Arlene Kay

A Creature Comforts Mystery

1 - Death by Dog Show (Mar-2019)
2 - Homicide by Horse Show (Oct-2019)
3 - Murder at the Falls (Jul-2020)

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  Intrusion
  

  • Nov-2011
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  Young widow Elisabeth Buckley sleepwalks through life until her best friend's murder changes everything. To avenge his death and salve her own conscience, Elisabeth plunges into the high-stakes world of a Boston biotech firm where a ruthless killer s...

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  Die Laughing
  

  • Nov-2012
  • / Contemporary Romance
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  There's nothing funny about murder. When a vicious murder shatters the peaceful Cape Cod town of Goodhaven, graduate student Nicole Nelson vows to find the culprit. She's pitted against a cast of quirky local characters with buried secrets and motive...

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  The Abacus Prize
  

  • Oct-2013
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  Fledgling executive Grace Quinn breaks the IRS mold. She’s a fashion savvy mystery buff who abhors accounting and favors Shakespeare over the Tax Code. Babysitting a convention of buttoned-down pencil pushers is her worst nightmare until double hom...

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  Swann Dive
  

  • May-2014
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  A wisecracking mystery writer and one of Boston's richest bluebloods share only one tie: her lifelong friend is his twin sister. When someone murders Cece Swann, Eja and Deming become the most uncommon team of sleuths in ye olde bean towne. Cece ...

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  Mantrap
  

  • Aug-2014
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  Eja and Demming are taking this mystery out for a spin! Munitions heir Dario Peters has a yen for competitive cycling and cash. When he suffers a fatal crash on a Cape Cod bike path, everyone calls it a tragic accident. But his doting grandma kno...

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  Gilt Trip
  

  • Oct-2014
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  Exercise is over-rated! Eja Kane joins a dojo hoping to shape up and zone out before her wedding to Deming Swann. Instead of sweat and spiritual healing, she finds a simmering cauldron of sex, jealousy, and greed. When a con-woman's corpse li...

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  Swann Songs
  

  • Jun-2016
  • / Private Investigator
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  Marriage can be murder . . .
  
  For new bride Eja Kane-Swann, revenge is both sweet and deadly. When Gabriel Mann, the ex-husband who kicked her to the curb, begs for help, Eja laughs in his face. Gabriel is involved in a nasty literary spat with...

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  Death by Dog Show
  

  • Mar-2019
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Creature Comforts Mystery - 1
  

  Army vet Persephone “Perri” Morgan has big plans, as her custom leather leashes, saddles, and other pet accessories are the rage of dog and horse enthusiasts everywhere. But when murder prances into the ring at a Massachusetts dog show, Perri mus...

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  Homicide by Horse Show
  

  • Oct-2019
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Creature Comforts Mystery - 2
  

  Leathersmith Persephone “Perri” Morgan makes the kind of beautiful custom leashes and saddles that make wealthy dog and horse show lovers swoon -- until murder strides onto the course . . . When Perri’s BFF Babette hosts a meeting of Fairfax...

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  Murder at the Falls
  

  • Jul-2020
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Creature Comforts Mystery - 3
  

  Army vet Persephone “Perri” Morgan has found a second career handcrafting leather pet accessories -- and a satisfying sideline in training therapy dogs. But there’s no cure for a cold-blooded murderer. . . . Perri and her BFF Babette Croy te...

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  Murder at First Blush
  

  • Nov-2022
  • / Mystery
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  Marketta Davis was Harbor Bay's golden girl until the Chicago Art Institute sent her packing. She returns to her hometown, determined to succeed by operating a beauty emporium stocked with upscale products. Unfortunately, on opening night a grisly co...

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  The Mascara Murders
  

  • Aug-2023
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  Artist and cosmetic purveyor Marketta Davis faces a daunting task: join the faculty of an elite prep school and avenge the brutal murder of Aunt Violet's protégé, a teacher and social justice warrior. Soon a clever killer stalks the corridors of th...

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  Murder Masque
  

  • Aug-2024
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  Those savvy sleuths from POPPET return to solve a puzzling murder at a Beauty Expo. When irritating Italian Stallion Mario Ricci is ruthlessly slain, Aunt Violet becomes the prime suspect. After all, she was once Mario's spurned lover and is now heir...

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