Stella Kirk Mysteries

Witnesses saw Lorraine Young arrive home. Her 1977 black Malibu is parked beside her twenty-seven-foot Holiday Rambler trailer. Her windows and doors are bolted from the inside, but she's not there. Stella Kirk has the instinctive ability to frame a question in a way that elicits a long-buried answer. As the owner of Shale Cliffs RV Park, she tackles the disappearance of one of her seasonal residents with a vengeance. Aiden North, a police detective and her high school sweetheart some thirty years ago, investigates with Stella's help. Nick Cochran, the park manager and Stella's secret lover, supports their efforts. Read the first Stella Kirk Mystery. Be part of the journey to answer the question: Whatever happened to Lorraine Young?

The assumed accidental death of a young bride leads Detective Aiden North and Stella Kirk, the owner of the Shale Cliffs RV Park, into an investigation fraught with sibling secrets, revealing choices, and unforgivable misunderstandings. Which family member holds the ultimate power of influence? Will Lucy Painter's murder be, confirmed? Will the perpetrator be, exposed? Will family ties be unbreakable to the end?

Her dear friend is dead. She finds the body. Follow Stella Kirk and Detective Aiden North as they uncover Paulina McAdams' secrets. Will a diary reveal her life story once the code is broken? In their search for answers, Stella and Aiden untangle the clues of a clandestine affair, a long-held confidence, and a past indiscretion refusing to be, left, behind. Did a series of random encounters ultimately lead to blackmail and murder? This third Stella Kirk Mystery returns the reader to the tiny tourist community of Shale Harbor, located near Shale Cliffs RV Park, across the isthmus from the mainland. Stella continues to be riddled with anxiety related to her relationship with her lover and park manager, Nick Cochran, and troubled by the relationships she can't quite maintain with her sister and her demented father. Personal growth often steps aside when there is a murder in town.

The Shale Harbour First Annual Writers Retreat abruptly ends when a budding author is found dead at the bottom of the stairs in the Shale Harbour Community Hall and Playhouse. He was a collector of the secrets of others, an unpleasant young man disliked by most. The workshop instructors have questionable backgrounds, partake in clandestine affairs, and are cloaked in confidential circumstances. Stella Kirk and Aiden North sort through the emotional noise, come to understand the victim's motives, and finally determine what is fiction and what is truth.

Stella Kirk refuses to be put off by Detective Aiden North's lack of enthusiasm and personal struggles. A body has been discovered at the bottom of a grave not yet inhabited by the intended owner, and two residents of Harbour Manor are missing-this according to her father, who no longer recognizes her when she visits. Stella battles to connect the dots and establish a link.Growing old is not for the faint of heart and growing old alone increases the struggle. Follow Stella Kirk as she dissects the challenges of caring for the elderly, discovering the opportunities available to take advantage of the vulnerable. Murders may or may not have been committed. You be the judge.

Stella Kirk and Detective Aiden North face complications related to friendships, buried secrets, and childhood trauma in their quest to discover the killer. Personal issues cloud the landscape, family ties prove weaker than assumed, and Stella faces the concept of feeling humiliated even when no one else is aware. The lives of others are never as we expect.

No Visible Means: No Visible Means: A Stella Kirk Mystery # 1 introduces the reader to Stella, the reluctant owner of Shale Cliffs RV Park, along with the motley crew of residents and staff who populate her property every summer. In this inaugural book of the series, witnesses saw Lorraine Young arrive home. Her 1977 black Malibu remains parked beside her twenty-seven-foot Holiday Rambler trailer. Her windows and doors are bolted from the inside, but she's nowhere to be found. Stella has the instinctive ability to frame questions in ways that elicit long-buried answers. She tackles the disappearance of one of her seasonal residents with a vengeance. Aiden North, a police detective and her high school sweetheart from thirty years ago, investigates with Stella's help. Nick Cochran, the park manager and Stella's secret lover, supports their efforts. Read the first Stella Kirk Mystery. Be part of the journey to answer the question: Whatever happened to Lorraine Young? Didn't Stand A Chance: The assumed accidental death of a young bride leads Detective Aiden North and Stella Kirk, the owner of the Shale Cliffs RV Park, into an investigation fraught with sibling secrets, revealing choices, and unforgivable misunderstandings. Which family member holds the ultimate power of influence? Will Lucy Painter's murder be confirmed? Will the perpetrator be exposed? Will family ties be unbreakable to the end? Didn't Stand a Chance: A Stella Kirk Mystery #2 illustrates how perceived sacrifice and devotion can be twisted into horrible results for a family.

Sand In My Suitcase: Her dear friend is dead. She finds the body. Follow Stella Kirk and Detective Aiden North as they uncover Paulina McAdams' secrets. Will a diary reveal her life story once the code is broken? In their search for answers, Stella and Aiden untangle the clues of a clandestine affair, a long-held confidence, and a past indiscretion refusing to be left behind. Did a series of random encounters ultimately lead to blackmail and murder?This third Stella Kirk Mystery returns the reader to the tiny tourist community of Shale Harbour, located near Shale Cliffs RV Park, across the isthmus from the mainland. Stella continues to be riddled with anxiety related to her relationship with her lover and park manager, Nick Cochran, and troubled by the relationships she can't quite maintain with her sister and her demented father. Personal growth often steps aside when there is a murder in town. Fictional Truth: The Shale Harbour First Annual Writers Retreat ends almost before it begins when a budding author is found dead at the bottom of the stairs at the Community Hall and Playhouse. He was a collector of the secrets of others; an unpleasant young man disliked by most. The workshop instructors have questionable backgrounds, partake in clandestine affairs, and are cloaked in confidential circumstances. Stella Kirk and Aiden North sort through the noise, understand the victim's methods, and finally determine what is fiction and what is truth.