Katy Munger

Casey Jones's latest assignment is to guard politician Mary Lee Masters, but when the corpse of a real-estate magnate is found in her client's car, Casey must clear the senatorial candidate's name before election time. Original.

Legwork

Hired by lovely Tawny Bledsoe to find the estranged husband who allegedly disappeared with their child, Casey Jones locates the fugitive spouse, only to find herself embroiled in a murder case that makes her realize that she has been played for a fool by her scheming and murderous client. Original.

Bad to the Bone

SENIOR SLEUTHS, BLOODY MARYS, AND BOTH KINDS OF FAT CATS...Not since Dorothy L. Sayers' Murder Must Advertise has there been a more perfect cozy office murder--and not since Agatha Christie's immortal Miss Marple has a more loveable geriatric sleuth been spawned. Gallagher Gray's first Hubbert and Lil mystery's got it all-a stuffy old firm with stuffy old routines disturbed by a few unaccustomed murders, a hilariously apoplectic boss, the indispensable brace of cats, and a clever amateur sleuths of a certain age.Break out the tea and cookies to welcome T.S. Hubbert and his unforgettable Auntie Lil! T.S. tells the story (and very wittily too), but it's Lil who steals the show-she's eighty-four years young, with a taste for bloody Marys at any time of day, a fine-tuned appreciation of life's other pleasures, and a remarkable talent for detecting.It begins, as so many things do, with a phone call: T.S. (Theodore to Auntie Lil) has been retired about eight hours when he's summoned back to Sterling & Sterling, the bank where he served as personnel manager for most of his adult life. One of the bigwigs is lying stabbed to death in the Partner's Room and his demanding former boss, forgetting he's no longer boss, is demanding a favor-damage control.Well, that's certainly more interesting, thinks Theodore, than "interviewing the slack-jawed sons of clients." And besides, now he can talk back to the brass. He can even dress like it's casual Friday and no one can say a word. Although they do. A big part of the fun's watching him shock his former colleagues with his sudden assertiveness. Because who can boss around a person who's doing a favor? What starts out as damage control quickly evolves into full-scale detecting as more and more partners bite the big one in unexpected ways. Aunt Lil's all over it from the first, demonstrating not only the necessary smarts, street savvy, and moxie, but also a feminine way of looking at things that leads to a surprisingly contemporary conclusion.Fans of Golden Age mysteries will eat this irrepressible amateur detective team with a spoon, along with readers who just get a kick out of watching senior sleuths kick butt. If you like Miss Marple, Miss Silver, Miss Seeton, Mrs. Pollifax, Jessica Fletcher, Agatha Raisin, Henrie O, Hercule Poirot, and their many distinguished silver-haired colleagues, you'll want to grab this one now. Aficionados of cozy authors like Dorothy Cannell, Carolyn Hart, M.C. Beaton, Joanne Fluke, Jana DeLeon, and Alexander McCall Smith will be equally captivated!

A Hubbert & Lil Mystery

Partners In Crime

Casey Jones Mysteries Vol 1-3

When feisty P.I. Casey Jones investigates the case of a woman on death row, the local police do not appreciate her inquiries, and rash of murders occurs, but with the help of a pair of bloodhounds and some questionable allies, she races against time to unmask a killer and save her client's life. Original.

A Casey Jones Mystery

Out of Time

When one of her favorite clients turns up dead, tough female private detective Casey Jones vows to find the killer, following a dangerous trail that leads her into the exclusive haunts of North Carolina's social elite as she confronts enemies who will do anything to stop her. Original.

Money to Burn:

When a young basketball star and his mother disappear without a trace, the boy's grandmother begs Raleigh, N.C., private investigator Casey Jones to take the case. When the case becomes personal, Casey has trouble separating her professional and personal judgment, with disastrous results for both her and the boy.

Bad Moon on the Rise

At the request of Helen McInnes, the traumatized victim of a horrible crime, tough, unlicensed private detective Casey Jones goes undercover at Duke University to protect Helen and to find a killer using the campus as his own private hunting ground. Original.

Better Off Dead

Jean Anderson

Ariel Dorfman

Clyde Edgerton

Jim Wise

Rodrigo Dorfman

Barry Yeoman

Pam Spaulding

Diane Daniel

Cliff Bellamy

Eno Publishers builds on its successful 27 Views series by showcasing the literary community of Durham, North Carolina, in 27 Views of Durham: The Bull City in Prose & Poetry. The book features 27 writers, who in poetry, essays, short stories, and book excerpts focus on the town of Durham, famous for Duke University, tobacco, and Southern cuisine. The collection offers readers a broad and varied picture of life past and present in Durham, as well as a sense of the town's literary breadth. Contributing authors include Steve Schewel, Jean Anderson, Carl Kenney, Katy Munger, Ariel Dorfman, Pierce Freelon, John Valentine, Shirlette Ammons, Jim Wise, and others.

The Bull City in Prose & Poetry

27 Views of Durham

THE SECRET LOVES OF SENIOR SLEUTHS--AND A MOST UNTIMELY MURDER! Skeletons clatter merrily out of closets, in the third witty murder mystery of the delightfully cozy Hubbert and Lil mystery series-not the least of which is the disclosure of 84-year-old Lil's twenty-year secret love affair."Gray has the rare talent of being able to combine humor with sensitivity, and high comedy with realisticportrayals of genuine people."-The Virginian-PilotIn this one, everybody's favorite elderly amateur sleuth and her doting nephew-an unlikely but veritable dynamic duo-take on New York City's fashionistas and, quite unfortunately, the mob. At the tender age of 84, Aunt Lil has no shortage of gentlemen callers. So it's not exactly a surprise when she interrupts her favorite nephew and sleuthing partner-in-crime T.S. (at yet another failed attempt at making Crème Brulee) to beg for help. This time she needs a hand tidying up her Flushing apartment-which was once likened to Times Square just moments after midnight on New Year's Eve-in anticipation of a male visitor. What is surprising is the fact that T.S. has never heard of the guy-a man named Max Rosenbloom, fabled multimillionaire owner of Max Rose Fashions. And it's a downright shock that Max and Lil been secretly seeing each other-for over twenty years. But when Max is an hour late, Aunt Lil falls into an uncharacteristic daze. And after she asks T.S. to "leave her alone"-a phrase thus far absent from her vocabulary, a radio bulletin breaks the news of the quarter-century: Max has been killed in a car bomb explosion in Manhattan. Lil is overtaken with a private grief-which worries T.S., because, quite frankly, she's never been private about much of anything-until she snaps out of it with the realization that her planned meeting with Max and his untimely death must be connected.Convinced the love of her life has been murdered in cold blood, she resolves to solve the puzzling crime-with trusty T.S. by her side. Together, Aunt Lil and T.S. investigate the sophisticated trappings of the world of Manhattan fashion-including the lethal underbelly of the mob-controlled rag trade, white collar corporate embezzlement, and family secrets so chilling they leave even Aunt Lil speechless. Because Max was filthy rich and in proverbial bed with the mob, there's no end to the list of suspects. But the list becomes one less when Max's own favorite nephew turns up dead. Could it be murder has become fashionable in the garment district? A delectable treat for cozy fans, especially if you love Miss Marple, Miss Silver, Miss Seeton, Mrs. Pollifax, Jessica Fletcher, Agatha Raisin, Henrie O, and Hercule Poirot. If you just read The Thursday Murder Club, read this next!

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