Double Jeopardy is also a double treat. Novella number one, Yellow, Green, Blue and Dead, is set in NoTo, a trendy art district in North Topeka, Kansas, known for fine paintings and distinctive antique shops. What it isn't known for is murder. All of that changes when a university student becomes victim number four and the body is found by a broadcast intern at the radio station where Valle Stonewell is known as the voice of WRYT. In her attempt to interview everyone connected with the case, she stumbles upon facts known only to herself-and to the killer. While the police pursue a murderer...

In her hauntingly insightful book, Esther Luttrell's poetry takes its reader to the deepest, most passionate corners of a lover's world.

This is the spell-binding story of Terry Householter, the fastest high school sprinter in 1967, and a decorated Marine hero in Vietnam. It also is the story of Kansas, the wonders of the high plains, and the valor of Marines. Terry and his school-mates are forever altered by the creeping "Storm" of Vietnam, and the late 1960s societal conflicts. No choir-boy, Terry was raised by grandparents, very poor, and a free spirit. He becomes a charismatic but quiet ally to "average guys," inspiring people on all sides. Terry leads his track team to towering achievements. He amazingly turns down track...

This novel is a psychological suspense in which Leigh Maxwell finds herself haunted by her past, terrified of the present and uncertain if she will live to see a future. She turns to her former love, Mark Hollingsworth, only to learn he had secretly hated her for years. Now he is engaged to a successful junior partner in his law firm and is determined to keep Leigh out of his life. He relents, however, when he realizes Leigh is being relentlessly stalked by someone capable of murder. When Mark insists Leigh hide away at his lakeside cabin while police investigate, she feels safe at last. The...

Do you ask yourself why your prayers seem to go unanswered? Can we really find evidence of God in our life? This book provides the bridge between yourself and God, and shows you how to recognize His gentle nudges. Pages are included for personal journaling, book club participation, and Bible study classes.

Kansas historical playwright, Betty Laird, had this to say about the book: "Those last 27 pages I couldn't turn them fast enough I was totally taken by surprise when I learned the identity of the killer. I especially liked the author's character descriptions. Some of them are marvelously poetic. A great book " Esther sets this first State of the Murder series in Kansas City, Missouri. "Jordan Lamar Stafford was murdered in the wee hours of the morning, walking along his neighborhood street. Only a block or so from his Westport apartment a shot rang out, finding its mark in Jordan's...

A former movie queen swears her producer husband's death was an accident, but was it? Katlin Wallace, a friend of the family, is in Hollywood to lend her support - so how it is that her life is suddenly in jeopardy? A conniving sister of the victim turns out not to even be a relative. A lady professor mourns the death of a philandering ex she still loves - the producer. Katlin gets a punch in the jaw, a crack on the head, and the challenge to expose a killer before the killer can create an ending more chilling than anything dreamed up by a Hollywood scriptwriter. Murder in the Movies is a...

Leigh Maxwell refuses to believe strange things happening to her are the result of the obsession of a young, emotionally unstable, maintenance man at the factory where she works. Her former fiance, attorney Mark Hollingsworth, doesn't agree. He urges her to hide away in his isolated lakeside cabin. Assured that her whereabouts are a secret from all but Mark, she follows his advice. The peace of mind she sought, however, turns to terror when a storm and a killer strike at once."