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Pamela Fagan Hutchins

A fast-paced prequel mystery featuring all the What Doesn't Kill You female sleuths. 

It's five years before Katie runs away to the islands, and this time her travels take her closer to home: back to her law school reunion. With Emily as her plus-one and Michele rounding out the party, their evening at a murder mystery dinner theater goes awry with weird former classmates, too many cocktails, and - oh yeah - a real murder onstage before the cast finishes Act One. Meanwhile, fallen-star Maggie loses out on her chance at redemption in the starring role when she shows up polluted, and Ava gleefully fills in, in more ways than one. Laura, on a stopover between races, attends on gifted tickets from a grateful horse owner, and has a ringside view to the circus. The women's paths crisscross and backtrack over each other in ways that will resonate for years to come, with each holding clues she doesn't know she has to the identity of the murderer, who is far too close to one of them for comfort.

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Lake Mooselookmeguntic, ME.

"Unputdownable."

“Fair warning: clear your calendar before you pick it up because you won't be able to put it down.”

“Hutchins is a master of tension.”

“Intriguing mystery . . . captivating romance.”

“Everything shines: the plot, the characters and the writing. Readers are in for a real treat.” 

“Immediately hooked." 

"Spellbinding."

"Fast-paced mystery." 

"Can't put it down."

“Entertaining, complex, and thought-provoking."

“Murder has never been so much fun!”

"You’re guaranteed to love the ride!"

Tracy Hundley

SkipJack Publishing

What Doesn't Kill You

Wasted in Waco (A What Doesn't Kill You Prequel Ensemble Novella): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

A new life on the horizon. An old flame at the door. When a dead body turns up in the freezer, Katie's island lifestyle turns stormy.

"Katie is the first character I have absolutely fallen in love with since Stephanie Plum!" -- Stephanie Swindell, Bookstore Owner

All new 2021 recording!

Katie Connell's new life in St. Marcos is cruising right along. She’s got a restaurateur boyfriend, a singing venture with her best friend, and a new streak of sobriety. Even better, she’s purchased a rainforest home that came complete with a centuries-old house ghost. With her legal career well behind her, she's hopeful her new chapter will lead her to happiness.

But when a man from her past enters the picture, a murder in her boyfriend's restaurant and a child in need throw everything into chaos. Forced to choose between the spirited house that saved her and a man who may just be the love of her life, Katie almost yearns for the simpler dramas she faced as a lawyer. Can she make the right choice without slipping back into the destructive ways of the past?

Katie has 4000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Leaving Annalise is the second standalone book in the Katie trilogy and book #2 within the fast-paced What Doesn’t Kill You romantic mystery series.

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney and native Texan, Pamela lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands for nearly ten years. She refuses to admit to taking notes for this series during that time.

Leaving Annalise (A Katie Connell Texas-to-Caribbean Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

A dead body at the gate. A missing husband. Katie will need all the voodoo she can conjure to crack a tropical crime.

"Katie is the first character I have absolutely fallen in love with since Stephanie Plum!" -- Stephanie Swindell, Bookstore Owner

All new 2021 recording!

Katie Connell is happily married and living the island life on St. Marcos. Just when she thinks life is settling down with her dream man and their gorgeous children, they learn a stranger died at the front gate of their jumbie house. After the victim's well-connected employer hires Katie and Nick to investigate, they discover a horrifying secret about the place they call home.

Before Katie can process the information, her husband doesn't return home one night. As if that weren’t enough, the uncooperative police chief counters Katie’s plea for help with a threat to seize their home out from under her. Can Katie track down her husband alone before his trail goes cold, or will powerful forces at work send her to an early grave?

Katie has 4000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Finding Harmony is a Caribbean island murder mystery peppered with voodoo and romance. It is the third book in the Katie trilogy and book #3 in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series.

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney and native Texan, Pamela lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands for nearly ten years. She refuses to admit to taking notes for this series during that time.

