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978-0-7387-5428-4 978-0-7387-6090-2 978-0-7387-5226-6 September 2019 September 2019 September 2019 See page 34 See page 17 See page 22 2 LESLIE BUDEWITZ FOOD LOVERS’ VILLAGE MYSTERIES

Bestselling author LESLIE BUDEWITZ presents heaps of humor, plenty of plot twists, and delightful recipes in her Agatha Award–winning series set in the enchanting village of Jewel Bay, Montana. 978-0-7387-5241-9 978-0-7387-5240-2 BOOK 5 BOOK 4

C. S. CHALLINOR The Rex Graves Mystery Series

C.S. Challinor’s irresistible Agatha Christie–style mysteries showcase the impressive deductive skills of master sleuth Rex Graves, who keeps readers enthralled from the first page to the last.

978-0-7387-5647-9 978-0-7387-5009-5 978-0-7387-4548-0 978-0-7387-3976-2 BOOK 9 BOOK 8 BOOK 7 BOOK 6 Kathleen Ernst The Chloe Ellefson Mystery Series Chloe Ellefson, curator at Old World Wisconsin, solves mysteries both past and present in this fascinating historical series that highlights the captivating cultures of the Upper Midwest.

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Kellye DETECTIVEGarrett BY DAY MYSTERIES

OF THE Agatha AwardWINNER for Best First Novel

OF THE Anthony WINNERAward for Best First Novel

OF THE Lefty AwardWINNER for Best Debut Novel

OF THE IPPY GoldWINNER Medal for Best First Book Starred Review and Debut of the Month from Library Journal 978-0-7387-5297-6 978-0-7387-5261-7 BOOK 2 BOOK 1 Starred Review from Publishers Weekly Travel the world with tour escort Emily Andrew-Miceli and her globetrotting band of Iowa seniors in this endlessly entertaining cozy series from bestselling author MADDY HUNTER THE PASSPORT TO PERIL MYSTERIES

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Linda O. Johnston BARKERY & BISCUITS MYSTERIES In Linda O. Johnston’s charming series, Carrie Kennersly—vet tech and owner of a two-part bakery that serves treats to both dogs and humans—sniffs out clues and collars killers. Includes recipes!

978-0-7387-5244-0 978-0-7387-5245-7 978-0-7387-4628-9 978-0-7387-4627-2 978-0-7387-4503-9 BOOK 5 | MAY 2019 BOOK 4 BOOK 3 BOOK 2 BOOK 1 G.M. MALLIET G P A St. Just Mystery IGITHE ACCIDENTAL ANDIAN ALCHEMIST MYSTERIES Delightfully witty and rich with intrigue, each book in this highly acclaimed, Agatha Award–winning series is an exciting romp into the investigative exploits of Detective Chief Inspector St. Just.

978-0-7387-1967-2 978-0-7387-1247-5 978-0-7387-1248-2 BOOK 3 BOOK 2 BOOK 1 EDITH MAXWELL The Quaker Midwife Mysteries

Quaker midwife Rose Carroll delivers babies to mothers and brings criminals to justice in this acclaimed and authentic historical series set in 19th-century New England.

978-0-7387-5643-1 978-0-7387-5054-5 978-0-7387-5032-3 978-0-7387-4752-1 BOOK 4 BOOK 3 BOOK 2 BOOK 1 GIGITHE ACCIDENTAL PANDIAN ALCHEMIST MYSTERIES “Pandian sets this series apart from other fluffy paranormal mysteries with Zoe’s cute nonhuman sidekick and some mouthwatering vegan recipes.” —Publishers Weekly

978-0-7387-5301-0 978-0-7387-4236-6 978-0-7387-4235-9 978-0-7387-4184-0 BOOK 4 BOOK 3 BOOK 2 BOOK 1 EDITH MAXWELL Karen MacInerney The Quaker Midwife Mysteries THE GRAY WHALE INN MYSTERIES

“[The] Gray Whale adventure provides complex characters, stunning scenery and many recipes.”—Kirkus Reviews

978-0-7387-3460-6 978-0-7387-3459-0 978-0-7387-1966-5 978-0-7387-1300-7 BOOK 6 BOOK 5 BOOK 4 BOOK 3 LISSA MARIE REDMOND THE COLD CASE INVESTIGATION SERIES

“Recommend this one to anyone hot for a police procedural where tired cops make mistakes but slowly, relentlessly—and with morbid humor—get the job done . . . Keep your eyes on Redmond, a retired cop who knows how to write.”—Booklist

978-0-7387-5428-4 978-0-7387-5427-7 978-0-7387-5410-9 BOOK 3 | September 2019 BOOK 2 BOOK 1 KIRSTEN WEISS The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mysteries Paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski faces off against spectral shenanigans, deadly killers, and one GD (ghost detecting) cat in this marvelous cozy series set in California.

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978-0-7387-5838-1 978-0-7387-6036-0 978-0-7387-5226-6 978-0-7387-6007-0 For the manager of the Pet shop owner Crishell Callie Reeds finds “treble” Charlotte “Charms” Lucky Cherry Orchard Inn, “Shell” McMillan must in Keepsake Cove when her returns to Gett, Florida, to “Cherry scones to die for” cat-ch a killer with her country-western boyfriend run the family distillery and turns out to be all too true. two furry sidekicks. is framed for murder. figure out how a body ended JUNE 2019 AUGUST 2019 SEPTEMBER 2019 up in a whiskey barrel. JUNE 2019

STAND-ALONE SUSPENSE & PAGE-TURNING TENSION The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mysteries Paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski faces off against spectral shenanigans, deadly killers, and one GD (ghost detecting) cat in this marvelous cozy series set in California.

978-0-7387-5781-0 978-0-7387-5617-2 978-0-7387-6130-5 978-0-7387-5947-0 ★ “A compelling, suspense- ★ “Layer upon layer of The son of a serial killer ★ “Highly recommended.” ful story reminiscent of deception.”—Kirkus Reviews must reconcile with his —Library Journal William Kent Krueger’s (starred review) own dark past and stop a (starred review) Ordinary Grace.” new string of murders. —Library Journal (starred review) JULY 2019 COMPLETE BACKLIST

THE THIRD MRS. DURST STICK A FORK IN IT Ann Aguirre Robin Allen 978-0-7387-6131-2 • US $24.99 CAN $34.99 Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop (Book 2) Hard Cover with Dust Jacket • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. 978-0-7387-2795-0 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 August 2019 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. To outsiders, it seems that Marlena Durst leads Poppy Markham thought she’d seen it all — until a fairy-tale life. But nobody ever wonders if she stepped into Capital Punishment. The res- Cinderella was happy after she married the taurant’s twisted concept, last meals of famous prince. Death may be the only exit she’s allowed. death row inmates, just might be a hit in Austin, Just like her husband’s first wife. And his sec- Texas. The macabre theme becomes all too real ond. Unless she flips the script. when co-owner Troy Sharp — a hard-drinking ex- jock and all around jerk — is found dead.

“The Third Mrs. Durst is a slow, dark burn that leads to a fantastic explosion of an ending.” “Lots of plot twists help make this a must-read for cozy lovers.” —Publishers Weekly —Victoria Helen Stone, author of Jane Doe

19 SOULS OUT OF THE FRYING PAN J. D. Allen Robin Allen A Sin City Investigation (Book 1) Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5403-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-2796-7 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 264 pp. When PI Jim Bean’s latest client, Sophie Evers, Feast in the Field, a fine-dining affair hosted by asks him to find her brother Daniel, he has the Friends of Good Earth Preserves, is the event no idea how complicated his life is about to of the season in Austin’s restaurant circuit and become. After he stumbles upon a murder, Jim Poppy Markham’s favorite social engagement. is driven to set things right. This year, the evening ends early when the new “A must read for thriller fans.”—Mystery Tribune president of the Friends, diva-restaurateur Dana “The setup is so good, and the characters so hard to White, is struck down in her own kitchen. look away from . . . All in all, a fine thriller.”—Booklist “Bean’s inner and outer dialogue is quick, snappy, and authentic to the profession.”—Foreword Reviews “That wonderful and rare combination of high-speed suspense and complex, richly drawn “Allen delivers a breezy and likeable menu.” —Kirkus Reviews characters.”—Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author “[J.D. Allen’s] plotting and pacing will keep you up long after Proust and Henry James have rocked you to sleep. ” —Kirkus Reviews

SKIN GAME MURDER UNDER THE LOON J. D. Allen Gerald Anderson A Sin City Investigation (Book 2) An Otter Tail County Mystery 978-0-7387-5404-8 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-1095-2 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 240 pp. When his ex-fiancée Erica Floyd walks into one Snowmobile accidents aren’t uncommon dur- of his investigations looking for her missing ing the bone-chilling winters in Fergus Falls, sister, PI Jim Bean’s tragic past comes flooding MN. But when an insurance company president back. Despite serious reservations, Jim agrees is found dead beneath a giant loon statue, the to search for Erica’s sister. Unless he can face his sheriff suspects foul play. ghosts and a deadly new enemy, four women will suffer a fate worse than death. “Is a very solid adventure through the Las Vegas underworld.”—Crimespree

“With one foot in the classic PI tradition and the other in the new age, Skin Game is no roll of the “Anderson’s latest dispatch from Otter Tail County keeps you guessing while gently guiding you dice. J.D. Allen delivers a smart, fast-paced book that will keep the reader on edge from start to through the intricacies of relationships among Swedes, Finns, and Norwegians.”—Kirkus Reviews finish.”—Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling author of What You Break

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MUSIC OF GHOSTS FATAL FESTIVAL DAYS Sallie Bissell Jamie M. Blair A Mary Crow Novel (Book 5) A Dog Days Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-3584-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5121-4 • US $15.99 CAN $21..99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 384pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 240 pp. Deep in the Appalachian woods stands the Planning the winter festival in Metamora, old Fiddlesticks cabin, the scene of a bloody Indiana, is hard work for Cameron Cripps- double murder from decades past. Legends of Hayman. Not only is she organizing dog sled the killer’s ghostly fiddle music draws young races, ice sculpting events, and downhill skiing thrill seekers. One such visit ends tragically competitions, she’s also dealing with angry when a college student is strangled to death, protestors and a missing mascot. The last thing her flesh mutilated with bizarre symbols. When she needs is another mystery to solve. And yet, Nick Stratton, the handsome raptor specialist, is that’s exactly what she gets. indicted, he goes to attorney Mary Crow for help.

“[A]n eerie tale that skillfully weaves folklore, Cherokee tradition and familial angst.” —RT Book Reviews

DEADLIEST OF SINS BLACK SWAN RISING Sallie Bissell Lisa Brackmann A Mary Crow Novel (Book 6) 978-0-7387-5947-0 • US $24.99 CAN $34.99 978-0-7387-3622-8 • $US $14.99 CAN $17.50 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket • 5¼ x 8 • 432 pp. 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Reporter and mass-shooting survivor Casey With the rise of a homophobic preacher and Cheng and Sarah Price, a political staffer with a an anti-gay killing in Campbell County, North secret and traumatic past, are both in the cross- Carolina, recently appointed governor’s special hairs of a hate group that targets anyone who’s prosecutor Mary Crow is asked to investigate against their cause, including Sarah’s congress- a possible conspiracy between the preacher man boss. Now Sarah and Casey have a choice and the murder. Mary’s search leads her to a to make. Do they hide? Or do they fight back? deadly sex-trafficking ring, near the infamous “An absorbing and apocalyptic vision of American Highway 74. politics.”—Booklist “Riveting . . . Readers will furiously turn the pages to see how it all ends.”—Publishers Weekly “A smart and well-paced mystery with a gutsy protagonist and a touch of romance.” —Kirkus Reviews “In a tremendous display of skill, Lisa Brackmann weaves contemporary issues together in an organic manner and builds to a jolting and unanticipated climax.”—LA Review of Books “Brackmann masterfully weaves together this dark and, at times, gritty thriller.”—Library Journal

A JUDGMENT OF WHISPERS THE JEAN HARLOW BOMBSHELL Sallie Bissell Mollie Cox Bryan A Mary Crow Novel (Book 7) A Classic Star Biography Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-4361-5 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5869-5 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Whispers abound at the ancient Spanish Oak. May 2019 To those who know how to listen, it tells secrets When her boss dies under mysterious circum- of vanquished conquistadors, Cherokee witches, stances, all Charlotte Donovan wants to do is fin- and the long-unsolved murder of Teresa Ewing. ish the Jean Harlow biography that her boss had While running for District Attorney, Mary Crow started. Instead, she finds herself stalked by a finds the whispers starting to swirl around her. drop-dead Jean Harlow look-alike. Together with As new evidence is discovered, Mary realizes police sergeant Den Brophy, Charlotte uncovers that the only way to save her reputation is to shocking revelations. But will these revelations find the true killer. be enough to catch the killer?

“[Bissell’s] mysteries are always good company.” —Knoxville News Sentinel “Factor in the delicious elements of romance, friendship, and family, and you have a mys- “The intricate plot, compelling, well-drawn characters . . . and Southern setting will appeal to tery as captivating as Jean Harlow’s (still missing) star sapphire ring.”—Jess Lourey, author of readers of Ron Rash and John Hart.” —Library Journal Salem’s Cipher and Mercy’s Chase

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TREBLE AT THE JAM FEST MURDER IN THE RAW Leslie Budewitz C. S. Challinor A Food Lovers’ Village Mystery (Book 4) A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-5240-2 • US $14.99 CAN $19.99 978-0-7387-1439-4 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 1 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 216 pp. Erin Murphy, manager of Murphy’s Mercantile, Rex Graves flies to the Caribbean paradise of is getting everything ready for the Jazz Festival’s St. Martin to investigate the disappearance of kick off concert. But discord erupts when jazz Sabine Durand, a beautiful French actress, who guitarist Gerry Martin plummets to his death was staying at a naturist resort. Not even a few from the rocks above the Jewel River. Despite pints of Guinness can prepare Rex for all the warnings not to get involved, Erin investigates, brazenly exposed body parts. hoping to avoid a deadly finale to the case.

