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Books : Crime, Thrillers & Mystery : Mystery : Women Sleuths
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"A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Sheer delight." --Carolyn Hart
"A thoroughly delightful debut. Bright, breezy, and witty. I couldn't put it down."--Tamar Myers
The truth about what happened in 1949 went to Paul Fischer's grave... Too bad his body didn't!
Advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow doesn't pack heat--just a few extra pounds. And she doesn't go looking for trouble. When she moved into her cousin Cara's refurbished Victorian house, she wasn't planning on discovering a corpse--certainly not one that had been embalmed ten years before. But as anyone in the small Pittsburgh borough of Avalon could tell her, her cousin's house has a history attached. A history dating back to two mysterious deaths in the summer of 1949.
Someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house--someone who has something to hide. But that someone doesn't know Leigh's impetuous cousin, and when Cara digs her heels in, Leigh looks to her old college chum, local policewoman Maura Polanski, for help. But the answers the trio find only point to more questions. Were the scandalous deaths of fifty years ago really an accident and a suicide? Or were they murder?
The nearer the women get to the truth, the more desperate someone becomes. Because some secrets are better off kept. Especially when they hit close to
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In this first book in the Sandy Reid Mystery Series, an almost-too-clever young law student in Philadelphia gets a life-or-death call from her estranged brother who just moved to Florida--she tells him to go to hell. She doesn't need this. She's holding an old grudge and resents having her life in Philadelphia interrupted. The brother doesn't come looking for trouble, he simply wants to get past his Philadelphia divorce and start a new life in Florida, but woman-trouble comes looking for him.
Unfortunately, he arrives in the small Florida ocean side town just as someone murders the local gubernatorial candidate. The brother doesn't have a clue about women and gets seduced and framed. He hasn't bothered with his estranged sister up north for years but now, as a stranger in a hostile town, she's his only hope. She reluctantly decides to at least check out her brother's predicament. This small step leads the audacious sister into an ever-increasing entanglement of deceit, double-cross, and danger, as she can't leave well-enough alone and goes after the real killer in this fast-paced mystery.
The first book in the Sandy Reid mystery series. THE PRICE OF CANDY is the second book in this fast-paced series with the sassy protagonist and amateur sleuth. The third book in the series is SUCH WICKED FRIENDS.
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Somewhere in the hinterlands of Alaska, among the millions of sprawling acres that comprise “The Park,” a young National Park Ranger has gone missing. When the detective sent after him also vanishes, the Anchorage DA’s department must turn to their reluctant former investigator, Kate Shugak. Shugak knows The Park because she’s of The Park, an Aleut who left her home village of Niniltna to pursue education, a career, and the righting of wrongs. Kate’s search for the missing men will take her from self-imposed exile back to a life she’d left behind, and face-to-face with people and problems she'd hoped never to confront again.
The first novel in the popular Kate Shugak Series, A Cold Day for Murder established Dana Stabenow as a new voice in Alaskan mystery writing, and earned her an Edgar Award.
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Scientist Maryse Robicheaux thought that a lot of her problems had gone away with her mother-in-law’s death. The woman was rude, pushy, manipulative and used her considerable wealth to run herd over the entire town of Mudbug, Louisiana.
Unfortunately, death doesn’t slow down Helena one bit.
DEA Agent Luc LeJeune is wondering what his undercover assignment investigating the sexy scientist has gotten him into – especially as it seems someone wants her dead. Keeping his secrets while protecting Maryse proves to be easier than fighting his attraction for the brainy beauty.
(Note: This book is part of the author’s backlist, originally released in print in 2009 by Dorchester Publishing)
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She's not your average crime fighter!
Ivy Malone has a curiosity that sometimes gets her into trouble, and it's only aggravated by her discovery that she can easily escape the public eye. So when vandals romp through the local cemetery, she takes advantage of her newfound anonymity and its unforeseen advantages as she launches her own unofficial investigation.
Despite her oddball humor and unconventional snooping, Ivy soon becomes discouraged by her failure to turn up any solid clues. And after Ivy witnesses something ominous and unexplained, she can't resist putting her investigative powers to work again. Even the authorities' attempts to keep Ivy out of danger and her nosy neighbor's match-making schemes can't slow her down. But will the determination that fuels this persistent, quirky sleuth threaten her very safety?
"I laughed out loud. McCourtney's charming mystery debuts a voice both enchanting and startling."-Colleen Coble, author of Without a Trace
"McCourtney's skill at blending whimsy, quirks, and questions into a lead character makes Invisible a must read."-Lois Richer, author of Dangerous Sanctuary
"Invisible is a treat! Ivy Malone is a heroine with spunk and determination!"-Carol Cox, author of A Stitch in Time
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Dying is what changed Mary O’Reilly’s life. Well, actually, coming back from the dead and having the ability to communicate with ghosts is really what did it.
