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A Diet to Die For: A Skinny Mystery
By Sarah Steding. 2013
An event planner and yo-yo dieter finds herself embroiled in an intense murder investigation where she must catch the killer...and…
lose that extra twenty pounds.BURNING CALORIES AND SOLVING CRIMES Meet Jen Stevens--a hungry New York City event planner who's 31 years old, 30 pounds overweight, and flirting with disaster when it comes to sticking to her diet. Working for the food-centric Yummy Channel, it's hard to resist temptation. But when there's a crime for Jen to solve, it's easy as pie. . . . Baker extraordinaire Bess Brantwood is one of the Yummy Channel's brightest stars--and biggest divas. Despite the off-camera drama, Jen has to admit that Bess's chocolate buttercream cupcakes drizzled with caramel are simply to die for--and kill for, as it turns out--when Bess's body, like a baked good gone bad, is discovered . . . in a Dumpster. Who iced the cupcake queen? Jen is determined to find out. With the help of her BFFs--fab foodblogger Gabby and lively life coach Elizabeth--she starts sifting for clues. She's got all the ingredients to solve the perfect crime, including one delectable detective, one divalicious diary, and enough industry rivals for a battle of the network stars. But is Jen prepared to risk her life as well as her waistline? No matter how you slice it, revenge is sweet--and loaded with carbs.A Lie for a Lie (Ministry is Murder Series #4)
By Emilie Richards. 2009
Death Under Glass
By Jennifer Mcandrews. 2015
In the latest novel from the author of Ill-Gotten Panes, Georgia Kelly has made a home for herself and her…
stained glass business in Wenwood, New York. But not everything in the sleepy Hudson River town is as transparent as it seems... While Georgia has come to love her new hometown, her stained glass windows haven't exactly been raking in the dough. So when her best friend, Carrie, offers her the opportunity to create a made-to-order window for Wenwood's latest bed and breakfast, Georgia jumps at the chance. But when Carrie's ex-husband's office suddenly burns to the ground and Carrie's own office and apartment are robbed, Georgia has to put down her glass and cutter to get to the bottom of the trouble. Carrie insists she doesn't have enemies, but Georgia is determined to do everything in her power to find out who's targeting her friend--and why--before anyone else's life is smashed to pieces...From the Paperback edition.How to Tail a Cat
By Rebecca M Hale. 2012
WHEN IS A WHITE ALLIGATOR A RED HERRING? Okay, granted, an albino alligator on the loose in San Francisco is…
pretty darn exciting. But my two cats, Rupert and Isabella, and I have better things to do than tail a reptile from Nob Hill to Fisherman's Wharf. We're investigating the mysterious Steinhart brothers, the 1900s-era benefactors who provided the original funding for Clive the alligator's aquarium. Follow the money, as my uncle Oscar used to say... In the media circus surrounding Clive, one clown gets a little too close to the renegade gator--our very own aspiring mayor, Montgomery Carmichael. We'd hate to see Monty meet an undignified end, but we're on a hunt of our own--for Uncle Oscar's latest treasure. Of course, that's assuming the whole thing isn't a crock...Scattered Graves
By Beverly Connor. 2009
Local politics get nasty when a new mayor is elected and Diane Fallon is replaced with an incompetent crony as…
head of the crime lab. But just as she's adjusting to life without murder, the newly appointed chief of police and the mayor are shot dead. Back on the job, Diane sees, but can't quite believe, the evidence damning the former chief of detectives as the shooter. Someone with plenty to gain intends to get away with more than murder, and as the investigation reveals an ever-widening web of corruption and treachery, Diane realises that no one is safe - least of all her.Deck the Hallways (A Fixer-Upper Mystery #4)
By Kate Carlisle. 2016
The latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Crowned and Moldering. Someone's been slayed! If contractor Shannon…
Hammer can't nail the real culprit in the St. Nick of time, her dad will wind up in the clink... Even at Christmastime, Shannon is more spackle than sparkle, which is why she leaps at the chance to transform a grand old Victorian mansion into ten charming apartments for homeless families. Filled with the spirit of the season, all of Lighthouse Cove turns out to help--including her best friends, a troupe of far-from-angelic Santa Claus impersonators, and her father, Jack. But their merriment is soon dashed by a heated scuffle between Jack and the miserly president of the bank who's backing the project. When the man is murdered, all eyes are on Jack, and visions of prison time dance in Shannon's head. Now, she needs to pull off a crime-solving miracle, before her father's Christmas goose is cooked...From the Paperback edition.The Blackwoods Farm Enquiry