“A pleasing read with a thoughtful heroine, a plethora of red herrings, and some foodie tips.” “With a host of colorful characters, a dose of humor and a balmy locale, you will want to —Kirkus Reviews devour this well-plotted mystery.” —Mystery Scene “Likeable, believable characters, a fast-moving plot, and a logical ending. Great fun!” —Suspense Magazine

AS THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE PHI BETA MURDER CRUMBLES C. S. Challinor Leslie Budewitz A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 3) A Food Lovers’ Village Mystery (Book 5) 978-0-7387-1890-3 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 978-0-7387-5241-9 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 216 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Scottish barrister Rex Graves is visiting his son At Murphy’s Mercantile, manager Erin Murphy Campbell when tragedy strikes the college is ringing in the holiday season with food, drink, campus: a student is found hanging from a and her new friend Merrily Thornton. When rope in his locked dorm room. Did the poor lad Merrily goes missing and her boss discovers commit suicide or was it murder? he’s been robbed, fingers point to Merrily—until she’s found dead. Phi Beta Murder is not affiliated or associated with the Phi Beta Kappa Society or any of its members or affiliated “Cozy readers will relish the small-town Christmas organizations. time-frame . . .And, of course, recipes, too.”—Booklist

“Clean-as-a-whistle dialogue, endearing characters, and a solid plot make this cozy a winner.” “This is a well-paced mystery that plays fair with the reader and provides a satisfying and —Publishers Weekly surprising conclusion.” —Mystery Scene “Budewitz’s finely drawn characters, sharp ear for dialogue, and well-paced puzzle make Jewel Bay a destination for every cozy fan.”—Kirkus Reviews

CHRISTMAS IS MURDER MURDER ON THE MOOR C. S. Challinor C. S. Challinor A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 1) A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 4) 978-0-7387-1359-5 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 978-0-7387-1981-8 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 216 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 216 pp. Christmas in the English countryside — what When Rex Graves holds a housewarming party could be more charming? But when guests in the Scottish Highlands, he doesn’t antici- begin dying, all hopes for a jolly holiday are pate the arrival of an old flame — much less a dashed. Worst of all, the remote mansion serial killer. is buried under beastly snow. No one can “C.S. Challinor delivers a racier cozy in Murder on the leave. It’s up to Scottish barrister Rex Graves Moor . . . skillfully choreographed.” —Washington Post to investigate.

★ “A winner… A must for cozy fans.” —Booklist (starred review) “Contemporary in setting but classic in style and voice, it’ll have you guessing to the very end. 4 stars.” —RT Book Reviews

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MURDER OF THE BRIDE JUDGMENT OF MURDER C. S. Challinor C.S. Challinor A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 5) A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 8) 978-0-7387-2335-8 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-5009-5 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 240 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 216 pp. Scottish barrister Rex Graves and his fian- Rex Graves investigates the mysterious death cée Helen go to Derbyshire to attend a wed- of his mentor. But a meeting with a suspect ding. When guests start falling faster than the leaves him drugged and beaten. With a target gloomy May rain, Rex must determine who on his back, Rex fears that another death may among the sniping wedding guests is the soon follow. killer in this traditional locked-room mystery. “One of Challinor’s best.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Multiple plotlines, a long-distance romantic relationship, and a cast of interesting, well-drawn characters add to this satisfying mystery.”—Booklist “[An] intriguing 10th mystery . . . Readers will eagerly await Rex’s further adventures.” —Publishers Weekly

MURDER AT MIDNIGHT UPSTAGED BY MURDER C.S. Challinor C.S. Challinor A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 6) A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 9) 978-0-7387-3976-2 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5647-9 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 216 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 240 pp. When barrister Rex Graves and his fiancée When barrister Rex Graves and his new wife, Helen d’Arcy host a New Year’s Eve party at Helen, attend the opening night of their friend’s Gleneagle Lodge in the Scottish Highlands, a play, an actress meets with a sinister end. The storm threatens to ruin the festivities. As the audience applauds, unaware that the murder clock strikes midnight and the power goes wasn’t an act. Rex is called upon to help discover out, Ken and Catriona Fraser — the inheritors of who among the cast and crew is the culprit, but Gleneagle Castle — are found dead. there are many unanswered questions waiting in the wings.

“A classic country-house mystery, with modern day twists and turns adding to the fun.”—Booklist “Fans—and there are many—will be shouting, ‘Bravo!’”—Booklist “What could be better for Agatha Christie whodunit fans than an old-fashioned, Scottish country “Challinor, who often modernizes and repurposes golden-age mystery ploys, this time takes the house murder on New Year’s Eve?” —Mystery Scene further step of recruiting the stars of those classic novels to help solve the case.”—Kirkus Reviews

MURDER COMES CALLING FICTION CAN BE MURDER C. S. Challinor Becky Clark A Rex Graves Mystery (Book 7) A Mystery Writer’s Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-4548-0 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5332-4 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 216 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. When four murders take place in a secluded When mystery author Charlemagne “Charlee” English community, Rex Graves is called in for Russo’s agent is found dead exactly as described the case. The victims’ homes were all up for in her new, unpublished manuscript, the police sale, and despite the arrest of a shady house put her at the top of the suspect list. To clear her agent, Rex digs deeper into the mystery—and name and revive her career, Charlee must figure the past. For the first time, he’s not up against out which of her friends is a murderer. But is she a lone operator. Now Rex must race to solve the being targeted, too? murder before he becomes the latest victim. “A promising series debut.”—Booklist “My new favorite amateur sleuth!”—Jenn McKinlay, author of the Library Lover’s Mysteries “Satisfying . . . Smooth prose will keep cozy fans turning the pages.” —Publishers Weekly “Cozy fans should enjoy this funny and affecting view into a mystery writer’s life.” “Nicely mixes procedural detail and village charm.” —Booklist —Publishers Weekly “The charming heroine and the supporting cast shine in Clark’s fun and funny solo mystery debut.”—Kirkus Reviews

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FOUL PLAY ON WORDS NEVER SAY PIE Becky Clark Carol Culver A Mystery Writer’s Mystery (Book 2) A Pie Shop Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-5366-9 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-2379-2 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 264 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 264 pp. Mystery author Charlee Russo agrees to speak at It’s summertime in Crystal Cove, California, a Portland writers’ conference organized by her and sales are brisk at the outdoor Food Fair. friend Viv. When Viv’s daughter goes missing, There’s fresh bread, artisan cheese, gourmet Charlee takes over the conference so Viv can cupcakes, plus Hanna’s delicious pies. When search. But then Charlee does her own investi- despised local food critic Heath Barr is found gating after she learns shocking secrets about stabbed to death, no one is sorry to hear the both Viv and her daughter. news — except perhaps Hanna, the main sus- pect. Includes scrumptious pie recipes. “Foul Play on Words is funny, quirky and has every- thing cozy readers love!”—Diana Orgain, USA Today bestselling author “Clear your day, because this laugh-out-loud comic caper mystery is a one-sitting read!” “Foodies will eat up Culver’s second Pie Shop mystery.” —Publishers Weekly —Jess Lourey, author of Salem’s Cipher and Mercy’s Chase “Clark is the queen of the subtle misdirect and the casually dropped clue.”—Kristi Abbott, author of the Popcorn Shop Mysteries

BIG WOODS THE MADNESS OF MERCURY May Cobb Connie di Marco 978-0-7387-5781-0 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 A Zodiac Mystery (Book 1) Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. 978-0-7387-4912-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 1 It’s 1989 in Longview, Texas, when ten-year-old Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. Lucy disappears. Her parents, the police, and San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti’s life is the community all brace for the worst. But Lucy’s turned upside down in the midst of Mercury sister meets a reclusive widow who may hold retrograde. Driven out of her apartment by the the key to finding Lucy. city’s newest cult, she meets a young man claim- ★ “A compelling, suspenseful story reminiscent of ing to be a long-lost nephew. And the longer he William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace.” stays, the more dangerous he becomes. —Library Journal (starred review) “For astrology fans that enjoy a good read . . . an entertaining escape.”—Dell Horoscope

“Gutsy, gripping—and pitch-perfect.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Features a clever plot and a smart and feisty heroine.”—Library Journal “Compulsively readable.”—Rosamund Lupton, New York Times bestselling author “This smartly written debut from di Marco sets the stage for a promising series.”—Kirkus Reviews “Author May Cobb draws out terrifying moments with clarity.”—ForeWord Reviews

THE QUESTION OF THE DEAD ALL SIGNS POINT TO MURDER MISTRESS Connie di Marco E. J. Copperman writing as Jeff Cohen A Zodiac Mystery (Book 2) An Asperger’s Mystery (Book 5) 978-0-7387-5107-8 • US $14.99 CAN $19.99 978-0-7387-5061-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. When the stars predict a wedding-day disaster, Samuel Hoenig, proprietor of Questions astrologer Julia Bonatti is forced to keep it to Answered, and his associate, Ms. Washburn, herself to support the bride. But when a lethal disagree on whether their client’s husband is shooting threatens to tear the family apart, Julia having an affair with a dead woman. When must figure out how such a terrible tragedy the husband in question ends up dead, Ms. could occur. Digging deeper into the mystery, Washburn and Samuel wonder if they stand a Julia becomes a key witness in a much bigger ghost of a chance at unraveling this twisted tale crime. of danger and deceit.

“Readers will delight in watching Copperman’s literal-minded hero grapple not only with unpre- dictable and nuanced human thinking, but with logic from beyond the grave.”—Kirkus Reviews “Di Marco crafts an intricate, twisting plot and layers on the astrological details that fans of psychic mysteries so enjoy.”—Booklist “The first-person narration provides insights into the protagonist’s logical, literal thought pro- cesses and his perplexity at emotional nuances and social subtleties. Series fans will appreciate the further development of Samuel’s character.”—Publishers Weekly

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TAIL OF THE DRAGON OLD WORLD MURDER Connie di Marco Kathleen Ernst A Zodiac Mystery (Book 3) A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-5106-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-2087-6 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Julia Bonatti loves the freedom of being a pro- Chloe Ellefson is the new collections curator fessional astrologer, but when she needs some at Old World Wisconsin, an outdoor museum extra money, she’s glad to get a job offer from with historical artifacts and costumed employ- her old boss. On her first day, the office becomes ees reenacting 1870s settlement life. On a crime scene. Julia discovers that a series of Chloe’s first day, an elderly woman begs her death threats have been sent to several employ- to find the priceless Norwegian ale bowl that ees, and she uses her astrological expertise to she donated to the museum. Minutes later, the solve the mystery. woman dies in a mysterious car crash.

“The author’s characters are quite believable and appear to be made of flesh and blood, not sim- “[C]lever plot twists and credible characters make this a far from humdrum cozy.” ply pen and ink. She also does an exceptional job of making the city of San Francisco a character —Publishers Weekly itself.”—US Review of Books “Di Marco does a good job keeping the reader guessing whodunit in this psychic cozy.” —Publishers Weekly

THAT LAST WEEKEND THE HEIRLOOM MURDERS Laura DiSilverio Kathleen Ernst 978-0-7387-5253-2 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 2) Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. 978-0-7387-2758-5 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Every year for a decade, five college friends Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. spent a weekend together at Chateau du Cygne Old World Wisconsin becomes a murder scene Noir. Then, tragedy struck. Ten years later, they when a volunteer is killed with a scythe. Does return to the castle, hoping to lay the past to the missing Eagle diamond, a legendary gem- rest. But when the murderer strikes, the remain- stone unearthed in 1876, have anything to do ing friends must battle against suspicion and with it? Chloe learns that some things never old secrets to uncover the truth. change in this compelling mystery of old- fashioned greed, Swiss green cheese, and a nearly extinct heirloom flower.

“DiSilverio’s signature easy-to-follow plotting draws readers in.”—Kirkus Reviews “[A] surprise-filled outing.” —Publishers Weekly “This stand-alone novel . . . is well plotted, its mystery compelling, and its outcome unexpected.” “[A] very satisfying read.” —The Mystery Reader —Booklist

THE NEGOTIATOR THE LIGHT KEEPER’S LEGACY Brendan DuBois Kathleen Ernst 978-0-7387-5401-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 3) Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. 978-0-7387-3307-4 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. The Negotiator has built a good business around Chloe Ellefson jumps at the chance to spend selling valuable merchandise with no questions time on Wisconsin’s Rock Island, a remote asked. His rules are to be smart, trust no one, state park with no electricity or roads. But the and never agree to meet clients in a private tranquility is spoiled when a dead woman residence. When the promise of an enormous washes ashore. pay day makes the Negotiator break his rules, his partner is killed and he’s determined to serve justice.

