May 15, 2026
Lake Superior series for cozy mystery connoisseurs

If you are looking for a new series that is shock-full of mystery, romance, and nail-biting suspense, all set in a small town filled with quirky characters you will grow to love... Double Barrel Mysteries is the series for you!

Blake and Shelby Gunner came alive for me in a dream. Yes, that does happen now and again. I woke up from a vivid dream with characters I just needed to put into print. It wasn't a full fledged story, but basically the outline of a series. Blake was a detective and Shelby was a stage actress (In the off, off, off, off broadway of Mpls dinner theatre fame), but with a love for Shakespeare. They were from Minneapolis but would set up a private eye office (Double Barrel Investigations) in the little community of Port Scuttlebutt in the Upper Peninsula along Lake Superior. With these few facts, and a couple of beautiful roadtrips to the area up North for inspiration, I began to write. 

Blake and Shelby are happily partnered in marriage and in sleuthing. They are protective of one another and the people they love. Blake has some family connections in Port Scuttlebutt that he is wary of and some old childhood friends that he quickly reconnects with. There plenty of danger, humor, and romance along the way as they investigate and solve local murders.

The first book in the series – Roadkill – is on sale for a limited time for just .99¢! So get caught up in the Double Barrel mysteries today and spend some time with Blake and Shelby in Port Scuttlebutt.

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Here's a brief blurb:

Blake and Shelby Gunner are in the middle of a life-changing decision when they visit the little Lake Superior port where he grew up. Blake, a former detective, can't help but be intrigued by the unsolved hit-and-run of a local resident. When the Gunners are pulled in to solve the cold-case, untangling the truth leads them into imminent danger. As their investigation begins to uncover secrets from the past, some in town are willing to do anything to keep them dead and buried. With quirky small town characters and secrets that have been stacking up for generations, Port Scuttlebutt has no shortage of suspects.  

Hope you enjoy ROADKILL.

Here is the link to all the DOUBLE BARREL MYSTERIES.

Thanks for stopping!

Barbara

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