Barbara Emodi

Gasper's Cove Mysteries

1 - Crafting for Murder (Feb-2023)
2 - Crafting Deception (Dec-2023)

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  Crafting for Murder
  

  • Feb-2023
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  Gasper's Cove Mysteries - 1
  

  Beware! A crafty killer lurks in Gasper’s Cove. First in a cozy mystery series set in a fictional Nova Scotia town where crafting and community collide.Seamstress, crafter, and empty-nester Valerie Rankin has plans to open a crafter’s co-op that ...

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  Panic in the Pansies
  

  • Mar-2023
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  The snow's gone. It's springtime in Nova Scotia. It's house selling, bulb planting, and transplant buying time. Stay at home mom and canning aficionado Krista Willett is happy to be out of the house. But her new job at the garden center is challengin...

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  Inspection Deception
  

  • Jun-2023
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  What do a Nova Scotia building inspector, a Tupperware lady, and a Valley bulldog have in common? A family scandal, a long-lost relative, and a thirty-year-old crime. When a summer construction project unearths old secrets,  Kenny, Annette, and ...

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  Potions and Notions
  

  • Sep-2023
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  Colleen's mother and the tea party ladies at Seaview Manor in Gasper's Cove have secrets to keep. When the ladies start talking witches, right before Halloween, Colleen begins to worry. Unsettled by an explosive death in the community, and the reappe...

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  Crafting Deception
  

  • Dec-2023
  • / Cozy Mystery
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  Gasper's Cove Mysteries - 2
  

  On the Canadian coast, a sleuthing seamstress teams up with some resourceful friends to sew up a murder case . . .   At the Crafter’s Co-op in Nova Scotia, seamstress Valerie Rankin sells locally made treasures to tourists, from...

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  Last Stitch Effort
  

  • Dec-2023
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  The year is almost over and the citizens of Gasper's Cove, Nova Scotia are looking forward to the holiday concert. Krista Willett, Harry Sutherland, Kenny MacQuarrie, and the tea party ladies of Seaview Manor all have their own reasons to celebr...

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  Crafting with Slander
  

  • May-2024
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  Corruption, chaos, and murder -- Valerie Rankin is faced with a killer as crafty as she is. Valerie Rankin is back in Gasper's Cove as a mayoral election brings chaos to the small town. A corrupt political scheme controls the town, and Valerie’s co...

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  Crafting a Getaway
  

  • Oct-2024
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  As the threads of events unwind, so does the mystery of a potential murder.A lot has changed at Rankin’s General. Valerie becomes the new manager, while her cousin Rollie opens a B&B with his librarian lady friend, Catherine. The Gasper’s...

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  Crafting an Alibi
  

  • May-2025
  • / Cozy Mystery
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  Lies, chaos, and an unexpected death—the hunt for a killer begins. When a blunder among the senior members threatens to expose secrets they can’t bear to reveal, Valerie Rankin and her crafting group band together to protect their own. Bu...

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  Crafting a Cold Case
  

  • Oct-2025
  • / Cozy Mystery
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  The storm may have passed, but the real danger is just beginningThe long, frigid winters of Nova Scotia are perfect for crafting—but when a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm cuts off Gasper’s Cove Island from the mainland, Valerie Rankin and h...

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  Jingle Bell Shock
  

  • / Cozy Mystery
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  Who will win this year's competition for handmade ornaments to travel from Nova Scotia for the Boston Christmas tree? The crafters of Gasper's Cove and Drummond are sure this will be their year, but good taste, political rivalry, and m...

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  Sew Over It
  

  • / Cozy Mystery
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  It's winter in Gasper's Cove, Nova Scotia. All Valerie Rankin wants is a life of her own and for her dream of a sewing school to come true. But when murder steps into the picture, Valerie and the Seaside Sewists have no choice but to stop their stitc...

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