
by Cynthia Chow
Richmond Telegraph crime and cops reporter Nichelle Clarke had one goal as the maid of honor for her fellow reporters Melanie and Grant Parker; deliver the perfect fairytale wedding. Those plans were to begin a week before the ceremony with a weekend getaway for the entire wedding party at the luxurious Calais Vineyards. The derailment begins even before the first dinner’s salad course, when the staff discovers a body stuffed inside a Calais wine barrel.

by LynDee Walker
Cooler breezes, shorter days, and pumpkin spice everything naturally gets mystery readers thinking about Halloween—but nine bestselling cozy authors have had jack-o’-lanterns on the brain since spring when they cooked up the idea for a Halloween mystery anthology.

by Cynthia Chow
Showing up at a crime scene in full Flashdance costume would not have been reporter Nichelle Clarke’s first preference, but when Richmond police spokesman Aaron White calls her to the site of a brutal possible serial killing, she’s not about to hesitate. The only witnesses on hand are young vagrants who would sooner cut off their hands than speak to the police. Nichelle’s ability to question them is the chance to find out not only who slaughtered the young woman but also provide the mutilated victim with an identity.