By Ann Purser. 2014
Retiree Ivy Beasley, a college student? Interested in penning her memoirs, Ivy decides to take a creative writing course. But…
it's hard to find time to put pen to paper when this current chapter is so full of lies, jealousy and murder... Rumors are flying around the village of Barrington about Mrs. Winchen Blatch, a reclusive widow living alone in her old farmhouse. In the past few weeks, the widow claims she has been tormented by ghostly visitations, so she hires Ivy and her fellow investigators at Enquire Within to get to the bottom of the mystery. Ivy's new classes are very close to the widow's farmhouse, perfect for combining studying and snooping... With each new clue--a dark chamber, a smoking cigar and an amorous lodger--it becomes harder to separate fact from fiction. And when the ghost is revealed to be flesh and blood, the lonely widow may be in more trouble than Ivy and her team can handle...The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte
By Rowland, Laura Joh. 2008
Now in paperback, the March 2008 Book Sense Pick by beloved author Laura Joh Rowland Laura Joh Rowland's samurai detective…
novels have enthralled tens of thousands of readers. Now the author turns her gifts for historical fiction to Victorian England and the famous and fascinating Bront? family with this critically acclaimed new thriller. Upon learning that she has been falsely accused of plagiarism, the normally mild-mannered Charlotte Bront? sets off for London to clear her name. But when she unintentionally witnesses a murder, Charlotte finds herself embroiled in a dangerous chain of events that forces her to confront demons from her past. With the clandestine aid of the other Bront? sisters, Emily and Anne, and of the suspiciously well-informed but irresistibly attractive brother of the victim, Charlotte works to unravel a deadly web of intrigue that threatens not only her own safety but the very fabric of the British Empire. Will Charlotte be able to stop a devious, invisible villain whose schemes threaten her life, her family, and her country? .Double Dog Dare (Kendra Ballantine, Pet Sitter Mystery #6)
By Linda O. Johnston. 2008
It's been a rough month for lawyer and pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne. Her boyfriend and sidekick, Jeff Hubbard, PI, has gone…
missing -- right after they decided to move in together. It sounds like a case of cold feet until the authorities find his car submerged in a canal. Kendra's panicked inquiries lead her to Jeff's Aunt Lois, an ex–pole dancer and full-time eccentric. As Kendra picks up the scent of Jeff's investigation, she wonders: Was Jeff kidnapped?Gallows Hill
By Margie Orford. 2011
How far would you go?Dr. Clare Hart is summoned to investigate a building site where hundreds of centuries-old skeletons have…
been found--beneath Gallows Hill, where Cape Town's notorious execution grounds once stood. But she discovers that a woman, recently dead, is hidden among these long-buried bones. Who was the woman in the green silk dress? Who wanted her dead? Who interred her body beside the ancient graves? As Clare gets closer to revealing the truth about Gallows Hill, she becomes entangled with a fascinating but vulnerable young woman and is drawn into a world of art, desire, and destructive jealousy. Against a backdrop of corporate corruption and seething political tensions, Clare and Riedwaan's complex relationship remains as explosive as ever--and their very lives are at risk, for those who guard the secret of the woman in the silk dress will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.Gallows Hill is a suspenseful and compelling thriller that will captivate fans of Tess Gerritsen and Deon Meyer.Foul Play at Four
By Ann Purser. 2011
She's worked through all the days of the week, turning up clues and scrubbing up both messes and murderers in…
the village of Long Farnden. But crime is a persistent stain, and Lois Meade is finding that sleuthing is rarely a spotless endeavor... Magistrate Mrs. Tollervey-Jones represents the upper crust of the village, although nowadays she lives alone at the Farnden Hall estate without a staff to attend to her. Fortunately, Lois Meade's cleaning company visits twice a week. But Lois's help is needed elsewhere as a series of robberies begins to plague Long Farnden. Lois's own daughter is shaken when a thief robs her grocery store till. Good thing Josie's got a policeman for a fiancé--he's on the culprit's trail soon afterward. Before he can crack the case, though, someone cracks Lois's husband on the head when he stops in to check on Mrs. Tollervey-Jones and interrupts a burglary. Now Lois--in collaboration once again with the besotted Inspector Cowgill--must determine who cleaned out the magistrate's mansion, and clean up after an increasingly violent crime spree...Grounds for Remorse (A Tallie Graver Mystery #2)
