Detective Isaac Bell’s wife has said that he is always in the wrong place at the right time. This is certainly the case when Bell thwarts the assassination of a U.S. Senator shortly after meeting the man. This heroic rescue is just the start of the mystery for Bell, who suspects that the would-be assassins […]

A ghost aboard the California Zephyr? Zephyrette Jill McLeod tells herself that shimmering light in the Pullman car couldn’t possibly be a ghost. With her logical, practical mind, Jill doesn’t believe in ghosts. She doubts the evidence of her own eyes. But she can’t explain what she saw. A porter tells her he too has […]

The morning after a wife’s discovery of her husband’s affair, his lover is found murdered, and she and her husband become the prime suspects. Victoria’s life isn’t as perfect as it seems. But when two homicide detectives show up at her door, it’s about to get a lot worse. Still reeling from the discovery that […]

A troll with a message. And a bully with a short fuse. Lavender “Lew” Lewis takes a friend’s dog on an early morning run and discovers a body at one of the island’s most popular tourist attractions: a 20-foot-tall wooden troll. A local teacher becomes the prime suspect, and Lew agrees to quietly poke around […]

When Patricia Fisher boards the world’s finest cruise ship for a three-month tour of the world, she expected a great many things… …finding herself embroiled in a priceless jewel theft wasn’t one of them. Less than twenty-four hours after setting sail, she’s accused of murder and confined to her cabin. Thankfully, she is staying in […]

Welcome to Willow Glen, where the dogs are friendly, the gossip is lively… and murder is bad for business. Kate Morgan is a burned-out Chicago corporate manager who needs a quieter life. She moves to Willow Glen to help her eccentric Aunt Ida run her pet-sitting business. She brings her rescue terrier Max, her color-coded […]

She thinks someone is following her. The last man she expects to save her is the one whose heart she already broke. Panama City, Florida. 1943. The war has transformed the sleepy Gulf Coast into a booming military town overflowing with soldiers, spies, profiteers, and criminals. Jimmy “Soldier” Riley knows all about shattered dreams. A […]

When murder comes to Harvest Falls, amateur sleuths abound. But the killer’s game pits friend against friend, and everyone’s in danger of a final turn. Charlie Goode is struggling to reset her life. After a split from her longtime partner, she’s returned home to the Pacific Northwest town of Harvest Falls. Drifting between jobs at […]

Joe Turner has defended the guilty, the desperate, and the deeply unwise, but his latest client may be the one case he cannot win. Every piece of evidence says the kid did it, and the evidence is not in the habit of being wrong. As Joe digs into a gangland killing that feels wrong in […]