Old Town Mystery

Sue receives a death threat, and someone intends to follow through on it… Aspen Notch, a picturesque small town in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania, has very little crime, according to the mayor. Yet something sinister lies beneath the surface. Sue and Alan expect to enjoy the mountain vistas and a restful retirement in their new home, until the mayor offers Alan the job of police chief, the only cop in town, and Sue finds a dead body at the pizza shop. Can Sue help Alan solve the crime before the killer makes good on the warning? Murder in Aspen Notch is a cozy mystery of ...

Mischief and vandalism escalate, putting lives at risk. Is the sabotage linked to Sue or the town’s founder? As the stakes rise with each incident, often forcing the closure of Sue’s new garden shop in the town founder’s historic log cabin, she can’t imagine the reason. Even after the health department blames the taffies sold at Butterflies and Blooms for the recent foodborne illness in Aspen Notch, Sue feels certain that someone has orchestrated a scheme to close her business permanently. But why? The Garden Shop Mystery is a cozy mystery that combines an engaging whodunnit with ...

In the lonely mining ghost town of Goldwash, Nevada, Christmas has come early. Unfortunately, the local bar owner must be on this year's naughty list, because Santa brought her something even worse than a piece of coal on this dark, cold winter night - her old man.

Cormac McCarthy, best-selling author of National Book Award winner All the Pretty Horses, delivers his first new novel in seven years. Written in muscular prose, No Country for Old Men is a powerful tale of the West that moves at a blistering pace.

When a brutal murder brings a century-old rumor of buried treasure to light on the quiet Southern plantation of Carrington Farms, Claire Carrington and Sheriff Beau Henderson must team up to piece together the clues and solve the murder. But as they dig deeper, they uncover secrets that could put their own lives in danger. Beau Henderson has never forgotten the one kiss he and Claire Carrington shared in high school. Now fifty years later, Claire has inherited the family farm and has come back home. As they share time together investigating the murder, he realizes his feelings for Claire ...

Eerie noises scare away guests who assert that Ridgeton Manor is haunted. Is it a hoax, or do spirits actually wander the halls? When Sue’s granddaughter considers Ridgeton Manor for her wedding reception, Sue checks out the rural venue, but receives a ticket for speeding and an unwarranted inspection of her car. Alan investigates, only to find cocaine hidden in her trunk, and suspects that the person who planted it had impersonated a police officer. Irene MacDougal enlists Sue’s help to determine why some guests at Ridgeton Manor claim they’ve heard or seen evidence of a ghost, ...

A young man disappears… Police find his smashed car in a deep ravine two years later. Could he have survived? Sue and Alan begin the SAJ Detective Agency’s first investigation with a missing person case that the police closed eight years ago. After viewing photos of the crash scene, Alan believes they have little chance of finding the young man alive, but Sue wants to try. The case stymies both of them, despite the family’s cooperation and numerous interviews with the man’s friends. No one has seen or heard from Warren Clark in 10 years. Can Sue find the missing piece of the puzzle ...

What’s going on at the senior retirement community of Shady Acres? Isabel Steinway, one of the residents, hires the SAJ Detective Agency to determine who has pilfered treasured belongings from her apartment. Before long, her friends admit that they, too, have missing items. Although Sue and Alan expect a speedy resolution, their investigation uncovers more than simple thievery. A complex web of duplicity envelops Shady Acres. Sue digs below the surface to speculate something more sinister than the disappearance of residents’ mementos. Can she find the missing piece of the puzzle before ...

A strong summer storm, a cold murder case, and a cameo necklace seem unrelated… but danger lurks! A particularly fierce summer storm strands Ryan and his young son in Aspen Notch after a tree crushes their RV. Sue and her police chief husband, Alan, offer their assistance, only to learn that Ryan’s parents died in a botched robbery in town 24 years ago. The cold case catches Sue’s attention, though Alan follows the mayor’s directive to leave the incident unsolved. Sue enlists her visiting daughter and granddaughter to join in her covert investigation. Surprisingly, the cameo ...

Thrift shop til someone drops... The Vintage Vendetta When she receives a strange invitation to her aunt’s midnight funeral in the cozy Minnesota town of Pine Grove, Jessica Braun’s life is going nowhere. Her marriage is over, and her dead-end job has run out of road. Now she’s inheriting an old log house full of collected treasures and memories, and learns Aunt Daphne’s death was no accident. To make matters worse, Jess is the hopeless deputy’s prime suspect. After a second old-timer is silenced and a third may be in danger, she dives into her own investigation and the town’s ...

