Tori Cannon and her grandfather, Herb, return from her grandmother’s funeral, and it’s with sadness that she learns the bait shop and small motel they ran has fallen on hard times. Jammed into one of the motel’s units is the body of one of Herb’s customers, his mouth filled with spikes. The victim had no enemies, except for maybe the rich woman who wanted to level his eyesore of a home. But he also had a daughter who’s resentful her father wasn’t a major force in her life, and some friends who were anything but friends. Tori’s friend, Kathy, arrives to help spruce up the property, and the two of them find themselves mixed up in the petty jealousies and deadly consequences that murder entails. Can they save the bait shop and find a murderer or will they, too, sleep with the fishes? WITH BAITED BREATH also contains the short story, PANTY RAID, a Tori Cannon-Kathy Grant mini mystery. Tori Cannon and her BFF, Kathy Grant, get together for a girl’s weekend of wine, cookies, and laughter, but there’s also the specter of a panty pincher hanging around the laundry room of the complex where Tori lives. Kathy thinks they can catch the culprit red-handed in a panty raid! "A fabulous start in Lorraine Bartlett's new series. The author seemed to know exactly how to draw me hook, line and sinker into the tale. There was quite a bit of humor, especially with Gramps on the scene. The scene has been set and I'm certainly looking forward to reading all about Lotus Bay and some of their not-so-quaint and very quirky residents. "Quill says: Lorraine Bartlett has just taken the word 'cozy' to a new level when she landed her readership on the shores of Lotus Bay!" --Feathered Quill Book Reviews "Kathy and Tori are bestfriends and they are both embarking on a future in their new hometown, butbefore that could happen, they will have to solve the murder of the dead manfound in Tori's grandfather lodge. Reconnecting with a long-ago friend, missingjournal pages, a decrepit house, a bait shop, unkempt lodges, a wealthylandowner and lights in the dark all played significant roles in this hard toput down read. I like the pacing and how well this drama was executed to set meup for an ending I didn't see coming. A very enjoyable read." --Dru's Book Musings "Picturing Lotus Bay and the surrounding area made this book intriguing. I honestly was taken a back by the story's turns and plot twists and held my breath in a couple of places." -- A Cup of Tea and a Cozy Mystery Panty Raid : A Tori Cannon-Kathy Grant mini mystery is a prequel to With Baited Breath .  Tori Cannon and her BFF, Kathy Grant, get together for a girl's weekend of wine, cookies, and laughter, but there's also the specter of a panty pincher hanging around the laundry room of the complex where Tori lives. Kathy thinks they can catch the culprit red-handed in a panty raid ! The immensely popular Booktown Mystery series is what put Lorraine Bartlett's pen name Lorna Barrett on the New York Times Bestseller list, but it's her talent -- whether writing as Lorna, or L.L. Bartlett, or Lorraine Bartlett -- that keeps her there. This multi-published, Agatha-nominated author pens the exciting Jeff Resnick Mysteries as well as the acclaimed Victoria Square Mystery series, the Tales of Telenia adventure-fantasy saga, and now the Lotus Bay Mysteries, and has many short stories and novellas to her name(s).