Hager, Jean

Blooming Murder (Iris House B & B Mystery)

Ravenmocker (Molly Bearpaw Mystery)

The award-winning author of The Grandfather Medicine introduces Molly Bearpaw, an investigator for the Cherokee Tribe, who looks into a mysterious case of botulism in a local nursing home. She is also asked to verify that the victim's heart was not stolen by a ravenmocker--a Cherokee witch. In sorting through the means and motives for the murder, Molly enters a deadly race for time.

Weigh Dead (Iris House B & B Mystery)

A Ton of Trouble

It's March, and Tess Darcy has her hands full, planning both her own June wedding and the renovation to Iris House that will turn her living quarters into a lovely home for herself and Luke. Now she has a house full, and a weighty one at that. Famous aerobics queen Lida Darnell has booked an oversized group of well-heeled fitness wannabes, including radio health know-it-all Dr. Patrice Singleton who's there incognito. Marcia, a recent divorcie with a fascination for UFOs and dancing in the nude is accompanied by her sister Dorinda, who's keeping an eye on her unbalanced sibling. Tubby tycoon Rudy Hansel was tricked into showing up by his gorgeous super-model bride. And the most troublesome fitness follower, Heather Brackland, merciless snoop for The National Scoop, is digging up dirt on her ex-boyfriend-a fitness trainer and now Lida's lover--as well as the rest of the guests--creating a poisonous mix of hungry dieters chewing each other to bits.

A Weighty Problem

Tess wants no part of the bickering, but when a loud scream pierces the night air, she rushes outside to discover that someone has turned a fitness retreat into a fatal affair. And with a hefty list of suspects and a slim number of clues, Tess has the mammoth task of figuring out who at her quaint little B & B has turned weight reduction into guest reduction.

The Fire Carrier (Mitch Bushyhead Mystery)

Seven Black Stones

The Redbird's Cry (Molly Bearpaw Mysteries)

Last Noel (The Iris House Mystery)

Murder Steals The Scene

Peace and goodwill go out the window at Tess Darcy's Community Church in Victoria Springs the minute out-of-town drama professor Sherwood Draper walks in the door. He's been asked to replace the former director of the annual Christmas pageant, and she's furious. The organist is humiliated to be replaced by taped music, and the husband of a parishioner is outraged when he finds Sherwood backstage playing love scenes with his wife.

But it turns out to be curtains for the unpopular professor before the show begins. His corpse is found in a dressing room and there's no shortage of suspects with both motive and opportunity. Now it's up to Tess to find out if the irreverent professor has been done in by the fury of a wronged wife or by the righteous indignation of a fellow parishioner willing to commit a deadly sin on sacred grounds.

Ghostland

Murder, They Wrote

Bride and Doom

Matrimony or Murder

Wedding bells will soon be tolling for Tess Darcy, who is finally to tie the knot with longtime love Luke Fredrik.To celebrate the much anticipated occasion, Tess's Aunt Dahlia and Cousin Cinny are hosting a bridal shower at the Victoria Springs Country Club, the sacred domain of Julian Walker, superchef extraordinaire, who is as thoroughly despised as his culinary masterpieces are adored. So it is not a complete surprise when the dictatorial kitchen artiste is real shock is when Iris House cook Gertie Bogart is fingered as the prime suspect.

This lethal brouhaha could easily ruin Tess's upcoming wedding -- and land Gertie in the slammer for a crime Tess is certain her friend did not commit. To rescue both, Tess will have to temporarily exchange her wedding veil for a sleuthing hat. But by doing so, she risks raising the ire of a killer -- which, in turn, raises the likelihood of Tess winding up dead before wed.