Pampered to Death by Laura Levine

Pampered to Death by Laura Levine is the 10th book in the “Jaine Austen” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, August 2011 Jaine Austen is looking forward to an indulgent spa getaway—until she learns it’s more about deprivation than relaxation. Between...

Die Buying by Laura DiSilverio

Die Buying by Laura DiSilverio is the first book in the new “Mall Cop” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), August 2011 Mall cop E. J. Ferris is used to tougher beats than the Fernglen Galleria shopping mall. But when an injury sends...

Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend

Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend is the first book in the new “Fortune Teller” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), August 2011 In the fortune telling business there are a lot of pretenders, but Sunshine Meadows is the...

Pleating For Mercy by Melissa Bourbon

Pleating For Mercy by Melissa Bourbon is the first book in the new “Magical Dressmaking” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin), August 2011 All the Cassidy women possess special gifts. Harlow Jane Cassidy’s is creating beautiful dresses. But she’s...

Hot, Shot and Bothered by Nora McFarland

Hot, Shot and Bothered by Nora McFarland is the second book in the “Lilly Hawkins” mystery series. Publisher: Touchstone, August 2011 TV news photographer Lilly Hawkins is on the biggest assignment of her career. A deadly inferno is racing through the...