It was the perfect murder… until the truth refused to stay buried. With no active murder case to solve, private investigator Steve Smiley is enjoying a week of peace and quiet. Meanwhile, his partner is preoccupied with her latest real estate project. However, their tranquility is short-lived when a dead body is unearthed at the construction site. Suspicion falls on a young construction worker and brings the project to a standstill. When the boy's lawyer hires them to prove his innocence, Smiley must navigate the complicated dynamics of high school friendships and broken relationships. Tight-knit loyalty and deception among the teenagers challenge Smiley’s investigative skills. He’ll have to dig deep to uncover the truth and set an innocent young man free while stopping a killer from getting away with murder. Smiley and McBlythe deliver a page-turning mystery that will keep you up way past your bedtime, all with no graphic violence, sex or foul language.

Book a room at the Pennyfoot Hotel this holiday season for a charming mystery that “combines the feel of an Agatha Christie whodunit with a taste of Upstairs Downstairs”(Cozy Library). A merry hustle and bustle heralds the holidays at the Pennyfoot—and this year is doubly busy. Even as Cecily Sinclair Baxter prepares for the holidays, she’s also helping her friend Madeline plan her impending wedding. This year, Cecily has a cracking holiday surprise for her guests—gorgeous Christmas crackers handmade for the Pennyfoot. And once the crackers pop, one lucky guest will discover a beautiful pearl brooch. But things soon turn less than jolly. A mysterious fire breaks out in an upstairs room, killing the mood—and two guests. And at the bottom of it all: a missing Christmas cracker. Who would deliver such a murderous gift? Cecily’s dead-set on solving this mystery before another deadly present turns up, and Madeline’s nuptials come unwound...

It is an Edwardian Christmas, and the Pennyfoot Hotel is all dressed up. But when one of the guests turns up dead, owner Cecily Sinclair Baxter realizes it is not only the Pennyfoot that is back in business—the hotel's Christmas curse is, too... The Pennyfoot halls are decked with boughs of holly, a magnificently decorated tree graces the lobby, and the hotel's bookings are finally looking up. Owner of the Pennyfoot, Cecily Sinclair Baxter is in high holiday spirits until disaster strikes, threatening to ruin yet another Yuletide. Her chief housemaid Gertie McBride has found a man's body in the hotel laundry room—with a woman's scarf wrapped around his neck and a note in his pocket from the hotel's new maid. Cecily is determined to track down the culprit, but with multiple suspects icing her out of crucial clues, she realizes this killer may be more slippery than most. With Christmas right around the corner, it is up to Cecily to prevent this holiday season at the Pennyfoot from turning out more fatal than festive.

Meet Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton. She’s the house-rich, money-poor keeper of the Manor—and keeper of the peace. In World War II England, the quiet village of Sitting Marsh is faced with food rations and fear for loved ones. But Elizabeth, lady of the Manor House, stubbornly insists that life must go on. Sitting Marsh residents depend on her to make sure things go smoothly. Which means everything from sorting out gossip to solving the occasional murder... In the thick of the Allied invasion, Elizabeth is sick with worry for Major Earl Monroe. To make matters worse, people and things keep going missing from the manor—namely Martin, the elderly butler, and ladies’ knickers from the washing line. Before Elizabeth can track either down, a man is found shot dead. Few will miss bad-tempered Clyde Morgan, and the police are ready to call it a suicide. But Elizabeth’s not so sure...

