Mystery Books

BITS AND PIECES, a St. Rose Quilting Bee Mystery

The St. Rose Quilting Bee is back, stitching beautiful quilts while working to solve a neighborhood crime. This time, it is a cold case. Six months before, the quilters’ quiet neighborhood was rocked by a gas explosion and conflagration. Inside the destroyed home were the bodies of parish members Kate Upland and her twin daughters. Because Kenny Upland is missing, he becomes the chief suspect.

So, six months later, the Quilting Bee and all of the Senior Guild are concerned when Clare announces that she has seen Kenny and that he saved her life. Determined to prove him innocent of murder, Clare talks Maggie and the others into helping her. As they begin to explore the life of Kate Upland, the Quilting Bee members waver in their feelings about Kenny. And as they begin to ask questions, things begin to happen—another gas explosion, an attempted murder … What have they gotten into?
AN OMINOUS DEATH

Maggie Browne and the members of the St. Rose Quilting Bee are back, attempting to solve a mystery as they work on their quilts.

Sometime Bee member Candy Breckner is at the Palo Verde Care Center to recover from an auto accident; with two broken legs, she cannot manage on her own.  Maggie and the Bee decide to visit, taking her a lap quilt they've made especially for her.  (see Appendix for pattern)  Candy breaks down when she sees them, saying that she's afraid there's an "angel of death" at work in the facility.  Dismissing her story as a side-effect of medication, the women begin to have second thoughts when she dies suddenly.  Especially when police questioning seems to indicate an unexpected interest in Bee member Louise Lombard, who discovered the body. 

Using their own unique style of investigating, Maggie and the others find the proper mix between quilting and investigative work.  But will it be enough to save Louise ... and another potential victim?
A PHANTON DEATH

The desert is the perfect location for murder, mystery, and the finding of dead bodies! Scottsdale, Arizona, is the location of my new mystery series featuring Maggie Browne and the St. Rose Quilting Bee. But don't look for St. Rose Catholic Church or the Browne Ranch on a Scottsdale map. They are strictly fiction, as are all the characters in the book.