Grace Kimball, a recently retired teacher in the small town of Endurance,is haunted by a dark event from her past, an experience so terrifying she hasnever been able to put it behind her. Most days, however, she loves her life inher historical town, filled with friends and former students who are funny andsupportive. Among those friends is police detective TJ Sweeney.When Grace’s former colleague and now shoddy journalist Brenda Norris ismurdered in a suspicious fire, the police have an endless line of suspects. Theeditor of the Endurance Register, Jeff Maitlin, hires Grace to take over Brenda’sjob and write about the town’s history, but neither of them realizes the charmingtown hides people who will do anything to keep their secrets. Grace and Jeff findan undeniable attraction for each other, but Grace knows nothing of the editor’s past,and when suspicious deaths begin to occur, she finds herself wonderingif she can trust this mystery man.Endurance is a picturesque place to live … if you don’t minda dead body or two.

Three May Keep a Secret: An Endurance Mystery (The Endurance Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Van Kirk, Susan

Mystery

Prairie Lights Publishing

“Marry in Haste, Repent at Leisure” Benjamin FranklinMarry in Haste is the story of two lives over a hundred years apart, both illustrating the resilience of women in the small town of Endurance. Grace Kimball, retired teacher, is writing for the Endurance Register and dating its editor, Jeff Maitlin. When he buys a huge Victorian house and borrows money from the bank, he sets off a chain of events that puts Grace in danger. Conrad Folger, the bank president, is murdered, and his wife, Emily, becomes the prime suspect. While TJ Sweeney, Grace’s friend and Endurance police detective, investigates, Grace also sets out to prove her former student innocent.If Grace is right and Emily Folger is innocent, who else had a motive to kill the bank president? TJ Sweeney investigates a list of possible suspects: spurned lovers, unhappy bank clients, and even family members.Grace and Jeff also find a diary from 1893 in Lockwood House, Jeff's newly-bought mansion. Written by a naïve 17-year-old who comes to Endurance from a small farm, it tells Olivia Havelock’s bittersweet story. She marries a powerful judge, and what begins as a joyous event quickly turns to terror. As Grace reads the diary, she soon sees parallels to the life of Emily Folger. Can the lessons from the past help Grace clear Emily’s name? And can she do it in time, before a killer strikes again?

Marry in Haste: An Endurance Mystery (The Endurance Mysteries)

In this third mystery set in the small Midwest town of Endurance, Illinois, retired teacher-turned-sleuth, Grace Kimball, returns to her old high school to investigate the poisoning murder of Endurance High School Principal John Hardy. It is a painful journey for Grace because she must face the possibility that one of her former colleagues is a murderer.Endurance detective TJ Sweeney asks Grace, her former teacher and friend, to help navigate these treacherous waters when it becomes apparent that the murderer is a cold-blooded killer who will not hesitate to kill again. The two friends have no end of suspects. The chemistry teacher who designed a poison unit? A spurned lover or her betrayed husband? A soon-to-be wealthy widow? To top that off, the eccentric drama teacher at the high school is producing “Arsenic and Old Lace.” It isn’t exactly the best timing.Meanwhile, Grace’s boyfriend and editor of the Endurance Register, Jeff Maitlin, has disappeared on some mysterious errand from his past. Then, Grace gets devastating news.Death is stalking the halls of Endurance High School, and Grace Kimball and TJ Sweeney are only a few steps ahead.

Death Takes No Bribes: An Endurance Mystery (The Endurance Mysteries) (Volume 3)

The Witch's Child: An Endurance Mystery

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Three May Keep a Secret: An Endurance Mystery (The Endurance Mysteries)

Marry in Haste: An Endurance Mystery (The Endurance Mysteries)

Death Takes No Bribes: An Endurance Mystery (The Endurance Mysteries) (Volume 3)

The Witch's Child: An Endurance Mystery