Join the detective duo readers call “the best new detectives in town” in solving three Texas whodunit mysteries. The collection includes Five Card Murder (book three), Murder In The Dunes (book four) and The Name Game Murder (book five). Five Card Murder An inheritance worth millions. A killer with a list. Blind PI Smiley's only job is to execute a Texas rancher's estate... until the ranch foreman turns up dead. In his search for the killer, Smiley unearths a long-buried family secret that will either expose the murderer, or lead to his own funeral. Murder In The Dunes A detective’s perfect vacation: sun, sand, surf… and murder. Blind PI Smiley's island vacation is tainted when his friend, Kate, is accosted by her abusive ex-husband. After her ex turns up dead in the dunes, Kate is arrested for his murder. Smiley's search for the killer takes him deep into the dangerous world of dirty cops and the Mexican cartel. Can he clear Kate's name, or will the next blood in the sand be his? The Name Game Murder One recluse millionaire. One murder… so far. A missing man and a trail of fake passports takes blind PI Steve Smiley from Belize to Texas, where the trail turns cold… until the man turns up with a bullet in his back. After a bullet narrowly misses the victim’s widow, Smiley knows it’s up to him to stop the killer before he has another body on his hands. Smiley and McBlythe will take you on a wild ride through the Lone Star State in these fast-paced whodunits that will have you burning the midnight oil. Let the dizzying array of suspects carry you away as you binge read these three stand-alone complete mysteries. Best of all, there’s no graphic violence, foul language or sex scenes to stop you turning the pages!

One fateful night, Trip Canyon suffers a panic attack and flees his hometown without a destination. On a randomly chosen bus, he meets a wandering, blind poet named Callus. Callus asks Trip for help. It seems menace from Callus' past is not only threatening the poet, but Callus' beautiful travelling companion Talia Martinez as well. Callus' other companion, an enigmatic giant of a man named Randall, is much less attractive than Talia, but every bit as mysterious as Callus. Soon, when murder follows the blind poet, Trip and Talia discover the danger is closer than they think. Separated from Callus, on the run from the FBI for murders they did not commit, Trip and Talia must discover the dark secret from Randall and Callus' past if they hope to survive. Unfortunately, sometimes the truth is far deadlier than a mystery could ever be . . .

In this mystery in Kate Kingsbury’s charming series, the kitchen staff of the Pennyfoot Hotel is toiling away to prepare their guests the finest Christmas meal. And the plum pudding may very well be to die for... When the Pennyfoot’s housekeeper is suddenly called away, Cecily Sinclair Baxter needs a quick replacement. On short notice, the agency sends Beatrice Tucker, who proves more of a curse than a Christmas miracle. She even fights with the Pennyfoot’s latest VIP guest, the famous actor Archibald Armitage. When Armitage drops dead after Beatrice serves him some plum pudding, everyone assumes the huffy housekeeper is the culprit. But as Cecily investigates, the list of suspects grows, and solving this case may not be as easy as pie...or pudding.

An island paradise… and a killer on the loose. Warm Caribbean sunshine and the whisper of waves upon the shore beckon blind PI Steve Smiley. He’s come for the wedding of his friend, Bella, at her parents’ island resort, but the tide turns on the joyous occasion when the man slated to purchase the resort is found dead. When a guest claims someone is framing her for the murder and pleads for Smiley’s help, he's no longer on vacation. With the help of his partner and Bella, Smiley’s investigation shines the light on a host of people vying for the slice of paradise. But who would be desperate enough to kill for the beachfront property and its untouched barrier reef? Smiley dives in head first to solve this mystery before the body count rises and the bride’s dreams of a picture-perfect wedding are all washed up. Escape to the islands with Smiley and McBlythe as they hunt for a killer intent on having a pristine St. Croix beach, no matter who gets in his way. A great whodunit delivered with no foul language, sex or graphic violence!

In this Pennyfoot Hotel Christmas mystery, the head count is down—but the body count is up this holiday season... With one of her housemaids leaving to get married, Cecily Sinclair Baxter wants nothing more for Christmas than some good help. Instead of visions of sugar plums, she’s calling the plumber to deal with flooded bathrooms. Then there’s the surly new janitor, who acts like he got coal in his stocking. But as Cecily scrambles to hire and train new staff in time for the holidays, one of her guests is beyond help. Gerald Evans is found stabbed to death on the beach, and Cecily soon discovers he was a private investigator from London looking into dark doings involving the Pennyfoot. Who among the staff or guests was being pursued, and what secret drove that person to cold-blooded murder?

After Pamela Barnes discovers her department's star researcher strangled to death in the computer lab, she is determined to find the killer. Unfortunately, her aggressive attempts to solve the crime lead her into danger, and she ultimately finds herself in a face-to-face confrontation with the killer.