Books by Sara M. Barton

Double Strike: A Tandem Takedown Thriller

by S. M. Barton

(6 reviews)

Navy SEAL Neil Cox would do just about anything to find his father's body. He wants to give the missing FBI undercover agent a proper burial. The Irish-American mobster suspected of committing the murder has never been caught, thanks to his co-opted sources in law enforcement. But when Paddy O'Hurley seeks Stinger missiles for the IRA, he becomes a serious national security threat. As the body... See More

Length: 387 Pages (705 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Miz Scarlet and the Bewildered Bridegroom (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 4)

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(127 reviews)

Book four in the popular cozy mystery series laced with humor and romance... "Awesome. She never wanted to go into the wedding planning business but pressure from the other has her finally agreeing. After all it is only for a party of twelve - how hard can it be. Add in a hitman, masked intruders and other underhand tricks for an enthralling read. Great plot and wonderful characters make this a... See More

Length: 418 Pages (965 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Devil in Jalalabad: A Cat Ballentine Spy Thriller

by S. M. Barton

(128 reviews)

A gripping, suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing till the end... When CIA officer Catherine Ballentine was taken captive in Afghanistan, she endured horrific treatment for months at the hands of an Islamic State terrorist, Walid, but she never gave up on the mission. When the Afghan women and children she was working with were massacred, Cat escaped and brought the answers back with... See More

Length: 316 Pages (2,891 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Code Name: Goldfinch

by Sara M. Barton

(12 reviews)

In 1985, an ordinary woman with a dangerous secret, pursued by Soviet spies, is given the chance to be part of an extraordinary mission. Can she find the courage to risk her life to save her beloved Poland from Soviet domination? In Moscow, the Kremlin ordered the GRU and the KGB to get inside the Polish dissident circles and destroy them before Ukraine and the other Soviet republics followed... See More

Length: 413 Pages (2,201 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Devil in Belize: A Cat Ballentine Spy Thriller

by S. M. Barton

(10 reviews)

A gripping, suspenseful thriller that will have your head spinning... When CIA officers Renny Rossi and Cat Ballentine are sent to the idyllic island of Ambergris Caye in Belize, it hardly seems like a challenging spy assignment. But things are heating up in nearby Guatemala and Mexico as drug traffickers, human traffickers, and gangbangers seek out new turf. Suddenly, the normally peaceful... See More

Length: 374 Pages (3,189 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Jazz Cat Murders: An Agatha & Smitty Murder Mystery

by Sara M. Barton

(53 reviews)

In their very first case together, cozy mystery author "Agatha" and homicide investigator "Smitty" work together to catch a dangerous serial killer who is murdering talented jazz musicians. She's hiding out at the One for the Road Motel with a big secret, using her cozy mystery author pen name as her alias. He's an overworked, impatient, and grouchy homicide investigator. Who wouldn't be with... See More

Length: 232 Pages (1,709 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Like a Bad Penny at Christmas (A Devilishly Delicious Culinary Mystery Book 2)

by Sara Barton

(117 reviews)

Angus McDonald and Annie Colston are not your typical amateur sleuths. As passionate cooks and members of the Golden Fork Club, they're always on the hunt for great cuisine. When Angus's brother, Duncan, starts to fall apart up in New Hampshire, the pair of determined sleuths hit the road. Is Drucilla, Duncan's manipulative wife to blame for his medical crisis? Is she planning to murder him and... See More

Length: 267 Pages (810 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Like a Fish Out of Water (A Devilishly Delicious Culinary Mystery Book 4)

by Sara Barton

(79 reviews)

Angus McDonald and Annie Colston are not your typical amateur sleuths. When Annie is offered a 3-book publishing deal with Bonne Joie Books, she delves into the possibility of signing the contract. But she just doesn't trust the publisher, Randall Collins. When she finds out that several authors want to sue him because their royalties are missing, she and Angus take a closer look and discover... See More

Length: 293 Pages (802 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Henry Hartman's Boondoggle Crisis

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(8 reviews)

A humorous cozy mystery... Meet FBI Agent Henry Hartman is a master of deception, weaving wild tales and creating illusions to fool the bad guys. No one knows this better than Sydney Stansfield, the poor woman he roped into working on highly classified "off the books" operations when she was at her most vulnerable. From a ratty motel in Berlin, CT to a lagoon villa on Hilton Head, SC, newlyweds... See More

Length: 268 Pages (1,367 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Like a Ghost in the Woods (A Devilishly Delicious Culinary Mystery Book 1)

by Sara Barton

(90 reviews)

Angus McDonald is a man once suspected of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. Annie Colston is a murder mystery author with a knack for character profiles. They're not your typical amateur sleuths.As passionate cooks and members of the Golden Fork Club, they're always on the hunt for great cuisine. But when Angus's dog, Truffles, and Annie's dog, Cinnamon, find a dead body in the woods, solving the... See More

Length: 284 Pages (789 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Like a Thief in the Night (A Devilishly Delicious Culinary Mystery Book 3)

by Sara Barton

(158 reviews)

