Diners, Dives and Dead Ends by Terri L. Austin

Diners, Dives and Dead Ends by Terri L. Austin is the first book in the new “Rose Strickland” mystery series. Publisher: Henery Press, July 2012 As a struggling waitress and part-time college student, Rose Strickland’s life is stalled in the slow lane. But...

A Plain Death by Amanda Flower

A Plain Death by Amanda Flower is the first book in the new “Appleseed Creek” mystery series. Publisher: B&H Publishing, July 2012 Welcome to Appleseed Creek, the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country, where life is not as serene as it seems. While her...

Kiki Lowenstein and the Lilac Festival by Joanna Campbell Slan

Kiki Lowenstein and the Lilac Festival by Joanna Campbell Slan is the eighth short story in the “Kiki Lowenstein” mystery series. Publisher: July 2012 (This short story falls after Ready, Scrap, Shoot, which is Book #5 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series.) A...

My Musing ~ Never Tell by Alafair Burke

Never Tell by Alafair Burke is the fourth book in the “Ellie Hatcher” thriller series. Publisher: HarperCollins, June 2012 Sixteen-year-old Julia Whitmire appeared to have everything: a famous father, a luxurious Manhattan town house, a coveted spot at the elite...

Heartbroken by Lisa Unger

Heartbroken by Lisa Unger is a shattering new novel about three women on a heart-wrenching collision course. Publisher: Crown, June 2012 Long after anyone expected Kate to do anything with her life, she did. Using the journals left behind by her aunt and grandmother,...

Ransom River by Meg Gardiner

Ransom River by Meg Gardiner features a deeply flawed, compelling heroine, a murder trial, and the long-unsolved mystery it exposes. Publisher: Dutton Adult, July 2012 Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River,...