Cozy Crime Mysteries

Book store owner and novice witch Lily Michaels is struggling to get a handle on her new powers. The book “Practical Beginnings” is showing her random spells to learn, and her familiar, the talking cat, Milo, isn’t much help. She doesn’t need any more distractions, but when a car crashes just outside the bookstore, Lily is first on the scene. It’s more than just an automobile accident. Bullet holes can be deadly. The victim, shady real estate agent Teddy Roberts, was dead before his fancy sports car ever hit that pole.

Thinking of jingle bells and mistletoe? Cozy up with these juicy mysteries loaded with yummy recipes, available via KINDLE UNLIMITED.Christmastime Murders is a limited edition of three bestselling cozy murder mysteries that have entertained thousands of readers. Expect plenty of lovable quirky characters, small town warmth, gripping suspense, Yuletide spirit and baffling puzzles riddled with red herrings. Titles in the anthology - CRANBERRY SAGE MIRACLE 5 stars – ‘Great surprise ending’ After surviving a couple of turbulent years, cafe owner Anna Butler is looking forward to Christmas...

Gemma loves the quiet life of her bookshop, the Bookworm—a haven for book lovers in a quaint town in the heart of Derbyshire. But everything changes when Gemma discovers the body of local author Dominic Westley during the shop’s latest book signing event. When the police rule the death as an accidental overdose, Dominic’s estranged widow points the finger at one of his past lovers. Gemma and her trusty assistant, Mavis, won’t rest until they uncover the truth. Was it an accidental overdose or something more sinister?

Popsicle Poisons Terrible Tourist It's summer in Pelican Cove and the Boardwalk Cafe is doing brisk business. Jenny is hired to cater a party for a group of tourists. Things go downhill when one of them, a middle aged woman who looked down on everyone drops dead. Jenny's sangria popsicles are found at the scene of the crime, laced with poison. Did Jenny know the woman in her prior life and have a motive to kill her? Or did someone from the woman's group settle a score? Jenny embarks on a roller coaster ride of lies and deceit as she talks to everyone related to the dead woman. Was it the ex...

Detective Reed Mattox, just three months removed from the death of his partner, has turned invisibility into an art form. Switching to the K-9, taking over the graveyard shift, moving to a farmhouse miles outside of Columbus - his every move has become predicated on putting as much distance between himself and the outside world as possible. That distance is shattered, though, when bodies begin turning up in The Bottoms, the poverty-stricken section of town he is assigned to patrol.

Lily and Grace Garrison, and their trusty beagle Rocky, are ready for a relaxing getaway. When their friend Daniel Farnsworth invites them to Oakwood Pastures, a prestigious equestrian estate he’s heavily invested in. But their vacation takes a dark turn when a champion horse dies under suspicious circumstances, followed by a string of sabotage incidents, during a high-stakes equestrian championship. With the stable’s reputation—and owner Malcolm’s fortune—on the line, tensions run high. Is someone trying to ruin Oakwood Pastures from the inside, or is there a more sinister motive...

Dogs are disappearing in Shepherd Falls. First, scruffy little dogs start vanishing all over town. Then, someone breaks into the animal shelter. And now, I can’t shake the feeling I’m being watched. Apparently, running a bookstore in Shepherd Falls comes with a free side of crime-solving. Lucky me. A mysterious man with an eye patch shows up at The Book Worm, warning me to stay out of it. Another stranger appears at my door, searching for his “lost” dog. But I’ve seen him before, lurking in the shadows. His dog isn’t lost—it’s massive, snarling, and has already been too ...

Voodoo mambo Mama Mulate suffers a fate worse than death A grieving couple hires paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas to find the person who killed their son. But is it murder if the victim isn’t dead? Wyatt goes undercover to discover the answer and soon learns death isn’t always a person’s worst fate. Will Wyatt solve the sticky mystery or fall victim to the seemingly supernatural killer and suffer a fate worse than death? Half Past Midnight is Book 10 of Eric Wilder’s intoxicating French Quarter Mystery Series set in that ‘exotic, erotic Mecca known as New Orleans. Visit the ...

Does the truth really set you free? A missing serving girl. A swindled nobleman. An Irish mobster. London 1811. When her stepcousin Alexander Dovefield, the future Baron of Newark, asks for her help to find a missing serving girl from his favorite gambling hell, Lady Zoe Demas once again enlists inquiry agent Quinton Huxley to piece together the puzzle of who is cheating whom. What at first seems like a simple swindle takes a sinister and murky turn when bodies start to pile up. As they attempt to solve the mystery, Quinton also struggles with revelations about his own past . . . and what ...

