Welcome to CamilleLaGuire.com!
Camille LaGuire writes mystery fiction, as well as fantasy and children's stories. Anything with humor and adventure. Her stories have appeared in magazines from Cricket to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine to Futures Mysterious Anthology. Her thriller play, Slayer of Clocks, was performed to sold out audiences at the first Discovering New Mysteries Festival in 2007.
Keep up with she's doing currently at her blog:
The Daring Novelist
List of publications (out of date):
Publications
Mystery short stories at:
Mick and Casey Mystery Stories
Obligatory Pictures of my Cats:
Catnip Time
If you wish to contact me, you can send email to my feline assistant Maude at maudecat@gmail.com.
New Mystery Series!
In January, watch for the debut of a new cozy mystery series, taking place in Michigan.
The Man Who Did Too Much, comic mystery suspense.
In a small Michigan beach town, an eccentric movie buff and a compulsive secret agent join forces to solve a case of kidnapping and murder.
Book Description:
George Starling quit his job as a secret agent to take care of a traumatized woman he rescued. He has brought her home to her small Michigan town, where he spends his days taking care of her, bored but patient, waiting for her to be well enough to know whether she loves him or not.
When an old friend asks him to investigate a local lead in an international kidnapping, George reluctantly agrees to interview a witness.
That witness is Karla Marquette, a flaky local movie buff who seems to have little touch with reality. But George knows the instant he meets her that Karla has a genius for happiness. If he can only help Karla clear her friends of suspicion in this kidnapping and murder, perhaps she can help he and his girlfriend find the happiness that eludes them.
But the case is deeper than it seems, and soon George finds himself, and even his girlfriend, entangled in a deceptive plot. Can he shake loose, or will it be up to Karla to rescue them all?
The Man Who Did Too Much is a 95,000 word novel which combines classic mystery elements with comic suspense. Available in ebook format at Amazon's Kindle Store, and other major ebook retailers. In multiple formats at Smashwords.
HAVE GUN, WILL PLAY!
Two gunslingers, one little girl, a big bag of toys... and murder!
Have Gun, Will Play is a western whodunnit. It is available at Amazon's Kindle Store, and Kindle UK, as well as Smashwords in multiple formats. Now at the Apple iBookstore, as well as for Nook, Kobo and Sony Reader.
NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPEBACK!
Description: Mick and Casey McKee aren't exactly your average gunslingers. He's young and inexperienced, and has much too sunny a disposition for a gunman. She's younger, meaner, less experienced, but a much better shot. They got married the day they met and still getting to know each other.
When they get a job protecting the daughter of a stagecoach king--and her grand collection of toys--it seems like an opportunity to go someplace new. But after the wrong kidnapping, a murder, another wrong kidnapping, a couple of jewel heists and a few knocks to the head, Mick and Casey are left holding the bag of toys. Mick, however, is not as dumb as he seems, and as for Casey...nobody steals her gun and gets away with it.
"Camille LaGuire's Mick and Casey are one of the most unusual, and charming, couples I've ever read. ... They solve mysteries, some of which are very funny, as well as adventurous. The stories are told in a deceptively laconic style yet are quite cinematic." - author Sherwood Smith, Good Reads
Short Story Collections for 99 cents!
I have two new books out - both are collections of my previously published fiction.
The BellHound is a collection of four contemporary fantasy stories, including some published in other collections and in magazines such as Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine.
Waiter, There's a Clue in My Soup! is a collection of five short mysteries - mainly puzzle stories, but two are crime drama / thrillers. This collection also includes two Mick and Casey short stories.
The Bellhound is currently available Smashwords, but will be at Amazon's Kindle and other online stores soon!
Waiter available at Amazon's Kindle and Kindle UK, Smashwords.
And watch for both titles at the Apple iBookstore, Barnes and Noble's Nook store, as well as for Sony, Kobo and Deisel.
More eBooks:
THE SCENIC ROUTE, A SCREENPLAY (New!)
The Scenic Route, A Screenplay is a crime comedy about some crooks who have a little problem with their directional orientation. (Note: this is a screenplay. The screenplay format has been modified to make it easier to read on a small handheld device.)
Book Description: Bank robbers Luther and Sol are already lost souls on the highway of life. They can't tell right from wrong, and more importantly, can't tell right from left. After a successful robbery, they take a wrong turn and find themselves more and more lost in stranger and stranger countryside. With the help of a retired showgirl and a runaway bride, they just might find love, acceptance and the on ramp to the interstate.
Rated R for language, some sexual situations and main characters with a faulty moral compass.
Available at the Amazon Kindle Store, Amazon Kindle UK
Available in multiple formats at Smashwords.com
THE ADVENTURE OF ANNA THE GREAT
The Adventure of Anna the Great is a pure swashbuckler, in the Ruritanian tradition. While written as a young adult or advance middle reader adventure, it's a lot of fun for grown ups too.
Book Description: In the tiny nation of Lifbau in 1863, girls are not allowed to have adventures. Anna, though, is still young enough to pass for a boy. She realizes that now may be her one and only chance to grab an adventure, so she runs away from home, and gets a job as a stable boy in the royal stables. There she is surrounded by intrigues and horses and kidnappings and more horses! But she also finds herself caught between an admirable but boring hero, and a villain who, though dead wrong, is a lot more fun. With only one chance at adventure, Anna has to find the right path between the two.
Available at the Amazon Kindle Store, Amazon Kindle UK
Available in multiple formats at Smashwords.com
THE WIFE OF FREEDOM:
The Wife of Freedom, a romantic adventure melodrama women's fiction story. (Note: the subject matter of this novel is mature, and while the style is not explicit, it does contain some intense scenes and material not suited for children.)
Book Description: New Acteron is on the verge of rebellion, and so is Mary Alwyn, the upstanding wife of a local revolutionary. Mary was once a wild orphan, who loved to run barefoot and jump in the mud, but she's been raised to be a good and proper wife. Everyone thought that the irrepressible Jackie Alwyn would be a good match for her, but he's married to the revolution, isn't he?
When a charming nobleman comes along, he's like a big mud-puddle, and Mary just can't help but jump in bed with him.
But when she betrays her lover's trust for the revolution, Jackie holds her up as a hero and calls her the Whore of Freedom in public - and in print. If Mary's ever going to live down the first part of that name, she's going to have to live up to the second. So she sets out to be a real spy, as brazen and bold as the reputation that precedes her, while learning anew what it is to be a real friend to those you love. But she'll never really be free until she returns to face her past.
Available at the Amazon Kindle Store, Amazon Kindle UK
Available in multiple formats at Smashwords.com
Note, while both stores give free samples, Smashwords gives you half the book as a free sample either as a download or to read online. Such a deal!