Tag: amateur sleuth

Egg Nog by Josi Avari

Egg Nog by Josi Avari

Hens and homicides in a cozy slice of paradise. Christmas in Hawaii with chickens! Maika’i, Hawaii, might not have snow, but there’s plenty of Christmas Spirit as the whole town makes ornaments for the big contest at the Christmas Eve party. Saffron has concocted a delicious Egg Nog to share, Christmas Malasada flavors are back, and everyone is decking the halls. But a sneaky Santa […]

December 1, 2021 / 0 Comments
In Pursuit of the Nightingale by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

In Pursuit of the Nightingale by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

The hunter becomes the hunted when an amateur sleuth and her lost love search for a missing child. Over two years ago, Miss Rani Pemberton, a half-Indian heiress, confessed her love to the handsome and illustrious Mr. Frederick Barrington. In response, he left England, and now she’s destined to marry the man her father has chosen for her. Yet, what does that matter? Love in […]

November 3, 2021 / 0 Comments
A Caterer’s Guide to Holidays & Homicide by Jessica Thompson

A Caterer’s Guide to Holidays & Homicide by Jessica Thompson

Deck the halls…with a personal chef, a snowed-in lodge, and a sprinkling of murder! “Watch the knives!” While acting as personal chef for a friend’s mountain retreat, Violet and her husband, Jake, must set aside their stress over infertility and create a magical and delicious holiday – until tragedy crashes the party. Being snowed in and unreachable from town, Violet and Jake end up hired […]

October 20, 2021 / 0 Comments
Soli Hansen: Hidden Masterpiece by Heidi Eljarbo

Soli Hansen: Hidden Masterpiece by Heidi Eljarbo

Soli has gone undercover to keep valuable art from falling into the hands of Nazi thieves. She is thrown into the menacing thick of the war. Another masterpiece is missing. But the Baroque painting is not all the Nazis are after. Norway 1944. Art historian Soli Hansen has gone undercover to rescue masterpieces and keep them from falling into the hands of Nazi thieves. Working […]

September 28, 2021 / 0 Comments
Elena Standish: A Darker Reality by Anne Perry

Elena Standish: A Darker Reality by Anne Perry

A personal trip turns perilous for Elena Standish after the murder of a British spy forces her to face dark family secrets. On her first trip to Washington, D.C., Elena Standish finally gets to visit her American mother’s wealthy parents and their magnificent home. Elena’s grandparents are marking a milestone anniversary by throwing an elaborate party with the influential friends of her grandfather, a prominent […]

September 21, 2021 / 0 Comments
Murder at Poppyridge Cove by Rimmy London

Murder at Poppyridge Cove by Rimmy London

One of us, a murderer. Poppyridge inn is in chaos when Abby discovers the body of a strange man in a guest room. But he isn’t a stranger to everyone. When detectives suspect her father, she doesn’t know what to believe. Cassandra has just arrived back at the inn after a much-needed Caribbean cruise, and caution tape was the last thing she expected to run […]

September 8, 2021 / 0 Comments
Linda Walheim: The Prodigal Daughter by Mette Ivie Harrison

Linda Walheim: The Prodigal Daughter by Mette Ivie Harrison

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, has it become easier to speak out about sexual assault in religious communities? Linda Wallheim, increasingly disillusioned with her religion, has begun marriage counseling with her husband, Kurt, a bishop in the Mormon Church. On other days, Linda occupies herself with happier things, like visiting her five grown sons and their families. When Linda’s eldest son, Joseph, tells […]

May 25, 2021 / 0 Comments
Danger at Poppyridge Cove by Rimmy London

Danger at Poppyridge Cove by Rimmy London

A mysterious gift, and the secret she shouldn’t have kept. When Abby and Chase celebrate their daughter’s second birthday, they’re surprised to find a mysterious gift on the table. Inside it lies a startling reminder. The ring Abby got when she was young, and a note from Kyle, the boy she feared. Having left the country years ago, she never expected to hear from him […]

February 18, 2021 / 0 Comments
Soli Hansen: The Other Cipher by Heidi Eljarbo

Soli Hansen: The Other Cipher by Heidi Eljarbo

Two women—separated by more than three hundred years—are connected through their love of art. 1613. Fabiola Ruber has been wed to a man she does not know and must live in a country with a new language and different customs. The memories of a lost love in her hometown Malta haunt her, and she sets out to find an artist who can do her portrait […]

December 2, 2020 / 0 Comments
A Caterer’s Guide to Love & Murder by Jessica Thompson

A Caterer’s Guide to Love & Murder by Jessica Thompson

A wedding caterer, a florist…and a dash of poison. As their wedded bliss starts to show signs of serious strain, Violet and her new husband, Jake, put their feelings aside to focus on catering a wedding that could make or break her career. When murder ruins the rehearsal dinner, and her sister, Greta, the florist, becomes the prime suspect, Violet risks everything to clear her—and […]

September 29, 2020 / 0 Comments