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Death in Four Courses
by Lucy Burdette
"A conference of food writers will bring murder to the table."
Posted November 23, 2012
The annual Key West literary conference is taking a new tack
and bringing food writers from all over the country. Hayley
is attending with her mother. Hayley will be writing some
food reviews of the restaurants that are part of the
conference and hoping to pick up some interesting gossip Read more...
Treacherous Toys
by Joyce and Jim Lavene
"A Renaissance village at Christmas could be deadly"
Posted November 23, 2012
Jessie Morton has another apprenticeship at Renaissance
Faire Village with the new toymaker. Chris Christmas has
the look of Santa with a merry wife and a slew of children
who act as his elves.
Jessie is always grateful to spend more time with her
boyfriend, Chase, the village bailiff. When Read more...
Twelfth Night Secrets
by Jane Feather
"An Investigation Into Her Brother's Death Could End Totally Unexpectedly"
Posted November 23, 2012
Lady Harriet Devere is not ready to give up mourning her
brother and celebrate Christmas. However, her grandfather,
the Duke of Charlbury, depends on her to be his hostess.
Just before her trip to the family seat, two gentlemen
approach her and ask her to determine whether one of the Read more...
An Affair To Dismember
by Elise Sax
"A very amusing start to a promising new series"
Posted September 30, 2012
Gladys Burger has never held a job for more than a few
months in her entire life. Her grandmother, Zelda, asks her
to move Cannes and take over her matchmaking business.
Zelda has an uncanny knack for matching people. An amazing
women who never leaves her home, Zelda knows everyone Read more...
Death Makes The Cut
by Janice Hamrick
"Jocelyn Shore must find out who killed the high school tennis coach"
Posted September 29, 2012
Jocelyn Shore is a high school history teacher who is
thrilled that the first day of school has finally arrived.
Her enthusiasm is tempered when she is called to the tennis
courts by some of the students. The head of her department
and the tennis coach, Fred Argus, has died Read more...
A Rendezvous To Die For
by Betty McMahon
"Photographer Cassandra Cassidy finds a dead man and danger."
Posted September 29, 2012
Cassandra Cassidy attends a gathering of local Indian tribes
called Rendezvous. While talking with some of the
participants and taking shots, she meets up with another
photographer. Eric Hartfield is an old enemy of
Cassandra's.
After exchanging some cross words and some idle threats,
Cassandra returns to her car Read more...
The Beautiful Mystery
by Louise Penny
"Inspector Gamache will be attacked professionally as he solves a murder."
Posted September 29, 2012
Inspector Gamache and Jean Guy Beauvoir are called into the
wilderness to solve a murder. The victim is a priest of an
order that is virtually unknown by anyone including the
Catholic Church. The only way anyone has ever heard of the
order is through a tape that was released Read more...
Pillow Stalk
by Diane Vallere
"Interior Decorator Madison Night must uncover a killer before she becomes a victim."
Posted September 28, 2012
Madison Night left Pennsylvania for Texas to get away from a
love affair gone wrong. With a bum knee, she has
established a new life. Madison loves Doris Day and the
period is which her movies took place. She collects objects
from the fifties and uses them in her decorating Read more...
Heart Secret
by Robin D. Owens
"A HeartMate bond will be tested as Garrett and Artemisia face illness and murder together"
Posted September 28, 2012
Garrett Primross is the sole survivor of an epidemic that
killed the woman he loved. Garrett knew Dinni was not his
HeartMate but his love overrode all desire for any other
woman.
The Iasc illness has reappeared and the Healers are asking
for his help. They want to infect him Read more...
Allergic To Death
by Peg Cochran
"The more Gigi learns about the victim, the harder it is to discover the killer."
Posted September 28, 2012
Gigi Fitzgerald has moved to Woodstone, CT after her
divorce. Her new business of providing gourmet low calorie
meals is just starting to take off when one of her clients
dies from an allergic reaction to peanuts.
At first the police are interested in Gigi as the suspect
so
she Read more...
