Published: January 2006  

Poisoned Pen Press  Hardcover: $24.95/ Large Type: $22.95/Paperback $14.95

Hardcover: ISBN # 1-59058-217-9

Large type: ISBN # 1-59058-218-7      

Paperback: ISBN# 978-1590583982

A Comico Island Mystery

Island Intrigue    

"Sane people are boring," Sabrina Dunsweeney tells her friends when they try to convince her that she is crazy to travel to tiny, isolated Comico Island to recover from a cancer scare and the sudden loss of her mother.

Sabrina, who has a tendency toward hypochondria and very bad cooking, soon meets Lima Lowry, the tallest tale-teller on the island. He tells her all about the pirate Walk-the-Plank Wrightly, who died two hundred years ago and who has recently made a cameo reappearance in Sabrina's rose garden.

Lima invites her to a campaign fund-raising tea party at the prestigious Tittletott House, where Sabrina is surprised to find the stoic islanders clutching monstrous, neon teapots as they begin a mass stampede toward the lone bathroom, spurred on by an unexpected ingredient in the chocolate scones. It seems someone is determined to ruin Brad Tittletott's campaign for the most coveted title on the island, president of the sanitary concessionary. Everyone is sure it's the crazy Wrightlys, who have hated the Tittletotts for centuries, but could it be a member of Brad's own family?

Then Sabrina finds a dead ghost in her rose garden and she is soon drawn into a maze of deadly islander intrigue!

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Reviews

Booklist calls Island Intrigue: "...a smartly written adventure."

Publisher's Weekly says: "...entertaining... will leave readers eagerly anticipating another Comico adventure."

Midwest Book Review  raves: "...a fascinating amateur sleuth tale written by an author who is loaded with talent."

Myshelf.com says: "Mystery lovers, pick up Island Intrigue and enjoy a good read."

Bookloons says: "Island Intrigue is a welcome breath of warm soothing breeze..."

The Virginian-Pilot says: "Island Intrigue is a down-home sea tale from a young spinner who is finding her place in the sun."

ForeWord Magazine says:  "Whether depicting tourists stumbling over a corpse or the inquisitive protagonist searching for the killer and his alleged buried treasure, Mills keeps her audience hooked. By painting island politics with a blood-spattered brush, she sets off this first series installment on a right note."

Mysterious Women notes: "The story has many cute twists and turns... a good book..."

Capital City Free Press  notes: "Island Intrigue is prime summer leisure reading. Its characters are fresh and the plot is well-developed and satisfying. It is a very promising and pleasing launch to Mills’ new series."