Mystery/Suspense
Murder by Syllabub, by Kathleen Delaney
Murder by Syllabub, by Kathleen Delaney A ghost in Colonial dress has been wreaking havoc at an old plantation house in Virginia. The house is owned by Elizabeth Smithwood, the best friend of Ellen McKenzie’s Aunt Mary. Mary is determined to fly to the rescue, and Ellen has no choice but to leave her real…
Read MoreMurdock Tackles Taos, by Robert J. Ray
Murdock Tackles Taos, by Robert J. Ray Weary but wise private-eye Matt Murdock is back, and he has met his match—a vital and attractive writer and cop’s daughter, Helene Steinbeck. Helene is hiking in the hills of Taos when she happens upon the corpse of a young woman downed by an arrow. Murdock appears on…
Read MoreTreasure among the Shadows, by Marie Romero Cash
Treasure among the Shadows, by Marie Romero Cash A woman is strangled and shot. She was last seen alive at a casino near Santa Fe. Forensic Psychologist Jemimah Hodge is on the case, as is her new boyfriend, Sheriff Rick Romero. The trail has already grown cold when another woman is murdered under similar circumstances.…
Read MoreThe Fallen Angels Book Club, by R. Franklin James
The Fallen Angels Book Club, by R. Franklin James The Fallen Angels Book Club has only two requirements: the members must love books and have a white-collar criminal record. Hollis Morgan fits the bill. Left holding the bag in an insurance fraud scheme concocted by her now ex-husband, she served her time and is trying…
Read MoreDouble Play, by Jen Estes
Double Play, by Jen Estes Team reporter Cat finally has her perfect lineup in Double Play. She’s reporting for the playoff-bound Buffalo Soldiers, she’s living large in a two-bedroom loft overlooking the Niagara River, and she’s sporting a diamond on her ring finger—nowhere as big as a baseball diamond, but big enough for her. Just…
Read MoreDial “M” for Murdock, by Robert J. Ray
Dial “M” for Murdock, by Robert J. Ray Crusty but softhearted Matt Murdock is a damn fine private-eye, but being his client has its hazards. Especially when you’re not straight with him. Insurance investigator Bruce Halliburton hires his old army buddy to check into what he suspects is a faked death and winds up on…
Read MoreMerry Christmas, Murdock, by Robert J. Ray
Merry Christmas, Murdock, by Robert J. Ray Christmastime is here, and weary-but-wise private-eye Matt Murdock is short on funds and holiday spirit. There are no white Christmases in Newport Beach, California, but there are soggy ones. One rainy evening at the Xanadu Mall, a down-on-his-luck mystery writer named Marvin Holly meets a runaway teenager and…
Read MoreDeadly Deception, by Marie Romero Cash
Deadly Deception, by Marie Romero Cash Forensic psychologist Jemimah Hodge, who has just returned to Santa Fe after a few months in special training, is handed a cold case from almost ten years earlier. The matter is especially sensitive because it concerns the death of a police officer’s wife in a car accident, and Santa…
Read MoreDeath in the Memorial Garden, by Kathie Deviny
Death in the Memorial Garden, by Kathie Deviny Just as the sexton is about to inter the ashes of one of Grace Church’s last wealthy patronesses in the Memorial Garden, he unearths a wine crate containing the ashes of an unknown. Next to the ashes is a distinctive pair of shoes. Not only are the…
Read MoreMurdock for Hire by Robert J. Ray
Murdock for Hire, by Robert J. Ray When software mogul Eddie Hennessy dies of a heart attack, there’s no reason to suspect foul play … except that the family man was in bed with a masked call-girl and snorting cocaine at the time. And that the death scene closely resembles that of two other recently…
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