Missing Person by Clare O’Donohue

Missing Person by Clare O’Donohue is the first book in the new “Kate Conway” mystery series. Publisher: Plume (Penguin), May 2011 A mysterious death hits home when Chicago television producer Kate Conway is the main suspect in her husband’s...

To Sketch A Thief by Sharon Pape

To Sketch A Thief by Sharon Pape is the second book in the “Portrait of Crime” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), June 2011 Former police sketch artist Rory McCain never needed a partner to create a likeness of a suspect. But now, working as a...

Thug Guard by D.D. Scott

Thug Guard by D. D. Scott is the first book in the new “Cozy Cash” mystery series. Publisher: Aurorean Media, May 2011 Hollywood Stylist to The Stars Zoey Witherspoon is a wanna-be Stephanie Plum, and to that end, she’s now moonlighting as a badge-toting...

The Ladybug Jinx by Tonya Kappes

The Ladybug Jinx by Tonya Kappes is the first book in the new “Grandberry Falls” contemporary romantic series. Publisher: Tonya Kappes, June 2011 Celia Briggs has always lived her life for everyone but herself. With the death of Celia’s mom, Celia realizes...

Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy

Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy is the second book in the “Manor of Murder” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), June 2011 Civil war re-enactors have set up camp on the grounds of Marshfield Manor. The group is very believable,...