The Rudley Mystery series by Judith Alguire (#01, 02, 04)
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Overview: Judith Alguire’s previous novels include Pleasantly Dead, The Pumpkin Murders and A Most Unpleasant Wedding, the first three books of the Rudley Mysteries, as well as All Out and Iced, both of which explored the complex relationships of sportswomen on and off the playing field. Her short stories, articles and essays have also appeared in such publications as The Malahat Review and Harrowsmith, and she is a past member of the editorial board of the Kingston Whig-Standard. A graduate of Queen’s University, she has recently retired from nursing.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery, Thriller
1. Pleasantly Dead (2009)
Trevor and Margaret Rudley have had their share of misfortunes at The Pleasant Inn, the cherished Ontario cottage-country hotel they’ve owned for 25 years. There have been boating accidents, accidental poisonings, and then there was that unfortunate ski-lift incident. But this year their hopes are high for the summer season.
However, barely a week goes by and their hopes are dashed. There’s a dead body making a nuisance of itself in the wine cellar, and it’s nobody the Rudleys know. The guests at The Pleasant Inn, a wealthy and eccentric lot, are dying for distraction, and one of them, Miss Miller, sets out to solve the case of the deceased, relying on wild speculation, huge leaps of logic, and the assistance of her great admirer, Edward Simpson, who is too smitten to dissuade her from her adventure in detection. Challenging her in the race to resolution is the disciplined Detective Brisbois, whose deep-rooted insecurities about his style and status are aroused by the hotel guests’ careless assumption of privilege. When Brisbois stumbles into peril of his own, the intrepid Miss Miller is the only one left who can solve the crime.
2. The Pumpkin Murders (2010)
Autumn returns to Ontario cottage country. Leaves redden. Pumpkins ripen. And Trevor and Margaret Rudley, proprietors of the Pleasant Inn, expect nothing more than a little Halloween hijinks to punctuate the mellow ambiance of their much-loved hostelry. However, the frost is barely on the pumpkin when Gerald, an old female-impersonator friend of the Pleasant’s esteemed cook Gregoire, turns up, dragging his very frightened friend, Adolph, behind. They’ve witnessed a drug deal in progress in Montreal, and they’re on the lam, hoping to blend into the Pleasant’s pleasant rhythms until the heat is off. Alas, they hope in vain. The pumpkins in the patch suffer more violence than frost this autumn. And so do other living things.
4. Peril at the Pleasant (2013)
Margaret Rudley has persuaded her husband Trevor to take a vacation, a week-long canoeing expedition in Northern Ontario. Rudley hates the idea of leaving the Pleasant, the beautiful old country inn he and Margaret have run for over a quarter of a century, but is reluctant to deny her a cherished dream. They set off, leaving Melba Millotte in charge of the Pleasant and a few regular guests, including the Sawchucks and their incorrigible grandchildren. In the meantime, a serial murderer is on the lam in cottage country. Ned and Nora disappear, and a ransom note is received by the local paper. Someone steals the laundryman’s truck.
Tiffany encounters an intruder in the kitchen in the wee hours of the morning. As usual, it is chaos at the Pleasant. Detectives Brisbois and Creighton are on the scene to investigate these various crimes, including the appearance of a dead body in a ditch a few miles from the Pleasant and a guest of the inn with some strange habits. While intrigue swirls around the Pleasant, the canoeists continue downriver, oblivious to the threat that lurks around the next bend. When Gil, the guide, and Vern Peters disappear, the lives of the group are in peril. Miss Miller and Norman must come through to save the day, but can they?
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