Synopses & Reviews
Hosting an award-winning novelist is quite a Christmas coup for the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straw Society. But when heandrsquo;s murdered in Lizzie Turnerandrsquo;s house, sheandrsquo;s got a holiday homicide on her hands andhellip; For their very first guest author event, most of the book club members canandrsquo;t wait to pull out all the stops in Southern hospitality. But for Lizzie, Derek Alton is nothing but troubleandmdash;from his massive ego to his smarmy moves. When heandrsquo;s found murdered in her living room, it seems someone decided that this womanizing writer would be better off dead than read.
After suspicion falls on Lizzieandrsquo;s friend, she and her fellow book club members discover that Derek wasnandrsquo;t who he pretended to be. Cracking this case means going up against Lizzieandrsquo;s boyfriend, police chief Mark Dreyfus, and unearthing a novelandrsquo;s worth of nasty secrets. And as they get closer to uncovering Derekandrsquo;s scandalous final manuscript, someone hiding in plain sight is out to write finis to Lizzieandrsquo;s sleuthing for goodandhellip;
Review
Praise for the Aston Corners Book Club Mysteries:
"Southern charm, excellent reading suggestions, and an engaging amateur sleuth."--Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries
"Books, cats, and a tenderhearted sleuth, a perfect combination!"--Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries
"A terrific debut!"--Mary Jane Maffini
"Readers should have high hopes for this series."--Avery Aames
Review
Praise for the Ashton Corners Book Club Mysteries and#8220;A nosy book club, cozy cats, and a great whodunit!and#8221;and#8212;Krista Davis, national bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries
and#8220;An engaging amateur sleuth.and#8221;and#8212;Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author
Review
Praise for the Astonandnbsp;Corners Bookandnbsp;Club Mysteries andquot;Southern charm, excellent reading suggestions, and an engaging amateur sleuth.andquot;--Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries
andquot;Books, cats, and a tenderhearted sleuth, a perfect combination!andquot;--Krista Davis, national bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries
andquot;A terrific debut!andquot;--Maryandnbsp;Jane Maffini
andquot;Readers should have high hopes for this series.andquot;--Avery Aames
Synopsis
For the first meeting of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, six friends gather in Molly Matthews's old Southern mansion-including Lizzie Turner, a reading specialist with a penchant for mysteries. But the mystery book club meeting becomes the scene of an actual murder when a stranger is shot-and nobody knows who the victim is, or how Molly' antique gun came to be used as the murder weapon.
Then Lizzie begins finding mysterious manuscript chapters in her mailbox. As she and the book club members try to read between the lines, Molly surfaces as the next name on the killer's list...
Synopsis
Murder is nothing novel for the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Societyand#151;but this time the police want to throw the book at one of their ownand#133; Itand#8217;s time to celebrate when club member Molly Mathewsand#8217;s childhood friend, Teensy Coldicutt, moves back to townand#151;complete with a published book. But as the club plans Teensyand#8217;s book launch, Molly is attacked and Teensyand#8217;s books are stolen. Who would be so desperate for 150 copies of a sexy novel written by an elderly widow? Then Ashton Corners is hit with another shock when Teensyand#8217;s publisher turns up deadand#151;and fellow club member and former police chief Bob Miller is taken into custody.
Convinced that Teensyand#8217;s missing books hold the key to the murder, Lizzie Turner and her band of readers are determined to hunt them down. But the plot thickens when their search leads them straight into a counterfeiting ring. Now they must unravel this surprise twist before the killer gets the chance to write someone else offand#133;
Synopsis
For the mystery book lovers of Ashton Corners, burial plots tell the most intriguing stories.
The members of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society are all chipping in as Molly Mathews, now owner of the bookstore the Book Nook, prepares the first annual Mystery Book Fair. While gossip circulates about the guest authors, club member Lizzie Turner is unpleasantly surprised to see a certain book publicist make an appearance. It seems Lizzie has a history with Ashley Dixonand#151;a chapter of her life sheand#8217;d rather leave closed.
