Courting Disaster by Joanne Pence

Courting Disaster: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Angie's mother is planning her engagement party, but won't tell Angie any of the details, especially where it will be held. Angie's neighbor, Stan Bonnette, is depressed because he is not the man engaged to Angie. As he wanders around, he meets a pregnant girl, Hannah, who captures his imagination.  When she turns to him because she is in trouble, Stan takes her and her new baby into his home.  Meanwhile, Paavo is investigating the death of a lawyer, Shelly Farms, who Hannah knew.

Courting Disaster by Joanne Pence

Courting Disaster: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Angie's mother is planning her engagement party, but won't tell Angie any of the details, especially where it will be held. Angie's neighbor, Stan Bonnette, is depressed because he is not the man engaged to Angie. As he wanders around, he meets a pregnant girl, Hannah, who captures his imagination.  When she turns to him because she is in trouble, Stan takes her and her new baby into his home.  Meanwhile, Paavo is investigating the death of a lawyer, Shelly Farms, who Hannah knew.

Two Cooks A-Killing by Joanne Pence

Two Cooks A-Killing: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Angie is asked to prepare the Christmas feast for the reunion of production of her favorite soap opera, Eagles Crest.  The reunion is taking place in Napa Valley, on the estate of her parents good friend Dr. Sterling Waterfield .  However, the cast is upset by the director's insistence on bringing up the past, in particular, the death of one of the actresses, Brittany Keegan.

Two Cooks A-Killing by Joanne Pence

Two Cooks A-Killing: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Angie is asked to prepare the Christmas feast for the reunion of production of her favorite soap opera, Eagles Crest.  The reunion is taking place in Napa Valley, on the estate of her parents good friend Dr. Sterling Waterfield .  However, the cast is upset by the director's insistence on bringing up the past, in particular, the death of one of the actresses, Brittany Keegan.

V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

V is for Vengeance: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - Kinsey witnesses two ladies shoplifting in Nordstrom's Department Store. After she reports one, she chases the other and nearly gets run over.  Meanwhile, a wealthy woman decides she wants to protect herself in case she decides to leave her cheating husband.  Liquidating her assets leads her to the leader of a criminal ring.

V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

V is for Vengeance: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - Kinsey witnesses two ladies shoplifting in Nordstrom's Department Store. After she reports one, she chases the other and nearly gets run over.  Meanwhile, a wealthy woman decides she wants to protect herself in case she decides to leave her cheating husband.  Liquidating her assets leads her to the leader of a criminal ring.

If Cooks Could Kill by Joanne Pence

If Cooks Could Kill: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Glowing in her engagement, Angie wants everyone to share in her joy.  She is sending gourmet delicacies to Paavo's homicide squad and she is determined to be a matchmaker to her single friends, especially her best friend, Connie.  She matches Connie with a San Francisco 49'er, Dennis Pagozzi. However, Connie becomes more interested in Dennis' friend Max Squire.  However, both men are involved with Veronica Maple, an ex-con just release from prison and determined to wreck revenge on the men who she believes wronged her.

If Cooks Could Kill by Joanne Pence

If Cooks Could Kill: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Glowing in her engagement, Angie wants everyone to share in her joy.  She is sending gourmet delicacies to Paavo's homicide squad and she is determined to be a matchmaker to her single friends, especially her best friend, Connie.  She matches Connie with a San Francisco 49'er, Dennis Pagozzi. However, Connie becomes more interested in Dennis' friend Max Squire.  However, both men are involved with Veronica Maple, an ex-con just release from prison and determined to wreck revenge on the men who she believes wronged her.

Finding Grace by Anne Marie Rodgers

Finding Grace (Miracles of Marble Cove, 2) - Shelly and Dan Bauer are dealing with financial problems as Dan's hours are steadily decreasing at his job.  They have two young children, Aiden and Emma.  Dan comes home with a puppy for Aiden.  Shelly is upset not only because of the extra cost of keeping a dog, but because of the extra burden on her.

