Mystery/Suspense
Homicide in the House, by Colleen J. Shogan
Homicide in the House, by Colleen J. Shogan Kit Marshall has bounced back from her first brush with the law, when she was suspected of murdering her senator boss. Now she is working for a freshman congresswoman, Maeve Dixon, a young Gulf War veteran representing North Carolina. It’s February, and Kit is feeling out of…
Read MoreThe Trade List by R. Franklin James
The Trade List, by R. Frankline James Hollis Morgan has come a long way since serving time for her ex-husband’s white-collar crimes. After receiving a state pardon, she is now a probate attorney at the Bay Area firm where she began as a paralegal. In a case close to home, her manager, George Ravel, inherits…
Read MoreBreach of Ethics, by Sharon St. George
Breach of Ethics, by Sharon St. George Forensic librarian Aimee Machado has a new title: Director of Ethical Affairs. At other hospitals this position might be dull: not at Timbergate Medical Center in Northern California. Armed with impressive jujitsu skills, Aimee breaks up a fist fight during a meeting and soon finds herself embroiled in yet…
Read MoreDeath in the Old Rectory, by Kathie Deviny
Death in the Old Rectory, by Kathie Deviny For many years Father Robert has called the old rectory at Seattle’s Grace Church home. No longer. An enterprising volunteer has come up with a scheme to convert it into a thrift store. With great reluctance, the priest moves to a condo, realizing that the struggling Episcopal…
Read MoreThe Mariachi Murder, by Marie Romero Cash
The Mariachi Murder, by Marie Romero Cash A popular mariachi singer is found shot and buried south of Santa Fe near Cerrillos, putting him in the jurisdiction of Detective Rick Romero and Forensic Psychologist Jemimah Hodge. Eduardo Sanchez had a massive ego that could well have gotten him killed, considering his penchant for reckless womanizing.…
Read MoreMurdock Rocks Sedona, by Robert J. Ray
Murdock Rocks Sedona, by Robert J. Ray Wealthy investors in Sedona, Arizona, are dropping like flies—more accurately, lead weights. They are falling down staircases and off mountainsides, decks, and hiking trails. With so many similar “accidents,” the victims had to have been pushed. Other than their wealth and weakness for beautiful young women, what the…
Read MoreFour Dog’s Sake, by Lia Farrell
Four Dog’s Sake, by Lia Farrell On a hot, humid July 4th evening in Rosedale, Tennessee, a young man is dead on arrival at the hospital where Dr. Lucy Ingram works. Lucy recalls the affable young man, Chester Willis, from an earlier visit. The death is pronounced a suicide from an overdose of the insulin…
Read MoreStabbing in the Senate, by Colleen J. Shogan
Stabbing in the Senate, by Colleen J. Shogan Life is good for Kit Marshall. She’s a staffer in D.C. for a popular senator, and she lives with an adoring beagle and a brainy boyfriend with a trust fund. Then, one morning, Kit arrives at the office early and finds her boss, Senator Langsford, impaled by…
Read MoreEyewitness, by Carolann Camillo and Phyllis Humphrey
Eyewitness, by Carolann Camillo and Phyllis Humphrey The big break Toni Abbott longed for has finally arrived. She has been cast as the soap opera villainess everyone loves to hate, and because of her, ratings are soaring. Then her lucky streak runs out. During a late-night photo session, Craig, the photographer, is shot to death.…
Read MoreChecked Out, by Sharon St. George
Checked Out, by Sharon St. George When rodeo cowboy Cody O’Brien is found dead in his horse trailer, it appears that his horse, Game Boy, is the culprit. Aimee Machado, health sciences librarian at Timbergate Medical Center, has no reason to doubt the preliminary finding—not at first. Cody had been in the hospital awaiting an…
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