But when someone gives Ashley a death sentence, Lizzie becomes the prime suspect in a murder mystery she canand#8217;t put down. Now Lizzie and her fellow book buffs have to read between the lines of the publicistand#8217;s past and catch the real killer before Lizzie is written off for good.
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Synopsis
The author of Book Fair and Foul reconvenes the Ashton Corners book club to solve a murder in their own backyard . . .
Bob Miller, retired police chief and member of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, is stunned by the arrival of his twenty-one-year-old granddaughter, Darla, whom he has never seen. Bob has been estranged from his own daughter for decades and hopes to make up for his absence in Darlaand#8217;s life. But some of the ladies of the book club find their Southern hospitality strained as they question the motives behind this sudden reunion.
After a dead man is found in Molly Mathewsand#8217;s backyard, their concerns grow more serious. Lizzie Turner saw Darla arguing with the stranger the day before, but when the police question her, Darla proves to be an unreliable narrator. Itand#8217;s up to the book club to uncover the real story . . . before another victim is written into the plot.
Synopsis
For the first meeting of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, six friends gather in Molly Matthews's old Southern mansion-including Lizzie Turner, a reading specialist with a penchant for mysteries. But the mystery book club meeting becomes the scene of an actual murder when a stranger is shot-and nobody knows who the victim is, or how Molly' antique gun came to be used as the murder weapon.
Then Lizzie begins finding mysterious manuscript chapters in her mailbox. As she and the book club members try to read between the lines, Molly surfaces as the next name on the killer's list...
Synopsis
Hosting an award-winning novelist is quite a Christmas coup for the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straw Society. But when heandrsquo;s murdered in Lizzie Turnerandrsquo;s house, sheandrsquo;s got a holiday homicide on her hands andhellip; For their very first guest author event, most of the book club members canandrsquo;t wait to pull out all the stops in Southern hospitality. But for Lizzie, Derek Alton is nothing but troubleandmdash;from his massive ego to his smarmy moves. When heandrsquo;s found murdered in her living room, it seems someone decided that this womanizing writer would be better off dead than read.
After suspicion falls on Lizzieandrsquo;s friend, she and her fellow book club members discover that Derek wasnandrsquo;t who he pretended to be. Cracking this case means going up against Lizzieandrsquo;s boyfriend, police chief Mark Dreyfus, and unearthing a novelandrsquo;s worth of nasty secrets. And as they get closer to uncovering Derekandrsquo;s scandalous final manuscript, someone hiding in plain sight is out to write finis to Lizzieandrsquo;s sleuthing for goodandhellip;
Synopsis
Murder is nothing novel for the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Societyand#151;but this time the police want to throw the book at one of their ownand#133; Itand#8217;s time to celebrate when club member Molly Mathewsand#8217;s childhood friend, Teensy Coldicutt, moves back to townand#151;complete with a published book. But as the club plans Teensyand#8217;s book launch, Molly is attacked and Teensyand#8217;s books are stolen. Who would be so desperate for 150 copies of a sexy novel written by an elderly widow? Then Ashton Corners is hit with another shock when Teensyand#8217;s publisher turns up deadand#151;and fellow club member and former police chief Bob Miller is taken into custody.
Convinced that Teensyand#8217;s missing books hold the key to the murder, Lizzie Turner and her band of readers are determined to hunt them down. But the plot thickens when their search leads them straight into a counterfeiting ring. Now they must unravel this surprise twist before the killer gets the chance to write someone else offand#133;
About the Author
Erika Chase is the former owner of a mystery bookstore and in that guise has spoken to many book clubs over the years, happily recommending authors and series. Her own book club places chocolate on an equal footing with the books they read. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, and short-listed for awards. Sheandrsquo;s been an advertising copywriter, journalist, and community educator as well as a long time volunteer with the local police service. She resides in the home of her two Siamese cats. and#160;