Chari Davenport - Mystery Books


Mystery author Chari Davenport is happy to offer you her series of classic
whodunits. Mystery lovers will enjoy these wonderful tales of
office mayhem and party mishaps and family feuds. Davenport's novels are traditional
mysteries that are a delight for all who read them.










Chari Davenport


The Birthday Party: Family Reunions Can Be Murder!

The mystery at the old mill is a deep-rooted secret that haunts the Hersel family. While most of the family would like to forget the past, two cousins have turned the decades-old mystery into a treasure hunt. Originally designed to be a children's game, the pursuit of fortune soon becomes an obsession, but not just for the two cousins. When the relatives gather to celebrate Aunt Bert's 80th birthday, the old mystery quickly resurfaces. The family is forced to come to terms with the mystery and a murder. Marshall Edmonds returns to help his son sort through the Hersel past. But first Marshall must solve the mystery at the old mill, and he will soon discover that the past and the present have a lot in common!

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ISBN: 1-4241-7010-9
Published by American House Book Publishers, Baltimore

The Office Party

Office politics turn to murder and mystery in this delightful tale of workplace pandemonium!

Carolyn Woodsmith CEO of the Paintwater Corporation is murdered in her office on the day of the office party. To prepare for the party Carolyn's assistant, Marvis Simmons, has arranged a big morale boosting display in the auditorium, creating a giant maze full of twists and turns. When Carolyn doesn't show up for the party the Marketing Director, Sasha Talas, goes to find her. Sasha finds Carolyn's lifeless body lying over her desk. The police soon determine that Carolyn Woodsmith was bludgeoned to death with one of her own business awards.

Recurring character Marshall Edmonds returns to help unravel the strange events that lead to Carolyn Woodsmith's death. It isn't long before Marshall Edmonds reveals that like the maze, the Woodsmith murder case is full of twists and turns, backstabbing and mayhem and circumstances that could only happen in the office!

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ISBN: 1-4137-1051-4
Published by American House Book Publishers, Baltimore
Cover art by Katie Campbell


The Christmas Party

Holiday parties take on a whole new theme in this mystery novel where "party" means murder!

Craig Akino, proud owner of the Akino Corporation runs a tight ship with his partner James Akers. Each year, Craig and his wife Nika host their annual Christmas Party. Brumbly, the butler, prepares for the party while Craig works on his speech. Craig, however, is having difficulty concentrating after a spat with Nika regarding their son Jonathan. Craig hopes Jonathan will follow in his footsteps. But, Jonathan has other plans. Nika and Brumbly make final preparations while Craig retreats to his study, a private room where Nika is forbidden, but she is determined to uncover its secrets. With the Christmas party in full swing, Craig delivers his speech. As the guests listen, he suddenly becomes violently ill, and is later, pronounced dead. While investigating Craig's untimely death, family friend Marshall Edmonds soon discovers that a lot of time and creativity went into what someone hoped would be the perfect murder!

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ISBN: 1-59129-001-5
Published by American House Book Publishers, Baltimore
Cover art by Katie Campbell