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Bell, Nancy 1932-

Overview
Works:13 works in 100 publications in 2 languages and 15,458 library holdings
Genres:Mystery fiction  Detective and mystery stories 
Classifications:ps3552.e5219, 813.54
Most widely held works by Nancy Bell
Biggie and the Quincy ghost by Nancy Bell( Book )
12 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,405 libraries worldwide
Biggie Weatherford and her grandson J.R., in town to learn how to start a historical society, investigate the murder of a young woman in the courtyard of an inn in Quincy, Texas.
Biggie and the meddlesome mailman by Nancy Bell( Book )
11 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,401 libraries worldwide
In Job's Crossing, Texas, lady sleuth Biggie Weatherford and her grandson investigate the murder of a postman. He was a busybody who opened people's mail, sharing the contents with others on the route.
Biggie and the poisoned politician by Nancy Bell( Book )
12 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,393 libraries worldwide
Millionaire-grandmother Biggi Weatherford of Texas must clear her name of murder after the poisoning by angel food cake of the local mayor. They had a tiff over a landfill and people think she did it. A first novel.
Biggie and the devil diet by Nancy Bell( Book )
14 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,390 libraries worldwide
Biggie is delighted when her old friend Rex Barnwell and his wife return to Job's Crossing to convert the local ranch to a retreat for overweight teenage girls, but when Rex is found murdered, Biggie is forced to reveal a secret.
Restored to death by Nancy Bell( Book )
10 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 1,331 libraries worldwide
Investigating the murder of his sister-in-law, widowed county magistrate Judge Jackson Crain investigates suspicions surrounding his unfaithful brother-in-law and finds a possible connection between a mysterious newcomer and a second killing.
Paint the town dead : a Judge Jackson Crain mystery by Nancy Bell( Book )
5 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 1,324 libraries worldwide
From the beloved author of the Biggie Weatherford mystery series comes this third thrillin' installment featuring Texas judge Jackson Crain. An old love, a new flame, and the murder of a real estate tycoon thrust County Judge Jackson Crain smack in the middle of the most baffling case he has ever seen. Add a glamorous lady evangelist and a victim's tippling wife, and suspects abound. It is only through delving into the past that Jackson is able to unravel the mystery and see the killer brought to justice. Paint the Town Dead is a sure-to-please cozy that should win Nancy Bell many new fans. -- from publisher's description.
Biggie and the mangled mortician by Nancy Bell( Book )
12 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 1,310 libraries worldwide
Shenanigans are afoot in Job's Crossing. When the three-inch heel breaks on police deputy Butch Jenkin's cowboy boot, thief Cooter McNutt escapes--until Aunt Vita straight-arms Cooter and sits on him. Meanwhile, Biggie's 12-year-old grandson J.R. takes an interest in Rosebud's Voodoo church and the wondrous menus of Willie Mae, Biggie's cook. And when J.R. finds undertaker Monk Carter's crushed corpse, he helps Biggie solve the crime.
Biggie and the fricasseed fat man by Nancy Bell( Book )
11 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,283 libraries worldwide
A victim of foul play, Firman Birdsong spends the Grand Opening of the Birdsong brothers' chicken restaurant dead under a table--with his gravy-covered, parsley-garnished body and his tomato-stuffed mouth. Biggie and her 10-year-old grandson JR investigate the murder. But as the suspect list swells, JR believes Biggie cares more about detecting than protecting him from a brewing custody battle--and the investigation takes an awful turn.
Death splits a hair by Nancy Bell( Sound Recording )
9 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 1,011 libraries worldwide
Joe Junior, the barber of Post Oak, Texas, has been murdered. And though he was beloved around town, there are no less than three primary suspects. Judge Crain has the final word when it comes to laying down the law in PostOak, but this time he's having a dandy of a hard time figuring out where to lay it.
Paint the town dead by Nancy Bell( Book )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 27 libraries worldwide
Post Oak, Texas judge Jackson Crain breaks out his investigative skills when Dovie Delgado is suspected of killing her husband cum real estate mogul, whom she discovered giving money--and his affections--to a Dallas television evangelist.
Restored to death (CD) by Nancy Bell( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Biggie And The Meddlesome Mailman : by Nancy Bell by Nancy Bell( Book )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The absence of nationalism in the Twenty-fifth General Election in Canada : an analysis of the National and Local Election in Waterloo North by Nancy Bell( Book )
1 edition published in 1984 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
 
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Biggie and the meddlesome mailmanBiggie and the poisoned politicianBiggie and the devil dietRestored to deathPaint the town dead : a Judge Jackson Crain mysteryBiggie and the mangled morticianBiggie and the fricasseed fat manDeath splits a hair
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