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One Killing Frost
The next thrilling installment in the USA Today bestselling Mercy Carr mystery series
Autumn in Vermont is all about apples. Mercy Carr is in the woods with her husband Troy, their toddler Felicity, and the dogs, Elvis and Susie Bear, hunting for heirloom apple trees worthy of their growing orchard.
But when Levi Beecher shows up, saying his sister Adah needs her help, Mercy knows something is very wrong in apple country. She and Elvis follow Levi deep into the woods to a small clearing. There in the shade of a gnarled old apple tree sits a sobbing Adah, cradling a dead man. He’s died in her arms, stabbed to death, and Adah is now a prime suspect. He’s the famed apple explorer Adam O’Hern and Adah’s longtime secret lover. She’s counting on Mercy to clear her name and solve her paramour’s murder.
A break-in at the local cider mill could be related to the murder. When Mercy and Elvis investigate, they discover an unidentified body floating in a vat of apples. Someone is killing the movers and shakers of the heirloom apple world. Apples are big business, and suspects from Washington state to Maine are all in town for the Apple Faire, where it’s rumored a new dark apple better than the Black Oxford—rivaling the darkest of dark apples, the rare Black Diamond of Tibet—will be unveiled.
An apple worth killing for.
With the grand finale of the Apple Faire fast approaching, time is running out. It’s up to Mercy and Troy and the dogs to sniff out the bad apple in a lethal barrel of greed, graft, and murder—before it’s too late.
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“… Poetic, magical … The Snow Lies Deep is a beautifully written descriptive story that captures the picturesque Vermont winter and Christmas celebrations.”
—Lesa’s Book Critiques
“Captivating… Munier begins by hitting familiar small-town mystery beats, then ups the stakes with unexpected twists and hints of international intrigue. The results will keep even longtime fans of the author on their toes.”
—Publishers Weekly
The Snow Lies Deep
The latest thrilling installment in the bestselling Mercy Carr mystery series
Mercy and Troy are looking forward to baby Felicity’s first holiday season, and they’re determined to make it a Christmas to remember. At Northshire’s annual Solstice Soirée, hosted by Northshire’s finest and funded by Mercy’s billionaire pal Feinberg, Amy’s little girl Helena is sitting on Santa Claus’s lap. She’s telling him she’d like a Bitty Baby doll just like little Felicity when the bearded man leaps up, thrusts the toddler at her mother Amy, and staggers away from the festivities. He disappears into the woods. By the time Elvis and Mercy find him, Santa Claus aka the town mayor, is lying on his back, dead. A yule log made of oak sits on his chest, burning bright, a beacon of light on the darkest day of the year.
This strange murder is the first of a series of similar Solstice-themed killings targeting the town’s most prominent citizens. Beloved family friend Lillian Jenkins, the grande dame of Northshire, could be next. Mercy and Troy and the dogs must team up with Thrasher and Harrington to capture The Yuletide Killer before he strikes again, this time far closer to home.
“Christmas minutiae and a truly complex mystery bring thrills and joy to a hometown celebration.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Cerebral clues and high adventure combine in an exciting character-driven brain teaser.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Munier excels at multiple storylines in character-driven mysteries. This follow-up to Home at Night has a complex story that weaves together The Odyssey with murders and an account of returning veterans, such as Mercy and Elvis, who experience PTSD.”
— Lesa Holstine, Library Journal starred review
The Night Woods
The sixth Mercy Carr Mystery in which Mercy and Elvis must prove the innocence of a new friend accused of murder.
Record snow and sleet and rain are pummeling Vermont and a wild boar has escaped from an exclusive hunting club nearby—but that won’t stop a very pregnant and very bored Mercy Carr from hiking her beloved woods with her loyal dog Elvis. She’s supposed to be decorating the nursery and helping her mother plan the baby shower, but she’d much rather be playing Scrabble with Homer Grant, a word-loving, shotgun-toting hermit living deep in the forest. But when she and Elvis drop by Homer’s cabin for their weekly game, they arrive to find an unknown dead man—and no sign of Homer.
As they search the woods, Mercy discovers a patch of devastation that could only be left behind by wild boar. She’s relieved when Elvis tracks Homer, injured but alive. But Homer’s troubles are far from over, as he’s still the number one suspect and he remembers nothing of the attack. When another corpse with a link to Homer is found, Mercy is determined to help her friend, an effort complicated by the unexpected arrival of her young cousin Tandie, sent by Mercy’s mother to keep an eye on her until the baby is born.
As the floods worsen, Troy and Susie Bear are called out with all the other first responders, and Mercy finds herself alone at Grackle Tree Farm with a concussed Homer, Tandie, and Elvis. As waters rise and the wild boar rampages, Mercy realizes that the murderer is out there ready to strike again, this time much closer to home.
A compelling mix of hard edges and easy charm — I loved this book.
—Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
A one-sit read!
A nuanced nail-biter with a compelling quartet of crime fighters: two extraordinary rescue and rescued dogs and their human handlers.
Blind Search reads like a treatise on how to craft a thriller bursting at the seams with converging subplots without ever moving us to throw up our hands in exasperation. Indeed, we’re too busy using our fingers to turn the pages.
—John Land for Providence Journal
An action-packed story of triumph over adversity.
—Kirkus Reviews
Munier’s affection for the dogs she depicts, as well as Henry’s sweet bond with them, will warm hearts. Readers will look forward to the irresistible Mercy and Elvis’s next adventure.
—Publishers Weekly
I love books where the story and the characters grow out of the place that they're set, and that couldn't be more true of The Hiding Place, which delivers a satisfying, twisty plot, an entertaining ensemble of locals and, of course, a pair of intelligent and heroic dogs.
—Ann Cleeves, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Darkest Evening
[The] characters of both Mercy and Elvis are quickly developing into classics.
—Aunt Agatha’s Bookstore
The portrayal of working dogs will appeal to fans of David Rosenfelt and Margaret Mizushima. The blend of lovingly detailed setting and lively characters, both human and canine, makes this a series to watch.
—Publisher’s Weekly
"... a superb mystery that emphasizes the search for home."
—Lesa Holstine
"Munier writes like a modern-day Agatha Christie and her latest takes her storytelling acumen to a whole new level."
—Jon Land @ BookTrib
"A thrilling combination of physical and mental feats by human and beast."
—Kirkus Reviews
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Mindful
Happiness. Contentment. Peace of mind. These are the qualities of life that people long for today, even as they seem harder than ever to attain. A joyful, lovely book, Happier Every Day can be picked up as needed to help calm one’s heart, or read from front to back as one would a daily devotional.
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