I’m pleased to announce that all three books in my “living history” mystery series, MURDER AT PLIMOTH PLANTATION, MURDER AT GETTYSBURG and MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT are now available from Belgrave House in all the popular formats.

(They are also available at the Kindle and Apple stores, but both Belgrave House and I would appreciate it if you buy from them.) Here’s the link.

The timing is perfect for MURDER AT GETTYSBURG, because it’s now the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, and for MURDER AT PLIMOTH, because in my new book, MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT, I continue to explore the theme that became important to me while writing Plimoth: the often troubled relations between Native peoples and whites, both historically and in the present-day. And of course, I’m delighted that MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT is now available also.

In MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT, the grisly murder of a visiting yachtsman, allegedly by a local Indian, shakes a New England seacoast town and severely tests the loyalties of a white woman and her Native lover.

When Miranda Lewis, a workaholic writer of books about American history, and her boyfriend, Nate Barnes, a hot-tempered former American Indian Movement activist, visit friends—hers at the Spouters Point Maritime Museum, and his at a nearby Native-owned gambling casino—they know it’s not going to be smooth sailing. But neither anticipates the storm that’s about to break when Miranda’s friend’s yachtsman fiancé is brutally murdered, and Nate’s casino friend is the leading suspect. Miranda’s quest for the truth not only puts her at odds with Nate, but with her own friends when her friend’s brother emerges as a suspect. It also leads her to a life-and-death struggle with a crazed killer.

Read an Excerpt and find out where you can Buy the Book.

“Romance, danger, a dash of history—Leslie Wheeler’s MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT blends Native American culture, seafaring, and a gutsy heroine into a modern New England mystery with intelligence and heart.”
    -- Sarah Smith, author

“Against a backdrop of cultural clashes and American history, Wheeler’s intelligent, loyal, and wonderfully human protagonist fights for love and fairness, while trying to curb her impulsive and curious nature.”
    -- Kate Flora, author

“In her tautly crafted and well-paced book, Leslie Wheeler takes us into the unfamiliar world of Indian-run casinos, and shows us that some of the casino patrons aren’t all that they appear to be.”
    -- Sheila Connolly, author

For recent reviews and more information about MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT, check out Books and Stories and Press Kit.

In other news, Level Best Books presents its next anthology,
BEST NEW ENGLAND CRIME STORIES 2012: DEAD CALM.
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. For more information about DEAD CALM and the previous anthologies, check out the Level Best website: levelbestbooks.com.