Dead Red Mystery series by R.P. Dahlke (#1-4)
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Overview: R.P. Dahlke sort of fell into the job of running a crop-dusting business when her dad decided he’d rather go on a cruise than take another season of lazy pilots, missing flaggers, testy farmers and horrific hours. After two years at the helm, she handed him back the keys and fled to a city without any of the above. And, no, she was never a crop-duster. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, National and Desert Sleuths; 1st chapter President Cochise County, AZ chapter of Sisters in Crime 2003-2005; Arizona Mystery Writers; and Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, AZ.
Genre: Mystery
1. A Dead Red Cadillac (2011)
Twice divorced NY model, Lalla Bains, now runs her dad’s Crop-Dusting business in Modesto, California, where she’s hoping to dodge the inevitable 40th birthday party. But when her trophy red ‘58 Cadillac is found tail-fins up in a nearby lake, the police ask why a widowed piano teacher, who couldn’t possibly see beyond the hood ornament, was found strapped in the driver’s seat. Reeling from an interrogation with local homicide, Lalla is determined to extricate herself as a suspect in this strange murder case. Unfortunately, drug running pilots, a cross-dressing convict, a crazy Chihuahua, and the dead woman’s hunky nephew throw enough road blocks to keep Lalla neck deep in an investigation that links her family to a 20-year old murder only she can solve.
2. A Dead Red Heart (2011)
When a lovesick, homeless veteran litters her vintage red caddy with paper snowflakes, Lalla Bains, Aero Ag pilot, figures it’s time for a showdown. Unfortunately, someone else has the same idea, leaving Lalla with a dying man at her feet and only his strange last words, "The more there is, the less you see," as a clue to his killer.Compounding her life, her tightwad, widowed father becomes a born-again ladies’ man; a disreputable competitor tries to push her out of business; and last but not least, her antennae twitches that the sultry redhead in Modesto’s police department may be vying for Sheriff Caleb Stone’s affections. It soon becomes crystal clear that the police are totally off base on this murder investigation, and someone else is going to have to suit up to solve this case—someone who is just exasperating, pushy, and tenacious enough to get the job done—and that person will be none other than Lalla Bains.
3. A Dead Red Oleander (2012)
When a late in the season emergency forces Lalla Bains to accept a greenhorn ag pilot for her dad’s cropdusting business, she sighs in relief. After all, he comes highly recommended, his physical is spotless, and with a name of Dewey Treat, what could possibly go wrong? Then her quirky relatives arrive from Texas, and things go south in a hurry: Dewey Treat drops dead, his tearful widow claims he was murdered, clobbers Sheriff Caleb Stone with his own gun, and makes a run for it. Lalla, convinced the widow is innocent, sets out to prove it—against the express wishes of fiancé Caleb Stone. Feds, local law, suspicious ag pilots, nutso relatives, and her daddy’s new sidekick, Bruce the goat, make life a living hell for Lalla. Will her nosy nature solve the crime and save the day—or put them all in mortal danger?
4. A Dead Red Alibi (2014)
A successful, but reclusive young artist with a secret life
A wannabe lawman and his dotty, gun-toting granddad
An abandoned mine pit, a curious dad and the local police chief found with him
When Lalla and her dad take a trip to Arizona to inspect her new property, Dad disappears. But when Lalla enlists the help of a local tracker, she’s relieved to find him unharmed, but in the bottom of a mine pit. Unfortunately, he’s got company—a local police chief, and it looks like he’s been murdered. Then, too, a young woman artist living nearby has also been murdered. What’re the chances that these two murders are going to be related? Well, if you’re Lalla Bains, you don’t guess—you start looking for the killer!
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