Plaster and Poison by Jennie Bentley

Plaster and Poison by Jennie Bentley is the third book in the “Do-It-Yourself” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley (Prime Crime), March 2010 Avery’s friend, bed and breakfast owner Kate McGillicutty, is finally getting hitched to police chief Wayne...

The Last Gig by Norman Green

The Last Gig by Norman Green is the first book in the “Alessandra Martillo” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, January 2009 A teenage runaway from the Brownsville projects, Alessandra Martillo lived with an indifferent aunt who had taken her in...

Pretty In Ink by Karen E. Olson

Pretty In Ink by Karen E. Olson is the second book in the new “Tattoo Shop” mystery series.   Publisher: Obsidian,  March 2010 Brett Kavanaugh is a tattoo artist and owner of one of Vegas’s hottest tattoo shops, The Painted Lady. And in her spare time, she does...

No Such Thing As a Free Ride by Shelly Fredman

No Such Thing As a Free Ride by Shelly Fredman is the fourth book in the “Brandy Alexander” mystery series. Publisher: Aquinas & Krone Publishing, February 2010 Puff piece reporter, Brandy Alexander, is determined to win the battle of self-improvement....

Wicked Craving by G. A. McKevett

Wicked Craving by G. A. McKevett is the 15th book in the “Savannah Reid” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, February 2010 Savannah Reid may have a few extra curves on her full-figured body, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of...

Short Squeeze by Chris Knopf

Short Squeeze by Chris Knopf is the first book in the new “Jackie Swaitkowski” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, January 2010 The outside world thinks living in the Hamptons requires a Bentley, a face-lift, and a shingle-style home the size of...