Miss Fortune Cozy Murder Mystery

Gertie's arch-rival enters a contest at Kookies Comedy Club, planning to use the prize money to coerce the school board into renaming the high school theater to The Celia Arceneaux Theater. Gertie enters the contest hoping to foil the plan. As it turns out, comedy is not the only thing happening at Kookies. A well-known local celebrity has been murdered and the police make a very quick arrest-but do they have the right man? When the accused hires Fortune's friend, Brennan Noble, to independently investigate the case, he brings SWAMP TEAM 3 along to help. The team identifies a series of suspects as they systematically investigate the murder. As usual, the team gets caught up in all manner of shenanigans as they uncover clues that help them zero in on the true killer, but as they draw close to the truth, things take a deadly turn. Fortune Kookies is a top-notch cozy murder mystery with humor to keep you chuckling and twists and to keep you guessing.

Fortune, Ida Belle and Gertie are in high-gear in this thriller. Fortune learns about the unsolved murder of a seventeen-year-old girl in Sinful thirty years ago. New evidence puts them on a trail to find the man in the black Fedora, the last man ever seen with the young girl alive. The Swamp Team embark on a cross country adventure, exhausting lead after lead, until Fortune gets a break-a break that places her in grave danger. Fortune finds herself in the hands of the killer, cut off from her friends with the clock winding down.

When a former Marine buddy goes missing in Seattle, Carter LeBlanc goes undercover to find out what happened and save his friend. Fortune flies to the Emerald City with him but when Carter discovers the level of danger involved, all he wants to do is protect her by sending her home. Instead of heading back to Sinful, Fortune enlists the aid of her friends, Ida Belle and Gertie, and conducts an independent investigation to help Carter without him knowing it. Fortune, Ida Belle and Gertie soon find themselves knee deep in the middle of a dangerous mess of intrigue, murder and deception.

There's bad news in Sinful. Gertie has a new gentleman friend and Ida Belle doesn't like him. That's not the only bad news. The skeletal remains of a young woman are discovered in the hollow of a two-hundred-year-old elm tree. When the state investigation stalls, Swamp Team 3 jumps into action. There's no shortage of seedy suspects but solving the case proves challenging. As Fortune draws close to the truth, certain interested parties lash out, putting the lives of our three heroes in peril. That's when the fireworks really begin.What readers have said about Stephen's other Miss Fortune books:Of the many other authors who contribute to this series Stephen John is one of my favorites. He continues with the main characters and weaves a series of intrigue and chaos into his story.I have now read a few of these stories by this author and this one I enjoyed most of all. The regular characters are back, joining a couple of newbies who prove to be interesting as well. Once again, the crime solving aspect of the story proves intriguing. It left me fulfilled and more than ready to read the next chapter in this particular writer's Miss Fortune setting. Great stuff.I absolutely love this series! Fortune has lost a dear friend which broke my heart, but she has also made some new friends as well. As always there is comedy, action, and a dash of love tossed in.Definitely a must read!While staying true to Ms. DeLeon's canon, Mr. Mayfield carves out a very nice niche for himself. I've come to really enjoy his stories featuring these characters and this one is a doozy.A well-structured mystery, and probably the most literary of the Kindle Worlds Miss Fortune Mysteries I've read so far. I loved this book as much as I loved the original books by Janet DeLeon. I wish he would write more.I love the Miss Fortune series and love that Stephen John is one of the authors that are writing about Fortune Redding and her life in Sinful. Such a fun Winter get away book!I love the series. This book was so delightful. I can't wait for it to come out on audible.​​​​​​​This book is the perfect one to kick back and relax with. It'll definitely brighten your day and give you more than a few laughs.

It's a stinky situation in Sinful. A box of rotten fish is placed under Celia's car and a highly illegal device explodes, totaling the car. Gertie was seen in the area but says she didn't do it, but only Fortune and Ida Belle believe her and there are no other suspects. The Swamp Team Three has to solve the crime in forty-eight hours before Gertie is arrested and faces a five-year prison sentence. What readers have said about Stephen's other Miss Fortune books: Of the many other authors who contribute to this series Stephen John is one of my favorites. He continues with the main characters and weaves a series of intrigue and chaos into his story. I have now read a few of these stories by this author and this one I enjoyed most of all. The regular characters are back, joining a couple of newbies who prove to be interesting as well. Once again, the crime solving aspect of the story proves intriguing. It left me fulfilled and more than ready to read the next chapter in this particular writer's Miss Fortune setting. Great stuff. I absolutely love this series! Fortune has lost a dear friend, which broke my heart, but she has also made some new friends as well. As always there is comedy, action, and a dash of love tossed in. Definitely a must read! While staying true to Ms. DeLeon's canon, Mr. Mayfield carves out a very nice niche for himself. I've come to really enjoy his stories featuring these characters and this one is a doozy. A well-structured mystery, and probably the most literary of the Kindle Worlds Miss Fortune Mysteries I've read so far. I loved this book as much as I loved the original books by Janet DeLeon. I wish he would write more.

When a wealthy widow suddenly dies of a heart attack, Fortune smells foul play and Swamp Team 3 springs into action, but before they can figure out who the murderer is, they must first prove the victim did not die of natural causes. Fortune, Ida Bell and Gertie run into roadblock after roadblock before they receive help from an unexpected source. The victim's highly eccentric brother and sister arrive in Sinful with their own suspicions and a very special set of skills. A Blooming Fortune is filled with twists and turns as Fortune and her new friends work to unravel the mystery.