Rose Gardner Investigations Box Set #1

Rose Gardner Investigations Box Set #1
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 1266
Release: 2024-05-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 194243930X

A bundle of the first three books from the New York Times bestselling Rose Gardner Investigations series, along with a Neely Kate Mystery. Included: Family Jewels: Rose's best friend, Neely Kate, convinces her to become a private investigator, but their first case turns out to be more than they bargained for while trying to find a missing necklace that's not only part of a family dispute but one in the criminal world as well. Trailer Trash (Neely Kate Mystery): Neely Kate is still reeling after discovering her father's identity several months ago. Now, her criminally insane half-sister is threatening to expose secrets Neely Kate buried in the past. Literally. When Neely Kate heads to Oklahoma to cover her tracks, the last person she expects to offer to help her is Jed Carlisle, the second in command to the king of the Fenton County crime world. For the Birds: Neely Kate convinces Rose to look for a missing parrot for their next case. Only the bird belongs to a missing man, and they think the bird not only witnessed a crime but might also be able to tell them what happened. Rose juggles all of this while dealing with the fact that not only is her secret Lady in Black identity out in the open in the criminal world but now she's seen as a neutral party. Only some of the criminals still hold a grudge. Hell in a Handbasket: Rose is dealing with the devastating news about her sister, while taking in a stranger she thinks might have ties to a threat hanging over her head. Skeeter Malcolm is waiting for her answer to his proposition, which makes needing his help to solve a woman's murder even more complicated.

Rose Gardner Box Set #1

Rose Gardner Box Set #1
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939996139

USA TODAY Bestseller! Box set of the first three books and novella in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. When Rose Gardner decides she's done frittering her days away at the DMV, she turns Henryetta, Arkansas upside down as she navigates life, love and the investigation of a murder every now and then. TWENTY-EIGHT AND A HALF WISHES: When Rose sees a vision of her murder, she’s done frittering her life away and makes a list. Her sexy neighbor Joe offers to help yet refuses to cooperate with #15-- do more with a man. But time’s running out and suddenly dying a virgin in the county jail becomes the least of her worries.--winner of the Write Touch Readers' Award 2012 TWENTY-NINE AND A HALF REASONS: Rose thinks a jury summons means a morning off from work, until she sees a vision of the murderer in the men’s restroom: a huge problem since the murderer isn’t the one on trial. If that weren’t enough, Rose is caught between her sister Violet and her new boyfriend Joe. Henryetta, Arkansas just got messier. --USA Today Bestseller THIRTY AND A HALF EXCUSES: While Rose and Violet open their nursery, an elderly woman on Rose’s street dies. The police rule her death from natural causes, but Rose and her cranky neighbor Mildred disagree. --iBooks Best of 2013 FALLING TO PIECES: (novella) Rose struggles with heartbreak with the support of her new friends while Joe gets support from someone in his past.

Center Stage for Murder

Center Stage for Murder
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939996414

First book in the four book USA Today bestselling Magnolia Steele Mystery series by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Denise Grover Swank. Ten years ago, Magnolia Steele fled Franklin, Tennessee after an incident that left her with hazy memories and a horror of the place where she had been born and bred. Though her abrupt departure destroyed most of her relationships, she vowed never to return . . . until she has no choice. When Magnolia’s breakout acting role in a Broadway musical ends in disgrace, there’s only one place she can go. Magnolia reluctantly agrees to help her mother’s catering company at a party for a country music star, only to find herself face-to-face with a sleazy music agent from her past. After a very public spat, Magnolia not only finds him dead but herself center stage in the police’s investigation. Now she must scramble to prove her innocence, relying on the help of acquaintances old and new. But the longer Magnolia stays in Franklin, the more she remembers about the incident that chased her away. The past might not be finished with her yet, and what she doesn’t remember could be her biggest danger.

Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set #3

Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set #3
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 1670
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939996511

Third and final box set in the Rose Gardner Mystery series. Includes: Ripple of Secrets (novella) Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments Bonus Chapters Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies Thirty-Six and a Half Motives Sins of the Father (novella) Preview of Center Stage (Magnolia Steele Mystery #1)

Trailer Trash

Trailer Trash
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2017-04-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 193999652X

Neely Kate Mystery series is a companion book to the Rose Gardner Investigation series. Neely Kate Coulson’s life is a carefully built house of cards—and now her newly discovered half-sister is threatening to collapse it. While everyone thinks Kate Simmons was neutralized when she was incarcerated in a psych ward, Neely Kate knows better. Her sister has been sending her letters threatening to expose her past, only Neely Kate has stuffed so many secrets into every available crack and cranny, she has no idea which ones could be dragged into the light. Growing up with an abusive, drug addicted mother taught Neely Kate to play the game—to be whoever she needs to be in whatever situation she finds herself in. But thanks to her best friend, Rose, she’s discovered she mostly prefers being herself. For the first time in her life, she has a lot to lose—a job, a plan for the future, and an adoring half-brother who happens to be the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Fenton County. But topple one card down, and all of them will fall. Everything she’s built could be lost in an instant. Neely Kate knows she needs help, but when she reluctantly turns to Rose’s bodyguard, Jed Carlisle, she faces a far more dangerous threat—only this time her heart is on the line.

Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes

Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2014-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939996023

First book in the New York Times , Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. For Rose Gardner, working at the DMV on a Friday afternoon is bad even before she sees a vision of herself dead. She’s had plenty of visions, usually boring ones like someone’s toilet’s overflowed, but she’s never seen one of herself before. When her overbearing momma winds up murdered on her sofa instead, two things are certain: There isn't enough hydrogen peroxide in the state of Arkansas to get that stain out, and Rose is the prime suspect. Rose realizes she’s wasted twenty-four years of living and makes a list on the back of a Wal-Mart receipt: twenty-eight things she wants to accomplish before her vision comes true. She’s well on her way with the help of her next door neighbor Joe, who has no trouble teaching Rose the rules of drinking, but won’t help with number fifteen-- do more with a man. Joe’s new to town, but it doesn’t take a vision for Rose to realize he’s got plenty secrets of his own. Somebody thinks Rose has something they want and they’ll do anything to get it. Her house is broken into, someone else she knows is murdered, and suddenly, dying a virgin in the Fenton County jail isn’t her biggest worry after all.

For the Birds

For the Birds
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939996538

It All Falls Down

It All Falls Down
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1940562376

The final book of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Investigations series. When a body shows up south of Henryetta, Rose knows trouble is on the horizon. Rufus Wilson worked for the county crime lord, Skeeter Malcolm, and she soon discovers Wilson had a special skill set—he could crack safes. Now everyone is looking for Wilson’s girlfriend, including Rose, and it doesn’t take her long to realize Wilson’s murder might actually be connected to something else, something bigger. Hardshaw Group, a Dallas crime syndicate, is meeting a South American drug cartel in the county, only no one knows the time and place. Denny Carmichael’s drug empire has a lot to lose if they move in, so now he’s calling in the favor he insists Rose owes him—find him the time and location. Or else. Rose is a hair’s breadth away from losing everyone she loves, including her six-week-old daughter, and she’ll do anything she can to save them.

Family Jewels

Family Jewels
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2016-11-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939996465

The New York Times bestselling first book in the Rose Gardner Investigation series by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Denise Grover Swank. Trouble always comes to those who court it. Rose Gardner’s ability to see glimpses of the future has gotten her into hot water time and again, but so have her curiosity and her sense of daring. Those very qualities helped her defeat the most powerful man in Arkansas—a man so adept at hiding his crimes there was no way to defeat him inside of the law—but her success came at a steep personal price. Now she’s throwing herself into her landscaping business, trying to live a life that’s as orderly as one of her gardens. Rose’s best friend, Neely Kate, is struggling with her own losses, so when she suggests they help a local man find a missing necklace, Rose agrees. It’ll give both of them a welcome distraction, and besides, it’s a simple investigation. What harm could befall them? But things that should be simple rarely are. In seeking out the necklace, Rose and Neely Kate find themselves in the thick of a power struggle in the Fenton County underworld, one that could dethrone Rose’s friend James Malcolm, the surprisingly moral king. The last thing Rose should do is court more trouble, but she’s not the type to step away from a friend in need—and she’s also not so sure she wants an orderly life.

Come Rain or Shine

Come Rain or Shine
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher: DGS
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2019-05-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 194056221X

Rose Gardner collects secrets the way other people collect junk—and now she’s being asked to expose them. Special Prosecutor Mason Deveraux has called a grand jury to investigate the corruption in the Sweet Branch Police Department, and he’s summoned Rose as a witness. Any topic is fair game, and the criminals in Fenton county are rightly scared of what she might share under oath. While trying to placate the lawless men, Rose is also caring for her dying sister, Violet. Only Violet’s doctor has fled town after selling prescriptions, and Rose is sure big-time drug dealer Denny Carmichael has his hand in the situation. She has no intention of investigating, but like with a lot of her cases, clues keep falling into her lap. Then, just when it feels like everything’s at a boiling point, Rose gets shocking news that turns her life upside down. Now, she’s not just soothing the criminals’ anxiety, but actively seeking allies for a fight she hasn’t asked for—and her enemy just might be the man she loves.