Joyce and Jim Lavene ?- ?-   Joyce and Jim Lavene live in North Carolina with their family. They are the creators of: 1. ‘Missing Pieces Mystery’ series featuring Dae O’Donnell, a woman with a gift for finding lost things. 2. ‘Peggy Lee Garden Mystery’ series featuring Peggy Lee, a detective’s widow and owner of a gardener’s paradise called the Potting Shed. 3. ‘Pet Psychic Mystery’ series featuring Mary Catherine Roberts, a radio talk show host. 4. ‘Renaissance Faire Mystery’ series featuring Jessie Morton, a graduate student. 5. ‘Sharyn Howard’, a sheriff in North Carolina. 6. ‘Stockcar Racing Mystery’ series featuring Ruby and Glad Wysznewski, a beautician and a retired homicide detective. Visit also their own site.

Titles and year of publication:
 

‘Missing Pieces Mystery’ Novels
1) A Timely Vision	2010
2) A Touch of Gold	2011
3) A Spirited Gift	2011
4) A Haunting Dream	2012
‘Peggy Lee Garden Mystery’ Novels
1) Pretty Poison	2005
2) Fruit of the Poisoned Tree	2006
3) Poisoned Petals	2007
4) Perfect Poison	2008
5) A Corpse for Yew	2009
‘Pet Psychic Mystery’ Novels
1) The Telltale Turtle	2008
‘Renaissance Faire Mystery’ Novels
1) Wicked Weaves	2008
2) Ghastly Glass	2009
3) Deadly Daggers	2010
4) Harrowing Hats	2011
5) Treacherous Toys	2012
‘Sharyn Howard’ Novels
1) Last Dance	1999
2) One Last Goodbye	2000
3) The Last to Remember	2001
4) Until Our Last Embrace	2001
5) For the Last Time	2002
6) Dreams Don’t Last	2002
7) Last Fires Burning	2003
8) Glory’s Last Victim	2004
9) Last Rites	2004
10) Last One Down	2005
11) Before the Last Lap	2005
12) The First Shall Be Last	2007
‘Stockcar Racing Mystery’ Novels
1) Swapping Paint	2007
2) Hooked Up	2008