Murder Most Mysterious Series

How does a private detective prove a convicted murderer's innocence when that woman not only confessed, but had two eye witnesses to her standing over the body with the murder weapon in her hand? Not only that, the client who hires you is one of those eye witnesses. Twenty-five years ago, Julie Ann Thornton interrupted a fight between her mama, Earlene, and low-life, woman abuser Dexter Sterling. During the struggle, Julie Ann was knocked out. When she came to, her mama was standing over the man's body with the gun in her hand. Within the hour, Earlene had made a full confession to the Chief of Police. Now that Earlene has died, Julie Ann hires Coqui Jones to investigate the cold case to prove her mama's innocence. Through interviewing the quirky residents of Hampton, Georgia and suffering threatening notes and a brutal attack, Coqui feels Earlene's innocence is not so far-fetched.

Five previously published short stories make their debut in this mystery anthology. "Death Has Pouty Red Lips" - Tupelo Turner finds himself led to the extreme by a femme fatale. "Death Sweet Death" - When Laurel's quiet small town existence becomes strangled by honeysuckle and an overbearing boyfriend, she is forced to take action. "The Gift That Keeps on Giving" - Three elderly barflies from the Central Florida coastline give an everlasting gift to an abused woman. "The Ultimate in Hi-Def" - A fantasy/mystery story with a hint of John Cheever’s “The Enormous Radio” crossed with Twilight Zone ambiance about a state-of-the-art, flat-screen television rescuing a man from a mooching friend. "You Can't Keep a Good Dog Down" - A young woman finds an injured jog during her morning run through Central Park and becomes involved in an ongoing NYPD investigation of a series of murders when she tries to find the dog’s owner.