Patricia McLinn

The dreaded words: “We have to talk.” Sleuth-with-a-big-secret Sheila Mackey says that to Teague O’Donnell just before this book starts. Will she spill her hidden background to the guy she’s dating? It’s even more complicated since he’s working for the local sheriff’s department as an investigator.

Matty's up to something - Dave knows that much. Just as he knows that Matty needs help, so of course he'll provide it....

TV journalist Elizabeth “E.M.” Danniher will tell you she committed two sins: She didn’t stay young, and she made an enemy of a powerful news executive - her ex....

What could have been a momentary encounter sparks desire - and more. But can there be anything but heartbreak ahead when they have only days before their dreams pull them apart? Find out....

Elizabeth and friends prepare to celebrate Christmas, with all its joys and complications. Not to mention short-staffing at the local TV station with changes to come. But that’s not all Elizabeth has on her plate for the holidays....

That’s right, Thurston Fine, the egotistical anchor at KWMT-TV is the first person deputies want to talk to when his self-described biggest fan is found dead....

From the pomp of opening ceremonies to the good-byes of closing ceremonies, join three women whose lives are about to change during the Winter Olympics....

She is drawn to both enigmatic rancher Thomas Burrell and her former KWMT-TV colleague Mike Paycik, the hometown sports hero. But Mike has career aspirations of his own, and Tom has a feisty daughter who’s definitely Team Dad....

Life has changed for TV journalist and intuitive sleuth Elizabeth Danniher. But one thing hasn't changed -- murder still creeps down the road to Sherman, Wyoming.

Lisa Currick was once as bright and open as the sunny Bur Marigold wildflower of her native Wyoming....

When fire ravages Wyoming land, fireweed is among the first plants to return, brightening a blighted area with the joy of its blooms....

Sheila Mackey’s dislike for cemeteries can’t fend off her friend Clara’s determination. Amid eerie legends, including a tailgating hearse, the accidental investigator is lured into sorting through deadly questions a century old, revolving around an unidentified victim known as ZigZag Jane....

Sheila agrees to accompany her friend to the 20-year class reunion for North Bend County High. Grudges, old rivalries, and long-buried secrets arise. And before the festivities wrap up, there’s one old classmate dead, another being questioned, and enough suspicion to cover several more....

Far from the publishing world that once defined her, Sheila Mackey's plan to escape to a quiet life in small-town Kentucky keeps hitting bumps in the road—and some of those bumps are dead bodies....

The executive who’s responsible for widely hated changes at the biggest grocery store in Haines Tavern, Kentucky, arrives for a tour...and doesn’t leave alive. Sheila and Clara are on the scene - buying dog treats, of course - and on the case....

In the television production world, a body brace is used to shift the weight of the camera to the operator's shoulder. This allows for smoother shots than might be obtainable by handheld operation....

Sheila’s settling into life in Haines Tavern, Kentucky. Sure, she has secrets to keep, but things are rolling along nicely. Trips to the dog park with her rescue collie Gracie, meeting her friend Clara and Gracie’s friend LuLu....

Far from the publishing world that once defined her, Sheila Mackey has found a new life, a new home, and a new love. Meet Gracie the rescue collie. Too smart for her own good - certainly too smart for Sheila's good, when Gracie discovers a dead body during a dog park gambol....

Sheila Mackey has a secret. To the world, she’s author of a blockbuster book. Her wily great-aunt, the actual author, orchestrated this mutually beneficial masquerade. Now the aunt’s retiring. Crossing the Atlantic on the Diversion, Sheila finds a dead body on deck....

Official consumer advocate and unofficial investigative reporter Elizabeth Margaret Danniher, her KWMT-TV colleague Mike Paycik, rancher Tom Burrell, and their supporting staff of idiosyncratic sleuths take on another mystery....