Finding Grace by Anne Marie Rodgers

Finding Grace (Miracles of Marble Cove, 2) - Shelly and Dan Bauer are dealing with financial problems as Dan's hours are steadily decreasing at his job.  They have two young children, Aiden and Emma.  Dan comes home with a puppy for Aiden.  Shelly is upset not only because of the extra cost of keeping a dog, but because of the extra burden on her.

Host by Robin Cook

Host - Fourth year medical student Lynn Pierce is devastated when her boyfriend, Carl Vandermeer,  fails to return to consciousness after routine surgery on his knee.  Convinced there was human error, she begins to investigate.  However, hospital officials block her investigation.  As she and her best friend Michael Pender continue, they discover that not only was Carl's situation created on purpose, it has something to do with the new addition to the hospital, a facility for those in comas and vegetative states.

Host by Robin Cook

Host - Fourth year medical student Lynn Pierce is devastated when her boyfriend, Carl Vandermeer,  fails to return to consciousness after routine surgery on his knee.  Convinced there was human error, she begins to investigate.  However, hospital officials block her investigation.  As she and her best friend Michael Pender continue, they discover that not only was Carl's situation created on purpose, it has something to do with the new addition to the hospital, a facility for those in comas and vegetative states.

U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

U is for Undertow: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - Michael Sutton hires Kinsey to investigate the disappearance of Mary Claire Fitzhugh in 1967.  He believes he remembers seeing the kidnappers burying the little girls body on his 6th birthday.

U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

U is for Undertow: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - Michael Sutton hires Kinsey to investigate the disappearance of Mary Claire Fitzhugh in 1967.  He believes he remembers seeing the kidnappers burying the little girls body on his 6th birthday.

Bell, Cook, and Candle by Joanne Pence

Bell, Cook, and Candle: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Angie might have just found her successful business - Comical Cakes.  However, her success has an adverse affect on her relationship with her best friend, Connie.  Meanwhile, Paavo is searching for a serial killer.  Their professional lives intersect when Angie is contracted to back a cake for an after hours goth club.

Bell, Cook, and Candle by Joanne Pence

Bell, Cook, and Candle: An Angie Amalfi Mystery - Angie might have just found her successful business - Comical Cakes.  However, her success has an adverse affect on her relationship with her best friend, Connie.  Meanwhile, Paavo is searching for a serial killer.  Their professional lives intersect when Angie is contracted to back a cake for an after hours goth club.

T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

T is for Trespass: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - When Kinsey's curmudgeonly neighbor Gus takes a fall, his daughter hires a nurse, Solana Rojas, to help him until he recovers.  Although Kinsey does a perfunctorily background check, she doesn't realize that the woman hired is using a false identity.  By the time she does realize it, she is blocked at every turn and made to look like the aggressor every time she meets with authorities to report the nurse's abuse.

T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

T is for Trespass: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - When Kinsey's curmudgeonly neighbor Gus takes a fall, his daughter hires a nurse, Solana Rojas, to help him until he recovers.  Although Kinsey does a perfunctorily background check, she doesn't realize that the woman hired is using a false identity.  By the time she does realize it, she is blocked at every turn and made to look like the aggressor every time she meets with authorities to report the nurse's abuse.

S is for Silence by Sue Grafton

"S" is for Silence (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 19) - Violet Sullivan disappeared more than 30 years ago.  Her daughter, Daisy, has hired Kinsey to find out what really happened.  As Kinsey investigates, she learns that many people in the small town had memories of that night that they hid or was ignored at the time.

S is for Silence by Sue Grafton

"S" is for Silence (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 19) - Violet Sullivan disappeared more than 30 years ago.  Her daughter, Daisy, has hired Kinsey to find out what really happened.  As Kinsey investigates, she learns that many people in the small town had memories of that night that they hid or was ignored at the time.

R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton

"R" is for Ricochet (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 18) - Kinsey is hired by Nord Lafferty to "babysit" his daughter, Reba, when she is released from prison.  

R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton

"R" is for Ricochet (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 18) - Kinsey is hired by Nord Lafferty to "babysit" his daughter, Reba, when she is released from prison.  

