Thistles and Thieves Author:Molly MacRae Out for a bicycle ride near Inversgail, Janet Marsh discovers the body of retired doctor Malcolm Murray. The elderly cyclist is sprawled at the bottom of a steep slope, his bike in a patch of thistles. a set of tire tracks nearby. Could this have been an accident, or murder? Then a box of first editions is left on the doorstep of Janet's booksho... more »p. The books might belong to Malcolm's brother, Gerald. When Janet visits his house, she finds the door ajar and Gerald dead inside. While the police investigate the deaths, Janet and her friends try to find out how and why the books ended up on their doorstep. The police are interested in whether the women who own the bookstore are as lethal as they are literary.« less