That was the day I met Gus, the day I grew a family as if from magic beans, the day she died. That's the point, see? It was the very same day…Jessie Constable has learned the hard way to always keep herself safe. But meeting Gus ...

After attending a luncheon with the Reverend Tait, Dandy finds herself traveling with the benevolent clergyman back to his home to attend a meeting of the Rural Women's Institute. A stranger has been roaming the parish at night and po...

Untangling the shame and sorrow on Mote StreetAt the age of twelve, Opal Jones escaped her mother's endless drinking and her life in Leeds, England. Returning to the small cottage on Mote Street after her mum's death is like going bac...

One of The Boston Globe's Best Mysteries of 2011  "Agatha Christie lives! You'll love this book." —John Lescroart Fans of Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs will be totally enamored of this series featuring Dandy Gilv...

Scottish-born California transplant Lexy Campbell sails into trouble when her houseboat party ends on a deadly note.Now settled in her little houseboat, moored in the slough at the back of the Last Ditch Motel, Lexy Campbell wants not...

"[McPherson's] character-driven romp is sparked by the larger-than-life, quirky residents of the Last Ditch Motel, putting this laugh-out-loud whodunit on a par with the early Janet Evanovich."―Library Journal (starred review)"McPhe...