Donn Taylor
Murder Mezzo Forte (Preston Barclay)
By Donn Taylor (Lamplighter Mysteries)
Release date: June 9, 2016
Selah Award Finalist ”Two professors accused of murder on a college campus must find the killer in a whodunit that plays to the beat of a unique soundtrack. The main character and narrator, Preston Barclay, suffers with musical hallucinations that started when his wife died and music passed from Faith’s soul into his. Barclay’s female colleague is Wiccan, hired as part of the university’s new policy of inclusion. Her blue gaze burns Preston, but their budding friendship intrigues. Suspended by the administration and suspected by police of killing a fellow professor, evidence mounts against the pair, even as they conduct a risky investigation of their own.
Emily Thomas
A Play on Words
By Emily Thomas (Guideposts)
Release date: September 21, 2018
Broadway has come to town as the stage production of Simply Sugarcreek is set to debut at a local theater. Cheryl’s old friend, actress and pop star Lacey Landers, returns to Sugarcreek as the star. When rehearsals get underway, a series of strange events makes it clear that someone is trying to sabotage the play, and the list of those who have a reason to ruin the production is a long one. The show must go on, so Cheryl and Naomi set out to unmask the culprit as events escalate. But when a crew member vanishes, they must race against the clock to find her before it’s too late.