Sonja Massie verfasst fesselnde Romane, die von irischer historischer Fiktion bis hin zu zeitgenössischen Thrillern reichen und die Leser mit ihrem erdigen Humor und rasanten Handlungen begeistern. Kritiker loben ihre einzigartigen Charakterisierungen und scharfsinnigen Beobachtungen der menschlichen Natur, während Fans ihre packende Erzählweise lieben. Massie teilt ihre Leidenschaft für die irische Geschichte auch in zugänglichen Sachbüchern, in denen sie detailliertes Wissen mit Witz verbindet. Ihre umfangreiche Erfahrung im Schreiben und Redigieren zeigt sich auch in ihrem Engagement für die Lehre und die Förderung angehender Autoren.
Privatdetektivin Savannah Reid wird in ein Kurhotel gerufen, wo die Besitzerin Kat tot aufgefunden wird. Der Arzt spricht von einem Unfall, doch Savannah glaubt nicht daran, vor allem nach einem Bestechungsversuch. Es gibt zahlreiche Verdächtige, und mit Schokolade und ihrer Baretta beginnt sie, den Fall zu lösen.
Die vom Polizeidienst suspendierte Southern Belle Savannah Reid hat ihre eigene Detektei gegründet und hofft auf ihren ersten Auftrag. Der läßt auch nicht lange auf sich warten: Immoblienmakler Brian O'Donnell ist auf der Suche nach seiner seit Jahren verschollenen Schwester Lisa - doch die wurde grausam ermordet. Mit Feuereifer macht sich Savannah an die Lösung des Falls, nicht ohne sich hin wieder mit ihrem absoluten Lieblingsgenuß, Schokotorte mit Himbeerlikör, hinzugeben.
Ein Savannah Reid-Krimi Dies ist ein amüsanter, kurzweiliger Krimi, in dessen Mittelpunkt die Polizsitin Savannah Reid steht. Sie wird beauftragt, in einem Mordfall in der High-Society mit heiklem politischen Hintergrund zu ermitteln und wird in dem Moment vom Dienst suspendiert, als Sie Zusammenhänge mit persönlichen Interessen ihres Vorgesetzten aufzudecken beginnt. Die Midlife-Crisis der "Heldin" macht die ganze Sache nicht einfacher, vor allem weil der Super-Man, in den sie sich verliebt, aber das wird nicht verraten. Ein Buch also mit viel Sarkasmus, Humor und etwas sozialem Hintergrund, spannend, für einen gemütlichen Abend auf dem Sofa perfekt geeignet. --Sabine Gassner
PI Savannah Reid has delved into the ugly side of SoCal's celebrity culture more than once. But the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency may have bitten off more than they can chew when a Hollywood legend makes a deadly comeback. It will be a cold day in San Carmelita before Savannah skips over a high-profile homicide case, especially one attached to a tasty reward. But when 90-year-old former silver screen siren Lucinda Faraday is murdered inside her derelict mansion, serving justice comes with unsavory risks. The fallen star, considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, was found strangled by a pair of vintage stockings amid a hoard of garbage and priceless memorabilia. Now, Lucinda is making headlines again|and, like in the past, her name is connected with the worst kind of scandal. As a quest for answers reveals sleazy secrets about the victim|s history, the Moonlight Magnolia Agency soon discover that corruption, addiction, and blackmail were as rampant in the good old days of Hollywood as in the present|maybe even more so. Balancing a suspect list longer than the Lucinda|s acting credits and evidence that could destroy the reputation of people still alive, can Savannah outsmart the culprit before she or someone else get reduced to tabloid fodder next?
For Stella "Granny" Reid, the 1980s in McGill, Georgia could be seriously predictable. Gossip would flow, her grandkids would stumble into the kind of harmless trouble only encountered when growing up, and a deadly mystery was all it took to make the tranquil Southern town unravel. With a new grandbaby to care for at home, Stella has little time to spare. Her hands are especially full since Savannah, her teenage granddaughter, developed a crush on a boy guaranteed to break her heart. Gallivanting around with her best pal Sheriff Manny Goldford simply isn't an option--until a freshly murdered body is discovered...Holding a criminal record unlike anyone's in McGill, Dexter Corbin was a man who wouldn't be missed at Sunday school or the darkest local tavern. But he never deserved to meet his end so soon--so violently. When a gravedigger finds Dexter sprawled across the steps of a crypt, Stella and Manny launch into action to investigate who had motive to kill him...As the pieces start falling together, everything else becomes less certain. Manny soon realizes he could lose his position as sheriff, and there's the case of yet another shocking death. Now, Stella must protect those closest to her while unearthing the dangerous culprit and putting a real grave affair to rest.