Angus McDonald and Annie Colston are not your typical amateur sleuths. As passionate cooks and members of the Golden Fork Club, they're always on the hunt for great cuisine. When Angus and Annie attend an elegant party at a hotel, murder is on the menu. Annie comes face to face with a distraught woman in the ladies room who later turns out to be one of two murder victims. Stunned when they... See More

Length: 274 Pages (792 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Like a Horse of a Different Color

by Sara Barton

(44 reviews)

Angus McDonald and Annie Colston are not your typical amateur sleuths. Annie's secret past comes back to haunt her when she's accused of murdering Frank and Marjorie Welter, two people who dared to eavesdrop on her private conversation. Someone is determined to ruin her, but who? Is it the man from her past who turned her life upside down twenty years ago and nearly destroyed her or is it one of... See More

Length: 278 Pages (847 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Henry Hartman's Fall Guy Crisis

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(14 reviews)

A humorous cozy mystery... Meet FBI Agent Henry Hartman is a master of deception, weaving wild tales and creating illusions to fool the bad guys. No one knows this better than Sydney Stansfield, the poor woman he roped into working on highly classified "off the books" operations when she was at her most vulnerable. Harvey Poulin has gone from being a respectable member of the United States Navy... See More

Length: 130 Pages (1,287 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

In the Shadows of a Lie (Cornwall & Company Mystery Book 2)

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(122 reviews)

Book #2 in the three-book saga of a woman on the run. (This ongoing story begins in "Who Hates Marigold Flowers", Book #1, and concludes in "Bury Me in Paradise", Book #3.) In Book #1, the former Marigold Flowers was booted out of WitSec when she was suspected of orchestrating the attempted murder of a US Marshal. Luckily, she found sanctuary with the two younger Cornwall brothers. Jackson and... See More

Length: 572 Pages (1,627 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Pantomime Double-Cross: A Novel

by Sara M. Barton

(43 reviews)

A summer trip to Paris in 1976... the toss of a strange challenge coin... and the offer to join a clandestine government program... that's what led Isobelle Wylie on an unforgettable journey into the dangerous world of espionage, love, and betrayal. Even her family never knew about the secret life she lived. She was covertly trained to shadow national security threats as a member of the CIA's... See More

Length: 297 Pages (3,123 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Henry Hartman's Mobster Crisis (An Off the Books Mystery Book 1)

by Sara Barton

(15 reviews)

A humorous cozy mystery... Meet FBI Agent Henry Hartman is a master of deception, weaving wild tales and creating illusions to fool the bad guys. No one knows this better than Sydney Stansfield, the poor woman he roped into working on highly classified "off the books" operations when she was at her most vulnerable. Dumped by her ex-husband, Syd vows to never get married again. That's a challenge... See More

Length: 105 Pages (978 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Mirrors: A Moscow Joe Cyberspy Thriller

by S. M. Barton

(44 reviews)

Alpha Orionis Enterprises created a highly classified software program called the Bellatrix Project for the United States government. Unbeknownst to the company, Russian GRU officers in a cyber warfare unit called Betelgeuse penetrated the classified system... But the dangerous cyber hacking begins to fall apart when two ex-lovers are thrown together in Grenada by someone who knows about their... See More

Length: 473 Pages (694 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Frosted!

by Sara Barton

(108 reviews)

Inspired by "The Great British Bake-Off", "Cake Wars", "Sweet Genius", "Cupcake Wars", and the hilarious comedy, "Chef!" When former White House pastry chef Margaret Klein teams up with Charlie Watson, owner and pastry chef at Decadent Desserts, to host "The International Killer Chefs Competition", the last thing they expect is for anyone to actually commit a murder... or two... or three. Eight... See More

Length: 460 Pages (612 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Miz Scarlet and the Holiday Houseguests (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 3)

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(1,680 review)

The third book in the popular cozy mystery series laced with humor and romance... "A great story with returning characters. There is suspense, lots of family and real life drama. I would love some time at the Four Acorn Inn." Divorced parents who won't stop bickering, a sassy teenager, and a killer stalking her are just what homicide investigator Laurencia "Larry" Rivera doesn't need for... See More

Length: 145 Pages (2,420 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Last Bitter Breath

by S. M. Barton

Book 2 of the Arden Woods Spy Thriller Series... A terminally ill woman, experienced in creating and defusing chemical and biological weapons, is sent to the Bard's Bed & Breakfast to live out her last days in comfort. Only trouble is she has no intention of going quietly! Linda Romano is determined to make everyone miserable or die trying! The gang at the Bard's Bed & Breakfast on Vermont's Lake... See More

Length: 214 Pages (1,439 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Syrian Package

by S. M. Barton

(1 review)

Book 1 of the Arden Woods Spy Thriller Series... A wily French spy, an Iranian seductress on the hunt to steal American secrets, a ruthless Russian spy with a grudge to settle... in Vermont? It all starts with the dead body of a young girl, naked and tattooed, under the bed of a guest room. Who is she and where did she come from? The Bard's Bed & Breakfast isn't your typical hotel. Run by former... See More

