Murder of a Creped Suzette by Denise Swanson

Murder of a Creped Suzette by Denise Swanson is the 14th book in the “Scumble River” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin), October 2011 When megamillionaire and imitation cowboy Rex Taylor proposes building a country music theater in Scumble...

Bitter Harvest by Sheila Connolly

Bitter Harvest by Sheila Connolly is the fifth book in the “Orchard” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), August 2011 Where do Meg’s troubles stem from? Now that Meg Corey’s first apples have been harvested and sold, she’s enjoying some free...

Behind the Seams by Betty Hechtman

Behind the Seams by Betty Hechtman is the sixth book in the “Crochet” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), November 2011 Molly Pink and her crochet group, the Tarzana Hookers, are thrilled when one of their own gets a shot at the...

Death, Taxes and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly

Death, Taxes and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly is the first book in the new “Death and Taxes” romantic mystery series. Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, November 2011 Tara Holloway has got your number. A special agent on the IRS’s payroll, she’s...

Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab

Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab is the first book in the new “Mind For Murder” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), November 2011 WHO DO, VOODOO? the first novel in Rochelle’s thrilling new Mind for Murder Mystery series...

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...