Great news!

My Agatha award nominated short story, The Butler Didn't Do It, is now available for the Kindle & Kobo. It's been out on B&N and iBookstore, but just got posted other places.

The story was my very first published work of fiction. It appeared in the original Chesapeake Crimes anthology and garnered an Agatha nomination for Best Short Story of 2004. In the foreword to the anthology, the most awesome Ms. Laura Lippman says: "…Maria Lima serves up 'The Butler Didn't Do It,' injecting fresh blood into the oh-so-traditional English manor house mystery."

What happens when your weird cousin sends you a telegram stating that your aunt's dead and the butler did it? Lindsay Graham discovers that there's more in store than a traditional English funeral and the requisite neighborhood gathering. Way more.

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