Stranded (An Ivy Malone Mystery Book #4)

Super sleuth Ivy Malone's inquisitiveness has gotten her into plenty of trouble, including murder, mayhem, and a place on a mini-Mafia hit list. Still on the run from the mob, Ivy ends up in a small town in the Pacific Northwest with a broken-down motor home, a young traveling companion running from a violent husband, and a stray cat. With no way to fix their vehicle, Ivy and her companion are invited to stay in an old Victorian house by a compassionate young woman attorney. But when Ivy discovers that the former resident was murdered and that the prime suspect happens to be Ivy's kind benefactor, she's on the case-digging up clues and getting into plenty of trouble along the way.

From the Back Cover

"It was lovely . . . until a dead body plummeted from the sky and landed on us. I do seem to attract them."

Ivy Malone isn't kidding. And when her motor home breaks down in Hello, Colorado, there's another murder mystery waiting. The whole town thinks they've already found the killer-the dead man's niece who inherits everything. Ivy's not so sure-but her list of other suspects is growing.

One way or another, this plucky detective is determined to use her curiosity and her talent for invisibility to solve the crime. Will she add another name to the list of people who want her dead? Will she kick up her heels in the town's chorus line? And can she fend off amorous advances long enough to take down a killer?


"Mystery readers will quickly become devoted fans of the Ivy Malone series."-Christian Library Journal