Bøger af Jan McCanless

The wonderful, quirky citizens of Beryl's Cove, NC are at it again. Amateur sleuths Steve and Suzanne Thomas find themselves assisting local police chief, Nathan Sowinski with an automobile accident that turns out to be murder. His car careens out of control right in downtown Beryl's Cove, and our beach bunch sets out to solve the crime. Their paths soon cross with drug runners, a smarmy lifeguard and an unsympathetic TV station executive. Meanwhile, the residents of the Cove carry on in the midst of personal crises, not the least of which is Steve's broken leg. One of the more stable Cove marriages appears headed for the rocks, and police chief Sowinski gets news that really rocks his world, turning it upside down. Suddenly, the moon is full, and nothing or nobody is acting quite right.

You'll laugh, you'll cry, but, you'll never be bored with Brother Jerome. Summoned to his favorite Aunt's senior residence in England, with the promise of being told a deep family secret, Chip, Brother Jerome finds himself embroiled in a murder. Interacting with the residents of the Opera House, a home for retired entertainers, he meets the Lord and Lady of the house, as well as the sometimes off beat characters who live there. Teaming up with Chief Inspector David Reason, Chip assists any way he can in the solving of the case.Learning of his parentage, Chip returns to his monastery in North Carolina, only to be called to Charlotte by his Bishop. While living in the Bishop's opulent home, he is confronted by dark secrets of subterfuges, and has to come to terms with his own crisis of faith and calling.Reaching an exciting, and unexpected denouncement, Murder at the Opera House will hold you spellbound while everyone's favorite monk unravels the complication of his life, and solves a few mysteries along the way.

The renowned author of murder mysteries, humor, children's books and insightful essays now offers a thoroughly delightful book of recipes guaranteed to make you wonder if it's time to eat!

Herbie and Butterbean are two friendly painted turtles who live in Carol Elizabeth's aquarium. They are playful and sometimes mischevious. Most of all, they are a lot of fun.

Take an exciting plane trip to England, outstanding characters, and turbulence at 35,000 feet and you have the ideal setting for another outstanding mystery in author Jan McCanless' mystery series set in Beryl's Cove, NC. Murder in Midair, follows our lead characters as they solve the murder of an Egyptian national, aboard the flight to Europe, that finds the Thomas' couple, plus their friend Brother Jerome from the Monastery of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina. With only 6 hours of flight time left. Our principals are scrambling to find the killer among the passengers on a British airliner; with so many to choose from, it becomes imperative that Steve and Brother Jerome work quickly. Once home from England - Brother Jerome's life is in turmoil. In this, the 9th entry of McCanless' series, follow the action as it takes you from Ridgeville, to Beryl's Cove, up 38,000 feet in the air over the ocean, to London and Dublin, Ireland, with a side trip to Saudi Arabia. Always exciting and full of surprises, Murder in Midair will hold you spellbound from beginning to end, as our lovable beach bunch takes you from murder to mayhem on their adventures with plot twists galore. Always a back story to her books, this is another one you won't be able to put down until it ends.

"Darling, has the whole world gone crazy?" Steve asks. "No, Sweetheart, just our little corner of it." So goes the sentiment, all the while frustrating Chief Nathan Sowinski and putting his job on the line. It's all too much for him as a private yacht sinks off the coast of Beryl's Cove, and the adventure begins. A federal agent being chased by other agents, vandalism in the campground, all the while poor Pastor Kapas tries diligently to put the Christmas Pageant together. Skullduggery and deceit are the fare of the day, in this, another hilarious romp from the beach bunch of Pykes County. Dawg and Elvis are always their charming selves, plus a few whacky characters that cross paths with our amateur sleuths, Steve and Suzanne Thomas. Come on along for the ride of a lifetime!

That delightful bunch from Beryl's Cover, NC, is back. This time Suzanne's college reunion is coming up, and it promises to be exciting. All the grads will be taking a train excursion from the coast all the way through the Midwest to Chicago. Instead of the sightseeing and revelry they planned, however, the alumni are confronted with murder most foul. Amateur sleuth Steve Thomas, ably assisted by his gorgeous wife, realize they must solve this case and clear up the mystery, as multiple passengers go missing and the train inexplicably slows to a crawl. One plot twist after another make this delightful read one of the most sought after Beryl's Cove books. As they entered the car, Diane Patrick, Gavon's long serving secretary, touched Karen, steering her by the arm. The Senator has decided to drive in this, Mrs. Jameson, he's making some political calls to important finance people on the way down to Raleigh. He was sure you wouldn't mind going along. It's all about image, you know. She smiled at the senators wife.

The Rising Son Temple of Peace has taken up residence in Beryl's Cove, and the citizens are in an uproar. It's a cult they all proclaim, and they don't need "that sort" in their town. They don't know what to do about it, or how to get rid of them, and once dead bodies begin turning up, the entire citizenry is in a rage, eventually even turning on poor Suzanne Thomas who owns the building that they use for their temple. Follow the action as our amateur married sleuths, along with Police Chief, Nathan Sowinski, as they attempt to find the murderers and get rid of the cult all at the same time. Once a suspicious fire burns the temple down, it would appear some of the locals made good on their threat to run them out of town. The action of Murder for the Profit will take you from sleepy little Beryl's Cove right up the eastern shore to Delaware as Sowinski and Steve close in on the perpetrators. Don't miss any of the action in this latest Beryl's Cove murder mystery, with all your favorite Cove citizens, including the irrepressible Dawg and Elvis.

"Promote yourself. If you can't believe in your writing, how can you possibly expect anyone else to believe in it? Think about this, if you've gotten so far as to get something published, then, there must be something redemptive about your writing. Shore up your self-confidence, and go forth and promote! The more public appearances you make, the better you'll be, and like they always say, practice makes perfect. That's why it's so important to write about what you know, what you're passionate about. It's easy to talk about something you feel strongly about, and remember this too, anyone showing up at your book signing, or personal appearance, is there to see YOU, so, give it all you got!!" Thus writes bestselling author Jan McCanless to encourage other writers not just to express themselves, but to sell the books they've worked so hard to create.