Download or read book Magnolia Steele Mystery Box Set written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 1570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series. Center Stage for Murder Magnolia Steele fled home the day after her graduation, but ten years later, she's back--broke and humiliated. Only the serial killer who made her flee knows she's back. And so is he. Act Two for Murder Magnolia may have escaped arrest for murder, but she's ready to face the mystery of her father's disappearance head on. Call Back to Murder Magnolia knows she's closing in on her father's mystery, but she's no longer knows who to trust. Curtain Call for Murder Bodies are piling up, and Magnolia's got nothing to lose. She's going to finally stop the serial killer, if he doesn't permanently stop her first.
Download or read book Act Two written by Denise Grover Swank and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as Magnolia Steele can remember, the past has had its hooks in her. Her time as a Broadway actress in New York City was an escape that ended in public humiliation, but now that she's back home in Franklin, Tennessee, she's feeling the grip of the two incidents that stole her innocence. The first was the disappearance of her father when she was a teen, who left home for a meeting and never came back. The other incident...well, her memories have returned, but it's best left where it belongs-in the past. Hoping for closure, Magnolia decides to look into her daddy's cold case. If Magnolia keeps digging, she's not sure she can trust her own momma to help her, let alone her new friends and the police detective who's eager to woo her, but after years of running, she's ready to stand her ground.
Download or read book Curtain Call for Murder written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth and final book in the USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series. Magnolia Steele has nothing left to lose. Her once-beloved father has been unmasked as a criminal, her mother is dead, and her two closest allies—her boyfriend and her sister-in-law—have broken her trust. Worse, the serial killer who has tormented her since her return to Franklin has escalated his behavior. Everyone around her encourages her to run away or hide, but Magnolia is determined to stand her ground. She intends to identify the serial killer herself, even if she has to burn every last bridge to do it. Her one lead is the apparent link between her father and the murders. Unsure of whom to trust, she forms a temporary alliance with a detective who’s on the outs with the Franklin police force. Together, they dig into the past for clues, but Magnolia doesn’t limit herself to secondary sources. Her father is still in town, very intent on a reunion, and her brother might finally be ready to talk about their shared past… As the situation escalates, Magnolia discovers that she has inherited her mother’s steel backbone. It will help her distinguish friend from foe, and it might just be her best hope for surviving her curtain call.
Download or read book Center Stage written by Denise Grover Swank and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, Magnolia Steele fled Franklin, Tennessee after an incident that left her with hazy memories and a horror of the place where she had been born and bred. Though her abrupt departure destroyed most of her treasured relationships, she vowed never to return . . . until she has no choice. When Magnolia's breakout acting role in a Broadway musical ends in disgrace, there's only one place she can go. She finds herself on her momma's porch, suitcase in hand. Drama follows Magnolia around like a long lost friend. She reluctantly agrees to help her momma's catering company at a party for a country music star, only to find herself face-to-face with a sleazy music agent from her past. After a very public spat, Magnolia not only finds him dead but herself center stage in the police's investigation. Now she must scramble to prove her innocence, relying on the help of acquaintances old and new. But the longer Magnolia stays in Franklin, the more she remembers about the big bad incident that chased her away. The past might not be finished with her yet, and what she doesn't remember could be her biggest danger.
Download or read book Act Two for Murder written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the four book USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series. Magnolia may have escaped arrest for murder, but her troubles are far from behind her. She’s still haunted by two things from her past—her father’s disappearance when she was a teen, and the other...well, her memories of a serial killer have returned, but it’s best left where it belongs—in the past. Needing closure, Magnolia decides to look into her father’s cold case. Though the town gossips are convinced he ran away with his client’s wife and money, she has always suspected foul play. Talking to a few of his old acquaintances seems harmless enough—until the man she’s arranged to meet turns up dead. There’s evidence someone murdered him to keep him quiet, and she realizes that whatever conspiracy her father was mixed up in is far from over; it’s entering its second act. If Magnolia keeps digging, she’s not sure she can trust her own mother to help her, let alone her new friends and the police detective who’s eager to woo her, but after years of running, she’s ready to stand her ground.
Download or read book Call Back written by Denise Grover Swank and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book three in the four book USA Today best selling Magnolia Steele Mystery series.When Magnolia Steele started digging into her father's disappearance, she had no idea she'd find so much dirt. The secrets she unearthed have changed the official story of what happened to him. Everyone other than her now believes that he embezzled from a client with the help of several accomplices, one of whom got greedy and killed the rest, but Magnolia's convinced there's more to it. She finds plenty of conflicting evidence, including startling links between several recent deaths and her father's past.As if she didn't have worries enough, someone has hidden cameras in her apartment, and the stalker who's been tormenting her amps up his campaign. She wants to trust someone with her secrets, but who? The police are out-there's someone crooked on the force, and she has reason to believe it's her maybe-boyfriend's best friend-and even the people closest to her are suspect. Her sister-in-law and her sinfully attractive friend, Colt, both have agendas of their own; her mother is as tight-lipped as a vault; and in addition to having shady connections, her policeman suitor has a troubling secret.Before she gets very far in her investigation, a murderer strikes again in Franklin, and this time the victim is someone she knows. The message is clear-step back and keep quiet-but to Magnolia Steele, it's a call to action.
