MacGregor Literary


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MacGregor Literary Inc. is a full-service literary agency based in Hillsboro, Oregon. Here is where we showcase books that have been e-published by our authors, including the Spyglass Lane Mystery series.

SPYGLASS LANE MYSTERIES
Ready to laugh? Swoon? And then put on your thinking cap?

Spyglass Lane Mysteries is a collection of Christian cozy mysteries—modern-day whodunnits with colorful characters and plenty of wholesome romance.

Releasing to most e-reader devices every Thursday through Amazon.com and Smashwords.com, the mysteries are authored by some of Christian publishing’s favorite and best selling authors.

Spyglass Lane Mysteries is a joint venture between the authors and MacGregor Literary Inc.

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Dead As A Doornail    by Linda Kozar
Price: $0.99 USD. 59750 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on June 3, 2012. .

On the eve of Lovita's wedding, all the girls have to do is nail the real killer, find the missing money, save their beauty shop, and rescue the little town of Wachita, before Lovita walks down the aisle. Can two big bodaciously beautiful women do it? Piece of cake.
A Tisket, A Casket    by Linda Kozar
Price: $0.99 USD. 62700 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on May 28, 2012. .

By the time Sue Jan realizes she lost her engagement ring at her uncle's funeral, he's already six feet under, so the girls get their shovels, but will Lovita and Sue Jan unearth more than they bargained for?
Misfortune Cookies    by Linda Kozar
Price: $0.99 USD. 62050 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on May 23, 2012. .

When Lovita cracks open a sinister message in a fortune cookie, "Your father was murdered," she and Sue Jan follow clues that lead to an international spy ring, but will they crack the case?
Love at the Speed of Email    by Lisa McKay
Price: $9.99 USD. 73750 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on May 14, 2012. .

Separated by the Pacific Ocean, two people build a long distance relationship and confront troubling personal questions about passion, commitment, and home.
Everybody Called Her a Saint    by Cecil Murphey
Price: $2.99 USD. 61190 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on May 14, 2012. .

Once engaged but no longer on speaking terms, James Burton and Julie West join forces to solve the mystery of who would want to kill the sainted Twila Belk, especially since Twila had footed the bill for an Antarctica cruise with 48 of her closest friends.
Catering to Disaster    by Janice Hanna
Price: $2.99 USD. 63100 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on May 7, 2012. .

When a local wedding reception is sabotaged and hundreds of guests come down with food poisoning, Annie Peterson's on the case to figure out who-dunnit.
Knocking 'Em Dead    by Chris Well
Price: $0.99 USD. 60120 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on April 30, 2012. .

When Earl's darkest secret comes to light, it threatens to derail his wedding plans—soon there is a murder and his young friend Jenny is on the spot. Can Earl hook the killer before the final curtain call?
Your Goose Is Cooked    by S. Dionne Moore
Price: $0.99 USD. 60830 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on April 26, 2012. .

(5.00)
LaTisha had better find the murderer—or her goose is cooked!
Rest in Peace, Miss Aggie    by Frances Devine
Price: $0.99 USD. 62730 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on April 18, 2012. .

Ride along on a hair-raising adventure with Victoria Storm and her cohorts as they comb Cedar Chapel for clues to a murder
Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing    by Les Edgerton
Price: $4.99 USD. 79720 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on April 16, 2012. .

The writers who succeed are those who develop a distinctive voice—Les Edgerton shows you how to bring out your own unique voice without years of struggle.
Another Grave Matter    by Anita Higman
Price: $0.99 USD. 61980 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on April 9, 2012. .

Volstead Manor has caught on fire, and the last of the murderous secrets flare hot enough to drive Bailey back to her sleuthing again. But will her burning desire to marry Max get lost in the flames of Volstead Manor?
Burying the Hatchet    by Chris Well
Price: $0.99 USD. 64500 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on April 9, 2012. .

Can Earl Walker prove that his pastor was inexplicably framed ... or is it time to start looking for a new church?
Polly Dent Loses Grip    by S. Dionne Moore
Price: $0.99 USD. 62260 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on April 4, 2012. .

Polly Dent Loses Grip on the treadmill and takes a fatal spill that's ruled an accident, but LaTisha Barnhart isn't satisfied with that conclusion and especially not at the finger pointing to her husband as the guilty culprit.
Miss Aggie Cries Murder    by Frances Devine
Price: $0.99 USD. 64670 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on March 28, 2012. .

Victoria and her friends encounter danger as they search the tunnels of Pennington House for a link to a murder and Miss Aggie’s second mysterious disappearance.
Nursing a Grudge    by Chris Well
Price: $0.99 USD. 63770 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on March 20, 2012. .

