One secret. Two decades. And a body on the patio.A whirlwind marriage to a French count who wanted her father's money more than he ever wanted her? It's a secret Libba has kept for twenty years.She's never told anyone. Not even Ellison.But secrets can be deadly — and this one is revealed with a knife in his side on Ellison's back patio.Ghislain de Fevre is dead. Quite obviously murdered. And the police think Libba might have killed him....

Haunted houses are scary enough without knife-wielding clowns. Especially murderous knife-wielding clowns. So thinks Ellison Russell, single mother, artist, and reluctant sleuth.Now death wears a red nose and Ellison is up to the blood-stained collar of her new trench coat in costumes, caffeine, and possible killers. Who stabbed Brooks Harney? And why? Money? Jealousy? Drugs?With Mother meddling, her father furious, and her date dragged downtown for questioning, turns out E...

Ellison Russell wanted a decorator, not a corpse. Too bad she finds Mrs. White in the study killed with a revolver. Things go from bad to worse when she finds Mr. White in the dining room killed with a candlestick.With so many bodies, is it any wonder Detective Anarchy Jones’ new partner considers Ellison a suspect?With the country club gossips talking a mile a minute, an unexpected cocktail party, a visit from Aunt Sis, and a romantic decision, Ellison hardly has time to t...

Another day, another dead woman in Ellison Russell’s study.Only this one claimed to be Mrs. Anarchy Jones.As Ellison juggles mothers, daughter, unhappy wives, and near-miss murder attempts, one thing is clear—someone will go to any lengths to hide the truth.Can Ellison and Anarchy catch a killer before the body count rises? Or will Ellison be the next corpse in the study?

A dead body in the trunk of a car. It's the Kansas City mob's signature.So why is a member of Ellison's circle found shot in his sedan at the country club?Did Baxter Phelps have ties to the mafia? Did they make him an offer he couldn't refuse? Is Baxter's widow Helen in danger?As Ellison is drawn into a dangerous investigation, she can't help but think maybe this time Mother is right. She should mind her own busine

When Ellison's friend Kay Morrison visits Kansas City from New York, there are certain women who turn green with envy. After all, Kay works in the fashion industry, she actually attended the Battle of Versailles, and her clothes are to die for.But Ellison is happy to host a luncheon for her oh-so-chic friend. Too bad murder crashes the party.Ellison is immediately drawn into two investigations. One, the murder. The second, a cruel theft.With friends as suspects and ...

With his dying breath, Bobby Lowell begs Ellison Russell, "Tell her I love her." Unable to refuse, Ellison struggles to find the girl the murdered boy loved. Too bad an epically bad blind date, a vindictive graffiti artist, and multiple trips to the emergency room keep getting in the way.Worse, a killer has Ellison in his sights, her newly rebellious daughter is missing, and there's yet another body in her hostas. Mother won't be pleased.Now Ellison must track down not one,...

Ellison and Anarchy Jones are looking forward to a relaxing weekend in the country. Time spent skeet shooting, fishing, and horse-back riding with friends. Hours spent swaying in a shady hammock without friends.But when Ellison walks into a murder scene, her friends become suspects. And each of them has an excellent motive for murder.Can Ellison sift through the lies and unmask a killer, or will a weekend away cost her everything she holds dear?

Ellison Russell’s life resembles a rollercoaster ride. And rollercoasters make her ill.Her daughter Grace has a crush on a boy Ellison doesn’t trust and she’s taken to hosting wild parties when Ellison goes out for the evening. Worse, the bank which represents Grace’s inheritance from her father may be in trouble.When a meeting with the chef at the country club leads to the discovery of a body, Ellison can’t afford cold feet. She must save the bank, find the killer, and con...

Ellison Jones is used to sirens in the night (unfortunately, they’re usually coming to her house).So, it’s a surprise when the sirens that wake her from the dead come from across the street.Nosy neighbor Marian Dixon’s house is on fire.Luckily, the Dixons are out of town.Unluckily, there’s a body found in the ashes—a body not killed by the fire.With Ellison’s husband, Detective Anarchy Jones, investigating, the neighbors are eager for a quick resolut...

Springtime. Love is in the air. So is murder.When Ellison Russell, reluctant finder of bodies, chairs a gala in conjunction with the museum’s Chinese funerary exhibit, she expects disaster. So, she’s not remotely surprised when a body turns up.Ellison is willing to leave the investigation to the police till an attempt is made on her life.Now she’s juggling evading a killer, her aunt’s overly-amorous beau, her dog’s new love interest, and Mother’s displeasure.

When Ellison Russell is nearly killed at a benefactors’ party, she brushes the incident aside as an unhappy accident. But when her house is fire-bombed, she’s shot at, and the person sitting next to her at a gala is poisoned, she must face facts.Someone wants her dead. But why? And can Ellison find the killer before he strikes again?Add in an estranged sister, a visiting aunt with a shocking secret, and a handsome detective staying in her guesthouse, and Ellison might need ...