The Busy Woman’s Guide to Murder by Mary Jane Maffini

The Busy Woman’s Guide to Murder by Mary Jane Maffini is the fifth book in the “Charlotte Adams” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), April 2011 Mona Pringle, the local 911 operator, is calling Charlotte Adams for a change. She’s...

Deadly Notions by Elizabeth Lynn Casey

Deadly Notions by Elizabeth Lynn Casey is the fourth book in the “Southern Sewing Circle” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), April 2011 Ever since she joined the circle, librarian Tori Sinclair has known that she’d do anything for her new...

Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow

Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow is the 18th book in the “Kate Shugak” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, February 2011 The residents of Alaska’s largest national park are stunned by the death of one of their oldest members, eighty-seven-year-old Old Sam...

Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein

Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein is the 13th book in the “Alex Cooper” legal thriller series. Publisher: Dutton, March 2011 It’s the middle of the night. Prosecutor Alexandra Cooper is called to Harlem’s Mount Neboh Baptist Church, a beautiful house of...

Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins

Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins is the 11th book in the “Flower Shop” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin), April 2011 When a stranger comes into my flower shop and orders bloodwort, Dracula orchid, devil’s tongue, and strangleweed, I...

An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman

An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman is the second book in the “Haunted Guesthouse” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), April 2011 Welcome to Alison Kerby’s guesthouse. Ghost sightings twice daily. No breakfast is served, but...