Finding Harmony (A Katie Connell Texas-to-Caribbean Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

The long-awaited 4th installment in the Katie Connell romantic Caribbean mystery series brings back certified hot mess Katie, her sexy husband Nick, her jumbie house Annalise, and the rest of the gang for an exotic, suspense-filled island thriller with plenty of laughs and all the feels.

"Katie is the first character I have absolutely fallen in love with since Stephanie Plum!" -- Stephanie Swindell, Bookstore Owner

Katie Connell has swapped the practice of law in Texas for an exotic Caribbean home, three young kids, and a partnership with her husband Nick Kovacs in their investigations company, not without friction between the newlyweds, however. Katie believes it’s nothing a belated clothing-optional, room service-mandatory honeymoon can’t fix, but before the duo can board a plane to St. Bart’s, they must make a command appearance at the beachside house party of their wealthy client, Fran Nelson, an island matriarch. Unfortunately, Fran’s husband, Chuck—a successful builder who some call the Don Corleone of St. Marcos—grabs Katie's tush. She puts him in his place in front of his guests, then finds him dead only minutes later. 

The sloppy-at best, corrupt-at worst island police like Katie for the crime, despite Chuck's long list of enemies, including a seriously pissed off Carib jumbie spirit. She and Nick are forced to shelve their honeymoon plans, only to have Nick drawn away to Texas with his seriously ill father. Flying solo and fighting for her freedom, Katie is determined to catch a killer whose sights, like those of the cops, are set squarely on her.

Seeking Felicity (A Katie Connell Texas-to-Caribbean Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

A former rodeo queen turned paralegal.

A criminal attorney with a soft spot for lost causes.

To find a missing girl, Emily and Jack will have to team up for one wild ride.

“Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!” — Gay Yellen, author of The Body Business

Dumped by her husband for a man, ex-rodeo queen Emily Bernal yearns for a fresh start. When a handsome local attorney named Jack offers her a gig, she's not sure if it's the right fit. But after a dead body takes a swan dive right in front of her and she learns a missing six-year-old girl is caught in the aftermath, Emily's heart sends her from barrel racing to paralegal work in a hurry.

As she and Jack interrogate the young girl's tight-lipped mother, a string of strange coincidences don't seem to add up. When sparks fly between her and her boss and dead ends start to become dead bodies, the race to save the girl comes down to the wire. Can Emily and Jack decipher their feelings and the contradictory clues before they become the next victims?

Emily has over 1000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Heaven to Betsy is a mystery thriller with a romantic twist. It is the first standalone book in the Emily trilogy and book #4 in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series.

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Lake Mooselookmeguntic, ME.

Heaven to Betsy (An Emily Bernal Texas-to-New Mexico Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

A shocking murder.

A high-speed robbery.

Can ex-cowgirl Emily stand up to a criminal convoy?

“Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!” — Gay Yellen, author of The Body Business

Emily Bernal may have traded the fast-paced rodeo world for paralegal work but the change hasn’t made her life any simpler. Between romancing her sexy attorney boss Jack and fighting for custody of her foster child, she wonders if riding a bucking bronco would be easier. But when two runaway teens beg for her help after witnessing a truck-stop murder, the former rodeo queen springs into action.

As she follows the clues along the Texas interstate, she can’t help but notice her boyfriend is hiding something from her. When the investigation turns deadly, Emily’s only chance to keep the runaways alive is to stand toe-to-toe with a criminal conspiracy that could make her the next victim?

Emily has over 1000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Earth to Emily is the second standalone novel in the adrenaline-pumping Emily trilogy and book #5 in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series. 

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Lake Mooselookmeguntic, ME.

Earth to Emily (An Emily Bernal Texas-to-New Mexico Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

A frosting-covered corpse.

A secret-keeping fiancé.

Can former rodeo star Emily solve the mystery before the killer rides off into the sunset?

“Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!” — Gay Yellen, author of The Body Business

Emily Bernal feels like she’s finally living her happily-ever-after. Weeks away from marrying her sexy boss and adopting the little girl who stole her heart, she thought nothing could break her stride. At least until a dead-man face-plants into an anatomically correct novelty cake and Emily’s friend is charged with murder.

