by Maisie Franklin

Zoe Romano gave up front-page crime for fine wine, trading the chaos of New York City for the quiet charm of Mystic, Connecticut. Now, she runs Read Between the Vines, a cozy bookshop-slash-wine bar where the biggest scandal is usually who finished the last bottle of merlot.
​That is, until the town psychic turns up dead with a tarot card stuck in her throat.
​Everyone in Mystic had a reason to want Madame Zorina to zip it, but only one of them is a killer. And when Chief of Police Derek Cody enlists Zoe's help, she and her meddling staff start uncorking Mystic's best-kept secrets. And a few missing lawn flamingoes.
​Between pouring wine, dodging well-intentioned chaos, and making sure her own fate doesn't end in the death card pile, Zoe will not only need every ounce of wit—and maybe a splash of luck—to solve this case. Because in Mystic, murder might be in the cards... but Zoe refuses to let fate call the shots.

by Maisie Franklin

Hy Reynolds has always been a good listener… whether he should be or not. Eugenia Drye is a “widow,” and there’s very “widow” she doesn’t know about her neighbors. When their intrepid curiosity leads both their families to mention the “H” word (retirement home, heaven forbid), the plucky pensioners decide to take matters into their own hands.
Cue ship’s horn. “Welcome aboard Photuris Cruise Lines, where cruising’s not just a vacation… it’s a way of life!”
After all, why shape up when you can ship out?
Life aboard The Photuris is smooth sailing… until a passenger’s drink lands him in the drink. The snooping seniors set aside their salsa lessons and shuffleboard to sniff out the suspect and toss the sanity of the ship’s crew overboard.
One thing’s for certain. Life on the high seas is full of comedy and hijinks with Board to Death: A Hy & Drye Mystery.