan, Mike, and their friends band together to restore harmony to the idyllic community of Susagrbury Falls, Vermont.

Middle-aged couple Emily and Henry Fox have moved to Sugarbury Falls, Vermont to enjoy a quiet life, but when their neighbor pounds on their door at the crack of dawn pleading for help, they can¿t refuse. A dead woman lies on the floor of their neighbor¿s rental cabin. Who is she and what brought her to town? While struggling with the mystery, Emily also struggles with an impossible new boss at the quaint college where she teaches¿a boss who may be guilty of her own heinous crime.

Oboist Sara Baron agrees to cat sit for a childhood friend but instead of being greeted by a meowing fluff ball, she walks into a ransacked house and stumbles over her friend’s dead body. Frantic, she runs next door and enlists the help of a mysterious stranger who knows more than he admits. His charm, not to mention his deep chestnut eyes, is balanced by his guardedness, unexplained absences, and seemingly nonexistent past. Is he helping her expose the murderer, or covering his tracks? Meanwhile, Sara battles a career threatening affliction, and helps keep the family music business afloat all while looking for instrumental evidence to put the murderer behind bars.

When an escalating series of crimes threatens the teachers at Westbrook Developmental Preschool, amateur sleuth Susan Wiles jumps in with both feet to help the police get to the bottom of it. After all, this is her granddaughter's school! Then when a family member's life is suddenly in jeopardy, and another family member is found to have been hiding a secret relationship, Susan realizes that dealing with her family problems and her crime solving are intertwined. Can she bring back joy and safety to her granddaughter's pre-school? Can she bring peace to her family? Find out in Murder Is Developmental.

Retired music teacher Susan Wiles is enjoying Christmas dinner with her family when she receives an unexpected phone call. Her birth mother, Audrey Stirling, has been arrested for killing her husband! Richard Stirling had no shortage of enemies, all with viable motives, but the evidence points directly at Audrey. To make matters worse, the judge puts Audrey, whose relationship with Susan has been volatile, on house arrest while awaiting trial. She will be living 24/7 with Susan, making Susan extra motivated to find the real killer and send her mother back to Florida. Along the way, Susan backslides on her promise to her family by once again putting herself in danger. Surrounded by her detective daughter, her lawyer father who agrees to come out of retirement to represent Audrey, and her mysterious half-brother, Susan must do her homework to maintain family relationships while searching for Richard¿s killer.

Thirty years after her sister's death, Emily's mother comes to visit with earth shattering news. After years of blaming herself for Amy's drowning, is it possible her sister, born with Down's syndrome, has been alive all this time? Meanwhile, when a man falls from the roof at the Sugarbury Falls arts fair, Dr. Henry Fox is first on the scene but he's too late to save him. Was the fall accidental? Emily heard two men arguing shortly before the incident. Evidence points to murder. Emily and Henry uncover a web of hidden truths and deceptions while helping the town's detective solve the murder.

The Fox family returns from Scotland to find Sugarbury Falls mourning the mysterious death of a young college student. When teenager Maddy’s friend Robby is accused of the murder, Emily and Henry try to clear his name. After all, they’d do anything to help their newly adopted daughter. The more they investigate, however, the less certain they are of Robby’s innocence. With a detour leading to a long buried family secret, the path of the investigation is convoluted and dangerous. Can they clear the course and arrive at the truth, or is it too late?