Broke, unmarried, haunted by the nagging ghost of great-great-grandmother's nanny, and about to lose the family plantation, Sarah Booth is in no condition to fall in love and investigate a murder, but she finds herself doing both.
Amanda Gleason's infant son Justin suffers from a rare immune deficiency. His best chance for survival died with his father, Paul, who was murdered before Justin was born. But when a recent photo surfaces of a man who looks like a very-much-alive Paul, Amanda hires Forensic Instincts to investigate.
Cork O'Connor is framed for the murder of Minnesota's first Native American governor-elect, Jubal Little. As Cork fights to clear his name and uncover the truth, he discovers that events from his own past may hold the key to the real killer's identity.
John May and Arthur Bryant are immersed in a case as bizarre as anything they've encountered during their storied careers. A baby has been thrown from the window of a locked room, and all the clues point to the room's only other occupant: a grotesque antique puppet.
The late October fog obscures the streets of 1867 London, providing cover for vicious crimes. Early one morning, the mist lifts to reveal the beautiful Italian wife of an art dealer dead in Green Park and Inspector Ross is called in to investigate. Meanwhile his intrepid wife Lizzie does some digging of her own.
While Pecan Springs bustles back to life in the warmth of spring, one woman's life is tragically brought to an end. Assigned to cover the story, an intern from the local paper gets too deeply involved. When she disappears, China is determined to find her--before the young journalist becomes headlines herself.
When ruthless assassin Klaus Reiner is hired to kill an American industrialist vacationing in France, he doesn't count on three tourists getting caught in the crossfire. And he certainly doesn't count on any trouble from an aging yet dogged investigator by the name of Inspector Paul Mazarelle.
Theodosia Browning is happily catering the opening of Charleston's Neptune Museum when she discovers the drowned body of ex-boyfriend Parker Scully. The police don't buy her theory that Parker was murdered, forcing Theodosia to undertake her own investigation to discover the truth.
New Orleans scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand and her friend Ava witness a heinous crime at St. Tristan's Church that leaves a dear friend dead and an antique crucifix missing. Together, Carmela and Ava search the French Quarter for the crucifix in hopes of finding the killer.
