Denise Swanson: 40 books

Book cover of Murder of a Creped Suzette

Murder of a Creped Suzette

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011

Plans to build a country music theater in Scumble River fall flat whena female country singer is murdered, and the motives and suspects stretch back decades.
Book cover of Dead Between the Lines
by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014

Opening an old-fashioned five-and-dime shop in her small Missouri hometown has been a great change for Devereaux “Dev” Sinclair. But when she hosts a reading group there, she learns that bad writing can mean life or death.   To keep her new business in the black, Dev opens up her shop to local...
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Little Shop of Homicide

A Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012

Dev Sinclair is the happy new owner of the old-fashioned shop in her small Missouri town. But if she doesn't focus on finding the killer of her ex's fiancée, this five-and-dime owner may find herself serving twenty-five to life...
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Murder of a Small -Town Honey

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2000

Advance praise for Murder of a Small Town Honey: "A delightful mystery that bounces along with gently wry humor and jaunty twists and turns." --Earlene Fowler When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she'd never return. But after a bout with her boyfriend and credit card rejection, she's back to home sweet--homicide....
Book cover of Between a Book and a Hard Place
by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016

The New York Times bestselling author of Dying for a Cupcake returns with a new mystery filled with lost family, hidden treasure, and long-buried secrets... ** ** Five-and-dime store owner Devereaux “Dev” Sinclair moved to Shadow Bend for her family. But when her long-lost mother shows up in...
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Murder of the Cat's Meow

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012

New York Times Bestselling Scumble River Series When ex–Vegas showgirl and local business owner Bunny Reid starts an online dating service called Cupid’s Cat’s Meow, out-of-town visitors flock to her bowling alley for the speed dating and cat show events that she hosts to bring in extra...
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Murder of a Sweet Old Lady

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001

When she left Scumble River years ago, school psychologist Skye Denison thought she’d never be back. But after a run of bad luck in the big city, she has a new appreciation for the down-home charm of small-town life--and decides to start over in the town where she started out… When Skye’s...
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Murder of a Smart Cookie

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005

Yard sales can bring out the worst in people. So when Scumble River school psychologist Skye Denison organizes a 100-mile yard sale, otherwise neighborly folk get downright nasty: her own mother creams a woman, and a battle of the sexes breaks out. But when her former boss is found murdered, nobody knows for sure how this cookie will crumble.
Book cover of Murder of An Open Book
by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015

New York Times Bestselling Scumble River Series A nasty faculty feud leaves one Scumble River teacher belly-up. . . . Her honeymoon may have been less than relaxing, but Skye Boyd née Denison is still high on marital bliss with her new husband, Wally. The fact that their family is about...
Book cover of Murder of a Barbie and Ken

Murder of a Barbie and Ken

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2003

In search of a social life in Scumble River, Skye Denison has revently joined the GUMBettes-the ladies auxiliary of the men's Grand Union of the Mighty Bulls. Now she and her boyfriend Simon hobnob with the upwardly mobile professionals in town. But when a seemingly perfect couple is murdered, Skye discovers that success doesn't equal survival...
Book cover of Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry

Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008

Grandma Sal's Soup-To-Nuts Cooking Challenge is coming to town, and Skye Denison is entering. And though she can't solve the mystery of the perfect mousse, murder is another story. Because a cocky contestant has been found delectably drowned in a chocolate fountain...
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Murder of a Pink Elephant

A Scumble River Mystery

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2004

When Skye Denison's brother forms a band called Pink Elephant, the town goes wild-maybe too wild. First, a groupie turns stalker, seducing the band members one by one. Then, one of the Pink Elephants winds up murdered. Who's to blame? Everyone seems to think it's the drummer-and now Skye has to clear her brother's name.
Book cover of Dead Blondes Tell No Tales

Dead Blondes Tell No Tales

A Scumble River Mystery (An eSpecial from New American Library)

by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012

A Novella-Length Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Scumble River Mysteries! Skye’s beau, Simon, asks her to keep an eye on his mischievous mother, Bunny, who is hosting at her bowling alley a Spring Break Bash that will include a talent show, trivia games, and karaoke....
Book cover of Murder of a Cranky Catnapper
by Denise Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016

In this delightful Scumble River Mystery, a school psychologist has her hands full after a school board sourpuss meets a bitter end... ** ** With her morning sickness finally abated, Skye Denison-Boyd is ready to pounce on the pertinent problems she faces as Scumble River Elementary School’s psychologist....
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