A Cook in Time by Joanne Pence

A Cook in Time: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie decides to start a new business - Fantasy Dinners.  Her first and only client is hosting the president of a local UFO club.  Not knowing anything about UFOs Angie calls an old boyfriend who introduces her to his UFO club.  As Angie learns more about UFOs she learns that the two UFO clubs are feuding.  Moreover, people involved are dying.

A Cook in Time by Joanne Pence

A Cook in Time: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie decides to start a new business - Fantasy Dinners.  Her first and only client is hosting the president of a local UFO club.  Not knowing anything about UFOs Angie calls an old boyfriend who introduces her to his UFO club.  As Angie learns more about UFOs she learns that the two UFO clubs are feuding.  Moreover, people involved are dying.

To Catch a Cook by Joanne Pence

To Catch a Cook: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie breaks the cameo that Paavo gave her for Christmas.  A family heirloom, she didn't want to tell him and tries to have it fixed on the sly.  However, the jeweler to whom she gave the brooch is murdered.  Her apartment and Paavo's home are ransacked.  As they investigate, they learn that the brooch is the center of not only their home invasions, but also other murders.  Furthermore, since the brooch was from Paavo's mother, they investigate her disappearance 30 years ago.

To Catch a Cook by Joanne Pence

To Catch a Cook: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie breaks the cameo that Paavo gave her for Christmas.  A family heirloom, she didn't want to tell him and tries to have it fixed on the sly.  However, the jeweler to whom she gave the brooch is murdered.  Her apartment and Paavo's home are ransacked.  As they investigate, they learn that the brooch is the center of not only their home invasions, but also other murders.  Furthermore, since the brooch was from Paavo's mother, they investigate her disappearance 30 years ago.

Cooks Overboard by Joanne Pence

Cooks Overboard: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie and Paavo board a cargo ship for their vacation.  The cargo ship is a compromise as Paavo refused to board a luxury liner with lots of people.  As they travel, Paavo reveals that he intends to quit the SFPD.  But, as Angie get involved with the other passengers and crew, she and eventually Paavo realize that something nefarious is happening.

Cooks Overboard by Joanne Pence

Cooks Overboard: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie and Paavo board a cargo ship for their vacation.  The cargo ship is a compromise as Paavo refused to board a luxury liner with lots of people.  As they travel, Paavo reveals that he intends to quit the SFPD.  But, as Angie get involved with the other passengers and crew, she and eventually Paavo realize that something nefarious is happening.

Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall, Denver Moore

Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together -  Moore and Hall describe their lives and how they each ended up involved in a homeless shelter; one as a homeless person, the other as a volunteer.

Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall, Denver Moore

Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together -  Moore and Hall describe their lives and how they each ended up involved in a homeless shelter; one as a homeless person, the other as a volunteer.

The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb by Eric H.F. Law

The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb - Law gives a simple explanation of the cultural differences multicultural congregations face.  Within this context he also explains how to overcome these differences.

The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb by Eric H.F. Law

The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb - Law gives a simple explanation of the cultural differences multicultural congregations face.  Within this context he also explains how to overcome these differences.

Cook's Night Out by Joanne Pence

Cook's Night Out: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie decides she wants to start her own business, making chocolates.  As she tries to come up with a signature candy, she is making a lot of candy.  So she decides to donate her efforts to the Random Acts of Kindness Mission.  However, when she meets the Reverend Hodge and his volunteers, the mission is void of needy people and is decorated in a very classy manner.  She later learns that Axel Klaw, who Paavo believes to be his sister's murderer, is involved. Nevertheless, she believes that Hodge is sincere and volunteers to help with the upcoming auction to benefit the mission.

Meanwhile, Paavo is implicated in the murders of several number runners.  Moreover, it is rumored that Paavo is the insider help to the new banker running the numbers in town.  As Paavo investigates, it seems that every time he makes a connection, that person is killed, and he is implicated in the murder.

