Cool in Tucson by Elizabeth Gunn

Cool in Tucson by Elizabeth Gunn is the first book in the new “Sarah Burke” mystery series. Publisher: Severn House Publishers, September 2008 Tucson police detective Sarah Burke, smart and ambitious, worries that Sergeant Delaney, her superior on the...

Murder of a Royal Pain by Denise Swanson

Murder of a Royal Pain by Denise Swanson is the 11th book in the Scumble River mystery series. Publisher: Signet, April 2009 When school psychologist Skye Denison stumbles over the body of pushy promfest chairperson Annette Paine during a Halloween fund-raiser, it...

4 Bodies and A Funeral by Stephanie Bond

4 Bodies and A Funeral by Stephanie Bond is the 4th book in the “Body Movers” mystery series. Publisher: Mira (Harlequin), April 2009 One cadaver, two cadaver, three cadaver, four… Ever had one of those days?  A surprise visit from her...

Covenant Hall by Kathryn R. Wall

Covenant Hall by Kathryn R. Wall is the 9th book in the “Bay Tanner” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, April 2009 When private investigator Bay Tanner is hired by a young mother to track down her estranged family, she realizes the stakes couldn’t...

Killer Cruise by Laura Levine

Killer Cruise by Laura Levine is the 8th book in the “Jaine Austen” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, May 2009 Things are already off to a rocky start when Jaine discovers a stowaway amidst her luggage – her persnickety cat Prozac. To make...

Killer Cuts by Elaine Viets

Killer Cuts by Elaine Viets is the 8th book in the “Dead-End Job” mystery series. Publisher: NAL Hardcover, May 2009 Helen Hawthorne’s latest gig is Miguel Angel’s Fort Lauderdale hair salon, where a trim can cost as much as a car payment and a blowout can...