The Detective Sam Lagarde Mysteries: The Complete Series
Ebook
Overview
The first three Sam Lagarde mysteries, together in one set, featuring a hard-boiled detective with West Virginia’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations.
Cromwell’s Folly
Det. Sam Lagarde is on the brink of retirement, but first he must investigate the decapitation of a notorious ladies’ man in Charles Town . . .
No Good Deed Left Undone
Sam’s knowledge of horses may come in handy when a philanthropic philanderer is found dead, pinned to a stable with a pitchfork through his chest . . .
Lying, Cheating, and Occasionally . . . Murder
After a marriage ends in murder, Sam must dig through the unhappy couple’s dirty laundry to see who doesn’t come out clean . . .
Praise for the Detective Sam Lagarde Mysteries
"[Ginny Fite] has no trouble delving into the dark side of people and showing us that evil exists." —Katherine Cobb on Cromwell’s Folly
"A brilliant mystery that mixes science and suspense in just the right doses to keep you turning pages (and meeting interesting characters) until the end." —Sherri Moorer on Lying, Cheating, and Occasionally . . . Murder
- Title: The Detective Sam Lagarde Mysteries: The Complete Series
- Author: Ginny Fite
- Publisher: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 702
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781504084185, 1504084187
- Resource ID: LLS:9781504084185
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-11-06T06:31:28Z
Ginny Fite is an award-winning journalist who has covered crime, politics, government, healthcare, and art. She was born in Los Angeles and raised in New Jersey. She studied at Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins University, the School for Women Healers, and the Maryland Poetry Therapy Institute. She previously served as a press secretary and a district director for a governor and for a member of Congress; a spokesperson for a few colleges and universities; and a media director at General Dynamics Robotic System, a robotics R&D company. She is the author of five novels: Cromwell’s Folly, No Good Deed Left Undone, Lying, Cheating, and Occasionally Murder,No End of Bad, and Blue Girl on a Night Dream Sea, in addition to three collections of poetry and a humorous book on aging, I Should Be Dead by Now. Many of her stories have also been published in literary journals. She currently resides in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.