Contemporary Mysteries
Hoofbeats at Windsong
A woman running from her traumatic past. A man who’s still grieving for the wife he lost eight years ago…
Kiah Stanton arrives at Windsong racing stables determined to leave her troubled past behind and rebuild her life. She’s focused on saving Jet, a traumatized horse she rescued, and is determined to trust no man again. Jack Sullivan, a widowed racehorse trainer and single father, has no interest in relationships after losing his wife eight years ago.
But when he helps Kiah at a horse sale and later finds her at his doorstep, her courage and beauty stir feelings he thought were long buried. Can these two broken souls find love again while managing the challenges of a professional racing stable in the small town of Shadow Creek?
Doggone It (The Gumshoe Chicks Mysteries Book 3)
Three dog loving sleuths. A dead body. An innocent man jailed for murder.
When Dana Fox, feisty mother of two, discovers the dead body of a bullying poodle breeder at the dog show, the Chicks are pushed deep into the middle of another mystery. The wrong man is in jail and it’s up to Dana, leader of the pack, Abigail Truelove, owner of Pampered Pooch, and Molly Gibson, a shy romance writer, to collar the real killer.
Solving this mystery isn’t as easy as depicted in the Agatha Christie books shelved in the Chicks’ local library. Far from it. Especially when the victim is the most hated man in the show world and the suspect list reads like an open phone directory. Dealing with a wacky fortune teller, a hot gym instructor, homeless guys armed with shopping trolleys, Queen Bee of the Yummy Mummies and an English Lord called Dumpling would keep even the inimitable Poirot himself awake at nights.
And just when they think they’ve cracked the case – another dead body says otherwise…
For the Love of Dogs
Dog shows can be murder…
Molly Gibson, a shy romance writer, stumbles upon a gruesome discovery in a dog trailer at the Driscoll’s dog show. Alongside her friends Abi and Dana, she trades grooming mitts for sleuthing tools after finding a fellow competitor dead, with dog-grooming scissors buried in his chest.
With suspects galore—an unfaithful wife, a womanizing victim, and a furious poodle exhibitor—the Gumshoe Chicks have their hands full. Molly, already nervous about real-life villains, must solve the case before the killer strikes again. But with only a geriatric chihuahua and a broom as allies, can she crack the case in time?
If you love dogs, humor, and best friend adventures, you’ll enjoy this fun and thrilling mystery.
Gone To The Dogs
Best in show, or prison?
Abigail Truelove’s dachshund, Chloe, is set to win Best in Show—until Abi discovers her rival, Petra, has been sleeping with both the judge and her boyfriend. When Petra’s body turns up with a designer dog leash wrapped around her neck, Abi becomes suspect number one.
Determined to clear her name, Abi revives her high-school sleuthing group, The Gumshoe Chicks, with her best friends Molly and Dana. But with suspects ranging from angry wives to a crocodile-loving Aussie, they soon realize the dog show world is far more dangerous than they thought.
Can they solve the case before Abi ends up showing Chloe from behind bars?
Homicide at Emu Lodge
Christmas chaos and a killer spider…
The holiday season turns deadly when mobile vets Dr. Emily Harrison and Dr. Maggie Post stumble upon a giant spider guarding a corpse. The victim? A ruthless literary agent. The suspects? A bestselling horror author with a suspiciously similar book, a secretive cook, a shady TV guy, and a young cleaner with a knack for bending the truth.
As the duo dives deeper into the mystery, things get personal when Maggie’s daughter becomes the next target. With a killer on the loose and Fat Santa threatening them, they’ll have to act fast—before Maggie wakes up surrounded by spiders… again.
Leashed
A wedding, a murder, and a race against time…
Kat McKinley’s wedding plans are thrown into chaos when she finds a dead body behind the greyhound track and her bridesmaid, Jules, is arrested for the crime. With a long list of suspects—everyone hated the victim—Kat is determined to find the real murderer and free Jules in time for the wedding.
But between her eccentric family, unfinished bridesmaid dresses, and a killer on the loose, Kat has her hands full. Can she solve the case before her big day turns into a disaster, or will her fiancé Ben be left at the altar holding the leashes of her four greyhounds?
