Margaret Strom
47) War of the Noses
51) Knot a game
52) Last Supper
Who knew bingo could be deadly?
When abrasive trophy-wife Stacy Mellomaker winds up dead on the floor of a bingo fundraiser few of the townsfolk are shedding tears. The doctors believe she died from an accidental overdose of painkillers, but Stacy's ghost, as well as her sister, insist it was foul play.
Kay is hired to investigate, but it's hard to determine whodunit when the whole town is chock-full of people who all have motive for
...When the red on the page isn't spilled ink...
Bestselling author Luanne Trainor has come to Locust Point to speak. The writer's arrival has the small town a-buzz with excitement but Ms. Trainor isn't what the bio on her book's dust jacket proclaims.
What should have been an elegant affair turns ugly with accusations and threats and there is no lack of suspects when the author is found dead following the meet-and-greet, Could the murderer
...54) Fire and Ice
Like small town cozy mysteries with a hint of paranormal? Welcome to Locust Point!
On a wintery vacation with the kids, Kay and the judge stumble across a barn fire. What appeared to be an accidental blaze turns out to be arson, with the charred timbers hiding a dead body.
Adding sleuthing to her holiday itinerary, Kay finds herself investigating and ghost-hunting the murder with two new kindred spirits. Surrounded by mountains and
...David Driver isn't the only one buried in his grave.
Kay's friend Olive has a family feud on her hands over who should have inherited the only remaining plot in their family section of the cemetery. When a cousin finally gives in and agrees to relocate her son's casket the cemetery staff discover there's an extra body in the plot. Was the mysterious woman murdered by an ex-boyfriend? A family member seeking revenge? Was David's grave just
...56) Root of All Evil
Marriage can be murder.
Kay's first real case as a licensed investigator is to track down a suspected mistress and the possible hidden assets of an estranged husband. It all seems pretty routine, but when the financial trail leads Kay down a rabbit hole of laundered money and bank fraud, a boring divorce case gets interesting.
Just as Kay closes in on what seems to be the white collar crime of the century, the husband drops dead in
...57) A Midnight Clear
The stroke of midnight brings murder.
What could be more magical than a black tie Christmas party where those attending will socialize and rub elbows with the most prominent lawyers and judges in the state? Kay is enjoying the food, the wine, the conversation—and a dance with Judge Beck to the music of an elegant string quartet.
But when she finds a dead body in an upstairs bathroom, Kay's fairytale evening hits a sour note. Is the
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