Backfire
by Catherine Coulter
"Sherlock and Savich will find their lives threatened as they travel to San Francisco"
Posted September 16, 2012
Federal Judge Ramsey Hunt, a long time friend of Sherlock
and Savich, is shot in the back. The husband and wife team
will travel to California to investigate the murder attempt
even though they are receiving threatening notes.
Judge Hunt was presiding at a trial with an aggressive
prosecutor, Mickey Read more...
Cast In Peril
by Michelle Sagara
"Kaylin will be thrown into a dire situation which will require all her skills"
Posted September 11, 2012
Private Kaylin Neva must deal with all of the different
cultures that exist in her city as a Hawk. Sworn to
maintain the Emperor's laws, she also holds a magic which
baffles everyone around her. She often finds herself in
trouble because of it.
Kaylin is being called upon Read more...
How To Tail A Cat
by Rebecca M. Hale
"Isabella will be needed to help her person solve the mystery as laid out by Uncle Oscar"
Posted September 11, 2012
The owner of the Green Vase antique shop has kept the store
closed while she researches the history of San Francisco in
all the books left to her by her Uncle Oscar. Even though
Oscar appears to be alive, no one seems to know where to
find him.
Once again Read more...
Cavanaugh's Surrender
by Marie Ferrarella
"The Cavanaugh's fight for justice once again"
Posted September 11, 2012
Destiny Richardson's younger sister, Paula, sent her a
despondent text message. When Destiny couldn't reach her,
she went to Paula's apartment and made a gruesome
discovery.
Paula was lying in the bathtub with slashed wrists.
Destiny
knows that Paula was not the type to commit suicide but Read more...
One Mountain Away
by Emilie Richards
"Facing a terminal illness forces Charlotte Hale to re-evaluate her life."
Posted August 12, 2012
Emilie Richards has always had the ability to grab a
reader's emotions and ONE MOUNTAIN AWAY definitely meets that
standard.
Charlotte Hale came from the mountains to Asheville as a
young woman bent on making a life for herself. She planned
her life meticulously and except for a few Read more...
Murder Of The Cat's Meow
by Denise Swanson
"Skye Denison will be called on to aid in the search for a killer once again."
Posted August 8, 2012
Skye is always busy with her job as a school physchologist
and her job with the Police department. However, when she
gets called on to help with the latest attempt by Bunny
Reid
to make money, she feels she has no choice but to answer
the
call. Bunny has come Read more...
Moonshell Beach
by JoAnn Ross
"A wounded soldier and an famous actress will bond in ways that are unexpected."
Posted August 6, 2012
J.T. Douchett has returned to Shelter Bay to recover from
his final duties as a Marine. Everyone is worried about
him
since he spends too much time alone. He resists all his
families efforts to get him to talk. When the chief of
police and his future sister-in Read more...
Murder On The Half Shelf
by Lorna Barrett
"Tricia has become the jinx of Stoneham, New Hampshire. Will her curse continue?"
Posted August 6, 2012
Stoneham, New Hampshire has survived by enticing bookstores
to their main street. Tricia Miles runs a successful
mystery used bookshop. Tricia moved to Stoneham after her
divorce to start a new life. Following along behind her is
her sister, Angelica. Angelica has opened a cookbook store
and is a very Read more...
No Way To Kill A Lady
by Nancy Martin
"Will this inheritance solve Nora Blackbird's financial woes?"
Posted August 6, 2012
The Blackbird sisters and their chaotic lives return in NO
WAY TO KILL A LADY by Nancy Martin. The series focuses on
the lives of the upper echelon of Philadelphia society.
The
Blackbird sisters came from money until it was discovered
that their parents had spent it all. With their Read more...
Red Velvet Revenge
by Jenn McKinlay
"Cowboys and Cupcakes...Life is Grand or Is It?"
Posted July 18, 2012
With the heat in Arizona, Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura
are talking about closing Fairy Tale Cupcakes for a couple
of weeks. The only treat selling is ice cream. When Oz
shows up with an old van, they go for a ride. Only to have
it die on the side Read more...
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