Now, a private investigator in rural Freeport, Illinois, Mary’s trying to learn how to incorporate her experience as a Chicago cop and new-found talent into a real job. Her challenge is to solve the mysteries, get real evidence (a ghost’s word just doesn’t hold up in court), and be sure the folks in town, especially the handsome new police chief, doesn’t think she’s nuts.
Twenty-four years ago, a young woman drowned in the swimming pool of a newly elected State Senator. It was ruled an accident. But now, as the Senator prepares to move on to higher positions, the ghost of the woman is appearing to the Senator’s wife.
Mary is hired to discover the truth behind the death. She unearths a connection between the murder and the disappearance of five little girls whose cases, twenty-four years later, are still all unsolved. As she digs further she becomes the next target for serial killers’ quest to tie up all his loose ends.
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Kerry Wilkinson's debut novel Locked In is an Amazon Kindle UK overall No.1 bestselling novel, while the Jessica Daniel series has sold over 250,000 copies.
Most people who get promoted at work are pleased but for Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel it comes with the knowledge she is replacing her mentor who was stabbed in a bar fight.
She barely has time to start doubting her abilities before a body is found in a locked house with seemingly no way in or out.
DS Daniel not only has to prepare for a court date against the scourge of the force, legal expert Peter Hunt, she also has to hold off a journalist who seems to know more than she does about her case.
With a car that even junior officers joke about, an investigation with no leads and a best mate whose love life is finally settling down, the detective thinks she has enough on her plate and that's before a second body turns up in identical circumstances to the first.
How can a murderer get to victims in seemingly impossible situations and what, if anything, links the bodies?
This is Book One in the Jessica Daniel series of detective novels.
See: kerrywilkinson.com for more details.
Also available: Vigilante (Jessica Daniel Book Two) and The Woman In Black (Jessica Daniel Book Three)
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This is Kerry Wilkinson's follow-up to the Amazon Kindle UK No.1 bestseller, Locked In.
Dead bodies are piling up for Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel.
Usually when a serial killer is on the loose, the pressure would be building to find the perpetrator but the victims are all hardened criminals themselves.
The national media can't believe their luck with an apparent vigilante on the streets, while Jessica's new boss seems grateful someone else is doing their job for them.
But things aren't so straightforward when forensics matches blood from the apparent killer to a man already behind bars.
This is Book Two in the smash-hit series of Jessica Daniel novels, which have sold over 250,000 copies in the UK.
See: kerrywilkinson.com for more details.
Also available: The Woman In Black (Jessica Daniel Book 3)
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This is book three in the bestselling Jessica Daniel series of mystery novels. Book one, Locked In, is a No.1 Kindle UK bestseller, while book two, Vigilante, has been second only to its predecessor in the crime chart.
Someone has left a severed hand in the centre of Manchester and the only clue Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel has to go on is CCTV footage of a woman in a long black robe placing it carefully on the ground.
With a lengthy missing persons list and frantic families wondering if the body part could belong to their absent loved ones, the detective has plenty to deal with - and that's before a detached finger arrives in the post.
By the time a second hand is found and a local MP's wife goes missing, Jessica is left struggling to find out who the appendages belong to, how they are connected and just what the mysterious woman in black has to do with it all.
This is Book Three in the smash-hit Jessica Daniel series of novels, which have sold over 250,000 copies in the UK.
*This Kindle edition contains a bonus chapter unavailable in any other format.
See kerrywilkinson.com for more details.
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Forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws embark on a perilous hunt--tracking a terrorist who has stolen radioactive material that is hotter than the desert in August. He threatens to release it in America's most fragile national park, Death Valley.
But first he must stop the geologists who are closing in.
As the hunt turns dangerous, Cassie and Walter will need grit along with their field skills to survive this case. For they are up against more than pure human malice. The unstable atom--in the hands of an unstable man--is governed by Murphy's Law. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.
And it does.
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On the rugged, wild, eastern shore of Barbados, Cindy and Clint are enjoying their dream honeymoon, when paradise quickly turns into hell. Cindy finds her newly beloved taken away from her, drowned in a freak accident in the ocean. The local police are quick to declare it an accident, to insist that he was caught in a sudden riptide. But Cindy, left all alone, is not convinced.
