It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in the “Ditie Brown” mystery series, coming September 2026 and now up for preorder.
Publication Date: September 15, 2026
Series: A Ditie Brown Mystery, Book 9
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Print, Digital
Author Website: doctorosborne.com
Book Synopsis
When Ditie’s best friend, Lurleen, discovers a dead body in an abandoned building, her friends tell her to leave the investigation to the professionals. But Lurleen doesn’t know the meaning of “back off.”
Someone has murdered Sophia Martinez, a highly respected Hispanic real estate agent. Is it a hate crime? And what does it mean that Sophia’s best friend, Carmen, has disappeared leaving her two-year-old daughter, Maria, behind?
It’s Lurleen to the rescue. She will protect this little girl as she searches for Carmen and for Sophia’s murderer. What Lurleen doesn’t plan for is how much she will come to love little Maria.
Includes Family-Friendly Recipes!
About the author
Sarah Osborne is the pen name for a physician and writer living on Cape Cod. She grew up in northern California, went to school in Ohio and lived for many years in Atlanta before moving to the Cape.
She writes cozy mysteries for the same reason she reads them–to find comfort and humor in a world that sometimes seems too daunting. In her books the good guys always win and characters hopefully come to feel like friends.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment below for a chance to win a paperback book in the “Ditie Brown” series (Too Many Crooks Spoil, Into the Frying Pan, Murder Most Southern, The House of Good and Evil, Wedded to Trouble, Murder and Misdirection, The Art of Murder, and Styled for Murder). One entry per person. U.S. residents only, please. The giveaway ends August 13, 2026. Good luck everyone!