Bøger af Cynthia Hickey

Shelby Hart is ready to try getting married again.To a man who won't leave her at the altar.Problem is...her mother is a suspect in a crime.The other problem is...there's been another murder and newly licensed, private investigator Shelby is hired to use her skills to clear her mother's name. As payment, her grandmother vows a gift that Shelby cannot receive.Come along as Shelby and the gang plan a wedding and catch a killer in this last book of the Shady Acres series. A wedding cozy mystery to leave you smiling by a best-selling award-winning author.

Who said flowers weren't dangerous?Why can't Shelby find a job that doesn't include out-of-control children or murder? She isn't equipped to find a killer...or is she?Ditched at the altar, Shelby Hart tosses down her bouquet, quits her job, and accepts a position as gardener and event coordinator at an upscale retirement community. Her first day on the job results with a dead body in the greenhouse under the potted orchids and with her as the prime suspect!Toss in a handsome handyman, quirky characters, and a flirtatious grandma and the fun never stops.This humorous small town cozy mystery is sure to please fans who enjoy a good laugh and a fun mystery.

Trouble just won't leave Shelby Hart alone.It follows her like a cloud of doom.She's in her greenhouse, minding her own business, when the next thing she knows she's lying on the ground looking up. Someone tried to poison her. Right after she vowed not to snoop into murders anymore.But this killer isn't like the others.This one is a friend with a dark past. A past interwoven with the death of Shelby's father five years ago. Come along as Shelby and her quirky group of friends and relatives work to outrace a killer and find justice.Revenge is sweet in the fifth book of the Shady Acres series. Come solve the case with Shelby and friends. By best-selling, award-winning author.

The Seven Deadly SinsOne dedicated detectiveA town in perilSomeone is making people pay for their sins and they're targeting Detective Harper Scranton and Special Agent Liam McConnell. When a wealthy resort owner is killed and a message left for Harper, it's time to receive some help. She isn't the only one receiving messages. So is FBI Special Agent Liam McConnell.What they don't know is that the man behind the messages has a diabolical reason for bringing the two of them together, and he won't stop until he gets what he wants. What he wants is for them to pay and the price is very high.Can Harper and Liam stop a madman before he kills through the seven deadly sins or will they suffer for something they had no control over?

She never thought she'd return to Misty Hollow.She didn't think he'd still be there.Now, he thinks she's come back to him and will do anything to claim her.Shiloh Sloan, the girl from the wrong side of the bridge. The girl shunned because of accusations she'd made against the town's star football player. Now, she's returned to teach the children of the people who had turned their backs on her in hopes of showing them how wrong they were.But, he is still there, and he thinks she's come back to him.Deputy Rowan Reynolds is drawn into Shiloh's ever-increasing trouble. He'll do whatever is in his power to protect her. But when his daughter is threatened, this single father must rethink his priorities.Can Shiloh and Rowan convince the town that the man they all loved is, in fact, a monster? Or will he win again? This time the stakes are higher than Shiloh simply leaving town.

Diamonds, cash, and a bloody gardening glove.Summer Meadows went to church not to find God, but to hunt for a killer.While transplanting the rosebush her church's handsome greeter, Ethan Banning, inadvertently killed, Summer and Ethan discover a hidden stash of diamonds, a rusty can full of cash, and a bloody-gardening glove. This discovery sets Summer and her candy-making aunt on a search for a killer.As Summer gets closer to the truth-not only of the theft but of her true feelings for Ethan-the diamond thief hatches a plan to hush the feisty sleuth. Enjoy this first book in a Southern small town cozy mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author.

It was an addiction, really.One she couldn't kick through no fault of her own.It wasn't CJ Turley's fault that someone stuck her dog, Caper, in a canoe in the middle of the lake. She also couldn't help that Caper kept bringing her diamonds from a recent jewel heist in town.Any homebody seeking adventure would do the same thing, right?. Gather your gumshoeing friends and find a jewel thief. What could possibly go wrong?The small town Tiny House community of Heavenly Acres is thrust into yet another mystery that might be CJ's undoing.Grab this frolicking small town cozy mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author.

Summer and Ethan head to Maui for their honeymoon.The sun doesn't set before they find themselves thrust into another mystery and Summer's family arrive to vacation with the honeymooners.This time, Ethan is more than willing to help Summer gather the clues, since the sooner the culprit is caught, the sooner they can get down to honeymoon business. Alas, it's not to be as they discover that Summer's uncle is one of the very people being targeted by a scam artist and a bipolar beauty. Set against the backdrop of beautiful Hawaii, tour the great island of Maui with Summer and the gang to catch a murderous crook.

Missing diamonds...againA snooty cat with a penchant for trouble...The last thing she wanted was another mystery to solve.It's Christmas, CJ Turley's favorite holiday only something hovers over the festivities. A cat's collar disappears and it seems as if Caper, CJ's darling pup, might be the culprit. It's easier to believe than suspecting the owners of the cat from stealing from themselves.Hilarity and mayhem follow CJ and her friends as they try to solve the theft. All CJ really wants is to have a nice holiday with a Christmas party no one will forget.

