A Luring Murder

The irreverent detective is back, and this time sheвЂTMs on vacation. God help us all. Catherine O'Brien and her partner Louise are back for another fun filled adventure. Angie Palmer likes her life just the way it isprivate. She has no desire to entangle herself in complex friendships, and her relationship with her two beauty queen sisters is safely distant. Unfortunately, life doesnt always go as planned. When disaster strikes her Grandmother, Angie takes her into her home. A life with Grandma comes a world full of changes, and new friends, including Val, a drag queen with hopes of being the next US-Gay Beauty Pageant winner. Angie is determined to keep Val at a distance. Val has an instinct for knowing what is in Angie heart. Just as Angie gets comfortable with Grandma living with her, a budding friendship with Val, and a new romantic interest, everything takes an unexpected turn. Val becomes the victim of a violent crime and ends up in a coma. Angie begins a struggle against Vals family who wants to remove their son from life support. Suddenly her private life becomes very public, and her world becomes a media circus. Angie is caught in a clash between religious beliefs and gay rights. Through many twists and turns, Angie discovers a new appreciation for family, friends, and love. In the end, Angie learns that a life filled with people to care about is never too crowded. A Grand Murder is the first book in the Catherine O'Brien mystery series.

When a prominent local businessman and friend of the chief of police is murdered on the front steps of his posh Grand Avenue Hill home, Saint Paul homicide detective Catherine O'Brien a pithy, vertically challenged, St. Paul, Minnesota, homicide detective with a monstrous coffee habit and her partner Louise are given two days to find his killer.

They soon discover their victim had a list of people with motives to murder him, including his fashion designer ex-wife, his mistress's husband, and the chief of police. The only evidence they have to go on is a missing cell phone, a stolen book, the victim's letter opener, and an ugly pair of Alpaca wool mittens.