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Scorched Eggs is the hot new Cackleberry Club mystery

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Suzanne, co-owner of the Cackleberry Club cafe, is getting her hair done when she smells smoke. Upon going outside to find the source, she discovers herself first on the scene to witness the County Services Building explode and be completely engulfed in flames. The fire department is on the scene within minutes, but despite their best efforts, are unable to save Hannah Venable, … [Read more...] about Scorched Eggs is the hot new Cackleberry Club mystery

Bluffing is Murder is the second Lauren Rousseau puzzler

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Quaker linguistics professor Lauren Rousseau is out for a run along the Ashford, MA sea bluffs when she stumbles across a dead body. The dead man turns out to be Charles Heard, one of the Trustees for an old land trust. He’s also the insurance agent Lauren had a very heated argument with just recently. With no clues as to who killed Charles Heard, the police consider Lauren one … [Read more...] about Bluffing is Murder is the second Lauren Rousseau puzzler

Chief Craddock returns in new small-town police procedural

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Samuel Craddock is back, pulled out of retirement as Chief of Police, when the town of Jarrett Creek goes bankrupt. The town’s full-time police officers walk out when they hear there’s no money for paychecks, leaving Chief Craddock with a couple of part-time officers and a murder to solve.Chief Craddock decides the first course of action is to interview all the people who … [Read more...] about Chief Craddock returns in new small-town police procedural

Award-winning author focuses on spunky disabled characters

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Penny Warner has published more than sixty books for both adults and children. The latest release in her current mystery series, dubbed the Food Festival Mystery Series, features food trucks and is set at the San Francisco Seafood Festival, where someone is steamed enough to commit murder. “Death of a Crabby Cook” was inspired by the popularity of food trucks and the … [Read more...] about Award-winning author focuses on spunky disabled characters