Kirjahaku

Twenty-five-year-old Nicole Barrett never thought she'd fall in love. Worn down by the horrible men from her past, she preferred to live life as a loner and keep to herself. But when she met Jason, everything changed. Jason was sweet, caring, and romantic. He was everything she never knew she was looking for-enough to turn her from jaded singleton to blushing bride. Then, tragically, one month after her wedding day, the newlywed was shot and killed on a Manhattan street. Now, private investigator Amy Bell is on the case, and it's not long before she uncovers Nicole's biggest secret-an illicit double life known only to her best and only friend. Using this new information to her advantage, Amy is able to extract details from her suspects in a rather...unconventional manner. Set after the events of The Teacher's Pet Murders, Murder Spoils the Perfect Romance is the second of the Amy Bell mystery novels. As she continues to experience personal and professional growth, Amy finds herself investigating some unusual and "mature" aspects of romantic relationships-immersing herself in an unfamiliar world to get to the bottom of yet another perplexing murder mystery.

Frank Hammer died walking home from his weekly bridge game-shot three times, then relieved of his valuables. When a down-on-his-luck alcoholic is caught using Hammer's credit cards it seems like an open-and-shut case for New York's overtasked homicide department. Not everyone, however, believes the murder was a mugging gone wrong. Hammer, the CEO of Connix Corporation, had many enemies. In an attempt to shake up Connix he brought Brian Donner into the company, snubbing three senior executives in favor of his new prot g . With Hammer's death, Donner's on the way out. Hammer's personal life was as turbulent as his business dealings. He'd ended a marriage of thirty years and married a voluptuous young waitress half his age. Brian Donner's wife hires Amy Bell to investigate, believing at least one of Connix's senior executives took steps to secure their future and her husband's expulsion from the company. Amy's willing to consider the possibility-everyone seems to have a motive. If Hammer's death was a random murder, it was only because someone else didn't get there first-and Amy's certain it was anything but random.

Jack Markov was building his professional reputation as nurse manager by moving from one medical group to another and implementing the changes he believed were necessary to ensure that they would thrive in the coming decades. But these changes adversely affected the benefits and working conditions of his nurses. Now, Jack was coming to the North Bayonne Medical Group, and his reputation had preceded him. At the retirement party for the outgoing nurse manager, Jack gave a speech reaffirming the nurses' worst fears. Someone attending the affair decided to act before Jack could even start his first day on the job. That person poisoned Jack's drink with methanol, and a few hours later, Jack was dead. Two months later, the police were making no progress, and the medical group hired detective Amy Bell to investigate the killing. Amy soon realized that she had an overabundance of suspects. All twenty-three nurses at the party hated Jack's guts. So did their spouses, many of whom were also in attendance. But as the vivacious and witty Amy dug deeper, she discovered that several people at the party had other motives for killing Jack. She uncovered ugly and painful secrets that they would not want revealed. However, even with the assistance of her husband Jeremy-with whom she had many loving but fierce political disputes-Amy realized that identifying the killer at this point was a long shot. And bringing the killer to justice, by coming up with proof, was an even longer shot. Author David Schwinger, when not writing Amy Bell mysteries-there are now ten-enjoys composing songs, playing pickleball, and traveling the world with his wife, Sherryl. He first met Sherryl when she was his student in a mathematics class he taught at City College of New York. Their secret romance became the inspiration for his first Amy Bell mystery, The Teacher's Pet Murders.

Tony Capadora was in big trouble. He had been charged with the shooting murder of pop singer/songwriter Filip Beron, and the evidence against Tony appeared to be overwhelming. To start, Tony had publicly accused Filip of taking credit for writing a hit song that Tony had actually composed. Then, the murder weapon had been found buried in Tony's backyard. Finally, Filip had been able to write, in his loose-leaf, the first four letters of Tony's last name, just before he died. Tony was innocent, but he had no alibi and very little hope of avoiding decades in prison. Then, superstar detective Amy Bell was hired to try to clear Tony and find the real killer. With the encouragement and assistance of her husband, Jeremy, Amy slowly but surely uncovered various aspects of Filip's dark side. She identified many people who had reason to wish that Filip were dead. But it would take more than just finding other possible suspects to save Tony from the nearly airtight case against him. A police detective told Amy she was pursuing a ten-million-to-one long shot. But the vivacious and witty Amy was not one to give up, regardless of the odds. Author David Schwinger, when not writing Amy Bell mysteries--there are now eleven--enjoys composing songs, playing pickleball, and traveling the world with his wife, Sherryl. He first met Sherryl when she was his student in a mathematics class he taught at City College of New York. Their secret romance became the inspiration for his first Amy Bell mystery, The Teacher's Pet Murders.

