Tuesday, November 10, 2026
WHAT'S HOT in Inspirational Mystery and Suspense
Marji Laine here.
This stand-alone suspense grips me! What a great start!
The
Witness at Hollow Creek:
A Christian Romantic Suspense Novel
by Jordan Vance
This clean Christian romantic suspense begins in a mountain town that would rather not believe her. By noon the creek has given up nothing. No body. No blood. The sheriff has a few months left before he retires, and he’d much rather call Travis a runaway than call one of his own men a killer.
Only one deputy takes Wren seriously. Gideon Shaw left Atlanta after a young witness he promised to keep safe was killed. Now Wren is the one in danger, and Gideon can’t stand to lose another.
Soon she’s hiding in her grandmother’s root cellar while someone stands on the trapdoor overhead, listening. Days later, a note under her windshield wiper tells her to go home.
Wren has been angry at God for three years. Gideon still prays every day, but he has never forgiven himself for Atlanta. To learn what really happened to Travis, they’ll have to trust each other first. For two people this guarded, that may be the hardest part.
Set in the hills of East Tennessee, this is a faith-filled story of danger and slow-burning love, with no profanity and nothing on the page you’d mind your pastor reading.
Monday, November 9, 2026
THIS WEEK ON THE SUSPENSE SISTERS
We have exciting things planned for you this week on the Suspense Sisters!
On Tuesday, Suspense Sister Marji Laine will tell us what’s hot in inspirational suspense and mystery.
Wednesday, Suspense Sister Sharon Dunn will share our exciting new Christmas Anthology, HOLLY AND HOMICIDE! It releases on November 17th. Here’s a little bit about the thrilling stories from the Suspense Sisters for your Christmas pleasure.
HOLLY AND HOMICIDE
Wednesday, Suspense Sister Sharon Dunn will share our exciting new Christmas Anthology, HOLLY AND HOMICIDE! It releases on November 17th. Here’s a little bit about the thrilling stories from the Suspense Sisters for your Christmas pleasure.
This Christmas, danger doesn't take a holiday...
From Suspense Sisters authors Mary Alford, Sharon Dunn, Marji Laine, Nancy Mehl, and Amy San Miguel, comes a gripping Christmas suspense collection.
Deadly Christmas Homecoming by Mary Alford
Fifteen years after escaping an unidentified kidnapper, FBI agent Kate Sullivan returns to her late grandmother’s lodge in North Star, Alaska, determined to reclaim the life fear stole from her. But when a cinnamon candy cane appears inside the locked lodge and someone begins whistling “Silent Night” outside, Kate realizes her nightmare has followed her home.
As a blizzard cuts off the town, Police Chief Cade Walker joins Kate in finding out the truth about her abduction. Their search reveals that her captor may not have acted alone. And the man who has remained hidden for fifteen years will do anything to keep Kate from exposing him.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Crime by Sharon Dunn
As a blizzard cuts off the town, Police Chief Cade Walker joins Kate in finding out the truth about her abduction. Their search reveals that her captor may not have acted alone. And the man who has remained hidden for fifteen years will do anything to keep Kate from exposing him.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Crime by Sharon Dunn
Not realizing that attempted murder is on the menu, Vesper Montgomery agrees to a last-minute catering job for a friend in a desperate situation. When a snowstorm leaves her stranded at an isolated Montana hotel, she tries to uncover which of the guests is behind the shenanigans that could leave one or all of them dead. Vesper is no detective, but she does listen to true crime podcasts when she makes food deliveries. Can she keep people fed, find the culprit and get home in time to open presents with her son and sister?
Trapped in Tinsel by Marji Laine
Trapped in Tinsel by Marji Laine
"I’m supposed to be dead?"
Tasha Sanderson was only following orders: calm the client and take notes. Now someone has tried to drown her, and the only person who knows she survived is the stranger sent to bury her body. Can she trust him? Does she have a choice?
Tasha Sanderson was only following orders: calm the client and take notes. Now someone has tried to drown her, and the only person who knows she survived is the stranger sent to bury her body. Can she trust him? Does she have a choice?
Undercover agent Zach Powell spent months getting close enough to bring down a smuggling ring. One attempted murder, almost in front of him, undoes everything. Why would these men kill a woman unless she has something on them? He intends to find out... if he can keep her alive.
Neither expects to take shelter in Tinsel, Texas. This town knows how to do Christmas, and how to keep secrets.
And someone in this charming little town is keeping a deadly one.
A Silent Night in Holly Hills by Nancy Mehl
A Silent Night in Holly Hills by Nancy Mehl
Hannah Sloane came to Holly Hills hoping for a quiet Christmas. Instead, a raging blizzard traps her inside an old Victorian house where something – or someone – doesn’t want her to feel at home.
