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Hart, Ellen

Overview
Works:50 works in 148 publications in 3 languages and 15,980 library holdings
Genres:Mystery fiction  Detective and mystery stories  Detective and mystery stories, American 
Roles:Translator
Classifications:ps3558.a6775, 813.54
Most widely held works about Ellen Hart
 
Most widely held works by Ellen Hart
The mirror and the mask by Ellen Hart( Book )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 785 libraries worldwide
Taking a seemingly easy job in her first case as a fledgling private investigator, Jane Lawless attempts to track down the missing father of client Annie Andrews, a successful effort with unanticipated consequences.
Wicked games by Ellen Hart( Book )
4 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and held by 775 libraries worldwide
In Minneapolis, restaurant owner and sleuth Jane Lawless investigates her new tenant, a writer with psychic powers who claims to have witnessed murders. Is he telling the truth, or is there another reason he knows about them?
An intimate ghost by Ellen Hart( Book )
2 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 775 libraries worldwide
Arriving late at a wedding she was hired to cater, Jane Lawless discovers that the guests have been drugged and that the groom has died, a situation for which she realizes she will be blamed unless she can identify the responsible party.
Sweet poison by Ellen Hart( Book )
2 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 773 libraries worldwide
Struggling to juggle her career as a restaurateur while working on her father's campaign for governor, Jane Lawless turns sleuth once again when an opponent charges her father, a former defense attorney, with allowing criminals to roam the streets at the same time that one of the volunteers on the campaign is found murdered.
The cruel ever after by Ellen Hart( Book )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 773 libraries worldwide
The shock that Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless is in for when Chester Garrity, her ex-husband, returns to a city that he swore he'd never see again is nothing compared to Chester's own. After their divorce many years ago, he took off with his inheritance to travel the world, leaving Jane with enough seed money to open her first restaurant, which worked out well for Jane but less so for Chester. Now he's back and penniless, or as he would prefer to say, between fortunes. He's working an angle to make his next one by selling a priceless artifact recently looted from the Baghdad Museum, but it all falls through when he wakes up next to the dead body of his buyer with no memory of what happened the night before.
Night vision by Ellen Hart( Book )
2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 749 libraries worldwide
Years after fleeing a terrifying stalker, reclusive Hollywood actress Joanna Kasimir emerges from her seclusion to star in a Minneapolis production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? but is forced to enlist the assistance of her friends, amateur sleuth Jane Lawless and Cordelia Thorn, when her old enemy returns to prey on his victim again.
Mortal groove by Ellen Hart( Book )
2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 745 libraries worldwide
When her father, Ray Lawless, is tapped to run for governor of Minnesota, his campaign has unexpected consequences for Jane Lawless as the media and Ray's opponents threaten to dig up decades-old secrets tied to everyone around him.
The iron girl by Ellen Hart( Book )
3 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 733 libraries worldwide
While sorting through the belongings of her late lover, Christine Kane, Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless discovers a gun that could hold the clue to Christine's death as well as the murders of three members of the Simoneau family.
Dial M for meat loaf by Ellen Hart( Book )
5 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 692 libraries worldwide
When the town's former mayor, near death from a stroke, confesses that he was responsible for the car bombing that claimed the life of the unsavory Kriby Runbeck, family friend and food maven Sophie Greenway becomes embroiled in the investigation into the seemingly open-and-shut case.
A small sacrifice : a Jane Lawless mystery by Ellen Hart( Book )
8 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and German and held by 675 libraries worldwide
At a college theater reunion in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of the guests collapses and dies. The only thing the others know about him is that he spent seven years in jail for impersonating an IRS officer. Jane Lawless investigates. By the author of A Killing Cure.
Immaculate midnight by Ellen Hart( Book )
2 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 651 libraries worldwide
When her defense attorney father's client kills himself in his cell, the man's own father blames the lawyer for his son's death and plans to seek revenge by targeting the client's father's children, including lesbian sleuth Jane Lawless.
The Merchant of Venus by Ellen Hart( Book )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 650 libraries worldwide
"Jane Lawless is a woman at a crossroads, her lover has left, she has finally recovered from a vicious attack sustained last year, and the holidays are closing in. With no one to help her ring in the new year, Jane reluctantly agrees to accompany her good friend Cordelia Thorn on a peculiar holiday trip. Cordelia's estranged sister, Broadway star Octavia Thorn, has asked them to attend her wedding."--Jacket.
Faint praise : a Jane Lawless mystery by Ellen Hart( Book )
10 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and German and held by 641 libraries worldwide
A well-known television personality, dressed in compromising attire, jumps from Foshay Tower to his death, and Jane Lawless and Cordelia Thorn start their investigation with the eclectic residents of Minneapolis' Linden Lofts.
Hunting the witch by Ellen Hart( Book )
4 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 640 libraries worldwide
Restaurateur Jane Lawless of Minneapolis investigates the murder of a board member of a philanthropic organization. One motive could be his opposition to a charity project, another his homosexuality.
Robber's wine : a Jane Lawless mystery by Ellen Hart( Book )
10 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 598 libraries worldwide
Jane Lawless and Cordelia Thorn hope that Pokegama Lake is just the vacation site they have been looking for, but a mysterious death turns the sleepy town on its ear.
A killing cure : a Jane Lawless mystery by Ellen Hart( Book )
9 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in English and German and held by 569 libraries worldwide
When board members of the Amelia Gower Women's Club begin dying - one by one - lesbian restaurateur Jane Lawless once again exchanges the heat of the kitchen for the sweltering danger of part-time private investigation. On the eve of a crucial announcement, Charlotte Fortnum, chairwoman of the Board of Directors and prominent community figure, is murdered. Then another board member is found dead in the club's private chamber. Has infighting among the board gone as far as murder? Are the secrets and suspicions swirling around club members and their families worth killing for? Along with her theatrical sidekick Cordelia Thorn, Jane begins to uncover the dark secrets that linger in the corridors of Minneapolis' oldest women's club. But as Jane takes on a range of high-profile suspects and closes in on the murderer, her own life hangs in the balance ...
No reservations required : a culinary mystery by Ellen Hart( Book )
8 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 512 libraries worldwide
Twin Cities businessman Ken Loy is the first to die; shot between the eyes during a sunset bike ride. Half an hour later, Bob Fabian, the rich and handsome owner of the Minneapolis Times Register, meets a similar fate. It was a year ago when Loy broadsided the VW Beetle driven by Fabian's wife, Valerie, killing her instantly. Coincidence? Sleuthing food critic Sophie Greenway doesn't buy it.
Slice and dice by Ellen Hart( Book )
6 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 479 libraries worldwide
Stage fright : a Jane Lawless mystery by Ellen Hart( Book )
9 editions published between 1992 and 2004 in English and German and held by 388 libraries worldwide
Jane Lawless, a restaurateur and amateur detective, and her companion, Cordelia Thorn, investigate a murder involving the Werness family, a local acting dynasty.
Hallowed murder by Ellen Hart( Book )
9 editions published between 1989 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 364 libraries worldwide
 
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An intimate ghost
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English (128)
German (15)
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An intimate ghostThe iron girlDial M for meat loafA small sacrifice : a Jane Lawless mysteryImmaculate midnightThe Merchant of VenusFaint praise : a Jane Lawless mysteryHunting the witch
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