“DuBois wraps up his clever tale with a few nifty twists. Readers will hope for a sequel.” Winner of the 2012 LOVEY Award for Best Traditional/Amateur Sleuth Mystery —Publishers Weekly “Chloe’s third combines a good mystery with some interesting historical information on a niche subject.” —Kirkus Reviews

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HERITAGE OF DARKNESS A MEMORY OF MUSKETS Kathleen Ernst Kathleen Ernst A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 4) A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 7) 978-0-7387-3698-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-4515-2 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 408 pp. For curator Chloe Ellefson, a family bonding trip Chloe Ellefson’s plans for Old World Wisconsin’s to Decorah, Iowa, for rosemaling classes seems first Civil War reenactment are shot when a like a great idea—until they start driving. Chloe’s reenactor is found dead and her cop boyfriend efforts to remain positive end when she and her Roelke McKenna suspects murder. A disturbing boyfriend Roelke find a body at the Vesterheim secret about Roelke’s Civil War-era ancestors Museum. As she investigates, Chloe uncovers forces the two of them to solve crimes of the dark secrets that could be deadly for her family. past and present. “Extremely well-written.”—Suspense Magazine

“Chloe’s fourth . . . provides a little mystery, a little romance, and a little more information about “Ernst provides a new perspective on the Civil War woven together with a compelling Norwegian folk art and tales.”—Kirkus Reviews mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews “Kathleen Ernst knows how to spin a tale.”—Kathy Lynn Emerson, Agatha Award-winning author of Murder in the Merchant’s Hall

TRADITION OF DECEIT MINING FOR JUSTICE Kathleen Ernst Kathleen Ernst A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 5) A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 8) 978-0-7387-4078-2 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5334-8 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 384 pp. Curator Chloe Ellefson is off to Minneapolis to Chloe Ellefson is excited to be learning about help her friend Ariel write a proposal to convert Wisconsin’s Cornish immigrants and mining an abandoned flourmill into a museum. When history. But when human remains are discov- a dead body is found stuffed in a grain chute, ered under a historical cottage, Chloe must Chloe’s attention turns from milling to murder. unearth dark secrets, past and present . . . before a killer comes to bury her. Includes historical photos!

“Ernst keeps getting better with each entry in this fascinating series.” —Library Journal “Richly imagined and compelling, Mining for Justice . . . highlights Kathleen Ernst’s prowess as a “Everybody has secrets in this action-filled cozy.” —Publishers Weekly storyteller.”—Susanna Calkins, author of the Lucy Campion Mysteries “All in all, a very enjoyable reading experience.” —Mystery Scene “Contrasts the difficult life of Wisconsin’s Cornish miners with the heroine’s romance, highlight- ing her researching skills and unusual feel for the past.”—Kirkus Reviews

DEATH ON THE PRAIRIE THE LACEMAKER’S SECRET Kathleen Ernst Kathleen Ernst A Chloe Ellefson Mytery (Book 6) A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 9) 978-0-7387-4470-4 • US $14.99 CAN $20.99 978-0-7387-5354-6 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 408 pp. When Chloe Ellefson takes custody of a quilt Curator Chloe Ellefson hopes a consulting job at once owned by Laura Ingalls Wilder, she and Green Bay’s Heritage Hill Historical Park, where her sister set out to prove that Wilder stitched it an old Belgian-American farmhouse is being herself. But death strikes as the journey begins, restored, will be a relaxing escape. Instead and Chloe races to discover the truth. she discovers a body in a century-old oven and learns that a valuable piece of Belgian lace may reveal dark secrets in scenic Door County, Wisconsin.

“Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder will savor the facts . . . Ernst does an exceptional job of sharing the “In this heartfelt tale of labor and love, Ernst produces one of her most winning combinations of kinds of character details that cozy readers relish.” —Booklist historical evocation and clever mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews “A real treat for Little House fans.” —Kirkus Reviews

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FIDDLING WITH FATE UNDER THE SHADOWS Kathleen Ernst Gwen Florio A Chloe Ellefson Mystery (Book 10) A Lola Wicks Mystery (Book 5) 978-0-7387-6090-2 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5053-8 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. September 2019 Lola Wicks is in bad shape, and her friends hope After her mother’s unexpected death, cura- that a freelance assignment will get her back on tor Chloe Ellefson accepts a consultant job in her feet. But the story takes a dark turn. Setting Norway, her ancestors’ homeland. She’s thrilled out to prove a teenager’s innocence takes Lola with the opportunity to explore Hardanger to her own dark place, and she may never find fiddle and dance traditions … and her own heri- her way back. tage. Once their plane lands, however, Chloe and her fiancé, cop Roelke McKenna, encounter only disharmony and murder.

★ “Florio’s flawed, complex, compelling heroine faces challenges that are both gut-wrenchingly difficult and all too common today . . . Far above the crowd.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

DISGRACED HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE Gwen Florio Kellye Garrett A Lola Wicks Mystery (Book 3) A Detective By Day Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-4766-8 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5261-7 • US $14.99 CAN $20.99 1 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. When a soldier returning from Afghanistan After witnessing a deadly hit-and-run, actress commits suicide, journalist Lola Wicks realizes Dayna Anderson pursues the fifteen-grand that getting the story must take second place reward to help her struggling parents. But the to getting herself—and her little girl—out of case leads her to a Hollywood crime spree, Wyoming alive. paparazzi hot spots, celeb homes, and movie “A gutsy series”—The New York Times premieres. “A gut-wrenching mystery/thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews ★ “[A] winning first novel and series launch.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) ★ “Garrett makes a smart, sassy debut.” —Library Journal (starred review)

“It is the issues and ideas that [Florio] explores that got me invested in this novel . . . an entertain- Shortlisted for the 2018 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel ing read.”—Missoulian Winner of the 2017 Agatha Award for Best First Novel “A story that is gratifyingly real.”—Missoula Independent Winner of the 2017 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel Winner of the 2017 IPPY Gold Award for Best First Book

RESERVATIONS HOLLYWOOD ENDING Gwen Florio Kellye Garrett A Lola Wicks Mystery (Book 4) A Detective by Day Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-5042-2 • US $14.99 CAN $19.99 978-0-7387-5297-6 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. When an eco-terrorist bombing escalates the When a Hollywood publicist is killed during controversy surrounding a new coal mine on a botched ATM robbery, Dayna Anderson— Arizona’s Navajo Reservation, journalist Lola an actress turned apprentice private investi- Wicks investigates. But as the violence gets gator—uncovers the killer. Unfortunately, what worse and Lola digs deeper, she thinks her hus- starts as an open-and-shut case turns out to be band’s family is somehow involved — a suspi- anything but. cion that jeopardizes her marriage and her life. “The perfect guide to the lifestyles of the rich, famous, and homicidally inclined.” —Donna Andrews, New York Times bestselling author

★ “Compelling, realistically flawed characters and a timely story line . . . make this one of Florio’s “Fans of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series will feel right at home.”—Library Journal hardest-hitting mysteries yet.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Garrett, who wrote for TV’s Cold Case, brings a smart insider’s view of contemporary Hollywood “Reservations, the double entendre of its title echoing throughout, speeds to its shattering to this lighthearted series.”—Publishers Weekly conclusion.”—Montana Standard

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PATIENT ONE WICKED EDDIES Leonard Goldberg Beth Groundwater A Ballineau/Ross Medical Thriller (Book 1) An RM Outdoor Adventures Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-3046-2 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-2163-7 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 384 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. When everyone becomes violently ill at a state True, the Arkansas River can be a man-eater, dinner, the U.S. President, the Russian presi- but the rapids weren’t responsible for driving dent, and guests are rushed to the hospital. a hatchet into the heart of Howie Abbott, who Chechen terrorists breach security and take both was planning to compete in the upcoming fly presidents hostage. Doctor David Ballineau, a fishing tournament. former commando, may be their only hope for survival.

“All the excitement, intrigue and danger you could ask for.” —Kirkus Reviews Rocky Award Finalist for best mystery set in Left Coast Crime geographical region (2013) “Groundwater, mixing mystery with outdoor adventure, comes up with an excursion that will please most comers.” —Kirkus Reviews

PLAGUE SHIP FATAL DESCENT Leonard Goldberg Beth Groundwater A Ballineau/Ross Medical Thriller (Book 2) An RM Outdoor Adventures Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-3837-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-3482-8 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 384 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. A mysterious fatal illness strikes a luxury Adventure guide Mandy Tanner and her Caribbean cruise, and every passenger is at fiancé Rob Juarez are leading a combina- risk—including Dr. David Ballineau, his young tion rafting-climbing trip on the Colorado daughter, and his girlfriend, nurse Carolyn River. When a young man is found dead, Ross. If David can’t find a way to defeat the everyone on the trip is a suspect. Since virus or take control of the ship, a worldwide there’s no way out of the Colorado River’s pandemic could erupt. steep canyons, it’s up to Mandy and Rob to solve the mystery before the murderer strikes again.

“Goldberg devises another all-too-plausible medical scenario that will send chills up “Groundwater’s third entry (after the Left Coast Crime Rocky Award finalist Wicked Eddies) is the spine.”—Publishers Weekly marked by an outdoorsy intensity and authentic sports chatter sure to resonate with Nevada Barr readers.”—Booklist

DEADLY CURRENTS A REAL BASKET CASE Beth Groundwater Beth Groundwater An RM Outdoors Adventures Mystery (Book 1) A Claire Hanover Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-2162-0 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-2701-1 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. River ranger Mandy Tanner feels terrible when a Gift basket maker Claire Hanover makes a rich land developer dies in a whitewater rafting deadly mistake when she allows Enrique, her accident on Colorado’s Arkansas River. But it aerobics instructor, to give her a massage. wasn’t the rapids that killed him. When Enrique is shot and killed in her bed- room, Claire’s husband is arrested for the murder.

“The amiable cast, along with Groundwater’s fascinating firsthand knowledge of rafting, makes A 2007 Agatha Award Finalist for Best First Novel this a series worth watching. —Mystery Scene “This will appeal to Desperate Housewives fans and those who like cozies with a bit of spice.” “Readers who enjoy fast-moving stories and wilderness environments will keep turning the —Booklist pages of this promising series debut.” —Booklist Online

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TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET CHERRY PIES & DEADLY LIES Beth Groundwater Darci Hannah A Claire Hanover Mystery (Book 2) A Very Cherry Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-2702-8 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5780-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 384 pp. Gift basket designer Claire Hanover is reluc- When cherry enthusiast and pie baker Whitney tantly enjoying a spring ski vacation with her Bloom finds out that the manager of her fam- family in Breckenridge, Colorado, when a ily’s orchard was found dead beneath the cherry bloodcurdling scream cuts the frigid air. Claire blossoms, she races to her Wisconsin hometown is appalled to find the sister of her daughter’s to help. Evidence points to her father as the killer. To make matters worse, the only police boyfriend, dead on the slopes. Others assume officer in town is her high school nemesis. the girl’s death was an accident, but Claire notices another pair of ski tracks veering into the victim’s path.

“Whitney is a well-drawn, sympathetic character . . . Will appeal to cozy readers who enjoy Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen mysteries.”—Booklist “The first in an amusing new series features a fearless, reckless sleuth who unravels a compli- cated mystery while juggling her sex life and her future plans.”—Kirkus Reviews

A BASKET OF TROUBLE CHERRY SCONES & Beth Groundwater BROKEN BONES A Claire Hanover Mystery (Book 3) Darci Hannah 978-0-7387-2703-5 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 A Very Cherry Mystery (Book 2) 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. 978-0-7387-5838-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 When gift basket designer Claire Hanover Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. saddles up for the opening event at her June 2019 brother’s new riding stable, the last thing Tainted by a recent murder, the Cherry Orchard she expects is for a death to ruin the fes- Inn is struggling to attract guests … until a tivities. But when one of the stable hands celebrated portrait painter books a long-term is found dead, Claire is determined to stay. However, all is not the bowl of cherries it corral the killer and keep her brother’s business appears, and manager Whitney Bloom realizes from being put out to pasture. it will take all her cherry-tastic talents to bake her way out of this one.

“. . . an action-packed cozy.” —Library Journal “[A] well-crafted cozy.” —Publishers Weekly “A good choice for fans of small-town amateur sleuths.”—Booklist

A GENTLEWOMAN’S GUIDE TO MIND OVER MONSTERS MURDER Jennifer Harlow Victoria Hamilton A F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation (Book 1) A Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder (Book 1) 978-0-7387-2667-0 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 978-0-7387-5804-6 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Beatrice Alexander never knew what to do with The murder of Sir Henry Claybourne leaves her extraordinary skill for moving objects with Regency London horror-struck. The crime espe- her mind — until she joins F.R.E.A.K.S. The top- cially affects genteel spinster Miss Emmeline secret offshoot of the FBI “neutralizes” ghouls, St. Germaine, who recently threatened the trolls, and other monsters. Beatrice’s first mis- knight to stay silent as she rescued his scullery sion? Bloodthirsty zombies. maid. Her secret identity at risk and her life in jeopardy, Emmeline must apprehend the killer.

★ “Outstanding series launch…Hamilton expertly balances the page-turning detection with “Marvelous, monstrous fun, this is sure to amass an army of fans.” —Library Journal the story of a hypocritical society where women, whether they are scullery maids or orphans, “Funny, creepy and refreshingly brash.”—Kirkus Reviews rarely get to make their own decisions.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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TO CATCH A VAMPIRE WEREWOLF SINGS THE BLUES Jennifer Harlow Jennifer Harlow A F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation (Book 2) A Midnight Magic Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-2711-0 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-3612-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Beatrice Alexander and her gorgeous vampire When Vivian Dahl is abducted from a singing co-worker Oliver must go undercover as a mar- gig, she’s surprised that her werewolf rescuer ried couple to infiltrate the goth vamp scene was sent by the biological father who aban- in Dallas, Texas. doned her as a baby. Finding herself on the run, Vivian drives across America with the enigmatic Jason. Now that an opposing pack has targeted her, Jason will stop at nothing to make sure Vivian’s song isn’t cut short.

“[R]eads like an homage to Harris’ tales of Sookie Stackhouse, though Bea seems to take herself “Harlow’s second Midnight Magic Mystery hits many high notes. [Vivien’s] journey ends with a a little less seriously.”—Kirkus Reviews twist that will have readers rapidly flipping the pages.”—RT Book Reviews

DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY A CHRISTMAS PERIL Jennifer Harlow J. A. Hennrikus A F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation (Book 3) A Theater Cop Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-2712-7 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5415-4 • US $14.99 CAN $19.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original •5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. On a trip home for Christmas, Beatrice is Edwina “Sully” Sullivan left behind her old job considering quitting her job as a secret agent as a cop and started a new one as her hometown — and giving up on her relationship with Will, theater’s manager. But when her best friend the gorgeous werewolf. Her hunky ex-boy- is arrested for killing his father, no one except friend wants to rekindle their romance. Then, her thinks he’s innocent. So Sully dusts off her a powerful (and super hot) vampire lord offers investigative skills and soon has to confront her Bea an impossible ultimatum: leave San Diego past in order to save her present. and her family forever — or become his lover.

