Cozy Private Investigator

A Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperWhen Tiffany and Rosie are asked to investigate the death of a performance artist, they’re not quite sure what to expect. Angry artists, a familiar loan shark, and uncooperative security guards all seem out to thwart their investigation. Will Tiffany and Rosie find the killer before they strike again? Meanwhile, Tiffany’s boyfriend Stone is dealing with his own unsolvable case, that of a missing armored van – can Tiffany help him uncover enough clues to reveal the van and the people who stole it? Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being ...

Amber’s back in another humorous romantic mystery. This time it’s a case of music, mayhem and murder! The Rosemont Music Festival is packed with thousands of partying people, all of whom could be in danger if Amber doesn’t find who has it in for one of the festival’s top acts – the pop star Prima Donna. Kidnappings, murder attempts, death threats, theft and arson – they’re all in a day’s work for Amber when she’s working on a case. Unfortunately, in this instance, Prima Donna has been such a bad girl that there’s a pretty hefty list of people who might be tempted to stop...

When The People From Earth offer Ian and Tiffany free cookies, the duo don't expect to get involved in investigating a cult leader’s death. But that’s exactly what happens – and Tiffany and Ian find themselves going undercover as believers in strange meditations and “earth re-tunings”. The People From Earth seem quite harmless, but are the investigators putting themselves in danger by pretending to believe in their “earth re-tuning” nonsense? Meanwhile, Tiffany’s secret admirer might not be what she’d initially expected… Praise for A.R. Winters: "Fans of Stephanie Plum, ...

As a young single parent, Mackenzie Elizabeth Taylor has struggled to provide for her teenage daughter. She finally catches a break when she inherits half of an apartment building in Boston from her uncle Al, along with his P.I. business. So what if she doesn't know the first thing about investigation or if their hot-but-crabby downstairs tenant is a police detective who's looking for any excuse to handcuff her?

I’m Tracy Belden and, unless murder interferes, I’m marrying my best friend! The sun is shining. Birds are singing. And I have five days off for a Tahoe honeymoon without a body in sight. Life is good…. Until my son finds the best man’s army buddy floating in a nearby pond. With our best friend suspected of murder, the honeymoon is off. Now, I have to find the killer and solve the case to clear my friend and finish my wedding-themed crossword puzzle. If you like fast-paced, humorous cozies, dive into the Crossword Puzzle Cozy Mysteries! Available in e-book, paperback, and on Kindle ...

An ex-husband. A former best friend. A kidnap. When Charlotte's ex-husband Idris, the newest star of the Vipers' Nest TV Show, is kidnapped, his current wife Michelle reaches out to Charlotte for help. It's a difficult request, considering that Idris cheated on Charlotte with Michelle, who was once Charlotte's closest friend. Despite the painful history between them, Charlotte agrees to help Michelle track him down. Working alongside her partner Angus, they set out to uncover the truth behind Idris's disappearance. With only a handful of clues to go on, they must race against time to find ...

London's gourmet detective is contemplating an empty bank account and, worse, an empty stomach, when a phone call solves both problems at once. Over lunch, Desmond Lansdown, world-renowned actor and burgeoning restaurateur, hires the detective for a chef-hunt, sending him to Italy to eat until he can decide which cook Lansdown should hire. It's a demanding gig, but this detective is never one to shy away from hard work. However, it doesn't take long for this plush assignment to turn prickly.

Ghost hunter extraordinaire Meredith Good is not feeling all that great these days. She's broke and the only possession she has in the world is her crappy car that barely runs anymore. So she decides to move back to her hometown: Silver Bells Cove, Ohio. It's not ideal, but it'll do, for now anyway. She's glad to see her grandmother and she's more than happy to indulge in her grandmother's delicious pastries. When she runs into her ex, who happens to be a cop now, things get a bit more complicated. Oh, there's also a dead body by the lake and the ghost belonging to that body wants nothing ...

Dr. Kate is once again on the case (not to mention thin ice) after discovering a young engaged couple frozen to death in the lake. To make matters worse, her temporary receptionist appears to have overdosed from a recreational sedative used at the animal hospital. Kate barely has time to dread Valentine's Day (and the fact that she’s alone on this holiday, once again) as the police investigation shows that all three fatalities are in fact homicides.

