Third in the Kate Lawrence Mystery Series set in Wethersfield, Connecticut. A Skeleton in the Closet features the often exciting, always hilarious, adventures of three women of a certain age who handle their complicated lives with intelligence and humor--and solve the occasional murder mystery.

A Skeleton in the Closet (Kate Lawrence)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Ivie, Judith K.

Mystery

Mainly Murder Pr

Small-town gossip can be murder, especially when a ruthless blackmailer is involved. Book 3 in the Kate Lawrence mystery series finds Kate and her partners running a fledgling realty office in the Wethersfield Law Barn, an eccentric structure with an interesting history. When a local gossip is found murdered during the annual Autumn Festival, the amateur sleuths are once again asked to discover the truth before a local business owner is unjustly accused, or more unthinkably, Kate's daughter Emma falls under suspicion.

Murder on Old Main Street (Kate Lawrence Mystery)

Drowning in Christmas

Christmas has never been Kate Lawrence's favorite time of year, but when a body turns up at Hartford's venerable Wadsworth Atheneum, she knows the holidays are really going to be murder this year. In the long-awaited fourth installment of this popular mystery series, Kate's realty business is on hiatus due to the down economy, friends and family are falling victim to the flu, and daughter Emma has a loathsome new beau. To top off the merriment, Kate's ex-husband has persuaded her to host an at-home wedding for their nephew. And then a murderer strikes during Hartford's famous Festival of Trees & Traditions. Ho ho ho. Kate's positively drowning in Christmas. Can pals Strutter and Margo come to her rescue before she goes down for the third time?

The holidays are really going to be murder this year. Christmas has always made Kate a little crazy, but this holiday season promises to be a pip. In the fourth Kate Lawrence mystery, MACK Realty is struggling due to the down economy. Live-in love Armando might not make it home by December 24th.  Kate is mourning the death of her beloved cat Simon.  Daughter Emma has persuaded Kate to stage a Norman Rockwell Christmas Eve for her loathsome new beau. And to top off the merriment, Kate's ex-husband has coaxed her to host an at-home wedding for their nephew. Ho ho ho. To get her mind off her troubles, Kate volunteers for a charity fundraiser at Hartford's world-famous art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum. It's an evening that's full of surprises, none of them good. All in all, Kate's positively drowning in Christmas. Can pals Margo and Strutter come to her rescue before she goes down for the third time?

No. 5 in The Kate Lawrence Mysteries: Kate's turning 50, and as if that weren't depressing enough, she's about to become a grandmother-twice. Her investigation of a mysterious death at the Vista View retirement complex opens her eyes to the new realities of aging, some of which send her reeling. What really happened to the wealthy, tennis-playing cougar in Building One? Are residents covering up a sex-for-hire scandal? Will Kate's longtime friend lose her job as Vista View's business manager? Kate makes it her business to discover the truth-or die trying. Proceeds from on-line sales benefit Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary.

Dying Wishes

Mainly Murder Press

Seventh Kate Lawrence Mystery. The amateur sleuth and her realtor partners investigate the sometimes adversarial relationship between authors and publishers and the frightening consequences of thwarted creative egos. When well-known mystery writer Maybelle Farnsworth moves to Wethersfield a few weeks before Halloween, she becomes the target of a neighborhood prankster, or so Kate and her partners believe at first. When the dirty tricks escalate from annoying to terrifying, May's secret sideline as the publisher of a line of sexy romance novels comes into play. Within the context of this cozy mystery, Ivie shines a light into the seldom acknowledged dark corners of today's ultra-competitive publishing industry, including cynical agents, clashing egos, and unethical ploys used by misguided authors to gain readers' attention, such as fraudulent claims of prize nominations and paid-for reviews.

Dirty Tricks

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A Skeleton in the Closet (Kate Lawrence)

Murder on Old Main Street (Kate Lawrence Mystery)

Drowning in Christmas

Drowning in Christmas

Dying Wishes

Dirty Tricks