Trail of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz

Trail of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz is the fifth book in the “Spellmans” mystery series. Publisher: Simon & Schuster, February 2012 FOR THE FIRST TIME in Spellman history, Isabel Spellman, PI, might be the most normal member of her family. Mom has...

Foreclosed by Tonya Thomas

Foreclosed by Tonya Thomas is a short story published by Four Winds, February 2012 All her life, Carrie Burton longed for the house of her dreams. After her new real estate agent assures her that the dream is a real possibility, Carrie and her family are ecstatic to...

Unfortunate by Lois Greiman

Unfortunate by Lois Greiman is the first short story in the “Chrissy McMullen” mystery series published in December 2011 Chrissy McMullen is high on novacaine when the irritating Dr. Mal drops dead beside the dental chair. Is the ex wife the culprit? Or...

The Hoarder’s Daughter by Tonya Thomas

The Hoarder’s Daughter by Tonya Thomas is a short story published by Four Winds, February 2012. After the death of her father, Dana Morrison noticed that her mother’s house was becoming cluttered. First she saved grocery bags, then newspapers, and empty boxes....

Silenced by the Yams by Karen Cantwell

Silenced by the Yams by Karen Cantwell is the third book in the “Barbara Marr” murder mystery series. Publisher: Books on the Green, February 2012 What’s more chaotic than a house with a canary, two hungry cats, and a yappy poodle with elimination issues? Answer:...

Town In a Wild Moose Chase by B.B. Haywood

Town In a Wild Moose Chase by B.B. Haywood is the third book in the “Candy Holliday” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), February 2012 In the Quaint Seaside Village of Cape Willington, Maine, Candy Holliday has a mostly idyllic life, tending to...