Patricia Raybon
Double the Lies (An Annalee Spain Mystery)
By Patricia Raybon (Tyndale House Publishers)
Release date: February 2, 2023
In the second installment of Patricia Raybon’s critically acclaimed mystery series, amateur detective Annalee Spain races the clock to solve the murder of a handsome young pilot before she is framed for the crime—and before his dashing twin falls head over heels for her, tempting her promised heart. On a cold spring night in 1924, Annalee Spain offers her new fancy lace handkerchief—a gift from her pastor boyfriend Jack Blake—to a young woman crying in a Denver public library. But later that night, when police find the handkerchief next to the body of the young woman’s murdered husband, Annalee becomes the number one suspect, and her panic doubles when she learns that Jack has gone missing. With just days to solve the murder before the city’s Klan-run police frame her for the crime, Annalee finds herself hunting for clues in the Colorado mountain town of Estes Park. She questions the victim’s wife and her uncle, a wealthy Denver banker, at their mountain lodge, desperate for leads.
Ramona Richards
Burying Daisy Doe: A Star Cavanaugh Cold Case
By Ramona Richards (Kregel Publications)
Release date: November 17, 2020
No cold case is more important than the one that destroyed her own familyEvery small town has one unsolved case that haunts its memory, festering for generations below the surface with the truth of humanity\’s darkness. Star Cavanaugh is obsessed with the one that tore her family apart. Over sixty years ago, Daisy Doe was murdered and discarded outside Pineville, Alabama, buried without a name or anyone to mourn her loss. When Star\’s father tried to solve the case, he was also killed. Now a cold-case detective with resources of her own, Star is determined to get to the bottom of both crimes.
Deb Richardson-Moore
The Cantaloupe Thief (A Branigan Powers Mystery)
By Deb Richardson-Moore (Lion Fiction)
Release date: April 15, 2016
The worst thing about being homeless is being looked right through. ‘ It’s ten years since wealthy matriarch Alberta Resnick was found stabbed to death in Georgia. Local reporter Branigan Powers sets out to investigate the city’s only unsolved murder. Branigan knows that the homeless often have information, but are rarely asked. She gets in touch with Liam, a pastor who runs a shelter.
Amy K Rognlie
Make Haste Slowly (Short Creek Mysteries) (Volume 1)
By Amy K Rognlie (Mountain Brook Ink)
Release date: December 1, 2017
Life in Short Creek, Texas is just what Callie Erickson expected it to be: calm and predictable…until the morning a gift bag—along with a dead body—appear on the doorstep of her shop. A terrible tragedy? Or something more sinister?After moving halfway across the country for a new crack at life, Callie isn’t eager to become entangled in any more trouble than necessary. But a cryptic message, a needy neighbor, and her own heart won’t allow her give up so quickly. With the help of her indomitable Aunt Dot, and friends both old and new, Callie sets out to discover the truth. What she finds might change her life forever.
Where There’s a Will (Short Creek Mysteries)
By Amy K Rognlie (Mountain Brook Ink)
Release date: November 1, 2018
A mysterious postcard, a decades-old mystery, and a cranky realtor have suddenly thrown Callie Erickson’s plans into a tailspin. Callie, Todd and friends have their hearts set on building Hope House, a home for sex-trafficking victims. But before they can make much headway, Callie is confronted with the mysterious death of someone much closer to her than she’d like. Was it murder? Callie isn’t so sure, but with Todd’s help, she’s doing her best to find out, even as she is drawn deeper into their relationship. Can she trust herself to love him? In the meantime, Aunt Dot and Harry are dealing with intrigue of their own.