Bøker av Martha Kemm Landes

Andrea "Ande" Nilson is the spunky 28-year-old owner of "Picture This on Main" photography studio in the college town of Brookings, South Dakota. The petite gal spends her days photographing everyone from her favorite subjects - pets, to her least favorites-children. Ande's sidekick, Flash, is a talented parrot who gets the attention of her clients by standing on her shoulder and squawking appropriate, and sometimes not-so-appropriate phrases.The Main Street merchants are frustrated by the shabby work and crass behavior of the construction crew hired to renovate Main Street. Being the most outspoken one in the group, Ande makes it her job to get the crew in line. But when a suspicious death occurs, she becomes the number one suspect, throwing herself into full detective mode in order to clear her name.In addition to sleuthing, Ande undergoes some highly comical photo shoots. She endures the odd behavior of the most peculiar local police officer, reunites with her best friend, and meets a handsome child wrangler. Will she find the murderer and clear her name or will she forever be framed fur murder?

Maria Olson can see beauty in everything, even discarded junk. The striking 31-year-old with black hair and brilliant blue eyes lives alone in her family's centuries-old adobe home in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Although she has a successful online business selling repurposed items, Maria leaps to a brick-and-mortar store by leasing a turquoise boxcar in "Out of the Box", the new trendy shopping area made of shipping containers. Despite assurances from friends and customers that her inventory will sell well, she worries about the financial commitment of her new shop, "Upcycled."In the week before the new shopping center opens, Maria gets to know the other business owners in "Out of the Box;" The quirky bookstore owner, the cranky owner of the antique store, friendly bakery boys, and a snobby coffee shop barista. But the most interesting tenants are the handsome brothers, Joey and Jett, who run Rusty Railroad Brewery. Maria buys four old books to use in making clocks and book safes, but that night she stumbles, literally, over her newly purchased books lying next to her shop. Even more bizarre, the books are clutched in a dead man's hand!How did he die? Why does he have Maria's books? Could she be in danger? And will the news of his death put a damper on opening day?Maria and her goofy and pregnant best friend, Jill, try to find the answers. They deal with an aggravating detective, a sleazy landlord, and unusual and dangerous situations. In the meantime, they find a disgusting but wonderful surprise at the junkyard.

This time she gets more than she bargains forΓÇïKitty "Pity" Kole is a self-proclaimed garage sale addict who spends much of her free time bargain hunting. The busy, divorced mom of teenage girls holds down two jobs but still manages to get involved in plenty of mishaps while on blind dates, attending her daughter''s swim meets, and of course, while shopping.When Pity discovers suspicious notes in a purple desk she bought at a yard sale, she is convinced they are clues to a long-ago murder. With the help of friends, family members, and a very handsome policeman, she tries to solve a crime that authorities wrote off as an accident. As Pity plunges headfirst into a pool of mystery, her life and those of her daughters turn dangerously complicated. In addition to sleuthing, Pity continues to feud with her horrible principal and attempts to ditch her persistent admirer, Kenny.

She just wanted to meet a movie star... Kitty Kole, nicknamed Pity, is a music teacher and divorced mother of two teenage girls. The busy, impulsive gal loves movies; In fact, she's a movie fanatic. In the week preceding her annual Oscar Party, Pity is chosen to be a stand-in for the leading actress in a new movie being filmed in Tulsa. She is ecstatic about her luck, but things turn tragic when her fellow stand-in is killed in what appears to be a freak accident involving a replica of Tulsa's iconic Golden Driller statue. Pity believes it was a murder and vows to find the killer. In addition to causing several silly mishaps on the film set, Pity is faced with an unwanted admirer, a horrible school principal and her ex-husband's annoying girlfriend. Things do improve greatly when she accidentally falls into the arms of one of the most famous actors in America. Luckily, Pity has the support of family and friends, but can the unconventional sleuth survive her own investigative antics?