Teresa Trent

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Teresa Trent writes the Piney Woods and the Pecan Bayou Mystery Series from Houston, Texas where she loves the people and even the weather. Teresa includes Danny, a character with Down Syndrome in her Pecan Bayou family and in real life is the mother of an adult son with Down Syndrome/PDD. Creating the character of Danny and all of the other inhabitants of Pecan Bayou has been a joy for her. Even though she lives in the big city, her writing is influenced by all of the interesting people she finds in small towns and the sense of family that is woven through them all.

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A Dash of Murder (Pecan Bayou Series Book 1) Sep 14, 2011

by Teresa Trent

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A Mystery for Ghost Hunters!
When Betsy's Aunt Maggie wants to drag her along on a ghost hunting excursion at the local abandoned tuberculosis hospital she isn't sure if she quite believes in ghosts. When she comes upon a fresh spirit in the form of a body, she starts to rethink about what really is haunting the hospital.

Betsy must solve the murder in spite of her father, who is a lieutenant on the Pecan Bayou Police Force, town citizens worried about the effect of the occult on their children, and handsome stranger from Dallas. How do you get blood out of a silk blouse? Betsy Livingston can tell you in her newspaper column, "The Happy Hinter". Recipes and helpful hints included!

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Crimeucopia - Tales From The Back Porch Jan 6, 2022

by Various Authors, Penny Hurrell, Teresa Trent, Wendy Harrison, Maroula Blades, Tom Sheehan, Jan Christensen, Bryn Fortey, Michele Reed, Carol Willis

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They Came From Next Door....

Small town, big city, watercooler or the back of that 1950s beat-up Chevy Bel Air with the leather back seat that your parents told you never to get familiar with. It doesn’t matter where you hear it, gossip is 100% pure ear addiction – and knowledge is, after all, power when all’s said and done.

So why don’t you settle down, get yourself comfy, and pour yourself a drink – long and tall, or just short and nasty, the choice is yours – and let these 16 story tellers:

Penny Hurrell, Teresa Trent, Wendy Harrison, Maroula Blades, Tom Sheehan, Jan Christensen, Bryn Fortey, Michele Bazan Reed, Carol Willis, Madeleine McDonald, Adam Meyer, Nikki Knight, Regina Clarke, J. W. Wood, Deb Merino and Alison McDonald

spin their tales as only they know how.

And in true Murderous Ink fashion, with that many to choose from you’re bound to find something you like, and something you didn’t know you’d like until you’d read it.

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Doggone Dead (Pecan Bayou Series Book 3) Feb 14, 2013

by Teresa Trent

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Give me land lots of land....and a puppy on the loose. When Betsy Livingston's puppy runs away, she has no idea it will lead her to a murder on a movie cowboy star's estate. Not only has there been a murder, but the town reports sightings of the dead cowboy himself. He's out to seek revenge on all who wronged his daughter who became the victim of her own money-loving butler. Enjoy a little time on the Fourth of July in the tiny town of Pecan Bayou Texas where old cowboys never die...

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Happy Homicides 5: The Purr-fect Crime May 12, 2017

by Joanna Campbell Slan, Linda Gordon Hengerer, Loulou Harrington, Neil Plakcy, Teresa Trent, Terry Ambrose, Amy Vansant, Randy Rawls, Christina Freeburn, Wendy Sand Eckel, Karen Cantwell

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A collection of eleven short mysteries by eleven bestselling and award-winning authors. These are clean reads written in the traditional mystery style popularized by Agatha Christie. All the stories feature cats, the purr-fect feline companions for crime-solving amateurs. Authors include Joanna Campbell Slan, Linda Gordon Hengerer, Loulou Harrington, Neil Plakcy, Teresa Trent, Terry Ambrose, Amy Vansant, Randy Rawls, Christina Freeburn, Wendy Sand Eckel, and Karen Cantwell. Includes a special email address so you can send away for a bonus file full of recipes and fun project ideas.

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Happy Homicides Box Set: Happy Homicides 3: Summertime Crime and Happy Homicides 4: Fall Into Crime Aug 24, 2016

by Joanna Campbell Slan, Linda Gordon Hengerer, Carole W. Price, Lesley A. Diehl, Nancy Jill Thames, Teresa Trent, Randy Rawls, Terry Ambrose, Deborah Sharp

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Get both Happy Homicides 3: Summertime Crime and Happy Homicides 4: Fall Into Crime in one box set. A fun, fabulous collection that will treat you to hours of delightful, mystery-loving, reading pleasure. Two books, 12 authors, 21 stories, and 746 printed pages for less than the price of one book! You’ll enjoy these clean mysteries by bestselling and award-winning authors. Plus, you can email us (using the super-secret email address) us and receive two free, bonus gift files filled with recipes and craft ideas. Authors and their stories include Joanna Campbell Slan’s Cara Mia and the Empty Nest; Linda Gordon Hengerer’s Dying for Graduation Tea: A Beach Tea Novella; Margaret Lucke’s A Fair Day for Murder; Nancy Jill Thames’ A Birthday Bash; Teresa Trent’s The Dog Days of Murder; C.A. Verstrate’s Surf’s Up; Randy Rawls’ A Simple Case of Stalking; Terry Ambrose’s Murder on Front Street; Jeffrey Marks’ Short Order Dead; Deborah Sharp’s Bubba Trouble: A Mace and Mama Short Mystery; Joanna Campbell Slan’s Kiki Lowenstein and the Shark Bait; Joanna Campbell Slan’s Vendetta: A Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery; Linda Gordon Hengerer’s Dying for School Tea: A Beach Tea Shop Novella; Carole W. Price’s The Glass Birdhouse; Lesley A. Diehl’s Bobbing for Murder; Nancy Jill Thames’ Raven House; Teresa Trent’s Falling for Murder; Randy Rawls’ Accident, Suicide, or Murder; Terry Ambrose’s Spirit in the Rock; Deborah Sharp’s Haunting in Himmarshee; and Joanna Campbell Slan’s Kiki Lowenstein and the Doodoo. Scroll up and grab a copy today! Why not "gift" one to a friend? Wouldn’t that make a nice surprise?

