Dial M for Mischief

In this invigorating contemporary twist to Michaels's Beckets of Romney Marsh series (Becket's Last Stand , etc.), three successful sisters are determined to prove their father's innocent of the murder of a politician's wife and of his own “suicide.” As the three—PI Jade, movie star Jolie and TV journalist Jessica—gather in Philadelphia to mourn their father, ex-cop-turned PI Teddy Sunshine, Jolie is relieved when her ex-fiancé, the dashing Sam Becket, rescues her from an annoying photographer who is nosing around the late suspect's family. After the Sunshine home office is torched while Jade's inside, the three use Sam's estate as a refuge and home base. Sam's cousin (and Jade's ex-husband) Court Becket flies to her side to help as they track down leads that at first look cold. Old passions reignite, and, for Jessica, a new one begins. As for what happened to the cursed Empress, an uncut emerald lost for centuries? Stay tuned. (May)