A Manhattan woman visits a Soho gallery and stumbles into a mystery in this novel by an Edgar Award winner who "e;can build suspense to a sonic peak"e; (Los Angeles Times).
Grand Master of crime fiction Dorothy Salisbury Davis introduces one of her most winning heroines, Julie Hayes, a former actress turned fortune-teller who abruptly learns there is murder in her futureTwenty-five-year-old Julie Hayes is feeling overshadowed by her globe-trotting journalist husband and looking for some excitement and direction in life.
A special three-in-one edition of Susan Dunlap's Vejay Haskell Mysteries, about an intrepid meter reader who solves the crimes that the police can't crackIn An Equal Opportunity Death, Vejay Haskell is playing hooky from her job as an electric-meter reader in Henderson, California.
A collection of nine madcap stories following the wayfaring translator and amateur sleuth Cassandra Reilly around the globe in search of her next great mysteryLesbian translator and part-time detective Cassandra Reilly has two thrilling investigations under her belt: the case of a missing person in Barcelona and that of a dead spa-owner in Transylvania.
Cassandra Reilly travels to Venice to solve the mystery of a missing bassoon, and lands in the midst of an international cast of characters who all have something to hideAt the Venice-based symposium on women musicians of Vivaldi's time, an instrument has gone missing: an antique bassoon, an invaluable family heirloom and bassoonist Nicky Gibbons stands accused of the theft.
Cassandra Reilly is embroiled in a case of international intrigue and murder as two factions battle over a crumbling resortLondon-based lesbian translator and part-time sleuth Cassandra Reilly is on the move again.
A professional translator and amateur detective travels to Barcelona to find a missing man in this mystery hailed as a "e;high-spirited comic adventure"e; (The New York Times).
When an antipornography activist dies after a provocative speech, Pam Nilsen dives headlong into Seattle's feminist community to uncover a murdererThe Seattle Conference on Sexuality is a lightning rod for controversy, with big politics and even bigger personalities descending on the city to discuss issues ranging from pornography to violence against women.
When a teenage runaway is murdered and her best friend goes missing, Pam Nilsen must dig into the seedy underbellies of Seattle and Portland to discover the truthPam Nilsen, co-owner of Seattle collective Best Printing, is still recovering from the heartbreak of her first real girlfriend leaving town when she decides to take two young prostitutes under her wing.
Seattle printing collective owner Pam Nilsen is on the case when a member of the group turns up dead before a controversial mergerPam Nilsen and her twin sister, Penny, inherited Best Printing four years ago when their parents died in a car crash.
Compromising Positions's Judith Singer is back in a story that delivers plenty of Susan Isaacs's renowned wit and sharp-eyed observations of the contemporary scene-along with a riveting mystery!
In the first book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, when a Broadway show's lead actress is murdered, her understudy must race to find the killer before it's too lateStruggling actress Jocelyn "e;Josh"e; O'Roarke just got a real offer.
In the third book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, the actress and amateur detective finally gets her big break; too bad a murder has to come along and ruin itIt has been a tough road thus far for the audacious Jocelyn "e;Josh"e; O'Roarke.
In the fourth book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, where the eponymous stage actress and sometimes-detective goes, murder follows-even all the way across the country .
In the fifth book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, when the lead actress in a collegiate production of A Winter's Tale dies, Jocelyn takes on a lot more than just a roleTessa Grant was one of Jocelyn "e;Josh"e; O'Roarke's greatest heroes.
In the final book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, a middle-aged actor falls to his death during a preview night under mysterious circumstances, and it's up to Jocelyn to find the culpritIn theater, the actors who play Peter Pan are young, sprightly, and almost always female.
In this legal thriller from the New York Times-bestselling author of Against the Wind, breaking into a mansion for a laugh turns into a sobering crime.
**DIVE INTO THE DEBUT OF THE SUMMER**A captivating novel set against the wild of the Belize jungle - where danger pulses both outside and inside the door.
New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak welcomes you to Silver Springs, a picturesque small town in Southern California where even the hardest hearts can learn to love again.
