Bøger af Vicki Vass

Evil has awoken in Asheville, North Carolina, and Terra Rowan must prepare the Ladies of the Biltmore Society for battle. With her familiar, Pixel, a crooked leg fluffy orange cat, and her apprentice Abigail Oakhaven, a stubborn teenage girl with a bloodline dating back to the beginning of time, she begins their journey. The witch hunters have come to the Appalachian Mountains in search of the last witch of Salem. The magic of the mountains can no longer protect her and her coven. She must travel to the one place on earth that holds the secret to save mankind - Dark Corner.Combining elements from different cultures, Appalachian folklore, Celtic legends, Native American mysticism, Dark Corner continues its new witch mythology while staying true to the realm of cozy mystery. Terra Rowan is a witch trapped between worlds and lost in time.

When chemist Anne Hillstrom finds her Great Aunt Sybil dead on her living room floor, she immediately contacts the police. The death scene has all the earmarks of a robbery gone awry. Unfortunately, the police seem unable to determine if the old woman's demise is a crime or an accident. When Anne attends an estate sale for recent lottery winner, Tim Whitmore, she finds an antique spoon under the deceased man's bed. Enlisting the help of her friend--journalist CC Muller, a fellow antique hunter and blogger--the two women begin an investigation into what happened to Tim Whitmore. Along the way, Anne and CC travel throughout the Great Lakes region, visiting yard sales, estate sales, and generally scrounging around, searching for antiques and possible clues that might lead to the history of the small spoon found under Whitmore's bed. With each find, the women unknowingly become closer to unraveling the truth. Eventually, their snooping becomes too much for the killer, who decides to put an end to these two nosy antique hunters. The stakes have been raised. It's no longer MURDER BY THE SPOONFUL

Antique hunters Anne Hillstrom and CC Muller witness the tragic death of rising country star, Dave Southwell. The police determine Southwell's death is an accident. CC has her doubts, so when they are commissioned to hunt down musical antiques they head to Nashville looking for clues. Along the way, both women find romance, but new love gets put on the back burner when their snooping makes them a target for an unknown killer. Picking' Murder is the second book in the Antique Hunters Mystery series. Award-winning Chicago Tribune writer Vicki Vass is a finalist in the Mystery & Mayhem contest. She has traveled the world in search of the story, from a mud hut in the jungles of Southern Sudan to 40,000 feet above the Earth in a F16 fighter jet. With a passion for shopping and antiques, she turned in her reporter's notebook to chronicle the adventures of Anne and CC, the "Spoon Sisters," two antique hunters who use their skills to solve murder cases. Vicki lives in Chicago and Asheville NC with musician husband Brian, and cats Pixel and Terra, Australian Shepherds Atticus and Tracker who appear in all of her books. She loves reading, gardening, shopping and chocolate.

Alexandra Kustodia searches for rare gems in the most remote areas of the world. Descended from a long line of Russian jewelers her family's fate is tied into the legacy of the imperial family. Secrets from the past haunt her dreams as a killer hunts her. With her beloved borzoi, Hunter, by her side, Alexandra travels to Russia to unlock the secrets that hold the answers to her fate. Like her mother before her, Alexandra has the gift to touch gems and get a glimpse into the lives of the people who owned them. She walks the line between her visions and reality Alexandra is the gem hunter. Award-winning Chicago Tribune writer Vicki Vass is a finalist in the Mystery & Mayhem contest. She has traveled the world in search of the story, from a mud hut in the jungles of Southern Sudan to 40,000 feet above the Earth in a F16 fighter jet. Vicki lives in Chicago and Asheville NC with musician husband Brian, and cats Pixel and Terra, Australian Shepherds Atticus and Tracker who appear in all of her books. She loves reading, gardening, shopping and chocolate.

Antique hunters Anne Hillstrom and CC Muller witness the tragic death of rising country star, Dave Southwell. The police determine Southwell's death is an accident. CC has her doubts, so when they are commissioned to hunt down musical antiques they head to Nashville looking for clues. Along the way, both women find romance, but new love gets put on the back burner when their snooping makes them a target for an unknown killer. Picking' Murder is the second book in the Antique Hunters Mystery series. Award-winning Chicago Tribune writer Vicki Vass is a finalist in the Mystery & Mayhem contest. She has traveled the world in search of the story, from a mud hut in the jungles of Southern Sudan to 40,000 feet above the Earth in a F16 fighter jet. With a passion for shopping and antiques, she turned in her reporter's notebook to chronicle the adventures of Anne and CC, the "Spoon Sisters," two antique hunters who use their skills to solve murder cases. Vicki lives in Chicago and Asheville NC with musician husband Brian, and cats Pixel and Terra, Australian Shepherds Atticus and Tracker who appear in all of her books. She loves reading, gardening, shopping and chocolate.

In 1865, Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker, conspired to change the course of the Civil War. Crossing lines between North and South, the band of conspirators wove a plan that remained undiscovered for more than 150 years until Antique Hunter Anne Hillstrom finds one of Keckley's gowns. She and fellow Antique Hunter CC Muller unravel the mystery that has left a trail of dead bodies, leading to the doorstep of their antique store, Great-Aunt Sybil's Attic. Dressed to Kill is the fifth book in the Antique Hunters Mystery Series. Rooted in history, the series reimagines real-life events blurring the line between fact and fiction.

Known to the neighborhood as Grandma Jan, Janice Kustodia has a routine and keeps to it. Up at 6 a.m., a pot of Jewel Extra Bold coffee and then out the door to bring the garbage cans up from the curb, sweep the sidewalks and walk South Linden Avenue to make sure all is as it should be. But today it isn't when she discovers the postman murdered. This isn't supposed to happen on her watch. To discover the truth, she must unravel the red tape of corruption at city hall, track down a killer who is targeting her neighbors and discover why the postman is late.