Beacon Hill Lady Sleuth

Lana Lemontree is a consummate Beacon Hill lady, very mindful of her manners and moral character. She thrives on the high drama of her work life; she is a lawyer representing women in trouble because of love-gone-wrong situations. Her long-time boyfriend Harrison Delacroix is a successful private investigator. He has assisted Lana and Isabelle, with whom she practices, in many cases. Now Harrison wants Lana to assist him in investigating a wronged woman. Lana is horrified to discover that the victim is her high school nemesis, Rosemary Cariboux. But she is quickly drawn into a situation that she wants to correct, in her inimitable way.

Lana Lemontree is a consummate Beacon Hill lady, very mindful of her manners and moral character. She thrives on the high drama of her work life; she is a lawyer representing women in trouble because of love-gone-wrong situations. Her long-time boyfriend Harrison Delacroix is a successful private investigator. He has assisted Lana and Isabelle, with whom she practices, in many cases. Now Harrison wants Lana to assist him in investigating a wronged woman. Lana is horrified to discover that the victim is her high school nemesis, Rosemary Cariboux. But she is quickly drawn into a situation that she wants to correct, in her inimitable way.

My fascination with teenagers began when I was nine, and never entirely disappeared, even after living through the teens myself, even after having grown up enough to be thankful those years were behind me. My early influences undoubtedly contributed to this, as I grew up during the accent on youth culture of the late 1960s and the 1970s. Much of my continuing fascination with the tumultuous state of adolescence, the time of being neither a child nor an adult, is linked to my livelihood: I teach in an urban high school. Thus, I am surrounded by teens all the time. I am a natural storyteller, and when I decided to teach, I chose a graduate school program in which storytelling was highly respected and encouraged as a teaching tool. As a result, storytelling became an integral part of my teaching strategy. I have employed storytelling in every teaching position I have held. My nieces and nephews have looked forward to Aunt SaSa (myself) telling stories since they were tiny. Now the older ones are moving into adolescence. As a loving aunt, I want to be on the front lines of teaching them how to make good choices, and to keep themselves safe from bad influences. I have held teenage attention consistently by incorporating elements of my own adolescence into my stories. I have stressed that it is okay to make a mistake, because experience is the best, and the toughest, teacher. I follow with the sentiment, Try not to make the same mistake twice! I do deal in fiction; this is apparent to adults I grew up with who read my jaunty witticisms and follow the flawless judgment in my stories that they know for a fact I didnt have at that age! Yet, because there is a strong circle of love that exists for me, I know they will never give my young audience that word to the wise about SaSa!

Beacon Hill Lady Sleuth Lana Lemontree is back, and she is tackling a troublesome issue: the growing problem of date rape and sexual assault on the campuses of Boston. Lana has been engaged as a university lecturer on preventing dating violence. She begins to acquire young clients who have been victims and want to make their assailants accountable for their actions. The cases show a disturbing amount of repetition in both the assaults and the aftermath. Lana becomes passionate about educating for prevention and building strategies for coping with trauma.

IN A HAVEN FOR FALLEN WOMEN, HAS HISTORY’S MOST DEPRAVED KILLER RISEN AGAIN? The Back Bay has been filled in. Palm readers and prostitutes ply their trade in South Cove. And the watchword of the day is “NINA:” No Irish Need Apply. Boston in 1892 is a town of Victorian pride, prejudice, and private passions. Now, on Beacon Hill, a crusading woman and her genteel brother, Addington, are investigating two grisly murders of young women, the work, say police, of “a deranged person.” For Caroline Ames, solving the mystery is a matter of helping an old friend, the woman who runs a home for wayward women known as Bertram’s Bower. But for Addington, the investigation will lead to the revelations of a sexually alluring, scandal-struck actress...and to the secrets of some of Boston’s most “respectable” men. As Addington confronts the hypocrisy of Brahmin society, he moves closer to a shocking suspicion about the killer’s identity. And as fear grips the city, the evidence points in one frightening direction: that London’s Jack the Ripper is alive, well, and killing again. . .

Crime and grime are everywhere, at least in Maggie Phillips' opinion. Deep in the throes of a New England winter, Maggie's still adjusting to her new role as a confidential informant for the Hudson Police Department. When a suspicious fax is sent to one of her new clients, Maggie is sure she's unearthed a conspiracy. With no crime to investigate, however, the Hudson P.D. can do nothing-that is until a wealthy trophy wife disappears and the FBI is called into the hunt. On the home front, her twelve-year-old son is growing up way too fast, while her brother is back with a few surprises destined to wreak havoc on the household. To frost the whole crappy cake, her best friend's marriage is falling apart, which leaves Maggie worrying over her own. All of the family drama is put into perspective, however, when Maggie is arrested for kidnapping and blackmail. Between economic woes and a now tarnished reputation, Maggie is in way over her head. Yet out of the ashes of frustration and failure, something great might emerge. If she survives the birthing process that is.... A fun mystery featuring a stay-at-home-mom turned amateur female sleuth by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart.

Protect and Serve. A police service motto and words every cop lives by. Protect the public and serve the law. What it doesn’t tell you is how to protect yourself. Jim Grant is back in Boston, now a fully-fledged member of the Boston PD based at Jamaica Plain. Working the nightshift for Sam Kincaid should have been an easy job but after saving a kidnapped child from a blazing house and attending a drive-by shooting in Beacon Hill, it proves to be anything but. The trouble is the wealthy target, Daniel Hunt, doesn’t want to complain and Grant’s bosses try and shut him down. But Grant isn’t one for shutting down and it doesn’t take him long to discover that Hunt wasn’t the intended target. After a foiled robbery and a squashed dog, the case turns personal and then the stakes really go through the roof. Praise for BEACON HILL: “Campbell’s Beacon Hill is a great tale of violence and intrigue, stretching across the Atlantic and back again. In it, Jim Grant proves he is the real deal.” —Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling author

Maggie Phillips and Jackie Parker are the ultimate amateur women sleuths. Persistent, nosy, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. Armed with nothing more than a great sense of humor, these women will take on the Eastern seaboard from Boston to Miami one crazy caper at a time. Hijinks ensue while they juggle work, family, intimate relationships and avoid exercise at all costs. This collection contains ten marvelous mysteries presented in chronological reading order, including one Christmas Crossover and a sneak peek at the next Laundry Hag Misadventure! Buy the #MysterieswithHart Super Sleuths Omnibus and crack a smile along with the case right now!