Book Club Kit: Death on the Lanai (Free and Downloadable)
Download the wonderful and free Death on the Lanai Book Club Kit on Netgalley!
Death on the Lanai is an INSTANT New York Times Bestseller!
“A version of this list appears in the June 21, 2026 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending June 6, 2026. Lists are published early online.”
Death on the Lanai hits the USA TODAY bestseller list!
“USA TODAY collects sales data from booksellers representing a variety of outlets: bookstore chains, independent bookstores, mass merchandisers, and online retailers…”
Death on the Lanai is a PW Bestseller!
“Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, June 6, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide…”
Death on the Lanai is a Canadian Bestseller!
“Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from more than 250 Canadian independent book stores…”
Watch: Death on the Lanai on Pittsburgh Today Live!
I also had a wonderful conversation on KDKA for Pittsburgh Today Live, and you can watch the interview here or on YouTube!
Death on the Lanai: A Parnassus Books Pick for June!
“Golden Girls fans will not be surprised that Blanche was an artist’s muse or a Radio City Rockette. Now Blanche, Dorothy, Rose, and Sophia are trapped on an island with the dead artist. Blanche, as his muse, is the prime suspect, so the four have to figure out what really happened. This second in the series …
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Death on the Lanai: A “Powell’s Pick of the Month”!
So happy to share that Death on the Lanai is a featured new release at Powell’s books and a Powell’s “Pick of the Month”!
“Death on the Lanai” Tour 2026 – Part 1!
I’m excited—and hopeful—that I might get to say hello to some of you at events for Death on the Lanai, the next Golden Girls cozy mystery! If you’re in Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis/Franklin, IN; Cedar Rapids/Marion, IA; Dallas, TX; or Houston, TX (more info below)…. I’d love to see you! And if you live in these areas or …
Podcast: Rachel Ekstrom Courage talks Golden Girls and Death on the Lanai (Out on the Lanai)!
“Rachel Ekstrom Courage, author of the New York Times bestselling Murder by Cheesecake, is back with her second Golden Girls cozy mystery: Death on the Lanai. In this episode of Out on the Lanai: A Golden Girls Podcast, we dig into what it was like to write a locked-room mystery set in a gorgeous, crumbling …