A prominent authority on legal proceedings in Galveston County, Baker has written several mystery novels along with a pair of non-fiction books. She is a charter member of the Southwest Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Authors Guild. Her recent work Death of a Prince was a finalist for the Writers League of Texas Violet Crown Award.
Death of a Prince
When Galveston attorney Sandra Salinsky takes the case of accused murderes
s Kitty Fulton, she's prepared for the personal drama that her representing the daughter (and accused) of her mother's murdered best friend will incur. After all, Phillip Parker wasn't just percieved by many as an all-around good guy, he was one of the city's finest plaintiffs' attorneys, a community figurehead. Why would anyone, much less his own daughter, want to kill him? It's not until evidence is brought forth upgrading the crime to capital murder one that things really get murky; and it won't be the last time during the trial that the stakes are raised even higher.
The Sweet Scent of Murder: A Mavis Davis Mystery
Former probation officer Mavis Davis was anticipating a job with a little 
more intrigue and a lot less protocol when she decided on a career as a private investigator. But looking into the disappearance of a local teenager was not what this Galveston P.I. had in mind. Deciding it wouldn't hurt things to spend a few days snooping around, Mavis accepts the case only to breach a powderkeg of fraud, kidnapping, child abuse and murder. And when the girl's younger brother goes missing, Mavis' initial reluctance becomes a desperate search for both kids, even at the risk of her own safety and reputation.
My First Murder: A Mavis Davis Mystery
Mavis kne
w she was in for it when the distraught father of recently murdered young woman, Doris Jones, came in pleading for help. Not only had police chalked the death up as a serial killing, authorities had virtually sealed the vault on available evidence, discouraging any speculation into further leads. Now Mavis and secretary/sidekick Candy must navigate the uncharted waters of an investigation--at least on the surface--gone cold. To be sure, not everyone's as enthusiastic about their poking around; evident when some 'good ole' boy' types try scaring them off the trail.
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