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The Mr. & Mrs. Jones Spy Story Series is in Kindle Unlimited!
Meet Penny and Peregrine Jones: two retired spies with time on their hands and decades of experience thwarting Russian spies during the Cold War.
When Perry, as he’s known, insists on coming out of retirement, Penny balks. She needs that hip surgery. They’re over the hill. How can they escape if they can’t run, can’t see, and can’t hot wire an electric car?
Like fictional spy-catching heroes Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Penny and Perry are determined to get to the bottom of these espionage cases. This “who-dun-what” cozy mystery will appeal to fans of Anthony Horowitz, Robert Thorogood, and Agatha Christie.
New in December 2025: The Sweetie Pie Murder
The Agatha & Smitty Murder Mystery Series is in Kindle Unlimited!
In their very first case together, cozy mystery author “Agatha” and homicide investigator “Smitty” work together to catch a dangerous serial killer who is murdering talented jazz musicians. This is a stand-alone mystery.
She’s hiding out at the One for the Road Motel with a big secret, using her cozy mystery author pen name as her alias. He’s an overworked, impatient, and grouchy homicide investigator. Who wouldn’t be with three murders committed in less than a week in a Vermont town near Lake Champlain that’s the size of a postage stamp?
Sparks fly as they verbally banter with each other. There’s no mistaking that attraction. It’s two moths drawn to the flame of love. But before they can act on their desire, they must solve the three…or is it four…murders!
Move over, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford and Nick and Nora Charles. Make room for Sabrina Tucker (“Is that your real name?”) and Detective John Smith. This dynamic duo is determined to solve this baffling mystery!
In their second case together, cozy mystery author “Agatha” and homicide investigator “Smitty” work together to catch a dangerous stalker who sabotages the lives of old high school classmates. This is a stand-alone mystery.
When Smitty calls and cancels Agatha’s birthday dinner, she suspects that he’s cheating on her. She wants to know whether he’s really investigating a baffling murder case or whether he’s fooling around with “Julie”, the mysterious woman who’s with him.
When she confronts him at the scene of the murder, she’s drawn into a case that quickly spins out of control. Who is the stalker and why are the old friends from Four Corners Regional High School being attacked? Too many secrets. Too many scandals. Old love…new love…bad love….What’s really going on?
In their third case together, cozy mystery author “Agatha” and homicide investigator “Smitty” work together to catch a dangerous killer who murdered two wolf behaviorists in two different states by two different methods to hide a dangerous secret about wolves and wolf-dogs. This is a stand-alone mystery.
As they arrive in Rowley Village, Vermont to enjoy their first vacation together as a couple, Agatha stumbles over a dead body during a blizzard.
The last thing anyone expects is for a hangry white wolf to take a shine to Agatha. Or is it a wolf-dog? Or maybe just a lost dog? It’s hard to tell without a genetic test!
To calm “Wolfie” down when he gets rambunctious, Agatha creates a playlist of wolf songs from Shakira to Mozart. With Joanie and Jim Pickleford to assist them, Agatha and Smitty throw themselves into the homicide investigation that has an ending no one saw coming.
About the author
Cozy mysteries and amateur sleuths
My determined crime solvers might not be trained to tackle big cases, but they do rub elbows with investigators who are used to dealing with wily criminals…and not exactly enthusiastic about having amateur sleuths along for the ride, even clever ones!
While some of the cases are heinous, there is rarely a need to go into detail about any murder scene. To me, that’s like rubbernecking at a traffic accident. If it’s not pertinent to the case, why get gruesome? Nor will you normally hear my cozy mystery characters swear. That doesn’t mean they won’t bicker or get snarky.
