Sudden riches lead to a world of trouble…Newly widowed Charlotte McLaughlin is adrift following the sudden death of her husband of twenty years and the shocking discovery of the lavish double life he’d lived while purportedly traveling for business.When Charlotte’s only nephew and his fiancée are notified that their secluded wedding venue has flooded, her sister Jane suggests an alternative venue: a Thanksgiving week cruise from Seattle to Alaska aboard the private residenc...

Murder has twisted them together…It’s bad enough that Kyrie Dawn had an affair and a son with Charlotte McLaughlin’s husband, then, following his death, sued Charlotte for the two-bedroom love nest he’d purchased on a private residence cruise ship. That cabin was Charlotte’s consolation prize, and she’s chosen to travel the world in luxury, with her sister Jane along for the ride.But now Kyrie Dawn has taken a job onboard teaching yoga—and she’s brought her little boy, who ...

Murder is never smooth sailing…Charlotte McLaughlin assumes she’s finally shed all her tears on the first anniversary of her husband’s passing. After all, she’s living in his luxury suite on a private cruise ship, visiting exotic ports, and living her best life with her sister, Jane.Certainly, she done with murder mysteries, too.Then, while docked in New Orleans, Jane reunites with an old crush who—surprise!—joins their cruise. He’s an odd duck with an obsession to ...

Loose lips may sink ships, but bodies and secrets will always float to the surface.Audrey O'Connell has returned from Portland to her hometown of Chattertowne, Washington, a place where gossip is currency but knowing when to stay tight-lipped is priceless. Procuring a part-time job at the local newspaper to keep an eye on her impetuous sister following Vivienne's latest romantic scandal, Audrey is assigned a feature series for the upcoming festival which has her di...

There's a new sheriff in town and local reporter Audrey O'Connell has already gotten off on the wrong foot-er, boot-with him. A recent transplant from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Chattertowne, Washington's handsome new Police Chief Cole Loveland has been brought in to restore community confidence following the scandals that rocked City Hall and resulted in the firing and/or incarceration of several prominent government officials.When hot pink political threats are spray painted at vario...

Local investigative reporter Audrey O'Connell already has her hands full with Maid of Honor duties for her sister's golf-themed wedding at the Chattertowne Country Club. Not to mention, the gossip mill is abuzz with news about Chattertowne's own celebrity influencer, Onyx Carpenter, who is rumored to be bringing her rockstar husband, Meacham Fields, to the nuptials as her plus one.But when Onyx's former high school flame, Wiley Barrett, is accused of killing one of his golf student...

BRAND NEW from the #2 bestselling author of The Family at No. 12, Anita Waller‘A great cast of characters, a riveting storyline, a nail-biting climax!’ Valerie KeoghNobody is safe…When the murdered body of a woman is found in a Sheffield carpark, former cop turned private investigator Matt Forrester finds himself embroiled in the case, because the last call the victim made was to him…But the case isn’t as simple as the drug theft ...

She wanted to avenge her father. She needed to save herself.When Detective Callie Forde is called to the home of a missing teenaged girl, she doesn't initially suspect foul play. Hampstead is a quiet college town. It's safe-if you don't count the other girl. But as the hours wear on with no sign of Natalie, the police are forced to consider the teenager might have been abducted.No one is more surprised than Callie when all their leads are eerily similar to ...

A PI goes undercover with her pit bull partner as a dog therapist in a crime novel from a Shamus Award–winning author "canine fans will relish" ( Publishers Weekly).When Lady, the beloved therapy dog of the Harbor View residential home goes missing, private investigator Rachel Alexander and her dog Dash slip in easily as the new service dog and trainer, though figuring out who murdered Harbor View's owner is not so simple. Dash brings order and calm to Har...

A whodunit with feelings so BIG they seep out.Meet Rodrick Gray, PI…Rod Gray isn’t your average small-town detective. He can see emotions — they bloom around people like living gardens of the soul, full of strange weather and stranger creatures. It’s a noisy way to walk through life but it helps him see what others can’t.There’s one soul garden he’s never wanted to enter. A killer’s.Until now. When the richest man ...

Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life, brilliant sleuth in death, is investigating a death at The Chiltern Valley Flying Club.Trevor Patterson was a radio ham, so could he have heard something over the airwaves? When another body is found, Abigail, psychic medium, Hayley, and her police constable husband, need help from the pilots, alive and dead.Anonymous love letters are being delivered to Becklesfield and the other villages, but deaths take place not long afterwards. Abiga...

This classic mystery is " more than a mere crime puzzle. . . . It is a tragic event which deeply affects the destinies of those who are in any way involved" ( The New York Times).The road to her aunt's country house on Lake Michigan is dark and shrouded in fog. But it's a road Katie Warren knows well, having taken up residence with her Aunt Mina after losing her job during the stock market crash. But as she enters the gates to the gloomy ma...