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When lawyer Alice MacDonald Greer finds the dead body of her friend and client Ellie Windom at the foot of a staircase, a terrorized horse dancing nearby, she knows trouble's coming. Serving as executor for her friend's will means grappling with Ellie's explosive secrets: a long-lost daughter unknown to her feuding sons and a long-ago lover with enemies of his own. Alice quickly discovers her friend had a treasure trove of hidden art with questionable history, and the vultures begin to circle. Intruders, carjackers, and greedy heirs all want a seat at the feast.

Ghost Cat finds small-town lady lawyer Alice MacDonald Greer grappling with an unscrupulous developer muscling into real estate in Coffee Creek, Texas, abusing undocumented workers and menacing his neighbors. Ignoring threats, Alice challenges him in court. After one of her clients is shot dead at a cowboy action shooting competition and another is nearly suffocated in a wine vat, Alice realizes she's got a target on her back.

Murder smells foul...Juan Agosto smells death at dawn in trash bins near Mrs. Wong’s home. A single white pop bead stuck in blood indicates foul play. Juan’s job as a trash collector in the suburbs of Denver didn’t prepare him for this, but his life before his escape from Sinaloa did. Will local cops Teresa Agosto and Joelle McVay be able to solve a horrific murder and find justice for the victim...Or, will Mrs. Wong’s name go on the chilling list of unsolved crimes?

Alice is in Scotland to visit Gran, the mother of her late husband, Jordie. After his death, the two women found solace in each other, and Alice unequivocally considers herself part of Gran’s family. But that family is threatened when the death of a local man is pinned on Robbie, Gran’s daughter and Alice’s sister-in-law.

During fireworks at Coffee Creek's first official barbecue contest, lawyer Alice MacDonald Greer trips over the murdered body of a sharp-tongued reporter. The hotly competitive grill masters all possess sharp knives and stout alibis. Meanwhile, a malevolent stalker pursues Alice and her engaging but secretive client, and Alice finds herself needing far more than her legal skills to survive.

The body of folk icon Annie Temple is discovered just before a concert at the chic recording studio and retreat of Twin Springs, and police suspect a young singer-songwriter, Tessa McElroy, of the murder. It seems that Annie recorded a commercial using Tessa's signature song without her permission. But Alice has concerns about the business practices of the recording studio - and owner Ray Gimble's strange obsession with killing an engaging stray dog.

When Ollie is murdered, Alice is determined to honor his wishes - in spite of his family. And what starts as a series of inept break-ins at Alice's office and ranch escalates into violence by an unknown adversary. The first of the Alice MacDonald Greer Mystery series, Ghost Cave plunges the listener into a world of ancient shamans and murderous greed. In the heart of Texas, the passion for land runs deep - sometimes dangerously so.