Let me assure you that you won't be taking a gamble on reading this delightful romp.' ~Mystery Lovers Review ' 'Madcap dangers…amusing debut, with attractive lesbian sleuth…' ~Kirkus Reviews Will Shay and her friends succeed in their quest to clear Coop and nail the murderer or will their nutty caper wind up deadly?īella Amazon BN.com Kobo Autographed Copy Complicating matters are a couple of bumbling mobsters, a missing truckload of stolen nuts, an abused mutt named Dawg, a kidnapping or two, and a very persistent Detective Bordeaux. Suddenly, Shay's quiet but highly caffeinated world spins out of control faster than a ride on a fairground Tilt-A-Whirl as she tries to save her friend. Coop's prints are all over the murder weapon-an over-sized, bronzed bingo marker-and the cops have themselves a prime suspect. Police detective JT Bordeaux and her partner show up at the Hole in search of Shay's best friend, Coop-a chain-smoking, vegetarian tree hugger-who's wanted for questioning in connection with the bludgeoning death of his less-than-respectable boss, Stanley 'Kinky' Anderson.

Jarvela, author of “Tales of a Tenacious Housesitter” cozy mystery series and freelance writer, lives in Brainerd, Minnesota, with her husband, Jack, a golden lab and a tomcat.Shay O'Hanlon is the co-owner of the hip, quirky Rabbit Hole, a popular coffee shop in Uptown Minneapolis. – Laura Hansen, Veteran Bookseller and Award Winning PoetĪbout the Author: Theresa M. If you liked Meggie in Home Sweet Murder-and we did!-you’ll want to read Home for the Murder.” In this second book in the series, Jarvela once again marvelously invokes all of Minnesota’s Lake Country details-from blueberry picking to fending off mosquitos, from loon carving to ice fishing, and from deer hunting to the lure of casinos-and rolls them into an uncomplicated but absorbing mystery. A housesitting gig in sunny Key West, Florida, ends badly only to be followed by the disappearance of a dear old family friend back in Pine Lake, Minnesota. “Meggie, slightly past middle age and incurably curious, is off on another housesitting adventure with her spirited and voluble gal-pal, Shirley.

– Jessie Chandler, author of the award-winning Shay O’Hanlon Caper Series: Bingo Barge Murder, Hide and Snake Murder,Īnd the forthcoming Pickle in the Middle Murder. Meggie Moore with sidekick Shirley hit Key West to housesit for an old friend, and murder rocks the Conch Republic. “Theresa Jarvela takes housesitting to a deadly new level.

Bingo Barge Murder by Jessie Chandler