In October of 2016, Allen Parkman was a charismatic Republican candidate for committeeman in Corville Township, New Jersey. Right in the middle of the campaign season, he was lured to the porch of a house in a run-down section of town, where he was shot and killed. A note was left under the dead body condemning both Allen and Trump. The police were getting nowhere, so the mayor of the township convinced supersleuth Amy Bell to take the case.Amy realized that there were many different motives for various people to kill Allen. His ex-wife and two children were refusing all contact with Allen after she divorced him due to multiple episodes of cheating. A local Democrat politician might have wanted to get rid of the Republicans' most electable candidate, who might also carry other Republican candidates to victory. A local Republican might have believed that killing Allen and leaving the note would create a big sympathy vote for Republican candidates.Then there were the married women whom Allen had propositioned, as well as their husbands. There were also hundreds of investors who had lost money due to the stock-touting scams perpetrated by Allen's company. And Allen had two partners in his company who might have had issues with him.Amy was not confident that any of these people would have killed Allen based on those motives. She was also uncomfortable about the note left under the body but couldn't pinpoint exactly why. Would the beautiful and vivacious detective be able to find the key to solving a case that seemed unsolvable? And if she did succeed, could she produce the evidence to bring the killer or killers to justice?Author David Schwinger, when not writing Amy Bell mysteries-there are now twelve-enjoys composing songs, playing pickleball, and traveling the world with his wife, Sherryl. He first met Sherryl when she was his student in a mathematics class he taught at City College of New York. Their secret romance became the inspiration for his first Amy Bell mystery, The Teacher's Pet Murders.

Multimillionaire Ethan Barris sold his Internet startup and now greatly enjoyed teaching computer science to the brightest seniors at Laketown Science Academy, an all-girls school. He also reveled in insulting and humiliating his colleagues on the school faculty who he thought were mediocre losers.Ethan found additional pleasure in having sex with several much younger women while bullying his long-time girlfriend into taking an action she would immediately deeply regret.One morning, while leaving for work, Ethan was stabbed to death on his front porch. The police were making no progress, and super sleuth Amy Bell was hired by Ethan's one friend in the faculty to investigate the killing.Amy soon realized that virtually everybody who knew Ethan strongly disliked him, except for his students who respected and admired him.Who hated Ethan so much that they would kill him on that mid-September morning? Amy found it hard to believe any of her suspects would go that far. But somebody clearly did, and the beautiful and brilliant Amy represented the last best chance to solve the case.Author David Schwinger, when not writing Amy Bell mysteries-there are now thirteen-enjoys composing songs, playing pickleball, and traveling the world with his wife, Sherryl. He first met Sherryl when she was his student in a mathematics class he taught at City College of New York. Their secret romance became the inspiration for his first Amy Bell mystery, The Teacher's Pet Murders.

There are strange happenings at the Zellmont Hotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey. On a weekend in June 2015, a waitress was found dead behind an alley trash bin. At the same time, a socially conservative college student disappeared without a trace. The police have no leads and can find no connections between the two events. That's where Amy Bell comes in. With the support of her partner in crime and devoted husband, Jeremy, Amy is a superstar detective at the Spy4U agency. When the CEO of Zellmont Lodging asks for her help, Amy is up for the challenge. She knows that there has to be a connection between the two women, even though they moved in completely different circles. The dearly departed Melanie Richland was an aspiring actress just struggling to get by. The now-missing Brenda Lorimer was an affluent, conservative sorority sister who enjoyed a life of privilege. Amy's investigation will take her into the halls of power and the secret lives of sorority sisters. She's determined to get justice for both young women, but there's more to this crime than Amy could have imagined. Is the mystery too tangled for Amy to unravel the truth?