Retired teacher Patricia Anne and her bold, impulsive sister Mary Alice make an oddly balanced pair, and a bar purchase pulls them into a murder case. The novel blends Southern banter, sisterly chemistry, and a steady undercurrent of menace into a cozy mystery that moves with wit.

A night out turns into the start of a murder case for two very different sisters.

Set in North Carolina, this fourth Deborah Knott novel draws family secrets and a murder case into the judge’s everyday world.

Behind the family conversation, the shape of the case slowly comes into view.

A short story in which a small accident opens into a sharper mystery.

A reader's guide and checklist for mystery series written by women.