CAROL CHEN

Greetings from Camden, Maine! It's been a crazy year, but as always, my dogs and my garden, my friends and good food, have all kept me productive, happy, healthy, sane.

My new book, BEWARE WHO LOVES YOU, is available in May 2026! Be on the lookout for it! Welcome herein to Maine-made murder and (s)laughter. Public Safety Officer Jane Roberts is plunked down in the boonies of Central Maine to figure out a bizarre slew of toy animal "murders." Which would be absurd, except that a young woman is soon found in a most peculiar shroud at the Brunswick Town Mall, and Officer Jane dreads to think her toy killer is moving on to bigger prey. Hoping you will join Jane as she tumbles along in this tale of love gone sour...so very sour...where more than the plot thickens.

In DEEP FRIED FATE, the third book, Officer Jane and her crew encounter death and love, out-of-control controlled substances, and law enforcement corruption, with room to spare for laughter. DON'T TOUCH MY COCKTAIL! delivers a wild brew of lies, greed, revenge gone haywire, caviar and gold, and a New Year's Eve pig roast. LOBSTERS WITHOUT BORDERS is the first book in the series. We meet Jane Roberts, who is launching her life as a Public Safety Officer on St. Frewin's Island, somewhere off the coast of Maine. A Goodreads reviewer summed it up best: "Hilarious chaos."

And of course, book #5 is simmering along....