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Goldy looks forward to whipping up a sumptuous dinner for two wealthy clients, but when one of the men disappears, and her best friend is accused of murder, Goldy must find out who has turned the f

Carlotta is eating pizza when two cases are dumped into her denim-clad lap. One will take her into a combat zone of hookers and pimps, the other onto the campus of a wealthy prep school.

Cassandra, grandniece to Woodson and Ivy Lisle, is a college student caught up in the highly charged atmosphere of the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

On the North Side in December of 1968, Cassandra Perry feels stifled by her doting granduncle and grandaunt, Woody and Ivy, and longs for a change.

The governor of North Carolina has appointed Deborah to a judicial seat in the District Court Division.

When the victim of a murder at a motel turns out to be the wife of a prominent lawyer, the news comes as a thunderclap.

One day in 1952, the strangled body of 10-year-old Cathy Lake is discovered in a public park. A homeless suspect, Albert Jay Smalls, is arrested and held for interrogation.

Fictional columnist James Qwilleran has finally finished his book showcasing the colorful stories related to him by residents of Moose County.

Attending the National Association of Black Journalists conference, reporter Alex Powell discovers publishing bigwig Everett Carson, who was about to be toasted as journalist of the year, has been

Roy Valois has been given four months to live.

Attending the San Celina Mid-State Fair, Benni Harper's enjoyment of the fair's activities are put on hold after the theft of a quilt intended for a special exhibition and the discovery of a corpse

Officer Zoe Barrow is busy training new recruits when one of her cadets is found dead--and violated.

A Case of Bad Taste, set in a small Arkansas town, brims with homespun humor and unforgettable characters.

Doreen Mallory claims to have the gift of healing. So why is she unable to prevent the mysterious death of her own child?

Rex Barnwell's ranch is well known in Job's Crossing, Texas. Covering thousands of acres, it is the last of the big working spreads. But trouble is brewing there.