Mysteries/Suspense
Kelly Clark Mystery Series by Annie Hansen
Circle City Mystery Series by M.E. May
Claire O’Shaunessy Mystery Series by Sue Myers
Emma Winberry Series by Helen Macie Ostermam
Other Mysteries
Lydia Ponczak
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Kelly Clark Mystery Series by Annie Hansen
Circle City Mystery Series by M.E. May
Claire O’Shaunessy Mystery Series by Sue Myers
Emma Winberry Series by Helen Macie Ostermam
Other Mysteries
Lydia Ponczak
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Kelly Clark Mystery Series
by Annie Hansen
by Annie Hansen
Give Me Chocolate
by Annie Hansen
First in the Kelly Clark Mystery Series
In the quaint river town of Geneva, IL. Kelly Clark comes home to re-start her life after a horrific divorce. She settles into the apartment above Chocolate Love, her sister’s specialty dessert shop in the Historic District of Geneva. Things start to look up when she re-connects with an old flame, Jack. Just when it looks like she is getting her life on track, she stumbles over a dead body in the kitchen of Chocolate Love. Has her violent past followed her home to Geneva?
Bean In Love
by Annie Hansen
Second in the Kelly Clark Mystery Series
Kelly Clark is making quite a comeback in her hometown of Geneva, IL after her divorce. She’s in love, her relationships are solid, and her finances are back on track due to her sister’s generous offer to live rent free in the apartment above Chocolate Love, a favorite hang-out in the Historic District. When Kelly’s sister, Nikki, decides to expand her Chocolate Love empire by opening a new coffee shop, Bean in Love, the Clark family pulls together to help.
As the local fall festivals kick into high gear, trouble comes blowing into town with rumors of a local ghost causing real trouble in town. When a beloved local dies at the Geneva History Center under suspicious circumstances, Kelly and Nikki are called on to figure out what happened. Could a ghost from the past really have a hand in the death? Things get complicated when the sisters face an unexpected pregnancy, a surprise proposal, and a possible foreclosure. All of the stress makes Kelly question if she is really moving on with her life or if she’s just fooling herself. After all, Kelly’s been in love and it ended horribly. Could it really be better for her this time around?
Circle City Mystery Series
by M.E. May
Perfidy
by M.E. May
First of Circle City Mystery Series
Mandy Stevenson left home for college even as her family was being torn apart by the loss of her brother, an Indianapolis police officer. But now, four years later, it’s time to return and face the grief and hardships she left behind.
As summer fades, Mandy finds herself in a nightmare when her mother vanishes without a trace. Faced with her father’s skepticism, Mandy turns to her godfather, head of the police department’s Missing Person Unit, for help. The police investigation quickly uncovers her mother’s secret, nefarious lifestyle—a lifestyle which may have cost her mother everything—including her life.
Just as these secrets begin to unfold, Mandy’s world is again turned upside down by the murder of a dear friend. She soon realizes his murder may be connected to her mother’s disappearance.
How much grief from personal loss and duplicity can she bear? Will uncovering the most perfidious betrayal of all turn Mandy’s life to bitterness—or end it.
Inconspicuous
by M.E. May
Second in Circle City Mystery Series
Homicide Detective Erica Barnes leads the investigation into the most brutal serial murders in Indianapolis history. Once the FBI is alerted she finds there are a string of similar murders in four other states from Wyoming to Indiana. They believe they know who he is, but fear he may have altered his appearance.
The killer leaves pleas for attention at each crime scene, but it isn’t until he decides to plead to be stopped that he focuses his attention on Erica. Will she be able to stop him before he strikes again? Does he really want to be stopped or are his pleas just part of some sick game?
As she learns more about the suspect and the horrors he once faced, she finds herself empathizing with him. But she cannot let her guard down. She must find a way to stop him, before he stops her--permanently.
by M.E. May
Second in Circle City Mystery Series
Homicide Detective Erica Barnes leads the investigation into the most brutal serial murders in Indianapolis history. Once the FBI is alerted she finds there are a string of similar murders in four other states from Wyoming to Indiana. They believe they know who he is, but fear he may have altered his appearance.
