When Psychology Professor Pamela Barnes discovers her department's star researcher strangled to death in the computer lab, she's determined to find out who did it. Will an accidental recording of the murder allow Pamela to use her expertise in acoustics to identify the killer? A unique cozy mystery--set in the world of academia and high-stakes research--full of excitement, humor, and romance.

Sounds of Murder (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Rockwell, Patricia

Mystery

Cozy Cat Press

Who shot the disk jockey on air? No one saw the killer, but many heard the murder!Local police are mystified, so they ask Psychology professor and acoustics expert Pamela Barnes to assist them in investigating the crime. Can she determine who shot disk jockey and cult music hero Black Vulture just by listening to the radio station’s audio recording of the crime? And how does this crime figure in to the impending death of a wealthy carpet manufacturer hundreds of miles away? Or the driven behavior of his conscientious son who is keeping a very important secret? Unbeknownst to Pamela, another thread of this strange mystery is about to unravel. Will she be able to solve it before another victim is claimed? FM FOR MURDER is Patricia Rockwell’s second in her acoustic mystery series featuring Pamela Barnes. In it, Rockwell re-introduces readers to a feisty heroine, who doesn’t let her academic duties and position prevent her from fighting for justice. Pamela fights crime with the tools she knows best—sound waves.

FM For Murder: A Pamela Barnes acoustic mystery (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mysteries)

Why would spry senior Bob Weiderley suddenly faint and fall into a coma after winning a game of Bingo? After all, he was the most physically fit of all the men at the Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility (although there weren’t many men at HH because women outnumbered them four to one). It was just very suspicious. That’s why Essie Cobb and her friends and fellow residents--Opal, Marjorie, and Fay--decided to investigate. Was it possible that someone was out to get the friendly old gentleman? Maybe it was Violet, Happy Haven’s director, trying to cover up her shady past. Or Sue, the activities director, whose behavior was unusual to say the least. Maybe it was one of the three women who sat at Bob’s regular table in the dining room. Or the mysterious man who had recently sent Bob a startling letter. Essie Cobb is determined to find out—and she’s not going to let her age (90) or her various age-related infirmities hold her back. Welcome to Happy Haven. If you thought most elderly residents of assisted living facilities spent their days watching television and sitting in the sun, you haven’t met Essie Cobb, senior sleuth, and her three mystery-solving buddies. These four elderly ladies have insatiable curiosity, unending concern for their fellow man (especially their fellow ‘man’), and energy and determination that some might find unusual for women in their 80’s and 90’s. They may not be able to get around as fast as youngsters in their 60’s, or navigate that Interstate—Internet (or whatever that computer thing is), but they can solve a mystery. And they’re starting with this one.

Bingoed: An Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mystery (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries)

Sex! Knives! Voice Mail Messages!Who stabbed the philandering football coach in the back? Was it one of the three women who left romantic voice mail messages on the cell phone found next to his body in the motel room?The police don’t have a clue. None of the coach’s family, friends, or colleagues recognize the voices of the unidentified women--and probable mistresses. Who could they be? This sounds like a case for Pamela Barnes, local Psychology professor, acoustics expert, and sometimes amateur sleuth. Can she identify the three women (and potential murder suspects) from just the sound of their voices on the voice mail?Who are these mystery women and how did the popular coach manage to conduct affairs with all of them unbeknownst to everyone around him? And how did he keep his trio of lovers from finding out about each other—or did he? It’s a tangled romantic web that ultimately led to murder and Pamela Barnes is determined to figure it out. Read Patricia Rockwell’s new cozy mystery VOICE MAIL MURDER.

Voice Mail Murder (A Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery)

The Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility is a home for senior citizens--not newborn babies. So, when one of the kitchen workers asks ninety-year-old resident Essie Cobb to secretly care for his missing co-worker's infant, she is flabbergasted, but determined. Along with her intrepid friends--Marjorie, Opal, and Fay--amateur sleuth Essie sets out to hide and protect the baby--and find his missing mother. Unfortunately, she isn't expecting to deal with exterminators, suspicious neighbors, virus outbreaks, and the snowstorm of the century. Luckily, Essie is one smart cookie, and if anyone can manage to reunite a mother and child right before Christmas--it's Essie.

