Eastern Shore Mystery

Three hundred years of history are in the beams and crumbling plaster of Delaney House. Seven thousand square feet of trash and dirt cover secrets, lies, and at least one murder. Attorney Grace Reagan is determined to renovate the decaying mansion in Mallard Bay, Maryland, but before she can buy the first can of paint, a sinkhole turns out to be a grave. Her past unravels as lies are revealed and the little village on the Chesapeake Bay becomes a sinister place of secrets and betrayal. Squatter's Rights is the first book in the Eastern Shore Mystery series.

The old farmhouse on Little Wye Creek is creepy enough to be a murder scene, and there's even a dead man on the lawn, but Grace Reagan hopes the infamous Garret Bishop is just pulling another lame publicity stunt. Wealthy, eccentric Bishop has survived an avalanche, a hijacking, and a kidnapping plot. Did he die for real this time in a tragic accident, or was he helped along to his last headline? Bishop's death shocks everyone, especially Grace, who's so close to escaping the village of Mallard Bay she can nearly taste the lime in a Key West daiquiri. She has a few things to do before she goes, though, and selling the old Morgan farm is on the list. Even though the purchase contract in Bishop's coat pocket has a bullet hole in it, Grace isn't giving up. She's leaving Mallard Bay for good, and nothing's going to stop her, not even a murder.

When the Overton clan-one husband, three almost-sister-wives, and their eleven children-arrive in Mallard Bay, summer on the Eastern Shore heats up. The Overtons and their television show are ready for prime time until the family patriarch disappears. Lightning Strike Films wants their leading man in front of the cameras in two weeks, and Heath Overton's wives want him home yesterday. Everyone's upset, even before the murders start. It's been nearly two years since attorney Grace Reagan landed in the touristy little town on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and so far, every one of her plans to leave has backfired. This time it's Grace herself who's holding up progress. She may, or may not, be getting married. Or going to France for her dream vacation. Or starting over somewhere on the far side of The Bridge. She has big decisions to make, but first, her new clients need help. As the body count rises, Grace is torn between her duties and the fast-moving changes in her own life. Can she stop the killings before she becomes the next victim?