Genres : Women Sleuths

2017 Agatha Award Nominee"For her first foray into full-length fiction, Laura Oles has demonstrated that her fictional eye is every bit as accurate as her camera lens. Well deserving of earning a place as a Killer Nashville Claymore Award finalist, Daughters of Bad Men is a solid tale, well told, and a promise of more to come from Jamie Rush." Killer Nashville"Compelling and deeply moving, Daughters of Bad Men is a study of the tangled family ties that bind. An...

To do: 1. check in guests2. help your pop star BFF3. solve a murder.Andrea Biscotti has a lot to juggle: She’s helping pop star Madison Beech move into her newly-renovated Beach Hill estate and prepping her family’s rental cottages for the start of the summer season—just a few days before Beach Hill’s annual Memorial Day Boat Parade.Then Andrea’s beloved cousin and cottage handyman Ricky doesn’t show up at a family birthday party, and the next morning, the body of a...

To solve baffling crimes in turn-of-the-century Chicago, you only need to know a single fact. Bygone sins in the White City cast the longest shadows.For Fans of Historical Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, and The Gilded AgeGILDED AGE CHICAGO MYSTERY SERIESA melting pot of thieves, corrupt politicians, robber barons, and impoverished immigrants, Gilded Age Chicago is rife with injustice. An eccentric heiress and a star reporter find themselves repeatedly drawn into the hidden world of intrigue and murder that lies at its...

Victimology: tall, slim, blond hair, jeans. And a Harvest Festival t-shirt…Finding the body of a young woman in Haldane Hill Park rings alarm bells for Detective Constable Holly Towns. But can she even say the words ‘serial killer’ and be taken seriously?The media names him the Port Predator, and he’s not finished. Not even close.Another young woman is missing, and time is running out.Officers in the Criminal Investigations Unit are focused on a set of strong suspects, but Holly is...

****Shortlisted for the 2022 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, the 2022 Davitt Award for Best Crime Books by Australian Women and the People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award.****Evie Howland has problems.Guns. Bombs. Murderers.And that's just on the page...In real life she's meant to be planning a wedding to adorable billionaire Daniel Bradley, but Evie is seriously snarled in the sixteenth book of her successful crime series. In fact, her protagonists are becoming almost impossible to...

Dogs, danger, and a dash of romance. It’s Thanksgiving in Dorset Hills.Bridget Linsmore’s annual Thanksgiving Rescue Pageant is the highlight of the season in dog-crazy Dorset Hills. With Beau, the calm, elegant and intuitive mutt, by her side she’s matched countless rescue dogs with their perfect humans and built a shelter all of “Dog Town” supports.But when a string of nuisance complaints and accidents threaten her new facility, Bridget suspects the developer next door. Could charming and handsome Sullivan Shaw...

Enjoy this humorous, small town paranormal cozy mystery by award winning and bestselling author, Lucinda Race. Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying... In a small town like Pembroke Cove, Maine, everyone has something to hide. But when bookstore owner Lily Michaels takes a tumble and hits her head, and her cat Milo starts talking to her, she discovers she has something to hide, too. She’s a witch, and Milo is her familiar. And she’s not the...

Maddie Scott is a mystery. To herself as well as to the Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club bunch. Josephine and Norman met Maddie after they helped Agatha, Maddie’s adoptive mother, return stolen art worth over three hundred million dollars. The return of the art generates publicity which poses a risk to Maddie from angry collectors her adoptive father scammed with fake paintings. Seeking safety, Maddie moves to Cincinnati, where, with Josephine’s help, she obtains a position as an art restorer...

Belinda Lawrence and Hazel Whitby are about to embark on an exhilarating adventure through the stunning landscapes of France, following in the footsteps of literary giants Edith Wharton and Henry James. What begins as a charming escapade soon takes a harrowing turn when a series of murders shatter the tranquility of their group. A palpable sense of tension hangs in the air, as suspicion begins to swirl like the autumn leaves around them. Each member of this seemingly innocent band...

Two bodies lie in the ashes—and Iris Raines is about to expose secrets worth killing for.This gritty Texas private investigator mystery is fast-paced and relentless—blending danger, corruption, dark humor, and shocking turns into an explosive ride.Iris Raines makes a living unearthing the secrets others will do anything to hide. She’s sharp-tongued, armed with a biting wit, and not above bending the rules if it gets her closer to the truth. But this case drags her into a firestorm of corruption...