by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
Abby, the owner of Goldilocks Hair Salon, is shocked when she finds blood at the entrance of her salon. She has a soft spot for a homeless woman named Rose, who she wants to rehabilitate. But Abby fears the blood found at her salon may belong to Rose, since the woman slept there and now has disappeared.Determined to find Rose, Abby becomes an amateur sleuth, but is discouraged by Jack, a Daytona Beach Police Sergeant. While their relationship blossoms, in the wings is the handsome neighbor and fireman Mark, who has a knack for being present whenever Abby gets into trouble.Relationships become complicated when a young employee becomes pregnant and one hairdresser doesn’t view Rose quite the same as Abby. Despite intrigue, danger and being stalked, Abby maintains her bright outlook and wisdom. Readers will enjoy the times when some characters from the author’s 50-Plus Condo series visit the salon.The first book in the Daytona Beach Mysteries series, ‘Haircut and Highlights’ is a mystery involving love of humanity, coming of age and romance, with a touch of faith.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
Introducing LONG DARK NIGHT, the first book in the Michael Carter Cold Case Thriller Series by Susan Lund.Two teenage boys went missing from a park in King County a decade ago. While one of the boys was found days later, his body discarded in a ravine in the forest on Tiger Mountain, the other boy was never found.Until now. After a property developer’s front end loader unearths the skeletal remains of several teenage boys from around Washington State, the missing boy’s remains are identified. As a result, King County Cold Case Investigator Michael Carter looks into the cases. He suspects they are linked to several current disappearances of teenage boys who were either living on friend’s sofas or on the streets. Believing he has another serial killer on his hands, Carter works with the FBI’s CARD Team to try to locate the missing boy.When Carter gets too close for comfort, he becomes the target of the serial killer’s rage, leading to a showdown between the two adversaries on one long dark night…
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Historical Romance |
With its rich historical detail, escape with award-winning Christina Courtenay’s spellbinding tale of a forbidden love so powerful it transcends time.He has waited an eternity for her.When Kayla Sinclair arrives at Sotheby’s auction room in Mayfair, she is mesmerised by a life-size eighteenth-century portrait of a tall, dark man with piercing blue eyes.She finds her life irrevocably changed by a powerful obsession with the portrait, and Kayla’s desire to discover the identity of the man leads her to the mysterious Marcombe Hall.There Kayla uncovers the dark mystery surrounding the forbidden love of smuggler Jago Kewswell and Lady Eliza Marcombe.Over two centuries separate Kayla and Jago, but their lives become inextricably linked as the lines between the past and the present are blurred.Now Kayla’s choices could heal the shadows of the past, yet what she cannot foresee is the danger that lies ahead in her own future.But fate always has a reason . . .Fans of Barbara Erskine, Kate Mosse, Susanna Kearsley, Irina Shapiro or Kirsty Ferry will be utterly enchanted by this spellbinding and unforgettable timeslip romance with rich and vivid historical detail, set between the present and eighteenth-century Devon.Praise for Christina Courtenay:‘Five-star bliss.’ ?????‘A deeply satisfying time slip novel — one of the best I’ve read.’ ?????‘A classic tale of smugglers, heroines, inheritances with a modern love story.’ ?????‘The past and present are skilfully weaved together to make this an unputdownable book!’ ?????‘Leaves you spellbound.’ ?????‘Christina Courtenay does heroes *very* well.’ ?????ALSO BY CHRISTINA COURTENAYSHADOWS FROM THE PASTBook 1: THE SILENT TOUCH OF SHADOWSBook 2: THE SECRET KISS OF DARKNESSMore from Christina Courtenay’s spellbinding Shadows of the Past series coming soon!
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
Blake and Shelby Gunner’s plans to renovate the old boathouse go awry when murder comes calling…Autumn in Port Scuttlebutt usually means a stormy Lake Superior, crisp temperatures, vibrant fall colors, and an invasion of deer hunters. This year, there’s also a shallow grave. Someone killed Pete Dugan’s ex-wife and planted her under his woodpile. The police consider him the obvious suspect, but the Gunner’s have other ideas. What does the death of a pet squirrel, the sighting of a mysterious car, a break-in at the bed & breakfast, and the reappearance of three ex-cons into the community have to do with the murder of a middle-aged legal assistant?No detective worth a grain of salt believes in coincidence. So when things start piling up that seem too quirky to be happenstance, Blake and Shelby have to decipher the clues and come up with the truth before a killer gets away with murder.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
“Anglophiles, especially, will adore this book’s many pleasures.” — Kirkus Reviews”Not only is Alice Boatwright a good detective writer, but a first-class storyteller as well.”— M.C. Beaton, author of the Agatha Raisin mysteriesIn Under an English Heaven, the first Ellie Kent mystery, Ellie has left behind her college teaching job and life in San Francisco to marry a handsome widowed vicar and live in a Cotswold village. At first, she thinks her biggest challenge will be to gain acceptance from the villagers as a foreigner and “incomer.” But, when she discovers a dead man in the churchyard, her outsider status leads to her becoming the prime suspect in his murder. To prove her innocence, Ellie finds she must draw on her research skills to unravel a web of decades-old secrets before more people die—and her new life unravels too.Winner of the 2016 Mystery and Mayhem Grand Prize
