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LOWCOUNTRY BOOKSHOP (#7)

Between an epic downpour and a King Tide, the historic Charleston streets are flooded—and dangerous. A late night tragic accident along the Lower Battery leads Liz Talbot straight to her next case. Who’s the client? Well, now, therein lies the first puzzle. A wealthy, anonymous benefactor hires Liz to prove Poppy Oliver’s, good Samaritan, had nothing to do with the accident. Or was it even an accident? From a risqué, exclusive club in an old plantation to an upscale resale shop in the historic King Street shopping district to a downtown graveyard crawling with ghosts, Liz tracks a group of women who band together to help victims of domestic violence. In her most challenging case yet, Liz fears she may find a killer, but justice may prove elusive.

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“This lighthearted drama with visually descriptive narrative and engaging dialogue had me immersed in a book I could not put down...one of my favorite series.” – Dru's Book Musings

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Susan M. Boyer is the author of the USA TODAY bestselling Liz Talbot mystery series. Her books have won the Agatha Award, Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, and several other nominations, including the Macavity. Susan loves beaches, Southern food, and small towns where everyone knows everyone, and everyone has crazy relatives. You’ll find all of the above in her novels. She lives in Greenville, SC, with her husband and an inordinate number of houseplants.

susan m.

BOYER

private investigators, paranormal, Southern fiction

Liz Talbot Mysteries

LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD (#3)

A young heiress from one of Charleston’s oldest families vanished a month ago. When her father hires PI Liz Talbot, Liz suspects the most difficult part of her job will be convincing him his daughter tired of his overbearing nature and left town. But behind the garden walls South of Broad, family secrets pop up like weeds. Neighbors recollect violent family arguments. Twin uncles and a gaggle of cousins covet the family fortune. And the spirit of a Civil-War-era debutante may know something if Colleen, Liz’s dead best friend, can get her to talk. Liz juggles her case, the partner she’s in love with, and the family she adores. But the closer she gets to the truth, the closer Liz dances to her own grave.

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“Has everything you could want in a traditional mystery…I enjoyed every minute of it.” – Charlaine Harris, New York Times Bestselling Author of Night Shift

LOWCOUNTRY BORDELLO (#4)

The Charleston streets are dressed for the holidays in sophisticated Southern style. The high class bordello in a stately historic home is certainly no exception. When Private Investigator Liz Talbot’s dear friend Olivia swears she saw a dead body in the parlor of this bordello, one Olivia accidentally co-owns, Liz promptly comes to her aid. With her wedding back home on Stella Maris less than a week away, Liz must juggle one elderly madam, two ex and future in-laws, three ghosts in the bordello, four giddy bridesmaids, five lovely courtesans, six suspicious patrons…and a partridge in a pear tree as she tries to keep her bridesmaid out of jail and live to walk down the aisle.

“The authentically Southern Boyer writes with heart, insight, and a deep understanding of human nature.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha Award-Winning Author of Say No More

Daphne du Maurier Finalist

LOWCOUNTRY BOOK CLUB (#5)

Somebody pushed Shelby Poinsett out her second-floor library window and it wasn’t her husband. At least that’s what Charleston’s most prestigious law firm wants Liz Talbot to prove. Liz must run the spectrum of Southern society, from the local homeless shelter where Shelby volunteered to the one-hundred-year-old book club where Charleston’s genteel ladies are dying to join, to bring a killer to justice.

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“A beach read filled with quirky, endearing characters and a masterfully layered mystery, all set in the lush lowcountry. Don’t miss this one!” – Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times Bestselling Author of A Lowcountry Wedding

LOWCOUNTRY BONFIRE (#6)

Private Investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews have worked their share of domestic cases. When Tammy Sue Lyerly hires them to find out what her husband is up to—again—they expect to find it’s something looney but harmless. After all, this is the guy who claims to have been a DEA agent, a champion bull rider, and a NASCAR driver. When he turns up dead, Tammy is the prime suspect. Liz and Nate must dig through small town gossip and long buried secrets to keep Tammy Sue out of jail and keep themselves alive.

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“Boyer deftly shapes characters with just enough idiosyncrasies without succumbing to clichés.” – South Florida Sun Sentinel

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LOWCOUNTRY BOOMERANG (#8)

Private investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews are all set to enjoy some quality time on the beach. That’s until they get the news about Darius. Darius DeAndre Baker, star of a hit TV show, has had enough of the Hollywood highlife and returns to Stella Maris, South Carolina. But the moving trucks have barely unloaded when Trina Lynn, Darius’s high school girlfriend, turns up dead, and Darius is arrested. Despite the evidence against him, Liz and Nate believe Darius is innocent. They dig through a scandalously long list of suspects, including Darius’s three ex-wives—who have all arrived in Stella Maris—and his love child with Trina Lynn. But Trina Lynn led a complicated life. She had at least one stalker and two suitors—one with a jealous wife who recently made a deliciously outrageous scene when Trina Lynn turned up at a charity ball. As the danger mounts, Liz and Nate race to find a killer and clear Darius’s name—and keep him alive.

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LOWCOUNTRY BOONDOGGLE (#9)

Private investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews thought they’d put Darius Baker’s troubles to rest—then his recently discovered son ropes him into a hemp farm investment with his college buddies. When a beloved Charleston professor—and potential investor—is murdered, Liz and Nate discover Darius keeps the PIs on speed dial. A shocking number of people had reasons to want the genteel, bowtie wearing, tea-drinking professor dead. Was it one of his many girlfriends or a disgruntled student? Or perhaps Murray was killed because his failure to invest meant the hemp farm trio’s dreams were going up in smoke? Though Liz’s long-dead best friend, Colleen, warns her the stakes are far higher than Liz imagines, she is hellbent on finding the no-good killer among the bevy of suspects. But will the price of justice be more than Liz can bear?

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LOWCOUNTRY BOUGHS OF HOLLY (#10)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but PI Liz Talbot is struggling to feel festive. She hasn’t seen her best friend in weeks and fears she may never see her again in this life. Meanwhile Nate, Liz’s husband and partner, is spending money like he prints it in the attic on a mysterious family Christmas celebration. Liz’s nerves are shot, and she hasn’t even decked a single hall. But there’s no time to fret. On a beach run, Liz spots a rowboat run aground with Santa inside. Did Old Saint Nick have too much eggnog at the boat parade? No indeedy—Santa’s been shot. And he’s none other than C.C. Bounetheau, patriarch of one of Charleston’s wealthiest families. Liz and Nate already unwrapped quite a few family secrets while searching for the Bounetheau’s missing granddaughter last year—enough to make them swear to steer forever clear of the entire clan. But as Liz and Nate are the police chief’s on-call detectives, they’re on the case. With no shortage of suspects, they dash to find a killer who may be working his or her way down a naughty list.