As the snow piles up and the storm cuts Holly Hills off from the outside world, strange noises and unsettling discoveries convince Hannah she isn’t alone. Then Police Chief Eli Mercer arrives with questions of his own.
As the snow piles up and the storm cuts Holly Hills off from the outside world, strange noises and unsettling discoveries convince Hannah she isn’t alone. Then Police Chief Eli Mercer arrives with questions of his own.
With the storm worsening and escape becoming impossible, Hannah and Eli must uncover the secrets hidden inside the house before whoever is lurking in the shadows makes certain this silent night becomes Hannah’s last.
Shadows of Christmas Past by Amy San Miguel
Shadows of Christmas Past by Amy San Miguel
When Libby Henning discovers an anonymous package on her father's doorstep, she assumes it's a garden variety Christmas delivery. Then another arrives. And another. Each contains a piece of evidence connected to the death of a member of Frostmoor Church. As Libby and Officer Grant Mitchell dig into the past, they uncover secrets that powerful people have spent fifteen years protecting.
Amid the stress of the mysterious packages and caring for her father in the wake of his dementia diagnosis, Libby finds herself in the crosshairs of a shadowy figure who is determined to keep the past buried ... whatever it takes.
Amid the stress of the mysterious packages and caring for her father in the wake of his dementia diagnosis, Libby finds herself in the crosshairs of a shadowy figure who is determined to keep the past buried ... whatever it takes.
Sharon is giving away copies of her exciting book, TAKEN IN WYOMING. Leave a comment for your chance to win!
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Friday, we’ll hear from Suspense Sister, Amy San Miguel. She’ll review THE MEMORY HOUSE by Mary Alford.
Some truths aren't buried.
Some truths aren't buried.
They're hidden inside us.
Instead, she finds hidden journals, secret recordings, and evidence that her father’s controversial psychological treatments may have harmed more than they healed.
As Elise digs deeper, fragments of her childhood begin surfacing—memories of a frightened girl named Ivy, whispered warnings from her long-missing mother, and a darkness lurking beneath the house itself.
But the more Elise uncovers, the less she trusts her own mind.
Someone has been inside Coldwater Hollow.
Someone is watching her search for answers.
Someone has been inside Coldwater Hollow.
Someone is watching her search for answers.
And someone desperately wants one missing piece of evidence to stay buried.
Because if Elise remembers what really happened twenty years ago, she may discover that the greatest mystery was never what happened to Ivy.
It's who Ivy was.
And the truth could destroy everything she believes about herself.
The Memory House is a gripping psychological suspense novel about memory, identity, and the dangerous secrets families bury in the name of protection.
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Friday, November 6, 2026
Book Review: ROMANCE RUSTLERS AND THUNDERBIRD THIEVES
Marji Laine here.
This book is promoted as a mystery with humor, but it is much more than that. The main character, Ruby Taylor is deep with a diverse background. Sharon does an amazing job of springling little details about Ruby throughout the book. By the end of the book, she is a friend, like a sister and someone I'd get a kick out of having lunch with.
And what's even better is that all of the characters are treated with the same care. Wesley (the love interest) Ruby's mom, the missing man and his fiancé, even the woman who is going to kill her husband have diverse and engaging backgrounds.
Yes, you read that correctly. This story opens with a full-on murder intention that Ruby and her mom just seem to stumble into. They get tangled up with a would-be killer despite Ruby's best efforts. What happens with that situation is priceless!
Then there's the man with the gun. Oh, and what they found at the cabin. Yes, this mystery is complicated, and so juicy! And it's even more engaging to have it in Ruby's point of view. Her internal thoughts are like an ongoing standup comedy of one-liners. Nobody hears her thoughts except the reader, and they not only ignite the humor, they also reveal some deep-seated issues within Ruby.
Issues that are a little heart-breaking. Dealing with deep-seated regret, despair, and self-condemnation are things that most everyone can identify with from some point in their lives. So following Ruby not only through this mystery, but also as she grapples with true-to-life circumstance was heartwarming. And eye-opening.
Here's a little more about ROMANCE RUSTLERS AND THUNDERBIRD THIEVES:
No one makes a fool of Ruby Taylor—or her friends.This tough cookie of a detective winds up in a tangled mystery. Follow the fiery redhead through a harrowing adventure to right the wrongs of love—with helicopters, flying buffalo, and a heart-pounding chase scene for good measure. Guaranteed fiction! Always funny. Always a great mystery.
