Bartender's Guide to Murder

No one talks to the cops. Everyone talks to the bartender. And, Avalon Nash is one hell of a bartender. Avalon is on the run from her life in Los Angeles. Having a drink while waiting to change trains in the former Olympic town of Tranquility, New York, she discovers the freshly murdered bartender at MacTavish's. A bartender herself, she's offered the position with the warning he wasn't the first MacTavish's bartender to meet a violent end. Avalon's superpower is collecting people's stories, and she's soon embroiled in the lives of artists, politicians, ghost hunters and descendants of Old Hollywood. Can Avalon outrun the ghosts of her past, catch the ghosts of Tranquility's past and outsmart a murderer? The first book in the Bartender's Guide to Murder series offers chills, laughs, and 30 of the best drink recipes ever imbibed.

Nobody talks to the cops. Everybody talks to the bartender. And Avalon Nash is a hell of a bartender. On a cool June night at the Battened Hatch, Avalon is the last to see an Olympic medalist before his mysterious demise. Her superpower is collecting people's stories, and she soon discovers that the medalist's death connects to an unsolved kidnap/murder of a teenager 20 years before-and the perp is looking to silence anyone getting close to the truth. As Avalon settles into her new home in the Olympic village of Tranquility, New York, can she solve the devastating murders, figure out who is worth trusting, and start to be vulnerable again-while tracking and outwitting a murderer? The second book in the Bartender's Guide to Murder series offers scares, humor, and 30 more of the best drink recipes ever imbibed.

Bartender Avalon Nash's youthful crush has become a Hollywood star, but does he even remember her? Why are the women he dates turning up dead? Does Avalon dare let her long-time dream come true, knowing she might be next? Avalon must use her superpower of collecting people's stories to protect those she loves and some, who are hard to stomach, by discovering and stopping the killer. Join the denizens of Tranquility as their film festival brings excitement, glamor... and murder.

When bartender Avalon Nash dares enter the remains of Tranquility's infamous haunted lodge, she unleashes deadly secrets waiting to come back to life. It's Halloween and Avalon is on the outs with her boyfriend, her cop friend and her best friend. When she ventures into the ruins of an old lodge above the town, she uncovers evidence of murders that have haunted the locals for decades. Then a new friend, in town for a high school reunion, vanishes and she must battle the deadly danger that continues to stalk Tranquility to this day. Some things are called spooky for a reason. And sometimes, those who are alive are most frightening of all. 30 Cocktail Recipes Included.

Bartender Avalon Nash arrives in the Adirondack Village of Tranquility ready for a fresh start. She must begin by solving the murder of her the beloved bartender whose job she took, with the warning he wasn't the first bartender in town to die under suspicious circumstances. Next she seeks to find who murdered a beloved Olympic champion, then the girlfriends of an old friend who's become a movie star. Along the way she discovers the many secrets buried in Tranquility--as well as a "found family" that changes her life. "I love [Bartender's Guide to Murder]! Avalon is smart, courageous and funny. --Rebecca Cantrell, Award-winning novelist This set includes books 1-3 Death in Tranquility: Who killed the bartender? Death by Gravity: Who killed the Olympian? Death Among the Stars: Why do movie star Rise O'Connor's girlfriends keep dying? Will Avalon be next? A spellbinding mystery I couldn't put down. The bonus? A menu of delicious craft cocktails too tempting to pass up. -- Cathi Stoler, award-winning author of the Murder on the Rocks series If you like driven heroines, spellbinding puzzles, and bringing characters' favorite libations to life, then you'll love Sharon Linnéa's well-poured whodunits.