"Answer: The Franchise Affair, by Josephine Tey. "Book 7--A middle-aged spinster takes a house in the country for the summer, a man is shot to death in the clubroom, and her niece and nephew seem to know more than they admit. Answer: The Circular Staircase, by Mary Roberts Rinehart. "Book 8--Three children try to solve a neighborhood murder while their mystery writer mom races to meet a deadline. Answer: Home Sweet Homicide, by Craig Rice. "Book 9--Can the new mistress of Manderly ever escape the shadow of her husband's first wife? Answer: Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier." Max moved out from behind the coffee bar, reached up to grip Emma's elbow."