Jim and Joyce Lavene are a husband and wife mystery writing team. They currently reside in North Carolina and as to date have written over 40 books under different publishers. These are fun, fast, and easy to read, but pack oh so much in between the covers. These are the perfect antidote after those gruesome, heady, or took forever books.

Since these come in mass market and are not the big big hardcover books that seem to be getting bigger every time and cost more and more (some are over $30.00 now) they are perfect for the budget and space. If you love the quirky kind of characters that are just plain fun to read about or wish you were more like and have not found this husband and wife team yet check them out.

I just wish they would write faster!!!

Some of the "series" they write are:

Peggy Lee Garden Mysteries
(Poisoned Petals, May 2007 and the new one coming May 2008 is Perfect Poison)

Renaissance Faire Mysteries
A new series starting September 2008.

Stockcar Racing Mysteries
Swapping Paint

Pet Psychic Mysteries
A new series starting July 2008.

Sharyn Howard Mysteries
First book: Last Dance
Latest book (12): The First Shall Be the Last June 2007


http://www.joyceandjimlavene.com/


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