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Jane Tesh
Murder by witchcraft?Private investigator and former beauty queen Madeline Maclin thought she’d seen it all in her small North Carolina town of Celosia. Yet EVIL TURNS, fifth in the lively…
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David Randall, a private detective short of work, invites his psychic friend Camden into a case. Miss Viola Mitchell, an aging local actress, has recently been reported missing. The Parkland…
Camden’s friend Rufus Jackson receives a letter from his ex-wife, Bobbi, and he’s surprised to learn he’s the father of a baby. When Bobbi is found murdered in her home…
The mystery plot is convincing and motives abound, but the vivid characters are the main draw, in particular the wryly observant Randall, who narrates the story with verve. Fans of…
David Randall’s perfect family life came derailed when his little daughter Lindsey died in a car crash. Thrown out by his second wife and wanting to leave a
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PI Madeline Maclin is hired to find a missing person who left behind boxes of belongings, including one filled with money. Then a film director is murdered. Madeline uncovers several…
Christmas isn’t a holiday when David Randall’s psychic friend Camden has harrowing flashbacks to a murder, Randall’s mother has a startling lifestyle change, and his girlfriend Kary decides to join…
David Randall’s perfect life is derailed when he loses his little daughter in a car crash. After being thrown out by his second wife, he reluctantly accepts his psychic friend…
The theft of a valuable Houdini box may be the clue to magician Taft Finch’s murder, but PI David Randall also has to deal with his girlfriend Kary becoming a…
Madeline Maclin’s mother never approved of her detective career. But when ten paintings are stolen from the Parkland Museum of Art, including Madeline’s Blue Moon Garden, her mother’s concerns she…
Madeline Maclin, fledgling private eye in a small town in North Carolina, investigates the sudden death of an unpopular teacher at the elementary school. She has a hunch that the…
Fledgling private investigator Madeline Maclin has married her best friend, Jerry Fairweather, and settled into his old house in the small town of Celosia, North Carolina. Madeline becomes involved in…
When Wendall Clarke announces plans to open a new art gallery downtown, it’s both the talk of Celosia, North Carolina and the envy of its residents. But the news is…
It’s a slow day at the office, so PI Madeline Maclin says yes when best pal Jerry Fairweather (estranged son of local money and would-be psychic) invites her to check…
Praise for A Case of Imagination… Beauty pageant tomfoolery and psychic shenanigans add comic zest to Tesh’s cozy debut. -Publishers Weekly On this nice July morning in Parkland, North Carolina…
PI David Randall has sworn off chasing deadbeat dads. But when he receives a message from the spirit of his deceased daughter, he has a change of heart. His hopes…
Desmond Fairweather, a young musician whose creative efforts are hampered by fears he may possess destructive magical powers, is swept up in a world of mystery and intrigue as he…
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Belinda Banner promised her mother she’d look after her younger brother, Jay, but when a well-dressed stranger named Ivor comes to her door with a tempting job offer, she sets…
Life isn’t easy for a spider, especially for Flickfoot, an intelligent spider created by Dr. Vil, a mad scientist who has died, leaving him to fend for himself in Spiders’…
Mel Worthington wasn’t sure what he’d find when he went over the edge into Fairyland. There he was amazed to discover his mother was revered as a goddess known as…
Coronation Day looms for Mel Worthington, surprise heir to the throne of Eldenfair, a fairy tale land located on a vast alternate world called Andrea on the Other Side of…
Part One: Spell Checked. Mel Worthington, newly crowned king of Eldenfair, is still learning how to handle all the fairy tale mishaps and keep Convention going. But when a mysterious…
