Adele Gossling Mysteries

Can a forward-thinking woman help the police solve a murder in a backward-thinking town? Smart inquisitive, and a firm believer in the new progressive reforms, Adele Gossling seeks a new life after the devastating death of her father. So she flees the big city of San Francisco for the small town of Arrojo. She plans a life of peace and small pleasures running her own stationery shop and living in her own house. But peace is exactly what she doesn't get when she discovers her neighbor dead in her gazebo. The police think they have a firm suspect: the young man who was secretly engaged to the victim. But Adele and her clairvoyant new friend Nin Branch suspect the young man is innocent. In spite of the raised eyebrows from Arrojo's Victorian-minded citizens, she and Nin set out to prove Richard Tanning didn't do it. But if he didn't, who did? Can Adele and Nin solve this puzzling case involving a striped carnation, a diamond ring, a note, a muddy pair of boots, and a broken promise? Or will Richard hang for a crime he didn't commit and the real killer go free? If you love smart, intricate whodunits in the spirit of Agatha Christie, Anna Katharine Green, and Dorothy L. Sayers, you'll love this series featuring a sassy woman sleuthing her way through one of America's most explosive eras. Pick up your copy of The Carnation Murder for a fun, absorbing mystery set in Northern California at the turn of the 20th century. What early reviewers are saying:"Really well paced and researched appropriately for the era." "The story comes alive."~~~THE ADELE GOSSLING MYSTERIESA Wordless Death (Adele Gossling Mysteries Book 2) - Coming in July 2022Death At Will (Adele Gossling Mysteries Book 3) - Coming in October 2022

Is the death of a schoolteacher suicide or something more sinister? Adele Gossling is adjusting well to small-town life after the hustle and bustle of San Francisco. Despite her progressive ideas about women and her unladylike business acumen, even Arrojo's most prominent citizens are beginning to accept her. Provided she sticks with the business of fountain pens and letter paper and stays out of crime investigation, that is… But that's just what she can't do when Millie Gibb, the new teacher at the local girl's school, is found dead and everybody in town assumes the homely, unmarried spinster committed suicide. After all, what enemies could a harmless, middle-aged woman have? Adele and her clairvoyant friend Nin intend to find out. But can they prove Millie's death was foul play based on a cigar stub, a letter fragment, and a cigarette lighter before the case is closed for good? You'll love this turn-of-the-century whodunit where a sassy and smart New Woman gives the police a run for their money! What reviewers are saying:"The characters are true to life, and the early methods used in criminal detection are fun to read.""Characters are well written." Fans of Lee Strauss, Rosie Hunt, Sonia Parin, and R. A. Wallace will love these books too!~~~Don't forget to check out the other books in the Adele Gossling Mysteries!

Can Adele Gossling prove a son didn't kill his mother? Teddy Roosevelt has just been elected president and even Arrojo can't deny progressive reform is here to stay. Rebecca Gold, one of the era's New Women, comes to Arrojo to start her own law practice and lands the affluent Thea Marsh as her first client. Thea dies unexpectedly and the trail of suspects leads to her own family. In particular, her beloved eldest son, Theo, is accused of the crime. Mild-mannered and somewhat of a mama's boy, could he really be guilty of such a heinous crime? The police think so. So Rebecca turns to her new friend in town: stationary shop owner Adele Gossling. Adele has already proven herself to be adept in helping the local police solve crimes, much to the shock and chagrin of her more conservative neighbors. Despite promises never to involve herself in crime detection again, how can she refuse a friend in need? Will Adele make a case against Theo for the police out of a stained teacup, a fountain pen nib, ashes that should have been in the fireplace, and daisies that should have been fresh? Or will Theo go to the gallows and the real murderer escape justice? Find out in this third installment of the Adele Gossling Mysteries, the compelling early 20th century series spearheaded by Adele Gossling and her spiritual sidekick, Nin Branch, as they set out to prove women can be crime busters too! Fans of Lee Strauss, Rosie Hunt, Sonia Parin, and R. A. Wallace will love these books too!~~~THE ADELE GOSSLING MYSTERIESThe Carnation Murder (Adele Gossling Mysteries Book 1)A Wordless Death (Adele Gossling Mysteries Book 2)