WHAT’S A WITCH TO DO? WITH A KISS I DIE Jennifer Harlow J. A. Hennrikus A Midnight Magic Mystery (Book 1) A Theater Cop Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-3514-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5469-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Mona McGregor runs the Midnight Magic When retired cop Edwina “Sully” Sullivan learns shop in Goodnight, Virginia, and leads a large that a production of Romeo and Juliet is in seri- coven. Life heats up when a sexy werewolf ous trouble, she heads to Boston to help. But arrives at her door. Someone wants her dead soon after she arrives, a socialite is murdered and he’s there to protect her. When a demon in Boston Garden and her ex-husband becomes begins stalking Mona, she begins to suspect the prime suspect. Sully once again steps into the spotlight of crime solving. her coven members, and even her family.

A 2014 IPPY Award Gold Medalist (Mystery/Cozy/Noir) “An entertaining romp.” –Library Journal “Harlow’s balanced blend of romance and intrigue makes this one a winner.” —Kirkus Reviews

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WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE Aimee Hix Steve Hockensmith & Lisa Falco A Willa Pennington, PI Mystery (Book 1) A Tarot Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5443-7 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 978-0-7387-4224-3 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 264 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Willa Pennington thought becoming a PI would Alanis McLachlan is dealing with a lot of trouble. be better than being a cop. But Willa’s real prob- First someone from her past tries to drag her lem is that she’s always sticking her nose where back into a life of crime. Then a new suitor it doesn’t belong. Now she’s dealing with a dead threatens her on-again, off-again relationship body, a missing person, and the possibility that with Victor Castellanos. And when a client is the person she’s trusted with her life is the one murdered, Alanis needs all her tarot skills if trying to end it. she’s going to survive. “A debut that saddles tough-girl noir with the heart “A perfect, frothy confection, swirls to an ending suit- of a cozy.”—Kirkus Reviews able to the entire enterprise.”—Mystery Scene

“A tightly written story that has no wasted scenes. Hix introduces last minute plot twists and turns “It’s every man, woman, and teen for himself as the authors uncork their third free-wheeling that you don’t see coming.”—CrimeSpree Magazine adventure set in the craziest town west of Maggody, Arkansas.”—Kirkus Reviews “This is a solid beginning to a character and setting that could go on to very good things.” “[A] quirky series . . . filled with eccentric protagonists and engaging banter.”—Library Journal —RT Book Reviews

DARK STREETS, COLD SUBURBS A FATAL COLLECTION Aimee Hix Mary Ellen Hughes A Willa Pennington, PI Mystery (Book 2) A Keepsake Cove Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-5470-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5219-8 • US $14.99 CAN $19.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 264 pp. After almost getting killed on her first PI case, Callie Reed visits her aunt Melodie in her town Willa Pennington decides to help her old men- full of collectible shops on Maryland’s Eastern tor review a decades-old cold case. When she Shore. When Callie discovers her aunt’s body on reaches out to a teenager in trouble, a new case the floor of her music box shop, she can’t accept suddenly rips into Willa’s life. It seems menace Melodie’s death being called accidental. As is always lying in wait. Callie searches for the truth, supernatural signs— possibly from her aunt—warn her of danger.

“This one’s a keeper, and that means the entire series. From the conflicted protagonist, to the neatly twisted and well-placed plotting, I couldn’t put the book down.”—Kingdom Books

FOOL ME ONCE A VINTAGE DEATH Steve Hockensmith and Lisa Falco Mary Ellen Hughes A Tarot Mystery (Book 2) A Keepsake Cove Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-4223-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5227-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 264 pp. After taking over the White Magic Five & Dime, As the new shop owner in Keepsake Cove, a Alanis McLachlan is making amends with cus- town full of collectible shops on Maryland’s tomers her mother conned. But when she helps Eastern Shore, Callie Reed is eager to get start- a woman out of an abusive relationship, Alanis ed. But when a local B&B owner is found dead, is implicated in a murder. killed with a pair of vintage scissors, Callie “Savvy plotting, sharp writing, and a believable use teams up with a visiting author and a fellow of fortune-telling to frame the stories.” shopkeeper to uncover the town’s secrets. —Booklist Online “Another deftly crafted and skillfully presented mys- tery by a master of the genre.”—Midwest Book Review

“Smart, humorous and refreshingly offbeat.”—Shelf Awareness “A satisfying mystery that contains the typical stereotypes of a small-town festival and an amateur “Winning.” —Publishers Weekly sleuth who is run off the road. Suggest for fans of other mysteries set in cute tourist areas, such “Delightfully quirky.” —Kirkus Reviews as Lorna Barrett’s Booktown mysteries.”—Library Journal

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A CURIO KILLING BONNIE OF EVIDENCE Mary Ellen Hughes Maddy Hunter A Keepsake Cove Mystery (Book 3) A Passport to Peril Mystery (Book 8) 978-0-7387-5226-6 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-2705-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 264 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. September 2019 Emily Andrew-Miceli, travel escort extraordi- Callie Reed is looking forward to her first naire, is leading a group of Iowa seniors on a Keepsake Cove spring festival. But her excite- tour of Scotland. During a high-tech scavenger ment dims when her ex-boyfriend, Hank, shows hunt, a cursed dirk is brought into their hotel up with a country-western band. Callie vows on Loch Ness — and a member of the tour to keep her distance, but that changes when group winds up dead. the band’s manager, Bobby Linville, is found dead, killed with the music box Hank bought at Callie’s shop.

“[A] delightfully deadly eighth Passport to Peril mystery.”—Publishers Weekly “Laugh along with Hunter’s eighth pun-laden expedition.”—Library Journal

ETERNALLY 21 FLEUR DE LIES Linda Joffe Hull Maddy Hunter A Mrs. Frugalicious Shopping Mystery (Book 1) A Passport to Peril Mystery (Book 9) 978-0-7387-3489-7 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-3798-0 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. After Mr. “Finance” Michaels loses his family’s Travel agency owner Emily Andrew-Miceli is financial nest egg, his wife Maddie sets up a taking her group of squabbling tech-savvy octo- bargain hunter’s website that goes viral. While genarians to France for a Seine River cruise. researching deals at the mall, she’s accused But her hopes for a fatality-free trip are dashed of shoplifting by Eternally 21 manager, Laila when a tour member meets an unfortunate end. DeSimone. Her bad day gets worse when Laila Emily has another mystery to solve. drops dead. Now Maddie is the prime suspect, so she must find the real killer.

“Maddie’s coupon-clipping tips are seamlessly incorporated into the well-constructed “Don’t miss the ninth trip in this always entertaining series.”—Library Journal mystery.”—Booklist

DUTCH ME DEADLY FROM BAD TO WURST Maddy Hunter Maddy Hunter A Passport to Peril Mystery (Book 7) A Passport to Peril Mystery (Book 10) 978-0-7387-2704-2 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-4034-8 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. As a travel escort for seniors, Emily Andrew- It’s Oktoberfest and the globetrotting Iowa Miceli has led her feisty Iowa clan all over the seniors are sharing their Sounds of Music world. This time, they’re off to Holland. Joining adventure with several oompah bands whose them is an awkward high school reunion. The dream of performing in a famous German beer saucy seniors’ wild night of drug-laced des- hall is about to be realized. But the tour hits serts and sex shows in Amsterdam leaves one a sour note when tragedy strikes a guest who knew the musicians’ most guarded secrets. Was reunioner dead. the death an unfortunate accident or something more sinister?

“A bit of humor, a bit of travel information and a bit of mystery add up to some pleasant light reading.”—Kirkus Reviews

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SAY NO MOOR THE CURSE OF THE HOLY PAIL Maddy Hunter Sue Ann Jaffarian A Passport to Peril Mystery (Book 11) An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-4961-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-0864-5 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 384 pp. Hoping to reach an expanded clientèle, tour Every owner of the vintage Chappy Wheeler escort Emily Miceli offers discounted fares to lunchbox, a prototype based on the 1940s bloggers in exchange for highlighting her TV western, has died. And now Sterling Price, group’s tour of Cornwall, England. But when the a client of Odelia Grey’s law firm, has been quarrelsome host of their historic inn dies under fatally poisoned. Is it a coincidence that Price’s suspicious circumstances, Emily worries that her one-of-a-kind lunch pail — worth over thirty travel business—and even her group—will fall grand — disappeared at the same time? victim to a murderer.

“The eleventh book in the Passport to Peril Mystery series is solid proof that this series just keeps “Jaffarian offers the perfectly flawed alternative for readers sick and tired of picture-perfect char- getting better and better.”—RT Book Reviews acters.”—Booklist

CATCH ME IF YUKON THUGS AND KISSES Maddy Hunter Sue Ann Jaffarian A Passport to Peril Mystery (Book 12) An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5397-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-1089-1 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. When tour escort Emily Miceli leads her glo- With the class bully murdered at her 30th high betrotting group of Iowa senior citizens to school reunion and her boss missing, Odelia is Alaska, a tour member turns up dead. Between again swept into the action involving contract Bigfoot sightings, whale watching, and zip- killers, tangled relationships, and fatal buyer’s lining adventures, Emily finds herself locked in remorse. a game of cat and mouse with a killer who’s too “I wish I’d had Odelia Grey as my paralegal when I clever to be a mere myth. was on The Practice. She is the perfect take-no-pris- oners heroine for today’s woman.” —Camryn Manheim, Emmy award-winning actress

“Hunter’s mystery provides all the surprises to make this entry one of the best in her series.” Lefty Award finalist for best humorous novel (2009) —Kirkus Reviews ★ “This is the best title yet in a priceless series . . .“—Library Journal (starred review)

TOO BIG TO MISS BOOBY TRAP Sue Ann Jaffarian Sue Ann Jaffarian An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 1) An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 4) 978-0-7387-0863-8 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-1350-2 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Odelia Grey — a single, plus-sized woman who Could Dr. Brian Eddy, plastic surgeon to the makes no excuses for her weight — suspects rich and famous, possibly be the Blonde foul play when a friend commits suicide. Her Bomber serial killer? Packed with everything investigation turns into a hilarious romp to the from homeless kittens to Mob connections, ritzy enclave of Corona del Mar and the seedy this mystery is messier than a chicken parmi- realm of live web-cam porn. giana sandwich.

Winner of a Bronze Medal IPPY (Independent Publishers Book Awards) “Leavened with lively humor, the action builds to a wickedly satisfying windup.” —Publishers Weekly “I’d like to spend more time with Sue Ann Jaffarian’s Odelia, a plus-size fat liberationist with a handsome, wheelchair-bound lover . . . ”—The New York Times

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CORPSE ON THE COB SECONDHAND STIFF Sue Ann Jaffarian Sue Ann Jaffarian An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 5) An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 8) 978-0-7387-1351-9 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-1888-0 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. Trouble grows faster than a corn crop in July Thanksgiving with her mother has Odelia all when a dead body is found in a cornfield . . wound up. But her cousin Ina has it worse . and Odelia’s long-lost mother is crouched when her husband is found inside a storage beside the corpse with blood on her hands. locker—dead. “A clever, winning tale with lots of laughs along the way.” —Suspense Magazine

“Jaffarian keeps getting better and better at blending humor, suspense, and romance.” “Witty Odelia is back . . . in this fast-paced comic mystery.” —Booklist —Publishers Weekly “Ina’s goods may be secondhand, but Jaffarian’s are first-class.” —Kirkus Reviews “Witty and well-plotted.” —Publishers Weekly

TWICE AS DEAD HELL ON WHEELS Sue Ann Jaffarian Sue Ann Jaffarian An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 6) The Odelia Grey Mysteries (Book 9) 978-0-7387-1352-6 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-1887-3 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. Odelia Grey is at it again — stumbling across a When Odelia Grey attends a rugby match to dead body at a wedding reception while “Achy cheer for her quadriplegic friends, the last Breaky Heart” plays in the background. thing she expects is a murder on the field. Complicating matters is her friendship with the killer. It doesn’t help that Odelia’s pompous boss, Mike Steele, is embroiled in a mystery of his own.

“Plenty of humor, the charms of the feisty main character, and a great supporting cast add to the “Action-filled . . . Jaffarian neatly pulls all the plot lines together for a satisfying outcome.” amusement.” —Booklist —Publishers Weekly “Jaffarian outdoes herself this time with an exceedingly clever plot.” —Mystery Scene

HIDE AND SNOOP A BODY TO SPARE Sue Ann Jaffarian Sue Ann Jaffarian An Odelia Grey Mystery (Book 7) The Odelia Grey Mysteries (Book 10) 978-0-7387-1889-7 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-1886-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 336 pp. A merger at Odelia Grey’s law firm has put Odelia Grey’s relaxing day is ruined when she her job in jeopardy. Her new, icy-cold boss, finds a body in the trunk of her car. And it’s not Erica Mayfield, has it in for Odelia. The stress just any dead body—it’s the corpse of a young triples when Erica dumps Lily, her three-year- man who had been kidnapped years earlier. old niece, with Odelia and disappears for the With her name at the top of the suspect list, weekend. Pumped for a confrontation, Odelia Odelia and her husband, Greg, are determined impulsively goes to her boss’s house in the to find the answers. middle of the night — and finds Erica’s sister murdered.

