Their fifteen-year high school reunion proves fatal for The Six, a clique of popular bullies who made school hell for their classmates. Is one of their victims exacting revenge more than a decade later? Plastic surgeon Kate Dalton, who was the victim of bullying during high school, is the prime suspect in a murder investigation after members of the bullying clique, known as the Six, are killed. "A bullied teenager returns home to find someone killing off her former tormenters. Stuyck (A Novel Way to Die, 2008, etc.) offers a peek back into the creepy side of high school, with an equally creepy puzzle thrown in." —Kirkus Reviews
Laid off from her magazine job, Lauren Prescott reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite a memoir for Caroline Marshall, the self-described Queen of Dumpster Diving. Lauren attends a potluck dinner at Caroline’s house, where guests bring food they found dumpster diving. By the end of the evening, one guest is dead, poisoned by toxic nuts. Days later another dinner guest dies after trying homemade goodies sent to Caroline by “A Grateful Former Student.” Lauren is determined to bring the murderer to justice. But first she has to save herself from a ruthless killer intent on adding her to the list of victims.
When the body of bestselling mystery novelist Katherine March is discovered in her Austin home, the cause of death is presumed to be a heart attack. But an autopsy reveals that the sixty-year-old author died of an injected overdose of a potent anti-anxiety drug—a murder technique straight from one of Katherine's own novels. Katherine's daughter, criminology professor Molly Patterson, must push aside her longstanding resentment of her secretive, workaholic mother to uncover what really happened. The deeper Molly probes the more disturbing information she finds. A volatile would-be writer has been stalking Katherine. The friend who discovered Katherine's body inherited one million dollars on her death and seems to be lying about a number of pertinent facts. Hours before Katherine's death, Molly's father had requested a loan from his ex-wife, only to have her door slammed in his face. Everyone seems to believe that the novelist took her own life. Katherine had just been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the lavish Christmas gifts and uncharacteristically sentimental notes she sent Molly's family suggest a woman making her farewells. Only Molly and one other person believe that Katherine was murdered. Then the other person dies of an injected overdose of the same drug that killed Katherine, and Molly knows she's next on the killer's list. . . . A drug that doesn't just reduce anxiety; it causes it. It might be called A Novel Way to Die.
Lauren Prescott is fifty, fat (according to her husband) and flat broke after he leaves her. To land a magazine job, Lauren writes a profile of a fitness guru who died while jogging—a death that looks increasingly suspicious the more she probes. Her search for her missing husband reveals unexpected criminal secrets. Lauren must decipher the brutal reality behind the two men's public facades, unaware that the killer also has a deadline—for her murder.
“A heroine we can all relate to.”—Earlene Fowler As a public relations professional, Liz James strives to keep the reputation of the Houston Mental Health Center spotless. But when a charismatic colleague is accused of murdering her own husband, Liz is painfully reminded that sometimes bad publicity is better than none at all... Liz was planning her wedding and had no spare time to help co-worker Kate Quinlan write a book about her Powerful Woman workshops. But when some newly empowered women began taking Kate's inspiring advice to violent extremes—one ran over her own husband—a media frenzy ensued. And the controversy surrounding Kate deepened when her unfaithful husband was killed. Reluctantly drawn into the fray, Liz had to discover if the murder was a vicious attempt to destroy Kate's credibility—or if Kate had begun to practice what she preached... Liz James is "vulnerable, caring, and sincere. We cheer her tenacity and courage."—Earlene Fowler, Author of Irish Chain and Fool's Puzzle
When the body of bestselling mystery novelist Katherine March is discovered in her Austin home, the cause of death is presumed to be a heart attack. But an autopsy reveals that the sixty-year-old author died of an injected overdose of a potent anti-anxiety drug—a murder technique straight from one of Katherine's own novels. Katherine's daughter, criminology professor Molly Patterson, must push aside her longstanding resentment of her secretive, workaholic mother to uncover what really happened. The deeper Molly probes the more disturbing information she finds. A volatile would-be writer has been stalking Katherine. The friend who discovered Katherine's body inherited one million dollars on her death and seems to be lying about a number of pertinent facts. Hours before Katherine's death, Molly's father had requested a loan from his ex-wife, only to have her door slammed in his face. Everyone seems to believe that the novelist took her own life. Katherine had just been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the lavish Christmas gifts and uncharacteristically sentimental notes she sent Molly's family suggest a woman making her farewells. Only Molly and one other person believe that Katherine was murdered. Then the other person dies of an injected overdose of the same drug that killed Katherine, and Molly knows she's next on the killer's list. . . . A drug that doesn't just reduce anxiety; it causes it. It might be called A Novel Way to Die.
