Download or read book The Pickleball Murder written by Harvey Caras and published by Ym Press. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riverside Estates, Port St. Lucie, Florida - Pickleball player Diane Bates has been murdered in her waterfront mansion. So who was responsible for her death? It certainly could have been Doctor Leonard Bates, her cheating husband, or Dave Messenger, her bitter son-in-law. Or perhaps it was Bobby James, the gigolo handyman, or maybe even Michael Studdard, the local Pickleball pro, or any one of a variety of Pickleball players who hated her. Lisa March, a small but tough detective in the Port St. Lucie police department, is given the task of leading the investigation to solve this crime. Prosecutor Megan Harris then takes over to insure that justice is served in the courtroom. After a tumultuous trial filled with the antics of flamboyant defense attorney JD Treem, a verdict is reached that brings this mystery to a conclusion. Or does it? These questions, and more, are in answered in The Pickleball Murder.

Download or read book A Pickleball Soap Opera written by Jeff Rasley and published by . This book was released on 2021-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Ross is lonely. It feels like he's lost everything that gave his life meaning. His wife Sherry died nineteen months ago. He retired from practicing law nine months ago. Sports injuries forced him to give up playing basketball and tennis. He is lost without the love of his life, meaningful work, and the outlet of playing sports to distract him from the pain of his loss. When his former law partner invites him to try out a new game with the silly name of pickleball, Jack is skeptical, but he agrees to give it a try. He was on the varsity tennis team at Butler University, so he quickly picks up the new game and loves it. No longer depressed, Jack feels so rambunctious a romance blossoms with a delightfully attractive member of the pickleball group. But there is a surprising twist in the story when Jack's life and the lives of his new friends and love interest become embroiled in an international conspiracy. A mysterious man in black begins to stalk them with murderous intent. It's a pickleball soap opera! The FBI, CIA, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, US Marines and Air Force, British Special Forces, spies, and terrorists all play a part in the drama that entangles the pickleball players and spans the globe from Ohio to Afghanistan and Chicago to Pakistan. It has romance, murder, and pickleball!

Download or read book Peanut Butter Pickleball and Murder written by Rob Munden and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Randall Baines, a divorced white man in his early seventies was forced into retirement from his career as a detective in Wichita, Kansas. Randall becomes a grumpy, hot tempered lost soul. He often takes his anger out on his neighbor, Keisha, a young African American recent high school graduate. Randall is agitated most by his next-door nemesis, due to her insistence on taking an oversized ping-pong paddle and banging a rock-hard wiffle ball against her garage during his early morning reading time. Randall struggles to find his purpose in life until a psychotic murderer, known as the Peanut Butter Killer, takes the life of a treasured elderly lady in his neighborhood. Randall is not the type of guy to stay passive under such circumstances and decides to investigate the case himself. Randall soon develops the theory that peanut butter may not be the key to the murders, but rather, the key may be a game involving the very same equipment used by his neighbor to disturb his peaceful reading time. Randall must swallow his pride to team up with neighbor foe Keisha, to try to catch a crazed madman that Randall suspects is a professional athlete in the fastest growing sport in America - PICKLEBALL!

Download or read book Murder in a Pickle written by J.J. Brass and published by Rainbow Crush. This book was released on 2024-05-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serenity Bay is known for its peaceful atmosphere, charming shops, and spirited pickleball games. When an injunction is issued against the pickleball club for exceeding legal noise levels, club members are irate. And when the man who initiated the injunction is found dead, the idyllic community is thrown into turmoil. Lucy Larkin, a resourceful amateur sleuth, finds herself at the heart of the investigation as secrets begin to surface. With the help of her quirky Uncle Frank, a fife-playing florist, Lucy uncovers more than she bargained for. From a mysterious toxicology report to a stolen journal, clues lead them deep into the victim’s complicated life. As the close-knit pickleball club rallies to clear their name, Lucy pieces together a puzzle that reveals a web of deception and hidden motives. Friendships are tested and new alliances formed. Murder in a Pickle is a captivating cozy mystery filled with eccentric characters, heartwarming moments, and a twisty plot that will keep readers guessing until the very end. Perfect for fans of small-town mysteries and amateur sleuths with a knack for solving crimes, this delightful tale will leave you craving more adventures in Serenity Bay.

