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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile Mysteries and A High-End Finish comes the second Fixer-Upper Mystery...
Contractor and part-time sleuth Shannon Hammer specializes in improving the quirks and flaws of the Victorian homes in Lighthouse Cove, California. The quirks and flaws of their residents are another story....
Valentines Day is approaching, and while Shannon is delighted to be friends with not one but two handsome men, not everyone in town is feeling the love. After her elderly neighbor Jesse Hennessey fails to make his daily appearance at the local diner, Shannon swings by his place to check on him. Not only does she find Jesse deadof an apparent heart attackbut she also realizes that his home has been ransacked.
Someone suggests that a thief was searching for a priceless necklace Jesse claimed to have retrieved from a capsized sailing ship, but Shannon doesnt believe it. Everyone knows Jesse had a penchant for constructing tall taleslike the one about him having a hot new girlfriend. But his death is soon ruled a homicide, and shady suspects begin popping out of the woodwork. When another victim turns up dead, Shannon is convinced she must find the killer before someone else gets nailed....
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Praise for the novels of Kate Carlisle
“Saucy, sassy, and smart.”—New York Times bestselling author Nancy Atherton
“Suspenseful, intelligent mysteries with a sense of humor.”—New York Times bestselling author Miranda James
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“Juliet Blackwell sits firmly on my list of must-read authors!”—
New York Times bestselling author Victoria Laurie
Praise for the
Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries
“A winning combination of cozy mystery, architectural history and DIY with a ghost story thrown in.”—The Mystery Reader
“A riveting tale with a twisting plot, likable characters, and an ending that will make you shudder.”—The Romance Readers Connection
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Praise for Kate Carlisle and the Fixer-Upper Mysteries “Kate Carlisle never fails to make me laugh, even as she has me turning the pages to see whats going to happen next.”—Miranda James, New York Times bestselling author of Cat in the Stacks Mysteries
“Perfect escapist cozy fare.” —Library Journal
“Another winner from one of the leaders in the genre!”—RT Book Reviews
“Quick, clever, and somewhat edgy…Shannons not a stereotype—shes a person, and an interesting, intelligent, likable one at that, which makes it easy to become invested in her tale.”—Smitten by Books
“A fun read with a great sense of humor and a soupcon of suspense.” --Nancy Atherton, New York Times bestselling author of the Aunt Dimity Mysteries
Synopsis
Soon to be a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original Moviestarring Jewel, the second Fixer-Upper Mysteryfrom the New York Times bestselling author of Books of a Feather and Deckthe Hallways.
Contractor and part-time sleuth Shannon Hammer specializes in improving the quirks and flaws of the Victorian homes in Lighthouse Cove, California. The quirks and flaws of their residents are another story....
Valentine s Day is approaching, and while Shannon is delighted to be friends with not one but two handsome men, not everyone in town is feeling the love. After her elderly neighbor Jesse Hennessey fails to make his daily appearance at the local diner, Shannon swings by his place to check on him. Not only does she find Jesse dead of an apparent heart attack but she also realizes that his home has been ransacked.
Someone suggests that a thief was searching for a priceless necklace Jesse claimed to have retrieved from a capsized sailing ship, but Shannon doesn t believe it. Everyone knows Jesse had a penchant for constructing tall tales like the one about him having a hot new girlfriend. But his death is soon ruled a homicide, and shady suspects begin popping out of the woodwork. When another victim turns up dead, Shannon is convinced she must find the killer before someone else gets nailed...."
Synopsis
Don't miss Framed For Murder, a Hallmark Movies & Mystery Original starring Jewel, based on This Old Homicide--the second novel in the New York Times bestselling Fixer-Upper Mystery series
Valentine's Day is approaching, and while contractor Shannon Hammer is delighted to be friends with not one but two handsome men, not everyone in Lighthouse Cove, California, is feeling the love. After her elderly neighbor Jesse Hennessey fails to make his daily appearance at the local diner, Shannon swings by his place to check on him. Not only does she find Jesse dead--of an apparent heart attack--but she also realizes that his home has been ransacked.
Someone suggests that a thief was searching for a priceless necklace Jesse claimed to have retrieved from a capsized sailing ship, but Shannon doesn't believe it. Everyone knows Jesse had a penchant for constructing tall tales--like the one about him having a hot new girlfriend. But his death is soon ruled a homicide, and shady suspects begin popping out of the woodwork. When another victim turns up dead, Shannon is convinced she must find the killer before someone else gets nailed...
Synopsis
No good deed goes unpunished.
San Francisco contractor Mel Turner is leading a volunteer home renovation project, and while she expects lots of questions from her inexperienced crew, she cant help asking a few of her ownespecially about the haunted house next door
the place local kids call the Murder House.
But when volunteers discover a body while cleaning out a shed, questions pile up faster than discarded lumber. Mel notices signs of ghostly activity next door and she wonders: Are the Murder House ghosts reaching out to her for help, or has the house claimed another victim?
Now, surprised to find herself as the SFPDs unofficial ghost consultant,” Mel must investigate murders both past and present before a spooky killer finishes another job.
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In the New York Times bestselling Fixer-Upper mysteries, contractor Shannon Hammer can repair even the most distressed building. But clearing out the cobwebs from her current project may distress her
to death. When Mac Sullivanfamous thriller writer and Shannons new beaufirst moved to Lighthouse Cove, California, he bought the historic lighthouse mansion that the town is named after. Mac needs help cleaning up the place, and Shannon is more than happy to get her handywoman hands on the run-down Victorian.
But during demolition, a grisly discovery is made among the debristhe bones of a teenage girl who went missing fifteen years ago. Locals had always assumed Lily Brogan ran away from her difficult life, but it seems her troubles followed her to the grave. If Shannon has any chance of getting her renovation back on track, shell need to tackle the cold case. But with new suspects coming out of the woodwork every day, shell have to be careful to pry the right secrets and clues from the poor girls problematic past
About the Author
Award-winning writer
Kate Carlisle worked in television for many years before turning to writing. Inspired by the northern seaside towns of her native California, where Victorian mansions grace the craggy cliffs and historic lighthouses warn fishermen and smugglers alike, Kate was drawn to create the Fixer-Upper Mysteries (
This Old Homicide,
A High-End Finish), featuring small-town girl Shannon Hammer, a building contractor specializing in home restoration. Kate also writes the
New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mysteries (
Ripped from the Pages,
The Book Stops Here) featuring Brooklyn Wainwright.