The second Cajun Country Mystery follows Maggie Crozat as a wedding, a murder, and the pressures of small-town life collide. Family ties and community dynamics give the investigation both warmth and tension.

Behind the wedding, the town starts to creak with tension.

Set in late-19th-century Maine, this historical mystery follows Ruby, a psychic who hides in a resort hotel while carrying a troubled past. The quiet setting slowly fills with secrets, suspicion, and the pressure of being discovered.

A hidden past begins to shake inside a supposedly safe hotel.

Set during a wedding in San Miguel de Allende, the debut novel follows planner Kelsey McKenna as a murder and difficult clients throw her work into chaos. The lively voice and quick wit keep the story buoyant even as the case grows more complicated.

A bright wedding becomes the stage for an unexpected crime.

Art Taylor’s debut unfolds as a linked short-story novel. Through Del and Louise’s road trip, the danger of crime and the changes in their relationship come alive as a light-footed road novel.

Their journey is both an escape and the beginning of something new.

This nonfiction title offers a practical guide to suspense, structure, and plotting for writers. Through case studies and exercises, it lays out concrete ways to make a story tighter and more compelling.

A practical blueprint for making stories stronger.

This short story appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Within a short form, it brings holiday atmosphere and unease to life at the same time.

A quiet unease grows inside the seasonal mood.