Download or read book The Cape Coral Pickleball Murders written by Carol Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In pickleball, standing in the kitchen is undeniably a fault. But in Cape Coral, Florida, standing in the kitchen is undeniably –DEADLY! Why are pickleball players being targeted? Who will be next? Ellen and Charlie Green, seventy-something amateur sleuths, are reckless and resourceful as they delve into this murder investigation. As always, the Bird-Watchers secretly watch over them. However, they become as reckless as the very friends they are protecting! The theatrical climax will stun the reader. The Cape Coral Pickleball Murders is witty and humorous. It includes local favorites: Harold’s Restaurant, the Downtown Farmers’ Market, Camelot Park, Calendar Girls, Deena Da Singer, Nauti Mermaid, and many others.

Download or read book At the Edge of the Woods written by Victoria Houston and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is murdering pickleball players in Loon Lake and Sheriff Ferris is on the hunt for their killer in Victoria Houston’s third nail-biting Lew Ferris mystery, perfect for fans of Marc Cameron and Nevada Barr. When a local pickleball player is shot in the head while practicing at an abandoned tennis court with his partner-slash-lover, Sheriff Lew Ferris suspects that the bullet was a stray shot from hunters in the area. It’s not until a second player–the first victim’s mistress and pickleball partner–is killed that Sheriff Ferris realizes this is no hunting accident. Someone is hunting people, and it’s up to her to find out who. With the first victim’s crazed widow breathing down Lew’s neck, there’s no room to breathe, let alone to find time to appreciate the beautiful Loon Lake fall and go fishing. Adding to Sheriff Ferris’ difficulties are three pickleball players convinced someone has targeted them, someone who will do anything, even murder, to frighten them away from the courts where they play – but why? Who is really at risk? The pickleball players, or Lew and the people close to her?

Download or read book Broadcast 4 Murder written by J.C. Eaton and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of Arizona’s Sun City West heard Sophie “Phee” Kimball’s mom scream bloody murder, but it’s up to the reluctant sleuth to find the killer . . . Phee’s mother Harriet is going to be a star! At least, that’s how the Sun City West retiree describes her chance to host a live radio program of her book club’s Booked 4 Murder Mystery Hour on Arizona’s KSCW. But instead of chatting about charming cozies, Harriet ends up screaming bloody murder over the airwaves after discovering the body of Howard Buell, the station’s programming director, in a closet—with a pair of sewing shears shoved into his chest. The number one suspect is Howard’s ex-girlfriend Sylvia Strattlemeyer who believed she was going to host a sewing talk show before Harriet was offered the spot. But not only do the fingerprints found on the scissors not match Sylvia’s, they belong to a woman who passed away twenty years ago at the age of ninety-seven. Now, with the whole town on pins and needles, it’s up to Phee to stitch together enough clues from the past to uncover the identity of a killer in the present . . . Praise for the Sophie Kimball Mysteries “Fun characters, a touch of humor, and a great mystery, the perfect combination for a cozy.” —Lena Gregory, author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries on Ditched 4 Murder “So cleverly written, you won’t guess the perpetrators until the very end.” —Mary Marks, award-winning author of the Quilting Mystery Series on Booked 4 Murder

Download or read book Murder Without a Hitch written by K.J. Emrick and published by South Coast Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past trauma meets the present... When someone from Valeria Cosoi's past sends her a package in the mail, she is tempted to just send it right back. But when she sees the very personal contents inside, her world is tipped upside down, as she realizes what she has believed about the past isn't really true. Valeria reluctantly sets out to uncover the truth, only to quickly meet resistance. A threat is made, one that has been carried out before... Can Valeria unravel the mystery before she becomes a victim herself?

