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Something is amiss in Ivy Bay! Mary’s neighbor, Cathy, is excited to go on a sunset whale-watching excursion with her new boyfriend. However, when Mary finds evidence to suggest that Cathy never came home from her date, she begins to look into the matter. Mary’s investigation reveals that not only is Cathy missing, but there was no whale-watching excursion hosted on the night that she had said she planned it! Could this be a case of a romance gone wrong, or is Cathy hosting some secrets of her own?
Building Bridges
Author: Kathleen Y’Barbo
The Talk of the Town – Tales from Grace Chapel Inn
When Sweet Susan’s Bakery is severely damaged in a fire, Susan must find other ways of producing income before she goes bankrupt from repair costs. As if money was not a large enough problem, evidence turns up that suggests the fire was set intentionally! Although Ivy Bay’s best sleuth, Mary, is on the job, the overwhelming amount of potential suspects could make this the most challenging case that Mary has ever encountered. Could the fire have been caused by a competitor, or is the perpetrator someone closer to home? Join Mary and her friends from Ivy Bay in an unforgettable mystery full of adventure, intrigue, and satisfying resolutions!
The Way We Were
September brings the first hints of autumn to Acorn Hill, and with the cooler air comes a new set of challenges for the Howard sisters. Jane runs into her old teammate Carrie, the one girl on the high school cross-country team whom Jane could never beat. And when Carrie asks Jane to enter a charity 5K race, Jane trains to win not just against the clock, but also against her old rival.
Author: Marlene Chase
Mary is contributing to Ivy Bay’s baseball spirit by creating an exhibit full of baseball memorabilia, including her late husband’s prized game ball signed by the entire 1970 Red Sox organization. But before the exhibit is set to open, someone replaces the ball with a counterfeit one! To make matters worse, it appears as though other features in the exhibit have been stolen and replaced with fakes as well! Can Mary track down the thief and use her husband’s baseball as a means of helping a children’s charity like he intended? Find out in Disappearing Acts, an exciting mystery that tells a story of compassion like nothing else before!
Empty Nest
Steady and Slow
The Living History Days event in Ivy Bay is famous for its reenactment of a famous bank robbery hosted by Ivy Bay Bank & Trust. However, this year, the reenactment is not as staged as it seems! As the actor playing the robber in the event escapes with large sums of money, the police are forced to conduct a thorough investigation. With the bank already struggling to cope with economic turmoil, this robbery may force it to close for good! Can Mary track down the thief before a beloved local business is confined to the history books?