Cook's Night Out by Joanne Pence

Cook's Night Out: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie decides she wants to start her own business, making chocolates.  As she tries to come up with a signature candy, she is making a lot of candy.  So she decides to donate her efforts to the Random Acts of Kindness Mission.  However, when she meets the Reverend Hodge and his volunteers, the mission is void of needy people and is decorated in a very classy manner.  She later learns that Axel Klaw, who Paavo believes to be his sister's murderer, is involved. Nevertheless, she believes that Hodge is sincere and volunteers to help with the upcoming auction to benefit the mission.

Meanwhile, Paavo is implicated in the murders of several number runners.  Moreover, it is rumored that Paavo is the insider help to the new banker running the numbers in town.  As Paavo investigates, it seems that every time he makes a connection, that person is killed, and he is implicated in the murder.

The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn & Janette Oke

The Centurion's Wife (Acts of Faith, Book 1) - Leah is the maid servant to Pontius Pilate's wife.  After Jesus' crucifixion, Pilate and Herod plot to keep Christians from rebelling.  Pilate's wife orders Leah to infiltrate their group and bring her any news.  Pilate and Herod order a centurion, Alban, to do the same.

The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn & Janette Oke

The Centurion's Wife (Acts of Faith, Book 1) - Leah is the maid servant to Pontius Pilate's wife.  After Jesus' crucifixion, Pilate and Herod plot to keep Christians from rebelling.  Pilate's wife orders Leah to infiltrate their group and bring her any news.  Pilate and Herod order a centurion, Alban, to do the same.

Cooking Most Deadly by Joanne Pence

Cooking Most Deadly: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie finds a new small restaurant near her church.  However, they have only one item on the menu - spaghetti and meatballs.  Angie, believes she as found a great new restaurant and begins to help the new owners with improving the restaurant.  Meanwhile, there is a murderer who is systematically killing women in revenge.  Paavo Smith is tasked with finding the killer, but the women seem to have no connections.

Cooking Most Deadly by Joanne Pence

Cooking Most Deadly: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - Angie finds a new small restaurant near her church.  However, they have only one item on the menu - spaghetti and meatballs.  Angie, believes she as found a great new restaurant and begins to help the new owners with improving the restaurant.  Meanwhile, there is a murderer who is systematically killing women in revenge.  Paavo Smith is tasked with finding the killer, but the women seem to have no connections.

Too Many Cooks by Joanne Pence

Too Many Cooks: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - This is actually the 2nd book in the series.  Angie talks her way into a job helping a chef on his radio show.  While she is trying to make her boss look good a successful restaurateur is murdered.

Too Many Cooks by Joanne Pence

Too Many Cooks: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) - This is actually the 2nd book in the series.  Angie talks her way into a job helping a chef on his radio show.  While she is trying to make her boss look good a successful restaurateur is murdered.

Cooking Up Trouble by Joanne Pence

Cooking Up Trouble: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) -  3rd in the series. Angie is hired to help develop a vegetarian menu for a new B & B in a secluded area of Northern California.  She asks Paavo Smith, her detective boyfriend, to join her for a romantic getaway.  When she arrives, she meets the investors all who believe they have the best ideas for the new inn. Soon after Paavo arrives, he is informed that the owner has disappeared.  Furthermore, a raging storm causes a mudslide that blocks the only access.

Cooking Up Trouble by Joanne Pence

Cooking Up Trouble: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) -  3rd in the series. Angie is hired to help develop a vegetarian menu for a new B & B in a secluded area of Northern California.  She asks Paavo Smith, her detective boyfriend, to join her for a romantic getaway.  When she arrives, she meets the investors all who believe they have the best ideas for the new inn. Soon after Paavo arrives, he is informed that the owner has disappeared.  Furthermore, a raging storm causes a mudslide that blocks the only access.

The Noticer by Andy Andrews

The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective - Although, this is fiction, this story reads like a biography of a man who refers to himself as Jones.  He also refers to himself as Garcia or Chen, depending on to whom he is talking.  Jones, notices when a person needs to change his perspective and talks to them.  His stories gives the listener a different perspective on their lives and they are then inclined to change their lives.