Death at Dingo Creek
Horse shows, rivalry, and a deadly twist…
Veterinarians Emily and Maggie are excited to attend a prestigious show-jumping clinic at Dingo Creek, where top riders compete for a spot on the national team. But the competition takes a dark turn when rider Jeremy Taggart, known for his ruthless tactics, goes missing—and the vets find him dead.
With fierce rivalries, laugh-out-loud moments, and a touch of mystery, Death at Dingo Creek will keep you hooked as Emily and Maggie try to uncover the truth behind Jeremy’s death—before the killer strikes again.
Hounded
Chaos, cookies, and a murder on the lawn…
Greyhound trainer and accidental sleuth Kat McKinley already has her hands full: her boyfriend Ben is away, her hippie sister Liz and her noisy protester friends have taken over her home, and her overbearing mother, Helen (aka “Attila the Hun”), has just flown in for a two-week stay. But when one of the protesters turns up dead on her front lawn and Kat’s Chihuahua, Tater, discovers the body, things go from chaotic to downright dangerous.
To make matters worse, Kat’s mom is arrested for the murder after accidentally getting high on some pot-laced cookies. Now, with more bodies piling up—including another protester found in the Port River—and sick greyhounds causing a stir at the track, Kat is the only one determined to get her mother out of jail and find the real killer. But the more questions she asks, the more bodies she finds. Will she solve the mystery before she becomes the next victim?
Sex on Tuesdays
Dating, deadlines, and deadly advice…
When the office sex-therapist, Daisy Mae, mysteriously chokes to death at her desk, Dani Summers is thrust into writing the Sex On… column—without any real qualifications. With a little help from the internet and a retired prostitute, she muddles through, all while navigating her own disastrous dating life. But things take a dark turn when a reader follows Dani’s sabotaged advice, leading to a deadly incident involving a red hot poker.
Now under suspicion herself, Dani is thrown into a whirlwind of sleazy rival journalists, a jealous receptionist, and blind dates gone wrong. As bodies pile up and the evidence points her way, Dani races to unmask the real killer—and maybe even find love in the process.
Chasing Can Be Murder
book 1 in the Kat McKinley greyhound mysteries.
Professional greyhound trainer, Kat McKinley, is a soft touch. When she’s talked into having sex with a guy who’s just not her type, a romp so pathetic it registers minus ten on a sex-to-die-for scale, she decides to end the relationship. When Kat wakes the next morning to find Mr Wham-Bam sprawled beside her, a knife embedded in his left nipple, she wishes she’d ended the relationship sooner.
After that wake-up call, Kat figures life can’t nose-dive any lower. But with a killer out to get her, the police suspecting her of murder, a misbehaving greyhound, a complicated love triangle and a vicious kidnapper who threatens to cut out a child’s tongue if her dog, Big Mistake wins his next race, maybe it can…
Muzzled
Book 2 in the Kat McKinley greyhound mysteries.
Kat McKinley, professional greyhound trainer and sometimes sleuth, is determined to find out who’s behind the slow dog scam plaguing country tracks. But with a missing sister to find, races to win, a dead guy in the fridge, a night spent in the slammer, a suspicious police inspector, and a killer on the loose, will she survive to enjoy her new romance with Ben? Of course, Ben, ‘the guy she’d want to be lip-locked with if ever the world came to an end’, would rather spend time perusing the Karma Sutra with her—not chasing a killer. But if Kat doesn’t find out who killed the guy in the fridge, she might end up dead herself.
And with all those positions to try—that would never do. A new romantic mystery from the author of the first Kat McKinley caper Chasing Can Be Murder.
Murder at Kangaroo Downs
Book 1 in the Vets2U Cozy Mysteries
If you love quirky mysteries with a dash of humor, join veterinarians Emily and Maggie as they treat animals and accidentally stumble upon corpses across Australia. Their latest stop? Kangaroo Downs, where they’re set to officiate at the opening of the new race-track. But instead of the usual small-town welcome, they find their first client—dead in the diner’s restroom.
As a series of strange accidents plague the race-track, Emily and Maggie find themselves drawn into a deadly mystery involving sabotage, murder, and a growing list of suspects. Things turn personal when their car is vandalized, and they realize the saboteur might also be the killer.
Can the two amateur sleuths solve the case before the big race—or will they become the next victims of a killer intent on cancellation?
