Ink, Red, Dead: Book #3 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series

By Joanna Campbell Slan

Book Overview

Part of the Cozy Mystery Series that's been described as "a cut above the usual craft-themed cozy " (Publishers Weekly)
Kiki Lowenstein discovers that hoarding is more than clutter-it is also a cunning cover up for murder.
Something feels very wrong when Kiki arrives at Marla Lever's house for a scrapbooking party in the middle of a heat wave. Marla's car is in the garage, so she must be home. But her air conditioning isn't running. All the windows are closed tight. That doesn't make sense They had made plans and Marla had confirmed them What's more, the hostess doesn't answer her phone. Determined to get answers, Kiki, a mom-turned-sleuth, tries the front door. To her amazement, it's unlocked...
And it swings open to reveal a hungry hoard of cats They come tumbling out.
Those are only the start of Kiki's problems in this twisty, page-turner of a cozy mystery book. Things really heat up when she finds Marla comatose in her oven-like bedroom. A desperate call to 911 brings EMTs and cops. But Marla is unresponsive. Searching the house for contact info, the cops discover a corpse in the woman's freezer
Even an amateur sleuth like Kiki can tell things aren't adding up. Why would Marla have invited guests to her house and then not answered her door? Why did she shut off her A/C when she knew company was coming What about those bloodstains in her garage? Oh, and here's a good one: Who stuffed that dead body into Marla's freezer?
But then, a moment of levity. A kitten jumps from a bookcase and lands on Kiki's head. He's little, he's sick, and he needs help. Kiki instantly falls in love with the spunky ball of fluff. She names him-and he's hers forever
In this cozy pet mystery with realistic characters, Kiki teams up with her beloved Great Dane, Gracie, to dig through a treasure trove of clues. Meanwhile, in this twisty, page-turner of a cozy mystery book, Kiki faces new challenges when Marla's estranged children show up and blame her for their mother's miserable state. This leaves our amateur sleuth and her dog to solve a bunch of crimes by piecing together evidence the way only a scrapbooker can.
Will Kiki and her adorable kitten manage to solve the crime? If so, can they count on hunky Detective Chad Detweiler? His steamy romance with Kiki heats up with every longing glance In matters of the heart, Kiki navigates pathways even more dangerous than Marla's congested halls.
This book can be read as a stand-alone, although if you skip the others, you'll miss a lot of the fun Eager for a Happily Ever After ending? Then this series will delight you. It's perfect for readers who love Laura Childs, Clare O'Donohue, Elaine Viets, Alexander McCall Smith, Diane Mott Davidson, Brianna Bates, Ellery Adams, Tonya Kappes, Cindy Bell, Lois Winston, and Mollie Cox Bryan. If you crave stories that entertain, inspire, and educate, Joanna Campbell Slan delivers exactly the kind of books you'll treasure. Discover why readers call Kiki their "new best friend" and grab your copy today

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543209998
• ISBN13: 9781543209990
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"