Will a thief ruin Labor Day for the whole town of Arrojo? For Adele Gossling, Labor Day is about giving voice to progressive reforms such as the eight-hour work day and minimum wage for women. But for business owners in Arrojo, California, Labor Day is about making money. City slickers flock to the country seeking holiday deals they can't get in San Francisco or Sacramento. What better way to celebrate than with bargains and the community picnic? What they don't know is there's a thief in town. He's already succeeded in getting away with burglarizing business owners in neighboring cities, and the county police can't seem to get their hands on him. Who is stealing gold trinkets from the shops in Arrojo, California? Is it the dandified Mr. Lyman? The town's junk collector and pariah, Zephyr Brown? or is it someone or something beyond their wildest imagination? Follow the adventures of epistolary expert and suffragist Adele Gossling and her aura-seeing friend Nin Branch as they embark on an adventure to catch a thief and his unique accomplice. Pick up this fourth book of the mysteries reviewers have praised as a "great new series" where "characters come alive".~~~Don't forget to check out the other books in the Adele Gossling Mysteries!

Can Adele Gossling find out who killed the daring young man on the flying trapeze when the circus comes to town? In 1905, the Barry Circus makes its way to Arrojo, an event filled with chills, thrills, and enchantment. The whole town is buzzing with excitement to see Julius Rowe, the "daring young man on the flying trapeze". To the crowds, he's the handsome and dashing star of the show. To his fellow performers, he's arrogant, demanding, and a little too ruthless. But who cares, as long as the crowds can't get enough of him? Then on opening night, the unthinkable happens - Julius misses that third somersault and falls into the net, instantly killed. The police are baffled. Was it an accident? Was it murder? And if it was murder, who did it? Was it the husband of Julius' latest conquest or the lady herself, proving that a woman scorned can be a dangerous thing? Or was it one of the other performers for reasons of his or her own? It's up to Adele Gossling and her friend Nin Branch to help when the circus closes ranks against the police. Join one of the early 20th century's clever sleuths and her clairvoyant sidekick as they follow the trail of a lost scarf, a serrated knife, and misguided ambition.Read the next installment of this 1900s series reviewers are calling "fun", "well-paced", and "entertaining".~~~Don't forget to check out the other books in the Adele Gossling Mysteries!

A lady's maid was getting too big for her skirts. But does that justify murder? Everyone agreed: Arabella Parnell thought far too much of herself. She worked her way up from scullery maid to lady's maid for one of Arrojo's finest families and the wife of a personal friend of the mayor's. She wrote letters to her former employer's daughter as if they were intimate friends. She flirted with some of the most prominent young men in the county. A young lady with high-and-mighty ideas indeed! The Arrojo police are hardly surprised when they find her dead among the shrubbery in a wealthy bachelor's conservatory. And yet, amateur sleuth and suffragist Adele Gossling can't help but wonder: Who was Arabella Parnell? Was she just a servant with arrogant manners and too much self-assurance? Or was she the victim of the pride and passions of powerful men, one of whom did her in? With only a hair comb, a broach, and a candlestick to go on, can Adele solve this case? Read how Adele and her psychic friend Nin unravel a shocking and twisted case inspired by a real-life early 20th-century unsolved crime! Enjoy the sixth book of this series featuring the sleuth with, as one reviewer puts it, "a wonderful mixture of sassiness and sensitivity."

San Francisco is in ruins - but can the worst disaster the city has ever known cover up a murder? On a quiet morning in April 1906, an earthquake of horrendous magnitude shook one of America's most vibrant and vivacious cities. Buildings crumbled to the ground. Fires destroyed everything from the dilapidated buildings of South of Market to the mansions of Nob Hill. Nearly eighty percent of the city is leveled. Elsie Blessings, rabid suffragist and reformer, calls her friend Adele Gossling to her side to help destitute women and children in the Presidio's refugee camp while San Francisco begins the slow process of rebuilding. Adele's brother, Jackson, and Sheriff Hatfield accompany her at the request of army and police friends who desperately need volunteers to help maintain law and order amidst the chaos of the ruined city. The one thing nobody counted on was that, while citizens come together to pick up the pieces of their city among the rubble, someone thinks it's just the right time for murder. Can Adele and her aura-reading friend Nin Branch help solve the crime of a dead woman with only a jade pendant, a fan, and a cryptic note to go on?Pick up your copy of this engaging mystery set during one of California's most devastating tragedies!~~~Don't forget to check out the other books in the Adele Gossling Mysteries!