Janice Peacock

Mystery Series

The Glass Bead Mystery Series

Set in the Pacific Northwest, the Glass Bead Mystery Series follows Jax O'Connell — a glass beadmaker and jewelry designer living in Seattle. From bead shows to art retreats, murder has a way of finding Jax and her best friend Tessa wherever they go.

High StrungBook 1

High Strung

When Jax finds a body behind a bead store, it's up to her to find the killer before he strikes again.

After inheriting a house in Seattle, Jax O'Connell is living the life of her dreams as a glass beadmaker and jewelry designer. When she gets an offer to display her work during a bead shop's opening festivities, it's an opportunity Jax can't resist—even though the store's owner is the surliest person Jax has ever met. The weekend's events become a tangled mess when a young beadmaker is found dead nearby and several oddball bead enthusiasts are suspects. Jax must string together the clues to clear her friend Tessa's name—and do it before the killer strikes again.

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A Bead in the HandBook 2

A Bead in the Hand

A funky old hotel in Portland is the perfect place for a bead bazaar, until the bead diva turns up dead.

A bead bazaar turns bizarre when jewelry designer and glass beadmaker Jax O'Connell discovers a dead body beneath her sales table. Suspected of murder, Jax and her friend Tessa scramble to find the killer among the fanatic shoppers and eccentric vendors. They have their hands full dealing with a scumbag show promoter, hipsters in love, and a security guard who wants to do more than protect Jax from harm. Adding to the chaos, Jax's quirky neighbor Val arrives unexpectedly with trouble in tow. Can Jax untangle the clues before she's arrested for murder?

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Off the Beadin' PathBook 3

Off the Beadin' Path

Jax and Tessa take a glass-blowing class and are shocked when they discover that their teacher has been murdered.

Glass beadmaker Jax O'Connell and her friend Tessa have no idea what challenges await them when they take a glassblowing class with Marco De Luca, a famous Italian glass artist—and infamous lothario. After the first night of class, Tessa sees a body through the rain-streaked window of the studio. The next morning there's no sign of Marco, and one of the studio owners is also missing. The local sheriff isn't taking the disappearances seriously, but Tessa knows what she saw. To complicate matters, Officer Shaw and Detective Grant are both vying for Jax's attention as she tracks down clues in a small town that's been keeping more than one secret.

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To Bead or Not to BeadBook 4

To Bead or Not to Bead

A wealthy theater owner is crushed by a chandelier. Jax must find the killer before Tessa's daughters are arrested.

When a wealthy theater owner is killed by a falling art glass chandelier, glass beadmaker Jax O'Connell's boyfriend, Detective Zachary Grant, quickly determines it was no accident. Jax and her friend Tessa try to carry on with a charity fashion gala at the theater, but with only a few days before the big event, they have to scramble to keep things from falling apart. The emcee quits, and to make matters worse, Tessa's daughters are suspects in the murder. As the chaos unfolds, Jax discovers new suspects at every turn, including an edgy glass blower, an agoraphobic socialite, and a hunky former-cop-turned-actor.

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Born to Bead WildBook 5

Born to Bead Wild

A killer lurks somewhere in the deep forest of the Olympic Peninsula. Can Jax and Tessa make it out alive?

Jax, Tessa, and the rest of the arts and crafts retreat attendees are shocked when they find charred bones in a glass kiln. Are the remains human or animal? The camp owners insist the bones in the coffin-sized kiln are from a deer, but Jax finds a clue that leads her to believe the owners are lying. After Tessa's least favorite person turns up dead, there is no doubt that a killer lurks somewhere in the deep forest of the Olympic Peninsula. As clues lead Jax and Tessa down mysterious paths, they hope they live long enough to find the culprit and make it out alive.

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