STAND-ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, #3 IN THE SERIES. MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL... "MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY."WHEN A MAN IS FOUND STRANGLED by a climbing rope beneath the Lake District's notorious Sharp Edge, it is assumed he is the victim of a tragic accident. But Detective Inspector Skelgill suspects otherwise, and his fears are borne out when a second corpse is discovered close to Striding Edge. Soon it appears that a ritualistic serial killer stalks Cumbria's fells. As the body count increases, Skelgill must determine the connection between the seemingly randomly ...

This December in Kilbane, if you’re planning to warm up with a cuppa tea at Naomi’s Bistro, you may have a bit of a wait - the entire O’Sullivan brood has gone off to West Cork to spend the holidays with brother James’s fiancée Elise’s family, including her grandfather, the famous orchestral conductor Enda Elliot. Siobhán is so happy for James and Elise, but she’s also quietly disappointed that she must put her own wedding to fellow garda Macdara Flannery on hold. Then a cantankerous conductor is discovered crushed under a 90-pound harp in a local concert hall.

What better time than Halloween to dig into a bracing discussion of a diabolical murder mystery? And what better choice for the Jane Doe Book Club than Agatha Christie's Crooked House? Lyla Moody and her friends are soon embroiled in debate over whether the heroine's actions are particularly believable. But not long after the meeting, sleepy Sweet Mountain, Georgia, is rocked by a murder that uncannily echoes the novel in question.

When the Swan Of The Sea's housekeeping manager is found dead near a shipping container, the crew is rocked—and not just by the waves. The ship’s security chief, Steve Johnson, is benched due to a long (and loud) history of arguments with the victim, Luisa Diaz. So temporary Captain Ethan Lee turns to the one person who always manages to find trouble—and solve it: Addi. The deeper Addi digs, the murkier things get. From a secret burglary ring to a scammed gambler with a grudge, Luisa had plenty of enemies—and plenty of secrets. Why was Luisa snooping around passengers’ rooms ...

A luxurious cruise. A high-profile passenger list. And a murder that must be solved before the ship docks. Rose Dela Cruz thought a change of pace was exactly what she needed. After her career as a private investigator hit a dead end, she accepted a new role as Cruise Director aboard The Midnight Tide—seeking peace on the open sea. But on her first day aboard, tranquility was shattered. Eleanor Bridges, a wealthy and obnoxious guest, was found dead, poisoned during dinner. With the help of Ben, the ship’s captain, Cole, Head of Security, and Rex, her loyal beagle, Rose plunged into a ...

He is a record collector and a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. His business card describes him as the Vinyl Detective, and some people take this more literally than others. For example, the beautiful, mysterious woman who wants to pay him a large sum of money to find a priceless lost recording on behalf of an extremely wealthy yet shadowy client. And so begins a painful and dangerous odyssey in search of the rarest jazz record of them all....

Pie Contest Turns Deadly Fall is in the air and the Eastern Shore Pie Contest has come to Pelican Cove. So has a woman who became a pariah when she was banished from town forty years ago. Now she is back with a vengeance amidst loud protests. The town is split over whether a decades old edict is still valid, especially since the woman holds a lot of power as a judge of the contest. The competition heats up as local women break their backs trying out different recipes, determined to win. Then an unexpected murder shocks the town. Roped into investigating the crime, café owner and amateur ...

They call him the gourmet detective; the only thing sharper than his mind is his palate. When chefs need a rare ingredient, an ancient wine, or simply a new idea to gain that extra Michelin-star boost, they come to the detective's cozy London office and plead for his help. For top-notch cooking, he is always happy to lend his taste buds to the cause.

When Charlotte sees something underhanded going on beneath the merrymaking, she enlists the help of Sheriff Deputy Luke Little to find out if her unknown correspondent is none other than the town's biggest suspect. And the surprising truth about her suitor's identity has her contemplating leaving her Amish roots behind forever....

When Victor Kensington, heir to one of the wealthiest fortunes in Cedar Grove, drops dead at the glamorous Midnight Masquerade, whispers of foul play ripple through the grand estate. The Kensington family’s wealth and secrets are a dangerous combination, and everyone in attendance is a suspect. Lila Harrington, a local innkeeper and amateur sleuth, is no stranger to mystery. She can’t resist the call to uncover the truth hidden behind the family’s gilded facade. As secrets unravel and connections to a missing heirloom emerge, Lila is drawn into the glittering yet treacherous world of ...

Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the person behind it. A man they called the Black Wolf. But their relief is short-lived. In a sickening turn of events, Gamache has realized that plot, as horrific as it was, was just the beginning. Perhaps even a deliberate misdirection. One he fell into. Something deeper and darker, more damaging, is planned. Did he in fact arrest the Black Wolf, or are they still out there?