This six-book cozy mystery series features the funny, feisty Scarlet Wilson, a former teacher who now runs the Four Acorns Inn in Cheswick, Connecticut. Unable to resist a mystery, “Miz Scarlet” has reunited with her high school crush, Kenny Tolliver, an experienced lawman who now heads the local office of Mercer Security. Connecticut State Trooper Laurencia “Larry” Rivera says “Miz Scarlet” is like the Jessica Fletcher of Cheswick. How many bodies can a person stumble over in a lifetime? She always seems to be in the wrong place at the right time. Or is that the right place at the wrong time? Either way you look at it, this amateur sleuth is determined to find the truth, with the help of her family and friends.
Miz Scarlet and the Vanishing Visitor (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 2)
by Sara Barton
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Mystery | Women’s Fiction
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The second book in the popular Scarlet Wilson Mystery Series… A pleasant night in Bay Head, New Jersey turns dangerous as Scarlet Wilson heads for home after a delightful weekend at the beach with boyfriend Kenny “Captain Peacock” Tolliver. A terrified teenager, chased by a homicidal maniac, clings to her car, refusing to let go of the moon roof. What do you do when a determined killer comes at the girl attached to your windshield, knife in hand? If you’re “Miz Scarlet”, you get creative and put the pedal to the metal, even as the cars pile up in your wake.
That wild ride begins a journey of discovery for Jenny Mulroney, a cancer orphan. The wicked stepfather has chased the teenager out of the home she shared with her mother and onto the road. Traumatized, Jenny has no one to turn to and nowhere to go, until Miz Scarlet shows up and takes her home to the Four Acorns Inn, the family bed & breakfast she runs in the quaint village of Cheswick, CT.
While security expert Kenny delves into Jenny’s secret past, searching for clues and the New Jersey State Police investigate a series of related crimes, the teenager begins to find her way again. But Jenny’s been dishonest about the events that triggered the brutal attack by a crazed killer. Now she’s put everyone at the Four Acorns Inn in peril.
When uncut diamonds stolen in a heist turn up encased in lavender glycerin soap, it’s more intrigue than Miz Scarlet can resist. With the help of the elderly “Googins girls”, her brother Bur (better known as Colonel Grey Poupon), and Larry, the foxy female homicide investigator, the intrepid amateur sleuth is hot on the trail, determined to solve the mystery. (Novella)
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Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguests (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 3)
by Sara Barton
Genre: Literature & Fiction | Holidays | Mystery
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The third book in the popular Scarlet Wilson Mystery Series… The time-honored Red Sox versus Yankees rivalry… bitter, divorced parents who can’t stop bickering… a challenging teenage daughter who questions everything her mother tells her… These are the least of overworked homicide investigator Laurencia Rivera’s troubles when she’s stalked during an important case.
A teenager turns up dead in the woods, brutally murdered, and it looks like it might be politically motivated… the short-handed homicide team can’t seem to get a handle on the case… things just keep going wrong… Is someone trying to intimidate Laurencia Rivera and her investigators, to protect the killer and prevent him from being caught?
Better known as Larry, the gutsy, romance-challenged Connecticut state trooper is desperate to avoid World War III when her parents announce they are both coming for the holidays. She thinks that renting a room for her father at the Four Acorns Inn will solve the problem, but it just makes everything worse. — Larry’s mother is offended that her ex-husband, a Boston Red Sox assistant coach, gets all the pampering; she’s determined to kick up a fuss. When Mama’s unhappy, everyone is going to hear about it!
Sometimes the only thing for a good friend to do at a time like this is to offer respite from a quickly unraveling family life by stepping in and taking charge of the care and feeding of the entire Rivera family. Scarlet Wilson, innkeeper at the Four Acorns Inn and amateur sleuth, is the perfect person for the task. If only she stuck to guest services…
“Miz Scarlet” may not have Larry’s professional cop training, but that doesn’t stop her from going head to head with a killer bent on revenge! Her boyfriend, Kenny Tolliver, happens to be a public safety expert and he’s got some tricks up his sleeve. But it’s Larry’s former partner, Max, who rallies the troops with an amazing effort to rescue the uncooperative damsel in distress… What will a guy in love do to save the woman he adores? Can love save the day?
Before the Rivera visit to the Four Acorns Inn ends, not only will a killer be sent packing, everyone will learn the shocking reason for the bitter divorce of “The Spitball King” and the “Queen of Clean”, and the mystery will finally be solved as to how the granddaughter of a Red Sox assistant coach came to be named after a famous Yankee center fielder. (Novella)
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Miz Scarlet and the Imposing Imposter (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 1)
by Sara Barton
Genre: Mystery | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
The first book in the popular Scarlet Wilson Mystery Series… A financial Ponzi-style fraud costs the Wilsons everything but the old family manse… Opening the Four Acorns Inn sounds like a good idea, except for one thing — someone is out to ruin them anyway possible, and that includes murder.
Scarlet Wilson’s love life keeps tanking, no matter what she does. It’s pretty sad when the elderly ladies at the inn have a better romantic life than the forty-something innkeeper. Is she cursed when it comes to men, or is there something more sinister going on? As the tension builds in this psychological thriller, the wild ride sweeps her closer to a dark, sinister secret that threatens her whole family.
A menacing note left in the garden, an unwelcome stranger claiming possession of her cousin’s home, a bloody body left on the snowy summit of White Oak Hill… “Miz Scarlet”, the feisty amateur sleuth, finds she’s up to her eyeballs in questions with no credible answers. Who’s in danger and why? What does it have to do with the Jordan family, who disappeared without a trace? When one of “Miz Scarlet’s” dogs digs up clothing belonging to the Jordan children, her fears are only heightened.
