murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e. Her first case: Charley sees dead people. Title: First Grave on the Right Author: Darynda Jones Series Character: Charlotte Davidson Format: Hardcover What we know about the character: Charlotte "Charley" Davidson is a private investigator who helps the departed solve the mysteries of their deaths so they can cross. Business under Ezra has been faltering - but was it enough to provoke someone to murder? Only Kate can find the answer. But when her business partner, Ezra Hilton, is found bludgeoned to death, she has no other choice. Her first case: The last thing Katie wanted was to become the manager of Artisans Alley. Title: A Crafty Killing Author: Lorraine Bartlett Series Character: Katie Bonner, Victoria Square Format: Mass Market Paperback What we know about the character: Katie Bonner manages Artisans Alley, the main attraction in the quaint Victoria Square shopping area. With two murders to solve and a killer on the loose, Jordan faces yet another equally terrifying prospect: her growing attraction to the very alive and criminally attractive pub owner Jase Cunningham.
Holt's ancestor Michael Seavey, the Pacific Northwest's most infamous shanghaier, has materialized in Jordan's house, seeking to solve his own death in a suspicious shipwreck in 1893. And this one isn't taking murder lying down. Before Jordan can reel in a suspect, another victim surfaces. As if living with the long-deceased isn't enough of a challenge, she's just found a corpse: The town's notorious womanizer Holt Stillwell is lying on the beach with a bullet in his head.
Her first case: A recent transplant to Washington State's charming seaside town of Port Chatham, Jordan is still getting used to sharing her slightly run-down but historic lodging with ghosts. Alderman Series Character: Jordan Marsh, Port Chatham Format: Mass Market Paperback What we know about the character: Jordan Marsh is an amateur sleuth living with ghosts in Port Chatham, Washington. In this series of monthly posts, which we call Firsts on the 1st, we're introducing readers to new series characters who will make their mysterious debut during February. The Hidden Staircase Mystery Books recently updated its list of February 2011 hardcover mysteries as well shelved new February paperbacks on The Mystery Bookshelf.
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