Well-Offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade

Well-Offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade is the first book in the new “Pret’ Near Perfect” mystery series. Publisher: Midnight Ink, November 2011 In bucolic small-town Vermont, Stella Thornton Buckley feels out of her element—and not just because...

Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey

Desperate Housedogs by Sparkle Abbey is the first book in the new “Pampered Pets” mystery series. Publisher: Bell Bridge Books, November 2011 When Caro Lamont, former psychologist turned pet therapist makes a house call to help Kevin Blackstone with his...

Missing in Lottawatah by Evelyn David

Missing in Lottawatah by Evelyn David is the seventh book in the “Brianna Sullivan” mystery series. November 2011 In Missing in Lottawatah, Ashley Heyman, the young daughter of Brianna’s best friend, has disappeared without a trace. Everyone is counting on...

Dangerous Alterations by Elizabeth Lynn Casey

Dangerous Alterations by Elizabeth Lynn Casey is the fifth book in the “Southern Sewing Circle” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), November 2011 Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair has finally found a place to call home, thanks to the Sweet Briar...

City of Whispers by Marcia Muller

City of Whispers by Marcia Muller is the 29th book in the “Sharon McCone” mystery series. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, October 2011 Private eye Sharon McCone receives an e-mail asking for help from her emotionally disturbed half brother Darcy Blackhawk. She...

Bonnie by Iris Johansen

Bonnie by Iris Johansen is the third book in the “Eve, Quinn and Bonnie” trilogy. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, October 2011 The truth has eluded her for years. . . . Now is she ready to face it? When Eve Duncan gave birth to her daughter, she experienced...