Lake Superior

I was recently asked by Shepherd.com to recommend a list of my favorite books set in the same/similar genre as my Double Barrel Mysteries series. I’ve read quite a few books set in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Michigan on the Banks of Lake Superior or in the Upper Peninsula. These are probably my favorites so far, but there are so many good novels set in this cold upper midwest region and I’m sure you have favorites of your own.

If you have never read any books in this setting, you are in for a treat. The authors that I have recommended are a very talented group and I hope you will check out their novels and add some new names to your favorite mystery authors.

Please check out this new book site, Shepherd.com. It is a little different than most. You can find books by author, genre, topic, etc. But you can also read recommendations from other authors in the same genre. It is a lot of fun, entertaining, and very helpful to search for specific topics.

As you can see, even Scots driving for Globus vacations love ROADKILL!

If you haven’t read any of my Double Barrel Mysteries yet, you needn’t wait. Book one, Roadkill, is on sale for just .99¢ from 01/19/23-01/26/23. That’s a whopping 75% off! Definitely better than finding a dead body in a snowstorm. Just saying. Purchase here> ROADKILL

While you’re visiting this new book site, you might want to check out other connections and titles. Here is a link to books set in Wisconsin called, The best books about the old (and new) weird America. I have not read any of these, so I am not recommending them. Just putting it out here as a book search suggestion.

Thanks for stopping! Please leave a comment and tell us if you’ve read one of my mystery author suggestions and/or who is your favorite author or novel.

Barbara

I’ve started writing a new series this summer: Double Barrel Mysteries. Thought I’d fill you in on what I’m doing and what I’ve been working on so you don’t think I’ve fallen off the edge of the planet, never to be published again. Although, I recently heard from a reliable source that the world is not actually flat, so… I guess I’m safe. No edge.

Double Barrel Mysteries is set in the Upper Peninsula along Lake Superior. My husband and wife sleuthing team, Blake and Shelby Gunner, solve murders while trying to keep their dilapidated Bed & Breakfast –The Drunken Sailor –from falling into complete disrepair, all while managing to attract actual paying customers.

JoshDuhamel — Blake just happens to resemble Josh Duhamel in my head

Blake – or “Gun” as his fellow police officers called him before quitting the force after being shot in the line of duty – is still an investigator at heart. He thinks he’ll be happy with a more laid-back life of fishing, boating, hunting and napping in a hammock, but… You might be able to take the badge off the man but you can’t take the detective out of the man.

CarlaGallo — Shelby looks much like Carla Gallo in my head

Shelby is in love with acting and the theatre. Her father was an English professor and she speaks Shakespeare as a second language. She plans to start a small town theatre company and host productions at the bed and breakfast. When murder happens, she falls happily into the role of sleuth and acts her way right into trouble.

Between the two of them, they start Double Barrel Investigations off with a bang.

As you can see, my husband and I made a recent trip to the Upper Peninsula and took a few pictures along the way. There is a lot of beautiful scenery and interesting places. Don’t be surprised if some of these spots make it into my story… maybe not the exact places and names but they may seem slightly familiar.