With the nursing home about to close for good, can grumpy old man Earl Walker find a killer—and figure out his relationship with his new lady friend—before all the suspects move away?
Murder on the Ol' Bunions    by S. Dionne Moore
Price: $0.99 USD. 60140 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on March 12, 2012. .

When her former employer turns up dead, it's up to the skills of LaTisha Barnhart to turn the tables on the person framing her.
Miss Aggie's Gone Missing    by Frances Devine
Price: $0.99 USD. 60580 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on March 6, 2012. .

When Miss Aggie goes missing, Victoria and her senior friends follow a trail of clues that lead them to unexpected danger.
Patriot Rules    by David Gregory
Price: $0.99 USD. 28390 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on March 5, 2012. .

Given an extraordinary opportunity to rewrite history, college senior Matt Noble travels to 1787 and convinces the constitutional convention to add an Economic Bill of Rights to the founding. But when the change creates disaster in the here and now, Matt returns to the 1700s to uncover why the Founders established government as they did—and how he can restore its original intent in the present.
Impostors at Blue Heron Lake    by Megan Elaine Davis Susan Page Davis
Price: $2.99 USD. 62200 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on February 27, 2012. .

A sweet old woman’s death attracts people claiming they are her heirs—is one of the two young women with the same name an impostor?
The Perfect Match    by Janice Hanna
Price: $2.99 USD. 62620 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on February 27, 2012. .

Join Annie Peterson as she follows the clues to discover who set fire to the local dating service, the Perfect Match.
Read Between the Tines    by Susan Sleeman
Price: $0.99 USD. 79770 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on February 21, 2012. .

Mum’s the word as Paige Turner works over thyme to dig into a murder and weed through potential suspects in Read Between the Tines.
Treasure Under Finny's Nose    by Dana Mentink
Price: $0.99 USD. 62350 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on February 15, 2012. .

One would think pregnancy at forty-eight might be cause enough for worry…until another dead body surfaces and Ruth is once again forced into the role of Finny’s most unlikely sleuth.
The Perils of Peaches    by Lynette Sowell
Price: $0.99 USD. 62100 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on February 6, 2012. .

Andi Hartley knows her peach baby food didn't kill Dr. Bradley, despite his odd choice of a snack; she just needs to prove it to herself and the rest of Greenburg, Tennessee.
Fog Over Finny's Nose    by Dana Mentink
Price: $0.99 USD. 59650 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on January 31, 2012. .

Ruth’s grief from the loss of her husband begins to heal and she forms a new love with Monk, but will the evil she uncovered rise from under Finny’s oppressive fog?
The Wiles of Watermelon    by Lynette Sowell
Price: $0.99 USD. 64160 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on January 27, 2012. .

The past won't stay buried in Greenburg, Tennessee, especially not in Andi Clark Hartley's watermelon patch.
Trouble Up Finny's Nose    by Dana Mentink
Price: $0.99 USD. 60610 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on January 23, 2012. .

Can Ruth find love and put evil to rest when mystery takes up residence in the quiet coastal town of Finny, California?
Everybody Wanted Room 623    by Cecil Murphey
Price: $2.99 USD. 62630 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on January 9, 2012. .

When Julie West arrives at the prestigious Cartledge Inn in response to an urgent call from Stefan Lauber, a near-hysterical desk clerk tells her that Lauber has been murdered in his room—room 623—and, according to the clerk, everybody keeps asking for that room.
A Suspicion of Strawberries    by Lynette Sowell
Price: $0.99 USD. 58980 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on January 2, 2012. .

A facial gone wrong, or murder? Andromeda Clark must uncover the truth to save her handmade soap business.
Nipped in the Bud    by Susan Sleeman
Price: $0.99 USD. 68480 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on December 24, 2011. .

A landscape designer. A boss pushing up daisies. A thorny police officer. Paige Turner gets in a hoe lot of trouble in Nipped in the Bud.
Pushing Up Daisies    by Janice Hanna
Price: $2.99 USD. 62000 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on December 19, 2011. .

When a local wedding florist turns up DOA, mother-of-the-bride, Annie Peterson, is on the case to figure out who took her life.
Kitty Litter Killer    by Candice Speare Prentice
Price: $0.99 USD. 64300 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on December 12, 2011. .

Amateur sleuth Trish has retired from her short-lived foray into crime solving. No more walking deliberately into danger. Her new goal is to see her best friend Abbie marry fiancé Eric Scott in three weeks. But the brutal murder of Abbie’s ex-husband could ruin the nuptials, especially since Abbie was the last one seen with him.
Inn Plain Sight    by Elizabeth Ludwig Janelle Mowery
Price: $0.99 USD. 59740 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on December 5, 2011. .