Unrequited love.Internet ScamJilted Hearts.Murder!Summer Meadows' chocolate candy business is booming. She's overwhelmed with her April Fool's Day wedding plans, and against her family's advice, hires her cousin to be her wedding planner. But then her cousin is found murdered and more mysteries keep occurring at family parties.Can Summer resist the urge to investigate when she and her dysfunctional relatives are dipped into a plot of unrequited love, internet scam, and jilted hearts? Could the murderer be related to her and have Summer targeted next? Will her fiance' support her sleuthing antics, or is he another suspect with something to hide?

A horn blaresA crashSomebody screamsWhen a carnival train crashes in front of Summer Meadows's house, she does what comes naturally - she acts without thinking and volunteers to lead an elephant to the fairground. The animal's trainer follows close behind but disappears when they reach their destination.When Summer goes looking for the trainer, she finds something altogether different - a woman hanging dead in the shower of one of the trailers. A carnival slew of mishap and misadventure ensue when Summer and her fiance, Ethan, set out to solve the murder and wind up in a fun house that is anything but.

Girls first started disappearing on CJ's honeymoon...Trouble followed her home...When girls were taken from Heavenly Acres, things got personal.Clarice Jocelyn Turley Drake, CJ to her friends, can spot trouble a mile away. She'd immediately suspicious when a handsome young man trails after girls vacationing on Maui. CJ really wanted to stay out of things, being on her honeymoon, but death and mayhem covers her like a cold mist.Her new husband, Eric, wants her to settle down, start a family, and has grand plans on how to make that happen, but when trouble strikes close to home, he gives CJ full reign to use her talent for finding the bad guys along with her feisty pup, Caper.A hare-brained plan, the death of an FBI agent, and two young men with dangerously high expectations all add up to a twisting path of destruction involving sex traffickers that only CJ and her band of misfits can stop.Find out what treasure Caper finds in this last book in the Tiny House Mysteries.

Elderly women are dying in River Valley......after their names appear in the obituaries.When the latest woman comes to Marsha Steele for help finding the killer before she becomes the next victim, Marsha is thrust into another mystery that could very well be her last.Business is booming at the Country Gifts from Heaven, Marsha still hasn't set a wedding date, her nemesis has arrived back in town and has her painted claws wrapped around Duane, and Marsha's daughter has her teenage eyes on the new, brooding young man in town. With all of life's craziness, can Marsha catch a killer before she becomes the next target?The second small town cozy mystery featuring Marsha and her friends.

Seems everyone has a dream and not enough funds.Someone is determined to kill for that dream.Will River Valley's cast of colorful characters live to see another day?Can Marsha find out who the thief is before she becomes one of the sleep walkers?When Marsha Calloway's daughter is accused of a crime she didn't commit, Marsha is determined to find the real culprit.She enlists the help of her Cadillac-driving mama, the man who ditched Marsha at her high-school graduation but kept her heart, and a bumbling police officer. Folks around River Valley are having things disappear while they are sleeping with their eyes open.The first in an exciting, funny small town cozy mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author.

Someone's poaching the deer around Heavenly Acres.One of CJ's friends is murdered.What ensues next is a wild hunt for illegal poachers, foolhardy activists, and a big, bad, redneck truck that keeps showing up wherever CJ is. Car wrecks, storms, threats and more keep CJ and her friends on their toes.It all comes down to the final confrontation. One of the wildest yet. Come along for the ride as CJ and her quirky sidekicks hunt down some poachers.

Secret tunnels...Not so secret gang lordsMysterious men patrolling the groundsBags of...white powder buried in the playground?Come along as CJ and the gang get involved in their craziest adventure yet. Danger and surprise, new friends and enemies, all mean that Heavenly Acres will never be the same.A Peeping Tom is far more than he seems. CJ and the gang divide ranks in order to stop drug lords from taking over the mountain they love. When they realize why years of crime were centered around their tiny house community the news shocks them to the core.

All CJ wants is a day of fun...Without her dog getting her into trouble.Alas, it is not to be. While resting during a canoe trip with her boyfriend, Eric, and bestfriend, Mags, Caper the naughty pup finds a clue that sets CJ and her friends on their most dangerous gumshoeing adventure yet!Was that a finger?Witness protection, drug lords, gunfights, a wild trek through a forest, and a dog with a nose for trouble, has book three in the tiny house series as much fun as book one and two!Grab this fun and wacky mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author.

"No one does a final suspense scene like Cynthia Hickey!" - Stewart Writing ServicesA rash of burglaries?What kind of job had she been hired to do?CJ Turley is excited to begin her new life as overseer of Heavenly Acres, a tiny house community in the Ozark mountains. As she's handed the keys to her new house, by a woman who seems far too eager to leave the job to someone else, CJ is told the community is experiencing a rash of burglaries and she should visit the nearby Park Ranger for help.Can CJ and her new friends stop a thieving murderer before they lose something far more precious than jewels? Their life!From first day, to spending time with handsome ranger, Eric Drake, to a cast of quirky characters who are all suspect in CJ's mind, you're bound for a fun, hilarious, romp in this first book of a new small town, cozy mystery series by best-selling and award-winning author.

A horn blaresA crashSomebody screamsWhen a carnival train crashes in front of Summer Meadows's house, she does what comes naturally - she acts without thinking and volunteers to lead an elephant to the fairground. The animal's trainer follows close behind but disappears when they reach their destination.When Summer goes looking for the trainer, she finds something altogether different - a woman hanging dead in the shower of one of the trailers. A carnival slew of mishap and misadventure ensue when Summer and her fiance, Ethan, set out to solve the murder and wind up in a fun house that is anything but.