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The Savannah Reid Mysteries
JUST
DESSERTS
When Detective Sergeant Savannah Reid is directed to investigate the murder of a city councilwoman's husband, she assumes the "brass" wants her to solve the case. But the closer she gets to the murderer, the more she realizes - to nail this killer she'll have to pay a heavy, personal price. Maybe even her badge.
KILLER
CALORIES
The owner of a health spa is found dead in one of her own mud baths, and an anonymous client hires Savannah to go undercover and investigate.
If the zero calorie, zero flavor food, and rigorous, early morning calisthenics don’t kill Savannah, the murderer lurking in the shadows just might.
COOKED
GOOSE
Hired to protect a mall’s clientele from a serial rapist dressed as Santa, Savannah kicks the “ornaments” of a less-than-jolly ol’ elf, only to discover he’s the real mall Santa.
Then things take a darker turn; a cop is murdered and the hated Captain Bloss, who fired Savannah, asks her to safeguard his bratty, teenage daughter—the rapist’s latest target.
SUGAR &
SPITE
Dirk’s former wife is murdered in his trailer, and the SCPD brass is all too eager to pin it on their least popular detective. To rescue their friend, Savannah and the Moonlight Magnolia team explore the mysterious world of the local Renaissance Faire, searching for a killer with a fondness for ancient weapons.
SOUR
GRAPES
What could be easier than guarding rhinestone bedazzled teenagers at a beauty contest? Almost anything, Savannah discovers, when the pageant’s snarkiest contestant is murdered and another participant is Savannah’s youngest sister, whom she discovers has an eating disorder.
FAT FREE & FATAL
Everybody loves a comeback, and after losing a ton of weight, actress Dona Papalardo is ready to launch hers. But when her assistant is murdered in Dona’s driveway, wearing Dona’s fur coat, the actress hires Savannah and company to guard her. Unfortunately, the killing has only begun.
POISONED
TARTS
A teenage girl disappears after hanging out with three celebutantes who love to torment her. Savannah searches for her, hoping it’s another of their vicious pranks. But at a Halloween party, one of the girls’ fathers ends up in a fake coffin, a real stake in his heart, and Savannah fears the worst.
A BODY TO DIE FOR
A combination dominatrix/ drill sergeant, fitness diva rises to the top of her profession by losing a lot of weight with her extreme exercise regime.
When her husband is murdered, Savannah investigates. And the Moonlight Magnolia team finds more than one odious secret amid the family’s dirty workout laundry.
WICKED
CRAVING
When a diet guru’s wife is pushed from their cliff-top mansion to the beach below, the Moonlight Magnolia gang helps Dirk investigate, Savannah notices Dirk is spending a lot of time at the gym and turning down free food. Very un-Dirkish. What’s with that? A special new woman? The thought drives Savannah crazy . . . much to her surprise.
A DECADENT WAY TO DIE
An elderly doll designer has a near fatal accident and believes someone intended to kill her. Then two homicides occur on her estate. As Savannah searches for the killer, Savannah realizes that danger lurks far closer to home. Someone she loves is in serious trouble, and Savannah risks everything to save them.
KILLER
REUNION
With a handsome husband on her arm, Savannah Reid is ready for a triumphant return to her Georgia roots. But her old nemesis, Jeanette Parker, shows she hasn’t changed her "Mean Girl" routine one bit. And when Jeanette’s body is found in a swamp, nearly everyone in the tiny, rural town is ready to pin the murder on Savannah.
EVERY BODY ON DECK
Having received death threats, a mystery author hires Savannah’s team to protect her on an Alaskan cruise, all expenses paid.
Since sailing to the Land of the Midnight Sun is on Savannah’s bucket list, she jumps at the chance. But if she isn’t careful, she might end up kicking that bucket for real.
HIDE and
SNEAK
An acclaimed actor hires Savannah to find his missing wife, son, and the boy's nanny. Having suffered from paparazzi scrutiny before, he wants to keep the disappearances secret. His wife may have simply left in a huff after their last squabble. But hopes plummet when disturbing evidence is found in a local park.
BITTER
BREW
Savannah is shaken when coroner Dr. Jennifer Liu admits she falsified an autopsy report to keep her friend’s suicide a secret and to fulfill a promise made before the terminally ill woman consumed a lethal drug cocktail. But later, having found the same deadly drink in a second body, Dr. Liu fears the deaths share a dark connection.
AND THE KILLER IS...
Former silver-screen siren, Lucinda Faraday, is found murdered inside her derelict mansion. Once considered the most beautiful woman in show business, the fallen star was strangled with a pair of vintage stockings and left in a hoard of garbage mixed with priceless memorabilia — evidence of a life spent in both glamor and squalor.
A FEW DROPS OF BITTERS
Neither Savannah Reid nor the other members of her Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency shy away from high-profile cases. But when an upscale party ends with murder, they discover that drawing clues from the famous, tight-lipped guests is trickier than squeezing into a new pair of jeans.
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