Publishing in 2023
(cover coming soon)
(cover coming soon)
mystery fiction by Tracy Gardner
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2022 MARY HIGGINS CLARK EDGAR AWARD NOMINATED MYSTERY
NAMED A TOP 100 BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY NYPL
After her parents' deaths, Avery Ayers takes over the family business, Antiquities & Artifacts Appraised, from the home office in Lilac Grove and a branch in Manhattan. Now living back at home with her younger sister Tilly and their newly moved-in, eccentric Aunt Midge and her Afghan hound, Avery's life is filled with jewels, tapestries, paintings, and rare finds. But their world is rocked when Avery learns that the theft of a priceless ruby may be connected to her parents' demise.
The trouble starts when ... (to keep reading click the image above)
NAMED A TOP 100 BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY NYPL
After her parents' deaths, Avery Ayers takes over the family business, Antiquities & Artifacts Appraised, from the home office in Lilac Grove and a branch in Manhattan. Now living back at home with her younger sister Tilly and their newly moved-in, eccentric Aunt Midge and her Afghan hound, Avery's life is filled with jewels, tapestries, paintings, and rare finds. But their world is rocked when Avery learns that the theft of a priceless ruby may be connected to her parents' demise.
The trouble starts when ... (to keep reading click the image above)
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Thanks to Aunt Midge’s unlikely friendship with Nicholas Pennington, the Duke of Valle Charme, Avery Ayers and her associates at Antiques and Artifacts Appraised head off to their most glamorous assignment yet—cataloguing and appraising the contents of a castle-like mansion on the Hudson River. But regal splendor becomes a backdrop to mayhem when the precious Viktor Petrova timepiece disappears—and housekeeper Suzanne Vick plummets from a parapet to her death.
A criminal mastermind is making a desperate bid for ill-gotten riches… can Avery bring the culprit to justice before her time is up?
A criminal mastermind is making a desperate bid for ill-gotten riches… can Avery bring the culprit to justice before her time is up?
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Savanna Shepherd, a former art authenticator, has a talent for spotting secrets hiding in plain sight. In the wake of a painful breakup, she moves back to her idyllic hometown on the banks of Lake Michigan. With a little help from her two sisters, a skeptical local detective, and Aidan, the intriguing town doctor, will she be able to figure out what's wrong with this picture?
This intriguing mystery includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Holy Yum Baked Chicken, as seen on Hallmark's Home & Family show.
This intriguing mystery includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Holy Yum Baked Chicken, as seen on Hallmark's Home & Family show.
Savanna Shepherd, an art expert turned elementary art teacher, is planning the Art in the Park festival for her hometown of Carson. But apparently, someone isn’t happy that Carson got to host the event: the beloved statue in the park is destroyed. Not long after, Savanna finds the dead body of one of the people on the planning committee.
Several people in Carson had a motive for the murder, but Savanna's good friend is framed and she knows he's innocent. Can the sisters discover who the killer is before it's too late?
This intriguing mystery includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Mini Rhubarb Pies.
Several people in Carson had a motive for the murder, but Savanna's good friend is framed and she knows he's innocent. Can the sisters discover who the killer is before it's too late?
This intriguing mystery includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Mini Rhubarb Pies.
Savanna Shepherd, a former art authenticator turned grade school art teacher, is delighted when her married uncles, Max and Freddie, move to Carson. Uncle Max takes a job at Libby’s Blooms, where Savanna teaches a still life painting class for adults. But one morning, Uncle Max finds a dead body in the rooftop greenhouse…and even worse, it looks like an inside job.
As Savanna’s investigation leads her into thorny situations, the killer may be arranging another murder: her own.
This cozy mystery includes a free original Hallmark recipe for chocolate caramel brownies.
As Savanna’s investigation leads her into thorny situations, the killer may be arranging another murder: her own.
This cozy mystery includes a free original Hallmark recipe for chocolate caramel brownies.
short stories & articles by the author
the SLIDE
a short story
on difficult themes including
motherhood, mental illness, marriage,
gaslighting, and hope
photo by Janna Coumoundouros
photo by Janna Coumoundouros