A daylight burglary turns to murder when Ginger Barnes's neighborhood friend returns home at the worst possible time. Thefts and threats and wild accusations swiftly follow, tightening tensions on previously peaceful Beech Tree Lane. When elderly eccentric Letty MacNair is mugged on her doorstep, the message is clear—anyone could be next. Gin's discreet inquiries sped investigations along in the past, but this time crime is targeting the amateur sleuth's safe haven. Does she have ...

On paper, it was a great idea. Ginger Barnes would chauffeur her mother's dear friend, fierce floral competitor Iffy Bigelow, to the world-famous Philadelphia Flower Show in time to perfect that day's "Sew What?" entry. In return, Gin and mother Cynthia would tour the magnificent displays with almost no one in the aisles. Heaven!No such luck. Iffy gets herself strangled behind the Tastee Freeze booth. While her competitors pretend not to be overjoyed by the loss of their cantankero...

Bet on these two Writer's Digest winners:WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOULauren Beck's friends, phone, home, credit, and credibility are gone, severed with surgical precision by an enemy intent on framing her for murder. Is it one of the insureds she was hired to investigate? The fellow employee she upstaged? Does the daughter of her landlady and dear friend, Corinne Wilder, hate her even more than she thought? An ex-cop who survived cancer kn...

Silver Medalist Global Book AwardsFinalist, National Indie Excellence Awards"You won't be able to tear yourself away…I love this series!" Lisa Regan, international multi-million-copy bestselling authorLonging for the closeness she had with her father, ex-cop Lauren Beck drives cross-country to visit him and his new wife, Ana. Getting mugged on their doorstep is troubling enough. Learning that Ana has disapp...

When her cousin Michelle is hospitalized to save her pregnancy, Ginger Barnes rushes to Norfolk, Virginia, to help any way she can. A player for the Tomcat's pro football team has been murdered, and Michelle is terrified her husband, quarterback Doug Turner, will be accused of the crime. The two men have been rivals since college, and Doug's only alibi is Michelle. Gin tries hard to keep to the sidelines but soon gives in and tackles the case head-on. Why not? She's a savvy football fan, a...

A young ex-cop with nothing left to lose but her life, tackles a treacherous cold case.Set in among northeastern Ohio's farmland, the tiny town of Worthy rarely experiences a murder. So naturally, when a shooter fires into a group of senior dance students, killing a woman and maiming her partner, the county sheriff detains the only stranger who was there. Eying her across his desk, he's not sure whether she's the shooter, as some survivors claim, the vindictive per...

"This book could easily sit on the shelf with traditionally published novels and beat them hands down." Judge #18, Honorable Mention in genre fiction, Writer's DigestLauren Beck's friends, phone, home, credit, and credibility are gone, severed with surgical precision by an enemy intent on framing her for murder. Is it one of the insureds she was hired to investigate? The fellow employee she upstaged? Does the daughter of her landlady and dear frie...

Ginger Barnes knew escorting Bryn Derwyn Academy's most infamous student downtown to be "scared straight" by a Federal judge would be tough. She did not expect to discover her childhood babysitter, Professor Charlie Finnemeyer, on trial for fraudulently aging an oriental rug. As witnesses against Gin's dear "Uncle Wunk" conveniently suffer natural deaths, fears about Charlie's guilt force the amateur sleuth to make some discreet inquiries.Unlikely suspects include a TV craft show h...

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Awarded HONORABLE MENTION in genre fiction by Writer's DigestPosing as a relative's girlfriend, ex-cop Lauren Beck accompanies the family of a questionable suicide to the deceased's Caribbean funeral. Blending into the Roitman's affluent lifestyle is a stretch for the low-maintenance cancer survivor, but observing multiple murder suspects is right up her alley. The narcissistic mother bears watching—she's certainly watching Lauren. Her billionaire husband ...

When her husband becomes headmaster of struggling Bryn Derwyn Academy, Ginger Barnes learns that murder on the campus can kill a school’s reputation in a heartbeat. To move the scandal off the front page before the school goes under, Gin attempts to hurry the investigation along. Will her amateur sleuthing save her husband’s career and her family’s new home, or will her good intentions backfire big-time?Writer's Digest Award Winning Author

It was such a good idea on paper. Ginger Barnes would chauffeur her mother’s dear friend, fierce floral competitor Iffy Bigelow, to the world-famous Philadelphia Flower Show in time to perfect that day’s “Sew What?” entry. In return, Gin and mother Cynthia would tour the magnificent displays with scarcely anybody else in the aisles. Heaven!No such luck. Iffy gets herself strangled behind the Tastee Freeze booth, and all hell breaks loose. While Iffy’s co-competitors pretend not to ...