Papoosed: An Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mystery (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries)

James Grant, a young politician with everything going for him, including the most recent polls, gives a rousing stump speech in a local park. His campaign for mayor against the entrenched incumbent looks unstoppable. That is, until the police discover him standing over his wife’s dead body with the murder weapon in his hands. It certainly looks as if James is guilty. But psychologist and acoustics expert Pamela Barnes has other ideas–-and they include helping this young man prove his innocence and succeed in his bid for mayor. Can Pamela’s knowledge of sound help her find the real killer and exonerate James? Or will this young politician’s most recent stump speech be his last?

Stump Speech Murder: A Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mysteries)

It’s Valentine’s Day and most women would be thrilled to receive a card from a secret admirer. Not so, ninety-year-old Essie Cobb, one of the star residents of the Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility. When Essie finds an over-the-top, flowery, valentine from an unknown individual in her mailbox, she goes into detective mode. Who could this person be? Why would they send her such a card? Essie is determined to find out, even if she has to ask for help from her three friends––Opal, Marjorie, and Fay. When Essie’s snooping takes a dangerous turn, she finds herself thrust into the middle of a police investigation. Will Essie help the police solve this Valentine’s Day mystery or will she strike out on her own against an unknown foe who has anything but romance in mind?

Valentined: An Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mystery (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries)

A night out with her husband to watch her best friend perform in a local community theater “in-the-round” production surely shouldn’t be cause for amateur sleuth Pamela Barnes to use any of her acoustic detecting skills. But when one of the actresses collapses on stage and dies, Pamela finds herself in the thick of things. The recorder in her purse making an audio copy of the performance for another friend who couldn’t attend, may now prove important when it’s determined that the victim was poisoned. Do the sounds on the recording hold any clues to the identity of the murderer? It looks like Pamela is on the sound trail again, and she––and her pals in the Pyschology Department at Grace University––will not stop until they find the person who committed this murder in the round.

Murder in the Round: A Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mysteries)

Why would spry senior Bob Weiderley suddenly fall into a coma after winning a game of Bingo? After all, he was the most physically fit of all the men at the Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility—able to bend over to tie his own shoes and use the stairs rather than the elevator. It was just very suspicious. That’s why Essie Cobb and her friends and fellow residents--Opal, Marjorie, and Fay--decided to investigate. Was it possible that someone was out to get the friendly old gentleman? Maybe it was Violet, Happy Haven’s manager, trying to cover up her shady past. Or Sue, the activities director, whose behavior was strange to say the least. Maybe it was one of the three women who sat at Bob’s regular table in the dining room. Or the mysterious man who had recently sent Bob a startling letter. Essie Cobb is determined to find out—and she’s not going to let her age (90), her weak bladder, or her various infirmities hold her back. Welcome to Happy Haven. If you thought most elderly residents of assisted living facilities spent their days sitting in the sun watching television, you haven’t met senior sleuth Essie Cobb and her three detecting buddies. These four elderly ladies have curiosity and drive unusual for women in their 80’s and 90’s. They may not be able to get around as fast as youngsters in their 60’s, or navigate the Interstate or Interweb (or whatever that computer thing is called), but they can solve a mystery. And they’re starting with this one.The first in the Essie Cobb senior sleuth mystery series--now in large print!

Bingoed--Large Print: An Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Twenty-five short stories from the authors at Cozy Cat Press. Included are Amy Beth Arkawy, Allen B. Boyer, Sally Carpenter, C. F. Carter, Linda Crowder, Glen Ebisch, Bart J. Gilbertson, Helen Grochmal, Lorrie Holmgren, Bret Jones, Mary Koppel, Elizabeth Lanham, Owen Magruder, Jane O'Brien, Joyce Oroz, David Pauwels, Emma Pivato, Joe and Pam Reese, Megan Rivers, Patricia Rockwell, Rita Gard Seedorf, Rae Sanders, Annie Irvin, Lane Stone, Margaret Verhoef, and Carmen Will.

Cozy Cat Shorts: Twenty-five Short Stories from the Authors at Cozy Cat Press

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