A grumpy doctor. His disgruntled nurse. A wicked blizzard. And only one bed in sight. Talk about a perfect storm. I never expected to find myself trekking through a blizzard on my big 4-0… All to drop an envelope with some important papers to Dr. Scrooge’s cabin. Why can’t Mr. Bigshot-pain-in-my-butt beam it up with […]

Family comes first. Money laundering comes second… Nikki Frank just walked out of prison and into a limousine. The money launderer and former informant for the Feds wants nothing more than to reconnect with her disabled brother. Instead, Spence Taylor pitches her a monumental scheme that could set them up for life. When Nikki learns […]

Three more 1940s cases for Detective Chief Inspector Philip Bryce. The first two are set in 1949, and follow on from The Bedroom Window Murder, The Courthouse Murder, and The Felixstowe Murder. The third is a ‘prequel’, going back to 1946, when Bryce – having returned to the police after army service – was a […]

Libby Madsen, professional massage therapist and co-owner of the luxurious Dharma Inspired Day Spa, has probably heard it all. During what she thinks of as ‘tabletop confessions’ her clients often talk about way more of their personal lives than she really wants to hear. So when a regular, Maggie Crenshaw, talks about how her daughter […]