Nan Robinson Mysteries
A Pocketful of Karma
No one has heard from Hollywood playgirl Debra LaRoche in weeks. Her former boss, L.A. lawyer Nan Robinson, is certain that Debra would not willingly abandon her divorce proceedings or her Hollywood muscle boys for such a long time without letting someone know. The police hardly care, so troubled Nan undertakes the thankless task of sifting through the flotsam of Debra’s headlong existence for clues to her whereabouts. But Debra’s Hollywood playmates are cagey. Her abusive husband is of little help. And her concerned colleagues at Malibu’s elegant Past Lives Institute are politically nonplussed. Nan feels she’s reaching a dead end, and perhaps she will—for a murderer decides that another “disappearance” may soon be necessary: namely Nan’s…
“Cannon’s first Nan Robinson thriller will leave readers eager for a sequel. Nan’s search for Debra plunges her headlong into a world of rock groupies and past-life hypnotists, particularly those affiliated with the Past Lives Institute… Cannon’s skeptical heroine and her elusive villain stake out the wilds of L.A. in an auspiciously flavorsome foray.”
—Publishers Weekly
Tangled Roots
Shane Pettigrew is dead. His oldest friend, Adam Chandler, is accused of killing him. Adam’s only defense is his claim of innocence, and for his sister-in-law, L.A. attorney Nan Robinson, that’s enough. Despite the fact that Nan’s sister, Julie, admits to having an affair with Shane. And that Adam’s gun is the murder weapon. But if Adam didn’t kill Shane, who did? Nan’s race for the truth takes her deep into Southern California’s lucrative floriculture business and Shane’s rampantly promiscuous personal life. It stirs up the old feuds and sorrows of the Pettigrew family. And inexorably and fatefully it lures Nan into a trap whose only exit is death…
“In quite traditional fashion, this title begins with the murder victim’s last moments, then turns to an unjustly accused suspect. By the time series heroine Nan Robinson appears, the lines of battle are clearly drawn: her brother-in-law Adam, framed and jailed, finds himself ostracized by the victim’s powerful father (who also raised Adam’s lawyer) and by the townspeople of Floritas, California, where Adam and his wife raise and sell flowers. Cannon heightens suspense by side-stepping into discussions of the flower business, by describing characters, and by alternating groups of players. Tense, entertaining, and satisfyingly thorough.”
—Library Journal
Class Reunions Are Murder
When L.A. attorney Nan Robinson flies to Spring Hill, Illinois, for her twenty-year high school reunion, the last person she expects to see is Class Tramp Brenda Blaine. But there she is, in all her glory. The stars are out, of course: Class Clown Wally, Cutest Couple Jim and Mary Lee, solemn Edwin, clever Janis, and all the rest. But when someone murders bad girl Brenda, Nan must look at her classmates in a blinding new light. For among old rivalries and secret passions, one of them may have graduated to become a cold-blooded killer…
“Nan Robertson and Taffy Cannon are welcome additions to the roster of intriguing sleuths. I wish them many more adventures.”
—Gillian Roberts, author of the Amanda Pepper mystery series