Super Sleuth Saturday

Death of a Cozy Writer: A St. Just Mystery

by: G.M. Malliet

Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (July 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738712485
ISBN-13: 978-0738712482
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches

Product Description:

From deep in the heart of his eighteenth century English manor, millionaire Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk writes mystery novels and torments his four spoiled children with threats of disinheritance. Tiring of this device, the portly patriarch decides to weave a malicious twist into his well-worn plot. Gathering them all together for a family dinner, he announces his latest blow – a secret elopement with the beautiful Violet... who was once suspected of murdering her husband.

Within hours, eldest son and appointed heir Ruthven is found cleaved to death by a medieval mace. Since Ruthven is generally hated, no one seems too surprised or upset – least of all his cold-blooded wife Lillian. When Detective Chief Inspector St. Just is brought in to investigate, he meets with a deadly calm that goes beyond the usual English reserve. And soon Sir Adrian himself is found slumped over his writing desk – an ornate knife thrust into his heart. Trapped amid leering gargoyles and stone walls, every member of the family is a likely suspect. Using a little Cornish brusqueness and brawn, can St. Just find the killer before the next-in-line to the family fortune ends up dead?

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Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn Mysteries #1)

by: Karen MacInerney

Paperback: 282 pages
Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (May 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738709085
ISBN-13: 978-0738709086
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches

Product Description:

Trading in Texas heat for Maine's tangy salt air, Natalie Barnes risked it all to buy the Gray Whale Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast on Cranberry Island. She adores whipping up buttery muffins and other rich breakfast treats for her guests until Bernard Katz checks in. The overbearing land developer plans to build a resort next door where an endangered colony of black-chinned terns is nesting. Worried about the birds, the inevitable transformation of the sleepy fishing community, and her livelihood, Natalie takes a public stand against the project. But the town board sides with Katz. Just when it seems like things can't get any worse, Natalie finds Katz dead. Now the police and much of the town think she's guilty. Can Natalie track down the true killer before she's hauled off to jail...or becomes the next victim?

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These both sound so great, to me, and I have added them both to my wish list, lol! My Amazon wish list will soon be overflowing - thanks to J.Kaye for mentioning the wish list on her blog so that I could find a whole new easier way to keep track of my future book reads, lol!