Nancy Coco and Emmeline Duncan - In Store

Nancy Coco is the acclaimed author of the Candy-Coated Mysteries, the Oregon Honeycomb Mystery series, a number of romantic suspense novels, Western historical romances, and four additional mystery series written under the name Nancy J. Parra. An Air Force veteran who rose to the rank of sergeant, Nancy is a member of an online group of female veterans--Military Women Who Have Turned Sword to Pen (RomVets.com). She is also a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. Nancy lives in Texas and is active on Facebook and Twitter. Visit her online at NancyJCoco.com.

Emmeline Duncan is the Portland, Oregon-based author of the Ground Rules Mystery Series, as well as YA novels written under the name Kelly Garrett. She is a 2020 Oregon Literary Fellow, a board member of the Northwest Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, and co-organizer of the Friends of Mystery's Bloody Thursday lecture series. She's also a member of Sisters-In-Crime, Willamette Writers, and SCBWI. Visit her online at EmmelineDuncan.com, on Instagram and Facebook as @writeremmelineduncan, and on twitter as @duncanemmeline.


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Event date: 

Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 3:00pm

Event address: 

2342 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
Flat White Fatality (A Ground Rules Mystery #3) By Emmeline Duncan Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781496733436
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Kensington Cozies - May 23rd, 2023

With its hipster-run Portland food truck pod and focus on real-world social issues like homelessness, gentrification, school affordability, and bicycle commuting, this third Ground Rules Mystery is a fresh, modern cozy featuring coffee barista Sage Caplin.


Double Shot Death (A Ground Rules Mystery #2) By Emmeline Duncan Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781496733412
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Published: Kensington - April 26th, 2022

With its entrepreneurial, 20-something protagonist, focus on a hipster-run food truck pod in Portland, Oregon, and real-world issues involving homelessness and gentrification, this second Ground Rules Mystery is a modern, fresh-voiced, and witty cozy featuring a sleuth who can make a perfect cup of coffee!
 


Fresh Brewed Murder (A Ground Rules Mystery #1) By Emmeline Duncan Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781496733399
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Published: Kensington - March 30th, 2021

With its entrepreneurial, 20-something protagonist, focus on a hipster-run food truck pod in Portland, Oregon, and real-world issues involving homelessness and gentrification, Fresh Brewed Murder is a trendy, updated cozy mystery that offers strong appeal to Millennial and Gen Z readers.


Give Fudge a Chance (A Candy-coated Mystery #11) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496735553
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Published: Kensington Cozies - May 23rd, 2023

It’s summertime along Michigan’s beautiful Lake Huron, and sleuth extraordinaire Allie McMurphy is determined to win this year’s fudge competition at the annual Mackinac County Fair. But will a funhouse murder sour her plans?

FORECAST: FAIR WITH A CHANCE OF MURDER . . .


A Midsummer Night's Fudge (A Candy-coated Mystery #10) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496735539
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Published: Kensington - May 24th, 2022

After a summer celebration on Michigan’s Mackinac Island ends in murder, hotel and fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy puts on her sleuthing hat . . .
 
THERE’S NO SUGARCOATING A KILLER’S SCHEME
 


Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas (A Candy-coated Mystery #8) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
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ISBN: 9781496727589
Published: Kensington - October 27th, 2020

In Nancy Coco's eighth Candy-Coated Mystery, Christmas on Mackinac Island brings a flurry of festive activity for fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy--but also a body in a snowbank. With fun recipes, cute pets, quirky characters, and an endearing young protagonist, the Candy-Coated Mysteries have the perfect ingredients for cozy mystery fans!


Fudge Bites (A Candy-coated Mystery #7) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9781496716088
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Published: Kensington - September 24th, 2019

Halloween on Mackinac Island is a season of fun tricks, but finding a corpse is no treat for fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy . . .
 
NIGHT OF THE REALLY DEAD
 


Forever Fudge (A Candy-coated Mystery #6) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
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ISBN: 9781496716064
Published: Kensington - September 25th, 2018

 
“Memorable characters, a charming locale, and a satisfying mystery.”—Barbara Allan
 
When a film crew comes to Mackinac Island, the last thing fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy expects to find is a murder victim . . .
 
SHOT ON LOCATION
 


Oh, Fudge! (A Candy-coated Mystery #5) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$7.99
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ISBN: 9781496701640
Published: Kensington - August 29th, 2017

Life is always sweet in Allie McMurphy’s delectable fudge shop. But murder can make things unpleasantly sticky . . .
 
A DEADLY CONFECTION
 


All You Need Is Fudge (A Candy-coated Mystery #5) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496701626
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Published: Kensington - July 26th, 2016

"Fun characters, quaint setting, mouth-watering recipes." --RT Book Reviews

Fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy is making fudgie treats for the annual yacht race--but a killer's stirring up a batch of trouble. . .

Sailing Into Murder


Oh Say Can You Fudge (A Candy-coated Mystery #3) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
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ISBN: 9780758287144
Published: Kensington - April 28th, 2015

Allie McMurphy is busy making yummy fudge for the summer holiday--until murder gives her something else to chew on. . .

Red, White, And Boom


To Fudge or Not to Fudge (A Candy-coated Mystery #2) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780758287120
Availability: Able to Backorder
Published: Kensington - September 2nd, 2014

"Fun characters, quaint setting, mouth-watering recipes." --RT Book Reviews

Life is sweet for Allie McMurphy, proud owner of Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop on Mackinac Island--until murder and deception leave a bitter taste. . .

Mulch Ado About Murder


All Fudged Up (A Candy-coated Mystery #1) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780758287106
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Published: Kensington - November 5th, 2013

Welcome to the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop--where life is sweet, revenge is sweeter, and murder is here to to stay. . .

You Can't Fudge An Alibi


Death Bee Comes Her (An Oregon Honeycomb Mystery #1) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496727022
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Published: Kensington - January 26th, 2021

Nancy Coco, author of the popular Candy-Coated Mystery series, brings the Pacific Northwest's rainy coast to life with her new Oregon Honeycomb Mystery series starring Wren Johnson and her Havana Brown cat, Everett.


A Matter of Hive and Death (An Oregon Honeycomb Mystery #2) By Nancy Coco Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781496735621
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Published: Kensington - March 29th, 2022

When a bee wrangler is bludgeoned, Let It Bee honey shop owner Wren Johnson makes it her beeswax to solve the crime in Nancy Coco’s second Oregon Honeycomb Mystery…