“[An] enormously entertaining seventh cozy . . . tight plotting, first-class humor, and vivid descrip- “[A] witty series with its quirky, well-drawn characters.” —Booklist tions.” —Publishers Weekly “Offbeat . . . the suspenseful climax offers some unexpected turns for everyone.” —Publishers Weekly

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RHYTHM & CLUES MURDER IN VEIN Sue Ann Jaffarian Sue Ann Jaffarian The Odelia Grey Mysteries (Book 11) A Madison Rose Vampire Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-1885-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-2311-2 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 1 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. It’s a rockin’ flashback for Odelia Grey when her Vampires in Los Angeles? Madison Rose never mother asks her to look into the disappearance would have believed it if one hadn’t saved her of a neighbor, the former lead singer for a band life. So if the vampires aren’t responsible for Odelia idolized in her youth. But when a body is the dead bodies drained of blood, who is? found in Bo Shank’s house, everything quickly gets thrown out of tune. “[A] delightful series.” —Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

“More corpses surely lie in wait for [Odelia] . . . But it’s fun to see her ditzy niece share the spot- “[Jaffarian’s] latest series kickoff may be her best yet, blending supernatural sexy with light this time around.”—Kirkus Reviews down-to-earth sassy.”—Kirkus Reviews “Jaffarian’s fun, frenzied 11th mystery featuring plucky plus-size paralegal Odelia Grey . . . is a “Though Madison is no Sookie Stackhouse, she’s definitely a keeper.”—Publishers Weekly fluffy mélange of danger, humor, and surprises.”—Publishers Weekly

TOO BIG TO DIE BAITED BLOOD Sue Ann Jaffarian Sue Ann Jaffarian The Odelia Grey Mysteries (Book 12) A Madison Rose Vampire Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-1884-2 • US $14.99 CAN $19.99 978-0-7387-2312-9 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. It’s the dog days of summer for Odelia and Greg Who’s murdering vampires in Los Angeles? All after they rescue a dog from a closed car on a clues point toward Ann Hayes, a contemptuous hot day. The dog was saved, but Odelia’s job undead beauty. might not be when reality star Marla Kingston demands blood. Things get even stickier when video of the rescue goes viral, and the man who helped them winds up dead.

“Dark humor, edgy suspense, and an appealing cast of characters will leave readers anxiously awaiting the next book.”—Publishers Weekly “This is good, cheeky fun . . . and a genuinely sexy romp on the fang side.”— RT Book Reviews “[A] tantalizing, tangled mystery [with] well-drawn characters.”—Library Journal

GEM OF A GHOST PURGATORY KEY Sue Ann Jaffarian Darrell James A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery (Book 3) A Del Shannon Novel (Book 3) 978-0-7387-1381-6 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-2371-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. The overbearing, ultra-rich Joanna Reid Investigator Del Shannon can hardly forgive demands Emma’s help in getting rid of the herself for screwing up a ransom payoff for ghost of her late husband Max, a former action two teenage girls. Meanwhile, time is running film star who died in a car accident. When out for Lissa Rogers and Kendra Kozak, held she discovers Max may have killed himself, captive by a dangerous fugitive on an island in Emma investigates why the film star’s spirit the Louisiana bayous — and quite possibly the has returned. site of a legendary treasure.

★ “[Gem of a Ghost] sparkles as brilliantly as the story’s haunted diamond.” A 2014 Shamus Award Finalist —Library Journal (starred review) A 2014 Anthony Award Finalist “Sweet and sassy.” —Publishers Weekly A 2014 Left Coast Crime Award Finalist

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LOST UNDER A LADDER TO CATCH A TREAT Linda O. Johnston Linda O. Johnston A Superstition Mystery (Book 1) A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-4077-5 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-4627-2 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. Rory Chasen never thought superstitions were When Carrie Kennersly meets her brother’s real — until her beloved fiancé walks under a latest romantic interest, Janelle Blaystone, she ladder and is killed by a car five minutes later. learns that Janelle’s black Labrador was recently Needing closure, Rory takes her dog Pluckie to dognapped. But the woman Janelle blames a town called Destiny, where superstitions are ends up dead, and Janelle is the top suspect. a way of life. Now it’s up to Carrie to solve the mystery before the police bark up the wrong tree.

“Doggone cute.”—Library Journal “This sophomore outing is as delightful as its predecessor.”—Library Journal “A mystery to delight dog lovers.”—Booklist

KNOCK ON WOOD BAD TO THE BONE Linda O. Johnston Linda O. Johnston A Superstition Mystery (Book 2) A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-4552-7 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-4628-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 1 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 288 pp. Rory Chasen, now the manager of the Lucky Dog Carrie Kennersly is considering selling her pet Boutique in Destiny, California, is eager to cheer treat recipes to Jack Loroco, a representative up her friend who’s recently split with her boy- of the VimPets pet food manufacturer and new friend. But two of the town’s most eligible bach- boyfriend of Carrie’s friend Billi Matlock. Before elors get to her first. When one of the suitors is she can make her decision, another VimPets murdered, Rory wonders if her friend guilty of employee is found dead. murder or is just having a run of bad luck. “Veteran Johnston has her formula down.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Features likable characters and an immersive plot to keep cozy fans turning the pages.” “This cozy will appeal to fans of Susan Conant’s Dog Lover’s series and is also reminiscent of —Library Journal Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen novels.”—Booklist “Dog lovers (not to mention lovers of great mysteries) will be thrilled.”—Suspense Magazine

BITE THE BISCUIT PICK AND CHEWS Linda O. Johnston Linda O. Johnston A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery (Book 1) A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery (Book 4) 978-0-7387-4503-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5245-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Veterinary technician Carrie Kennersly has con- Carrie Kennersly, vet technician and owner of verted an old bakery into the Barkery, a shop to the Barkery & Biscuits dog bakery, is happy to make and sell dog treats. But when the owner help out with a rescue animal adoption event. of another pet product store is found dead, But when her veterinarian boyfriend is accused Carrie must prove she didn’t do it before she’s of murdering a former colleague who was trying “pawsecuted” for murder. to compete with him, she must either clear his “An enjoyable mystery.” —RT Book Reviews name or come to terms with her beau being a murderer.

“Recipes for both dogs and people add enjoyment in this clever cozy that will taste just right to fans of both foodie and pet mysteries.”—Booklist “Kicking off a cozy new series, prolific Johnston blends mystery and romantic intrigue.” —Kirkus Reviews

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FOR A GOOD PAWS A PERFECT MANHATTAN MURDER Linda O. Johnston Tracy Kiely A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery (Book 5) A Nic & Nigel Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5244-0 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-4524-4 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 240 pp. May 2019 Nic Martini’s college pal, Harper, is trying to When Carrie Kennersley, owner of a two-part enjoy the success of her Broadway debut, but the bakery that serves tasty treats to both dogs after-party is soured by her husband Dan’s inap- and humans, learns that a local killer is being propriate behavior. When Dan is murdered soon paroled, she worries that danger will come bark- after, Nic and Nigel will stop at nothing—except ing at her door. After a former mayor’s husband cocktails and walks with their bullmastiff Skippy— is killed, Carrie is determined to uncover the to see that the killer ends up behind bars. truth, even if it means things will get ruff. “It’s impossible to resist Kiely’s charming trio of husband, wife, and dog.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Witty, drink-loving amateur sleuths in a Broadway murder mystery sure to leave you shaken (with laughter), if not stirred.”—Mystery Scene “A smart, sassy, sophisticated mystery.”—Suspense Magazine

A SHOT OF MURDER THE TELLTALE TURTLE J. A. Kazimer Joyce & Jim Lavene A Lucky Whiskey Mystery (Book 1) A Pet Psychic Mystery 978-0-7387-6007-0 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-1226-0 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. June 2019 Mary Catherine has a rare gift — she can talk to Charlotte ‘Charms’ Lucky returns home to run animals. One day pitiful thoughts of anguish the Lucky Whiskey distillery while her grandfa- lead her to an injured turtle and his dead ther recovers from a heart attack. But then she owner, a society matriarch with a fortune. discovers a pickled corpse in a Lucky Whiskey Can Mary Catherine use her talents to help cask, and her grandfather is arrested for the detectives find the killer? Includes recipes for murder. Charlotte has one shot to clear his name pet treats! and save the family business.

“. . . should score with both mystery and pet lovers.”—Kirkus Reviews “Essential for pet mystery readers.”—Booklist

MURDER WITH A TWIST THE TIME FOR MURDER IS MEOW Tracy Kiely T. C. LoTempio A Nic & Nigel Mystery (Book 1) A Purr N’ Bark Pet Shop Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-4372-1 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-6036-0 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 264 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Visiting New York to attend a cousin’s birthday August 2019 gala, Nic and Nigel Martini are looking forward Former actress Crishell ‘Shell’ McMillan takes to cocktails with old friends and a pampered over her late aunt’s pet shop, the Purr N’ Bark, stay at the Ritz. But when the birthday girl’s and she’s thrilled to be doing something she gold-digging cad of a husband goes missing, loves. But when she discovers a dead body, Shell Nic must tangle with her old underworld con- becomes suspect number one. Can she, her nections if she hopes to hunt down the dirtiest Siamese cat Kahlua, and her new sidekick—her Martini. aunt’s Persian Purrday—find the real culprit?

“Even teetotalers will enjoy these Martinis.” —Kirkus Reviews “A toast to Tracy Kiely for her wonderful, entertaining homage to The Thin Man.” —Mystery Readers Journal

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SALEM’S CIPHER MURDER MOST MAINE Jess Lourey Karen MacInerney A Salem’s Cipher Mystery (Book 1) A Gray Whale Inn Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-4969-3 • US $15.99 CAN $18.50 978-0-7387-1300-7 • US $14.99 CAN $19.99 1 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 480 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Salem Wiley is a genius cryptanalyst, but she’s Every woman on Cranberry Island has the hots also deeply affected by her fear of public places. for buff trainer Dirk De Leon, who is leading a When her intelligence work exposes a sinister weight-loss retreat at the Gray Whale Inn. The plot to assassinate the country’s first viable mood darkens when two grisly discoveries are female presidential candidate, Salem finds her- made: A skeleton walled up at the island’s light- self both target and detective in a modern day house . . . and the corpse of the handsome Dirk! witch hunt. “This suspenseful tale has something for absolutely everyone to enjoy.”—Suspense Magazine

★“A fast-paced, sometimes brutal thriller reminiscent of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.” “MacInerney adds a dash of the supernatural, throws in some touristy tidbits and finishes with —Booklist (starred review) some tasty diet-right recipes.”—Publishers Weekly

MERCY’S CHASE MURDER ON THE ROCKS Jess Lourey Karen MacInerney A Salem’s Cipher Mystery (Book 2) A Gray Whale Inn Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-5755-1 • US $24.99 CAN $34.99 978-0-7387-0908-6 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket • 5¼ x 8 • 384 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. When a child disappears, FBI cryptanalyst Salem Midnight Ink’s successful series takes us to Wiley is plunged back into the world of ancient Cranberry Island, Maine, where Natalie Barnes encrypted secrets that have the power to rewrite whips up buttery breakfast treats as the proud history. Salem races across the UK with agent new owner of the Gray Whale Inn. Lucan Stone and attempts to crack the code of From the author of the successful Tales of an Stonehenge. Urban Werewolf series (Ballantine) “The conspiracy-theory vibe is strong here and will An Agatha Award Finalist for Best First Novel propel the Da Vinci Code crowd through to the end . . . Purchase wherever conspiracy theorists huddle in the stacks.”—Booklist “Fascinating, fierce, and brimming with heart.”—Meg Gardiner, author of Into the Black Nowhere “MacInerney’s debut is an agreeable entry into the crowded field of culinary cozies, complete “An immersive voice, an intriguing story, a wonderful character—highly recommended!” with the obligatory complement of artery-clogging recipes.”—Kirkus Reviews —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author “This is a new cozy author worth investigating.”—Publishers Weekly

DEAD AND BERRIED BERRIED TO THE HILT Karen MacInerney Karen MacInerney A Gray Whale Inn Mystery (Book 2) A Gray Whale Inn Mystery (Book 4) 978-0-7387-0914-7 • US $14.99 CAN $20.99 978-0-7387-1966-5 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Developers have returned to Cranberry Island When a lobsterman pulls up a 200-year-old and they’re planning to wipe out a natural cran- anchor, Cranberry Island is abuzz with excite- berry bog. Natalie Barnes isn’t sweet on the idea, ment. Is it from the Santa Elena, a famous 18th but the single innkeeper has other problems, century pirate ship? like the sudden appearance of her ex-fiancé and the possibility that the Gray Whale Inn is haunted. Worst of all, there’s a killer on the loose.

