Books like Broken dishes by Earlene Fowler

Name: Broken dishes
Author: Earlene Fowler

Benni Harper receives the Broken DIS ranch after a friend's death, and she and her family decide to transform the land into a dude‑ranch instead of raising cattle. They lure holidaymakers with a blend of cotton quilting, western activities, and rustic hospitality. The family’s plans are tested when a ranch dog finds a human bone, prompting rumors about a vanished motorist and a traveling writer with a secret agenda. The mystery deepens as detective Hudson "Hud" Ford arrives to investigate, uncovering a murdered man's remains buried in a shallow grave. Benni must protect her guests, maintain the ranch’s promise, and help solve the crime that threatens to unravel everything.

First publish date: 2004

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery

Authors: Earlene Fowler

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