Two Sleuths are Better Than One

Gin Jones · Elizabeth Ashby

Aug 2019 · Gemma Halliday Publishing

About this ebook

From USA Today bestselling authors Gin Jones & Elizabeth Ashby comes double the murder and double the sleuthing in a Danger Cove Crossover event!

The Danger Cove Lighthouse Farmers' Market is holding a salsa contest to celebrate the tomato harvest, and market manager, Maria Dolores is thrilled by the large number of entries. But when the judge, a local sports coach, goes missing, Maria realizes she isn't the only person looking for him. He may have information on the recent murder of a quilt collector, so appraiser Keely Fairchild has some questions for him.

Unfortunately, when the two women finally find the coach it's too late—he's been killed too. Maria and Keely team up, convinced that the two murders are related, even if the police disagree with their theory. The problem is that while there are plenty of suspects for the first murder—pretty much everyone who ever met the quilt collector hated him—there's absolutely no one who had any reason to want the coach dead. And yet, not only has he been brutally murdered, but subsequent events also suggest the killer may have more victims in sight. This is definitely an instance where Two Sleuths Are Better Than One!

The Danger Cove books:

Secret of the Painted Lady (a Danger Cove Renovation Mystery)

Murder and Mai Tais (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)

Death by Scones (a Danger Cove Bakery Mystery)

Four-Patch of Trouble (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery)

Deadly Dye and a Soy Chai (a Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery)

Killer Closet Case (a Danger Cove B&B Mystery)

Tree of Life and Death (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery)

A Killing in the Market (a Danger Cove Farmers' Market short story in the "Killer Beach Reads" collection)

Killer Colada (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)

Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (a Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery)

A Novel Death (a Danger Cove Bookshop Mystery)

Robbing Peter to Kill Paul (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery)

Sinister Snickerdoodles (a Danger Cove Bakery Mystery)

Hurricanes and Heroes (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)

A Death in the Flower Garden (a Danger Cove Farmers' Market Mystery)

Divas, Diamonds & Death (a Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery)

A Slaying in the Orchard (a Danger Cove Farmers' Market Mystery)

A Secret in the Pumpkin Patch (a Danger Cove Farmers' Market Mystery)

Deadly Dirty Martinis (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)

A Poison Manicure and Peach Liqueur (a Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery) 

Not-So-Bright Hopes (a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery short story in the "Pushing Up Daisies" collection)

Tequila Trouble (a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery)

Deadly Thanksgiving Sampler (a Danger Cove Quilting mystery)

Killer Eyeshadow and a Cold Espresso (a Danger Cove Hair Salon Mystery)

Two Sleuths Are Better Than One (a Danger Cove Crossover Mystery)

About Danger Cove:

Danger Cove is a sleepy little town in the Pacific Northwest and home to renowned mystery novelist, Elizabeth Ashby. While Elizabeth swears the stories she writes are fiction, you can find the inspiration for her murderous tales all over Danger Cove...from the intriguing cast of local characters to the places to eat, play, and explore in Danger Cove. Don't let our name fool you—we're the friendliest (even if deadliest) town in the Pacific Northwest! Visit us at dangercovemysteries.com

Ratings and reviews

Gin Jones has captured my interest and intrigued me with both of her Danger Cove Mysteries series from the beginning, so I was pleased to discover that she has presented us with a double mystery featuring Maria Delores of her Danger Cove Farmers’ Market Mysteries and Keely Fairchild of her Danger Cove Quilting Mysteries. Two of Danger Coves most ardent amateur sleuths cross paths when it appears that two murders that landed in their respective laps may be connected. Not only do they need to prove to the police that the two murders are related, they may have to figure out might have committed the crimes, especially since Detective Lester Marshall is in charge of one of the cases. Followers of the Danger Cove series will remember this narrow focus excuse for a detective from earlier encounters. Thank goodness Detective Ohlsen is also in the mix. Time spent at the farmers market is always interesting and a salsa making contest offers fun for those attending the market and for the reader. I have followed all three of Gin Jones’s series since the beginning and love the plots and watching the author reveal more about the characters and their relationships with each book. I was especially excited to see the protagonists of two of the series working together. I requested and received an ARC of Two Sleuths Are Better Than One and enjoyed it as much as I expected.

This was a fun mystery, set in a town where there's a large weekly farmers market, and also a passion for quilting. This story was told from two different people's viewpoints but they ultimately came together to solve the mystery of who murdered an apparently well-loved member of the community. The story was a little hard to follow at times with the different viewpoints, but it was a fun read all the same. There were many suspects and I didn't guess who the bad guy really was!

Two Sleuths are Better Than One is another engaging Danger Cove mystery. Our sleuths are Keely, the quilt appraiser, and Maria, the farmers' market director. The first deceased is a quilt collector. The second murder of the popular football coach, takes place at the Saturday farmers' market six days later. Are these murders related? The police do no think so. With no clear cut suspects, Maria and Keely begin their investigation. I was fascinated the minute I began reading.