Color Me Dead (Henry Park Book 1) Jan 5, 2017

by Teresa Trent

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Artist Gabby Wolfe has the ability to see not only the beauty of the living, but the despair of the dead. When she returns to her childhood home in Henry Park Colorado, she is forced to bring along her younger brother Mitch. He is on a “break” from college where he was majoring in wine, women and song. If that isn’t enough they also have Mitch’s rambunctious beagle Luigi along who prefers to spend his days wallowing in junk food. When Gabby draws the death of a young woman before it happens, she knows she must tell someone and risk a new job and her professional credibility. Will she reveal her secret in time to save the woman in the water or will it be too late? Teresa Trent's latest cozy mystery captures the world of the paranormal along with a little humor and a feeling of coming home again.

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Oh Holy Fright (Pecan Bayou Series Book 8) Oct 31, 2018

by Teresa Trent

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It's Christmas in Pecan Bayou, Texas. Join Betsy (aka The Happy Hinter) for a good old small-town Christmas complete with Christmas carols, over the top light displays, delicious food, loving friends and…a Christmas Creeper. One of the residents of Pecan Bayou has a secret and you'd better lock the door because that isn't Santa out there or even a stray elf. Enjoy spending Christmas with the town and family you've come to know in the Pecan Bayou Series. Recipes and helpful hints included!

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Die a Yellow Ribbon (Pecan Bayou Series Book 9) Apr 23, 2020

by Teresa Trent

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Betsy Fitzpatrick, a local helpful hints columnist, feels she has found her own personal guru after reading a book on organizing. Her beloved town of Pecan Bayou is competing in the Annual Golden Pecan Treasure Hunt in the suffocating heat of a Texas summer. The prize is a cruise out of Galveston, and Betsy's husband Leo is looking forward to a little alone time with his wife, if they can only win it. After a curious accident and an unsolved murder, Betsy finds it takes more than a precision sock drawer to spark her joy. No matter how neat and organized it might be, murder is always messy. Die a Yellow Ribbon features the cast of loveable characters from Pecan Bayou including Ruby Green from The Best Little Hairhouse in Texas, Mrs. Thatcher the dispatcher, and Lester Jibbets the port-a-potty king. Come along and follow the clues to find the Golden Pecan. Recipes and helpful hints included!

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Till Dirt Do Us Part (Pecan Bayou Series Book 7) Apr 24, 2017

by Teresa Trent

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Not everything stays buried. When Betsy, a notorious brown thumb gets roped into a gardening contest sponsored by the Pecan Bayou Gazette, she finds herself digging up more than weeds. She is ridiculed by the garden club ladies, and now her heart breaks for a newly single mom whose world has just collapsed. The Happy Hinter is back so take some time to revisit the cozy little town Pecan Bayou, Texas. Grab a glass of sweet tea before you turn the dirt in the garden and sit a spell with all your favorite characters who dole out heartfelt caring and compassion with a side of humor. Till Dirt Do Us Part includes bonus recipes and helpful hints from Betsy’s column!

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Overdue for Murder (Pecan Bayou Series Book 2) Jun 2, 2012

by Teresa Trent

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Writing Can Be Murder!
When local writers present their books at the Pecan Bayou Library, one author gets a killer review. Betsy Livingston, there to talk about her own gripping book on helpful hints around the house, finds herself the prime suspect for the murder. Join Betsy in her second mystery as she tries to clear her own name in this hilarious tale of small town Texas life and murder.

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Murder for a Rainy Day (Pecan Bayou Series Book 6) Oct 22, 2014

by Teresa Trent, Diane Krause

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Betsy Livingston Fitzpatrick, local helpful hints columnist for the Pecan Bayou Gazette, is trying keep her mind off of being nine months pregnant in the blistering Texas summer heat. Troubled by haunting dreams, she pursues the odd animal thefts in a case that soon turns into murder. As Betsy closes in on the killer, a hurricane is headed straight for the Gulf Coast sending spin-off storms and tornadoes to the little town of Pecan Bayou. "Hunker down" with Betsy and the lovable characters of Pecan Bayou in the latest Betsy Livingston mystery from cozy author Teresa Trent. Recipes and helpful hints included.

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The Twist and Shout Murder: A Swinging Sixties Mystery Jan 4, 2022

by Teresa Trent

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In 1962, Dot Morgan was told the best thing she could do besides being a nurse or teacher was to learn to type. While attending secretarial school, she decides to rub elbows with an elite ladies' club to help her father with a struggling campaign for city council. Instead of getting the help she sought, Dot is thrown into a world of adultery, deceit, and murder when one of the town's sons is found dead.

Time to put that 45 on the record player and bring out your best dance moves in The Twist and Shout Murder.

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