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Tam May
Full Series List in Order
An Adele Gossling Mystery
1 - The Carnation Murder (May-2022)2 - A Wordless Death (Jul-2022)
3 - Death At Will (Oct-2022)
4 - The Mystery of the Golden Cat (Jan-2023)
5 - Murder Under a Twilight Roof (May-2023)
6 - The Case of the Dead Domestic (Sep-2023)
Waxwood
1 - The Specter (May-2019)2 - False Fathers (Jan-2020)
3 - Pathfinding Women (Sep-2020)
4 - Dandelions (Dec-2020)
Book List in Order: 13 titles
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Gnarled Bones and Other Stories
- Nov-2016
- / General Fiction
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In this collection of five short stories, strange and sometimes spooky events have a profound effect on characters' lives. A newly divorced woman goes back to school to begin a new chapter of her life only to find herself circling back to where she s...
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The Order of Actaeon
- Dec-2017
- / Psychological Suspense
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Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted. Jake is heir to the fortune and name of the prominent San Francisco Alderdice family. Although dearly loved by his sister Vivian, his passion for art and his contemplative temperament make him a pariah in the ...
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The Specter
- May-2019
- / Historical
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To what lengths will one go to exorcise a specter?One rainy morning in 1892, people gather to mourn the death of San Francisco socialite Penelope Alderdice. Among them is a strange little woman named Bertha Ross, who claims to have known “Grace” ...
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False Fathers
- Jan-2020
- / General Fiction
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Every young man needs a father figure in his life. Jake just lost his.Waxwood, 1898: At nineteen, Jake Alderdice loses his grandfather, the only paternal figure he ever knew. His mother expects him to take his place as the new head of the family but ...
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Lessons From My Mother's Life
- Apr-2020
- / Historical
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How happy was the 1950s happy housewife?Women in post-war America were supposed to have it all: generous husbands with great jobs, comfortable suburban homes with nice yards and two-car garages, and all the latest gadgets to make their housework easi...
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Pathfinding Women
- Sep-2020
- / Historical
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Sometimes the past refuses to stay in the past.Waxwood, 1899: Vivian Alderdice is twenty-six, unmarried, and has no prospective suitors. Her brother's tragic plight the year before left the family on shaky ground in Nob Hill society. Their social pos...
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Dandelions
- Dec-2020
- / Historical
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Vivian has more in common with her nemesis than she wants to believe.Waxwood, 1900: For Vivian Alderdice, the twentieth century begins with a new start. Now a working woman and progressive reformer, she's forsaken Nob Hill for the more modest Waxwood...
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The Carnation Murder
- May-2022
- / Historical Mystery
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Can a forward-thinking woman help the police solve a murder in a backward-thinking town?Smart inquisitive, and a firm believer in the new progressive reforms, Adele Gossling seeks a new life after the devastating death of her father. So she flees the...
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A Wordless Death
- Jul-2022
- / Historical Mystery
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Is the death of a schoolteacher suicide or something more sinister?Adele Gossling is adjusting well to small-town life after the hustle and bustle of San Francisco. Despite her progressive ideas about women and her unladylike business acumen, even Ar...
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Death At Will
- Oct-2022
- / Historical Mystery
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Can Adele Gossling prove a son didn't kill his mother?Teddy Roosevelt has just been elected president and even Arrojo can't deny progressive reform is here to stay. Rebecca Gold, one of the era's New Women, comes to Arrojo to start her own law practi...
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The Mystery of the Golden Cat
- Jan-2023
- / Historical Mystery
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Will a thief ruin Labor Day for the whole town of Arrojo?For Adele Gossling, Labor Day is about giving voice to progressive reforms such as the eight-hour work day and minimum wage for women. But for business owners in Arrojo, California, Labor Day i...
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Murder Under a Twilight Roof
- May-2023
- / Historical Mystery
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Can Adele Gossling find out who killed the daring young man on the flying trapeze when the circus comes to town? In 1905, the Barry Circus makes its way to Arrojo, an event filled with chills, thrills, and enchantment. The whole town is buzzing wi...
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The Case of the Dead Domestic
- Sep-2023
- / Historical Mystery
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A lady's maid is getting too big for her britches. But does that justify murder?Everyone agreed: Arabella Parnell thought far too highly of herself. She worked her way up from scullery maid to lady's maid for one of Arrojo's finest families and perso...