By Misty Simon. 2018
No more cheating . . . Best friends Tallie Graver and Gina Laudermilch both seem to spend a lot of…
time around urns. For Tallie, they're part and parcel of the family business, Graver's Funeral Home. Even though she's traded ashes for dusting with her own cleaning business, she still works part-time for her folks and lives above the funeral parlor. For Gina, they're the vessels that contain her heavenly brew at her coffee shop, Bean There, Done That. And both women are learning that owning a business can make finding time for romance challenging. But when Gina's new beau turns out to have a wife, who barges into the coffee shop to take him home, she can't contain her bitterness and loudly threatens to poison his cup or boil him in a vat of coffee. So when Mr. Wrong turns up dead at the bottom of a staircase inside Gina's locked home, she finds herself at the top of the police's suspect list. Tallie needs to sweep in to save her friend. But she'll need to watch her step, or she may go from being a funeral home employee to becoming their next client . . .The Devil's Chord
By Alex Archer. 2014
Da Vinci's greatest and most dangerous legacy... In the midst of a lovers' quarrel on a Venetian bridge, a pair…
of art thieves loses a priceless, stolen Lorraine cross to the canal's murky waters. Suspecting a connection between the cross, Joan of Arc and da Vinci, Annja Creed's former mentor, Roux, sends the archaeologist to oversee the search for the missing artifact. But someone else knows about the cross...knows enough to kill for it. Despite several vicious attacks during their underwater expedition, Annja and Roux's hired diver recovers the cross. But when the diver's loyalties are called into question and he disappears-along with the treasure-Annja is certain there's more to the ancient object than Roux is letting on. She soon discovers the cross is only one piece in an intricate enigma-a key that, when combined with a series of musical notes, may unlock one of Leonardo da Vinci's most fantastical inventions. But the price Annja must pay to stop this key from falling into the wrong hands may be her life.Hangtown
By Karen Sandler. 2014
Marooned in her despised hometown of Greenville, California, private investigator Janelle Watkins wants nothing more than to keep her head…
down and make enough money to move back to the City. But even in the sleepy town of Greenville, the edgy, smart-mouthed private investigator seems to attract mayhem. It starts with the apparent suicide of a nineteen year-old off a highway bridge. Then another young man goes missing and Janelle begins to suspect that there might be a connection between the incidents. With the help of her former SFPD partner and occasional lover, Sheriff Ken Heinz, Janelle begins to follow the convoluted trail, not realizing that the darkness of her past might finally be catching up.Murder Buys a T-Shirt
By Christy Fifield. 2012
Glory Martine has inherited her uncle's Florida souvenir shop, one stuffed with collectibles, mementos of times gone by--and ghosts--who, like…
her customers, refuse to let go of the past. But things take an even more unexpected turn when a local football hero dies far too suddenly and suspiciously. Now, Glory has to uncover the truth before someone makes her history...This Old Homicide: A Fixer-Upper Mystery
By Kate Carlisle. 2015
Contractor and part-time sleuth Shannon Hammer specializes in improving the quirks and flaws of the Victorian homes in Lighthouse Cove,…
California. The quirks and flaws of their residents are another story.... Valentine's Day is approaching, and while Shannon is delighted to be friends with not one but two handsome men, not everyone in town is feeling the love. After her elderly neighbor Jesse Hennessey fails to make his daily appearance at the local diner, Shannon swings by his place to check on him. Not only does she find Jesse dead--of an apparent heart attack--but she also realizes that his home has been ransacked. Someone suggests that a thief was searching for a priceless necklace Jesse claimed to have retrieved from a capsized sailing ship, but Shannon doesn't believe it. Everyone knows Jesse had a penchant for constructing tall tales--like the one about him having a hot new girlfriend. But his death is soon ruled a homicide, and shady suspects begin popping out of the woodwork. When another victim turns up dead, Shannon is convinced she must find the killer before someone else gets nailed....Ninja Soccer Moms
