Soar to thrilling new heights of mystery with Murder in the Air, the fourth installment of the Destination Murders anthologies. This exhilarating collection features eight cozy mystery short stories where danger soars and suspense floats on every breeze.
From daring ziplines to serene hot air balloons, from high-flying adventures aboard planes, blimps, and ski lodge gondolas to far out in outer space, murder finds its way into the air in the most unexpected ways.
Crafted by your favorite award-winning and bestselling cozy mystery authors, each story in Murder in the Air combines intrigue, humor, and, of course, murder, to keep you guessing until the very last page. Join us on a journey where the stakes are as high as the altitudes.
If you are looking for your next cozy read…or your next cozy author, Murder in the Air is your ticket to an airborne adventure—where every story promises a view to a thrill.
DONE WITH THE WIND, Karen Cantwell. Another short story in the Barbara Marr series. When Barb's mother sweet-talked her into a sun-soaked getaway to Costa Rica, little did Barb know she'd be swapping cold winds for hot leads on a zipline adventure that would nosedive into death.
SUGAR HIGH, SUGAR LOW, Cathy Wiley. A new short story in the Fatal Food Festivals series. Jackie Norwood's flight home from a murder-free Chocolate Fest takes a bittersweet turn when a fellow passenger and festival attendee slips into a fatal coma.
DOUBLE HIGH STAKES, Gretchen Archer. A new short story in the Davis Way series. Davis Way Cole and her partner in crime-solving find themselves on a private jet with a den of wealthy criminals. Who knew jet-setting could be such a turbulent affair?
TREAD MAN WALKING, Diane Vallere. A short story in the Killer Fashion mystery series. When Samantha Kidd's husband asks for a "quick favor," it's all fun and games until she runs into sneaky thieves, high-flying secrets, and sneakers worth killing for!
(H)AIRLESS, Rosalie Spielman. When Ensign Sorrel's request to ditch her hairless spaceship gig for Earth becomes an interstellar cat-astrophe, she finds herself in a tangled plot of murder.
AIRLIFT, Shawn Reilly Simmons. Caroline Cabot's desire for an actual murder-free "honeymoon" in Vermont gets icier than expected even before they can hit the slopes.
A CONTEST WIN TO DIE FOR, Tina Kashian. A short story in the Kebab Kitchen series. Lucy Berberian finds herself aloft on a blimp with dreams of high-flying adventure, only to have her spirits plummet. Who knew a contest win could be such a killer getaway?
HOT AIR AND GOOD TIMES AT SHELLY'S SHARE SHED, Eleanor Cawood Jones. A Mardi Gras fundraiser escapade in Tennessee, with Lorrie George and friends, balloons into a real-life murder mystery.
