Books published by Southwest Publications

EXERCISE CAN BE FATALAggie Mundeen moves from Chicago to San Antonio with plans to start over, shape up at Fit and Firm Health Club and share fitness hints with readers of her column, "Stay Young with Aggie." While she sizes up Texans, a girl turns up dead. Despite the SAPD detective who arrives, she is determined to flush out the killer. When the club evacuates members in various stages of undress, and the killer comes after her, she has to forego fitness to try to stay alive.LEFTY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERY

DANG NEAR DEAD, Aggie Mundeen Mystery #2 IN THIS AWARD-WINNING SERIES: HOME ON THE RANGE CAN BE MURDER Aggie Mundeen, friend Meredith, and Detective Sam (incognito) vacation at a Texas dude ranch where Aggie will research how to stay young and fresh in summer for her column readers. What could go wrong? Cowhands hide secrets, the ranch manager envies her assistant, and former ranch owners died suspiciously. When an expert rider is thrown from a horse and lies hospitalized in a coma, Aggie is convinced somebody caused the fall. Despite Sam's warnings, she concocts ingenious methods to expose the assailant. When she scatters a cabal of cowboys, more than one hombre in the bunch would like to see her permanently Home on the Range. CHANTICLEER AWARD MYSTERY FINALIST