This Old Homicide A 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 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 doesnt 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.... 

“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

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

“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

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 own—especially 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.

When Mac Sullivan—famous thriller writer and Shannons new beau—first 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 debris—the 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…