Enter Kenny Tolliver (“Captain Peacock”), the still-handsome hunk who captured “Miz Scarlet’s” heart all those years ago in high school. Now widowed and working for Mercer Security, “Captain Peacock” has all kind of investigatory tricks up his sleeve. Good thing, because a second guest meets a gruesome death just as he arrives to take charge.
Scarlet and Kenny seem to be on the fast track to rekindle their love until they run headlong into “Colonel Grey Poupon”, Scarlet’s annoying, twice-married brother, and the old sibling rivalry reignites. As brother and sister vie for Kenny’s attention, things spiral out of control. Adding to the confusion, Kenny begins to suspect that his old high school chum is lying. Just how involved was Bur with one of the now-dead guests and what else is he keeping from them? As the distractions pile up, a series of bizarre attacks on the family escalates. Despite Kenny’s best efforts, Scarlet is snatched in the middle of the night in a terrifying episode that convinces her she’s the next victim. Long buried secrets, like skeletons in the family closet, begin to emerge. Is there a killer lurking inside the Four Acorns Inn? Will “Miz Scarlet”,” Captain Peacock”, and “Colonel Grey Poupon” solve the clues in time to prevent another murder?
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Miz Scarlet and the Perplexed Passenger (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 5)
by Sara Barton
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Mystery | Women’s Fiction
Sail away with Book #5 in the Scarlet Wilson Mystery Series… When innkeeper Scarlet Wilson is asked to accompany her wheelchair-bound mother on a five-night cruise to Bermuda, she expects to have a trip to remember. Boy, will she remember this one!
Laurel Googins Wilson’s new beau, Dr. Thaddeus Van Zandt, and Scarlet’s old high school flame, Kenny Tolliver, join the women as they set sail for paradise. While Scarlet loses herself in a good book on the balcony of their stateroom, poor Laurel witnesses the deadly plunge of a fellow passenger into the Atlantic Ocean. “Man overboard!”
It’s the start of a nightmare that may never end. Who would want to kill George Delaney, the respectable funeral director from Caulkins Cove, Maine, on a cruise to Bermuda? While Kenny, an experienced investigator, joins forces with old school chum Marley Hornsby, now the security chief for the cruise line, and the cruise ship’s security team, to find the killer hiding in their midst, the amateur sleuth known as Miz Scarlet can’t resist diving into this mystery. But this isn’t a killer who wants to be found. He’s dangerous… he’s desperate… and he’s plotting to kill again!
As the ship approaches Bermudian waters, the widow finds herself a suspect in her husband’s murder. Did she do it? Miz Scarlet and her cohorts don’t think so. But how can they prove that Kathleen Delaney is innocent? Time is quickly running out. As soon as the ship docks at King’s Wharf, the FBI plans to take their only suspect into custody.
Working late into the night in their frantic search for a murderer, the feisty Miz Scarlet and her dashing, determined heartthrob follow the clues left behind by the dead man, desperate to identify the next victim. One catastrophe after another draws the travel companions deeper into the dastardly intrigue, and the closer they get to the truth, the harder the murderous fiend fights to distract investigators with his razzle dazzle bag of tricks. Suddenly Miz Scarlet finds herself facing the wrath of a devious, dangerous stranger. Can she stay alive long enough to figure out what the killer’s end game is?
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Miz Scarlet and the Bewildered Bridegroom (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 4)
by Sara Barton
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Mystery | Women’s Fiction
When innkeeper Scarlet Wilson is asked to host Annalee Pinault and Gunnar Magnusdotter’s nuptials at the Four Acorns Inn, she never expects it to start a war of matrimonial madness. Three senior citizens want Scarlet to get into the wedding business and they aren’t willing to take no for an answer. It doesn’t take long for things to spiral out of hand. Someone wants to stop Scarlet and the gang, and before long, the dirty tricks turn dangerous!
How challenging can it be for the owners of this small bed and breakfast establishment to prepare for a wedding with a guest list of twelve? It hardly seems like a difficult task.
But as the preparations begin, so does the unexpected harassment. A shocking surprise in the middle of the night is discovered just before all hell breaks loose. Relieved that they have escaped a frightening fate, everyone at the Four Acorns Inn is stunned to learn the perpetrator is a professional hired for the job.
Once he’s been hauled away by the Cheswick Police Department, Scarlet and the gang try again to get back to the wedding plans, only to find themselves facing a set of masked intruders willing to commit violence and vandalism.
Who’s behind this horrible campaign of mayhem being waged on the residents of the inn? More importantly, what’s the point of it all?
As the day of the wedding approaches, things go from bad to worse. Scarlet’s mother, Laurel, and Cousin Lacey are ready to pack up and flee to Bermuda… or Tahiti… anywhere their stalker can’t find them. Poor teenage Jenny thinks it’s her fault these terrible things are happening. And Scarlet? She can’t fight an enemy she can’t see.
Enter Kenny Tolliver, Scarlet’s heartthrob and the regional head of Mercer Security. He’s willing to delve into the mystery and find the culprits with the help of Max Weingarten, a retired state police investigator. If only Scarlet would trust the professionals to do the job…
When Scarlet doubts Kenny’s ability to protect the residents of the Four Acorns Inn, his frustration with her boils over, leading him to bet her that he can safely get the bride and groom hitched. What does he expect when he succeeds? He wants her to make a very public apology. But when there’s yet another break-in just before the wedding party arrives, it seems unlikely he’ll ever hear it.
As tensions and tempers rise, one thing becomes clear — someone’s willing to do just about anything
to prevent Scarlet Wilson from hosting weddings at the Four Acorns Inn. Does that include kidnapping the bride?
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