The killer leaves pleas for attention at each crime scene, but it isn’t until he decides to plead to be stopped that he focuses his attention on Erica. Will she be able to stop him before he strikes again? Does he really want to be stopped or are his pleas just part of some sick game?
As she learns more about the suspect and the horrors he once faced, she finds herself empathizing with him. But she cannot let her guard down. She must find a way to stop him, before he stops her--permanently.
Ensconced
by M.E. May
Third in Circle City Mystery Series
Missing Person Detective and loving family man, Tyrone Mayhew, faces one of the toughest cases of his career. Tyrone initially investigated this cold Missing Person case ten years ago when the mother of three young boys disappeared without a trace. The case is reopened when Wendy Matherson’s car is discovered in a newly opened section of the reservoir by a pair of fishermen.
The deeper the detectives dig into the old case files, the more errors they find. Tyrone begins to doubt himself and his previous partner. As Tyrone hunts for clues, he receives several warnings from an anonymous person who wishes for him to stop the investigation–the last warning placing his entire family in mortal danger.
What secrets are Wendy’s husband and eldest sons hiding? Will this case finally reach resolution or will it tear Tyrone’s happy life completely apart?
by M.E. May
Third in Circle City Mystery Series
Missing Person Detective and loving family man, Tyrone Mayhew, faces one of the toughest cases of his career. Tyrone initially investigated this cold Missing Person case ten years ago when the mother of three young boys disappeared without a trace. The case is reopened when Wendy Matherson’s car is discovered in a newly opened section of the reservoir by a pair of fishermen.
The deeper the detectives dig into the old case files, the more errors they find. Tyrone begins to doubt himself and his previous partner. As Tyrone hunts for clues, he receives several warnings from an anonymous person who wishes for him to stop the investigation–the last warning placing his entire family in mortal danger.
What secrets are Wendy’s husband and eldest sons hiding? Will this case finally reach resolution or will it tear Tyrone’s happy life completely apart?
Purged
by M.E. May
Forth in Circle City Mystery Series
Indianapolis Homicide Detective, Chennelle Kendall, faces the greatest challenge of her career when an avenging angel decides to force members of a Wiccan coven to confess their sins by torturing and murdering them. The killer believes them to be a group of devil worshippers and uses this belief to justify his acts of cruelty.
Chennelle and her partner, Detective Erica Barnes, discover a church whose members have been opposing this group of Wiccans for several months. Soon the detectives have a large pool of suspects, but no evidence to back up their suspicions. Meanwhile, the avenging angel continues to claim more victims.
Soon, Chennelle finds herself struggling to maintain her objectivity and respect for all parties involved and their rights to worship as they see fit. When she discovers the long held secrets of the angel’s origin, will it help Chennelle stop this killer before he strikes again, or will this recent revelation give him the opportunity to purge the sins of his past?
by M.E. May
Forth in Circle City Mystery Series
Indianapolis Homicide Detective, Chennelle Kendall, faces the greatest challenge of her career when an avenging angel decides to force members of a Wiccan coven to confess their sins by torturing and murdering them. The killer believes them to be a group of devil worshippers and uses this belief to justify his acts of cruelty.
Chennelle and her partner, Detective Erica Barnes, discover a church whose members have been opposing this group of Wiccans for several months. Soon the detectives have a large pool of suspects, but no evidence to back up their suspicions. Meanwhile, the avenging angel continues to claim more victims.
Soon, Chennelle finds herself struggling to maintain her objectivity and respect for all parties involved and their rights to worship as they see fit. When she discovers the long held secrets of the angel’s origin, will it help Chennelle stop this killer before he strikes again, or will this recent revelation give him the opportunity to purge the sins of his past?
Claire O’Shaunessy Mystery Series
by Sue Myers
by Sue Myers
Deception
by Sue Myers
First in the Claire O'Shaunessy Mystery Series
Cook County forensic pathologist, Dr. Claire O’Shaunessy is an advocate for her patients, even if they are all dead. When the body of an unknown male discovered behind Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is linked to the remains of her childhood friend recently discovered in a rural cemetery, Claire is driven to solve these two murders.
