Nicknamed 'The Old Deep and Dark' because of the Prohibition-era double murder that occurred in the basement-then a speakeasy-there are a wealth of secrets hidden inside its walls. Cordelia has a vision for the playhouse's future, but the more she learns about the building, the more fascinated she becomes by its past. Ellen lives in the Minneapolis area with her partner of 34 years.Ĭordelia is working to restore a historic theater in downtown Minneapolis that she recently bought with her sister Octavia, a world-famous actress. For the past fourteen years, Ellen has taught 'An Introduction to Writing the Modern Mystery' through the The Loft Literary Center, the largest independent writing community in the nation. In 2010, Ellen received the GCLS Trailblazer Award for lifetime achievement in the field of lesbian literature. She is a five-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Mystery, a three-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Best Popular Fiction, a three-time winner of the Golden Crown Literary Award in several categories, a recipient of the Alice B Medal, and was made an official GLBT Literary Saint at the Saints & Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans in 2005.

Jessie Chandler is literary kin to both Cotterill and West…unabashed fun but also much bolder than traditional cozies.Ellen Hart is the author of twenty-eight crime novels in two different series.

Let me assure you that you won't be taking a gamble on reading this delightful romp.' ~Mystery Lovers Review ' 'Madcap dangers…amusing debut, with attractive lesbian sleuth…' ~Kirkus Reviews Will Shay and her friends succeed in their quest to clear Coop and nail the murderer or will their nutty caper wind up deadly?īella Amazon BN.com Kobo Autographed Copy Complicating matters are a couple of bumbling mobsters, a missing truckload of stolen nuts, an abused mutt named Dawg, a kidnapping or two, and a very persistent Detective Bordeaux. Suddenly, Shay's quiet but highly caffeinated world spins out of control faster than a ride on a fairground Tilt-A-Whirl as she tries to save her friend. Coop's prints are all over the murder weapon-an over-sized, bronzed bingo marker-and the cops have themselves a prime suspect. Police detective JT Bordeaux and her partner show up at the Hole in search of Shay's best friend, Coop-a chain-smoking, vegetarian tree hugger-who's wanted for questioning in connection with the bludgeoning death of his less-than-respectable boss, Stanley 'Kinky' Anderson. Shay O'Hanlon is the co-owner of the hip, quirky Rabbit Hole, a popular coffee shop in Uptown Minneapolis.

Bingo Barge Murder by Jessie Chandler