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Like Molly Barda, Frankie Bow teaches at a public university. Unlike her protagonist, she is blessed with delightful students, sane colleagues, and a perfectly nice office chair. She believes if life isn’t fair, at least it can be entertaining. In addition to writing murder mysteries, she publishes in scholarly journals under her real name. Her experience with academic publishing has taught her to take nothing personally.

When the lecherous Kent Lovely, Mahina State’s one-man hostile work environment, collapses face-first into his haupia cheesecake, the faculty retreat goes from dull to disastrous. Now Professor Molly Barda has to fight to keep an innocent out of prison—and herself off the unemployment line.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense; Literature & Fiction

If you like your cozy mysteries with humor and a satisfying dose of sarcasm, Frankie Bow is your go-to author.― Laura's Interests Book BlogNewly single and far from home, Professor Molly Barda wants to stay out of trouble until she gets tenure at remote Mahina State University. But when local big-shot Jimmy Tanaka, pledges a huge donation to Molly's college and then disappears, Molly's bottom-line-obsessed dean tasks her with locating the missing mogul. As Molly explores ancient grudges and uncovers old scandals, she starts to fall for Tanaka's competitor, the too-good-to-be-true Donnie Gonsalves. Donnie seems to like her for all the wrong reasons--and has a few secrets of his own. The Musubi Murder is for mystery loversHawaii expatriatesdisillusioned academicsanyone who fancies Spam (the meat)What is a Musubi (pronounced moo-soo-BEE)?The Spam musubi, Hawaii's favorite snack and Merrie Musubis' signature dish, is a cube of sticky rice topped with a slice of fried Spam, and then wrapped in a strip of dried seaweed. From a distance, musubis look a lot like oversized pieces of sushi.Praise for the Molly Barda Mysteries: A "smart and welcome addition to the teaching-college-is-murder genre."― KirkusA "fun read from beginning to end."― Christa Nardi, author of the Cold Creek Mysteriesa "winning first mystery"― Publishers Weekly"Certain to appeal to readers who love well-drawn settings or academic cozies"― Library Journal"I was caught laughing out loud. The sarcasm and humor are superbly written. I was hooked from the start and dare say forgot all about the time while reading." ― Cozy Mystery Book ReviewsAmazon categories: Cozy MysteryWomen SleuthsAmateur SleuthsIsland SettingsSatireIf you like Dorothy Parker, Sarah Caudwell, P.G. Wodehouse, and E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia stories, try the Molly Barda Mysteries.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense; Literature & Fiction

Professor Molly Barda investigates a mysterious paddling accident, and realizes it isn’t just business majors who cheat to get what they want. Whether it’s moving up in the college rankings, getting a seat in the big canoe race, or just looking out for themselves, some people will do whatever it takes-including murder.

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Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense; Literature & Fiction

The Black Thumb: When a violent death disrupts the monthly meeting of the Pua Kala Garden society, Professor Molly Barda has no intention of playing amateur detective. But Molly’s not just a witness–the victim is Molly’s house guest and grad-school frenemy. And Molly quickly finds to her dismay that her interest in the murder is more than just…academic. The Invasive Species: Professor Molly Barda is thrilled to be included in a grant to investigate attitudes toward biotechnology. But she immediately finds herself embroiled in the deadly fight between big biotech and anti-GMO activists. When Molly and her best friend Emma Nakamura stumble onto the scene of a brutal murder, they realize that everyone has something to hide--and there are some questions you don't ask.

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You may wonder what my least-favorite student was doing in my living room. In a twist of fate that might seem hilarious if it happened to someone else, he was now my stepson.Professor Molly Barda is looking forward to a quiet summer in Mahina, Hawaii working on her research and adjusting to married life. But when a visit from her new husband's relatives coincides with a murder, Molly wonders what she's married into--and realizes she might have a killer under her roof.

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Category: Humor & Entertainment; Literature & Fiction