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Jane Roland and her painter friends are enrolled in a watercolor retreat at the picturesque Gardens and Horses Resort. They're looking forward to a week of sun-drenched landscapes, sleek racehorses, art instruction, and—best of all—laughter and conversation. Out for their first stroll, the women discover a dead thoroughbred in the pretty reflecting pool. Next evening, they find the handsome young stable man in the horse watering trough. Surely, there's a link between them?

"Marina Mews delivers the charm and sleuthing spirit of Miranda James's Cat in the Stacks Mysteries, with a coastal twist, a six-toed cat, and a determined amateur detective who won't stop digging for the truth." -Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the Tyler Zahn mystery/suspense series When veterinarian Dr. Emily Benton takes Elvis, the terrier, for an early morning beach walk, she stumbles upon a lifeless diver washed ashore. The victim is William "Billy" Todd, beloved local marina owner and Emily's former scuba diving instructor.

In the simpler times of 1971, Inspector Philip Steele, recently transferred to Fredericton, takes a well-deserved holiday visiting his beloved, elderly godmother in her quaint village nestled in the gently-rolling Appalachians of Atlantic Canada. But when a bank robbery and the murder of a teenage boy initiate a string of even more shocking events which wreak panic in the quiet community, Phil must return to long days of investigation with his oft-misquoting, black sergeant Zareb Woodbridge, who struggles with questioning some of the more racist locals.

Rae Greyson thinks using sarcasm is like wearing underwear: nice or nasty, it must be part of a daily routine. Her other quirks include nail biting, finding solace in soothing sounds and tripping over dead bodies. Strong and witty, Rae feels no need to have a male in her life. Unexpectedly, she ends up with three: tasty Stone Winters; adoring nephew, Bash; and remarkable Tiny, a Great Shepherd who is the size of a Russian transport helicopter. Normally avoiding large dogs, Rae can't seem to shake this one, especially while house-sitting her boss's Victorian manor.

Jane Roland and her painter friends are looking forward to a busy, fun-filled holiday season at the town's art center—watercolor exhibits, concerts, and a festive gala. But, when the screams of a child pierce the gaiety at the Halloween reception, Jane discovers a skeleton in the art closet. There's a dark history lurking below the center's charming exterior, and the deeper Jane digs into the secrets of the past, the more she realizes that art can be a deadly obsession.

When P.J. Whistler leaves her Appalachian village of Victoria, New Brunswick in the summer of 1969 to visit her godson's family in south-western Ontario, she isn't prepared for her keen observational skills to be in demand for solving a murder. But when her godson, homicide consultant Inspector Philip Steele, and his mother Lary, who is now running their family farm, the "JUST (e)STATE", as one of the first therapeutic riding schools in North America, ask P.J. to help with the investigation of a young man who fell to his death from a railway trestle, she is happy to oblige.

At a neglected campsite, it's not all s'mores as Rae fights for her wits and morals among testy coworkers, creepy rangers, and tarot cards. Plus, Bash, her nephew, decides to commence his new obsession, hunting werewolves. Meanwhile, her unrequited flame, Stone, secretly arrives, attempting to stop a murder. With the gang all here, they find things not only go bump in the night, but they also howl. Who will make it out alive? Who will succumb to the hungry jaws of a night creature? Only the tolling bell knows.

When Marilyn Peña, an eccentric billionaire, vanishes after dropping off her beloved talking parrot, Tiki Lulu, at the Coral Shores Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Emily Benton and her best friend, Anthony, embark on a quest to find her. The search leads them to a gruesome discovery—a dead body in the swamp behind Marilyn’s house. To make matters worse, the veterinary hospital becomes overrun by Marilyn’s devoted social media followers who are gathered as a show of support but also to unravel the next clue in Marilyn’s wild bird center treasure hunt.