Two sisters, Marlene Webb and Bethany Cunningham, attend the wedding of a distant cousin hoping to find information about the family tree. What they discover is a body in the church basement, a tactless police officer, a cosmetics case containing fifty thousand dollars, and a hidden family secret. 
Self-described as being over fifty, overweight, and overeducated, the sisters have obvious personality differences. Bethany is generous of heart, and Marlene is, well, not. 
When the groom is arrested at the reception, the sisters are challenged with the task of proving his innocence. After all, no family member of theirs would commit murder--or would they? 
Some levity is brought to the serious subject of murder by Marlene's unwittingly comical behavior. She constantly steps in undesirable substances, fails to notice the obvious, and can't remember names, and when she tries to hide fifty thousand dollars in her bra, the results are eye-popping. 
Murder on a Park Bench, the second book in the series featuring the crime solving antics of Marlene and Bethany is available through Amazon Books in paperback and Kindle formats.

Matrimony and Murder

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Lamanna, Lois

Mystery

Thomas & Mercer

Mugs Hugs and Thugs

Independently published

Senior sales associate Cleo Anthony excuses herself from the selling floor to repair a chipped fingernail, leaving Jessica to deal with a man demanding to see Kathy. Later, when Cleo is found dead, the man becomes the chief suspect and only Jessica can identify him. Questioned by the police as the last person to see the victim alive, Jessica's involvement and interest in the case deepens. She becomes the victim of a burglary and threats. Rather than take a passive role, Jessica starts questioning the people who knew the dead woman. Following the journey of Cleo's life from high school 'bad girl' to executive's widow to jewelry salesperson takes Jessica to places she would rather not go and she does things she would rather not do.

Facets of Murder (Jessica Ambrose Jewelry Box Mystery)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Emancipated by her husband's death, Nora sheds her outdated Laura Ashley prints and housewife persona. She emerges as a new age woman. Among her recently acquired interests, she writes and produces a play for the local theater. Marlene and Bethany visit Aunt Nora with the purpose of sorting through family treasures. The visit corresponds to the glamorous opening night performance spoiled by murder. The body of a local businessman, a gun found among the heirlooms, a police chief with political ambitions point toward Nora as the killer. Limited by her fugitive status, Nora enlists her houseguests to find the real killer. Feeling responsible for Nora's predicament, Bethany (always generous hearted) and Marlene (not so much) search for evidence to exonerate her, outing their own lives in jeopardy. Murder on a Park Bench is the second book of a series originating with Matrimony and Murder

Murder on a Park Bench: Sequel to Matrimony and Murder

Estate of Murder Shock is an inadequate word to describe Susan Weston's reaction when she learns she has inherited the estate of Walter Gambrel, the richest man in the county. Pressured to fund the remodel of a dilapidated boarding house into an upscale bed and breakfast, Susan reluctantly accepts the condition placed on the inheritance, to find out what happened to her benefactor's wife - thirty years ago. Impeding the investigation is a senior member of law enforcement struggling with his rookie involvement in the missing person case. Adding to the confusion and danger is a woman posing as the missing wife in order to claim half of Wally's estate. The search takes Susan to a nursing home where the former owner of the boarding house currently resides. Martha rambles about the days leading up to the disappearance but her diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease leaves Susan questioning what parts of the story are fact and what parts are the product of the woman's condition. When the relationship between the executor of the will and Susan changes from business to social, and then to romance, the new status raises doubts whether it is Susan or the money that is the attraction.

Estate of Murder (An Inherited Mystery)

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Matrimony and Murder

Mugs Hugs and Thugs

Matrimony and Murder

Facets of Murder (Jessica Ambrose Jewelry Box Mystery)

Murder on a Park Bench: Sequel to Matrimony and Murder

Estate of Murder (An Inherited Mystery)