Sweet Ginger Poison 4

Ginger stood there watching as Chief Foenapper rushed out of Coreyville Coffee Cakes, jumped into his car, turned on his flashing light, and sped away.

When she turned around, Elijah was walking toward her.

“What’s going on?”

“Navy Newcomb is dead.”

“What happened?”

“Daniel—I mean the chief—wouldn’t tell me. All I know is that [...]

Sweet Ginger Poison 3

Lacey stuck her head in the kitchen and said, “Brother Bideman is here.”

Ginger was still in deep thought, trying to come to terms with the fact that either Lacey or Navy had stolen her recipe book. “Oh. He’s a little early this morning.”

She went out to the dining area and spotted him [...]

Sweet Ginger Poison 2

Ginger Lightley walked out her front door at precisely 7:30 a.m. The chilly January breeze was stronger than usual this morning. She flipped up the collar of her wool coat and pulled the knit cap down over her ears. She enjoyed the four-block stroll to her little bakery on town square.

The old [...]

Sweet Ginger Poison 1

Book One of the Ginger Lightley Short-Novel Mystery Series (Four-chapter excerpt)

“Here it is.” Navy threw it on the desk. “Now give me my money.”

“I don’t have it right now.”

Navy’s headache began to pound. It was only 7:15 a.m., but his brain cells were already screaming for caffeine. His eyes grew [...]

Sweet Ginger Poison – About

GENRE: Mystery/Suspense. LENGTH: 25 chapters (38,800 words). SYNOPSIS: Virginia “Ginger” Lightley is the owner of Coreyville Coffee Cakes, a popular bakery in East Texas. Customers drive from miles away to visit the little shop for a taste of her original creations. It’s a shock to the whole community when a young man drops dead [...]