As she follows the crumb trail of clues, Emily must infiltrate a venomous cult and clash with her one and only nemesis. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more her fiancé pushes her away. Emily wonders if the man of her dreams is holding back something far more sinister than three little words…

Against an onslaught of dark secrets and deadly schemes, Emily must go it alone to discover her fiancé’s secret and clear her friend’s name before it’s too late.

Emily has over 1000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Hell to Pay is the third standalone book in Emily trilogy set deep in the heart of Texas, and book #7 in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series.

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Lake Mooselookmeguntic, ME.

Hell to Pay (An Emily Bernal Texas-to-New Mexico Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

One life shattered.

Another hangs in the balance.

Can Michele pick up the pieces in time to save her son?

"Spellbinding." — Jo Bryan, Dry Creek Book Club

When Michele Lopez Hanson quit her law practice to become an author, she was looking forward to spending more time at home with her triathlete husband and her teen kids. But when a tragic biking accident claims her husband’s life, she finds herself with nothing but free time and painful memories. Drowning in grief, she pledges to honor his memory by competing in the Ironman he’ll never finish. But as she follows along his old training routes, she discovers that if she pedals hard enough, she can sense him alongside her.

Her single-minded focus on the race leaves little time for her children, but when her teenage son is accused of murder, she has no choice but to get off the bike seat long enough to track down the real killer. With the Ironman fast approaching and the charges against her son heating up, can she cross the finish line and hold her family together or will everything she loves crash and burn?

Michele has over 300 reviews and a 4.7-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Going for Kona is the first standalone book in the adrenaline-pumping Michele trilogy book #7 within the What Doesn’t Kill You romantic mystery series.

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Lake Mooselookmeguntic, ME.

Natalie Gray

Going for Kona (A Michele Lopez Hanson Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

A murdered art dealer.

A missing love-child.

Can Michele close the book on her neighbor’s mysterious past before a killer sets his sights on her?

"Spellbinding." — Jo Bryan, Dry Creek Book Club

With her kids away for the summer, widow Michele Lopez Hanson struggles with her newfound solitude. When her unmarried retired neighbor Gidget asks her to document her career in the art world, she’s eager for the company… and the advice on coping with an empty nest. But their trek down memory lane turns into a missing person search when Gidget dies and leaves behind a will that tasks Michele with finding her long-lost love child.

Before the casket lid closes, she feels a wave of sympathy for the endless stream of mourners from Gidget's days as a high-powered art dealer. But when she learns the murderous truth behind Gidget’s death and she's named the prime suspect, Michele realizes any one of the grieving artists and collectors could be the love child's mystery father or her neighbor's killer. To complete the memoir and clear her name, Michele must discover the ugly motives behind the picture-perfect murder before she joins her friend six-feet-under.

Michele has over 300 reviews and a 4.7-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Fighting for Anna is the second standalone book in Michele's trilogy and book #8 within the What Doesn’t Kill You romantic mystery series.

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Lake Mooselookmeguntic, ME.

Fighting for Anna (A Michele Lopez Hanson Mystery): A What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery

A drug-dealing defendant.

A stricken infant.

Michele is facing a deadly new strain of murder.

"Spellbinding." — Jo Bryan, Dry Creek Book Club

After lonely months spent writing her true crime novel, Michele Lopez Hanson reconnects with her community by offering pro-bono legal counsel. When an open-and-closed drug case takes an unexpected turn, she’s determined to shake off the dust and hit the books. But after a mysterious sickness sends her infant grandson to the hospital, she worries she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Searching for the source of his sickness, she discovers strange parallels between her legal case and the baby’s suspected poisoning.

When Michelle's investigative attempts are blocked at every turn, she realizes the sinister cover-up goes far deeper than she had ever imagined. To save her grandson, she must connect the dots and expose the culprits before the deadly sickness claims another victim.

Michele has over 300 reviews and a 4.7-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.

Searching for Dime Box is the third standalone book in a trilogy featuring protagonist Michele Lopez Hanson and book #9 from the addictive What Doesn’t Kill You romantic mystery series. 

Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Lake Mooselookmeguntic, ME.