Author: mkscott

Private Eye Nala Bonne and her trusty crime-fighting rescue dog Max spend their days surfing social media for telltale signs of disability fraud and philandering husbands, but when a lucrative opportunity to investigate something entirely different, Nala readily agrees to take the case.The task: find a missing Santa impersonatorUnfortunately for her, someone is dead set against the search and … the search and will stop at nothing to drive Nala and Max out of town before their search even begins.Can this dynamic duo locate the missing Santa before it’s too late?more

The commissioner banned citizen interference in police investigations, but that’s never stopped Donna before and won’t stop her now.A race yacht has capsized. A millionaire has gone missing. If that and the involvement of a would-be psychic aren’t reason enough to worry, adding Donna’s meddling mother to the mix will jeopardize Legacy’s reputation even further.Can Donna rein in the chaos before … before it spells disaster for everyone involved?more

A missing woman cold case falls into the senior sleuths’ laps. Only this time, the helpful detective Marci must bow out when a letter addressed to the police names the woman’s husband as the possible culprit, which turns the cold case into an active investigation. This is unfortunate for the sleuths because things were heating up on the case and at Greener Pastures Convalescent Center where … Heloise has promised an authentic barn dance for the residents.The sleuths have been ordered to drop the case, which should have been the end of things. It isn’t. Not only are the senior…

The senior sleuths are hot on the trail of a veteran’s murderer and a missing dog in a cold case that’s raising eyebrows and causing a stir in their tightknit community.The clock is ticking. Only a few short days before the victim’s home is razed and all the potential evidence is wiped clean.With new complications at every turn, the Senior Sleuths feel the heat as the impossible deadline … deadline approaches.Can they close this case before the truth is buried for good?more

Bake-off fever is in full-swing and Donna can’t help but have visions of becoming the next great baking star, but the competition is stiff, and someone is willing to kill to win.When one of the contestants is found dead, a twist of fate puts Donna at the center of the competition. That’s the perfect position to unravel the mystery, but only if she doesn’t get caught in the crosshairs.

A smooth-talking charmer is separating dog-loving ladies from their money. Nala and Max are ready to put the bite on the Dog Park Romeo. Nala’s best friend, Karly, is willing to serve as bait, to attract the larcenous male. As well as her mother whose help she doesn’t want. Whenever her parents decide to help things go horribly wrong. It’s bad enough her parents are involved, but her former crush … crush has decided to solicit her help with his current love.What else can go wrong?more

The Way over the Hill Gang is back at it again! This time their mission is to find justice for a slain single mother, but this cold case proves to be more complicated than they initially believe.With little to go on, no resources, and a limited amount of time to search for answers, can they crack this long-forgotten case and bring the murderer to justice?

A missing girl. An urban legend. A long-held fear.The last thing Nala wants to do is chase ghosts, but when a girl vanishes without a trace, that’s exactly what she’ll have to do to find answers.With no clues about the Ashlee’s whereabouts and few people interested in getting to the bottom of the investigation, Nala and Max may be her last hope, but Nala’s fear of ghosts and an ornery Maine Coon … Coon aren’t making things any easier.Can they unravel the haunting clues before it’s too late?more

Detective Mark Taber and his new bride Donna, an amateur sleuth, are ready to take a much-needed break from crime-solving and finally enjoy their long-awaited honeymoon in the quartz-rich mountains of Arkansas, but unfortunately for them, crime never takes a break.When their car breaks down at the site of the first murder the county has seen in a century, they find themselves in a bind – no … transportation and at the center of an overwhelming firestorm for an overworked sheriff. He needs their help.Will they temporarily forgo their plans to find a murderer or will the possibility of netting…

An accident has disabled Detective Marcella Collins and her police chief boss is urging early retirement. Not ready to give up her career that is also her life, she’s determined to prove she can solve crimes from her wheelchair in a senior convalescent center. Since her the accident has left her not only wheelchair bound, but subject to a temporary mental haze, she assembles a team of sharp … senior residents to help.People might think the center is full of docile seniors, but it is packed with as much drama as a middle school locker room. The first case involves…