Gertie decides to face an old nemesis at the Annual Alligator Festival Triathlon competition. Fortune and Ida Belle tag along for support. When they arrive, they stumble on an unsolved murder that took place at the festival two years earlier. When Fortune meets a shady character with an agenda and a motive for murder, the Swamp Team 3 jumps into action. They receive help from a colorful local P.I. with sharp wits, unsuspected talents and a taste for nice things. As they dig deeper into the...

In Gilded Age New York, a fierce teenage Irish girl joins forces with a notorious gangster to hunt down her sister's killer—from a New York Times bestselling author who’s worked on Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., and Gotham.“Reads more like a hurricane than a novel, gaining momentum, page after page. I loved it—even when I was holding my breath.”—Markus Zusak, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book Thi...

Someone just stole Thanksgiving.Neighbors Feeding Neighbors promised three hundred families in need a full holiday dinner—but with the deadline closing in, more than ten thousand dollars in donations has disappeared without a trace. No money, no supplier, and no Thanksgiving for hundreds of families who are counting on it.Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie, and the uncontainable Brennan Noble are on the case, and every lead only deepens the mystery: a donation box that's ta...

There's bad news in Sinful. Gertie has a new gentleman friend and Ida Belle doesn't like him. That's not the only bad news. The skeletal remains of a young woman are discovered in the hollow of a two-hundred-year-old elm tree. When the state investigation stalls, Swamp Team 3 jumps into action. There's no shortage of seedy suspects but solving the case proves challenging. As Fortune draws close to the truth, certain interested parties lash out, putting the lives of our three heroes in peri...

A cribbage tournament should be the most dangerous thing happening in Sinful. It isn't.Before the cards are even dealt, Gertie Hebert has ignited a feud with Celia Arceneaux, triggered a fake dynamite scare, caused a stampede of God's Wives, poisoned half the town, and somehow left Sheriff Carter LeBlanc flattened like a speed bump in a church parking lot. Fortune Redding figures things can only get calmer from here.She is spectacularly wrong.A "relaxing" bird-watch...

In the enchanting town of Mistletoe Falls, Louisiana, Christmas transcends time, blossoming into a grand, mystical celebration that's the heartbeat of the community.This year, however, dark clouds loom over the festive season: a devious politician's schemes and the vanishing of a treasured century-old Christmas ornament threaten to unravel time-honored traditions and endanger the very soul of the town.Enter Fortune Redding, a former CIA operative, and the indomitable SWAMP ...

Julien Wilson survived Brookside High.But surviving the Monster inside him was only the beginning.Months after the violence that left his school shattered, Julien is still confined to Havenford Adolescent Psychiatric Institute. He barely speaks. He follows the routines. He keeps the Monster buried as deeply as he can.Then he realizes he isn't the only one carrying something in the dark.Ellie Goodman has spent her life learning how to be good—how to sit corre...

NEWEST RELEASES: FAME AND FORTUNE - 2025THE ICE QUEEN'S GAMBITAVAILABLE NOW!In the small, quirky town of Sinful, a senior ladies' softball game sparks off more than just a friendly competition. It sets into motion a series of events that pull the SWAMP TEAM 3 into a mystery where the clues are as abundant as gossip, but hard evidence?Casey Lawrence, new to town, is still reeling from the loss of her husband i...

When Fortune, Ida Belle and Gertie stumble on a suspicious 'gold digger' in a roadside diner, the gossip flies faster than Gertie on a scooter—and that's before the body drops.Fortune Redding, known to the locals in Sinful as Sandy Sue Morrow, former beauty queen and new local librarian, was just trying to keep her cover intact, have the occasional serving of banana pudding, and avoid arrest. But when Georgia Fame waltzes into their neck of the woods with a suitcas...

CHECK OUT THE VERY LATEST MISFORTUNE NOVEL BY STEPHEN JOHN, ENTITLED An Act of Misfortune.In the shadowed depths of a mystical bayou, Swamp Team 3 embarks on what was meant to be a tranquil getaway. However, serenity gives way to suspense as they uncover the unsettling disappearance of a local treasure hunter, now feared dead. The plot thickens with a chilling revelation: the prime suspect is none other than a spectral pirate from two centuries ago, fierce...

The town is gone from every map. The light is still out there...somewhere.In October 1955, eleven-year-old Johnny Stephens rode with his father into the Pequop Mountains of northeastern Nevada to close a remote railroad telegraph station for the winter. The ghost town was called Finland.That first night, as a snow storm rolled in, Johnny built a fire so hot the stovepipe glowed red. He heard a cat meowing from inside the chimney. There wasn't a single track...

The plays in this collection reflect the variety and richness of Tudor drama, showcasing both secular and religious themes. Tudor plays often explored social, political, and moral issues relevant to the period, and these works offer unique insights into the lives, beliefs, and humor of people in Renaissance England. Farmer's collection includes morality plays, farces, historical pieces, and early romantic dramas, providing a glimpse into the evolution of English theater leading up to the w...