Although the blood of her police family lineage runs deep, her involvement in this investigation soon places her in mortal danger as she begins to discover a plot where money and power override human life. Can her brother, Detective Patrick O’Shaunessy and his partner, Jack Miller, keep her safe or will Claire become the next victim of this ruthless killer’s deception?
Deception is the first novel in the Claire O’Shaunessy Mystery Series.
by Sue Myers
First in the Claire O'Shaunessy Mystery Series
Cook County forensic pathologist, Dr. Claire O’Shaunessy is an advocate for her patients, even if they are all dead. When the body of an unknown male discovered behind Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is linked to the remains of her childhood friend recently discovered in a rural cemetery, Claire is driven to solve these two murders.
Although the blood of her police family lineage runs deep, her involvement in this investigation soon places her in mortal danger as she begins to discover a plot where money and power override human life. Can her brother, Detective Patrick O’Shaunessy and his partner, Jack Miller, keep her safe or will Claire become the next victim of this ruthless killer’s deception?
Deception is the first novel in the Claire O’Shaunessy Mystery Series.
Emma Winberry Series
by Helen Macie Osterman
by Helen Macie Osterman
The Accidental Sleuth
by Helen Macie Osterman
First in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Sixty-something Emma Winberry gets through life’s ups and downs by depending on her sixth sense, the patience of her significant other, Nate Sandler, and assistance from her Guardian Angel to keep her out of trouble. Most of the time.
When she leaves her old house in suburban Chicago and moves to a posh condo on the lakefront, she discovers that even her angelic protector might be a bit overmatched. Emma finds herself mixed up with a self-abusing, anorexic teenage neighbor, the girl’s cruel uncle, a couple of tough hoodlums who think Emma has something they need, and a cadre of mysterious homeless people.
With the help of Nate, an old friend, and her celestial back-up, Emma begins to figure things out. She knows the trouble is somehow tied in with the report of an inventor murdered in an alley.
But can even her Guardian Angel keep her out of harm’s way as the complex puzzle unravels to an exciting climax involving treachery, deceit, and murder?
by Helen Macie Osterman
First in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Sixty-something Emma Winberry gets through life’s ups and downs by depending on her sixth sense, the patience of her significant other, Nate Sandler, and assistance from her Guardian Angel to keep her out of trouble. Most of the time.
When she leaves her old house in suburban Chicago and moves to a posh condo on the lakefront, she discovers that even her angelic protector might be a bit overmatched. Emma finds herself mixed up with a self-abusing, anorexic teenage neighbor, the girl’s cruel uncle, a couple of tough hoodlums who think Emma has something they need, and a cadre of mysterious homeless people.
With the help of Nate, an old friend, and her celestial back-up, Emma begins to figure things out. She knows the trouble is somehow tied in with the report of an inventor murdered in an alley.
But can even her Guardian Angel keep her out of harm’s way as the complex puzzle unravels to an exciting climax involving treachery, deceit, and murder?
The Stranger in the Opera House
by Helen Macie Osterman
Second in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Emma Winberry, The Accidental Sleuth, returns for another adventure in The Stranger in the Opera House. This time she and her significant other, Nate Sandler, are supernumeraries at the Midwest Opera for an upcoming production of The Ghosts of Versailles. This title turns prophetic when the lead soprano screams that there is a strange man lurking in her dressing room. Although a police search turns up no evidence that anyone was there, the cast and crew are left on edge. And nerves become more frayed as the ‘stranger’ is seem againand again but never caught despite numerous attempts to apprehend him. Emma’s sixth sense tells her he may be more than he seems. The rehearsals continue to be fraught with mishaps. When a large sum of money is stolen from the office and a guard seriously injured, everyone assumes it is the work of the mysterious ‘stranger.’ Everyone except Emma.
After finding an old trunk in a storeroom in the basement with documents dating back to the Underground Railroad, someone assaults the librarian in an attempt to steal them. The ‘stranger’ is again blamed, but Emma becomes convinced the apparition is a lost soul trapped between two worlds. Her Guardian Angel tells her she must help him cross over. But how?
