"Ideal for cozy mystery aficionados craving a thrilling escape into the heart of the Southwest." -NewInBooks Who knew a murder or two would turn Jake Stewart’s life around? Jake was trying to figure out his life after being abruptly downsized from what he considered the best job in the world — being a reporter in a fast moving, big city newsroom. Now, he was wandering the Southwest in the Beast, an aging RV that was his only home in the world. No job, no prospects, no love. Then in the fading moments of a brilliant sunset in the Mesa country of Arizona, he hears cries for help, and ...

Water, water everywhere Deadlier than you’d think! In Florida Sinking, Will Harper is thrust into an environmental nightmare where sinkholes, vast and hungry, swallow homes whole amidst a perilous dance between climate change and unbridled development. Armed with his pen, wit, and a deep-rooted desire for truth, Harper dives into the murky waters of real estate fraud to uncover a conspiracy that could see whole neighborhoods vanish into the earth. As the crisis deepens, Harper battles against environmental and corporate titans, tackling desperation that drives some to madness. His journey...

Two decades ago, Trinity Calhoun's best friend—eighteen-year-old Savannah Stuart—went missing. Just weeks later, Savannah's body was found brutally slain outside the mountain town. With no suspects or leads, the local authorities dismissed the murder as a tragic one-off, likely perpetrated by a tourist. But Trinity wasn't convinced. Determined to do better for other victims, she left town and settled in Vancouver, rising through the ranks to become a detective. But now, an unexpected phone call from her former lover has her barreling down the highway to face the past.

Can a yellow throat toucan, and lyrics from Cat Stevens’ songs, help Joy solve the murder of the vice-principal in the middle of her marriage proposal? Joy is finally settling down. She’s bought a house but it needs work. No problem, as she has amazing friends to help out, but a kink in the plans arises when she enlists Trinity’s help ‘relocating’ Merrick’s ghost to the new address. Meanwhile, Joy, Anna, and Whitney are immersed in making a snowy Christmas wonderland in the high school gym, even though they live in sunny Florida. Things go well until a man in a ten-gallon hat, ...

How did former Chicago cop Jim McGill become the first PI to live in the White House? He married Patricia Darden Grant, the first woman to become a US president...not long after he solved the murder of her first husband. Winning an election was one thing. Finding work after moving to Washington was another. McGill decided to be his own boss and took out a private investigator's license. That wasn't a politically correct occupation, but then McGill refused to allow himself to be addressed as the First Gentleman. He nicknamed himself The President's Henchman.