Posts Tagged ‘mystery’
Murder in the Family, by Lesley A. Diehl
Murder in the Family, by Lesley A. Diehl Someone is targeting the friends and family of Eve Appel Egret, owner of a rural Florida high-end consignment shop and part-time private investigator. The intimidation includes stealing the horse of one of Eve’s rancher friends, forcing her car off the road, attempting to kidnap her daughter and…
Read MoreThe Blind Switch, by Lyn Farrell
The Blind Switch, by Lyn Farrell Wayne Nichols, our doggedly determined detective and his sassy and irreverent partner, Dory Clarkson, start new jobs as Private Investigators. The duo has left the Sheriff’s office to work for the Private Detective PD Pascoe and his side-kick, Billy Jo Bradley. Their first client, Cara Summerfield, comes with what…
Read MoreA Pre-existing Condition, by Gene Rontal
A Pre-existing Condition, by Gene Rontal The privacy of the doctor-patient relationship is the most important ethical pillar in the practice of medicine. It is sacred. Sacred, that is, until a cruel opportunist, bent on finding riches, manipulates this relationship for personal gain. As one brave woman appears to uncover the criminal scheme, Dr. Benjamin…
Read MoreDeath on Sacred Ground, by Kathie Deviny
Death on Sacred Ground, by Kathie Deviny Seattle’s Grace Parish church, perched above the I-5 freeway in a historic neighborhood,faces a financial crisis. Its once-tottering bell tower has been repaired, and its MemorialGarden, the site of violent death, is once again a resting place for the ashes of the deceased of the parish. The Old…
Read MoreMurder at Andaman, by Bharti Kirchner
Murder at Andaman, by Bharti Kirchner Seattle-based PI Maya Mallick (POV) is grief-stricken to learn that Rory Thompson, the husband of her close friend, Lee, has been murdered in the Andaman Island in India. At Lee’s urging Maya decides to investigate the case but considers an overly calm Lee a suspect, and doubts if she…
Read MoreSteal Away, by V.M. Burns
Steal Away, by V.M. Burns Search and Rescue worker Marti Alexander, receives a call to track a missing person. When she arrives, she discovers he ex-husband, Jake Harrison’s dead body. Clues at the scene all point to Marti as the killer. Despite the evidence, Detective RJ Franklin’s partner, his girlfriend, and even his grandmother, don’t…
Read MoreA Murder is Forever, by Robert Bates
A Murder is Forever, by Robert Bates Max Rosen always said the diamond business isn’t about sorting the gems, it’s about sorting the people. His daughter Mimi is about to lean that some people, like diamonds, can be seriously flawed. After Mimi’s diamond-dealer cousin Yosef is murdered – seemingly for his $4 million pink diamond…
Read MoreWrite to Die, by Susan Richards
Write to Die, by Susan Richards Best-selling author, Ethan Miller, hasn’t given an interview in over ten years. So why now? Why is he finally willing to break his silence? Those probably would have been good questions for investigative reporter, Jessica Kallan, to ask before she went traipsing off to Ethan’s secluded estate in Southern…
Read MoreAll Done With It, by Maggie Toussaint
All Done With It, by Maggie Toussaint A Jane Doe jogger homicide mear the swamp mystifies Dreamwalker Baxley Powell. The petite woman carried no ID, and no one recognizes her. Worse, a shadows passes from the body to a deputy, rendering him unconscious. The deputy and the corpse are dispatched to the hospital and morgue,…
Read MoreMurder at the Mystery Castle, by J.C. Eaton
Murder at the Mystery Castle, by J.C. Eaton Former crime statistician turned private investigator, Marcie Rayner, is hired to investigate the death of wealthy eccentric Helena Heatherbrae. The octogenarian’s demise was ruled natural causes but Helena’s cook, Minerva, doesn’t believe it. One visit to the Mystery Castle, where Helena lived, and Marcie is on Minerva’s…
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