by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Mystery |
Oxford is full of memories—and threats of murder—for Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey in this mystery that “stands out even among Miss Sayers’s novels” (The Times Literary Supplement).Since she graduated from Oxford’s Shrewsbury College, Harriet Vane has found fame by writing novels about ingenious murders. She also won infamy when she was accused of committing a murder herself. It took a timely intervention from the debonair Lord Peter Wimsey to save her from the gallows, and since then she has devoted her spare time to resisting his attempts to marry her. Putting aside her lingering shame from the trial, Harriet returns to Oxford for her college reunion with her head held high—only to find that her life is in danger once again. The first poison-pen letter calls her a “dirty murderess,” and those that follow are no kinder. As the threats become more frightening, she calls on Lord Peter for help. Among the dons of Oxford lurks a killer, but it will take more than a superior education to match Lord Peter and the daring Harriet. Gaudy Night is the 12th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Thanks to spinal tumor surgery, Cincinnati Homicide Detective Will Borders now walks with a cane and lives alone with constant discomfort. He’s lucky to be alive and lucky to have a job as public information officer for the department. When a star cop is brutally murdered, he’s assigned to find her killer. The crime bears a chilling similarity to killings on the peaceful college campus nearby, where his friend, pain nurse Cheryl Beth Wilson, is now teaching nursing. Moreover, the two young victims were her students. Most homicides are routine; the suspects readily apparent. But here, there are no easy suspects, and even Borders’ stepson is under suspicion.This unlikely pair again teams up to pursue a sadistic predator before he kills someone else. Catching him will mean uncovering some of the darkest secrets in the Midwestern river metropolis where change is slow, tradition and history weigh as thick as the summer humidity, and danger can hide in the most respected places.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Quinn Shepherd drowned on the Au Sable River. Was it an accident? Or Murder?Quinn Shepherd was the best guide on the legendary Au Sable River, until he’s found at the bottom of the river with the anchor chain of his boat wrapped around his ankle. Lizzie, his wife, is devastated and left alone to raise their six-year-old son. His drowning was ruled accidental, but a year later new evidence is found, and Lizzie is arrested for murder.Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of a major Detroit law firm, is recruited to defend Lizzie. A man at loose ends, he’s a brilliant litigator but prefers sailboats and dogs over courtrooms and clients.The Gray Drake, the storied lodge where Quinn guided, is full of secrets, and the fabled Au Sable River won’t give up the truth. All the evidence points to Lizzie, but Burr doesn’t believe she killed her husband.• • •Critics call Cutter’s books, “pure Michigan”.”This story has it all. Michigan’s most famous river and its most famous fishing lodge combine with a beautiful suspect, a rumpled, nearly broke lawyer, and unbridled greed to keep you guessing until the end.”—Bob Linsenman, author of Water Songs.If you like Stuart Woods and Michael Connelly, you’ll love The Gray Drake. The Gray Drake is the second book in the award-winning Burr Lafayette mystery series.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Two souls bound together six hundred years apart. One sizzling hot attraction that could alter the fate of Scotland.What if I told you fairytales do come true and the man of your dreams existed six centuries before you were born? Then what if I told you the fairytale was wrong, and he was in love with someone else? You would probably tell me I was losing my mind, but I’m not. It was confirmed when I moved into my new home in New Hampshire and learned that the whimsical stories that had been born of my imagination since childhood were real.Very real and made up of a tall, handsome Highland dragon warrior.Yet when I’m whisked back in time, unlike my dashing hero of Yesteryear, as I so lovingly called him, Laird Broderick MacLeod is nothing like I imagined. He’s brooding and standoffish, pining over lost love, until a magical Viking sword draws us together, igniting a scorching passion that attracts the wrong kind of attention.The sort of attention that will turn the King of Scotland’s scrutiny our way and spark an age-old blood feud between the MacLeods and a rival clan that could threaten history unless I do the last thing I saw coming. Something that will tear me away from Broderick unless he defies his monarch and risks everything. I must become the enemy’s mistress to appease the king and bring peace. #Steamy #EnemiestoLovers #ForbiddenRomance #TwoPOVs #RatedR #HEA #ActionPacked #Fantasy #Shifters #PNRA MacLomain Series spin-off. For longtime readers, this series follows my usual way of storytelling. Every other chapter is seen/told from the hero or heroine’s POV (point of view).BOOKS IN SERIESHer Scot of YesteryearHer Scot of BygonesHer Scot of the MorrowHer Scot of Hereafter
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Miranda finds adjusting to a new life challenging, when the upstairs neighbor in the apartment building is found dead.Her past comes rushing back to haunt her, with the internet and the press declaring her the “Princess of Death”. Murder seems to follow her wherever she goes.An ex-cop working on building a new life in Northern California, Miranda will need all her wit and resolve to find the murderer and clear her own name. But can she find the peace in Santa Clara that she has sought for so long?A compelling cozy mystery set in California, DEATH IN SANTA CLARA is the third book in J.T. Kunkel’s Miranda Marquette Mysteries series.
