Books published by Past Perfect Press

DOGS, HOGS, AND DANGERFrom The Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Larissa Reinhart, the fifth in the award-winning Cherry Tucker Southern cozy mystery series. For those who love country-fried cozies with action, quirky characters, and a side of romance, you''re going to love the trouble-magnet Southern artist and amateur-sleuth Cherry Tucker."With witty banter, Southern charm, plenty of suspects, and dead bodies--you will not be disappointed!" - Tonya Kappes, USA Today Bestselling AuthorWhen Cherry Tucker''s invited to paint the "kill portrait" for the winner of Big Rack Lodge''s Hogzilla hunt, it seems like a paid vacation. Back home in Halo, a Hatfield-McCoy-style standoff builds between Luke and Cherry''s families. She''s ready for a weekend away, hobnobbing with rich and famous hunters, where she can forget her troubles and nobody knows her name.As Georgia sunshine turns to bleak December rain, Cherry''s R&R goes MIA when she finds a body in the woods. While the police believe the local drunk took an accidental spill, Cherry has her doubts, particularly when a series of malicious pranks are targeted at the rifle toting contestants. With loyal companions at her side - sort-of-ex-husband Todd and a championship bayer named Buckshot - Cherry tracks suspects through a forest full of pitfalls and perils. And all the while, a killer''s stalking the hunt party with a bead on Cherry.

THIS HALLOWEEN CHERRY TUCKER''S GETTING MORE TRICKS THAN TREATS...From Wall Street Journal bestselling mystery author, Larissa Reinhart. Another country-fried novella in the sassy and Southern award-winning Cherry Tucker cozy mystery series."Readers who like a little small-town charm with their mysteries will enjoy Reinhart''s series." - Denise Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of the Scumble River and Devereaux''s Dime Store mysteries.For portrait artist and amateur sleuth Cherry Tucker, celebrating Halloween usually means earning extra cash by creating unique costumes. But when she makes a mercy call on a neighbor, she''s roped into a quid pro quo deal -if Cherry recovers a stolen family heirloom taken at a party, the neighbor will use his clout to help her with some zoning issues. If she fails, the expression"someone''s got her goat" will take on a whole new meaning. While Cherry''s on the case of the cat burglar, a mystery man is stalking Cherry. It''s hard to know who''s the hero and who''s the villain when everyone is wearing capes. And if Cherry doesn''t figure it out soon, it won''t just be Tater the goat who''s homeless. If she''s not careful, Cherry could lose her heart and her life in a madcap race for a priceless treasure."Cherry Tucker can get herself into the worst predicaments without even trying. Full of mystery and superheroes! What more do we need at Halloween''s night?" - Varietats"This author knows how to make me laugh! Larissa Reinhart also knows how to flesh out her characters to a degree that I could swear I know them personally, from the two hunky men in Cherry''s life to the mysterious, probably dangerous, but altogether lovable Eastern European ex-gangster (we presume). It was so much fun to read." - Riverlizzie Reviews

Sassy, Sexy, Southern SuspenseEx-grifter Finley Goodhart may try to stay on the straight and narrow, but walking that thin line becomes wobbly when she believes her friend Penny was murdered. The last thing she wants is to work with her ex-partner (and ex-boyfriend), the brilliant (brilliantly frustrating) British con artist, Lex Leopold. However, when it appears Penny's demise might be related to an exclusive matchmaking service for millionaires, Fin needs Lex's help to pull a long con to get the goods on Penny. Romance is in the air for hustlers, gangsters, and their marks. Unfortunately for Fin and Lex, infiltrating the racket doesn't make for a match made in heaven. This Valentine swindle could stop their hearts for good.Related subjects include: crime capers, soft-boiled mysteries, organized crime, amateur sleuths, mystery caper, Atlanta-based mystery, light noir, cozy mysteries, women sleuths, murder mystery series, whodunit mysteries (whodunnit), humorous murder mysteries, book club recommendations, amateur sleuth books, small-town humor, Southern humor, comic (humorous) crime and mystery, con artist, small town and rural.