Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle

Shannon is pretty happy with her life now that Mac has moved in.   They love each other and he's a popular author.  So they decide to put a workshop together.

Berkley and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published on December 7th.

They had six writers show up.  They looked nice enough but they weren't.  It doesn't take long for the dead person to show up.  The worst part is that she was nicest of the group.

Shannnon's boyfriend is willing to help her sleuthing.  Her sister is dating the chief of police and they are looking, too.

It's a mess and many questions get asked.  Then they see a fight between two friends that almost becomes deadly.  By careful questioning, they finally get the truth.  Will that be enough?

Shot Through the Hearth by Kate Carlisle

Shannon has been remodeling homes and building new ones since she was a small child working with her dad.  He's retired now and she's taken over the business.  She's on the biggest job she's ever handled and money is no object, so the situation is ideal for her.  Except when the big conference in the new facility is going, someone begins killing people...

Berkley and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published October 29th.

She hates that it happened at a site she works at.  The cops already consider her a body magnet and here's another one...

Then someone shoots at the group barbecuing outside in the evening.  They figure out where the shooter was standing but they aren't real sure who he was shooting at.

It gets worse.  They find a man strangled with a plant.  The man with her is crying for his plant but she had just been speaking to the victim earlier in the day.  Who would want to kill a nobody?

It seems that someone at the conference is a psycho.  Will they be able to identify him before more people die?

The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle

Brooklyn and Derek are in Paris enjoying their honeymoon.  As they walk along the book vendors along the street, they both find treasures.  She buys one for her husband and one for a friend back home.  Since she's a bookbinder, she can repair them both and doesn't have to spend much on them.  He buys one for her, too.  They think alike in many ways.  He's a retired spy although he won't talk about much.  When he meets a friend of his past, they both have a nice visit with Ned.  When they get back to their room, Derek is pretty sure someone broke in while they were gone.  But nothing is missing...

Berkley Publishing and Net Galley shared this book with for review (thank you).  It is due to be published June 4th.

When they go to visit another old friend who owns a spy shop, it's great fun to look over the the products he sells.  He even has escape rooms where everyone has to work together to find the solution to all the clues to get out.  While there, Brooklyn tells him about the book she bought in Paris.  It's a James Bond book and he asks if he can display it.  He'll put it in secure place where it can't be stolen.  She agrees.  But someone does try to steal it and kills the employee that tries to stop them.  They are covered with clothing so they can't been seen by the video cameras.  But Brooklyn and Derek are determined to find out who it was.

They find out that Ned is dead; he was murdered.  Then they find microfilm hidden in the book with names on it.  It seems these were spies that worked together on one job.  Someone is killing them one by one.  Who can it be?

With Derek having trouble at work, Brooklyn trying to create a fake book to take back to the store, one dead employee that Brooklyn was fond of, and the spy ring murders you'll be real busy reading this story and hoping they can find the killer.  It's gets even worse when they do...