Mira James never imagined life after college would be a doublewide trailer outside Battle Lake, Minnesota. Then again, maybe the North Country has more to offer than mosquitoes and broasted chicken. Local legend claims that a diamond necklace was lost nearly a century ago in Whiskey Lake, not far from the present day Shangri-La resort. Mira, a part-time reporter, goes fishing for the story behind the legend, but her dives turn up more than missing...

Mira James' fury over getting stood up by Johnny Leeson is hotter than the scorching summer heat, and she's getting out of Battle Lake, Minnesota, "where the women are churchgoers, the men like to hunt, and the body count is above average" but before she can hightail it back to Minneapolis, a high school cheerleader is found murdered and Mira becomes hell-bent on catching the killer

As the town of Battle Lake prepares for its annual Octoberfest celebration, congressional candidates Arnold Swydecker and Sarah Glokkmann get ready for a heated debate, but the festive mood turns sour when a Glokkmann blogger is found dead.

With the Battle Lake Public Library shut down for two weeks over the Christmas holiday, Mira James is left with no other options but to return home to her childhood home in Paynesville. Juggling her painful memories of childhood, private investigator classes, and living with her mother, the last thing Mira needs is a serial killer on the loose. When the murders hit close to home, though, Mira and trusty side-kick Mrs. Berns are on the case. Can they...

Mira James's hot and heavy relationship with boyfriend Johnny Leeson is definitely warming up her winter. But when Johnny has to go to Portland, Oregon, for a month-longth internship, airplane-averse Mira lets her septuagenarian friend Mrs. Berns talk her into a visit. On the plus side, Mira can make the trip a tax write-off by attending the International Private Investigator Conference. On the down side, Mrs. Berns books them���much to Mira's...