Laid off from her magazine job, Lauren Prescott reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite a memoir for Caroline Marshall, the self-described Queen of Dumpster Diving. Lauren attends a potluck dinner at Caroline’s house, where guests bring food they found dumpster diving. By the end of the evening, one guest is dead, poisoned by toxic nuts. Days later another dinner guest dies after trying homemade goodies sent to Caroline by “A Grateful Former Student.” Lauren is determined to bring the murderer to justice. But first she has to save herself from a ruthless killer intent on adding her to the list of victims.
Their fifteen-year high school reunion proves fatal for The Six, a clique of popular bullies who made school hell for their classmates. Is one of their victims exacting revenge more than a decade later? Plastic surgeon Kate Dalton, who was the victim of bullying during high school, is the prime suspect in a murder investigation after members of the bullying clique, known as the Six, are killed. "A bullied teenager returns home to find someone killing off her former tormenters. Stuyck (A Novel Way to Die, 2008, etc.) offers a peek back into the creepy side of high school, with an equally creepy puzzle thrown in." —Kirkus Reviews
“A heroine we can all relate to.”—Earlene Fowler For ten years, Liz James has worked as public relations officer for the Houston Mental Health Center. Now she has her work cut out for her—as someone targets clinic employees for murder... As a therapist, Gina was trained to recognize the signs of dangerous behavior. But she dismissed the threatening notes she was receiving as a prank. Two other employees had been sent similar warnings, but nobody took the poisoned-pen letters seriously—until Gina was murdered. Was the killer a former patient? A scorned lover? Or a hospital employee? After another murder takes place, the pressure is on Liz to find out—because she's the only one who has received a threat and isn't dead yet... Liz James is "vulnerable, caring, and sincere. We cheer her tenacity and courage."—Earlene Fowler, author of Irish Chain and Fool's Puzzle
“A heroine we can all relate to.”—Earlene Fowler As a public relations professional, Liz James strives to keep the reputation of the Houston Mental Health Center spotless. But when a charismatic colleague is accused of murdering her own husband, Liz is painfully reminded that sometimes bad publicity is better than none at all... Liz was planning her wedding and had no spare time to help co-worker Kate Quinlan write a book about her Powerful Woman workshops. But when some newly empowered women began taking Kate's inspiring advice to violent extremes—one ran over her own husband—a media frenzy ensued. And the controversy surrounding Kate deepened when her unfaithful husband was killed. Reluctantly drawn into the fray, Liz had to discover if the murder was a vicious attempt to destroy Kate's credibility—or if Kate had begun to practice what she preached... Liz James is "vulnerable, caring, and sincere. We cheer her tenacity and courage."—Earlene Fowler, Author of Irish Chain and Fool's Puzzle
Lauren Prescott is fifty, fat (according to her husband) and flat broke after he leaves her. To land a magazine job, Lauren writes a profile of a fitness guru who died while jogging—a death that looks increasingly suspicious the more she probes. Her search for her missing husband reveals unexpected criminal secrets. Lauren must decipher the brutal reality behind the two men's public facades, unaware that the killer also has a deadline—for her murder.
Liz James is "vulnerable, caring, and sincere. We cheer her tenacity and courage as she determinedly attempts to protect her godson, flush out a killer, and explore a bewildering new relationship with rugged investigative reporter Nick Finley." —Earlene Fowler, author of Irish Chain and Fool's Puzzle To say that Liz James is having a bad year would be a huge understatement. Her rocky marriage is finally history, her new apartment looks like a glorified bomb shelter, and her love life—well, what love life? But nothing could prepare Liz for the shocker of the year: her totally together, supersuccessful former best friend, Caroline Marshall, has killed herself . . . and no one, least of all Liz, can even begin to guess why. Cry for Help—Caroline was one of those women who really did have it all: a perfect husband, a sweet little boy, and a red-hot career as an investigative journalist. But when Liz steps in to help Caroline's partner, Nick Finley, complete her last story, she begins to wonder if Caroline's death was really at her own hands. The article is an exposé on psychiatrists who sleep with their patients—and it seems that Liz's friend was dangerously close to the subject. Close enough to be killed. . . “A neat little mystery . . . a heroine we can all relate to.” —Earlene Fowler, author of Irish Chain and Fool's Puzzle
England, 1819: children discover a body during Alexandra Sinclair's wedding reception. The victim was a resident of The Home for Unfortunate Women, more deaths follow, and Alex risks her life to find the killer.
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