Linda Shenton Matchett
Murder of Convenience (Women of Courage)
By Linda Shenton Matchett (Linda Shenton Matchett, Author)
Release date: October 15, 2018
May 1942: Geneva Alexander flees Philadelphia and joins the USO to escape the engagement her parents have arranged for her, only to wind up as the number one suspect in her betrothed’s murder investigation. Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, she must find the real killer before she loses her sight…or is convicted for a crime she didn’t commit. Set in the early days of America’s entry into WWII and featuring cameo appearances from Hollywood stars, Murder of Convenience is a tribute to individuals who served on the home front, especially those who did so in spite of personal difficulties, reminding us that service always comes as a result of sacrifice. Betrayal, blackmail, and a barrage of unanswered questions… Murder of Convenience is the first in the exciting new “Women of Courage” series.
Under Cover: A World War II Mystery
By Linda Shenton Matchett ()
Release date: February 15, 2020
In the year since arriving in London, journalist Ruth Brown has put a face on the war for her readers at home in the U. S. Thus far, juggling her career and her relationship with Detective Inspector Trevor Gelson hasn’t proven too challenging. The war gets personal for Ruth when her friend Amelia is murdered, and Trevor is assigned to the case. Life gets even more unsettling when clues indicate her best friend, Varis, is passing secrets to the enemy.
Lorena McCourtney
Death Takes a Ride: A Novel (The Cate Kinkaid Files) (Volume 3)
By Lorena McCourtney (Revell)
Release date: June 24, 2014
Cate Kinkaid arrives at H&B Classic Auto Restorations to give a friend a ride. But, as usual, trouble finds Cate even there–this time in the form of one dead man, one wounded man, and what appears to be a pretty obvious case of self-defense. Owner Matt Halliday wants to hire her, but not for this case. Instead, Cate is charged with finding a man who owns a particular motorcycle Matt would like to buy. As her search progresses, she begins to suspect that the shooting in Matt’s office may not have been as cut-and-dried as it appeared.
Desert Dead: A Mac ‘n’ Ivy Mystery, Book #3 (The Mac ‘n’ Ivy Mysteries)
By Lorena McCourtney (Rogue Ridge Press)
Release date: October 15, 2019
Ivy and Mac are on the road, headed for their long-delayed honeymoon. Baja! Beaches! Romance and shrimp tacos and sunshine!But then comes a panicky phone call from good friend Magnolia, who is, as usual, looking into her complicated family genealogy. What she’s found this time is not another fourth-cousin-three-times-removed, but a dead body in the middle of a desert town. Except that this body, unlike the dead bodies with which Ivy has had past experience, has vanished. Magnolia is uncertain if she made a foolish mistake about there ever being a body, or if something sinister is going on.
Dolled Up to Die: A Novel (The Cate Kinkaid Files) (Volume 2)
By Lorena McCourtney (Revell)
Release date: July 15, 2013
When Cate Kinkaid receives a frantic call about a triple homicide, she drives to the scene against her better judgment–aren’t triple homicides more up the police department’s alley?–only to find that the victims are not quite who she expects. Now she has a new rule to add to those she’s learned in her short stint as an assistant private investigator: always find out if the victims actually have human DNA. Because these three do not. But who would shoot this nice lady’s dolls? What possible reason could the shooter have? And then there’s the startling discovery of another victim, who definitely does have human DNA.
Dying to Read: A Novel (The Cate Kinkaid Files-Book 1)
By Lorena McCourtney (Revell)
Release date: August 1, 2012
Cate Kinkaid is just dipping her toe into the world of private investigating until one of the many résumés she has floating around lands her a real job. All she has to do is determine that a particular woman lives at a particular address. Simple, right? When the big and brooding house happens to contain a dead body, this routine PI job turns out to be anything but simple. Is Cate in over her head?Readers will be hooked from the very first chapter of this fast-paced and witty romantic mystery from bestselling and award-winning author Lorena McCourtney.
Invisible (An Ivy Malone Mystery Book #1): A Novel
By Lorena McCourtney (Revell)
Release date: August 1, 2004
She’s not your average crime fighter!Ivy Malone has a curiosity that sometimes gets her into trouble, and it’s only aggravated by her discovery that she can easily escape the public eye. So when vandals romp through the local cemetery, she takes advantage of her newfound anonymity and its unforeseen advantages as she launches her own unofficial investigation. Despite her oddball humor and unconventional snooping, Ivy soon becomes discouraged by her failure to turn up any solid clues. And after Ivy witnesses something ominous and unexplained, she can’t resist putting her investigative powers to work again. Even the authorities’ attempts to keep Ivy out of danger and her nosy neighbor’s match-making schemes can’t slow her down.
RIPTIDE (The Julesburg Mysteries, Book Two)
By Lorena McCourtney (Rogue Ridge Press)
Release date: July 4, 2011
RIPTIDE is the second book in The Julesburg Mysteries, a three-book series of Christian romantic suspense set on the rugged Oregon coast. (Earlier published in paperback. )Twin sisters Sarah MacIntosh and Julie Armstrong have just found each other after being raised by different families and each never knowing the other existed. Their bond is strong and immediate, true “twins of the heart. ” They plan to buy and remodel Julesburg’s old Nevermore theater as a mini-mall for artisans and crafts people.
UNDERTOW (The Julesburg Mysteries, Book Three)
By Lorena McCourtney ()
Release date: July 4, 2011
UNDERTOW is the third book in The Julesburg Mysteries, a three-book series of Christian romantic suspense set on the rugged Oregon coast. (Earlier published in paperback. )Angie Harrison has fled a glamorous life as a New York model to come to Julesburg, where her brother and sister-in-law live. She tells herself that the past is behind her and buys the local weekly newspaper. She immediately becomes interested in doing an article on one of the historic old buildings in town, the Nevermore theater.
WHIRLPOOL (The Julesburg Mysteries, Book One)
By Lorena McCourtney ()
Release date: July 4, 2011
WHIRLPOOL is the first book in this re-release of a popular Christian romantic suspense series, The Julesburg Mysteries. Julesburg is a small town on the Oregon coast, but there are dangerous undercurrents beneath the town’s quiet surface. Stefanie Canfield’s life is swirling ever downward. Her mother’s death. Her husband’s infidelity, and the woman now flaunting her relationship with Hunter.