The Trouble with Tulip is the first book of "a smart chick mystery" series by Mindy Starns Clark. It features advice columnist Josephine ("Jo") Tulip who turns detective to investigate a neighbor's sudden death with the aid of a close friend, Danny, who's a photographer. Jo and Danny plunge in this venture to the frustration of the local police and find their friendship is strengthened and strained as a result. Clark writes under a Christian publisher and the "smart chick" series is a follow-up to her "million dollar mysteries" series. The book is 293 pages.
Minister's Ghost: a Fever Devilin Mystery is the newest book by Phillip DePoy. The third book to feature Fever Devilin has the professor and noted folklorist returning to his family home to re-establish his roots in the Appalachians of Georgia. While on a trip to collect folktales and lore, he sees has an apparition at a railroad crossing which he believes is a dangerous omen. Later, Fever finds that to be the case as a friend loses two nieces from a suspicious accident at the same railroad location. Determined to investigate the matter, Fever encounters various colorful local characters and bucks against his oldest friend Sheriff Skidmore Needle in his pursuit. The book is 277 pages.
In Second Burial for a Black Prince by Andrew Nugent, Sergeant Molly Power is in charge of the investigation of an attack on an young African man. Found in the countryside, the man dies in the hospital of massive blood loss--from an amputated leg performed in a crude manner. The dead man is an immigrant and restaurateur named Shad who is very well-liked in the community. And as the police investigate, Shad's brother Jude and a boy investigate too. Nugent, who resides in Ireland, has a varied background with writing and as a lawyer along with working at one time as a missionary in Africa. The book is 228 pages.
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