Bøker av Libby Howard

Sassy's best friend and neighbor is nose-deep in plans for her daughter's wedding. But the fun of deciding on music, florists, and cake is shattered when Lottie's husband surprises her with divorce papers as well as his "new" fiancé. Brittni is a walking stereotype of the other woman, managing to make wedding plans and family dinners all about her. Everyone has had enough of Brittni, but things go from bad to worse when a body found along the shore of the lake implicates Lottie in murder.Was it a crime of passion, of revenge, or was a completely different motive involved in the killing?Sassy and her mother need to solve the crime before Lottie ends up in jail for a crime she didn't commit.

Der Schatz eines Mannes ist der Müll der ganzen Nachbarschaft.Herr Peter hat schon lange bevor Kay in ihr Haus gezogen ist auf der anderen Straßenseite gewohnt. Im Laufe der Jahrzehnte hat er so viele alte Waschmaschinen, Rasenmäher und Kühlschränke in seinem Garten angesammelt, dass die Haustür fast nicht mehr zu sehen ist. Der Mann ist zwar ein exzentrischer Einsiedler, aber wie könnte man jemanden nicht mögen, der alte Töpferwaren und Geschirr liebt - und der Taco, dem Kater, bei jeder Gelegenheit Hähnchen-Sandwiches füttert?Anscheinend gab es jemanden, der ihn nicht mochte. Und zwar so sehr, dass er ihn umgebracht hat.War der Mörder einer der frustrierten Nachbarn? Herr Peters Neffe? Der Lieferbote? Oder jemand anderes? Kay wird nicht eher ruhen, bis der Mörder zur Rechenschaft gezogen wird.

Die Partyplanerin der Stadt hat ein Geheimnis, das zu ihrem Tod führt.Gut, dass Hobbydetektivin Kay Carrera den Fall übernimmt.Die sechzigjährige Kay Carrera hat einen neuen Job als Internet-Rechercheurin. Hinter der selbstbewussten Fassade trauert sie um ihren kürzlich verstorbenen Mann und hat Geldsorgen. Ihr Sehvermögen ist jedoch besser als je zuvor.Als sie vor ihrem Lieblingslebensmittelgeschäft auf eine Leiche stößt, findet Kay eine neue Aufgabe und klärt das Verbrechen auf, das ihre kleine Stadt erschüttert hat.

Kay hat an einer Versteigerung eine wunderschöne antike Kommode erstanden. Leider haftet ein Geist an dem Möbelstück. Ihr stattliches viktorianisches Haus ist nicht groß genug für einen unsichtbaren Mitbewohner und Kay weiß nicht genau, wer der Geist ist und warum er an der an der Kommode haftet. Selbst wenn sie den Geist identifiziert und seine Beweggründe versteht, wird er vermutlich nicht einfach weiterziehen.Sie deckt einen Mord und eine Vertuschungsaktion auf. Ausserdem kommt ein Scheffel voller Geheimnisse ans Licht - und eine Schuld, die über das Grab hinausgeht. Die dunkle Vergangenheit des Geists muss enthüllt werden, damit seine Seele zur Ruhe kommt. Kay ist entschlossen, ihm dabei zu helfen.

Kay's newest case is a heartbreaker!When Lawrence Lincoln wants to gift his life savings to help the sick granddaughter of Tricia Wellmore, a woman he met on a dating site, his friend and neighbor, Eloise, hires Kay to do a background check. Everything initially appears legitimate, but as Kay digs deeper, it's clear this internet match is far from perfect.Kay needs to use all her resources to find who the scammer is and bring them to justice before more lonely men lose their life savings to a heartless con.

Who knew bingo could be deadly?When abrasive trophy-wife Stacy Mellomaker winds up dead on the floor of a bingo fundraiser few of the townsfolk are shedding tears. The doctors believe she died from an accidental overdose of painkillers, but Stacy's ghost, as well as her sister, insist it was foul play.Kay is hired to investigate, but it's hard to determine whodunit when the whole town is chock-full of people who all have motive for murder.

When the red on the page isn't spilled ink…Bestselling author Luanne Trainor has come to Locust Point to speak. The writer's arrival has the small town a-buzz with excitement but Ms. Trainor isn't what the bio on her book's dust jacket proclaims. What should have been an elegant affair turns ugly with accusations and threats and there is no lack of suspects when the author is found dead following the meet-and-greet, Could the murderer be another author? Her agent? A disgruntled fan? Or was Luanne Trainor hiding a secret that shadowed her success? Kay and a surprisingly helpful spirit are on the case!

Kay acquired a beautiful antique sideboard at an estate auction, but a ghost has unfortunately conveyed with the furniture. Her stately Victorian isn't big enough for this additional spirit, but Kay isn't sure who is haunting the sideboard or why. And finding out the identity and motivations of the ghost might not be enough to convince the spirit to move on.A murder, a cover-up, and a bushel full of secrets come to light, along with a guilt that carries on beyond the grave. This ghost needs a sordid past to come to light to ease her troubled soul, and Kay is determined to help.

David Driver isn't the only one buried in his grave.Kay's friend Olive has a family feud on her hands over who should have inherited the only remaining plot in their family section of the cemetery. When a cousin finally gives in and agrees to relocate her son's casket the cemetery staff discover there's an extra body in the plot. Was the mysterious woman murdered by an ex-boyfriend? A family member seeking revenge? Was David's grave just a convenient spot to dispose of a body, or were the two connected in some way?When Olive asks for her help in solving the mystery Kay jumps in to assist, and in her quest to find the killer uncovers some long buried family secrets.

Marriage can be murder.Kay's first real case as a licensed investigator is to track down a suspected mistress and the possible hidden assets of an estranged husband. It all seems pretty routine, but when the financial trail leads Kay down a rabbit hole of laundered money and bank fraud, a boring divorce case gets interesting.Just as Kay closes in on what seems to be the white collar crime of the century, the husband drops dead in his morning coffee-coffee that has more than just cream and sugar added to the cup!The the man's widow is the main suspect, but Kay wonders if the murder is less a crime of passion and more one of greed-or even revenge.

July 4th is a big deal in Locust Point - the parade, the fireworks, and the eagerly anticipated annual River Regatta. And this year local celebrity Holt Dupree will be in town, riding high on his recent draft pick for an NFL team.But not everyone loves football, and not everyone is a fan of Holt Dupree.Now the hometown hero is dead, and it seems the auto accident that killed him was no accident. Suddenly there are more suspects than anyone could imagine, and Kay Carrera is elbows-deep in the mystery.

The town party planner has a secret, and it'll be the death of her. Good thing amateur sleuth, Kay Carrera is on the case!Life at sixty isn't quite what Kay Carrera expected. She's working as a skip-tracer for a PI who is desperate to land his own reality TV show. She has a new roommate who arrived with more than the usual amount of baggage. And her attempts at knitting are less than stellar - way less than stellar. Worse, the cataract surgery that restored her sight has also delivered an unexpected and disturbing side-effect.Kay sees ghosts. And when the dead turn to her for help, she just can't say no.