A Mind For Murder Mystery Series
2nd Editions
"A dollop of sophistication mixed with the occult make for excitement in the Mind for Murder Mysteries."
—Feathered Quill Book Review, 2013
2ND EDITION
Formerly Titled Who Do, Voodoo?
Hollywood Hoodoo
“A small terror edged my rational mind aside. I had a fleeting sensation that someone else’s eyes stared at me from Linda’s face.”
Threatening tarot cards on a doorstep. A voodoo-tinged photograph. A backstage party at Hollywood’s Greek Theater ends in tragedy. A witch hunt points to an old friend. When the LAPD holds psychologist Liz Cooper’s best friend Robin Bloom on suspicion of murder, pragmatic Liz turns to sexy, paranormal expert Professor Nick Garfield for help. Their attraction grows as they explore a twisted trail of superstition, secrets, and an inherited New Orleans voodoo curse. From a Beverly Hills talent agency to a Hollywood Boulevard botanica, a haunted séance, and a midnight ritual, the deeper Liz and Nick delve into the past and present together, the more the Hollywood glitz peels away, revealing that the most dangerous magic is human jealousy cloaked in a deadly con.
"Smart, sophisticated, and utterly spellbinding. This magical mystery is captivatingly clever, completely charming, and compelling from its irresistible beginning to its unpredictable end."
—Hank Phillippi Ryan, 2011
2ND EDITION
Bruja Brouhaha
Lucia circled the restaurant…one hand on the microphone, the other to her throat. “A hex. A brujería tie on you, on the neighborhood. That’s you. And you. And you. …All of you, your shops, your homes, your children, and your ancestors. I curse your destiny.”
Psychologist and paranormal skeptic Liz Cooper confronts community gossip, grief, and superstition following the drive-by shooting death of local elder and Santeria practitioner Paco Rojas outside his Westlake Los Angeles botanica. His widow Lucia’s bitter hex spreads fear and blame throughout the neighborhood, and when a doctor disappears, a clinic falls into chaos, and a real estate scheme surfaces, Liz realizes the curse may offer a convenient cover-up for a very human conspiracy. Between her work at Park Clinic, her complicated romance with sexy religious philosophy professor Nick Garfield, and her efforts to keep widow Rojas from mentally falling apart, Liz goes deeper into a world of Santeria, gang intimidation, and hidden motives. Is Lucia’s hex real? The local residents believe so.
WINNER 2013 LEFT COAST CRIME WATSON AWARD FOR “BEST SIDEKICK.”
Ebook coming October 13th.
"I've grown to enjoy the company of [Liz and Nick]; I love learning about little-known religions; and I love watching Liz's mind for murder solve a mystery."
—Cathy Cole, Kittling Books, 2012
2ND EDITION
HEx on the Ex
“I stabbed you. I burned your house. What are you? Why won’t you die?”
A dead woman. A blood-marked symbol. A jealous ex. And a killer who may have chosen the wrong target—or the right one. LAPD Detective Carla Pratt, psychologist Liz Cooper’s former investigative nemesis, pins Liz as the perfect murder suspect: ex-wife, old grudges, and a body tied to her ex-husband. But buried clues, jealous motives, and an occult symbol point to something much bigger. Liz has to outrun suspicion while she uncovers the truth from a past with a deadly history. With the help of her paranormal-savvy boyfriend Nick Garfield, her family, a sharp new lawyer, and a messy trail of clues, Liz finds herself in a race to clear her name and expose the real killer.
Ebook coming November 13th.
"From the bloody symbol on the corpse to the voice that crooned, ‘Why don’t you die?’ and everything in between, kept me turning the pages…..If you want a good solid mystery with a lot of ‘weird’ thrown in for good measure you’ll love this series."
—Feathered Quill Book Review, 2013