By Jennifer Apodaca. 2004
Samantha Shaw, owner of the Heart Males dating service, hates soccer. But she doesn't have a problem with settling scores--especially…
when deceitful ex-husbands are involved. So when Janie Tuggle, the former wife of town hero and championship-winning soccer coach Chad, asks her to investigate her embezzling ex, Sam dives right in. Turns out, the weasel is not only pocketing $16,000, but has been cheating on Janie at every opportunity. Exposing him will be a pleasure. But before Sam can make a call. Chad is found dead in his office--and Sam and Janie are both suspects. Detective Logan Vance is breathing down Sam's neck, her boyfriend and sleuthing partner Gabe Pulizzi is working the case for Chad's sexy former lover, Dara Reed, and unwelcome discoveries are springing up all over town. Netting the killer feels like a long shot, but as another cheating husband's crimes threaten Sam's business, her brand-new relationship, and even her life, the penalty for slipping up could be fatal.A Crafty Killing
By Lorraine Bartlett. 2011
The last thing Katie Bonner wanted was to become the manager of Artisans Alley. But when her business partner, Ezra…
Hilton, is found bludgeoned to death, she has no other choice. Business under Ezra has been faltering-but was it enough to provoke someone to murder? Only Kate can find the answer.Poison Girls
By Cheryl Reed. 2017
A great new voice in crime fiction Noir fans and readers of Laura Lippman will love Poison Girls …
Jamie Freveletti international-bestselling author of Blood Run It s the summer of 2008 Chicago s Hyde Park Senator is running for the White House the city is vying to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and Poison a lethal form of heroin has killed more than 250 people including dozens of suburban girls from prominent families Natalie Delaney a crime reporter from the Chicago Times discovers that daughters of Democratic powerhouses are the real targets Obsessed with finding who is behind the killings Natalie becomes entangled in an underworld where drugs cops gangs politics and privilege collide Risking everything this reporter becomes the story Touching salty brutal organized lost powerful and tragic Janet Burroway author of Writing Fiction An ambitious book noirish Dickensian in a modern way and rooted in the realistic tradition It tells a complex story Stuart Dybek MacArthur Fellow and author of The Coast of ChicagoWorld Tree Girl: A Shadow Valley Manor Novel (The Shadow Valley Manor Series #2)
By Kerry Schafer. 2017
If you like X-Files and Ilona Andrews you ll love this awesome well-crafted and unusual tale …
Patricia Briggs 1 New York Times bestselling author The girl with the full-body tattoo of a world tree is not just another runaway She s dead for starters and her veins are emptied of blood and oozing a strange jelly-like substance To Maureen Keslyn seasoned paranormal investigator former FBI agent new owner of the Shadow Valley Manor Retirement Home this isn t just a corpse It s a sign that the Medusa a dangerous paranormal hybrid is on another killing spree Maureen and her team Jake the local sheriff Matt the Shadow Valley Manor cook with knife skills that extend beyond the kitchen and eighteen-year-old Sophronia who has an uncanny affinity for ghosts are determined to hunt down and eliminate the creature Their case is complicated by the ghost of Maureen s former partner Phil Evers who refuses to cross to the other side and his very much alive daughter Jillian who shows up demanding to know how Maureen inherited the Manor When Sophronia uses her power to try to help Phil across a huge spirit storm blows up at Shadow Valley Manor and she disappears With the life of one of their own in deadly peril Maureen and the team have a ticking clock to find Sophronia and bring down the Medusa What do you get when you mix paranormal thrills a feisty middle-aged heroine and a tantalizing mystery set in a creepy rest home Kerry Schafer s DEAD BEFORE DYING Clever fast-paced and fun Schafer weaves an irresistible tale sure to keep you reading far into the night Lisa Alber author of KILMOON and WHISPERS IN THE MIST Schafer deftly balances the menace of unknown evil with a smart and tenacious band of heroes led by one kick-ass heroine DEAD BEFORE DYING is an engaging sizzling start to a new series Tammy Kaehler award-winning author of the Kate Reilly Mystery Series