While keeping her day job at a Montana feed store, amateur sleuth Ruby Taylor rights the wrongs of love searching for a groom who disappeared days before his wedding.
Her own faith deepens as her heart opens up to the possibility of romance for herself. She learns to reconnect with family and deal with the wounds of the past.
Each book of this award-winning series, offers humor, faith and an intricate who-dun-it mystery. Follows the clues and meet the suspects along with Ruby while you laugh out loud and get to know the characters who reside in small town Montana.
“Reads like a Sue Grafton novel.” Janet Chester Bly author of Hope Lives Here
Get your own copy HERE!
What was the last book you read that truly surprised you? I'd love to know about it. Leave a comment with your answer and your email address and you might win a copy of GRIME BEAT. The first book of my Grime Fighter mystery. Learn about it HERE!
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Sit down with author Jaime Jo Wright about The Resurrection of Evania James
Melissa here! I'm happy to welcome Jaime Jo Wright to the Suspense Sisters. If you have not read any of her books, buckle up! Her books are both suspenseful and gothic. I have yet to find any other Christian writer who does anything quite like she does. She's not afraid of writing dark stories. And sometimes the darkness is the best place to find God's light.
Jaime, What sparked the first seed of this story—an image, a question, a character, or a “what if” moment? It was actually a news article that inspired this story! I was reading about a historical museum in a small Indiana town who found a human skull that had been donated to them in the ‘70s and placed into their archives without any research. Once it was rediscovered, it was submitted for a DNA analysis, only to find out the identity of the young woman from the 19th century and to discover she had been a victim of grave robbers. Of course, that instantly had my imagination going wild.
What’s your favorite beverage? Coffee, tea or something else? Coffee!!!!!!!! But if that for some horrific reason isn’t available, I do like to drink sparkling water.
If I were to summarize my life in three
words, my instinct is to say: "I love coffee", and leave it at that.
But, I realize that is rather shallow and a tad obsessive. So, summarizing who
Jaime Jo Wright is can be a challenge.
I love life. I always have. God has blessed
me, even in severe trials, such as the loss of three of my babies. He has never
failed, never given up, never gone easy on me, and always disciplined me with a
loving hand. (And trust me, when you have my personality which pushes
boundaries and considers rules to be negotiable, you need discipline).
I married my husband in 2000. He wasn't exactly Prince Charming when I
met him, so I aptly nicknamed him Cap'n Hook after he pirated off with my heart
and has yet to give it back.
Our ship was joined by a little Tinkerbell in 2009. Our CoCo has tamed
the pirate exponentially better than I ever could. Peter Pan came along in 2012
and whisked me away to Neverland where we refuse to grow up and make mischief
on a daily basis.
The Resurrection of Evania James available now!
If walls could talk, what nightmare might they expose?
1879
When Eloise James's sister, Evania, goes missing after being admitted to an asylum, Eloise is determined to find her sibling but instead discovers evidence of dying patients and missing remains. Wannabe journalist Silas Dobbs has his own suspicions that something more nefarious is at work, and that black market sales may originate at the asylum. Together, they are intent on learning whether Evania is alive, or if her body has also been stolen. But unraveling a web of underground resurrectionists proves daunting, and the dead cannot share their secrets.
Present Day
Tilly Thompson is horrified to find historical human remains entombed in a wall of the Gothic mansion her grandfather just purchased, launching her into an investigation of the original owners' questionable past. The James family legacy harbors a darkness tightly woven through decades of secrets, but the past refuses to remain ensnared by silence. Will revealing the truth resurrect dangers best kept buried forever?
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Monday, November 2, 2026
WHAT'S HOT in Inspirational Mystery and Suspense
Marji Laine here.
This book looks intriguing, but I noticed that the publisher suggests reading the books in order. So I'm sharing this one, book 6, but I'm starting with book 1, POTENTIAL THREAT.
False
Security:
A Christian Black Ops Romantic Suspense
by Tara Grace Ericson
He's
determined to clear his name and uncover the true mole inside Black Tower.
Miranda
Bradley has spent 187 days waiting for a call that never came, and helping how
she could—even when her best friend wouldn't ask. When he does finally surface
to ask for her help, can she do what it takes, even if it means keeping secrets
from her friends and boss?
As
Jackson hunts the mole inside Black Tower Security, and Miranda risks
everything to keep him alive long enough to find them, they'll have to fight
for the truth about what happened in Geneva. And face the truth about what
exists when their friendship blurs into something more.
Black Tower Security is a riveting Christian romantic suspense series best read
in order. Global conspiracies, high stakes, and the men and women who hold the
line in the face of unspeakable evil.
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