When a shocking murder rocks the picture-perfect English village of Raven’s Edge, erstwhile amateur detective Milla Graham finds herself right at the centre of the mystery. Still reeling from her recent breakup with local police officer Ben Taylor, Milla sets her sights on solving the case, hoping to win Ben back. But when the evidence begins to point to Milla’s old friend and former paramour Lorcan Black, she must choose between her loyalties to the past and the possibilities of the future.

Retired CIA agent Barbara Gold decides to take up gardening to pass the time in Cheerville. Before she can pay for her peat moss and a copy of Gardening for Numbskulls at the garden shop, she overhears two ladies gossiping about the death of Cheerville's best gardener....

Books 4, 5, and 6 in the USA Today best-selling Franki Amato Mysteries: Campari Crimson, Galliano Gold, and Marsala Maroon. When Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica’s New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But, life in the Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and her aging ex-stripper landlady has some rather odd policies.

A Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperWhen an e-sports competitor is found dead, Tiffany and Rosie are hired to uncover the truth... but their investigation leads them straight to another murder, and a tech-savvy criminal who thought he could get away with almost anything. Meanwhile, has Nanna's meddling in Stone's love life actually worked out well? And is Sue Giant really going to become Tiffany's competitor?

Tiffany, Rosie and Stone embrace new identities, as (slightly) mature-age college students and a college security officer. Undercover identities, as they investigate the death of a college professor. Who could’ve wanted to kill Professor Hargrove? Are Tiffany and Rosie putting themselves in harm’s way by being so close to the potential killer – and can Stone get them out of the scrapes that their college shenanigans lead them into? Meanwhile, the Lindseys seem to be out of the picture… until they’re not.

Charles has been gone for months, and Mimi's not feeling like being a private detective anymore. She's had it with the liars and the cheats. Speaking of liars and cheats, when she takes on a missing person case for a new client, she's thrown into a web of lies and deceit that ends in murder. Come along as, once again, Mimi Capurro butts heads with her homicide detective boyfriend, Nick Christianson, when their cases cross paths. What surprises do her client and employees have in store?

A Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper A bachelor party gone wrong – or did it go exactly how it was meant to go? When a groom goes missing after his “bachelor party weekend,” Tiffany and Rosie are called on the case. “Winters will have you giggling into your book!” What should have been an easy missing persons case turns complicated as the duo discover that every person involved is keeping secrets. But are the party-goers lying to protect the groom, or to protect themselves? When a key informant turns up dead, Tiffany and Rosie realize there might be more at stake here than a simple party ...

A Cupcakes-And-Crime Caper Tiffany's friends Emily and Jack are finally getting married! It's going to be the most wonderful wedding in a wonderful location. Unfortunately, not all the guests are "wonderful"... Tiffany and Stone make an unpleasant discovery just before the ceremony: Jack's ex-girlfriend has been murdered. To make matters worse, the local police are completely disinterested in the murder. Together, the duo must solve the mystery without disrupting the wedding. Grumpy Old Elwood agrees to join forces with them, along with Ian and Nanna who help throughout the wedding. Can the...

A Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper A food-truck-festival gone awry, potentially murderous snails, and a health inspector with a grudge against food trucks… When eccentric artist Kylie Mince and her husband Pierre find themselves accused of murder, they call on Tiffany Black and Rosie to help them out of this predicament. But with so many unusual suspects, could this case be too much for the investigators? Worse still, could they have underestimated how dangerous this killer is? Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie...

It's Halloween season in Mississippi as Sarah Booth and the gang gather to decorate and gush over Tinkie's new baby, Maylin. Sarah Booth is just about to refresh the cocktails when she hears a knock on the door and opens it to find a woman named Frankie, distraught at the disappearance of her daughter, Christa, a young journalist. Christa had been investigating the disappearance of young women in New Orleans over a five-year period—one every year around Halloween. Now Christa herself is missing, and Frankie fears it may be connected to a cult based in the Garden District.

Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn't mind ruffling a few feathers. His success has elevated him into a poster boy for the police. The problem is Jejeune doesn't really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds. Recently reassigned to the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, Jejeune's two worlds collide with the grisly murder of a prominent ecological activist.