Birds
Birds could be your pet, or they could be wild. But how could they solve a mystery?
The Birdwatcher’s Mysteries (Chris Goff) Rachel Stanhope seeks refuge at her Aunt Miriam’s Colorado ranch. As a favor to her widowed aunt, Rachel agrees to go on a birdwatching expedition and makes a gruesome discovery.
The Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries (Jan Dunlap) Birding, the gentle pastime of watching birds, can at times become a competitive sport. Even at its worst, though, when birders don’t give out information of their sightings and try to sidetrack other birders, it seldom rises to the level of serious harm.
The Charlotte LaRue Mysteries (Barbara Colley) Fifty-nine-year-old Charlotte La Rue runs a housecleaning service, Maid-for-a-Day. She doesn’t mind polishing silver, scrubbing toilets, or dusting bookcases–but she can’t stand dealing with her rich clients’ dirty laundry.
The George & Molly Palmer-Jones Mysteries (Ann Cleeves) In England’s birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sighted – a murderer. One of the best birders in England, Tom French was found dead. He had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did they? George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher, and his lovely wife Molly decide quietly to look into the brutal crime.
The Haunted Souvenir Shop Mysteries (Christy Fifield) Glory Martine has inherited her uncle’s Florida souvenir shop, one stuffed with collectibles, mementos of times gone by–and ghosts–who, like her customers, refuse to let go of the past.
The Joy Wagner Mysteries (Cindy Davis) The central Florida town of Uncertain looms as a mere distraction for Joy Wagner when her motorcycle breaks down. In less than an hour, her luck changes: She’s offered pizza-for-life and a job at Moore’s General Store.
The Lucy Wayles Mysteries (Lydia Adamson) Amateur sleuth Lucy Wayles and her bird-watching group are surprised by the sudden announcement that one of their members is getting married, but when the bride is shot down before the ceremony, Lucy hatches a plan to catch the killer herself.
The Madeline’s Teahouse Mysteries (Leslie Matthews Stansfield) Sisters Terry and Karen Sutter turn their childhood home into a teahouse. It’s a dream come true, but the dream begins to resemble a nightmare when teacups start crashing to the floor. Could the teahouse be haunted? The teahouse’s new mascot, a psychic macaw, may provide some unexpected clues.
The Meg Langslow Mysteries (Donna Andrews) So far Meg Langslow’s summer is not going swimmingly. Down in her small Virginia hometown, she’s maid of honor at the nuptials of three loved ones–each of whom has dumped the planning in her capable hands.
The Olivia Morgan Cruise Ship Mysteries (Wendy Neugent) Olivia Morgan’s life working as an assistant in her boyfriend’s cruise ship act has been like a vacation. But her cruise to the Bahamas takes a terrible turn when he leaves her and her talkative parrot, Chico, stranded on the ship with a show scheduled in just a few days.
The Rosemary Harbor Mysteries (Wendy Meadows) Hillary Sheridan is a widow who has just opened her gift basket shop with her daughter, Annabelle, to lead a normal life out of the spotlight after so many years caring for her late husband.
The Sweet Treats Mysteries (Lori Woods) Investigative journalist Molly Jenn was looking for a fresh start, so she packed up her pet parakeet Whammy and jetted off to the East Coast. Now she’s following her dream by opening her own dessert shop, and leaving the past behind.
The Wedding Bells and Magic Spells Mysteries (A. R. Winters) Aria Whitmore, weddings specialist and secret witch, is a little concerned about her parrot familiar Kiwi’s addiction to unhealthy snack food. But this fades away when Aria’s client is found dead, possibly killed by magic!