Trading in Texas heat for Maine's tangy salt air, Natalie Barnes risked it all to buy the Gray Whale Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast on Cranberry Island. She adores whipping up buttery muffins and other rich breakfast treats for her guests until Bernard Katz checks in. The overbearing land developer plans to build a resort next door where an endangered colony of black-chinned terns is nesting. Worried about the birds, the inevitable transformation of the sleepy fishing community, and her livelihood, Natalie takes a public stand against the project. But the town board sides with Katz. Just when it seems like things can't get any worse, Natalie finds Katz dead. Now the police and much of the town think she's guilty. Can Natalie track down the true killer before she's hauled off to jail...or becomes the next victim? Murder on the Rocks is an Agatha Award nominee.
A bar owner finds a body in the back alley—and gets drafted by a detective for help: “The first book in the Mack’s Bar Mystery series is a hit!” —RT Book Reviews Mack’s Bar is one of those nice, friendly places where everybody ...
A fast-paced good humored murder mystery. Murder isn't funny but the cast of odd characters in Murder On The Rocks has a way of bringing a smile to the reader's face.
In this first Peter Blair mystery, master of 1970s crime J.R.L. Anderson spins an exhilarating yarn. Disguises and codes, drug smuggling and murder: Peter must use all his wits to make sure his first investigation is not also his last.
MURDER ON THE ROCKS takes place on Mackinac Island, Michigan during the summer tourist season.
Agreeing to take part in a search for a missing model, bartender-sleuth Max Bally infiltrates the world of yuppies, prostitution, and the mob and finds his search leading him straight into the hands of a killer. Original.
C. hewy He died had on never the street. officially But JR confessed. and I found He a didn't diary in have Missy to. Bryant's apartment that detailed his resolve to avenge Chewy's death. McKenzie didn't have a chance.
Sheriff "Big Jim" Blaine works hard to solve the mystery of Anne's disappearance and the story unfolds with a cast of interesting interrelated characters and interrelated stories.
Praise: "MacInerney adds a dash of the supernatural, throws in some touristy tidbits and finishes with some tasty diet-right recipes."—Publishers Weekly "All thumbs up for Murder Most Maine, another in the engaging series of Cranberry ...
A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. ...
Juicy characters. Karen MacInerney has cooked up a winning recipe for murder. Don't miss this mystery!"—Maggie Sefton, author of Knit One, Kill Two; Needled to Death; and A Deadly Yarn