"Returning to Virginia's post-revolutionary history and to characters introduced in Tail Gait, the story follows the Garth sisters and their husbands, neighbors to a brutal slaveholder whose murder at the hands of one of his slaves is neither unexpected nor unwarranted, especially when the impetus was an attack on that slave's wife. The sisters manage to smuggle the fugitive to safety in York, Pennsylvania, while ensuring that the circumstances underlying the entire ordeal stay long buried. Unti...
Small town librarian Kathleen Paulson gets plenty of entertainment from her extraordinary cats, Owen and Hercules. But when a theatre troupe stumbles into more tragedy than it bargained for, it’s up to Kathleen to play detective... With her sort-of boyfriend Marcus calling it quits and her ex-boyfriend Andrew showing up out of the blue, Kathleen has more than enough drama to deal with—and that’s before a local theatre festival relocates to Mayville Heights. Now the town is buzzing with theatr...
Murder at the Lighthouse (Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries, #1)
by Frances Evesham
Cat in a Midnight Choir (Midnight Louie Mystery, #14)
by Carole Nelson Douglas
In CAT IN A MIDNIGHT CHOIR, the black cat detective is hunting a mysterious and possibly murderous organisation of renegade magicians called the Synth, whish has been making Las Vegas too hot for some of Louie's human friends. While Louie and his daughter battle black magic, Louie's cherished roommate, plucky PR freelancer Temple Barr, is investigating the Synth despite the discouragement of homicide lieutenant C R Molina. Molina herself is secretly moonlighting as an undercover operative to nai...
Harry the Wonder Cat has been around since the beginning of time, and has been helping the Johnson family through life's ups and downs for centuries. Harry is no ordinary cat-and the Johnsons are no ordinary family. Nikki Johnson and her friend Heather have been planning a quiet, relaxing Christmas holiday with Nikki's beloved Aunt Lynn in the sleepy town of Harrot Reef. But Aunt Lynn summons them early-something is terribly wrong! Nikki and Heather rush to Harrot Reef, to discover Aunt Ly...
Realtor Rub Out (Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery, #6)
by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Whisker of Evil (Mrs. Murphy, #12) (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries (eBook))
by Rita Mae Brown
A mysterious death in a Virginia farm town has the locals scratching their heads—while frisky feline Mrs. Murphy and her friends, fat-cat Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker, uncover clues as they curl their way around a cold-blooded killer. This balmy summer in Crozet, Virginia, postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen has a lot to think about. Things have been pretty cozy between her and her ex-husband, Fair and her beloved old post office is in danger of being replaced with a modern building—and mo...
The Cat Sitter's Whiskers (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries, #10)
by Blaize Clement and John Clement
"Set in the sleepy beach-side town of Siesta Key, Florida, THE CAT SITTER'S WHISKERS catches up with Dixie as she heads off for work one morning in the dimly lit hours before sunrise. Her very first client of the morning is Barney Feldman, a Maine coon cat with a reputation for mischief who's guarding his vacationing owner's valuable collection of decidedly creepy antique masks. But someone's hiding in the house when she arrives, and they sneak up and knock her out cold. When the cops arrive at...
Fort Worth Police Officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner Brigit are back on the beat, patrolling the historic Stockyards district as the annual Stock Show and Rodeo get underway. A clever purse snatcher and pickpocket is preying on tourists in town for the event. Given the negative publicity caused by the rash of robberies, the police chief, county sheriff, and mayor pressure officers to nab the thief ASAP. A mounted deputy has set his sights on Megan, but she can't decide whether to say yay or "...
Allergen-Free Assignation (Auntie Clem's Bakery, #3)
by P D Workman