Download or read book Call Back for Murder written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the four book USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series. When Magnolia Steele started digging into her father’s disappearance, she had no idea she’d find so much dirt. The secrets she unearthed have changed the official story of what happened to him. Everyone other than her now believes that he embezzled from a client with the help of several accomplices, one of whom got greedy and killed the rest, but Magnolia’s convinced there’s more to it. She finds plenty of conflicting evidence, including startling links between several recent deaths and her father’s past As if she didn’t have worries enough, someone has hidden cameras in her apartment, and the stalker who’s been tormenting her amps up his campaign. She wants to trust someone with her secrets, but who? The police are out—there’s someone crooked on the force, and she has reason to believe it’s her maybe-boyfriend’s best friend—and even the people closest to her are suspect. Her sister-in-law and her sinfully attractive friend, Colt, both have agendas of their own; her mother is as tight-lipped as a vault; and in addition to having shady connections, her policeman suitor has a troubling secret. Before she gets very far in her investigation, a murderer strikes again in Franklin, and this time the victim is someone she knows. The message is clear—step back and keep quiet—but to Magnolia Steele, it’s a call to action.
Download or read book Center Stage for Murder written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First book in the four book USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Denise Grover Swank. Ten years ago, Magnolia Steele fled Franklin, Tennessee after an incident that left her with hazy memories and a horror of the place where she had been born and bred. Though her abrupt departure destroyed most of her relationships, she vowed never to return . . . until she has no choice. When Magnolia’s breakout acting role in a Broadway musical ends in disgrace, there’s only one place she can go. Magnolia reluctantly agrees to help her mother’s catering company at a party for a country music star, only to find herself face-to-face with a sleazy music agent from her past. After a very public spat, Magnolia not only finds him dead but herself center stage in the police’s investigation. Now she must scramble to prove her innocence, relying on the help of acquaintances old and new. But the longer Magnolia stays in Franklin, the more she remembers about the incident that chased her away. The past might not be finished with her yet, and what she doesn’t remember could be her biggest danger.
Download or read book Thirty Six and a Half Motives written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller! The final book in the Rose Gardner Mystery series. Rose Gardner should be celebrating the arrest of her fiercest enemy, J.R. Simmons. But problems are like weeds—pluck one and five more spring up. Rose’s boyfriend is on the verge of leaving her for good, her best friend, Neely Kate, is grappling with marriage problems, and her sister has a devastating secret. To make matters worse, she discovers J.R. Simmons has not been neutralized. His network of allies and henchman extends further than she suspected, and J.R.’s so intent on revenge, his lackeys might just destroy Fenton County to get it for him. But the girl who once spent her days alone and afraid is now a strong, independent woman with a network of her own, including Neely Kate, Skeeter Malcolm—the reigning king of the Fenton County underworld—and other loyal friends on both sides of the law. Racing against time, they must dig up J.R.'s empire by the roots, unmasking his allies and unearthing his secrets, both the behind-the-scenes manipulation he’s been orchestrating in Fenton County for decades and the dark stains of his personal life. If Rose succeeds, she tells herself the quiet and peaceful life she once dreamed of will be at the end of the tunnel. But her quest to destroy J.R. will require her to explore the person she has become, what she wants, and what that means for her future.
Download or read book Deadly Summer written by Denise Grover Swank and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Denise Grover Swank gives a former TV star one more shot at fame--and it proves to be a killer comeback... Ten years ago, Summer Butler was television's most popular teenage sleuth. Since then, she's hit--what gossip sites just love to call--the gutter. Nearly bankrupt, betrayed, estranged from her greedy mother, and just about unemployable, she's coaxed into that desperate haven for has-beens: reality TV. Winging it as a faux PI, she'll solve off-the-cuff mysteries in her hometown of Sweet Briar, Alabama. For added drama, there's police chief Luke Montgomery, inconveniently Summer's first and only love. It's when Summer stumbles upon a very real corpse that Darling Investigations takes an unexpected twist. The growing list of suspects is a big draw to viewers, but the reality is that Summer doesn't know whom she can trust. Someone has written this killer new scene especially for her, and unless Summer gives the role everything she's got, it could be her last...
Download or read book The Mystery of the White Knight written by Ruby Lorraine Radford and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl and a boy spend the summer at an old plantation. Mystery and adventure begin the night of their arrival. An ivory chessman, a white knight, offers the clue which reveals the location of a hidden treasure.
