Bingo Barge Murder

Bingo Barge Murder
Author: Jessie Chandler
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Barges
ISBN: 9780738725963

Shay O'Hanlon's life as co-owner of The Rabbit Hole, a quirky-cool Minneapolis coffee shop, is well caffeinated, but far from dangerous. All that changes when her lifelong friend Coop becomes a suspect in a murder case.

Bingo Barge Murder

Bingo Barge Murder
Author: Chandler
Publisher: Train Wreck Xpress
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781633048010

Shay O'Hanlon's life as co-owner of The Rabbit Hole, a quirky-cool Minneapolis coffee shop, is well caffeinated, but far from dangerous. All that changes when her lifelong friend Coop becomes a suspect in a murder case.

Pickle in the Middle Murder

Pickle in the Middle Murder
Author: Jessie Chandler
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0738725986

Privy to Murder Shay O’Hanlon never knew the Minnesota Renaissance Festival was such a strange and bawdy event until JT Bordeaux—her badge-wearing, medieval-loving girlfriend—drags her along for a visit. The sixteenth-century faire is full of thrilling jousts, feisty wenches, and pickle vendors showing off their tasty tonsil ticklers, but Shay is distracted by the call of her full bladder. While trying to rein in her newest dog’s overactive nose, she finds a dead body with a pickle stuffed in his mouth. A real dead body. In the privy. And before Shay can shout “Huzzah!” JT is arrested for being the porta-potty body’s murderer. Together with her quirky crew of caper-solving pals, Shay must scramble for clues to free JT from the clink . . . and her troubled past.

Blood Money Murder

Blood Money Murder
Author: Jessie Chandler
Publisher: Bella Books
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2016-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1594937613

Secrets. It all begins with secrets. A long-held secret is about to implode with potentially catastrophic results. It’s St. Paddy’s Day, and Shay O’Hanlon is finishing her shift at the Rabbit Hole, anticipating the grand reopening of her father’s bar, the Leprechaun. Two suspicious-looking strangers show up at the Hole demanding to speak to Eddy Quartermaine, the closest person Shay has to a mother. That visit sparks a firestorm spanning twenty-five years in a deadly mix of love gone wrong, stolen money, murder, and betrayal. Will Shay and her sister Lisa pay the ultimate price for Eddy’s sins, or will Eddy confront her twenty-five year secret head-on before time runs out? “Blood Money Murder is fast-paced and skilled—and the ending comes all too soon.” -Lee Lynch, award-winning author of An American Queer

Quest for Redemption

Quest for Redemption
Author: Jessie Chandler
Publisher: Bella Books
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1642471801

Placed on a medical leave of absence from her job as a special agent in the National Protection and Investigation Unit, Mikala Flynn is a woman on the edge—guilt-ridden, depressed, battling war wounds and personal demons. The world and the relationships as she knew them no longer exist. Now, the streets of New York, the bottle, and anonymous sex have become her solace. In the midst of a fire escape bender, Flynn overhears her crazy-like-a-fox grandmother and her art-world cronies planning a daring theft of a valuable historical document. Eventually Flynn crashes the party and agrees to take on the heist herself. Along the way, Flynn runs into, both literally and figuratively, her now wheelchair-bound best friend, an alluring, mysterious thief who throws multiple wrenches into the works, and the ex-love of her life. Can Flynn pull off the job without falling victim to vodka and lost love…and somehow begin to find herself again along the way?

