Death Dangles a Participle (Miss Prentice Cozy Mystery Series)
By E. E. Kennedy (Sheaf House)
Release date: July 25, 2013
Winter can be harsh in the North Country. When the reckless teenaged Rousseau brothers, J. T. and Dustin, attempt to cross a frozen Lake Champlain in their ancient VW, what they find plunges them into hot water, not cold. Their guilt in a brutal murder is obvious to everyone except English teacher Amelia Prentice Dickensen, freshly returned from her honeymoon with new husband Gil, who is determined to find the clue that will prove them innocent: a single bullet.
Death Takes a Ride: A Novel (The Cate Kinkaid Files) (Volume 3)
By Lorena McCourtney (Revell)
Release date: July 1, 2014
Once again private investigator Cate Kinkaid finds herself in more danger than her pay grade should allow when a straightforward case of attempted robbery turns out to be so much more.
Death by the Book (A Drew Farthering Mystery)
By Julianna Deering (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: March 4, 2014
When the family lawyer is murdered and discovered with an unusual clue, can Drew and Madeline solve the case before the hatpin murderer strikes again?
Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Bargain Hunters Mysteries, No. 1)
By Sharon Dunn (Multnomah)
Release date: March 20, 2007
Solving a murder mystery is much more than the BHN bargained for! What could Ginger the baby boomer, Kindra the college student, Suzanne the pregnant mother of three, and Mary Margret the silver-haired real-estate agent possibly have in common? Who would’ve guessed…a passion for garage sales! This motley crew forms the Bargain Hunters Network–bonding while clipping coupons, attending half-price sales, and scouting clearance racks in their hometown of Three Horses, Montana. But when one of the four turns up missing, these shop-till-you-drop women must set their bargain hunting aside to take up an entirely new venture altogether–solving a crime. As the three amateur sleuths retrace their friend’s fateful steps, they discover clues that lead them to suspect her murder is linked to an unusual garage sale purchase made on the morning of her death. But when their search unearths a disturbing secret that’s been carefully concealed for over twenty years, the women are drawn into a dark underworld filled with bribery, greed, and deception. With determined criminals who will stop at nothing to keep their secret safe, will these fiscally conscious females end up paying the ultimate price? .
Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear (Bargain Hunters Mysteries, No. 2)
By Sharon Dunn (Multnomah)
Release date: January 15, 2008
Another murder mystery for the Bargain Hunters Network–only this time, one of them is a suspect!Ginger and her husband, Earl, are in for a wild ride in Calamity, Nevada, along with the other BHN ladies–college student Kindra, mother-of-four Suzanne, and sassy senior Arleta. They came to town for the Invention Expo and some outlet shopping, but instead they endure lost luggage, broken air conditioning, and a long line of people angry at hotel owner Dustin Clydell. With the Invention Expo and the Squirrel Lovers’ convention both in town, the Wind-Up Hotel has somehow overbooked. Before the night is over, a man has been found dead in a teddy bear costume, the Invention Expo has been canceled, Binky the water-skiing squirrel has gone missing…and the authorities want to talk to one of the BHN ladies! What else could possibly go wrong?Once again, the Bargain Hunters Network swings into sleuth mode to solve the murder–and this time, clear one of their own. Along the way, Ginger discovers something even better than a bargain.
Death of the Couch Potato’s Wife
By Christy Barritt (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Release date: May 9, 2012
Welcome to Boring, Indiana, home to patio cookouts, homeowner dues, carpeted lawns, and neighbors so welcoming they’re dying to meet you — literally. City slicker turned suburbanite housewife Laura Berry isn’t taking well to life in her new neighborhood. She moved to follow her husband’s dream, and now she can’t tell if she’s clinically depressed or just bored half to death. But Boring becomes anything but when Laura discovers her neighbor Candace Flynn face up on a sofa with her hand buried in a snack bag. With a healthy dose of neighborly suspicion and street smarts, Laura sets out to find Flynn’s killer, but her curiosity becomes desperation when the killer targets Laura.
Death, Deceit & Some Smooth Jazz (Amanda Bell Brown Mysteries, No. 2)
By Claudia Mair Burney (Howard Books)
Release date: April 1, 2008
Amanda Bell Brown is a woman on the edge. How’s a woman supposed to nurse a broken heart when her pet sugar glider is driving her batty, or is that squirrelly? The deafening tick of her biological clock and having no Jazz to soothe her makes Amanda Bell Brown one frazzled forensic psychologist. When Lieutenant Jazz Brown shows up at Amanda’s door unannounced, her heart competes with her head as she struggles to do the right thing. Jazz says he wants to reconnect and make their relationship work. But there’s just one tiny problem: his ex-wife is found murdered – in his apartment.
Deception on Sable Hill (The Chicago World’s Fair Mystery Series)
By Shelley Gray (Zondervan)
Release date: April 7, 2015
The World’s Fair has introduced many new ideas to Chicago society—but can two individuals from very different backgrounds find love together?It’s mid-September 1893 and Eloisa Carstairs is the reigning debutant of Gilded Age Chicago society. To outsiders she appears to have it all. But Eloisa is living with a dark secret. Several months ago, she endured a horrible assault at the hands of Douglass Sloane, heir to one of Chicago’s wealthiest families. Fearing the loss of her reputation, Eloisa confided in only one friend.
Decorating Schemes (Deadly Décor Mysteries, Book 2)
By Ginny Aiken (Revell)
Release date: March 1, 2006
Haley Farrell’s life is back on track. Cleared of any involvement in the murder of her best friend, Haley has found loyal decorating clients and has taken over a successful auction house. Life is good–even if she does have to deal with good-looking but infuriating general contractor Dutch Merrill once again. But when another body is uncovered, it’s clear that the death was no accident. What’s worse, Dutch is implicated.
Deep Shadows (The Remnant)
By Vannetta Chapman (Harvest House Publishers)
Release date: July 1, 2016
All It Takes Is One Night to Plunge the World into Darkness Life in Abney, Texas, is predictable and safe—until the night a massive solar flare wipes out all modern technology. Shelby Sparks, novelist and single mom, had one goal: to provide for her diabetic son. In the wake of this global disaster, her mission hasn’t changed. Only now, medication is a priceless commodity and the future resembles an apocalyptic nightmare. Max Berkman and Shelby were once sweethearts, but he lost his chance at claiming her love years ago.