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In this strange mystery, Kim is called in to help identify a corpse that has been discovered in a most unusual place. As usual, she applies her investigative skills and slowly tracks down exactly who the victim was. On the way, she enjoys some good times with her coterie of friends and lovers. And there are a few unexpected surprises that pop up. Finally, she conjures up a cunning stratagem to ensnare the prime suspect.

In The Carcass in the Car in Cassone, Kim is asked by the Carabinieri to help identify the body of a mysterious suicide. She accomplishes that task with her usual panache. But later she is unsure – was it really the body of the person she identified? She has to go to great lengths to find the true identity of the victim and to trace and trap the actual killer who has staged the apparent suicide.

In The Lake Garda Mysteries Vol 17 Kim finds herself wrapped up in a peculiar case that makes little sense to anyone, especially the brusque Commissario Tommaso she is obliged to work with. It takes some patience, foresight and intense investigation to figure out what actually happened and who did what to whom, and why they were all lying about it.

Kim faces two cases in this gripping instalment. An escaped felon and a strange request from an olive-skinned beauty. She must wrestle simultaneously with both conundrums, and track down the convict while resolving the mystery of what exactly is inside the booty in the boathouse - and who put it there and why? There are the usual splashes of humour as Kim gets to grips with her tasks.

Kim starts to put her own affairs in better order, helped by her loyal colleagues. But she hears of a woman in distress and resolves to assist her. Before she can act on that, her husband brings a new case to her attention. A dead driver and a coach nobody owns. Who was he and where was he going? The conundrum has resisted all the efforts of the Carabinieri, and they know only Kim can crack the case with no leads to follow. Having solved that, she settles the issue of the beleaguered woman, entirely to her own satisfaction.

Once more, Kim is called into action to solve a baffling case. The sudden and unexpected demise of a dentist in his own surgery has the Lombardy State Police and the Carabinieri desperate to find an explanation. Only Kim’s inimitable talents can resolve the riddle and bring the culprit to justice and secure the safety of the good citizens of Desenzano. She also secures her own happiness by marrying for a second time.

Autumn Blush is poet Michael H. Hanson’s first published collection of poetry. Long out of print, it has been re-edited from cover to cover with many pieces receiving Michael’s rewrites that range from minor to extensive. A small number of poems have been removed and replaced with new exciting verse. Autumn Blush contains one 107 of Michael’s most rustic and romantic poems that roam through nature and all of the seasons. These short sonnets explore the depths of ardent passion felt by both fiery lovers and those whose powerful affections are left unrequited.

Michael H. Hanson’s soulful collection of poetry, Jubilant Whispers, has been out of print for several years. It returns, now, fully re-edited with many poems rewritten, and additional works added to this second addition. In Jubilant Whispers, Michael offers up 71 works, a cornucopia of passionate poems that feed the heart and spirit. In his verses and prose, he recounts moments of pleasure, loss, pain, and longing.

Amateur consulting detective Kim solves three baffling cases. This collection includes The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 12: The Body in a Boat at Brenzone, The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 13: The Skeleton in the Shallows of Salo, and Volume 14 of the Lake Garda Mysteries: The Deceased Dentist of Desenzano.

Kim Tomlinson, the best detective in all of Italy, solves another two baffling mysteries.

The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 4. Set in the gorgeous town of Bardolino, on Lake Garda in Italy, 19-year-old amateur detective Kim meets a difficult stranger and must discover who this person is. Once she has settled that unusual conundrum, she witnesses a minor accident. This results in a chain of reactions that cause her to suspect very sinister foul play. She overcomes every obstacle in her path to discover the horrific truth. Ultimately, she comes face to face with the extremely unexpected consequences of her success.

Carla the florist is surrounded by the duplicitous and the craven - and that’s just her flowers. The human beings are infinitely worse, especially the men. There’s Gwynne, her oafish and cold-hearted brother, Gerald, the suave and sophisticated doctor whose hidden agenda is unspeakable, and finally there’s David, the handsome, dashing lawyer whose deceit hurts most of all. If only God weren’t a fictional character then surely they’d get their just deserts...except, it is only through their perfidy that love finds a way into her world.

Kim starts to put her own affairs in better order, helped by her loyal colleagues. But she hears of a woman in distress and resolves to assist her. Before she can act on that, her husband brings a new case to her attention. A dead driver and a coach nobody owns. Who was he and where was he going? The conundrum has resisted all the efforts of the Carabinieri, and they know only Kim can crack the case with no leads to follow. Having solved that, she settles the issue of the beleaguered woman, entirely to her own satisfaction.

In The Lake Garda Mysteries Vol 18, Kim is asked by the Carabinieri to help identify the body of a mysterious suicide. In The Lake Garda Mysteries Vol 19, Kim is called in to help identify a corpse that has been discovered in a most unusual place. In The Lake Garda Mysteries Vol 20, Kim sympathizes with an exhausted Francesco, who is struggling with a diabolical case.