Adeena Awan by Mia P. Manansala

It’s not easy being a small business owner, especially when your best friend and business partner has a habit of stumbling across dead bodies and getting involved in murder investigations. Not that I can blame her–everybody in her life (including me) is nosy AF and...

Hailey Craddock by Terry Shames

A rant. . . My parents suck. I finally found a boyfriend who really loves me, and what do they do? Go ape shit. My dad followed me one night for no reason, and he saw me going into a bar with Lyle. Big deal. Everybody my age does it. I’m sixteen. I’m old enough to...

Mabel Havelock by Joan Havelange

My name is Mabel Havelock, and I’ve been railroaded into acting. The role I’m playing is the role of Jeeves, the butler. I know, weird, right? More about that later. The Glenhaven Players is the little theatre group from my hometown. And our drama club is hosting a...

Ebony Jones by Jodé Millman

I’d like to say that every day starts off sunny and happy in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., but that’s not true when you’re a cop. A detective. The only female detective in the city’s police department, and one of the five females on the force. I have to work harder than my male...

Helen Morrisey by Judy L. Murray

Hello Mystery Lovers! I’m Helen Morrisey and I’m a real estate agent working in a small Maryland town at the very top of the Chesapeake Bay. When you inhale, you smell a whiff of fresh crab. I’ve never felt a need to leave home – other than during my college years....