A String of Murders (Dressed for Death Mystery Series #2) (Heartsong Presents Mysteries #42)
By Darlene Franklin (Barbour Publishing, Inc)
Release date: March 3, 2009
Blackmail turns deadly. Cici Wilde’s fiancé, Audie Howe, calls her with disturbing news. Her store’s been broken into and worse, someone murdered the intruder.
A Summer Secret (The Mysteries of Middlefield Series)
By Kathleen Fuller (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: May 17, 2010
In the Mysteries ofMiddlefield series, readers will be immersed into exciting mysteries andauthentic Amish culture. With a twin brother and five younger brothers, Mary BethMullet’s house is in constant chaos. Her parents don’t seem to mind the noise,but she needs a break from all the pestering and babysitting. It’s the summer before eighth grade, and Mary Beth plans toescape to her secret place as much as possible. The old barn in the neighboringfield is dangerous, and her parents have forbidden her to go there, but sheescapes to it as often as she can.
A Taste of Murder (The Classical Trio Series, Book 1) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #121)
By Virginia Smith (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: October 14, 2008
Who murdered a small-town beauty-pageant judge—in a very strange way? Jasmine Delaney must find out. Because she’s taken the victim’s place. She came to the Kentucky Bar-B-Q festival for a wedding, eager to meet the bride’s handsome brother, Derrick Rogers. Yet she’s suddenly surrounded by pint-size contestants whose competitive parents will do anything to ensure the crown. Even kill? Derrick fears she’s the killer’s next target and promises to keep a close eye on her.
A Tender Reed
By Teresa Slack (Tsaba House)
Release date: August 15, 2005
In this novel, Nicole and her sister, abandoned by their parents, live with an old woman who never wanted them in the first place.
A Time to Stand
By Robert Whitlow (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: September 12, 2017
In a small Georgia town where racial tensions run high and lives are at stake, can one lawyer stand up for justice against the tide of prejudice on every side?Adisa Johnson, a young African-American attorney, is living her dream of practicing law with a prestigious firm in downtown Atlanta. Then a split-second mistake changes the course of her career. Left with no other options, Adisa returns to her hometown where a few days earlier a white police officer shot an unarmed black teen who is now lying comatose in the hospital. Adisa is itching to jump into the fight as a special prosecutor, but feels pulled to do what she considers unthinkable—defend the officer. As the court case unfolds, everyone in the small community must confront their own prejudices.
A Token of Truth (Mystery and the Minister’s Wife)
By Sunni Jeffers (Guideposts)
Release date: September 1, 2010
The historic Copper Mill Coin is stolen, and Kate sets out to prove her good friend isn’t the culprit but is telling the truth. Digging up secrets can be dangerous. When Kate Hanlon discovers that the Copper Mill Coin, a valuable and cherished memento from the town’s historic mining days has been stolen, she’s alarmed to learn that her dear friend, Skip, is the prime suspect. Kate resolves to prove Skip’s innocence, although his recent nervousness and strange disappearances are making it rather difficult to do. What is he up to? Could it be possible he’s actually involved? Meanwhile, the disappearance of her husband Paul’s personal coin collection raises even more questions.
A Trace of Memory (The Defenders)
By Valerie Hansen (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: August 5, 2014
IN SEARCH OF HER PAST Emma Landers has amnesia. Problem is, she can’t remember how she got it, why she’s injured or why someone wants to hurt her. When she lands on the doorstep of former love Travis Wright, she can barely remember their past history. But she knows she can trust him to protect her. The handsome farmer was heartbroken when Emma left him for the big city.
A Trail of Ink (Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon)
By Mel Starr (Monarch Books)
Release date: January 3, 2011
Some valuable books have been stolen from Master John Wyclif, the well known scholar and Bible translator. He calls upon his friend and former pupil, Hugh de Singleton, to investigate. Hugh’s investigation leads him to Oxford where he again encounters Kate, the only woman who has tempted him to leave bachelor life behind, but Kate has another serious suitor. As Hugh’s pursuit of Kate becomes more successful, mysterious accidents begin to occur. Are these accidents tied to the missing books, or to his pursuit of Kate? One of the stolen books turns up alongside the drowned body of a poor Oxford scholar.
A Treasure Deep (Perry Sachs Mystery Series #1)
By Alton Gansky (Barbour Publishing, Incorporated)
Release date: January 1, 2005
The best-seller A Treasure Deep is now available in an inexpensive mass market paperback edition! Treasure-unbelievable, historic, and dangerous-awaits famed engineer Perry Sachs. Buried just outside Tejon, California, the ancient booty is rigged with enough booby traps to send would-be fortune hunters into early retirement-or the grave. But Perry is no mere fortune hunter. He and his team of workers tackle the task with vision and faith while avoiding the increasingly desperate attacks of a modern-day murderer. What is buried in the California soil? Something that will change the world- and could cost Perry his life.
A Vase of Mistaken Identity
By Cathy Elliott (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
Release date: January 30, 2015
Murder in Larkindale? Thea James, proprietress of James & Company Antique Emporium, never thought murder would come to her small, surviving Gold Rush town of Larkindale. But when the Larkindale Lamplight reports the discovery of a body during the renovation of Larkin Lake Resort, Thea is caught up in the mystery. Her world is further frenzied when she acquires a vintage vase from the town’s only homeless person. Thea finds a puzzling list tucked inside with four names written in a faded scrawl: two childhood friends from a summer camp, her sister Rosie, and.