Samantha Richardson by Jen Pitts

There’s always something to celebrate in New Orleans. Mardi Gras is the biggest season and most well-known celebration, but Halloween comes in second. From parties to decorations to costumes, October is filled with events for all ages. So, when September arrived, I...

Angel Johnson by Maryann Miller

Hi there. This is Angel Johnson from the Dallas police department. I’m a homicide detective and most often partnered with Sarah Kingsly. We’ve worked several cases together, and we’re still trying to make this partnership work. Sometimes it’s as challenging as a love...

Introducing Hadley Cooper by Susan M. Boyer *plus giveaway*

Hey, y’all, my name’s Hadley Cooper. First, I’d like to thank Dru Ann for allowing me to introduce myself to her friends. I’m a private investigator. I don’t know if any of y’all will ever have need of a detective’s services in the Charleston, South Carolina area, but...

Velma by Matt Cost

My name is Velma, and if I knew that tomorrow I’d go missing, I’d be quite shocked. I mean, I’ve always been a bit awry, but my life, with one small exception, okay large exception, is quite the bee’s knees. I live in the most swell place in the world, Brooklyn,...

Benjamin Joseph Hayes a.k.a. Granddaddy by Diane Kelly

Hey, there. Good to meet ya. My given name is Benjamin Joseph Hayes, but everyone calls me Granddaddy. My granddaughter Hattie runs the Moonshine Shack. It’s a little moonshine shop in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Prettiest city on earth! You got the Great Smoky Mountains...

Leslie Karst by Leslie Karst

It’s mid-January here in Santa Cruz, California, and a cold drizzle has been falling steadily since yesterday afternoon—much to the annoyance of my Border Collie mix, Rosie, who’d love nothing more than to go for an early-morning walk were she not allergic to the...