A Sinister Sense — Allison Kingsley

The Raven's Nest bookstore stocks the best reads in Finn's Harbor, Maine -- and owner Stephanie Quinn employs a genuine mind reader in her cousin, Clara...

Seeing visions of the future and tuning into people's thoughts come naturally to Clara Quinn, thanks to her inherited Quinn Sense. Unfortunately, it offers no insight into her love life -- or -lack thereof -- especially where hardware store owner Rick Sanders is concerned. Even though she's still nursing a broken heart, Clara offers Rick a home for his troublesome dog, Tatters.

But Tatters is the least of Rick's problems when a dead body is discovered in the back of his truck. The victim was seen in the hardware store -- and bludgeoned to death with a hammer stolen from there. Clara believes Rick is innocent, but she's not sure whether that belief comes from the Quinn Sense in her head or simply from the desire in her heart...