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When the owner of a traveling carnival is strangled--not once but twice--on opening night of the summer fair in Hollydale, the police surmise he was not well liked. As the head of Hollydale's citizens' association and local liaison with the carnival, Damon Lassard feels obligated to help his dear friend, Detective Gerry Sloman, solve the crime. Damon is determined to bring the killer to justice, to the fascination of his mother, best gal pal Rebecca, and lovely local weather girl Bethany Krims. To unravel the threads underpinning this peculiar mystery, Damon will travel far from Hollydale as his quest to find a murderer leads to the discovery of long hidden and horrific crimes. IT TAKES TWO TO STRANGLE introduces Hollydale's lovable neighborhood leader, Damon Lassard, and twists the dabbling detective through an intricate maze of greed, deception and murder.

Alan Sidebottom was what some outside the rarified world of academic physics might call a superstar. In the realm of string theory, black holes, and the Higgs-Boson particle, Sidebottom was a celebrity. So, when tiny Cushing College snagged him for their faculty, all the physics professors were excited--and threatened. It seemed that most of them had personal reasons to despise Sidebottom.Edwina Goodman, one of Cushing's youngest physics professors, and one of the few who held no animosity towards the newcomer, was given the daunting--and unwelcome--task of escorting Sidebottom around campus. So, when the great man was found dead shortly after his arrival--apparently murdered--Edwina believed it her responsibility to track down her charge's killer. Would her scientific brain be able to ignore the fact that the entire pool of suspects apparently resided within the walls of her very own department? Or would the young police detective Will Tenney spark a different kind of investigatory zeal in Edwina?It remained to be seen, for all was not as it first seemed in the world of invisible particles and mathematical equations--at least not at Cushing College. And the murder of one noted physicist might not be the last.

It's Valentine's Day and most women would be thrilled to receive a card from a secret admirer. Not so, ninety-year-old Essie Cobb, one of the star residents of the Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility. When Essie finds an over-the-top, flowery, valentine from an unknown individual in her mailbox, she goes into detective mode. Who could this person be? Why would they send her such a card? Essie is determined to find out, even if she has to ask for help from her three friends--Opal, Marjorie, and Fay. When Essie's snooping takes a dangerous turn, she finds herself thrust into the middle of a police investigation. Will Essie help the police solve this Valentine's Day mystery or will she strike out on her own against an unknown foe who has anything but romance in mind?

You are cordially invited to a wedding. But before retirement home detective Bess Bullock can walk down the aisle, she has a few loose ends to tie up. Like the case of a mysterious bird cage where two birds have died on the same day for two consecutive weeks. Then there's the secret behind a resident's obsession with finding a stuffed fox at the Honey Hills' Community Yard Sale. Even a bus trip to the beautiful Rockwell Gardens leads Bess to a mystery involving an ages old infidelity and the yearly revenge carried out by a bitter widow. With the big day drawing near, Bess finds her wedding plans are taking a back seat to her investigations, which is just fine with this gumshoe granny.

Bess Bullock knows about clues. After all, her career as a policewoman has made her more than qualified to help her fellow residents at the Honey Hills Retirement Center solve their various personal mysteries. But when one morning a tray of delicious, buttery croissants heralds the arrival of a fantastic new chef at Honey Hills, Bess is immediately curious as to why such a talented cook would lavish his amazing skills at a senior citizen home rather than a fancy four-star restaurant. She decides to investigate and stumbles upon a decades old mystery of family pride, stolen jewels, and sacrifice. Of course, life for Bess is not just detecting mysteries. There's also the problem of flirtatious Lillian Peck, who's out to snag Bess's waltzing partner/boyfriend, Chet. But Bess is an expert at more than just solving mysteries; she's an expert problem solver too. And you can rest assured that she'll solve the problem of Lillian Peck and reclaim her man.

Sam Hayes relishes her job as gossip columnist for her father's small-town paper, The Corner News. After all, she's naturally snoopy. But her days of reporting on local recipes and tea parties suddenly take on a new dimension when residents of friendly Cotter's Corner start falling victim to an unknown killer. Sam quickly takes her journalistic oath to heart, and leaps--feet first--into tracking down the killer. The first victim is one of her friends, and the local sheriff doesn't seem to have the skill to solve the baffling case. When Sam's girlhood crush suddenly steps back into her life and offers to help her in her quest, not even the admonitions of her overly protective father and her outrageous mother (who arrives for a "short" visit) can sway Sam from investigating the murders. As far as she's concerned, she is the town's official "snoop" and she takes her job seriously. As the bodies pile up, Sam and her cohorts probe deeper into the mystery and, eventually, the young reporter runs into a devious and unexpected killer.

Winston Barquist III, a former big time corporate attorney who narrowly escaped disbarment, is now a 300 pound, moped-riding lawyer, turning his life around with a new girlfriend and a re-invented career as a sole practitioner in a flea-bag office above a Dairy Mart. Mostly, his cases consist of defending small-time hoods and negotiating simple divorces, but his life takes an abrupt new direction when a svelte society matron parks her Mercedes at his front door and hires him to investigate a large fund in which she and her business-mogul husband are both trustees. Doesn't sound too dangerous--that is, until bullets start flying and our intrepid hero finds himself in the middle of one DEADLY AUDIT.

James Grant, a young politician with everything going for him, including the most recent polls, gives a rousing stump speech in a local park. His campaign for mayor against the entrenched incumbent looks unstoppable. That is, until the police discover him standing over his wife's dead body with the murder weapon in his hands. It certainly looks as if James is guilty. But psychologist and acoustics expert Pamela Barnes has other ideas--and they include helping this young man prove his innocence and succeed in his bid for mayor. Can Pamela's knowledge of sound help her find the real killer and exonerate James? Or will this young politician's most recent stump speech be his last?

Darlings! Here's the scoop on the latest Poppy Cove mystery--STRANGLED BY SILK. It's all about Daphne and Margot--two independent young California women in 1957--who own their own dress shop called Poppy Cove. When one of their top clients, Constance Stearns-Montgomery, is strangled to death with her own silk scarf at the opening ceremonies for her new girls' academy, Daphne and Margot are shocked. They can't believe that such a horrid crime could take place in their sleepy little oceanside village of Santa Lucia. Worse, they've lost one of their best clients. The two women quickly become embroiled in solving the crime. After all, if anyone can track down the killer, it should be them. Margot's long-time beau is the town's top cop, and Daphne is a master at using her flirtatious wiles to extract information from unsuspecting men. Of course, neither girl will let their snooping get in the way of more urgent tasks such as choosing new textiles and accessories for Poppy Cove or planning their fall fashion show or--most important--selecting the appropriate ensemble to wear for each and every occasion. But these two fashion detectives are on the case, and the murderer--and the poorly attired--had better watch out!