Synopses & Reviews
Set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, J. J. Cook’s thrilling new mystery series features Fire Chief Stella Griffin, who solves crime with the help of her predecessor, who just happens to be a ghost… NO MATCH FOR MURDER
After knocking the lights out of her boyfriend when she catches him cheating on her, Chicago fire fighter Stella Griffin hops on her Harley and heads for Sweet Pepper, Tennessee, where she ends up becoming the small town’s fire chief. When her dear friend Tory Lambert dies after her gingerbread-style house is set ablaze, Stella suspects arson and foul play.
As Stella investigates, she gets help from a most unlikely source—the ghost of Eric Gamlyn, Sweet Pepper’s old fire chief. And if that isn’t enough to rattle her, attractive police officer John Trump seems to have taken an interest in her. But Stella’s got to stay focused if she hopes to smoke out a killer before her own life is extinguished.
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Praise for Playing with Fire
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and#8220;[This] series is fast-paced, and as exciting as a July Fourth fireworks show!and#8221;and#8212;MyShelf.com
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"A well-crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the smoke clears.” —Kari Lee Townsend
“Dark family secrets, a delicious mystery—and a ghost! What reader could ask for more?”—Casey Daniels, author of the Pepper Martin Mysteries
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Praise for That Old Flame of Mine
“A well-crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the smoke clears.”—Kari Lee Townsend, national bestselling author of the Fortune Teller Mysteries
“Dark family secrets, a delicious mystery—and a ghost! What reader could ask for more?”—Casey Daniels, author of the Pepper Martin Mysteries
“So difficult for me to put down, and even more difficult for me to have it end.”—Cozy Mystery Reviews
“A sizzling good mystery series.”—Lesas Book Critiques
Synopsis
Sweet Pepper, Tennessee, has the world s hottest and sweetest peppers as well as a ghost that cooks and a fire chief who fights crime SPARK OF INTEREST Stella Griffin should be bubbling over with joy now that she s the full-time fire chief of Sweet Pepper, except trouble is brewing on her doorstep. An angry resident has purchased her cabin, and with a bulldozer in tow is ready to tear it down. But as Stella worries over the fate of her home and Eric, her ghostly roommate, there s soon an even greater cause for alarm.
A suspicious house fire in the pricey Sunset Beach community at Sweet Pepper Lake claims the life of ex-state representative Barney Falk. The nature of the death has Stella feeling out of her depth, so she teams up with the state s arson investigator. Moving full steam ahead with the case, they must smoke out a killer before the firebug strikes again
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Synopsis
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SPARK OF INTEREST
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A suspicious house fire in the pricey Sunset Beach community at Sweet Pepper Lake claims the life of ex-state representative Barney Falk. The nature of the death has Stella feeling out of her depth, so she teams up with the stateand#8217;s arson investigator. Moving full steam ahead with the case, they must smoke out a killer before the firebug strikes againand#133;
INCLUDES RECIPES!
Synopsis
Welcome to Sweet Pepper, Tennessee. Nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains, its home to the hottest and sweetest peppers in the worldas well as at least one ghost and a hotbed of secrets
GETTING WARMER
Fire Chief Stella Griffin is working to solve the mysterious death of her predecessor, Eric Gamlynwho also haunts her cabin. Yet the more she learns, the more burning questions she must answer. Just as Stella thinks she has a lead from Deputy Chum, someone snuffs her hopesand the lawman.
Adding fuel to the fire, Stellas parents soon arrivewith her ex-boyfriendhoping to persuade her to return to Chicago. Now Stella is torn between the life she left behind and uncovering what happened to her ghostly friend. But shed better think fast or more than her investigation could go up in flames
About the Author
J. J. Cookand#160;is a pseudonym for a married couple who writes mysteries, mostly set in the South, with a touch of paranormal and romance. In Hot Water is the thirdand#160;Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade novel. As J. J. Cook, they also write the Biscuit Bowl Food Truck mysteries.