The Old Town Hall is on fire! Noah is looking forward to spending all of spring break sleeping in and relaxing. But a mysterious fire is discovered in the Old Town Hall and none of the adults can agree on what happened to the crumbling building. Getting to the bottom of an arson investigation will mean taking risks and using high tech tools for Noah, his brother Josh and friend Olivia. Who set the fire in the Old Town Hall? And what are they trying to accomplish?

Pie Contest Turns Deadly Fall is in the air and the Eastern Shore Pie Contest has come to Pelican Cove. So has a woman who became a pariah when she was banished from town forty years ago. Now she is back with a vengeance amidst loud protests. The town is split over whether a decades old edict is still valid, especially since the woman holds a lot of power as a judge of the contest. The competition heats up as local women break their backs trying out different recipes, determined to win. Then an unexpected murder shocks the town. Roped into investigating the crime, café owner and amateur ...

A love story between two people who weren’t looking for love but found it when they least expected to, a mystery tragically rooted in their family’s history, and a heartwrenching secret…Sometimes…especially when least expected…love is simply meant to be… Mac Cooper is on his way to Spring Falls to meet the family who according to his family history aren’t suppose to exist. He has no idea what kind of reception he’s going to get especially when he informs them that his ancestor was very possibly a reformed criminal who left Spring Falls with their ancestor under questionable ...

Amazon bestselling author Sylvia Price’s Sambro Lighthouse Series, set on Canada’s picturesque Crystal Crescent Beach, is a feel-good read perfect for fans of second chances with a bit of history and mystery all rolled into one. Enjoy all five sweet romance books in one collection for the first time! Liz Beckett is grief-stricken when her beloved husband of thirty-five years dies after a long battle with cancer. Her daughter and best friend insist she needs a project to keep her occupied. Liz decides to share the beauty of Crystal Crescent Beach with those who visit the beautiful east ...

When Ginger’s father died, his family secrets were buried with him. But when Ginger receives a mysterious envelope informing her that she is the sole heir of a vast fortune on her father’s side, she jumps at the opportunity to meet her long-lost family. As Ginger uncovers the truth of her father’s past, she’ll understand why he never spoke about his childhood and how some secrets should remain buried.

Family, friends, an unexpected sisterhood, the magic of new beginnings...mothers, daughters, brothers and sisters, sons and cousins...all finding their inner strength, facing life’s unexpected challenges, and sometimes starting over after tragedy and heartbreak, and every once in a while...finding the one true love of a lifetime. Everyone has a story... Amanda’s legacy was simple and unbelievably complicated...her sons were determined to make it happen exactly as she wanted. Hannah was distraught and in a downward spiral after her father’s death...her cousin Patricia understood but ...

High school senior, Addie, never expected her unique 'gift' to lead her to a missing student, but when it does she's thrown into the middle of a dangerous drug war. Now, she's forced to work with a gorgeous (and completely off limits) detective to discover the truth before it kills them both. Their reluctant alliance will reveal more than either could have anticipated as Addie's ability leads them to a dangerous showdown and a shocking betrayal. Hidden Lies It's been over a year since Addie Michaels and Jake Kincaid met under less than ideal circumstances. They both think life has settled ...

Madeline Brimley left small-town Georgia many years ago to go to college and pursue her dreams on the stage. Her dramatic escapades are many, but success has eluded her, leaving her at loose ends. But then she gets word that not only has her beloved, eccentric Aunt Rose passed, but she's left Madeline her equally eccentric bookstore housed in an old Victorian mansion in the small college town of Enigma. But when she arrives in her beat-up Fiat to claim The Old Juniper Bookstore—and restart her life—Madeline is faced with unexpected challenges.

Deputy Marshal Zebediah Clemens has a new problem: a legend is killing people. Zeb’s hunt for a petty conman who turned killer leads him deep into the Arizona Territory, where whispers of the fabled Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine have lured the desperate and the doomed for decades. Gilbert Buck isn't the first fool to go searching for treasure in the Superstition Mountains, but Zeb aims to make him the last. What starts as a manhunt quickly turns into something far darker. Shadowy apparitions stalk Zeb through ghost towns and barren hills, urging him onward. When he discovers the murdered ...

Set in 1879, SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION follows the cowboy adventures of Gunfighter Edward Landon as he sets off across the wild west searching for six outlaws he holds responsible for his mother's death. This contemporary action novel features a wide range of western characters, including lawmen, gunslingers, outlaws, Mexican bandits, Indian rebels, and bounty hunters. Andy Munro’s SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION includes realistic characters, historic wild west locations, fast-paced cowboy dialogue, action, mystery and suspense mixed with humour and romance. Synopsis The journey begins as Landon rides his...