Download or read book Saddled Up 4 Murder written by J. C. Eaton and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a killer on the loose and horse thieves plaguing the area, it’s up to Sophie “Phee” Kimball to corral the clues and bring an outlaw to justice . . . Spring is in the air as Sun City West gears up for its annual Bye Bye Birdie festivities, when residents bid a fond farewell to the snowbirds and happily reclaim the town for themselves. But planning comes to a screeching halt when the town curmudgeon plummets to her death from the library bell tower and sheriff’s deputies suspect foul play. With the celebration on hold—and Phee’s mother worried that she won’t get her moment in the spotlight on a local TV show slated to cover the event—Phee is thrust into the role of sleuth once again to find the killer. As Phee soon discovers, there’s no love lost between the town and the unfortunate victim, and with the clock ticking and virtually everyone a potential suspect, she’s got her work cut out for her. Then a passel of horseflesh goes missing, and Phee starts to think the two crimes might be connected. With the town on edge and high noon approaching, she’ll have to wrangle with a band of daring desperados and lasso a lawbreaker who’s dead set on sending her to boot hill . . . Praise for the Books of J. C. Eaton: “Fun characters, a touch of humor, and a great mystery, the perfect combination for a cozy.” —Lena Gregory, author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries on Ditched 4 Murder “So cleverly written, you won’t guess the perpetrators until the very end.” —Mary Marks, award-winning author of the Quilting Mystery Series on Booked 4 Murder “A thoroughly entertaining series debut, with enjoyable yet realistic characters and enough plot twists—and dead ends—to appeal from beginning to end.” —Booklist, starred review, on Booked 4 Murder “Enjoy this laugh-out-loud funny mystery that will make you scream for the authors to get busy on the next one.” —Suspense Magazine on Molded 4 Murder

Download or read book To Die for Pickleball written by Janice Detrie and published by . This book was released on 2024-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pugnacious pickleball player has been mysteriously strangled in the men's locker room with the most unusual of murder weapons. Now Sandra, Beatrice, Norm and Vlad are on the case again-with a little help from Sandra's crafty canine, Gaston. Sandra's new love, Arthur Ashenbrenner has suddenly become the main suspect, and as she and her friends continue to investigate, they uncover more questions than answers. Shocking surprises from both the victim's and Arthur's shady pasts cloud the already murky waters, putting Sandra in danger. Can Gaston and the gang sprint past belligerent bulldog Detective Johnson and the deceased's vengeful buddy to solve the case? Or will they find themselves stuck in a pickle? To Die for Pickleball is the fourth in the series of Gaston the Poodle murder mysteries. This fun cozy mystery will enchant both dog lovers and pickleball players.