Adding to the mystery is a figure in black secretly leaving packages in a hidden niche. Can Emma solve this puzzle and release the ‘stranger’ at the same time?
Determined to uncover the truth, Emma and friends are led on a life-threatening adventure that could very well be their last.
by Helen Macie Osterman
Second in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Emma Winberry, The Accidental Sleuth, returns for another adventure in The Stranger in the Opera House. This time she and her significant other, Nate Sandler, are supernumeraries at the Midwest Opera for an upcoming production of The Ghosts of Versailles. This title turns prophetic when the lead soprano screams that there is a strange man lurking in her dressing room. Although a police search turns up no evidence that anyone was there, the cast and crew are left on edge. And nerves become more frayed as the ‘stranger’ is seem againand again but never caught despite numerous attempts to apprehend him. Emma’s sixth sense tells her he may be more than he seems. The rehearsals continue to be fraught with mishaps. When a large sum of money is stolen from the office and a guard seriously injured, everyone assumes it is the work of the mysterious ‘stranger.’ Everyone except Emma.
After finding an old trunk in a storeroom in the basement with documents dating back to the Underground Railroad, someone assaults the librarian in an attempt to steal them. The ‘stranger’ is again blamed, but Emma becomes convinced the apparition is a lost soul trapped between two worlds. Her Guardian Angel tells her she must help him cross over. But how?
Adding to the mystery is a figure in black secretly leaving packages in a hidden niche. Can Emma solve this puzzle and release the ‘stranger’ at the same time?
Determined to uncover the truth, Emma and friends are led on a life-threatening adventure that could very well be their last.
The Elusive Relation
by Helen Macie Osterman
Third in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
In her third adventure, Emma Winberry travels to London.
She receives a bizarre letter from Lindsey Bellingham, a woman in the UK, who claims to be the daughter of Emma’s brother-in-law. She is being threatened by some unknown persons and is trying to find her father.
Nate Sandler, Emma’s significant other, thinks it’s a scam and tells Emma to forget all about it. But, she knows from experience that she can’t.
When Nate is asked to speak at a seminar in Paris, he and Emma decide to visit London. They meet Lindsey and accompany her to her home in Roydon, a village dating back to the 16th century. They find that Isabel, the young cousin, is covered with long red hair, a condition called hypertrichosis. Someone is threatening to harm Isabel unless Lindsey gives them a large sum of money. To complicate matters, a wealthy American wants to buy Bellingham House, but Lindsey refuses to sell.
Emma’s visit is cut short when her granddaughter is injured in an accident. The child recovers quickly and Emma tries to put Lindsey and her problems out of her mind.
When she receives a frantic phone call that Isabel has been kidnapped, Emma knows she must return. Nate cannot go with her because of prior commitments, so Emma takes Tracie Adams, a young girl she befriended two years previously.
The action escalates when Tracie stumbles across the abductors and, she too, is taken. The girls end up in an abandoned shed in the country and are rescued by Miss Weatherby, an old woman living in the area.
Tracie knows the kidnappers are searching for them and it will only be a matter of time before they come to the cottage. Despite a severe thunderstorm, she starts out for help but sprains her ankle and is rescued by two local boys.
They take her to their home and alert the police who find Miss Weatherby injured and Isabel hidden in a root cellar. The girl is ill, both in body and mind.
Two of the kidnappers are apprehended but the third escapes to the continent. Isabel retreats into a fantasy world and the doctor fears for her sanity.
After the storm, Emma finds crumbling plaster in one of the closets. Hidden there is a valuable coin. Is this why the American wants the house? And how did he know it was there?
Emma is frustrated that she must go back home without helping Lindsey solve any of these problems. She tries to reach out to Isabel, but the girl believes she is surrounded by evil. Her delusions escalate as another storm hits the area and she hears the house calling to her.
Follow Emma to the surprising climax to the story as she risks her life to save Isabel from herself.
by Helen Macie Osterman
Third in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
In her third adventure, Emma Winberry travels to London.
