Böcker av Barbara Wallace

A Romantic Dinner ... Turned DeadlyIt's Valentine's Day, and Sadie is having dinner with sexy detective Dan Bartlett. Not that it's a date, mind you. Just two friends sharing a candlelight dinner on the most romantic night of the year. Providing the entertainment are developer Ben Cartwright and his family. A real-life reality show, the Cartwrights aren't shy about airing their business in public. But what starts as public drama becomes far more serious when Ben is found shot to death later that evening.Who shot Ben in the back? His bitter ex-wife? His duplicitous new bride? His angry daughter? Or maybe the former secretary who has been lurking about. It soon becomes evident that the Cartwrights are awash with family secrets.Sadie vows to stay out of police business. But when she and Bartlett disagree over the killer's identity, she finds herself back in the amateur detective business. And this time, she's about to find out just how far a person will go to cover up a crime.

The Body in the Backyard was Going to be a Problem.When you're in witness protection, the last thing you want is to be in the middle of anything, let alone a murder investigation.Sadie McIntyre is certain her amateur sleuth days are behind her. Until she stumbles over a dead body during a routine real estate showing, that is. Now, there's been another murder in Woodbridge, and this time her best friend, Rob, is the prime suspect.To save him, Sadie, along with Dan Bartlett, Woodbridge's sexiest detective, must untangle a new web of neighborhood secrets. From celebrity obsessions to illicit affairs, there's no end to the town's shenanigans.Can the two of them solve the mystery before the murderer strikes again? This is Book 2 in the Sadie McIntyre Mystery. Be sure to check out Book 1, The Suburbs Have Secrets.

Welcome to Woodbridge - Where Everyone Has a Secret. Realtor Sadie McIntyre has a very big secret. One she''s managed to keep from her hidden from her family and friends for over twenty years.But all that is threatened when someone pushes her friend, MaryLou Paretsky, down the living room stairs. See, MaryLou had a secret too. Turns out sweet, nerdy MaryLou spent her spare time digging up dirt on her friends, including Sadie! It''s only a matter of time before the new chief of detectives discovers what MaryLou was up to and starts asking questions. If Sadie is going to keep her past buried, she needs to find MaryLou''s killer first.  Armed with MaryLou''s cryptic blackmail list, Sadie sets out to discover the truth. Will she find the killer? Or will she become the next victim?