“A delicious sequel to Murder on the Rocks.”—Mystery Scene “MacInerney is at her whimsical best . . . This quietly quirky novel with its links to ghost ships and macabre pirate lore, not to mention cranberry goodies, is flat-out delightful.”—Mystery Scene

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BRUSH WITH DEATH PHOENIX BURNING Karen MacInerney Isabella Maldonado The Gray Whale Inn Mystery (Book 5) A Veranda Cruz Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-3459-0 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5102-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. With an upcoming gallery show coming to Cranberry Island, art is on everyone’s minds. When Gwen, innkeeper Natalie Barnes’s Homicide Detective Veranda Cruz will stop niece, is invited to present her paintings at the at nothing to take down the Villalobos cartel. show, Natalie is torn between worrying about Adolfo Villalobos is a crime boss who wants stressed-out Gwen and the Gray Whale Inn’s to prove he’s ready to run his family’s crimi- possible foreclosure. But then Natalie finds nal empire. Veranda believes her new task Gwen’s mentor dead. Will she uncover the truth force will end the cartel’s reign of terror, until Adolfo’s revenge takes a cruel—and highly behind this murder masterpiece? personal—twist. “A welcome return to Maine’s Cranberry Island and its sleuthing innkeeper.”—Library Journal “Maldonado, a former law enforcement officer, brings her experience and expertise to this grip- ping police procedural. With its gritty heroine, this action-packed mystery will attract readers who enjoy crime novels.”—Library Journal “Gritty and gripping.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author

DEATH RUNS ADRIFT DEATH BLOW Karen MacInerney Isabella Maldonado The Gray Whale Inn Mysteries (Book 6) A Veranda Cruz Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-3460-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-5103-0 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. With her wedding plans in place and her future Phoenix homicide detective Veranda Cruz is mother-in-law settling in at the Gray Whale Inn, determined to take down the Villalobos crime it’s a rare patch of smooth sailing for innkeeper family. Daria Villalobos wants to be the first Natalie Barnes. But while picking berries for her woman to take over her father’s notorious cartel, Lemon Blueberry Pudding Cake, Natalie makes so she hatches a deadly plot. a ghastly discovery — a dead man in a skiff adrift “If you’re in the mood for a nonstop exposé of on the waves. every fear you’ve ever had about cartel crime, Veranda Cruz is the woman to follow.” —Kirkus Reviews

“MacInerney’s charming sixth offers beautiful scenery, an assortment of appended recipes and “Finally! A kick-ass female protagonist and an author who knows firsthand the world she writes one of her strongest mysteries to date.”—Kirkus Reviews about. The combination makes for an explosive read that grabs you from page one and doesn’t let go.”—Alex Kava, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Lost Creed

BLOOD’S ECHO DEATH OF A COZY WRITER Isabella Maldonado G. M. Malliet A Veranda Cruz Mystery (Book 1) A St. Just Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-5080-4 • US $15.99 CAN $18.50 978-0-7387-1248-2 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. Detective Veranda Cruz leads an elite task From his English manor, Sir Adrian Beauclerk- force for the Phoenix Police Drug Enforcement Fisk writes mystery novels and threatens his Bureau. Bartolo Villalobos is the heir apparent adult children with disinheritance. After the to the world’s most powerful cartel. When the patriarch’s controversial elopement, his eldest cartel targets Veranda’s family, she must set a son is found murdered with a medieval mace. trap for Bartolo. But is she ready to risk her own Finalist for the Macavity Award life for justice? (Best First Mystery) Winner of the 2018 Mariposa Latino Book Award Silver Medalist for a 2009 IPPY Award for Best First Novel (Mystery/Suspense/Thriller) “Hang on tight for the ride of a lifetime across South- ern Arizona.”—Suspense Magazine A 2008 Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel “Isabella Maldonado is off to a great start, giving us a tense thriller with a strong sense of place Finalist for the 2009 Anthony Award (Best First Mystery) and an insider’s look at some of the most dangerous work in law enforcement.” Selected by Kirkus Reviews as a Best Book of 2008 —Jan Burke, New York Times bestselling author

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DEATH AND THE LIT CHICK DELIVERING THE TRUTH G. M. Malliet Edith Maxwell A St. Just Mystery (Book 2) A Quaker Midwife Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-1247-5 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-4752-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 3 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. A crime writers’ conference at Dalmorton Castle For Quaker midwife Rose Carroll, life in in Scotland becomes a true crime scene when Amesbury, Massachusetts, in the year 1888 is a best-selling chick-lit mystery writer turns up joyful . . . until an arson fire and two murders leave her fearing for the well-being of her loved dead in the dungeon. ones. “An absolutely delicious skewering of the world of mystery publishing and its none-too-savory A 2017 IPPY Award Silver Medalist denizens . . .” —Denver Post A 2016 Agatha Award Finalist for Best Historical Novel

★ “[In] her superior second cozy, Malliet’s satirical take on the mystery scene is spot-on. ” “[A] smart new series from the prolific Maxwell.”—Booklist —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A highly competent mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews ★ “Malliet excels at stylish writing very reminiscent of the golden age of British mysteries. “Everyone will definitely enjoy this stand-out book.”—Suspense Magazine A real find for old–school mystery fans. ”—Booklist (starred review)

DEATH AT THE ALMA MATER CALLED TO JUSTICE G. M. Malliet Edith Maxwell A St. Just Mystery (Book 3) A Quaker Midwife Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-1967-2 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5032-3 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. All goes awry on a fundraising weekend at Quaker midwife Rose Carroll learns that freed St. Michael’s College when the wealthy and slave Akwasi Ayensu is accused of murdering gorgeous Lexy Durant is found strangled to Hannah Breed, who’s pregnant out of wedlock. death. Likely suspects include Lexy’s debt- With her friends and neighbors, Rose tries to ridden Latino lover, her ex-husband who jilted find the real killer. her, and a hot-tempered Texan. Excellent!”—Suspense Magazine

★ “Malliet’s writing is both smooth and elegant and her humor delicious.” “An intriguing look at life in 19th-century New England, a heroine whose goodness guides all her —Booklist (starred review) decisions, and a mystery that surprises.”—Kirkus Reviews “Engaging”—Publishers Weekly

LAST CALL TURNING THE TIDE Paula Matter  Edith Maxwell A Maggie Lewis Mystery (Book 1) A Quaker Midwife Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5782-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5054-5 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Bartender Maggie Lewis has been suspended During presidential election week of 1888, from her job at the VFW after being set up for Quaker midwife Rose Carroll finds the body of the murder of a Korean war veteran. But she the Woman Suffrage Association’s local orga- has no intention of letting herself be framed. nizer. Rose quickly discovers several people who Maggie must produce enough evidence to have motives, including the victim’s controlling clear her name, get her job back, and find the husband and a fellow suffragist. After Rose’s killer before she ends up behind the wrong own life is threatened, identifying the killer kind of bars. takes on a personal sense of urgency. “A heroine who’s not only feisty, but...downright funny as well.”—Kirkus Reviews “Fans of Terry Shames, Bill Crider, and Steven F. Havill will want to get to know Maggie.”—Booklist “Curious readers will look forward to her further adventures.”—Publishers Weekly “Smart, funny. You’ll want to run a tab.”—Hallie Ephron, New York Times bestselling author

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CHARITY’S BURDEN HOUSE. TREE. PERSON. Edith Maxwell Catriona McPherson A Quaker Midwife Mystery (Book 4) 978-0-7387-5216-7 • US $24.99 CAN $32.99 978-0-7387-5643-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Hardcover with dust jacket • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. The body found in a muddy grave is the latest When Charity Skells dies from an early horror threatening to tear Ali McGovern’s life miscarriage, Quaker midwife Rose Carroll notic- apart. Her son is hiding something, and her es symptoms that don’t match the diagnosis. ill-gotten job at the psychiatric hospital is mak- She discovers that Charity’s husband might be ing her lose her mind. If the killer isn’t found, working with a young woman whose mother someone else will die and the blood will be on appears to offer illegal abortions. With several Ali’s hands. suspects emerging, Rose races against time to “McPherson keeps the suspense level high.” solve the case. —Publishers Weekly

★ “The clever way McPherson reveals each hint of the truth makes this a one-sitting read.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “An unnerving and suspenseful novel, House. Tree. Person. is McPherson’s best yet.” —Karin Slaughter, New York Times and international bestselling author

SCOT FREE QUIET NEIGHBORS Hard Cover Catriona McPherson Catriona McPherson A Last Ditch Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-4762-0 • US $24.99 CAN $28.95 1 978-0-7387-5386-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Lowell’s bookshop is a warm, safe place. Jude Marriage counselor Lexy Campbell left Scotland needs a bolt-hole, Lowell needs an assistant, to live with the love of her life in California. But and when a gravedigger’s cottage is thrown now she’s divorced, broke, and desperate to in, life begins to look up. But the bookshop is clear her last client of murder. Lucky for Lexy, not the haven it seems to be. Lowell’s past and her new friends at the Last Ditch Motel are Jude’s present are a dangerous blend of secrets eager to help. and lies. “A sure bet for fans of Janet Evanovich and Sarah ★ “McPherson is a master.” Strohmeyer.”—Booklist —Library Journal (starred review) “Readers will look forward to Lexy’s further adven- tures.”—Publishers Weekly ★ “Her character-driven romp is sparked by the larger-than-life, quirky residents of the Last Ditch ★ “Layer upon layer of deception.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Motel, putting this laugh-out-loud whodunit on a par with the early Janet Evanovich.” A 2016 Agatha Award Finalist for Best Contemporary Novel —Library Journal (starred review) A 2017 Mary Higgins Clark Award Finalist “An amusing new series features a fearless, reckless sleuth who unravels a complicated mystery while juggling her sex life and her future plans.”—Kirkus Reviews

SCOT & SODA QUIET NEIGHBORS Paperback Catriona McPherson Catriona McPherson A Last Ditch Mystery (Book 2) A Novel 978-0-7387-5412-3 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5617-2 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Now settled in her little houseboat at the back Now in paperback! Lowell’s store is a warm, safe of the Last Ditch Motel, Scottish-born California place. Jude needs a bolt-hole and Lowell needs transplant Lexy Campbell throws a Halloween an assistant; it looks like a perfect match. But party for her motley crew of motel pals. But the bookshop is not the haven it seems to be. when she finds a dead man caught in the beer Lowell’s past and Jude’s present are a danger- that was left chilling in the water, Lexy and her ous blend of secrets and lies. friends are on the case.

“Peppered with clever red herrings, the mystery gleefully revels in the absurd, but it’s Lexy’s ★ “Outstanding.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) friendships with the Last Ditch’s unusual residents that give this series its big heart. Those who ★ “Layer upon layer of deception.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) enjoy the Stephanie Plum mysteries will find plenty to like.”—Publishers Weekly ★ “McPherson is a master.”—Library Journal (starred review)

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THE CHILD GARDEN THE DAY SHE DIED Catriona McPherson Catriona McPherson 978-0-7387-4549-7 • US $24.99 CAN $28.95 978-0-7387-4045-4 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 1 3 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket • 5 ⁄2 x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. The school closed after a student’s suicide. Jessie Constable doesn’t know why she began Now it’s a care home, and Gloria is its only spending nights with Gus King and his kids the neighbor . . . until a childhood friend appears. day his wife went missing. Why would anyone Finalist for the 2015 Agatha Award leave this beautiful family? 2015 Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel Finalist for the 2015 Macavity Award for Finalist for the 2016 Mary Higgins Clark Award Best Mystery Novel A 2015 Edgar Award Finalist for Best Paperback Original Winner of the 2015 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original

★ “Complex, haunting, and magical.”—Library Journal (starred review) ★ “A tour de force, a creepy psychological thriller that will leave you breathless.” ★ “Stunning.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Hooks you with [an] eccentric amateur sleuth.”—NPR

COME TO HARM SHOTGUN MOON Catriona McPherson K. C. McRae 978-0-7387-4387-5 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-3684-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. For Keiko Nishisato, leaving Tokyo is a rare Having served her time for killing the man adventure, but it’s living in a little town in who raped her, Merry McCoy returns to the Scotland that shows her how far she is from family ranch in Hazel, Montana. But when home. Keiko has never met friendlier people; her cousin Lauri is accused of murdering a only the butchers below her second floor apart- cheating boyfriend, Merry can’t let her be rail- ment keep their distance, hinting that there’s roaded, and she discovers the town’s good old something dark in this strange little town. boys—and girls—still like to play rough. “Expertly done.” —The New York Times “A rich, unforgettable tale of sheer suspense.” —Suspense Magazine

★ “[McPherson is a] master of psychological thrillers.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Shotgun Moon is easy on the ear and the eye.”—Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire “Shudderingly terrific.”—The Globe and Mail series, the basis for A&E’s hit television series Longmire

AS SHE LEFT IT WELL-OFFED IN VERMONT Catriona McPherson Amy Patricia Meade 978-0-7387-3677-8 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 A Pret’ Near Perfect Mystery (Book 1) 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. 978-0-7387-2590-1 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 240 pp. Returning to her small cottage in Leeds after her mum dies, Opal Jones learns about the Mere hours after moving from Manhattan to disappearance of the boy she used to babysit. maple syrup country, Stella Thornton Buckley Her neighbors dredge up memories and suspi- and her husband find a dead man in their well. cions about the disappearance. Dodging leafpeepers, the couple questions the A 2014 Anthony Award Winner quirky locals about the victim, a shrewd business- for Best Paperback Original man who rubbed a lot of folks the wrong way. Winner of the 2013 Gold ForeWord IndieFab Award for Mystery

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013 “[Meade] brings us pitch-perfect dialog, original characters, and enormous potential for a fun ★ “. . . a stand-alone that is worlds apart.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) series.”—Library Journal “[A] dark, absorbing, contemporary stand-alone.”—Publishers Weekly “Quaint characters and settings abound in this outing by New Yorker-turned-Vermonter Amy Patricia Meade.”—Mystery Scene

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BEYOND THE PALE THE ACCIDENTAL ALCHEMIST Clare O’Donohue Gigi Pandian A World of Spies Mystery (Book 1) An Accidental Alchemist Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-5650-9 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-4184-0 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Married college professors Hollis and Finn When herbalist Zoe Faust moves to Portland, Larsson agree to procure a rare book manuscript Oregon, she discover a real, live gargoyle who for Interpol. But their all-expenses-paid trip needs her help to decipher a centuries-old text. abroad goes south quickly, and now they have Includes recipes! to stay one step ahead of a dangerous enemy. A 2016 Left Coast Crime Lefty Award Winner “Plenty of fun spy business.”—Publishers Weekly “A supernatural cozy series that hits high marks for a “Plenty of thrills and hints at an exciting future.” modern twist on an ancient practice. Amusing sup- —Kirkus Reviews porting characters and historical details solidify this “The relationship between Hollis and Finn is the engaging mystery.”—Library Journal hook in this smart debut.”—Booklist “Armchair travelers will delight in the colorful descriptions of Ireland, while mystery buffs who “This reviewer is eagerly anticipating more from this series, and a return of a cast more fun than 1 enjoy charming sleuths will appreciate the quick-witted couple”—Library Journal an episode of Portlandia.”—RT Book Reviews (★★★★ /2) “O’Donohue knows her Irish literature and countryside, and weaves them beautifully into an “Pandian paints a lovely picture of relationships throughout the book’s mystery of greed and action-filled story.”—Sara Paretsky, author of the V.I. Warshawski series violence.”—New York Journal of Books

BREAKING THE DANCE THE MASQUERADING MAGICIAN Clare O’Donohue Gigi Pandian A World of Spies Mystery (Book 2) An Accidental Alchemist Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-5654-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-4235-9 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 336 pp. May 2019 Deciphering an ancient alchemy book is more Husband and wife college professors Hollis and difficult than Zoe Faust bargained for. She’d Finn Larsson think their days as accidental spies much rather be exploring her new home of are behind them, until they are “persuaded” to Portland, Oregon—but time is running out for take a trip to Argentina on an Interpol mission living gargoyle Dorian. If Zoe isn’t able to unlock to find an Irish art thief with nothing buta the book’s secrets, the French gargoyle will haphazard plan to get home with their lives, and remain trapped in stone forever. marriage, intact.