She receives a bizarre letter from Lindsey Bellingham, a woman in the UK, who claims to be the daughter of Emma’s brother-in-law. She is being threatened by some unknown persons and is trying to find her father.
Nate Sandler, Emma’s significant other, thinks it’s a scam and tells Emma to forget all about it. But, she knows from experience that she can’t.
When Nate is asked to speak at a seminar in Paris, he and Emma decide to visit London. They meet Lindsey and accompany her to her home in Roydon, a village dating back to the 16th century. They find that Isabel, the young cousin, is covered with long red hair, a condition called hypertrichosis. Someone is threatening to harm Isabel unless Lindsey gives them a large sum of money. To complicate matters, a wealthy American wants to buy Bellingham House, but Lindsey refuses to sell.
Emma’s visit is cut short when her granddaughter is injured in an accident. The child recovers quickly and Emma tries to put Lindsey and her problems out of her mind.
When she receives a frantic phone call that Isabel has been kidnapped, Emma knows she must return. Nate cannot go with her because of prior commitments, so Emma takes Tracie Adams, a young girl she befriended two years previously.
The action escalates when Tracie stumbles across the abductors and, she too, is taken. The girls end up in an abandoned shed in the country and are rescued by Miss Weatherby, an old woman living in the area.
Tracie knows the kidnappers are searching for them and it will only be a matter of time before they come to the cottage. Despite a severe thunderstorm, she starts out for help but sprains her ankle and is rescued by two local boys.
They take her to their home and alert the police who find Miss Weatherby injured and Isabel hidden in a root cellar. The girl is ill, both in body and mind.
Two of the kidnappers are apprehended but the third escapes to the continent. Isabel retreats into a fantasy world and the doctor fears for her sanity.
After the storm, Emma finds crumbling plaster in one of the closets. Hidden there is a valuable coin. Is this why the American wants the house? And how did he know it was there?
Emma is frustrated that she must go back home without helping Lindsey solve any of these problems. She tries to reach out to Isabel, but the girl believes she is surrounded by evil. Her delusions escalate as another storm hits the area and she hears the house calling to her.
Follow Emma to the surprising climax to the story as she risks her life to save Isabel from herself.
Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye-A Prequel
by Helen Macie Osterman
Forth in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye is the prequel to the Emma Winberry cozy mystery series.
A world famous tenor, Marcantonio Speranza, a vendetta by a rival singer, a boy named Angelo with the voice of an angel. Put them together and they could be a plot for an opera.
Emma Winberry’s ‘sixth sense’ tells her that Speranza is in danger. From whom? To investigate, she becomes a supernumerary (extra) for the Midwest Opera Company. Here she meets Nate Sandler, a fellow super, and they become romantically involved.
Emma has bizarre dreams and tries to warn the tenor of impending danger, but to no avail.
In the exciting climax, during a performance of the opera, A Masked Ball, an unexpected sequence of events puts Emma in mortal danger as she tries to save Speranza’s life. Does she succeed?
The story combines mystery, suspense, humor, pathos and romance as the reader is introduced to Emma Winberry.
by Helen Macie Osterman
Forth in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Emma Winberry and the Evil Eye is the prequel to the Emma Winberry cozy mystery series.
A world famous tenor, Marcantonio Speranza, a vendetta by a rival singer, a boy named Angelo with the voice of an angel. Put them together and they could be a plot for an opera.
Emma Winberry’s ‘sixth sense’ tells her that Speranza is in danger. From whom? To investigate, she becomes a supernumerary (extra) for the Midwest Opera Company. Here she meets Nate Sandler, a fellow super, and they become romantically involved.
Emma has bizarre dreams and tries to warn the tenor of impending danger, but to no avail.
In the exciting climax, during a performance of the opera, A Masked Ball, an unexpected sequence of events puts Emma in mortal danger as she tries to save Speranza’s life. Does she succeed?
The story combines mystery, suspense, humor, pathos and romance as the reader is introduced to Emma Winberry.