Cindy must return to her and Clint’s now-empty home in New York and face her in-laws, who never wanted Clint to marry her, and who did everything to make her engagement and wedding hell. She must deal with all of these women’s backbiting, gossiping and unspoken accusations, while she tries to get a handle on her own grief and to get clear on what really happened to Clint.
Cindy is mailed an anonymous photo of a woman she had never met, addressed to Clint. As she tries to unravel the mysterious package, as she begins to dig deeper into Clint’s emails and files, she realizes how many secrets Clint had been hiding from his past. She realizes that she didn’t really know the man she loved. And she also realizes that Clint was murdered.
She digs deeper, into the depths of Clint’s massive corporation, DGB oil, and as she starts to unearth information she shouldn’t, she goes too far. Soon her own life is in peril. On the run, she realizes that the only way to get answers, and to save her own life, is to return to where it all began: Barbados. As she heads into the dark underside of the island, into the heart of the local villages, she is shocked to discover what really happened to her husband on their honeymoon.
But by then, it may already be too late.
Book #2 in the Caribbean Murder series (DEATH BY DIVORCE) is now also available.
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From the award-winning author, Patricia Mason comes this hot and humorous romantic suspense, IN DEEP SHITAKE.
Praise for IN DEEP SHITAKE:
"A case of mistaken identity turns into a fun, fast paced romp ... Once you pick up this great story, you won't be able to put it down."
- Lois Lavrisa, Amazon Kindle Top 100 Author"Believable yet quirky and charmingly flawed characters...a very enjoyable read."
-D. Shea, Book Reviewer
Overview
Take one devastatingly handsome movie star.
Add one outrageously sexy female private eye with a penchant for food-word obscenities.
Mix in a dose of mistaken identity and a handful of Russian mobsters...And they're all In Deep Shitake.
More Praise"A fun fast-paced book that you can't put down."
-Tomreads, Book Reviewer
"The story is captivating, the characters are likeable, the pacing is just right."
-Always Tomorrow, Book Reviewer.
Cross Notting Hill with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and add a splash of spice. If you like your romance hot and your suspense hilariously thrilling, you'll LOVE In Deep Shitake.
More Books by Patricia Mason
* * * Bullets, Brass & Babes: A Thriller Anthology --
Including the story It Keeps Getting Shitakier, which features Mo, the sexy PI from In Deep Shitake.
* * * A Girl, A Guy and A Ghost by Patricia Mason - - Giselle has three days to find a ghost and save her job. Will sexy private eye, Ry, help her or just provide a distraction that could cost her life. (Humorous and Erotic Paranormal Thriller)
* * * Sacrifice in Stone by Patricia Mason -- Mara's blood brought Garrick to life, freeing him from his statuary prison. But the reprieve may only be temporary and freeing Garrick forever may require Mara to sacrifice herself. (HOT Paranormal Romance)
* * * Undisclosed Desires by Patricia Mason - -When circumstances conspire to force Grace to reveal her undisclosed desires, the result is carnal pleasure beyond her dreams...where wildly exquisite sex turns best friends into lovers. (Steamy Short Story).
If you are looking for Patricia Mason's Young Adult Paranormal/Urban Fantasy books look for:***Fated Hearts (a paranormal romance novella) by P.R. Mason -- Will his love mean her end?
***The Banshee and the Linebacker (a paranormal romance novella) by P.R. Mason -- Two brothers, both on course for tragedy. A girl tormented by visions of their deaths. Changing their fate could mean sacrificing her heart.
* * * Entanglements (an urban fantasy/ paranormal romance) by P.R. Mason Accidentally opening a vortex sucks!
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Everly Gray’s fingers are a magnet for trouble.
When she touches photographer Mitchell Hunt and sees the image of a dead body, she dives into the murder fingertips first. Life takes a turn for the dangerous when she discovers the body is related to a small-time crime family that accidentally stepped on the toes of notorious criminal, Delano West. Caught in a web of intrigue where nothing is as it seems, El discovers an aptitude for breaking and entering, the pain of an up close and personal meeting with a bullet, and the terror of facing a cold blooded killer. What she doesn’t learn—to keep her fingers to herself.
What they're saying...
A TOUCH OF ICE is a suspense-filled romance that will keep you up late turning the pages. Everly and Violet make perfect partners in their sleuthing, complementing one another perfectly. The romance between Mitch and Everly is sweet and blossoms into something spicy and wonderful. The mystery twists and turns, keeping this reader thoroughly entertained, trying to figure out the clues. Romantic suspense readers won't want to miss this one!
~Romance Junkies
"A fun adventure with characters who sizzle."
~ Adrienne Girodano, author of the Private Protector series
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