I am excited to share with you the cover for the first book in the NEW “Roscoe Gang” mystery series, coming April 2027 and now up for preorder.
Publication Date: April 6, 2027
Series: A Roscoe Gang Mystery, Book 1
Genre: Cozy Mystery – Culinary
Format: Print, Digital
Author Website: kathleenmarplekalb.com
Book Synopsis
The Expendables meets NewsRadio— with renegade lobsters.
The Roscoe Gang— former network news pros turned crisis communications experts— is taking a much-needed working vacation at the CliffEdge Resort in Maine when a celebrity chef ends up dead in his own clambake. Now, onetime anchor Rick (NEVER Ricki Lee) McIntyre, her rainbow of friends, and her tween son Seth are handling crisis communications for the resort and not incidentally helping the very hot local police chief, Ian Glass, solve the murder. Between fighting food stars, a skeevy former network exec, unethical interns, and their own client, they have plenty of suspects. Dodging falling rocks, running lobsters, and too-hot hot tubs, the Gang closes in on the killer, and divorced Rick starts a cautious new romance with Ian. Everything comes together at (what else?) a press conference that makes entirely the wrong kind of news.
About the author
Kathleen Marple Kalb is an author/anchor/mom…not in that order. The Agatha and Derringer-nominated author of short stories and novels, she’s also a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award-winning anchor of New York City’s #1 weekend morning show on 1010 WINS Radio. Her work includes fourteen mysteries across four series, and short stories in top mystery magazines, anthologies, and online. She’s a Marketing and Communications Liaison on the Sisters in Crime Worldwide Board and a past VP of the Short Mystery Fiction Society and NY/Tri-State SinC. She and her family live in a Connecticut house owned by a large calico cat.
Such a fun concept! I can’t wait to read it!
Thank you so much!
Looks terrific! Love that the house is “owned by a large calico cat.” Dru, thanks for featuring this new cozy series. Kathleen, I write a monthly mystery column for Fresh Fiction and have recently done two columns on mysteries with cats. I’ll see if they’ll let me do a third because this would make a great column.
Thank you, Mary! Much appreciated!
Kathleen, your upcoming mystery sounds wonderful! Love the title. Best wishes for great success with your series.
Thank you — I really appreciate it!
Looks wonderful. Hope you come to a bookstore in Maine to promote it!
Thsnk you! What a great idea!
This looks like so much fun. I hope there will be an audio version.
All the best!
Thank you! I don’t have word yet on audio — but I’ll make sure to announce it when I do!
I look forward to reading it! Love the cover!
Thanks much, Lynda!
Kathleen, the Roscoe Gang series sounds like an absolute blast. I love the cover of Working Vacations Will Kill You. Huge congratulations on the cover reveal and upcoming release!
Thank you so much, Ang!