The Sleuth Sisters

In this cozy mystery, the first of a series, middle-aged sisters Faye and Barb decide to open a detective agency in Allport, their small town in northern Lower Michigan. They agree that Retta, their baby sister, will NOT be included, since she tends to take over any organization she's part of. Sweetly but firmly, Retta will tell you what you should do, could do, and will do. The agency does not take off, and Faye reconsiders the decision to leave Retta out, since as the widow of a slain state trooper, she's got contacts all over Michigan. Retta's only too willing to "help out" and immediately begins second-guessing their decisions, which leads to sparks between her and Barb. The sisters finally get a decent case: finding a man who apparently murdered his wife years ago and has been on the run ever since. As they try to investigate what happened, they're opposed at every turn. Local cops doubt the "lady detectives," and most of the town is convinced Neil Brown killed his wife and brother-in-law in a fit of anger. The murder victims' father has no doubt Brown is guilty, and he's furious that anyone might take a different view. Still, someone wants to keep the sisters from finding Brown and digging into what really happened the day he left Allport. As the sisters piece things together, the new police chief seems like a possible ally. The problem is that both Barb and Retta are attracted to him, and Retta seldom meets a man she can't get. Accepting defeat in that arena, Barb tries to concentrate on the case and proving Brown isn't guilty of murder. She succeeds, but it means she must face a desperate killer in a remote, dangerous spot. Only Faye and Retta can save her, and they have no idea where she is. Family humor--particularly the close-but-oh-so-different status of sisters, plays a big role in this murder mystery. Each sister has strengths and foibles. Barb, intelligent and composed, sneaks around town at night, correcting the spelling and grammatical errors on signs that drive her bonkers. Faye, kind-hearted but insecure, can't see herself as the capable person she is. And Retta? Retta knows she's attractive and clever. She's only trying to help when she tells you exactly what you should do with your life--or your detective agency. One reviewer's comment: "If you have sisters, you have to read this book!"

The abrupt disappearance of the renters at the Sleuth Sisters' family farm presents Faye with the chance to do something she's always dreamed of: start a retirement home for draft horses. The circumstances surrounding the move are strange, though, and Faye, Barb, and Retta begin to suspect that at least some of the family members didn't leave voluntarily. Balancing a menagerie of animals with tracking down clues as to where the man, woman, and three daughters might have gone, the sleuths uncover a series of surprises that lead to dangers they never anticipated. As those dangers grow, the sisters-and everyone around them-are plunged into deadly peril.

In one of the most unlikely murders ever, playboy tennis star, Federico Giraldo, is shot dead during the Savannah Challenger tennis tournament. To track down the killer, private investigator sisters, Jackie and Ryder Farrell, embark on a far-flung road trip- first to Nashville, then on to Miami. In Nashville, they meet hunky men out to wine and dine them, in Miami they meet dangerous men out to shoot and kill them. "I love Tom Turner's full-blooded protagonists. I want to knock back a bottle of tequila with them, then go dancing," said one advance reader. "Trademark Turner: full-speed ahead action, taut, crisp dialogue, snappy humor, and, yes, romance," said another.

SOMEONE TO WITCH OVER ME, the ninth book/ adventure of THE SLEUTH SISTERS MYSTERIES: A glittering piece of the past, exotic intrigue and trickery, where titillating rumors are heard echoing down the Tunnel of Time. The Sisters' relaxing Caribbean vacation turns suddenly deadly when mystery meets history on the Eden-like island of Martinique! In this paranormal-mystery series, Raine and Maggie McDonough and Aisling McDonough-Gwynn, first cousins, are the celebrated "Sleuth Sisters" from the rustically beautiful Pennsylvania town of Haleigh's Hamlet. With their magickal Time-Key, these winning white witches are able to unlock the door that will whisk them through yesteryear, but who knows what skeletons and dangers dangle in the closets their Key will open? One thing is certain- magick, adventure, and surprise await them at the creak of every opening door and page-turn. Award-winning author Ceane O'Hanlon-Lincoln crafts each of her spellbinding Sleuth Sisters Mysteries to stand alone, though it is always nice to read a series in order for the most surprises- and this author hopes you like surprises! After all, mystery is at the heart of both creativity and surprise.

In this paranormal-mystery series, Raine and Maggie McDonough and Aisling McDonough-Gwynn, first cousins, are the celebrated Sleuth Sisters from the Pennsylvania town of Haleigh's Hamlet. With their magickal Time-Key, these winning white witches are able to unlock the door that will whisk them through yesteryear, but who knows what skeletons and dangers dangle in the closets their Key will open?One thing is certain– magick, adventure, and surprise await them at the creak of every opening door– and page-turn.In this first book of the bewitching Sleuth Sisters Mystery Series, The Witches' Time-Key, these “mystery magnets” seek answers to the haunting questions connected to their own quest and to a series of murders and legendary lost jewels at Barry Hall, a noble estate in County Clare, Ireland, where a chance encounter with a fellow Pennsylvanian leads them.

Rowland presents a detailed exploration of how the archetypes of ancient goddesses Hestia, Artemis, Athena and Aphrodite breathe into and shape female-authored detective fiction. Representing aspects of characterisation not bound by gender, the book examines how these archetypes emerge in themes like the home and hearth, hunting, survival and desire. Rowland assesses numerous examples from a range of works, providing a clear illustration of each archetype and illuminating aspects of femininity, psyche and being. This uniquely interdisciplinary work of literary analysis sheds light on the popularity and underlying mystique of the genre.

The Sleuth Sisters, Raine and Maggie McDonough, fly to the aid of their archeologist parents in Scotland's remote and mysterious Orkney Islands to confront an ancient evil that is attempting to repossess the uninhabited Orkney isle of Eynhallow. Later, in the "Witch City" of Salem, Massachusetts, where the McDonough clan is gathered for Great-Aunt Merry's 100th birthday bash, more mystery, mayhem and murder challenge the savvy Sisters-along with an unexpected surprise that impacts their lives! Who knows what skeletons and dangers dangle in the closets the witches' Time-Key will open? One thing is certain- magic, adventure, and surprise await at the creak of every opening door- and page-turn.