Download or read book Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set 3 written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 1670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third and final box set in the Rose Gardner Mystery series. Includes: Ripple of Secrets (novella) Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments Bonus Chapters Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies Thirty-Six and a Half Motives Sins of the Father (novella) Preview of Center Stage (Magnolia Steele Mystery #1)
Download or read book The Substitute written by Denise Grover Swank and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megan Vandemeer meant to tell her parents about her broken engagement, but a month and a half later she finds herself boarding a plane home to her wedding. Having stretched avoidance to its limits, it's time to come clean--a terrifying prospect since her mother is sure to blame her rather than her cheating, emotionally frigid ex. A couple of drinks and two Dramamine later, Megan finds herself spilling her sob story to the tall, dark, and handsome stranger in the seat next to her. With only one week left to save his business, Josh McMillan boards a plane to Kansas City in a last-ditch effort, leaving the details to chance. An unexpected answer is delivered in the form of the beautiful brunette beside him. Though she's completely loopy, her honesty, openness, and humor charm him. So when she passes out before landing, he helps her off the plane--a good deed that leads to a colossal misunderstanding. Her parents assume he's her fiancé. In a twist of fate, the mix-up might help Josh save his business, so he plays along, figuring he can help Megan too. All he has to do is stage a public break up convincing enough to appease her mother. Josh is only supposed to be a substitute groom, but the more time he and Megan spend together, the more their pretend engagement starts to feel real...and the less they want to break it off. Can a relationship that began as a farce turn into happily ever after?
Download or read book Rose Gardner Investigations Box Set 1 written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2024-05-25 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of the first three books from the New York Times bestselling Rose Gardner Investigations series, along with a Neely Kate Mystery. Included: Family Jewels: Rose's best friend, Neely Kate, convinces her to become a private investigator, but their first case turns out to be more than they bargained for while trying to find a missing necklace that's not only part of a family dispute but one in the criminal world as well. Trailer Trash (Neely Kate Mystery): Neely Kate is still reeling after discovering her father's identity several months ago. Now, her criminally insane half-sister is threatening to expose secrets Neely Kate buried in the past. Literally. When Neely Kate heads to Oklahoma to cover her tracks, the last person she expects to offer to help her is Jed Carlisle, the second in command to the king of the Fenton County crime world. For the Birds: Neely Kate convinces Rose to look for a missing parrot for their next case. Only the bird belongs to a missing man, and they think the bird not only witnessed a crime but might also be able to tell them what happened. Rose juggles all of this while dealing with the fact that not only is her secret Lady in Black identity out in the open in the criminal world but now she's seen as a neutral party. Only some of the criminals still hold a grudge. Hell in a Handbasket: Rose is dealing with the devastating news about her sister, while taking in a stranger she thinks might have ties to a threat hanging over her head. Skeeter Malcolm is waiting for her answer to his proposition, which makes needing his help to solve a woman's murder even more complicated.
Download or read book Center Stage written by Denise Grover Swank and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, Magnolia Steele fled Franklin, Tennessee after an incident that left her with hazy memories and a horror of the place where she had been born and bred. Though her abrupt departure destroyed most of her treasured relationships, she vowed never to return . . . until she has no choice. When Magnolia's breakout acting role in a Broadway musical ends in disgrace, there's only one place she can go. She finds herself on her momma's porch, suitcase in hand. Drama follows Magnolia around like a long lost friend. She reluctantly agrees to help her momma's catering company at a party for a country music star, only to find herself face-to-face with a sleazy music agent from her past. After a very public spat, Magnolia not only finds him dead but herself center stage in the police's investigation. Now she must scramble to prove her innocence, relying on the help of acquaintances old and new. But the longer Magnolia stays in Franklin, the more she remembers about the big bad incident that chased her away. The past might not be finished with her yet, and what she doesn't remember could be her biggest danger.
Download or read book Curtain Call written by Denise Grover Swank and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourth and final book in the USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series. Magnolia's in a game of cat and mouse with a serial killer who's intent on winning... over her dead body.
Download or read book Thirty and a Half Excuses written by Denise Grover Swank and published by DGS. This book was released on 2014-12-06 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third book in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series! Life in Henryetta, Arkansas is turned upside down with the arrival of a televangelist, but it’s the death of a little old lady on Rose’s street that catches her attention. The Henryetta police deem her death natural causes, but Rose suspects foul play and so does an unlikely supporter– the president of the Busy Body Club, her eighty-two year old neighbor Mildred. But Rose is in the middle of opening her nursery with her sister Violet, who’s separated from her husband Mike, as well as stalling her boyfriend Joe’s family, rich socialites who are determined to meet her. Along with her multiple encounters with Fenton County’s new assistant DA, Mason Deveraux III, it’s just another day in the life of Rose Gardner– chaos.
