The Great Molasses Flood was a horrible event that took place in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1919. On January 15 of that year, a storage tank collapsed and sent over two millions of gallons of sweet, sticky molasses flowing out of the burst tank. Chaos as well as molasses flooded the streets. What a perfect time to commit a murder.
Something sinister is going on in Falkville Falls. The hanging death of a teacher starts off the story, and the situation only gets more intense with each page. This murder, or execution, takes place in Olivia’s school. Someone or something is killing teachers. Is there a serial killer on the loose?
The story of a quiet women whose life is turned upside down while experiencing menopause is a hilarious dark comedy that will have you rolling in the floor with laughter. Debbi struggles not only with hot flashes, night sweats, and panic attacks, but she also finds herself exploding in fits of unbridled rage. How can she make these symptoms stop?
Alene Baron, a vegan, owns and runs the Whipped and Sipped Café. Her cookies and confections are known all over Chicago. The coronavirus pandemic has changed things for everyone. Her business has suffered because of it and her employees are frustrated. A café once filled with customers has turned into one that mostly handles take-out orders. On top of that, there’s this homeless man who hangs around outside of her café bothering her customers who still visit for the yummy treats they can get there.
In this thriller, Sally and Gilly have a secret, one that Gilly hasn’t even shared with her husband. When she was young, she and her best friend Sally, found something one day in the cemetery: they found a box with a dead baby in it.
Murder by a devious killer, one determined detective, and a girl who awakens from a coma and can only speak in song titles come together in this captivating mystery.
I write mysteries because it’s the genre I most enjoy reading even though I have a fair share of biographies, historical fiction, and sports-related books in my personal library. But if I’m settling down to read for pure enjoyment, you can bet it’s a mystery or a thriller in my hands.
Jamie Quinn, the family attorney that always runs into mysteries, is no longer going to be practicing law. She has landed her dream job at an art foundation, but this dream job will require up to six months of learning and a new wardrobe of evening gowns. But her new art career is in danger of being over just as it begins when she is arrested for stealing valuable artwork that she didn’t take. Little does she know that the stolen artwork will have her involved with the FBI, the Russians, and art thieves. Jamie just can’t stay out of trouble.
New York City is experiencing a deadly heatwave. Lieutenant John Brannagan doesn’t think anything could make this heatwave worse, but he is wrong.
While attending Mundelein College, Elsie discovers a young girl apparently living in the caretaker’s hut. When she learns why and how Anna came to be living with Gunther, she wants to help.
