Peggy O'Neal Peden

Contrary to popular belief, not everyone in Nashville is an aspiring country music star. Campbell Hall, for one, just wants to get her travel agency off the ground and move on from a break-up. But when she gets the opportunity to visit the mansion of mysterious country icon Jake Miller, she jumps at the chance. After all, who knows what clues are lurking around the long-dead star’s last home? But as Campbell pokes around, she discovers more than a few sequined suits and priceless memorabilia. She finds Hazel Miller, Jake’s widow, quietly resting in a bedroom on the main floor. But Hazel might just be dead quiet. And Campbell might just be the last person to have seen her alive. Juggling the twisty plots of high-profile country stars with her blossoming business—not to mention the tattered remains of her love life—Campbell thinks she’s got everything figured out. But when the danger becomes personal, she must uncover a killer who will stop at nothing to get what they want—or face the music. With Your Killin’ Heart, award-winning author Peggy O’Neal Peden has given us a witty debut full of Nashville charm and generous heart.

A Mystery

Your Killin' Heart

Nosy, warm-hearted travel agent Campbell Hall gets mixed up in a missing persons case when beloved Nashville socialite Bitsy Carter vanishes during her Mexican vacation. "Fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Donna Andrews will enjoy this new series" - Booklist Travel agent Campbell Hale isn't surprised when she hears her good friend, socialite and talented artist Bitsy Carter, has booked a luxury Mexican spa vacation through her agency. Bitsy often takes solo trips abroad, and who'd want to spend February in grey Nashville when they could avoid it? She is, however, extremely surprised - and extremely worried - when Bitsy doesn't come back. What could compel warm, friendly Bitsy to run away without telling anyone her plans? And most puzzling of all: what could make her leave her small children behind? The answers lie in Zihuatanejo, and Campbell barely needs to twist new boyfriend Detective Sam Davis' arm to get him to agree to accompany her there. Campbell's determined to uncover the truth, but will this be a vacation to remember . . . or one to die for? "Fans of Tonya Kappes's books and readers who enjoy humorous whodunits with a strong sense of place will find this one delightful" - Library Journal (starred review) of the first Nashville mystery, Your Killin' Heart

Gone Missin'

Ellie Alexander

Diane Kelly

E.J. Copperman

Donna Andrews

Cate Conte

Hannah Dennison

Carolyn Haines

Susan C. Shea

Cynthia Riggs

Looking for a new cozy mystery author to love? Dive in to this collection of excerpts from the Minotaur Books/St. Martin's Press Spring/Summer 2017 season (books published from late April to August). The Cozy Case Files collection includes: Trumpet of Death by Cynthia Riggs Sticks and Bones by Carolyn Haines Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea Your Killin' Heart by Peggy O'Neal Peden Gone Gull by Donna Andrews Dog Dish of Doom by E.J. Copperman Enforcing the Paw by Diane Kelly Cat About Town by Cate Conte A Crime of Passion Fruit by Ellie Alexander

Cozy Case Files: A Cozy Mystery Sampler

Travel agent Campbell Hale isn't surprised when her good friend, Nashville socialite Bitsy Carter, goes on a luxury Mexican spa vacation. She is, however, extremely surprised - and extremely worried - when Bitsy doesn't come back. Campbell books herself a trip to Mexico to find her friend, but will it a vacation to remember . . . or one to die for?

Peggy O'Neal Peden

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