The year is 1901 and Mary MacDougall has a rather improbable ambition—to become a consulting detective. With her nose in mystery novels and crime memoirs, Mary MacDougall dreams of bringing villains to justice—despite the disapproval of her wealthy father and almost everyone else.A Mary MacDougall Mystery Duet features the two cases that establish her as a force to be reckoned with.In the first novella, A Pretty Little Plot, Mary’s painting instructor is c...

Travel to picturesque New Bergen—where murder and mayhem abound. Where a dog and his guy are the sharpest sleuthing team in town…After his business tanks and his wife ditches him for her Pilates coach, Andy Skyberg flees the big city for the peace and quiet of his hometown. All he wants is a decent job, a steady girlfriend, and a loyal canine. But fate has something else in store for Andy, when his jumbo mutt King Harald starts sniffing out crime.Th...

When springtime arrives in picturesque New Bergen, so do the tourists and antiquers. This year, though, there are some unwelcome visitors. Extortion. Arson. And murder.After his business tanks and his wife leaves him for a Pilates coach, Andy Skyberg flees the big city for the peace and quiet of his hometown. All he wants is a decent job, a steady girlfriend, a plasma screen TV with a hundred-plus channels, and one loyal dog. But fate has something else in store for Andy, when his ...

It's 1902 and Mary MacDougall's new cases hardly portend any danger or significance. There's the affair of the nicked napkin rings…the problem of the purloined pocket watch...and the matter of the four filched felines.What the heiress/sleuth doesn't know is that one of these modest little matters will blow up into the most consequential and perilous case of her budding career. What begins in triviality mushrooms into disappearance, betrayal, international intrigue, and murder. As s...

It’s early December and Andy Skyberg is itching to blow town for a weekend of holiday cheer with old friends—including a date with an attractive divorcée who thinks he's hot.But first, Aunt Bev needs a teensy bit of help. She’s managing the Girls’ Weekend Out event at the Beaver Tail Resort and could use some extra muscle. Andy figures he can spare a few hours before hitting the road.Mother Nature, though, has other plans. A giant blizzard makes an unexpected turn. Andy and...

As the leaves begin to change color in New Bergen, Andy Skyberg wants to turn his full attention to his sister’s new café and art gallery—and to the beautiful Finnish architect who’s managing the project.But the good-natured, go-to guy can’t seem to catch a moment’s peace.His next-door neighbors—two elderly sisters—want him to fend off a pushy historian who thinks they had a scandalous past. His parents enlist him to entertain a narcissistic, boring couple they would like t...

Mary MacDougall’s first case of 1902 seems simple enough.Just before the 19-year-old heiress leaves for a summer holiday on Mackinac Island with her Aunt Christena, she’s hired to stop in a little town along the way and make inquiries. Did Agnes Olcott really die there of cholera? Or were there darker doings in Dillmont?Mary’s mentor, Detective Sauer, thinks it’s merely a case of bad luck for the dead woman. But Mrs. Olcott’s daughter suspects her detested ...

Four historical cozy mysteries in a bargain-priced box set… Witty, fast-paced, and enthralling, the Mary MacDougall Mysteries delve deeply into the world of the early 1900s and paint the portrait of an unconventional young woman ever ready to defy propriety for the sake of justice.It's the beginning of the 20th century and Mary MacDougall has a ridiculously improbable dream—to become a consulting detective. As a young lady of means, though, she must not only go aga...

For 18-year-old Mary MacDougall, the highlight of her 1901 summer vacation is the painting class taught by the darkly handsome Edmond Roy. But when Mr. Roy is accused of kidnapping two of his own pupils, it falls to Mary to dig up the truth.Is Mr. Roy merely an innocent painter of landscapes and still lifes? Or a devilishly clever criminal? Should Mary defend him? Or fear him?As she feels her way through her very first investigation, Mary not only learns the hidden facts of...

The second Mary MacDougall mystery novella…For neophyte sleuth Mary MacDougall, the holiday season is a flurry of activities—including the 1901 Gala Christmas Musicale, starring opera diva Josie Borrell. But when the celebrated sapphire that Josie wears for her performance goes missing, Mary is drawn into the hunt for the purloined gem.Did a master thief swoop into town to nick the Star of the North? Was it the lovelorn maid? The manager with money troubles? The foul-temper...

Gavin Parker never believed in love at first sight, until the day she walked into his backyard. Hot as sin and wielding an impact drill. Unfortunately for him she thought he was a sexist pig.Andy Walters was tired of all the men she dated treating her as less than an equal. Now building a deck for one of the hottest firemen on the planet, she couldn't help but wonder. But just her luck he seemed like all the rest, a sexist pig.Can Gavin prove he's anything but a sexist pig?...

Detective Nickie Savage is pursuing a paroled arsonist who's at it again. Worse, she's plagued by the most recent victim's nephew, Duncan Reed, the person she distrusts the most.Duncan won't stop until the deadly arsonist targeting his Aunt is back behind bars. But the smart and sassy Nickie Savage is in his way and getting far too close to a 30-year-old secret he's fought to protect.When the arsonist strikes again with perfectly timed twin explosions, Duncan and Nickie must r...