Once upon a time, an author named L.L. Bartlett (the Jeff Resnick Mysteries) was chosen to write about Booktown, New Hampshire. Her publisher asked her to write under a pseudonym, Lorna Barrett. The rest is history.

But L.L. Bartlett continued to write under that name, as well as the name Lorraine Bartlett. And now Lorraine Bartlett has a cozy mystery series of her own, The Victoria Square Mysteries.

The first Victoria Square Mystery is A Crafty Killing, which Suspense Magazine called one of the best cozy mysteries of 2011.

The last thing Katie Bonner wanted was to become the manager of Artisans Alley. But when her business partner, Ezra Hilton, is found lying at the bottom of a staircase, bludgeoned to death, she has no other choice. A collection of booths for artisans and craft sellers in a renovated applesauce factory building, Artisans Alley is the main attraction in the quaint Victoria Square shopping area. But business under Ezra had been faltering—enough to provoke someone to murder?

While the cops are proceeding by the book, Katie is investigating by the booths—for the answer to the killer’s identity lies in the hidden secrets of Artisans Alley itself.

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The second Victoria Square Mysteries is The Walled Flower (published 2/7/12).

If Katie Bonner’s late husband hadn’t invested all their savings in the craft fair Artisans Alley—which Katie is now responsible for keeping in the black—the Webster mansion could have been hers to remodel. For years she dreamed of renovating the old place on Victoria Square into a bed and breakfast. Now that dream belongs to another young couple.

But their dream becomes a nightmare when a skeleton is discovered, sealed in one of the walls of the mansion. The bones belong to Heather Winston, who went missing twenty-two years ago. Her aunt is Rose Nash, a jewelry vendor at Artisans Alley, who is determined to find her niece’s murderer, and asks for Katie’s help to do it. The case may be cold, but the killer is very much alive—and ready to go to any lengths to keep past secrets buried…

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Lorraine has also written a companion piece for the series,

Recipes To Die For: A Victoria Square Cookbook

117 Recipes from the owner and vendors of Artisans Alley, Victoria Square, and McKinlay Mill, NY.

Katie Bonner and the rest of the locals from Victoria Square invite you into their kitchens to share tantalizing recipes and intimate stories about food, family, and life. So tie on your apron and sharpen your knives, because Recipes To Die For is chock full of culinary treasures such as Andy Rust's Cinnamon Rolls, Vance Ingram’s Barbequed Ribs, and Sweet Sue’s Toffee Squares. And you don't want to miss Aunt Lizzie’s Cream Scones. They're to die for!

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E book:  Kindle ~ Nook ~ Sony E Reader ~ iTunes ~ Smashwords

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