Books by Luisa Buehler
The Rosary Bride: A Cloistered Death

The Rosary Bride: A Cloistered Death

Book One of the Grace Marsden Mystery Series

During the 1940's the women attending Rosary College insisted a beautiful young woman wearing a 'fancy dress' haunted the halls near the chapel.  Many claimed to see the apparition often entering, sitting, and softly crooning a mournful melody. Stories of the 'Rosary Bride' continue from generation to generation. Fifty years later, during the renovation of the college library, workers expose a skeleton.

Grace Marsden, present at the discovery is drawn into the search for the victim's identity, fearing the remains will lead to skeletons in her own family closet. Against her husband, her best friend, and her own common sense Grace determines to find the truth. Her involvement grows beyond her control when the dead woman reaches out to her. Can Grace name the 'Rosary Bride' before her killer strikes again?


The Lion Tamer:  A Caged Death

The Lion Tamer: A Caged Death

The Grace Marsdon Series - Book Two

Wagons rolling, flags furling, horns blaring, the circus comes to town!  Children chase the wagons, daring for a glimpse of exotic wild creatures.  The big cats roar, sending shivers through the crowd, but they edge closer, demanding to be scared, knowing they are safe.  And then a skeleton is found in a bygone relic.  Is anyone safe?

Grace Marsden fights the lure of a decades old mystery surrounding a circus wagon, a phantom lion, and human bones uncovered at a local zoo.  But when a dead woman sends her a letter and a dead man ends up in her neighbors yard, she can't ignore the lion tamer and his tale.  Legend, fact, or fantasy?  Grace needs to find out fast before she becomes his current prey.

The Station Master: A Scheduled Death

The Station Master: A Scheduled Death

The Grace Marsdon Series - Book Three

The eighth annual Depot Days celebration is drawing large crowds to the quaint old station.  The buzz of an auction and the thrill of the win.  Eager spectators crane their necks as the last antique trunk gives up its secret...Trouble!

Death has knocked at Grace Marsden's door before, but the stakes skyrocket when circumstances cast her husband as the number one suspect in a hit and run.  Once again fate sets Grace on a collision course with a determined murderer.

Suspicion raises ugly memories and peoples defenses when they realize their close-knit town harbors a killer.  Who knows the secret?  And who punched a one-way ticket to the end of the line for Grace?

The Scout Master: A Prepared Death

The Scout Master: A Prepared Death

The Grace Marsdon Series - Book Four

 "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God
 and my country and to obey the Scout Law…

Hidden for decades in local woods lies a World War II munitions crate filled with bones.  The gruesome discovery by a Boy Scout troop uncovers Satanic rituals and prompts questions about cults, Wiccan covens, and a murdered FBI agent.

"To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong…

Could young men led by a twisted scoutmaster be the hooded marauders terrorizing the woods?  Can Grace count on the Scout Law to keep her safe as the cult chooses her for their next victim?

"mentally awake, and morally straight."

The Lighthouse Keeper:  A Beckoning Death

The Lighthouse Keeper: A Beckoning Death

The Grace Marsdon Series - Book Five

With a troubled marriage, and the haunting memories of ghosts, bones, and dead bodies, Grace Marsden needs solace.  The invitation from her childhood friend presents Grace with an opportunity for respite on Christian Island.  

Georgian Bay in the off-season provides a perfect venue for relaxation, until a fluke snowstorm shatters the serenity.  Grace and nine other people find themselves trapped on the island and the prime suspects in the mysterious death of an island Elder.

An ancient Indian tragedy, island ghost sightings, and modern day treachery twist lives until more deaths and more danger make Grace unsure of whom she can trust.

When the spirit of the lighthouse keeper beckons to her– is it to warn her or harm her?

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