Locked Within
by Helen Macie Osterman
Fifth in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Delia Armanetti, a member of the chorus of the Midwest Opera Company in Chicago, suffers a devastating stroke, leaving her paralyzed and unable to speak. Delia’s new daughter-in-law, June, is resentful of the responsibility and wants to be rid of her.
Enter Emma Winberry, a friend of Delia’s and suspicious of June. Her sixth sense and her Guardian Angel tell her there is trouble brewing.
Delia begins to recover and is able to communicate with Emma. But June is hiding something in her past and wants both Emma and Delia out of her way.
Follow the persistent Emma Winberry as she puts herself in danger to save her friend. Is she successful?
by Helen Macie Osterman
Fifth in the Emma Winberry Mystery Series
Delia Armanetti, a member of the chorus of the Midwest Opera Company in Chicago, suffers a devastating stroke, leaving her paralyzed and unable to speak. Delia’s new daughter-in-law, June, is resentful of the responsibility and wants to be rid of her.
Enter Emma Winberry, a friend of Delia’s and suspicious of June. Her sixth sense and her Guardian Angel tell her there is trouble brewing.
Delia begins to recover and is able to communicate with Emma. But June is hiding something in her past and wants both Emma and Delia out of her way.
Follow the persistent Emma Winberry as she puts herself in danger to save her friend. Is she successful?
Maker's Mark
by Helen Macie Osterman
cozy mystery
Why do a sleazy antique dealer and a wealthy collector suddenly become interested in an unknown artist named Jo Allison? Is it the mysterious goblet she used in three still life paintings? After her apartment is burglarized and she is followed and threatened, she discovers that the goblet may be a priceless artifact. Thieves follow her to Chicago in the home of wealthy blind woman who also owns one of the goblets the climax of the story takes place on the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago between the two roaring lions.
by Helen Macie Osterman
cozy mystery
Why do a sleazy antique dealer and a wealthy collector suddenly become interested in an unknown artist named Jo Allison? Is it the mysterious goblet she used in three still life paintings? After her apartment is burglarized and she is followed and threatened, she discovers that the goblet may be a priceless artifact. Thieves follow her to Chicago in the home of wealthy blind woman who also owns one of the goblets the climax of the story takes place on the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago between the two roaring lions.
Danger by Design
by Helen Macie Osterman
Net Petrone Mystery
Net Petrone recently moved into a townhouse in a retirement community. The previous owner, as well as others, joined a fraudulent society bilking wealthy widows out of their life savings. Soon afterwards, they die of sudden heart attacks. Net joins in an attempt to expose this unscrupulous organization. What she doesn’t realize is that she has put herself in mortal danger. Follow this superstitious Italian woman as she becomes involved in mystery, danger, and murder.
by Helen Macie Osterman
Net Petrone Mystery
Net Petrone recently moved into a townhouse in a retirement community. The previous owner, as well as others, joined a fraudulent society bilking wealthy widows out of their life savings. Soon afterwards, they die of sudden heart attacks. Net joins in an attempt to expose this unscrupulous organization. What she doesn’t realize is that she has put herself in mortal danger. Follow this superstitious Italian woman as she becomes involved in mystery, danger, and murder.
Mysteries by Lydia Ponczak
Who's After Samantha
by Lydia T. Ponczak
First in Series
Suffering through twenty-five years of an indifferent marriage, Samantha Lisowski realizes that getting involved in a murder might just be the best thing that ever happened to her.
A retired Chicago school teacher, now a funny, flirtatious, spunky, non-typical fifty year-old suburbanite hosts a monthy community TV program while pursuing a writing career. That's Samantha Lisowski.
At a writing seminar in Chicago, she stumbles onto a dead body. When the killer believes Samantha can identify him, her own life is suddenly in danger. To make matters worse, she is stalked by and obsessed fan of her TV program.
Samantha flirts and clicks with Chicago Detective David Kelly, as he investigates the cases.
Husband Harry, whom she sarcastically calls Darling, doesn't participate in her many adventures. He blames Samantha for anything that upsets his boring, staid life.