“People who enjoy character driven stories with mystery, magic, supernatural creatures, and his- torical intrigue will greatly enjoy this inventive, well-written tale.”—Portland Book Review “[The Masquerading Magician] is enjoyable and holds together quite nicely.” —Reviewing the Evidence

BELOW THE TREE LINE THE ELUSIVE ELIXIR Susan Oleksiw Gigi Pandian A Pioneer Valley Mystery (Book 1) An Accidental Alchemist Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5891-6 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-4236-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 312 pp. When two young women are found dead near Alchemist Zoe Faust tries everything to save Felicity O’Brien’s Massachusetts farm, even her Dorian, her gargoyle best friend, from turning inherited healing touch isn’t enough to ease the into stone. When they discover that a long- community’s pain over the tragic loss. Joining lost gargoyle with a connection to Dorian has forces with her friend Jeremy Colson, Felicity appeared in France, Zoe is torn between a tries to uncover the truth and save herself and dangerous form of alchemy and her desire for her land from those who are capable of unthink- a safer life. able harm. “A quirky, incredible series . . . The characters are im- mensely unique and the writing is A+, so you won’t want to miss a word.”—Suspense Magazine “A woman with healing hands and a rescued dog trap a killer in Susan Oleksiw’s engaging “Pandian’s imaginative third Accidental Alchemist mystery . . . will please those who like their Below the Tree Line.”—Hallie Ephron, New York Times bestselling author cozies filled with magic.”—Publishers Weekly “A classic small-town mystery where a closely knit cast of characters are forced to wrestle with the unwanted intrusion of the modern world.”—Sheila Connolly, New York Times bestselling author

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THE ALCHEMIST’S ILLUSION A MEANS TO AN END Gigi Pandian Lissa Marie Redmond An Accidental Alchemist Mystery (Book 4) A Cold Case Investigation (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5301-0 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5428-4 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Centuries-old alchemist Zoe Faust and her mis- September 2019 chievous best friend, Dorian the gargoyle chef, Soon after cold case detective Lauren Riley finally have their lives on track—until Zoe dis- returns to work after being stabbed by a fellow covers that her old mentor Nicolas Flamel has police officer, the body of a young woman is been imprisoned. When an artist whose paint- found and it’s related to one of Lauren’s most ing holds a hidden clue is murdered, Zoe and horrifying cases. It doesn’t take long for Lauren Dorian must find the painting to rescue Nicolas. to be back at square one confronting the suspect Includes recipes! she could never prove was a killer.

A COLD DAY IN HELL DEATH & THE REDHEADED Lissa Marie Redmond WOMAN A Cold Case Investigation (Book 1) Loretta Ross 978-0-7387-5410-9 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 An Auction Block Mystery (Book 1) Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 384 pp. 978-0-7387-4393-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 Homicide detective Lauren Riley has always Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 264 pp. been against defense attorney Frank Violanti— When auctioneer Wren Morgan starts catalog- until he begs to hire her as a private investiga- ing a mansion’s contents, she finds something tor. To keep an innocent teen from life in prison, that can’t be appraised—a dead man. Soon Lauren puts her career and life in danger. But after, she teams up with Death Bogart, a private doubt starts to lurk on every corner . . . and so investigator and bounty hunter, to outwit a pair does her stalker. of cold-blooded killers. “An excellent police procedural combined with a “Fresh and enjoyable . . . a well-told story with ap- psychological thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews pealing characters.”—Mystery Scene

“Redmond, a recently retired Buffalo PD homicide detective, keeps everything moving nicely in ★ “Ross’ thoroughly entertaining debut combines smart details about the auction business with this well-constructed crime novel.”—Publishers Weekly two engaging mysteries and a uniformly appealing cast.”—Booklist (starred review) “Recommend this one to anyone who loves courtroom dramas where lawyers tear into wit- “[A] winning debut.”—Publishers Weekly nesses like pit bulls.”—Booklist

THE MURDER BOOK DEATH & THE BREWMASTER’S Lissa Marie Redmond WIDOW A Cold Case Investigation (Book 2) Loretta Ross 978-0-7387-5427-7 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 An Auction Block Mystery (Book 2) Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. 978-0-7387-4705-7 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 1 After being brutally stabbed at her desk late one Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 264 pp. night, cold case detective Lauren Riley works her When firefighter Randy Bogart perishes in way backwards to piece together who attacked a fire at an abandoned brewery called the her and why. As she digs into the Buffalo Police Brewmaster’s Widow, Death Bogart and girl- Department’s hidden past, she uncovers a ter- friend Wren Morgan travel to St. Louis to find rible secret—one a fellow officer would kill to closure. But when they arrive, they end up with protect. more questions than answers. “Fans of contemporary police procedurals will want to see more of the plucky Lauren.” —Publishers Weekly “A pulse-racing pace, well-chosen details of Buffalo’s mixed industrial landscape and characters “Uses an intriguing premise to flesh out the charming detective duo.”—Kirkus Reviews to bleed for make this a stunningly good second book. Highly recommended.”—Kingdom Books “Lively. . . . Readers will look forward to their further adventures.”—Publishers Weekly

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DEATH & THE VIKING’S DAUGHTER MAMA GETS HITCHED Loretta Ross Deborah Sharp An Auction Block Mystery (Book 4) A Mace Bauer Mystery (Book 3) 978-0-7387-5237-2 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-1922-1 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. While auctioneer Wren Morgan and her private In the middle of planning Mama’s Gone with eye fiancé Death are helping prepare auction the Wind-themed wedding, the caterer is items at an old Missouri supper club, a Viking murdered. Prime suspects are two East Coast reenactor nearly dies at the historical settlement Yankees: the bridegroom’s cousin C’ndee and next door. The cause? Seeing his long-missing her gorgeous nephew whose family may be daughter’s ghost. As Wren investigates, Death linked to the Mafia. takes on his own case that ends up being related to the Viking’s daughter.

“Sibling rivalry, steamy romance, a surprising killer, and plenty of catfish and hush puppies make this Southern cozy a winner.”—Publishers Weekly

MAMA DOES TIME MAMA GETS TRASHED Deborah Sharp Deborah Sharp A Mace Bauer Mystery (Book 1) A Mace Bauer Mystery (Book 5) 978-0-7387-1329-8 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 978-0-7387-3615-0 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Meet Mama: a true Southern woman able to Digging around the dump for Mama’s wedding serve sweet tea and sidestep alligator attacks ring from husband #5, Mace stumbles upon with equal aplomb. Mama’s antics drive her the dead body of Camilla Law — Himmarshee’s daughters Mace, Maddie, and Marty to distrac- prudish librarian — wearing a leather getup tion. This time, Mama finds a body in the trunk that screams sex fetish. Uncovering a secret of her convertible and the police think she’s bondage ring, Mace must figure out what’s the killer. going on in little ole Himmarshee before another body is thrown out with the trash.

“A terrific book.”—Al Roker, The Today Show “Readers will eagerly turn the pages.”—Publishers Weekly “Sharp again gives us vivid characters and humorous plot twists.”—Booklist Online

MAMA RIDES SHOTGUN THE GRAIL CONSPIRACY Deborah Sharp Lynn Sholes & Joe Moore A Mace Bauer Mystery (Book 2) A Cotten Stone Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-1330-4 • US $14.95 CAN $16.95 978-0-7387-0787-7 • US $14.95 CAN $19.95 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 336 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 360 pp. Mama convinces daughter Mace to saddle up Journalist Cotten Stone stumbles upon an for some country-gal bonding on the Florida archeological dig that uncovers the Holy Grail. Cracker Trail. The six-day ride is going fine until A hot news story soon turns into a nightmare a wealthy rancher keels over in his Cow Hunter when the precious religious relic is stolen, Chili. leading her on an international quest for the thief — and the secret behind the Grail’s power.

“An amusingly wild ride through parts of Florida tourists rarely visit.”—Kirkus Reviews Winner of ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Best Mystery “Who knew that a who-dun-it would not only keep you guessing — but have you laughing!” “An essential purchase for mystery, suspense, and visionary fiction collections.”—Library Journal —Hoda Kotb, co-anchor of NBC’s The Today Show

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THE LAST SECRET FOOL’S MOON Lynn Sholes & Joe Moore Diane A.S. Stuckart A Cotten Stone Mystery (Book 2) The Tarot Cats Mystery Series (Book 1) 978-0-7387-0931-4 • $US $14.95 CAN $18.50 978-0-7387-5708-7 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 384 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. “Fascinating and breathless, The Last Secret by Lynn When a customer wants her to divine the truth Sholes and Joe Moore will leave you glued to your about a murder, tarot reader Ruby Sparks won- chair. From Texas to Peru and Italy, the story sweeps ders if she’s being played for a fool. Luckily, her across centuries in a quest for the secret key to sur- sibling black cats have a talent for tarot and a viving Armageddon. Sholes and Moore are true story-tellers, with unerring eyes and the souls of art- feisty pit bull friend who lends a paw in collaring ists. You’ll love this one!” the culprit before Ruby finds herself taking her —Gayle Lynds, author of The Last Spymaster final cat nap. “Lighthearted and quirky, this will enchant cozy readers and animal lovers.”—Publishers Weekly

“Suggest for fans of Rita Mae Brown’s Mrs. Murphy books or Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Joe Grey mysteries.”—Library Journal “[Stuckart] writes throughout with charm and warmth. Anyone with a pet will enjoy.” —Kirkus Reviews

TRAPLINE WILD GOOSE CHASE Mark Stevens Terri Thayer An Allison Coil Mystery (Book 3) A Quilting Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-4164-2 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 978-0-7387-1215-4 • US $13.95 CAN $15.95 3 3 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 408 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄16 x 8 • 312 pp. A chewed-up corpse in the Colorado wilderness Dewey Pellicano would rather swallow needles leaves hunting guide Allison Coil mystified. than run Quilter’s Paradiso, the shop she inher- Outward signs suggest a mountain lion killed ited from her mother. Her plans to sell the the man, but Allison thinks otherwise. shop unravel when a potential buyer and quilt- Winner of the 2015 Colorado Book Award ing celebrity is found fatally slashed by a rotary for Mystery cutter at a national quilt show. Winner of the 2015 Colorado Authors’ League Award for Genre Fiction

“Allison’s third adventure combines a loving portrait of a beautiful area with an ugly, all-too- “Cutting edge drama deftly sliced to reveal the sass beneath the surface of the quilting business. believable conspiracy that could have been ripped from today’s headlines.”—Kirkus Reviews This clever, pungent portrayal will keep you stitched to the edge of your seat.” “Readers will enjoy the fast-paced action.”—Mystery Scene —Margaret J. Miller, quilting teacher and author of AnglePlay

LAKE OF FIRE MURDERABILIA Mark Stevens Carl Vonderau An Allison Coil Mystery (Book 4) 978-0-7387-6130-5 • US $16.99 CAN $23.99 978-0-7387-4363-9 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 408 pp. 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 408 pp. July 2019 After a wildfire devastates Colorado’s Flat Tops William MacNary was eight years old when his Wilderness, hunting guide Allison Coil learns serial killer father went to prison. Since then, that a body has been found. Along with reporter he’s carefully built a life as a family man and Duncan Bloom, Allison burrows into an under- a successful banker. No one knows whose son ground group of anti-government extremists. he is. Not until his wife’s colleague is murdered “Thrilling, irresistible.”—Kirkus Reviews and carved up in the same way his father would have done it.

“Mark Stevens writes like wildfire.”—Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire novels, basis “A story that will lay a cold finger of dread on the back of your neck. Vonderau is a terrific writer for the hit series Longmire who has written a terrific book.”—Karin Slaughter,New York Times bestselling author of The Good “A complex story of murder, mayhem and misguided patriotism in Colorado’s high country.” Daughter —The Denver Post

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THE PERFECTLY PROPER CHOCOLATE À LA MURDER PARANORMAL MUSEUM Kirsten Weiss Kirsten Weiss A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery (Book 4) Mystery (Book 1) 978-0-7387-5713-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-4751-4 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 312 pp. 1 Trade Paperback Original • 5 ⁄4 x 8 • 288 pp. It’s Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, When Maddie Kosloski’s career flatlines, she and paranormal museum owner Maddie retreats to her wine-country hometown for sol- Kosloski has a new Magic of Chocolate exhibit. ace and cheap rent. Railroaded into managing But when she finds one of the owners of a the local paranormal museum, she’s certain the boutique chocolate shop dead, Maddie’s rumors of its haunting are greatly exaggerated . . . determined to catch the killer. She soon until a dead body makes her think otherwise. uncovers deadly dealings in the world of artisan chocolate.

