Susan Wren

High-flying city cop Susan never expected to wind up in Hampstead, Kansas-a sleepy little town where there are more pigs than people. But she moved here to be with the man she loved. One year after his murder, the folk of Hampstead need police chief Susan more than ever. Professor Carena Egersund is out walking in the woods when a dog comes bounding over. Carena looks for the owner-and spots a dead body floating face-down in the creek! A few days before her death, Lynnelle Hames was telling everyone she'd found her long-lost birth mother. Has someone killed her to keep her silent? Professor Carena may specialize in math, but something about her story doesn't add up. Then a second body surfaces, in an equally watery grave, and Susan realizes the clock is ticking to catch a ruthless killer.

It's a stormy afternoon in Hampstead, Kansas. And the medical center waiting room is deserted. Except for Susan Wren and feverish little Jen Bryant. Jen is awaiting an appointment with frosty Dr. Dorothy Barrington. Suddenly, a gunshot rings out, killing Dr Dorothy and critically wounding Jen. Susan couldn't protect little Jen from the bullet. Now she will do whatever it takes to catch the elusive shooter. Dr. Dorothy wasn't short of enemies. A prickly control freak, she couldn't even get along with her four brothers and sisters. What skeletons hide in their respectable family closet? It's up to Susan to find out before the killer strikes again. But the truth can be a bitter pill... Fans of Kate Carlisle, Ellery Adams, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Eileen Brady, Cathy Pickens, and Dorothy Cannell will be hooked from the very first page!

The folk of Hampstead, Kansas, are all of a flutter. There's a Hollywood crew in town, shooting a movie in creepy old Lockett Mansion. The leading lady emerges from her trailer and there's a gasp of excitement. It's scream queen Laura Edwards. On day one of the shoot, Laura's stunt double, Kay, must film a brutal murder scene. When the cameras stop rolling, Kay's left lying in a pool of blood. The crew race over and find there's nothing fake about this murder! Anyone can see Kay was a dead-ringer for blonde bombshell Laura. Was Laura the true target? Police chief Susan Wren is determined to find out. Can she solve the case before the killer returns for the final cut?

Discover an utterly captivating Midwest murder mystery from a bestselling author-filled with quirky small-town suspects you won't forget. Single mom Caley James has three kids, a good-for-nothing ex and the flu. When her furnace dies, during the longest cold spell Hampstead has ever seen, she thinks Christmas can't get worse. Until... Her youngest finds a dead body in the basement. Shifty-eyed repairman Tim Holiday was supposed to be fixing their furnace. Instead, he's the one who got burned-so badly his face is almost unrecognizable. Police Chief Susan Wren is on the case. But she soon realizes Caley's busybody neighbor knows more than they're letting on. Are they hiding a secret, or hiding a killer? It's up to Susan to solve the mystery before Christmas goes up in flames. Fans of Kate Carlisle, Ellery Adams, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Eileen Brady, Cathy Pickens, and Dorothy Cannell will be hooked from the very first page!

Discover an utterly captivating Midwest murder mystery from a bestselling author. Grieving Police Chief Susan Wren's never been so pleased to see her cousin, footloose reporter Sean Donovan. He turns up out of the blue, reeking of whiskey and Irish charm, to tell Susan he's on to something big, a dark secret in Governor Jack Garrett's murky past! But smooth-talking Sean might be hiding a secret of his own. A woman's battered body is found, locked in the trunk of an abandoned Mustang. And Susan's pulled away from her cozy family reunion. She scours the trunk for evidence, to find Sean's business card. Stained with blood. Susan doesn't want to believe her cousin could be guilty of something so terrible. But this crime has his byline written all over it. And if Sean didn't kill the woman, then who? As squeaky clean Governor Garrett races for the US presidency, someone out there will do anything to keep the truth hidden... Fans of Kate Carlisle, Ellery Adams, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Eileen Brady, Cathy Pickens and Dorothy Cannell will be hooked from the very first page!