Air Force wife Ellie Avery is an ace at moving. A professional organizer, she plans ahead, packs effectively, and even color codes the boxes. But nothing in her bag of tricks can prepare her for the secrets that shade her new neighborhood in this first of Rosett's new Mom Zone Mystery series. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Packed with helpful moving tips, Rosett's cute cozy debut introduces perky Ellie Avery, who prides herself on knowing her way around crying babies, poopy diapers and air force bases. Ellie, pilot hubby Mitch and baby daughter Livvy have hardly settled into their Vernon, Wash., off-base digs when Ellie discovers the body of another 52nd Air Refueling Squadron wife, Cass Vincent, by Cass's SUV alongside the road after a get-acquainted barbecue. Cass is the apparent victim of a nasty allergic reaction to numerous wasp stings, but Ellie later finds evidence that the flirty environmentalist may have been murdered. Though extraneous details sometimes slow the plot to a crawl, the appealing heroine and the intriguing insider peek into air force life (the author is married to an air force pilot) more than compensate. (Apr.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

In this new series, Ellie and Mitch Avery move to Black Rock Hill in Washington State outside of Greenly Air Force Base, where Mitch is stationed. Between unpacking and caring for their baby, Ellie is kept busy until she finds her neighbor and environmentalist Cass Vincent dead from the shock of numerous bee stings. Unable to mind her own business, Ellie soon is asking questions and getting more involved in the private lives of other base personnel who live within a few blocks of each other. Rosett, the wife of a U.S. Air Force pilot, knows the ins and outs of living on a military base she also knows a lot about moving and includes tips at the end of each chapter. Rosett currently lives in Georgia and is working on the second Mom Zone mystery. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information