Romping right through Samantha's dangerous dilemmas with her is her best friend and soul mate, Reenee.She offers support and encouragement as they keep everything secret from Darling Harry.
Interweaved in Samantha's harrowing life is a woman with a killer-look, a pip-squeak private eye, a happy-go-lucky person of questionable origin who has a secret, an unstable, identical triplet and Tricky-Dicky who is really sub-human.
The wild climax finds samantha at the stalker's house with the killer and a bevy of animals to boot. When the dust setteles and Detective Kelly offers Samantha an escape from her indifferent marriage, she must make a tough decision.
by Lydia T. Ponczak
First in Series
Suffering through twenty-five years of an indifferent marriage, Samantha Lisowski realizes that getting involved in a murder might just be the best thing that ever happened to her.
A retired Chicago school teacher, now a funny, flirtatious, spunky, non-typical fifty year-old suburbanite hosts a monthy community TV program while pursuing a writing career. That's Samantha Lisowski.
At a writing seminar in Chicago, she stumbles onto a dead body. When the killer believes Samantha can identify him, her own life is suddenly in danger. To make matters worse, she is stalked by and obsessed fan of her TV program.
Samantha flirts and clicks with Chicago Detective David Kelly, as he investigates the cases.
Husband Harry, whom she sarcastically calls Darling, doesn't participate in her many adventures. He blames Samantha for anything that upsets his boring, staid life.
Romping right through Samantha's dangerous dilemmas with her is her best friend and soul mate, Reenee.She offers support and encouragement as they keep everything secret from Darling Harry.
Interweaved in Samantha's harrowing life is a woman with a killer-look, a pip-squeak private eye, a happy-go-lucky person of questionable origin who has a secret, an unstable, identical triplet and Tricky-Dicky who is really sub-human.
The wild climax finds samantha at the stalker's house with the killer and a bevy of animals to boot. When the dust setteles and Detective Kelly offers Samantha an escape from her indifferent marriage, she must make a tough decision.
Renee on the Run
by Lydia T. Ponczak
Sequel to Who's After Samantha
This stand-alone sequel to Who's After Samantha? brings back best friends Reenee Solinski and Samantha Lisowski , who, in their 50's, are in dire peril from a criminal king pin they thwarted when in their 20's.
After college graduation, Reenee sets out to New York to pursue a career as a Radio City Rockette while Samantha remains in Chicago to teach grammar school. Pandemonium results when Samantha visits her friend in New York.
The story bounces back from the 1970's to the present time, unraveling the secrets of the past in the usual Reenee/Samantha frantic pace: Crazed Aiden Bretzon is released from jail and determined to seek revenge on the people, including Reenee and Samantha, who were responsible for his imprisonment. A delusional admirer of Reenee's can't stop him, but Detective David Kelly investigates on his own when he discovers his secret heartthrob is involved.
As usual, the women's husbands have no idea of their wives' involvement or the havoc about to explode in their secure lives. Do marriages survive or crumble after Reenee's and Samantha's harrowing, wild experiences?
by Lydia T. Ponczak
Sequel to Who's After Samantha
This stand-alone sequel to Who's After Samantha? brings back best friends Reenee Solinski and Samantha Lisowski , who, in their 50's, are in dire peril from a criminal king pin they thwarted when in their 20's.
After college graduation, Reenee sets out to New York to pursue a career as a Radio City Rockette while Samantha remains in Chicago to teach grammar school. Pandemonium results when Samantha visits her friend in New York.
The story bounces back from the 1970's to the present time, unraveling the secrets of the past in the usual Reenee/Samantha frantic pace: Crazed Aiden Bretzon is released from jail and determined to seek revenge on the people, including Reenee and Samantha, who were responsible for his imprisonment. A delusional admirer of Reenee's can't stop him, but Detective David Kelly investigates on his own when he discovers his secret heartthrob is involved.
As usual, the women's husbands have no idea of their wives' involvement or the havoc about to explode in their secure lives. Do marriages survive or crumble after Reenee's and Samantha's harrowing, wild experiences?
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