Libby Howard

• Aug-2017
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Kay Carrera sees ghosts. And when the dead turn to her for help, she just can't say no.Mr. Peter has lived across the street long before Kay moved into her house, and over the decades the collection of old washing machines, lawn mowers, and refrigera...

• Aug-2017
• / Mystery
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Life at sixty isn't quite what Kay Carrera expected. She's working as a skip-tracer for a PI who is desperate to land his own reality TV show. She has a new roommate who arrived with more than the usual amount of baggage. And her attempts at knitting...

• Sep-2017
• / Mystery
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Kay acquired a beautiful antique sideboard at an estate auction, but a ghost has unfortunately conveyed with the furniture. Her stately Victorian isn’t big enough for this additional spirit, but Kay isn’t sure who is haunting the sideboard or why...

• Feb-2018
• / Mystery
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July 4th is a big deal in Locust Point -- the parade, the fireworks, and the eagerly anticipated annual River Regatta. And this year local celebrity Holt Dupree will be in town, riding high on his recent draft pick for an NFL team.But not everyone ...

• May-2018
• / Amateur Sleuth
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When the red on the page isn’t spilled ink…Bestselling author Luanne Trainor has come to Locust Point to speak. The writer’s arrival has the small town a-buzz with excitement but Ms. Trainor isn’t what the bio on her book’s dust jacket proc...

• Aug-2018
• / Mystery
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Marriage can be murder.Kay's first real case as a licensed investigator is to track down a suspected mistress and the possible hidden assets of an estranged husband. It all seems pretty routine, but when the financial trail leads Kay down a rabbit ho...

• Nov-2018
• / Mystery
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David Driver isn't the only one buried in his grave. Kay's friend Olive has a family feud on her hands over who should have inherited the only remaining plot in their family section of the cemetery. When a cousin finally gives in and agrees to re...

• Feb-2019
• / Mystery
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Who knew bingo could be deadly? When abrasive trophy-wife Stacy Mellomaker winds up dead on the floor of a bingo fundraiser few of the townsfolk are shedding tears. The doctors believe she died from an accidental overdose of painkillers, but Stac...

• Sep-2019
• / Mystery
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The stroke of midnight brings murder. What could be more magical than a black tie Christmas party where those attending will socialize and rub elbows with the most prominent lawyers and judges in the state? Kay is enjoying the food, the wine, the...

• Oct-2020
• / Police Procedural
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Snow, arson, and murder! On a wintery vacation with the kids, Kay and the judge stumble across a barn fire. What appeared to be an accidental blaze turns out to be arson, with the charred timbers hiding a dead body. Adding sleuthing to her holid...

• May-2021
• / Cozy Mystery
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Valentine's Day in Locust Point brings love, puppies…and murder! Everyone is enchanted by Olive's new puppy—even an initially wary Taco. Thinking she might want to add a furry friend to her own home, Daisy convinces Kay to go with he...

• Sep-2021
• / Cozy Mystery
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A narrowly escaped tragedy has Suzette thinking about filling in the old pond at the rear of her property—or even selling off that section of land entirely. Kay's friend and neighbor has tried to keep the remaining portion of the family farm as...

• Jan-2022
• / Police Procedural
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The new campground comes with a body.Sassy Letouroux is not normally an impulsive woman, but when the campground that held so many childhood memories comes up for sale, she throws caution to the wind and buys it—sight unseen.Arriving with her 8...

• Feb-2022
• / Cozy Mystery
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The new campground comes with a body.Sassy Letouroux is not normally an impulsive woman, but when the campground that held so many childhood memories comes up for sale, she throws caution to the wind and buys it—sight unseen.Arriving with her 8...

• Apr-2022
• / Police Procedural
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April showers bring murder!Donations are pouring in for the charity yard sale, but as Kay and her friends sort through the glassware and gently used appliances, they discover a real skull in a box of old Halloween decorations.The find re-opens a year...

• Jul-2022
• / Cozy Mystery
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It's 4:20 in Reckless, Virginia.Sassy is intrigued to meet a woman who grows pot under contract to the state for their medical marijuana program—until she and Elvis find a body among the field of plants.When it's discovered the body belongs to ...

• Sep-2022
• / Cozy Mystery
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The nose knows! Sassy and Elvis have joined a local tracking club, but their first event with the Reckless Sniffers is an utter disaster. Instead of finding the container with the correct scent, Elvis runs off course into the woods and returns w...

• May-2023
• / Police Procedural
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Kay's newest case is a heartbreaker!When Lawrence Lincoln wants to gift his life savings to help the sick granddaughter of Tricia Wellmore, a woman he met on a dating site, his friend and neighbor, Eloise, hires Kay to do a background check. Everythi...

• Feb-2024
• / Police Procedural
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Two weddings...and a funeral. Sassy's best friend and neighbor is nose-deep in plans for her daughter's wedding. But the fun of deciding on music, florists, and cake is shattered when Lottie's husband surprises her with divorce papers as well as...