Books by Barbara Ross

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Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries, Clammed Up, Boiled Over and Musseled Out. Fogged Inn will be published in 2016. See her website at http://www.maineclambakemysteries.com

Barbara is a co-editor/co-publisher at Level Best Books, which produces an award-winning anthology of crime and mystery stories by New England authors every November. "Bread Baby" in Best New England Crime Stories 2014: Stone Cold was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story. Barbara also blogs with a wonderful group of Maine mystery authors at Maine Crime Writers and with a group of writers of New England-based cozy mysteries at Wicked Cozy Authors.

Barbara and her husband own the former Seafarer Inn at the head of the harbor in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Clammed Up (A Maine Clambake Mystery Book 1) by Barbara Ross Summer has come to Busman's Harbor, Maine, and tourists are lining up for a taste of authentic New England seafood, courtesy of the Snowden Family Clambake Company. But there's something sinister on the boil this season. A killer has crashed a wedding party, adding mystery to the menu at the worst possible moment. . .Julia Snowden... Today's Bargain Price: $6.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers Available on Audible

Boiled Over (A Maine Clambake Mystery Book 2) by Barbara Ross For Julia Snowden, the Founder's Day summer celebration in Busman's Harbor, Maine, means helping her family's clambake company to prepare an authentic taste of New England seafood. Any Mainer will tell you that a real clambake needs wood for the fire . . . so why is there a foot sticking out of the oven?The townspeople want to pin the... Today's Bargain Price: $6.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers Available on Audible

Steamed Open (A Maine Clambake Mystery) by Barbara Ross It’s summertime in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, and the clamming is easy—or it was until a mysterious new neighbor blocks access to the beach, cutting off the Snowden Family Clambake’s supply. Julia Snowden is just one of many townspeople angered by Bartholomew Frick’s decision. But which one of them was angry enough to kill? ... Today's Bargain Price: $4.99 Get It Now Categories: Unknown

Musseled Out (A Maine Clambake Mystery Book 3) by Barbara Ross The busy summer tourist season is winding down in Busman's Harbor, Maine, but Julia Snowden senses trouble simmering for the Snowden Family Clambake Company. Shifty David Thwing--the "Mussel King" of upscale seafood restaurants--is sniffing around town for a new location. But serving iffy clams turns out to be the least of his troubles.... Today's Bargain Price: $6.99 Get It Now Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers Available on Audible

The Death of an Ambitious Woman (Chief Ruth Murphy Mysteries) by Barbara Ross When is the cost of a dream too high? In The Death of an Ambitious Woman, the murder of one ambitious woman forces another to decide what price she is willing to pay for success. It's the first warm day of spring, and Acting Police Chief Ruth Murphy is in a terrific mood. She's just made the final cut in the selection process for... Today's Bargain Price: $3.99 Get It Now Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

A Taste of Murder Box-Set by Barbara Ross Dig into the delectable books that kicked off your favorite mouth-watering mystery series—collected for the first time, in one box set!Chocolate Chip Cookie MurderThe First Hannah Swensen Mystery with Recipes!A heroine with an insatiable appetite for solving crimes, Hannah's Swenson's popular Lake Eden, Minnesota, bakery, The Cookie... Today's Bargain Price: $12.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

Best New England Crime Stories 2012: Dead Calm by Barbara Ross New England's most acclaimed, award-winning crime and mystery writers, along with several exciting new voices, weave twenty-seven original tales from the region's dark side. Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

Fogged Inn (A Maine Clambake Mystery Book 4) by Barbara Ross An autumn chill has settled over Busman's Harbor, Maine, but Julia Snowden is warming up the town by offering lobster stew at the local diner. When her landlord discovers a dead body in the walk-in refrigerator, Julia must figure out who ordered up a side of murder.Nothing's colder than a corpse--especially one stashed inside a sub-zero... Today's Bargain Price: $6.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers Available on Audible

Best New England Crime Stories 2016: Red Dawn by Barbara Ross Red Sky at Morning—Readers Take Warning!Red Dawn brings new meaning to the old sailors' adage with thirty-three brand new stories from some of New England's most acclaimed mystery writers, along with several exciting new voices.Some spine-tingling, some rib-tickling, from cons and capers to conundrums and classic whodunits and... Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

Iced Under (A Maine Clambake Mystery) by Barbara Ross The snow is deep in Maine’s Busman’s Harbor and the mighty rivers are covered in ice. Snowden Family Clambake Company proprietor Julia Snowden and her mother, Jacqueline, are hunkered down for the winter when a mysterious package arrives—heating up February with an unexpected case of murder . . .   Inside the mystery package... Today's Bargain Price: $5.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers Available on Audible

Best New England Crime Stories 2014: Stone Cold by Barbara Ross Stone Cold presents twenty-eight delicious crimestories from a bevy of award-winning New Englandmystery writers along with several exciting new voices.Drop dead funny or stone cold deadly, the inventive andsometimes twisted tales in Level Best Books’ eleventhanthology leave no stone unturned—a not-so-innocenttrivia game, blood-red... Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

Best New England Crime Stories 2015: Rogue Wave by Barbara Ross Get swept up in this year's tsunami of twenty-nine never before seen crime stories from a bevy of New England's award-winning mystery writers joined by several of the region's most compelling new voices.From classic mysteries to dead celebrities—some light, some dark, some flat-out scary and some downright funny—Level Best Book's... Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

Thin Ice: Crime Stories by New England Writers (Best New England Crime Stories Book 8) by Barbara Ross Whether it's hardboiled hilarity or gritty noir, suspense or sibling subterfuge, capers or cons, or even an especially abnormal pair of paranormal shoes, anything can happen when you venture on Thin Ice.New England's most acclaimed award-winning crime and mystery writers, along with several exciting new voices, weave twenty-five original... Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon by Barbara Ross Contains the Agatha and Anthony-nominated Best Short Story "Kept in the Dark" by Sheila Connolly, the Derringer-nominated stories "A Regular Story" by Peggy McFarland and "Double Wedding" by Mo Walsh and the Al Blanchard award-winning story "Out to Sea" by VR Barkowski.Level Best Books' tenth anthology presents thirty-one tales from New... Today's Bargain Price: $2.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers

Stowed Away (A Maine Clambake Mystery) by Barbara Ross It’s June in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, and Julia Snowden and her family are working hard to get their authentic Maine clambake business ready for summer. Preparations must be put on hold, however, when a mysterious yacht drops anchor in the harbor—and delivers an unexpected dose of murder . . .  When Julia’s old prep school... Today's Bargain Price: $4.99 Get It Now Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers Available on Audible