Murder on the Half Shelf 
To be published in hardcover, June 2012.

Stoneham, New Hampshire, is a haven to bookstores, including Tricia’s own mystery shop, Haven’t Got a Clue, but is sadly lacking in bed and breakfasts. Pippa and Jon Comfort’s Sheer Comfort Inn opens its doors to the public in a week and the couple has offered some locals a free night as a trial run.

But what should have been a pleasant overnight stay for Tricia becomes a nightmare when she makes two startling discoveries: Pippa’s murdered body in the backyard, and the fact that her husband Jon is actually Harry Tyler, a man Tricia loved—and believed dead—for nearly twenty years.

Now Harry is the prime suspect, but Tricia doesn’t believe him capable of murder, regardless of her own feelings toward him. And even though Harry’s led a life of lies, Tricia’s learning that Pippa had her share of secrets that some people may have not wanted revealed…

Sentenced to Death, the 5th Booktown Mystery hit the New York Times Bestsellers List at #17 -- the highest yet!  Thank you to everyone who bought the book and got it there.

For more information, check out the Sentenced to Death page.

The sixth book in the series, Murder On The Half Shelf, will be published in hardcover in summer of 2012.

Lorna has been signed to write books 7, 8 and 9 in the Booktown Mystery series.  Check back for news on titles and publication dates.

CHAPTER & HEARSE debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers list for mass market paperbacks at #19 and stayed on the list for three weeks.  Meanwhile, it was in the top ten of the Barnes & Noble mass market mystery list for seven weeks!
 

For more information, check out the Chapter & Hearse page.

AGATHA NOMINEE

Bookplate Special debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers in-print list for mass market paperbacks at #20.  It also garnered an Agatha Nomination for Best Novel of 2009.

Read an excerpt of Bookplate Special.

CONTEST

The winners of the NAME THAT BOOKTOWN MYSTERY Contest are:  

Booktown Mystery #5, SENTENCED TO DEATH, suggested by Michele Fowler
Booktown Mystery #6, MURDER ON THE HALF SHELF, suggested by Linda Fugitt

The Prize:  being named as a character in the next Booktown Mysteries.  Michele has opted to be a "bad guy" and Linda has opted to be a "good guy!"

Congratulations, Michele and Linda.

THE BOOKTOWN MYSTERIES ON AUDIO!

The Booktown Mysteries are available for audio as MP3 downloads  Featuring wonderful performances by Cassandra Campbell. 

You can get them at:

Amazon     Audible.com     Barnes & Noble     Penguin Audio

NEW SALE!

Lorna has sold a new series, writing as Lorraine Bartlett. The first Victoria Square Mystery and its companion cookbook are now available.  Check back soon for more information or visit Lorraine's web site.

Here's a teaser:

Recipes To Die For: A Victoria Square Cookbook:
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!

A Crafty Killing: Young widow Katie Bonner discovers the body of Ezra Hilton, who ran the local artisan cooperative like his own fiefdom. Katie has little reason to mourn Ezra, who convinced her late husband to invest in the Artisans' Alley before he was killed. Ezra's will makes Katie the controlling partner in the enterprise--much to the chagrin of his nephew, who comes to town hell-bent on collecting money as quickly as possible...and barely arrives before one of the vendors also ends up dead. The entire co-op is in a disgruntled uproar, and it seems like the detective in charge of the investigation does everything except investigate the murder. Everyone from the village’s lawyer to the quilt shop owner had motive to want Ezra dead, and it's up to Katie to find out who before more of her vendors die.

Coming in February 2012:  The Walled Flower, Victoria Square Mystery #3.

BOOKMARKED FOR DEATH made the New York Times Bestsellers List for mass market paperbacks at #35 and #31! It also debuted on the Indiebound Bestsellers list at #18.

Award-winning author Julia Spencer-Fleming wrote a wonderful blurb. You can find it and more details about the book if you check out the Bookmarked page.

And don't miss the book trailer for Bookmarked for Death up on Youtube.

Bookmarked For Death is also available in a large print edition.

MURDER IS BINDING was #4 on the Independent Mystery Booksellers Associations bestsellers list for mass market paperbacks in 2008.  It has now gone into its sixth print run!

Don't miss the Large Print edition!

You can find it at your favorite local bookstore, or order the book now from your favorite online bookseller! (See links below.)

You can also order the books from your favorite local independent bookseller!

Or from

The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association

Read an excerpt of Murder Is Binding here.

The Large Print edition of Murder is Binding (and all the other Booktown Mysteries) is also available.