Ever been in the wrong place, at the wrong time? Feel safe where you are now? In this volume from the Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter, 20 authors show why you need to keep your guard up. Be ready to react. In the desert, in the mountains, in the Valley towns of Arizona, when you least expect it...It's CRIME TIME. These original short stories are authored by: Shannon Baker, Susan Budavari, Yvonne M. Corrigan-Carr, Laurie Fagen, Katherine Atwell Herbert, Machelle Langseth, Isabella Maldonado, Merle McCann, Margaret Morse, Kris Neri, Nancy Hart Newcomer, Toni Niesen, R K Olson, Cathy Ann...

The perfect gift Start with a four-legged detective who fancies pasta, add a ghost who delivers a lost fortune, and a godfather who'll stop at nothing to protect his family, blend in tales of homicide, greed, treachery and vengeance for this holiday anthology of 17 original short stories by members of the Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter. These original short stories are authored by: Deborah J Ledford, Connie Flynn, Susan Budavari, CR Bolinski, Chantelle Aimee Osman, Merle McCann, Jean Steffens, R K Olson, Judy Starbuck, Sarah Parkin, JoAnne Zeterberg, Anne Marisky, Suzanne Flaig,...