Button Hollow Chronicles #1: The Leaf Peeper Murders by Loni Emmert & P.I. Barrington

Button Hollow Chronicles #1: The Leaf Peeper Murders is the first book in an entrancing new mystery series from sisters Loni Emmert and P.I. Barrington. It's published by Mainly Murder Press and scheduled to be released in August 2010. Together the two have created a cozy mystery that rivals the late, great Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series.

Close your eyes and let Emmert and Barrington take you away to the quiet little town of Button Hollow, New Hampshire where the crime rate is almost non-existent, that is, until dead bodies start cropping up all over town! Not to worry though, the Citizen's Brigade, led by Miss Ann Jolie Watson, is patrolling the streets. Unfortunately, Sheriff Jeff Ramsey sees them as more of a nuisance than a help. The constant meddling by Watson and her crones only increases his workload as they have him running all over town checking out what they consider to be suspicious happenings; not to mention the numerous car accidents involving the new Citizen's Brigade SUV.

California natives and sisters Loni Emmert and P.I. Barrington fell in love with New England during fall vacations in Maine and New Hampshire. It was with these childhood memories in mind that they chose the setting for Button Hollow Chronicles #1: The Leaf Peeper Murders.

From the moment you enter the world of Button Hollow, the town's quirky and colorful characters drive the story along and we quickly realize that it's not the Sheriff that runs this town, but the elderly and demanding Miss Watson who, in her own words, "is always right" when it comes to solving crime. Most of the residents in Button Hollow have lived here all their lives, but when the autumn leaves begin to change the town is inundated with "Leaf Peepers". With all these new visitors in town, Anne Jolie Watson can't help but be suspicious of everyone and everything! Of course it doesn't help that eager to please Deputy Hargesty is also Miss Watson's nephew, and the Citizen's Brigade's biggest fan; much to the dismay of the Sheriff. You'll find yourself immersed in this engrossingly wonderful whodunit and longing for the next installment!

Button Hollow Chronicles #1: The Leaf Peeper Murders is available through Mainly Murder Press, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and retail bookstores and book retailers everywhere.

P.I. Barrington is also the author of the Future Imperfect trilogy published by Desert Breeze Publishing, and Loni Emmert is the author of Lights, Camera, Murder a cozy mystery scheduled to be released September 2010, published by Hilliard & Harris. Visit their website at http://thewordmistresses.com/index.html.