Arlene Kay
1) Swann Dive
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A wisecracking mystery writer and one of Boston's richest bluebloods share only one tie: her lifelong friend is his twin sister. When someone murders Cece Swann, Eja and Deming become the most uncommon team of sleuths in ye olde bean towne. Cece had everything--looks, brains, and money galore. Her love of life was legendary, as was her rampant fear of heights. Leaping off a building was the last thing she would ever do. When she dies that way, Eja...
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Army vet Persephone "Perri" Morgan has found a second career handcrafting leather pet accessories-and a satisfying sideline in training therapy dogs. But there's no cure for a cold-blooded murderer... .
Perri and her BFF Babette Croy team up to bring their therapy dogs to an upscale senior living facility. But The Falls' pleasant façade hides some unpleasant secrets. Valuables are missing, feuds fester, and one resident even fears for her life....
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Marketta Davis was Harbor Bay's golden girl until the Chicago Art Institute sent her packing. She returns to her hometown, determined to succeed by operating a beauty emporium stocked with upscale products. Unfortunately, on opening night a grisly corpse litters the alleyway of her store. Marky and her partner Gemma Reid team up to save their business and their lives by finding the culprit.
4) Swann Songs
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Marriage can be murder . . . For new bride Eja Kane-Swann, revenge is both sweet and deadly. When Gabriel Mann, the ex-husband who kicked her to the curb, begs for help, Eja laughs in his face. Gabriel is involved in a nasty literary spat with a competitor for tenure, and charges of sexism may derail Gabriel's career. Expect murder, misdirection and a pinch of glamour as that dazzling duo, Eja and Deming, explore complex motives, political correctness,...
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Army vet Persephone "Perri" Morgan has big plans, as her custom leather leashes, saddles, and other pet accessories are the rage of dog and horse enthusiasts everywhere. But when murder prances into the ring at a Massachusetts dog show, Perri must confront a cunning killer who's a breed apart.
Accompanied by her bestie Babette and four oversize canines, Perri motors down to the Big E Dog Show in high style. Perri hopes to combine business with pleasure...
6) Gilt Trip
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Exercise is over-rated! Eja Kane joins a dojo hoping to shape up and zone out before her wedding to Deming Swann. Instead of sweat and spiritual healing, she finds a simmering cauldron of sex, jealousy, and greed. When a con-woman's corpse literally drops at her feet, Eja and the entire Swann clan plunge into a nasty bullion scam that imperils Deming's clients and snares even the virtuous in its grip. An artful combination of humor, sex, and savagery...
7) Mantrap
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Eja and Demming are taking this mystery out for a spin! Munitions heir Dario Peters has a yen for competitive cycling and cash. When he suffers a fatal crash on a Cape Cod bike path, everyone calls it a tragic accident. But his doting grandma knows better. Persus Cantor begs amateur sleuths Eja Kane and Deming Swann--her nephew--to come to Bayview and investigate the case. The newly engaged duo finds that Dario was a ne'er-do-well with a host of enemies...
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Leathersmith Persephone "Perri" Morgan makes the kind of beautiful custom leashes and saddles that make wealthy dog and horse show lovers swoon-until murder strides onto the course . . .
When Perri's BFF Babette hosts a meeting of Fairfax County's affluent animal lovers to save a local horse rescue farm, the agenda gets sidetracked by the discovery of a corpse in the master bedroom. Everyone present is a suspect, including Perri's main squeeze,...