"Savannah is shaken to the core when coroner Dr. Jennifer Liu appears on her doorstep late one night with a disturbing confession. In a potentially career-ruining move, a remorseful Dr. Liu admits to fudging an autopsy report to keep her friend Brianne's suicide a secret--fulfilling a final promise made before the terminally ill woman administered a lethal drug cocktail. But after Dr. Liu finds the same unique mixture in a second body, she fears the deaths share a dark connection . . Apprehensive about concealing a felony, Savannah and the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency launch a discreet investigation into Brianne's rare condition and the deadly concoction linking the two bodies. As chilling evidence points to an undeniable case of double murder, the agency races to slim down the suspect list and blow the lid off a shifty criminal's poisonous agenda. Savannah only hopes that, like Dr. Liu, her desire to help a friend won't put her reputation at risk--or, worse, land her on the next slab ."--Provided by publisher
Stella "Granny" Reid's youth wasn't the only thing changed by time in tiny, nondescript McGill, Georgia. Except even back in the 1980s, the Southern town still had a way of attracting downright dubious characters--some with a talent for murder. As quirky as McGill's residents can be, they usually welcome society's oddballs and outcasts into the community with open arms. But the three members of the Lone White Wolf Pack are a different story. Townsfolk aren't feeling the least bit neighborly toward the gang widely believed to have orchestrated several hate crimes in the area. When the group's leader Billy Ray Sonner is found dead in an abandoned motel, most assume it was the result of an accidental overdose. An unfortunate yet predictable end for a man who lived the way Billy did. Only Stella and the sheriff have witnessed the crime scene in person, and suspect something more disturbing happened in that ramshackle room...While Stella wades through a flood of potential culprits, one thing becomes clear--this wasn't an impulsive act of revenge. There's a sophisticated killer on the loose, and Stella must expose deep-rooted fears and dark pasts if she wants to crack a carefully planned murder and stop McGill from descending into chaos.
"Between being a mom to her new foster son and arranging a lavish wedding for her sister, things are messy, unpredictable, and delightfully fulfilling for Savannah these days. She even gains an impressive friend: Dr. Carolyn Erling, a caring veterinarian with a deeper story than her down-to-earth nature suggests. When Savannah attends a birthday bash for Dr. Carolyn's husband, she's astonished to find that her no-frills acquaintance resides in a pristine hilltop mansion with Dr. Stephen Erling, a jet-setter brain surgeon boasting throngs of A-list patients around the globe. Before Savannah can get a headcount on the mingling celebrities, Dr. Stephen has one too many champagne toasts and drops dead. With a poisonous residue found inside Dr. Stephen's glass, the search is on for the killer who spiked his drink. Motivated to set things right for a devastated Dr. Carolyn, Savannah must infiltrate the elite world of foreign dignitaries and Oscar-winning stars to identify the guilty culprit--or prepare to kiss this happy chapter in her life goodbye." -- Amazon
The roots of the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency reach back to the 1980s in the little town of McGill, Georgia—where Stella Reid and her seven grandkids enjoy some spooky Halloween fun and stumble into murder . . . It doesn’t take cash, just some good old-fashioned creativity, to turn a pillowcase into a ghost costume or a trashcan into a suit of armor. So even if she has to stick to a budget, Stella Reid always makes holidays like Halloween memorable for twelve-year-old Savannah and the rest of her grandchildren. After joining the other townspeople for trick-or-treating and the annual parade down Main Street, Granny Reid and the kids head to Judge Patterson’s antebellum mansion, where a corn maze awaits. Most of the youngsters are too terrified to make it all the way to the middle. It’s lucky for them, because when Savannah and Granny get there, it proves to be even scarier than they expected—half buried in the mud at the center of the maze lies a human skull. The grisly discovery uncovers a mystery that stretches back decades—and seems to be related to the long-unsolved murder of Granny Reid’s own part-Cherokee mother. After all this time, the culprit may be long gone . . . or still hiding among them. It’ll be up to Granny to dig into this Southern town’s history and a mess of old family secrets . . .
When the jet-setting, brain surgeon husband of her veterinarian friend dies after making a champagne toast at a star-studded party, plus-sized private eye Savannah Reid investigates.