Brandy Borne's eccentric, theatrical mother and her knack for finding dead bodies make returning to her childhood home a challenge. By Barbara Allan Antiques Roadkill Antiques Maul Antiques Flee Market Antiques Bizarre Antiques Knock-Off Antiques Disposal Antiques Chop Antiques Con (4/14) Antiques Fruitcake Antique Swap (4/15) Haley Randolph’s passion for handbags is murder on more than her bank account. By Dorothy Howell Handbags and Homicide Purses and Poisons Shoulder Bags and Shootings Clutches and Curses Tote Bags and Toe Tags Evening Bags and Executions Beach Bags and Burglaries Fanny Packs and Foul Play (9/15) When crafts editor Anastasia Pollack's gamblingaddicted husband dies she's left with two teenage sons, a mountain of debt, and her nasty, canewielding Communist mother-in-law. By Louis Winston Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun Death by Killer Mop Doll Revenge of the Crafty Corpse Decoupage Can Be Deadly Between her cross-dressing best friend, brothelowning mother, and mafia boss, Vegas casino manager Lucky O'Toole needs all the luck she can get. By Deborah Coonts Lapeer District Library Wanna Get Lucky Lucky Stiff So Damn Lucky Lucky Bastard Lucky Catch Try These Authors, Too! Kathleen Bacus Shelly Freedman Carolyn Haines Stella Hardesty Joan Hess Victoria Laurie Nancy Martin Stephanie McAfee Annelise Ryan Sarah Strohmeyer Elaine Viets Nina Wright Branches Marguerite deAngeli Lapeer 810-664-6971 Clifford 989-761-7393 Humor, High-Heels, & Homicide If you like Janet Evanovich... Columbiaville 810-793-6100 Elba 810-653-7200 Hadley 810-797-4101 Metamora 810-678-2991 Otter Lake 810-793-6300 www.library.lapeer.org 1/15 JJG www.library.lapeer.org You might like… Heather Wells is an ex-pop star turned college dorm manager with the hots for her exbrother-in-law (who happens to be a PI). By Meg Cabot Size 12 Is Not Fat Size 14 Is Not Fat Either Big Boned Size 12 and Ready to Rock The Bride Wore Size 12 The zany cases of the Spellman Detective Agency as told by Izzy Spellman are sure to make you laugh. Enjoy these books during your “disappearance” (Spellman speak for vacation). By Lisa Lutz The Spellman Files Curse of the Spellmans Revenge of the Spellmans The Spellmans Strike Again Trail of the Spellmans The Last Word Gladie Burger, newly-turned matchmaker, has a knack for finding trouble and dead bodies. By Elise Sax An Affair to Dismember Matchpoint Love Game Debutante and WBFD –TV intern Dainty Prescott stumbles into trouble and proves that she is more than just a pampered princess. By Laurie Moore Deb on Arrival: Live at Five Wanted Deb or Alive Deb on Air: Live at Five The Murder by Month Mysteries features Mira James, a city girl transplanted into a quirky, rural Minnesota town. By Jess Lourey May Day June Bug Knee High by the Fourth of July August Moon September Fair October Fest November Hunt December Dread January Thaw February Fever (2/15) Sofie Metropolis, PI, is the Greek “Stephanie Plum.” Enough said! By Tori Carrington Sofie Metropolis Dirty Laundry Foul Play Working Stiff Love Bites Queens Ransom Freelance writer Jaine Austen has a penchant for trouble. By Laura Levine This Pen for Hire Last Writes Killer Blonde Shoes to Dire For The PMS Murder Death by Pantyhose Killing Bridezilla Killer Cruise Death of a Trophy Wife Pampered to Death Death of a Neighborhood Witch Killing Cupid Death by Tiara (6/15) Stay-at-home mom Lucy Hamilton’s past as spy Sally Sin comes back to haunt her. Can she save the world before dinner? By Beth McMullen Original Sin To Sin Again (in Spy Mom) Blacksmith-for-hire Meg Langslow can handle anything even murder. By Donna Andrews Murder with Peacocks Murder with Puffins Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon We’ll Always Have Parrots Owls Well That Ends Well No Nest for the Wicket The Penguin Who Knew Too Much Cockatiels at Seven Six Geese A-Splaying Swan for the Money Stork Raving Mad The Real Macaw Some Like It Hawk The Hen of the Baskervilles Duck the Halls The Good, the Bad and the Emus The Nightingale Before Christmas Lord of the Wings (7/15) The Two Deadly Doves (10/15)