The Noticer by Andy Andrews

The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective - Although, this is fiction, this story reads like a biography of a man who refers to himself as Jones.  He also refers to himself as Garcia or Chen, depending on to whom he is talking.  Jones, notices when a person needs to change his perspective and talks to them.  His stories gives the listener a different perspective on their lives and they are then inclined to change their lives.

Deadly Assets by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV

Deadly Assets (Badge Of Honor) - Anti-police sentiment is running high in Philadelphia.  Groups are protesting with slogans such as "Stop Killadelphia."  At the top of their list is Matt Payne, who they are claiming is "Public Enemy Number One."  This doesn't stop Matt and the police department from investigating the rash of murders occurring this December.

Deadly Assets by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV

Deadly Assets (Badge Of Honor) - Anti-police sentiment is running high in Philadelphia.  Groups are protesting with slogans such as "Stop Killadelphia."  At the top of their list is Matt Payne, who they are claiming is "Public Enemy Number One."  This doesn't stop Matt and the police department from investigating the rash of murders occurring this December.

The View from the Lighthouse by Melody Carlson

The View From the Lighthouse (The Miracles of Marble Cove, Volume 1) - Diane Spencer has just moved to Marble Cove. She intends to write a book.  Walking on the beach, she comes across an injured dog stuck in the rocks.  As she settles into her new life she becomes friends with Margaret Hoskins, who is opening a gallery in town; Shelley and Dan Bauer a young couple with children, struggling to make ends meets, and Beverly, Mr. Wheeland's daughter, who comes up from Boston on weekends.

All three women find that they have something in common.  They also share that they have all seen a flash of light from the local lighthouse Orlean Point.  All three are interested in the mystery and want to find out what causes the flashes from a non-working lighthouse.

The View from the Lighthouse by Melody Carlson

The View From the Lighthouse (The Miracles of Marble Cove, Volume 1) - Diane Spencer has just moved to Marble Cove. She intends to write a book.  Walking on the beach, she comes across an injured dog stuck in the rocks.  As she settles into her new life she becomes friends with Margaret Hoskins, who is opening a gallery in town; Shelley and Dan Bauer a young couple with children, struggling to make ends meets, and Beverly, Mr. Wheeland's daughter, who comes up from Boston on weekends.

All three women find that they have something in common.  They also share that they have all seen a flash of light from the local lighthouse Orlean Point.  All three are interested in the mystery and want to find out what causes the flashes from a non-working lighthouse.

Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery by Joanne Pence

Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) -  This is the first book in the series.  Angie Amalfi is a columnist for the Bay Area Shopper.  She submits offbeat recipes that her readers send in.  This Sunday morning she is upset because her one of her most frequent contributors failed to meet her and give her his most recent contributions.  As she is trying to come up with ideas for her next column, she receives a package marked occupant.  Suspicious, she calls the police and places the package in her oven.  When the package explodes, the police take her a little more seriously.

Meanwhile, San Francisco Police Inspector Paavo Smith is investigating the death of a man found in a park nearby.  Because of Angie's father's connections, Paavo and his partner Matt are charged with the investigation of the bomb. As events unfold, Paavo ends up protector Angie as well as investigating the incidents that occur.

Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery by Joanne Pence

Something's Cooking: An Angie Amalfi Mystery (Angie Amalfi Mysteries) -  This is the first book in the series.  Angie Amalfi is a columnist for the Bay Area Shopper.  She submits offbeat recipes that her readers send in.  This Sunday morning she is upset because her one of her most frequent contributors failed to meet her and give her his most recent contributions.  As she is trying to come up with ideas for her next column, she receives a package marked occupant.  Suspicious, she calls the police and places the package in her oven.  When the package explodes, the police take her a little more seriously.

Meanwhile, San Francisco Police Inspector Paavo Smith is investigating the death of a man found in a park nearby.  Because of Angie's father's connections, Paavo and his partner Matt are charged with the investigation of the bomb. As events unfold, Paavo ends up protector Angie as well as investigating the incidents that occur.