★ “A delightful new series.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Humor, hints of romance, and twists and turns galore elevate this cozy.”—Publishers Weekly “A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm.”—ForeWord Reviews

PRESSED TO DEATH HUNTING THE FIVE POINT KILLER Kirsten Weiss C. M. Wendelboe A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum A Bitter Wind Mystery (Book 1) Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-5320-1 • US $15.99 CAN $20.99 978-0-7387-5031-6 • US $14.99 CAN $17.50 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 432 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 336 pp. Former Denver homicide detective Arn Anderson Soon after paranormal museum owner Maddie never thought he’d be broke enough to take on Kosloski is accused of stealing a haunted grape a cold murder case. But here he is, hunting the press, the accuser is murdered. All eyes are on Five Point Killer, who also appears to have come Maddie, but she’s reluctant to get involved— out of retirement. And Arn may be the killer’s until her mother insists that she investigate. next victim. Now she must unearth the killer and figure out “A terrific debut…Wendelboe is a skilled writer who if her mother has a secret agenda. ratchets up the suspense.”—Margaret Coel, New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s Child

“In Weiss’s engaging sequel . . . Well-drawn characters and tantalizing wine talk help balance the “A slow-burning cold case with copious clues, conscientious detection, a high body count, quirky aspects of this paranormal mystery.”—Publishers Weekly periodic interruptions from the killer’s viewpoint, and all the pages and pages of unraveling you’d expect from such a generously plotted mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews

DEJA MOO HUNTING THE SATURDAY NIGHT Kirsten Weiss STRANGLER A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum C. M. Wendelboe Mystery (Book 3) A Bitter Wind Mystery (Book 2) 978-0-7387-5036-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 978-0-7387-5362-1 • US $15.99 CAN $21.99 Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 360 pp. Trade Paperback Original • 5¼ x 8 • 288 pp. San Benedetto’s Christmas Cow, a thirty- Retired detective Arn Anderson and TV reporter foot straw bovine, goes up in flames every Ana Maria Villarreal can’t seem to convince the December, but this year one of the cow’s guards Cheyenne police that the killer behind two is killed with an arrow to his chest. Plus, Maddie recent murders may strike again. And when Kosloski’s new haunted cowbell exhibit is fuel- their investigation collides with a desperate ing a panic. Maddie must stop the hysteria—and act of violence, they wonder whether they’re the murderous archer—before it’s too late. unwinding the killer’s twisted thread of clues or tightening their own noose.

“The third volume in this engaging series (following Pressed to Death) will appeal to fans of “Readers will look forward to Arn’s next outing.”—Publishers Weekly paranormal cozies by Sofie Kelly and Christy Fifield.”—Library Journal “Weiss’ many quirky ongoing characters add charm and humor.”—Kirkus Reviews

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38 INDEX 19 Souls 10 Murder on the Moor 12 Heirloom Murders, The 15 What’s a Witch to Do? 20 Phi Beta Murder 12 Heritage of Darkness 16 Heirloom Murders, The 15 ORDERING INFORMATION A Upstaged by Murder 13 Lacemaker’s Secret, The 16 Hell On Wheels 24 Accidental Alchemist, The 33 Charity’s Burden 31 Light Keeper’s Legacy, The 15 Hennrikus, J. A. Aguirre, Ann Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies 19 Memory of Muskets, A 16 Christmas Peril, A 20 Third Mrs. Durst, The 10 Cherry Scones & Broken Bones 19 Mining for Justice 16 With a Kiss I Die 20 Alchemist’s Illusion, The 34 Child Garden, The 32 Old World Murder 15 Heritage of Darkness 16 Allen, J. D. Chocolate à la Murder 37 Tradition of Deceit 16 Hide and Snoop 24 19 Souls 10 Christmas is Murder 12 Hix, Aimee Skin Game 10 Christmas Peril, A 20 F Dark Streets, Cold Suburbs 21 Allen, Robin Clark, Becky Falco, Lisa What Doesn’t Kill You 21 Out of the Frying Pan 10 Fiction Can Be Murder 13 Fool Me Once 21 Hockensmith, Steve Stick a Fork in It 10 Foul Play on Words 14 Give the Devil His Due 21 Fool Me Once 21 All Signs Point to Murder 14 Cobb, May Fatal Collection, A 21 Give the Devil His Due 21 Anderson, Gerald Big Woods 14 Fatal Descent 18 Hollywood Ending 17 Murder Under the Loon 10 Cold Day in Hell, A 34 Fatal Festival Days 11 Hollywood Homicide 17 As She Left It 32 Come to Harm 32 Fiction Can Be Murder 13 House. Tree. Person. 31 As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles Copperman, E. J. (writing as Jeff Fiddling with Fate 17 Hughes, Mary Ellen 12 Cohen) Fleur de Lies 22 Curio Killing, A 22 Question of the Dead Mistress, The 14 Florio, Gwen Fatal Collection, A 21 B Corpse on the Cob 24 Disgraced 17 Vintage Death, A 21 Bad to the Bone 26 Culver, Carol Reservations 17 Hunter, Maddy Baited Blood 25 Never Say Pie 14 Under the Shadows 17 Bonnie of Evidence 22 Basket of Trouble, A 19 Curio Killing, A 22 Fool Me Once 21 Catch Me if Yukon 23 Below the Tree Line 33 Curse of the Holy Pail, The 23 Fool’s Moon 36 Dutch Me Deadly 22 Berried to the Hilt 28 For a Good Paws 27 Fleur de Lies 22 Beyond the Pale 33 D Foul Play on Words 14 From Bad to Wurst 22 Big Woods 14 Dark Streets, Cold Suburbs 21 From Bad to Wurst 22 Say No Moor 23 Bissell, Sallie Day She Died, The 32 Hunting the Five Point Killer 37 Deadliest of Sins 11 Dead and Berried 28 G Hunting the Saturday Night Judgment of Whispers, A 11 Deadliest of Sins 11 Garrett, Kellye Strangler 37 Music of Ghosts 11 Deadly Currents 18 Hollywood Ending 17 Bite the Biscuit 26 Death and the Lit Chick 30 Hollywood Homicide 17 J Black Swan Rising 11 Death at the Alma Mater 30 Gem of a Ghost 25 Jaffarian, Sue Ann Blair, Jamie M. Death Blow 29 Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder, Baited Blood 25 Fatal Festival Days 11 Death of a Cozy Writer 29 A 19 Body to Spare, A 24 Blood’s Echo 29 Death on the Prairie 16 Give the Devil His Due 21 Booby Trap 23 Body to Spare, A 24 Death Runs Adrift 29 Goldberg, Leonard Corpse on the Cob 24 Bonnie of Evidence 22 Death Takes a Holiday 20 Patient One 18 Curse of the Holy Pail, The 23 Booby Trap 23 Death & The Brewmaster’s Widow 34 Plague Ship 18 Gem of a Ghost 25 Brackmann, Lisa Death & The Redheaded Woman 34 Grail Conspiracy, The 35 Hell On Wheels 24 Black Swan Rising 11 Death & the Viking’s Daughter 35 Groundwater, Beth Hide and Snoop 24 Breaking The Dance 33 Deja Moo 37 Basket of Trouble, A 19 Murder in Vein 25 Brush with Death 29 Delivering the Truth 30 Deadly Currents 18 Rhythm & Clues 25 Bryan, Mollie Cox di Marco, Connie Fatal Descent 18 Secondhand Stiff 24 Jean Harlow Bombshell, The 11 All Signs Point to Murder 14 Real Basket Case, A 18 Thugs and Kisses 23 Budewitz, Leslie Madness of Mercury, The 14 To Hell in a Handbasket 19 Too Big to Die 25 As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles 12 Tail of the Dragon 15 Wicked Eddies 18 Too Big to Miss 23 Treble at the Jam Fest 12 Disgraced 17 Twice as Dead 24 DiSilverio, Laura H James, Darrell C Last Weekend, That 15 Hamilton, Victoria Purgatory Key 25 Called To Justice 30 DuBois, Brendan Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder, A 19 Jean Harlow Bombshell, The 11 Catch Me if Yukon 23 Negotiator, The 15 Hannah, Darci Johnston, Linda O. Challinor, C. S. Dutch Me Deadly 22 Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies 19 Bad to the Bone 26 Christmas is Murder 12 Cherry Scones & Broken Bones 19 Bite the Biscuit 26 Judgment of Murder 13 E Harlow, Jennifer For a Good Paws 27 Murder at Midnight 13 Elusive Elixir, The 33 Death Takes a Holiday 20 Pick and Chews 26 Murder Comes Calling 13 Ernst, Kathleen Mind Over Monsters 19 To Catch a Treat 26 Murder in the Raw 12 Death on the Prairie 16 To Catch a Vampire 20 Judgment of Murder 13 Murder of the Bride 13 Fiddling with Fate 17 Werewolf Sings the Blues 20 Judgment of Whispers, A 11

39 INDEX Scot Free 31 Turning the Tide 30 K Scot & Soda 31 Q Twice as Dead 24 Kazimer, J. A. Question of the Dead Mistress, McRae, K. C. Shot of Murder, A 27 The 14 Shotgun Moon 32 Kiely, Tracy Quiet Neighbors (hard cover) 31 U Meade, Amy Patricia Under the Shadows 17 Murder with a Twist 27 Quiet Neighbors (paperback) 31 Well-Offed in Vermont 32 Upstaged by Murder 13 Perfect Manhattan Murder, A 27 Means to an End, A 34 Memory of Muskets, A 16 R L Real Basket Case, A 18 V Mercy’s Chase 28 Vintage Death, A 21 Lacemaker’s Secret, The 16 Redmond, Lissa Marie Mind Over Monsters 19 Vonderau, Carl Lake of Fire 36 Cold Day in Hell, A 34 Mining for Justice 16 Murderabilia 36 Last Call 30 Means to an End, A 34 Moore, Joe Last Secret, The 36 Murder Book, The 34 Grail Conspiracy, The 35 Last Weekend, That 15 Reservations 17 W Last Secret, The 36 Lavene, Joyce & Jim Rhythm & Clues 25 Weiss, Kirsten Murderabilia 36 Telltale Turtle, The 27 Ross, Loretta Chocolate à la Murder 37 Murder at Midnight 13 Light Keeper’s Legacy, The 15 Death & The Brewmaster’s Widow 34 Deja Moo 37 Murder Book, The 34 LoTempio, T. C. Death & The Redheaded Woman 34 Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum, Murder Comes Calling 13 Time for Murder is Meow, The 27 Death & the Viking’s Daughter 35 The 37 Murder in the Raw 12 Lourey, Jess Pressed To Death 37 Murder in Vein 25 Mercy’s Chase 28 Well-Offed in Vermont 32 Murder Most Maine 28 S Wendelboe, C. M. Salem’s Cipher 28 Salem’s Cipher 28 Murder of the Bride 13 Hunting the Five Point Killer 37 Say No Moor 23 Murder on the Moor 12 Hunting the Saturday Night Strangler Scot Free 31 M Murder on the Rocks 28 37 MacInerney, Karen Scot & Soda 31 Murder Under the Loon 10 Werewolf Sings the Blues 20 Berried to the Hilt 28 Secondhand Stiff 24 Murder with a Twist 27 What Doesn’t Kill You 21 Brush with Death 29 Sharp, Deborah Music of Ghosts 11 What’s a Witch to Do? 20 Dead and Berried 28 Mama Does Time 35 Wicked Eddies 18 Death Runs Adrift 29 Mama Gets Hitched 35 N Wild Goose Chase 36 Murder Most Maine 28 Mama Gets Trashed 35 Negotiator, The 15 With a Kiss I Die 20 Murder on the Rocks 28 Mama Rides Shotgun 35 Never Say Pie 14 Madness of Mercury, The 14 Sholes, Lynn Maldonado, Isabella Grail Conspiracy, The 35 Blood’s Echo 29 O Last Secret, The 36 O’Donohue, Clare Death Blow 29 Shotgun Moon 32 Beyond the Pale 33 Phoenix Burning 29 Shot of Murder, A 27 Breaking The Dance 33 Malliet, G. M. Skin Game 10 Old World Murder 15 Death and the Lit Chick 30 Stevens, Mark Oleksiw, Susan Death at the Alma Mater 30 Lake of Fire 36 Below the Tree Line 33 Death of a Cozy Writer 29 Trapline 36 Out of the Frying Pan 10 Mama Does Time 35 Stick a Fork in It 10 Mama Gets Hitched 35 Stuckart, Diane A.S. Mama Gets Trashed 35 P Fool’s Moon 36 Pandian, Gigi Mama Rides Shotgun 35 Accidental Alchemist, The 33 Masquerading Magician, The 33 Alchemist’s Illusion, The 34 T Matter, Paula Tail of the Dragon 15 Elusive Elixir, The 33 Last Call 30 Telltale Turtle, The 27 Masquerading Magician, The 33 Maxwell, Edith Thayer, Terri Patient One 18 Called To Justice 30 Wild Goose Chase 36 Perfectly Proper Paranormal Charity’s Burden 31 Third Mrs. Durst, The 10 Museum, The 37 Delivering the Truth 30 Thugs and Kisses 23 Perfect Manhattan Murder, A 27 Turning the Tide 30 Time for Murder is Meow, The 27 Phi Beta Murder 12 McPherson, Catriona To Catch a Treat 26 Phoenix Burning 29 As She Left It 32 To Catch a Vampire 20 Pick and Chews 26 Child Garden, The 32 To Hell in a Handbasket 19 Plague Ship 18 Come to Harm 32 Too Big to Die 25 Pressed To Death 37 Day She Died, The 32 Too Big to Miss 23 Purgatory Key 25 House. Tree. Person. 31 Tradition of Deceit 16 Quiet Neighbors (hard cover) 31 Trapline 36 Quiet Neighbors (paperback) 31 Treble at the Jam Fest 12

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