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Book cover, Murder in the One Percent by Saralyn Richard. Man and woman clinking glasses, house with lights on.

Murder in the One Percent

By Saralyn Richard

Available in Paperback and eBook

Overview

Someone comes to the party with murder in his heart and poison in his pocket.

When old friends gather for a weekend retreat at a country mansion, no one anticipates how their lives will be changed—or that one of them will turn up dead. Remote and serene, the Campbells’ horse farm is the perfect setting for a lavish party. The guests, members of the country’s elite wealthiest one percent, indulge in gourmet food, fine wines, Cuban cigars—but greed, lust, and jealousy insinuate themselves into the party.

Playboy and ex-Secretary of the Treasury, Preston Phillips, brings his new trophy wife to the party, unaware that his first love, the woman he jilted at the altar years ago, will be there, enchanting him once more with her timeless beauty. A snowstorm, an accident, and an illicit rendezvous later, the dynamics crackle with tension.

When Detective Oliver Parrott is charged with solving the untimely killing of one of America’s leading financial wizards, he realizes this will be the case to make—or break—his career.


Book Cover, A Palette for Love and Murder by Saralyn Richard. Messy paint palette dripping red.

A Palette for Love and Murder

By Saralyn Richard

Available in Paperback and eBook

Overview

Welcome back to Brandywine Valley. The scenery is lush, the mansions are huge, and the secrets are deep. Detective Oliver Parrott’s next case takes us to the ancestral home of Blake Allmond, a renowned artist, whose paintings have been stolen from the studio on his property. Before Parrott can get a foothold on the case, Allmond is murdered in his second home in New York’s Gramercy Park. It’s out of Parrott’s jurisdiction, but he can’t help thinking the two crimes are related, and he’s got the itch to work on both. What Parrott doesn’t realize is that Blake Allmond’s life is full of mystery, and the theft of the paintings turns into a treasure hunt and search for a killer—and then the investigation becomes personal.


Book cover of A Murder of Principal by Saralyn Richard

A Murder of Principal

By Saralyn Richard

Available in Hardcover, Paperback, and eBook

Overview

When someone sets fire to Lincoln High and kills its new principal, chaos threatens to overtake the urban school. Assistant Principal Sally Pearce, hired by the deceased principal to help him revamp and change the culture, vows to carry on the mission. In doing so, she locks horns with fellow assistant principal, Wally Welburton, and gets caught up in gang threats, racial tensions, grievances, sexual harassment complaints, and the murder investigation, as well.

Sally never dreamed, when she stepped up to lead this culturally diverse school, that she would be faced with solving a mystery and returning the school to order. The odds are against her—she is a woman in a man’s job, a minority in a tough position. Her strong moral compass and her commitment to the school community bolster her as she fights one challenge after another. When a second murder happens on school grounds, Sally realizes she is trapped in a cycle of violence that must be stopped.


Book Cover. Naughty Nana by Saralyn Richard. Sheep dog with long string of toilet paper in mouth.

Naughty Nana

By Saralyn Richard

Available in Hardcover

Overview

Sheepdog pup, Nana, just wants to have fun, but her new family doesn’t see the humor in her shenanigans. Sensitively written and vividly illustrated, this children’s book provides a mystery and a life’s lesson about the importance of being nice. Designed for children, ages 2-8.