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By Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds, Sandy Gaskin (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

 DEATH FOR DESSERT?When Jenna Stafford quits her dead-end job to help her sister Carly open a diner, she may havejumped from the frying pan into the fi re. Even though business is really cooking, last time the sisters checked, murder was NOT on the menu. So who’s the dead guy out back? And why are there more police offi cers on the scene than there are paying customers? Can Jenna and Carly sort out their scrambled love lives and still find the missing ingredient in time to solve the crime before their goose is cooked? .

By Janet Chester Bly ()

What secret lies down Squash Blossom Road? Cowgirl Reba Cahill’s schedule is full. Save the family ranch. Take another road trip. Free her mom from a mental institute. Solve a murder and kidnapping.

By Julianna Deering (Bethany House Publishers)

This Traditional British Cozy Mystery Gets a Regency TwistDrew and Madeline Farthering celebrate their six-month anniversary by attending a fancy Regency era costume party. Drew is glad to see Talbot Cummins, an Oxford classmate, and his fiancée, Alice Henley, though many present seem worried about the couple. Everyone’s concerns are realized when, at the concluding grand ball, Alice dies of an overdose of cocaine. Tal refuses to believe she took the stuff intentionally, and Drew is determined to find out if her death was an accident or murder. Drew is shocked and disillusioned when the police arrest Tal’s father and reveal that the man has been smuggling drugs into the country for the past twenty years.

By Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds, Sandy Gaskin (Barbour Publishing, Inc)

FREE BRANSON VACATION. in exchange for a little elbow grease and moral support! Jenna Stafford and her sister Carly dust off their cowboy boots, herd the kids into the SUV, and hightail it up to Branson, Missouri to help with the grand opening of a friend’s theatre. To their amazement, the glittering lights and twanging tunes make a perfect backdrop for.

By Christy Barritt (River Heights)

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By Cyndy Salzmann (Howard Books)

Just as The Babysitter’s Club series successfully captured a generation of young girls, Cyndy Salzmann’s Friday Afternoon Club series lays claim to moms who cherish long-standing friendship…and a bit of mystery. While juggling the responsibilities of carpool, laundry, and ballet lessons, this group of close friends find time to act as sleuths, unraveling mysteries, and gaining spiritual truths along the way. Readers will readily identify with these richly drawn characters caught in the chaos of raising a family, maintaining friendships, and sorting out the items of intrigue that draws them in.

By Lorena McCourtney (Revell)

An intrepid young woman dips her toes into the world of private investigating only to be met with a dead body and no answers. Is she in over her head?