Berkley Prime Crime mystery

Animals—and justice—have found their hero in Dr. McKenzie.When a randy milk inspector is found dead in 400 gallons of goat milk, veterinarian Austin McKenzie and his wife Madeline will have to cull a killer from a herd of suspects. And along the way, the vet might just save some bleating hearts.

Your eyes are wide and your body tense before it has completed so much as a single ring. As you wake, in the tiny moment between sleep and consciousness, you know already that something is wrong.Only someone bad would ring at such an hour. Or someone good with bad news, which would probably be worse.You lie in the darkness and wait for the answer machine to kick in. Your own voice sounds strange as it tells you that nobody is there but that a message can be left.You feel your heart beat. You listen. And then you hear the one voice in the world you least expect…your very own Blast from the Past.

The second China Bayles mystery. Herb shop owner China is shocked when Halloween hijinks take a gruesome turn in Pecan Springs, ending in a brutal murder. And China is even more shocked when her friend Ruby, a New Age expert in tarot and astrology, becomes the prime suspect after a minister accuses her of witchcraft.

The series that's "a breath of fresh air for fans of paranormal cozy mysteries" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Law school hasn't prepared Bree to appeal cases for the dead. After inheriting her great-uncle's haunted law firm, she must now represent ex-banker O'Rourke, who supposedly killed himself after losing a fortune. But with a merry widow and evidence mounting, it's beginning to look like murder. So Bree and her team of angels begin to investigate. But Bree soon discovers that someone would rather see her deceased than debriefed.

When a big-time magazine and television show asks to feature the Inn at Hemlock Falls during Christmas, the Quilliam sisters, who are in dire financial straits, embrace this opportunity, until the editor's husband, an avid skier, is murdered on the slopes and they are threatened with a lawsuit.

As the Four Musketeers race to save Porthos's servant from the gallows, they run afoul of Cardinal Richelieu, who is investigating a far more serious matter - a plot against the life of the king.

The owners of the Cackleberry Club cafe --Suzanne, Toni, and Petra--investigate when Suzanne makes a die delivery to funeral director Ozzie Driesden and discovers his dead body lying on his embalming table.

Nikki Sands, manager of the Malveaux Estates in Napa Valley—and girlfriend of the owner—is blissfully happy. Until a guru's devotee is killed on the famous Napa Valley Wine train and ruins her peace of mind.

Suzanne, Toni, and Petra lose their husbands but find independence when they open the Cackleberry Club. Then their cozy cafe becomes the scene of a crime when a lawyer dies with a secret on his lips and egg on his face. What this all has to do with a religious cult and Suzanne's past could put her own life on the line.