THE GRAY WHALE INN MYSTERIES
Welcome to the world of Natalie Barnes, proprietor of the Gray Whale Inn. This Agatha-nominated series takes place on quaint Cranberry Island, off the coast of Maine; each book contains several delicious recipes you can make at home.
Murder on the Rocks
May 2006
Midnight Ink Books
ISBN: 0-7387-0908-5
$12.95 U.S./15.95 Canada
“…just what’s needed for a cozy evening in front of the fire…” —Cynthia Riggs
Thirty-eight-year-old Natalie Barnes has quit her job, sold her house, and gambled everything on the Gray Whale Inn on Cranberry Island, Maine. But she’s barely fired up the stove when portly developer Bernard Katz rolls into town with a plan to replace the endangered terns next door with a golf resort — and replace the Gray Whale Inn with a parking lot.
When the town board approves Katz's development, it looks like things couldn't get worse for Natalie. Then she discovers his body at the base of a cliff — and the police finger her as the killer.
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Dead and Berried
2007
Midnight Ink Books
$12.95 U.S./15.95 Canada
"Deliciously clever plot. Juicy characters. Karen MacInerney has cooked up a winning recipe for murder. Don't miss this mystery!" —Maggie Sefton
Cool autumn winds may be sweeping across Cranberry Island, but for innkeeper Natalie Barnes, things are just heating up. On her way to pick cranberries one crisp morning, Natalie makes a grisly discovery: her part-time helper Polly Sarkes, dead of a gunshot wound to the chest.
But murder isn't Natalie's only problem. Late at night, ghostly footsteps have been creaking across the attic floor of the inn, leading Natalie to discover that the inn has an unsolved mystery of its own. And when ex-fiance Benjamin Portlock sweeps into town with a gallon Natalie's favorite ice cream — and an engagement ring — relations with her handsome neighbor John turn as chilly as a Maine October night.
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Try delicious recipes from the Gray Whale Inn! Visit the Recipes page for samples.