Download or read book Murder at Morgan Park written by Sidney St. James and published by BeeBop Publishing Group. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MURDER at Morgan Park Book 4 Whodunnit Series Loueva Jennings, who looked intently at Albert Thomas, was more than just beautiful. Her white skin was tinted with the faintest pink colors. There was, in the sober depths of her blue-gray eyes, a glimmer which would have cautioned a man less satisfied with his own intellect and power of persuasion than the proprietor of Albert's Department Store. He wasn't looking at her face. His eyes were running up and down approvingly over her perfect figure, the exceptional poise she represented, and the shapeliness of the slender hands. ***** "You don't understand, Loueva," Albert said. His voice was soft and gentle and held the hint of a caress. "Did you not read my small pamphlet?" he asked. "I guess you thought a man in my position, owner of this store and all, would take an interest in writing poetry. Am I right?" He didn't give time for the young woman to answer. "Most of it was written before I took ownership of this store…." Again, Loueva's lips were trembling, and yet, Mister Albert mistook the symptoms she reflected. "I didn't wish to discuss your poetry book, Mister Albert," she said with her indignation rising. "But, since it was evidently given to me for a purpose, I will only say that only a pervert could have written something like that. There's no way I could read your poems…." An elderly woman strolling through Morgan Park the next morning walked over and looked down at a body that obviously had been dead for several hours. Under the wintry light which lit the snow-covered ground, the corpse was utterly still and more than slightly frozen. The deceased person had been dead for some time. From their clothing, the person was well-to-do. One look at the shiny black shoes, it was apparent this individual worked in the big city. The woman who found the body backed up and knew there should be no touching to preserve the evidence. The murder victim had a story to tell! A close look revealed a wound on the left side of the chest just above the heart. The extraordinary feature was that the murderer must not only have composed the body but laid upon the deceased body's chest a handful of Amarillas. The authorities were summoned immediately. The coroner's office removed the body. The first bit of information the detectives of the police department derived was that the murder was not committed in Morgan Park, but somewhere else. In an emotionally charged investigation full of unforeseen twists and turns, Billy Bob Thornton will need to follow an elaborate trail of evidence, secrets, and hidden schemata to help solve a murder mystery that has connections to Beijing, China.

Download or read book Murder Comes Home written by Rosalie Spielman and published by Gemma Halliday Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From author Rosalie Spielman comes a quiet hometown suddenly invaded by TV celebrities... and a killer! Army retiree Tessa Treslow is as excited as the other residents of New Oslo, Idaho, when the cast and crew of the TV show Picks with Ricks comes to town! Tessa and her Aunt Edna put their car restoration business on hold to let the celebrity antique hunters pick through their old garage, hoping the trash contains a treasure that will help fund their new business. But it turns out that the pickers come with TV cameras, likeable stars, a stressed-out producer—and a murderer! The show’s lead makes an insistent offer on one of Aunt Edna’s renovation projects and won’t take no for an answer. And when Tessa finds the show's cameraman dead in the restored 1965 Mustang, Tessa knows murder has come home yet again. And the mystery takes a very personal turn when the dead man is found with an antique inscribed pocket watch connected to the former owners of Aunt Edna's farmhouse. As Tessa digs into the history surrounding the pocket watch and the relationships of the TV crew, shocking details—both old and new—arise. Will Tessa be able to catch a killer...before they return for a repeat performance? " Clever & Compelling Gem! An excellent read and high on my list for 2023 honors." ~Kings River Life Magazine "You will also fall in love with New Oslo and its residents and businesses. You will want to pack a bag and jump in your car and head there as fast as you can!" ~ Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

Download or read book Murder in the Mystery Suite written by Ellery Adams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone resorts to murder and mayhem in the first mystery in the New York Times bestselling Book Retreat series... Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural western Virginia is the storybook resort of Storyton Hall, catering to book lovers who want to get away from it all. To increase her number of bookings, resort manager Jane Steward has decided to host a Murder and Mayhem week so that fans of the mystery genre can gather together for some role-playing and fantasy crime solving. But when the winner of the scavenger hunt, Felix Hampden, is found dead in the Mystery Suite, and the valuable book he won as his prize is missing, Jane realizes one of her guests is an actual murderer. Amid a resort full of fake detectives, Jane is bound and determined to find a real-life killer. There’s no room for error as Jane tries to unlock this mystery before another vacancy opens up…

Download or read book Murder Carte Blanche written by Susan Kiernan-Lewis and published by Susan Kiernan-Lewis. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the City of Light goes very dark... Claire Baskerville and her expat book club are accustomed to diving into thrilling narratives, but nothing could prepare them for a field trip into the shadowy depths of the Paris catacombs that ends in the murder of one of their members. Once the Parisian police arrest the leader of the book club as their prime suspect, Claire knows she has to do what she can to make sure the police aren’t wrong. In a race against time, Claire will need to navigate the intricate maze of underground tunnels and confront her own fears, even as she grapples with the shocking revelation that the killer is someone she knows well. This tale of murder and betrayal will keep you turning pages late into the night as you explore beneath the streets of Paris into its heart-stopping underworld.