Hide and Snake Murder

Hide and Snake Murder
Author: Jessie Chandler
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2012-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0738732273

Book two in the riotous caper series starring Shay O'Hanlon and her trouble-prone pals When Shay O'Hanlon's ill-mannered friend Baz steals a stuffed snake from a wealthy businessman, he wasn't expecting it to be filled with money. Nor was he expecting his aunt Agnes to take it with her on vacation to the Big Easy. With trigger-happy thugs in hot pursuit, Shay leads her friends on a rowdy rescue mission from Minneapolis to New Orleans and back. Along the way, a bungled burglary puts the gang in a drug cartel's cross hairs, and a beautiful professor offers the only way out. But can Shay and the gang trust her with their lives? Praise: "The entourage of loveable and multigenerational characters is just right for those looking for a madcap romp."—Library Journal "A rip-roaring sequel. Fans of comic cozies are in for a wild, enjoyable ride."—Publishers Weekly "Chandler follows up her Bingo Barge Murder with another tricky plot fully worthy of your suspension of disbelief."—Lavender Magazine "Fast paced and witty. It is peopled with wonderfully colorful characters, making it a strong second novel in the Shay O’Hanlon Caper series."—Lamda Literary "After reading her novels, I have come to believe Jessie Chandler is the illegitimate child of Raymond Chandler and Dorothy L. Sayers. She's funny—and she's good!"—Lori L. Lake, author of The Gun Series and The Public Eye Series "Wild and wacky Hide and Snake Murder will keep readers guessing all the way to a slam bang finale."—Carolyn Hart, New York Times bestselling author "Hide and Snake Murder takes us to the beginning and end of the Mississippi, New Orleans and Minneapolis, capturing the quirky charm of both cities. It's a rollicking read with an entertaining cast of funny and fascinating characters. You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough."—J.M. Redmann, author of The Goldie Award-winning novel Water Mark: A Micky Knight Mystery "Jessie Chandler makes me laugh. A talented storyteller with a deft hand at pacing, she writes rollicking, raucous adventures that are sure to entertain."—Julie Hyzy, bestselling author of The Manor Mysteries and White House Chef Mystery Series

Beat Until Stiff

Beat Until Stiff
Author: Claire M Johnson
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2011-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1615951032

Cranky Mary Ryan has sunk a lot of time and talent into the American Fare, San Francisco's hottest spot, while grieving over her broken marriage. At work very early, she steps on a laundry bag stuffed with the dead body of one of her employees. The investigation soon exposes all the dirty secrets that the food business would like to keep secret: the philandering chefs, the silly whims of the dining public, the hiring of illegal aliens, and the subsistence-living pay scale. Events begin to spiral that in time take out the restaurant's celebrity chef and force Mary to use her unique skills to uncover a poisonous scheme. Beat Until Stiff is the first book in the Mary Ryan series.

Chip Off the Ice Block Murder

Chip Off the Ice Block Murder
Author: Jessie Chandler
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2014-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0738740039

It's the dead of winter in Minnesota, and Shay O'Hanlon can't wait to close up her coffee shop and get out of town with her girlfriend, Minneapolis cop JT Bordeaux. But when she receives a call informing her that her dad is missing, Shay's plans for a romantic getaway are put on ice. Figuring her dad is on one of his periodic benders, Shay is shocked to learn that his gun has been used in a murder. With the dead man found in a giant ice cube unable to provide any answers, Shay and her quirky friends are bound and determined to find her father—and the real killer—before the trail turns cold. Praise: "Jessie Chandler's latest Shay O'Hanlon adventure is as sharp as a frigid winter day. A body in a block of ice meant for the Winter Carnival Ice Palace is just the beginning of this wild luge ride as Shay sorts through the clues to clear her father of murder. Like a luge, there are twists and turns throughout, but Jessie saves the bigest twist for (quite literally) the last few seconds. Highly recommended."—John Gaspard, author of The Eli Marks Mysteries

Hide and Snake Murder

Hide and Snake Murder
Author: Jessie Chandler
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 9780738725970

When a friend of Shay's steals a stuffed snake from a wealthy businessman, which is then taken by his aunt to New Orleans, a rollicking rescue mission is in order as they try to escape gun-toting thugs and a Latin cartel.

The Vanished Man

The Vanished Man
Author: Jeffery Deaver
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451675747

Forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs are pitted against an unstoppable "invisible" killer. As the fatalities rise and the minutes tick down, they must move beyond the smoke and mirrors to prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all.