Pine Mills's latest criminal is on the loose, and Casey Alexander is hot on their trail. . .
Band Room Bash    by Candice Speare Prentice
Price: $0.99 USD. 61810 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on November 28, 2011. .

When Trish Cunningham and her oldest stepson Tommy find Georgia Winters, the English teacher at Four Oaks High School, dead in the band room, the suspect list is lengthy. The teacher had a number of enemies—including Tommy Cunningham.
Died in the Wool    by Elizabeth Ludwig Janelle Mowery
Price: $0.99 USD. 63580 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on November 21, 2011. .

A librarian fights to prove her innocence before the cops throw the book at her. . .
Murder in the Milk Case    by Candice Speare Prentice
Price: $0.99 USD. 62170 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on November 13, 2011. .

When mommy and wife, Trish Cunningham, finds the body of pharmacist Jim Bob Jenkins behind the two-percent milk, she knows she' having a bad day. Worse, she's a suspect. Sleuthing to exonerate herself from murder charges, she shakes up a murderer who has nothing to lose by killing any one in the way - including Trish.
Where the Truth Lies    by Elizabeth Ludwig Janelle Mowery
Price: $0.99 USD. 60480 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on November 7, 2011. .

A case of suicide leads an amateur sleuth on a trail of deceit and corruption…
Another Hour to Kill    by Anita Higman
Price: $0.99 USD. 60350 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 31, 2011. .

With a mysterious murder to solve, a lost treasure to find, and a huge wedding to plan, Bailey has come undone. Then there's that next-door neighbor who thinks he's a vampire...  
Gone with the Groom    by Janice Hanna
Price: $2.99 USD. 76310 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 31, 2011. .

The best laid plans of brides and men go awry when Annie Peterson’s future son-in-law Scott disappears just two weeks before the big day. Will Annie solve the mystery and recover the missing groom, or will she suffer “regrets only”?
Treasure at Blue Heron Lake    by Megan Elaine Davis Susan Page Davis
Price: $2.99 USD. 61710 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 31, 2011. .

A lakeside lodge draws tourists with a legend of hidden treasure and murder—until the murder part becomes all too real.
Chocolate-Covered Crime    by Cynthia Hickey
Price: $0.99 USD. 61450 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 24, 2011. .

(5.00)
When you're getting married on April Fool's Day and your wedding planner ends up murdered, what's a soon-to-be bride to do?
Worth Its Weight in Old    by K. D. Hays
Price: $0.99 USD. 64360 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 17, 2011. .

Paintings slashed...furniture broken...someone is wreaking havoc at the Blue Moon Art & Antiques Gallery.
Candy-Coated Secrets    by Cynthia Hickey
Price: $0.99 USD. 63980 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 10, 2011. .

Who would have thought escorting an elephant down Highway 64 could lead to murder?
George Washington Stepped Here    by K. D. Hays
Price: $0.99 USD. 62000 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 4, 2011. .

Did the father of our country vandalize furniture and unwittingly create a valuable artifact or is the story about George just an elaborate hoax?
Fudge-Laced Felonies    by Cynthia Hickey
Price: $0.99 USD. 63050 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 4, 2011. .

(5.00)
Summer Meadows entered church on Sunday not to find God, but to search for a killer.
Everybody Loved Roger Harden    by Cecil Murphey
Price: $0.99 USD. 59540 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on October 4, 2011. .

Psychologist Julie West and the Reverend James Burton ignore the mysterious attraction developing between them long enough to discover who among them murdered their dinner host, wealthy philanthropist Roger Harden.
Another Stab at Life    by Anita Higman
Price: $0.99 USD. 57960 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on September 27, 2011. .

Bailey Walker is in over her head. She's hounded by a guy who thinks he's her guardian, and she's inherited a mansion with enough mysteries to trip up Sherlock Holmes and enough gothic nightmares to scare off Dracula.
Homicide at Blue Heron Lake    by Megan Elaine Davis Susan Page Davis
Price: $0.99 USD. 60050 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on September 26, 2011. .

In a peaceful Maine town, an old romance rekindles while an older crime is unraveled.
The Wedding Caper    by Janice Hanna
Price: $0.99 USD. 72310 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on September 26, 2011. .

When a $25,000 night deposit mysteriously disappears from the Clark County Savings and Loan, Annie Peterson--mother of the bride--takes on the role of amateur sleuth to solve the mystery.


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