Lana Rubicon had been a wealthy and powerful L.A. real estate tycoon – until a bout with cancer brought everything crashing down.
She ends up living with her estranged daughter, Beth, and her granddaughter, Jack, in their Monterey Bay bungalow. Her fall from grace and chemo treatments have conspired to sap Lana’s lust for life – until Jack becomes the prime suspect in a murder. Lana throws herself into an ill-advised personal investigation, abetted by Beth and Jack. If all of this sounds way heavy, fear not, this book is loaded with humor and lightened by the satisfaction of seeing Lana mend her relationships with her kin.
This literal page-turner kept me guessing right up until the end with several plot twists and enough breadcrumbs to keep me intrigued. If you like your mystery enlivened by humor and heart, this one’s for you!
Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door.
"The perfect mix of family drama and murder mystery" (Kellye Garrett, award-winning author) in this lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Think: Gilmore Girls, but with murder.
High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she's built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack,…
Detective Josie Quinn is forced to confront her past when a body is found near the trailer park where she was raised.
Things hit much too close to home when the body is identified and the name given is the same as that of her abusive mother, a woman Josie knows is very much alive. The story alternates between the present-day investigation and the past, with those vignettes giving us insight into Josie’s childhood – much of it bleak but greatly illuminating her character.
All is not darkness, however: there’s a budding romance and we get to see Josie befriending her late husband's child. If you like gritty mysteries which entertain, surprise, and make you smile through the tears, you will love this novel! It’s part of a series but works as a stand-alone.
From a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes a thrilling crime novel: Detective Josie Quinn’s past crashes into her present when a killer is willing to do anything to reveal the truth.
When two young boys discover human bones buried beneath a tree in a trailer park, Detective Josie Quinn races to join her team at the scene. She used to play in those woods as a child, happier outside and away from her abusive mother, Belinda Rose.
Josie's past crashes into her present when a rare dental condition confirms the bones belong to a teenage foster-child…
In a setting where climate change has radically transformed Earth, we meet Owen, a rock star who has a lot more going for him than musical abilities, namely an almost supernatural ability to influence and unify people.
His ability proves useful in preparing Earth for the leap forward onto the intergalactic political stage. A time skip in the narrative shows us Owen training a group of recruits to do precisely that: confront an alien presence. While this is a story about the struggle to save Earth, its focus is unique and asks intriguing questions about human nature and our likely reaction to first contact.
It can be read as a stand-alone with a kind of “cheat-sheet” at the end of the book to help you out. That being said, it is better to have read the other Cygnus Beta novels first.
As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries race to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds.
“A complex story of first contact from a unique perspective that is warm, engaging, and wildly original.”—Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries
The world is changing, and humanity must change with it. Rising seas and soaring temperatures have radically transformed the face of Earth. Meanwhile, Earth is being observed from afar by other civilizations . . . and now they are ready…
Lucia Scafetti, a Philly private eye, has tried to move out of the shadow of her infamous crime family. She has her own business, her beloved dog Rocco, and she's starting to date the cute lawyer down the hall. Her life is upended when her notorious hitman father disappears while in search of the diamond and gold coins he stole. Lucia races to unravel the mystery of her father's disappearance before a crooked and powerful cop beats her to it. Though Lucia's allies are scanty and her enemies numerous, she tries to resist the questionable help on offer from her Mafiosi family. Lucia must finally decide on which side of the law she truly belongs, knowing the wrong choice could send her to prison - or an early grave.
