The Trouble with Midnight: A Collection of Soft-Boiled Mysteries from Midnight Ink — Multiple Authors

What do a plus-sized paralegal, an assistant librarian, and a struggling ski-resort owner have in common? They all have an uncanny talent for getting caught up in solving mysteries. This collection of three first-in-a-series mystery novels is full of trouble. in all the right ways. Too Big to MissSue Ann JaffarianBook 1 of the Odelia Grey Mysteries Plus-size paralegal Odelia Grey struggles with her relationships, her crazy family, and her crazier boss. And then there's her knack for being in close proximity to dead people. "I'd love to spend more time with Odelia, a plus-size fat liberationist with a handsome, wheelchair-bound lover."-The New York Times May DayJess LoureyBook 1 of the Murder-By-Month Mysteries A hip, humorous, and gripping account of small-town murder, this novel features Mira James, an assistant librarian and aspiring sleuth who can't seem to stop finding dead bodies in her new home of Battle Lake, Minnesota. "Hilarious, fast-paced, and madcap."-Booklist (starred review) Tainted MountainShannon BakerBook 1 of the Nora Abbott Mysteries Nora Abbott's recent court victory to save her ski resort should mean good times are ahead. But when her husband's sudden death becomes an opportunity for an energy tycoon to launch a hostile takeover, Nora is caught in a clash between big business and native culture. "As mysterious and beautiful as the Arizona landscape in which it's set."-William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author