The Jude Devine Mystery Series
Grave Silence
2006
Mystery/Action/Adventure/Thriller Goldie WINNER
"Lying is done
with words and also with silence" -Adrienne Rich
Montezuma County Sheriff's detective, Jude Devine doesn't face too many
challenges based in remote Paradox Valley, where most of the crime
involves hiker assaults, campsite thefts, and cattle rustling. However,
when the body of a local teenager shows up with a stake through her heart, Jude finds herself leading an investigation no
one wants to touch.
As Jude uncovers the truth about the murder and tries to save a young
girl from being forced into a plural marriage, she must decide how much
she is willing to risk to see justice done. Further complicating her
choices is her torrid entanglement with the golden girl of Southwestern
forensic pathology, Dr. Mercy Westmoreland.
Sleep of
Reason
*2006
Lesbian Mystery Lammy Finalist*
When toddler Corban Foley vanishes from his home in the dead
of night and a goat's head left on the front lawn, most of Montezuma
County turns out for the search. But nothing is at it seems with this
case, and Detective Jude Devine soon finds herself caught up in a
small-town soap opera whose players seem more interested in their
fifteen minutes of fame than in the fate of little Corban.
With the
media snapping at her heels, Jude can barely conduct the investigation
let alone have a private life, not that it's going well. Jude never
liked time-sharing Dr. Mercy Westmoreland with English actress Elspeth
Harwood, and when Elspeth buys land locally, Jude has to make some
choices. The unexpected arrival in town of Chastity Young and her
niece Adeline adds a new complication to Jude's life when she finds
herself drawn to Chastity who is far from her usual type. Second in
the Jude Devine Mystery Series.
Place of
Exile
Third in the Jude Devine Series
The Four Corners
is the perfect place for people escaping from something, and Sheriff's
Detective Jude Devine is no exception. But Jude can't afford to
dwell on her past—she has too much to think about in the present.
Local benefactor
and reclusive millionaire Fabian Maulle has been found murdered.
The Aryan Sunrise Stormtroopers are planning a ricin attack on the
Telluride Film Festival. The feds have hit town and the sheriff
wants Jude to liaise with Aidan Hill, the Special Agent in Charge.
But Hill is a straight arrow who thinks Jude is a slacker. Their
working relationship is only made worse by a mutual lust neither is
willing to acknowledge. Jude is also losing sleep over a friend,
Sandy "Lonewolf" Lane. Sandy, a former paratrooper, is stalked by
her past. She's called the Four Corners home since the suicide of
her lover, whose son was killed in Iraq. Sandy is planning to
assassinate the vice president of the United States, and her
determination to carry out her mission, and Jude's to stop her, draws
the two women into a lethal game of cat and mouse.
If all that
weren't enough, Jude faces a personal dilemma when Dr. Mercy
Westmoreland's marriage to actress Elspeth Harwood gets shaky, and
Mercy comes looking for consolation.
What the press has to say about
Rose Beecham's mysteries
"Amusing and thought provoking writing…more than enough to keep turning
the pages. Beecham is an entertaining writer with a gift for blunt,
comic description, dialogue and commentary. … Not surprisingly, Beecham
writes in other genres besides the mystery, as her characters seem
fully capable of walking away from the particulars of whodunit and
engaging the reader in other aspects of their lives." Lambda Book
Report
"When Jennifer Fulton writes mysteries, she writes them as Rose
Beecham. And since Jennifer Fulton is a very fine writer, you might
expect that Rose Beecham is a fine writer too. You're right… On the way
to a remarkable, and thoroughly convincing climax, Beecham creates
believable characters in compelling situations, with enough humor to
provide effective counterpoint to the work of detecting." Bay Area
Reporter
"A well-written blend of subplots and well developed characters… An
intriguing mystery which introduces a competent and complex cop to the
ever-growing lesbian detective genre." Washington Blade
"Rose Beecham is a mystery writer with a delightful sense of humor, as
well as an eye for an interesting array of characters… a most enjoyable
mystery that will keep the reader guessing right up until its surprise
ending." MegaScene
"Through many twists and turns, this lively and well written story
arrives at its startling conclusion, proving without a doubt that this
may be one of the best mysteries Naiad has ever published." Curve
"Beecham develops a good story line and a very likeable sleuth. She
sets up a nicely credible range of suspects…"
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