Congratulations to the winners of hte last contest. This week, both books are going to California. Glen D. from Yuba City won Between a Flock and a Hard Place. Lynn L. of Rio Linda won Death and the Visitors. The books will go out in the mail today.

This week, I have two books that are parts of series. Lisa Childs kicks off The Grave Diggers series with The House by the Cemetery. Six Feet Under meets Succession with a gothic twist after the suspicious death of a midwestern funeral home empire’s wealthy patriarch. In Gold Creek, Michigan, legend has that the ghost of a local grave digger still walks the cemetery, swinging his shovel, looking for his next victim to bury. But when the town’s wealthy undertaker dies, his estranged daughter must contend with the ghosts that haunt her own family . . River Gold swore she’d never return to Gold Creek. But, her father has died, and River has surrendered to the pleas of her mother, Fiona, that she come back for his funeral. But the mourning period is cut short when it’s revealed that Gregory died of poisoning—and Fiona is the number one suspect in his murder.

All the Way Gone is Joanna Schaffhausen’s latest Annalisa Vega novel. Is there such a thing as a good sociopath? Newly minted private investigator Annalisa Vega is skeptical, but her first client, Mara Delaney, insists that some sociopaths are beneficial to society. Mara has even written a book titled The Good Sociopath centered around Chicago neurosurgeon Craig Canning. Dr. Canning has saved hundreds of lives so it shouldn’t matter that he doesn’t actually care about his patients, should it? But Mara has a more urgent problem, she is now concerned that Canning might not be such a good sociopath after all. A young woman in Canning’s apartment building mysteriously plunged to her death from a balcony, and Mara fears Canning could be responsible. She needs to uncover the truth about Canning before the book comes out, so Annalisa has little time to search for answers.

Which book would you like to win? You can enter to win both, but I need separate entries. Email me at Lesa.Holstine@gmail.com. Your subject line should read either “Win The House by the Cemetery” or “Win All the Way Gone.” Please include your name and mailing address. The giveaway will end Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 5 PM ET. Entries from the U.S. only, please.