Download or read book Blue Suede Murder written by Brittany E. Brinegar and published by Britt Lizz Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this cruise ship murder mystery from Brittany E. Brinegar, author of witty whodunits... Elvis has left the building… Check that, someone threw him overboard. Amateur detective Becky Robinson never wanted to set sail on the Elvis themed cruise. A cramped cabin on the high seas isn’t her idea of a swingin’ time. Neither is being trapped with divorced parents determined to transform the cruise ship into a battleship. When an unreliable witness reports a man thrown overboard, the puzzling mystery presents the perfect distraction. Suspicious minds lead Becky’s investigation to an Elvis impersonator and a sea of suspects with deadly motives. But solving a murder without a victim is easier said than done. Can she find the devil in disguise before the ship docks? Or will her family be the death of her? ---------------- Blue Suede Murder is the rockin’ and rollin’ seventh installment in the Hollywood Whodunit cozy mystery series. If you love clumsy heroines, a Hollywood backdrop, quirky suspects, and an adorable rescue puppy this series is for you! Hollywood Whodunit Series Order Book 0: Lake Day Shenanigans Book 1: Prime Time Murder Book 2: Stand-In Murder Book 3: Music City Murder Book 4. Trap Door Murder Book 5: Fool's Gold Murder Book 6: Holly Jolly Murder Book 7: Blue Suede Murder Book 8: Family Reunion Murder Book 9: Summer Vacation Murder Book 10: Sunlight Swindler Murder Book 11: Castle Island Murder Book 12: Fixer-Upper Murder Book 13: Hometown Murder Book 14: Big Apple Murder

Download or read book Murder Finds A Way written by David Schwinger and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Bayman was a very successful personal-injury attorney until he was found shot to death in his office on a Monday morning in January.The police were making no progress, so one of Carl's grateful former clients hired a smart, sassy, sexy supersleuth, Amy Bell, to try to solve the case.Amy soon discovered that lots of people might want Carl dead. However, none of them had any particular grievance that arose in the weeks prior to the murder, and all of them seemed to have excellent alibis at the time of the murder.Clearly there must be some critical element of the case that everyone was missing. Amy would have to think way out of the box to uncover the shocking truth.Author David Schwinger, when not writing Amy Bell mysteries--there are now fourteen--enjoys composing songs, playing pickleball, and traveling the world with his wife, Sherryl. He first met Sherryl when she was his student in a mathematics class he taught at City College of New York. Their secret romance became the inspiration for his first Amy Bell mystery, The Teacher's Pet Murders.

Download or read book Murder Saves the Day written by David Schwinger and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multimillionaire Ethan Barris sold his Internet startup and now greatly enjoyed teaching computer science to the brightest seniors at Laketown Science Academy, an all-girls school. He also reveled in insulting and humiliating his colleagues on the school faculty who he thought were mediocre losers. Ethan found additional pleasure in having sex with several much younger women while bullying his long-time girlfriend into taking an action she would immediately deeply regret. One morning, while leaving for work, Ethan was stabbed to death on his front porch. The police were making no progress, and super sleuth Amy Bell was hired by Ethan's one friend in the faculty to investigate the killing. Amy soon realized that virtually everybody who knew Ethan strongly disliked him, except for his students who respected and admired him. Who hated Ethan so much that they would kill him on that mid-September morning? Amy found it hard to believe any of her suspects would go that far. But somebody clearly did, and the beautiful and brilliant Amy represented the last best chance to solve the case. Author David Schwinger, when not writing Amy Bell mysteries--there are now thirteen--enjoys composing songs, playing pickleball, and traveling the world with his wife, Sherryl. He first met Sherryl when she was his student in a mathematics class he taught at City College of New York. Their secret romance became the inspiration for his first Amy Bell mystery, The Teacher's Pet Murders.