Murder in Paradise
(2015)(A book in the Kate On Vacation Mystery series)
An omnibus of novels by Kassandra Lamb
Travel to exotic places and solve intriguing mysteries, all without leaving the comfort of your favorite reading chair. Four fun stories from the Kate on Vacation cozy mystery series.
An Unsaintly Season in St. Augustine ~ Even on vacation, Kate Huntington can't seem to avoid other people's troubles. While in St. Augustine, Florida for the Christmas holidays, she and her PI husband get caught up in trying to find a friend of Kate's parents who's gone missing. They soon discover that this isn't just a case of a senior citizen wandering off. Can they reunite the elderly man with his wife before Christmas, or will others who mean him harm find him first?
Cruel Capers on the Caribbean ~ Join Kate for a Caribbean cruise and a locked room mystery. On board, she befriends socialite Cora Beall, who is having relationship problems. When Cora's corpse is found in a cabin secured from the inside, the ship's captain assumes it's suicide. Kate is skeptical as the evidence points more and more toward murder. But how did the killer get out of the locked room?
Ten-Gallon Tensions in Texas ~ Town secrets, an old nemesis, and a corpse - what else will show up at Kate's husband's high school reunion in Texas? New disputes are heaped on top of old animosities, tempers flare and Skip ends up stumbling upon a dead body. Trying to uncover the murderer leads Kate and Skip to uncover some long-buried secrets instead, and their names just might end up on the killer's must-die list.
Missing on Maui ~ Soon after her arrival on Maui for her niece's wedding, Kate Huntington discovers that young women are going missing on the island, and Amy's maid of honor is hanging out with a notorious local player. Is he involved in the disappearances? Hawaii is supposed to be a relaxing paradise, but Aunt Kate is kept busy chasing down errant wedding party members and refereeing between Amy and her mother... Oh, and facing off with a psychopath.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
An Unsaintly Season in St. Augustine ~ Even on vacation, Kate Huntington can't seem to avoid other people's troubles. While in St. Augustine, Florida for the Christmas holidays, she and her PI husband get caught up in trying to find a friend of Kate's parents who's gone missing. They soon discover that this isn't just a case of a senior citizen wandering off. Can they reunite the elderly man with his wife before Christmas, or will others who mean him harm find him first?
Cruel Capers on the Caribbean ~ Join Kate for a Caribbean cruise and a locked room mystery. On board, she befriends socialite Cora Beall, who is having relationship problems. When Cora's corpse is found in a cabin secured from the inside, the ship's captain assumes it's suicide. Kate is skeptical as the evidence points more and more toward murder. But how did the killer get out of the locked room?
Ten-Gallon Tensions in Texas ~ Town secrets, an old nemesis, and a corpse - what else will show up at Kate's husband's high school reunion in Texas? New disputes are heaped on top of old animosities, tempers flare and Skip ends up stumbling upon a dead body. Trying to uncover the murderer leads Kate and Skip to uncover some long-buried secrets instead, and their names just might end up on the killer's must-die list.
Missing on Maui ~ Soon after her arrival on Maui for her niece's wedding, Kate Huntington discovers that young women are going missing on the island, and Amy's maid of honor is hanging out with a notorious local player. Is he involved in the disappearances? Hawaii is supposed to be a relaxing paradise, but Aunt Kate is kept busy chasing down errant wedding party members and refereeing between Amy and her mother... Oh, and facing off with a psychopath.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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