Staged to Death by Karen Rose Smith

Staged to Death by Karen Rose Smith is the first book in the new “Caprice De Luca” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, December 2013 Welcome to Kismet, PA, where home stager Caprice De Luca helps her clients shine in a lackluster real estate market–and where...

Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis

Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis is the first book in the new “Paws & Claws” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, December 2013 The Sugar Maple Inn in Wagtail, Virginia, is the country’s premiere vacation hot spot for pet owners who can’t bear...

Diner Impossible by Terri L. Austin

Diner Impossible by Terri L. Austin is the third book in the “Rose Strickland” mystery series. Publisher: Henery Press, November 2013 After shunning her overbearing parents’ wealthy lifestyle, waitress and part-time college student, Rose Strickland, is...

Once Upon A Lie by Maggie Barbieri

Once Upon A Lie by Maggie Barbieri. Publisher: Minotaur Books, December 2013 Maeve Conlon’s life is coming apart at the seams. Her bakery is barely making ends meet, and one of her daughters spends as much time grounded as the other does studying. Her ex-husband...

Words with Fiends by Ali Brandon

Words with Fiends by Ali Brandon is the third book in the “Black Cat Bookshop” Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, November 2013 Brooklyn bookstore owner Darla Pettistone and her oversized black cat, Hamlet, have solved a few complicated capers. But after a recent brush...

Decoupage Can Be Deadly by Lois Winston

Decoupage Can Be Deadly by Lois Winston is the fourth book in the “Anastasia Pollack Crafting” mystery series. Publisher: Lois Winston, November 2013 Anastasia and her fellow American Woman editors are steaming mad when minutes before the opening of a...