Author: vmburns
While visiting the land of Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes, bookstore owner and amateur sleuth Samantha Washington finds herself on a tragical mystery tour . . . Sam joins Nana Jo and her Shady Acres Retirement Village friends Irma, Dorothy, and Ruby Mae on a weeklong trip to London, England, to experience the Peabody Mystery Lovers Tour. The chance to see the sights and walk the streets that … the sights and walk the streets that inspired Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle is a dream come true for Sam—and a perfect way to celebrate her new publishing contract as…
After a poodle-loving billionaire dies at a fundraising event, amateur sleuth Lilly adopts his dog, Rex — and soon somebody tries to poach her new pooch! But when everyone wants to get their paws on her pup, will she be able to sort through the suspects and sniff out the culprit?
In the wake of the holiday season, mystery bookshop owner Sam Washington charters a bus so she and her friends from the Shady Acres Retirement Village can return home from a vacation in the Windy City. But when their road trip turns deadly, Sam will have to steer the group to safety!
While watching her dog on a pet cam, Lilly witnesses a murder at a luxury animal boarding house. Determined to dig up the truth, she decides to go undercover — but can she manage to sniff out the killer? A delightful cozy mystery!
Bookstore owner and author Samantha’s mother is marrying wealthy Harold Robertson in three weeks — but when someone murders their overbearing wedding planner, Harold is the prime suspect! Can Sam prove Harold’s innocence as she pens her own version of the case in her latest historical mystery?
A house fire is extinguished to reveal the body of a choir director. The smell of gasoline points to murder. Thomas Warrendale was employed by First Baptist Church, where Detective RJ Franklin Jr. is a parishioner. Recovering from a car accident, RJ is on leave from the police force in St. Joseph, Indiana, when this puzzling case calls him back. His insider’s knowledge makes him the obvious … choice to lead the investigation. The congregation doubled after Warrendale revamped the music to appeal to a more youthful crowd. RJ’s godmother, Mama B, gives the detective an earful about the choir…
In search of a fresh start, Lilly moves to Tennessee with her poodle, Aggie. But their peaceful new life is quickly interrupted when Aggie unearths a dead body buried beneath their neighbor’s lawn — and Lilly has to track down the killer!
Mystery bookstore owner Samantha Washington is trying to keep her grandmother from spending her golden years in an orange jumpsuit . . . The small town of North Harbor, Michigan, is just not big enough for the two of them: flamboyant phony Maria Romanov and feisty Nana Jo. The insufferable Maria claims she’s descended from Russian royalty and even had a fling with King Edward VIII back in the … Edward VIII back in the day. She’s not just a lousy liar, she’s a bad actress, so when she nabs the lead in the Shady Acres Senior Follies—a part…
When Lilly is accused of murdering her cheating ex-husband, she’ll have to rely on the help of her best friend, her daughter, and a cute K-9 unit cop to catch the real killer. A delightful read!
When her dear friend is accused of murder, mystery bookstore owner Sam is determined to solve the case. With the Sleuthing Senior Book Club by her side, can she get to the bottom of the mystery and find the real killer?