“The Moaning Lisa” by Rosemary & Larry Mild

Hawaii-based author duo Rosemary and Larry Mild have a new installment in their cozy mystery series about a couple who find themselves unintentionally “on the case” no matter where they go. The fourth book in the series, The Moaning Lisa: A Paco and Molly Mystery, takes the reader on a journey to an odd assisted living community called Gilded Gates. After Paco LeSoto, a former police inspector, has a heart attack at the grocery store, he and his wife, Molly, decide they can no longer live independently. The two lovers trade their exotic birds and activity-filled lifestyle for a slower-paced life–or so they think.

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“Murder Pays a Call” by Nancy J. Cohen

Nancy J. Cohen’s Murder Pays a Call follows the murder of Keri Armstrong’s beloved client, Fiona Sullivan. Keri, a private concierge, shows up to Fiona’s house one day ready to deliver groceries in return for some morning small talk. Instead, Keri finds Fiona dead in her bed. The room is a mess, which the police think is the product of a robbery. Keri isn’t convinced, and she makes it her mission to get to the bottom of things. Keri talks to and works alongside many different people while trying her best to solve Fiona’s murder. From investigating suspicious neighbors to family drama, Keri learns that secrets may come with a price, and that some people aren’t who they say they are.

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“Murders in the Lonely Graveyard” by Elizabeth Upton

Murders in the Lonely Graveyard by Elizabeth Upton is not your average…anything.  I want to call this flash fiction, but at 124 pages, it falls into the short story or novella category more precisely.  But there are certainly similarities in the way Ms. Upton spins her tale.  Falling into the romantic suspense genre—sort of—Murders in the Lonely Graveyard reflects the sometimes-ironic nature of life as love blooms and grows in a derelict cemetery.

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