Length: 159 Pages (1,111 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Where's Hansel and Gretel's Gingerbread House? (Gabby Grimm Fairy Tale Mystery Book 2)

by Sara Barton

(50 reviews)

A desperate plea from Cousin Annette takes Gabby to NYC just before Christmas, to unofficially hunt for a missing co-worker at Frist and Company. The FBI had an inside man on the job. When the heart of an ugly construction fraud surfaces, his bosses squeeze him to produce results for the DOJ, but he's got it bad for Annette, and that ain't good. Desperate to help her cousin navigate her way out... See More

Length: 180 Pages (1,307 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Gabby Grimm Fairy Tale Mysteries Deputy Grimm to the Rescue

by Sara Barton

(6 reviews)

Three books from the popular series in one package -- Meet gutsy, goodhearted Deputy Gabby Grimm, the only female officer in the Latimer Falls Sheriff's Department as she takes on big city trouble in rural Vermont! SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTER #1 -- She's got her work cut out for her when ruthless terrorists come a-calling! As the war on terror invades her idyllic Vermont village, Gabby refuses to... See More

Length: 569 Pages (1,922 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Little Red Riding Hood and the Secret Cookie Recipe (Gabby Grimm Fairy Tale Mystery Book 3)

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(71 reviews)

Willie Dumfries is the real deal, a Big, Bad Wolf who will stop at nothing to punish Sheriff Rufus Parteger. On a romantic night with her Army Special Forces boyfriend, Sam Hogan, Gabby unexpectedly finds the Parteger family car abandoned in a parking lot. The sheriff's teenage daughter is later rescued, but Willie Dumfries has a far more extensive and powerful reach than anyone imagined. When... See More

Length: 213 Pages (1,899 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Snow White and the Hunter (Gabby Grimm Fairy Tale Mystery Book 1)

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(71 reviews)

Deputy Gabby Grimm's got her work cut out for her when ruthless terrorists come a-calling! As the war on terror invades her idyllic Vermont village, Gabby refuses to surrender. While working on an antiterrorist software program for Ramparts Manufacturing, Jonathan Klarsfeld is brutally murdered at his lakeside cabin and his family is taken hostage. Enter Sam Hogan, Army counter-terrorism... See More

Length: 248 Pages (1,583 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Scarlet Wilson Mysteries Presents Miz Scarlet Cracks the Cases

by Sara M. Barton

(5 reviews)

Have you met innkeeper-turned-amateur sleuth known as Miz Scarlet? She's a doozy! Unable to resist a mystery, the funny, feisty puzzle-solver often finds herself stumbling across one body after another as she evades an assortment of determined killers, much to the chagrin of her family and friends, including heartthrob Kenny Tolliver, head of Mercer Security, and Laurencia "Larry" Rivera, an... See More

Length: 1,334 Pages (2,409 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Miz Scarlet and the Imposing Imposter (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 1)

by Sara Barton (Sara M. Barton)

(317 reviews)

The first book in the popular cozy mystery series laced with humor and romance... "I loved every minute of reading this book. I couldn't figure out who did what. The characters are wonderful. Funny, tough. Can't wait to read the next book." A financial Ponzi-style fraud costs the Wilsons everything but the old family manse. Turning it into the Four Acorns Inn sounds like a good idea, except... See More

Length: 313 Pages (1,690 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Miz Scarlet and the Perplexed Passenger (A Scarlet Wilson Mystery Book 5)

by Sara Barton

(108 reviews)

Book five in the popular cozy mystery series laced with humor and romance... "Very entertaining read. It had me chuckling so much I had to pause the reading. She has a very witty humor." When innkeeper Scarlet Wilson is asked to accompany her wheelchair-bound mother on a five-night cruise to Bermuda, she expects to have a trip to remember. Boy, will she remember this one! Accompanied by... See More

Length: 301 Pages (928 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Cornwall & Company Mysteries Escape to Paradise Boxed Set

by Sara M. Barton

(8 reviews)

Special digital boxed set... The first three books in the Cornwall & Company Mystery Series: NOW WITH A NEW ENDING! Book 1: Who Hates Marigold Flowers? How does a wedding planner from Lake Placid, New York end up in the trunk of a Toyota Corolla submerged in a frozen lake near Windham, nearly two hundred miles away? It's easy if you've got two contract killers after you! Marigold Flowers doesn't... See More

Length: 580 Pages (1,038 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

When Rage Meets Fury (Cornwall & Company Mystery Book 4)

by Sara Barton

(47 reviews)

Book 4 in the Cornwall & Company Mystery Series... This exciting mystery is a stand-alone book... Mystery writer Lisbeth Causley sends her assistant, Chrisanth Neeson, once in the Witness Protection Program, to scout a location for a fictional murder in Kauai. Under a blue sky on a perfect day in paradise, a stranger shoots farm worker Johnny Hiro and kidnaps Chris. Stuffed into a rain barrel and... See More

Length: 265 Pages (1,229 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled