Books like Cupboard of Skeletons by Raymond Nickford

Georgia Thackery returns home to care for her daughter and finds herself drawn into a mystery centered on a longtime, enigmatic skeleton in the family house.

For more than two decades, Dr. Stephen D. Cohle has been solving vexing forensic mysteries as the medical examiner for Kent County, Michigan. As a whole, the cases he considers represent a cross-section of crime in mid-America, often committed by a macabre cast of characters: "Jekyll and Hyde" alcoholics who turned homicidal; killers who resorted to the most bizarre methods in concealing their crimes; and the rarest species in the zoo of criminology, a two-woman team of serial killers. Based on his work with Dr. Cohle, true-crime writer Tobin T. Buhk recounts twenty-one riveting, real-life stories, each with a unique forensic twist. Offering a glimpse into the strange sights, sounds, and smells of the county morgue, these tales of intrigue, deception, and murder will fascinate true-crime buffs, fans of CSI, and readers of mystery and detective stories.

**A MYSTERY INTRODUCING VICTORY (TORIE) O'SHEA.** **A SPUNKY MISSOURI GENEALOGIST TRACES A FAMILY'S ROOTS...AND DIGS UP A DEADLY SECRET!** As resident genealogist, historian, tour guide and occasional amateur snoop, Victory "Torie" O'Shea can be found anywhere in the historic German town of New Kassel, Missouri - mixing fudge, giving tours, tracing family trees, and even investigating murder... When shop-owner Norah Zumwalt asks Torie for help in piecing together her family lineage to find her missing father, Torie cheerfully agrees. But before Torie delivers her results, Norah is brutally murdered. Now Torie must use her formidable skills at prying into the past - and the human heart - to solve a case of passionate secrets and betrayal. But as the Mississippi floods, she may be in deep trouble when evidence of another killing surfaces - and Torie comes face to face with a family skeleton that will chill her to the bone.

Professor Tanya Byron shares the patient stories that shaped her career in clinical psychology, revealing the deep psychological forces behind behaviors such as violence, self‑starvation, and suicidal intent.