Culinary Mystery

In the heart of Amblewood’s bustling downtown, Café Cozy is the go-to spot for warm conversations, freshly brewed coffee, and a touch of autumn magic. Owned by Emma Blake, the café is more than just a place to grab a latte—it’s a community hub where friends gather, secrets are shared, and the espresso is always made with love. But when ruthless food critic Derrick Matheson collapses after sipping the café’s newest seasonal drink, the cozy atmosphere turns cold. Whispers of poisoning spread through the town like wildfire, and business drops as suspicion swirls around Emma and her ...

The temperature may be cooling down, but things in Sunny Shores are heating up. Business is booming for the Burger She Wrote food truck, but the summer season is winding down. After aiding in solving the mystery surrounding two murders already, she hoped things would get back to normal. No such luck. When a friend of Kara's is poisoned at a town fundraiser, it becomes personal. As Kara uncovers clues surrounding the case, a dark past is discovered. Blueberry Pie White Lie is book three in the Sunny Shores mystery series that is set in the fictional town of Sunny Shores, Florida. Each book ...

Tiffany, Stone and Rosie visit a "historic" small town - but the local historians' tales don't seem quite believable. But that's not the only secret this small town harbors; when a local landlord is killed, the trio must uncover the truth behind his death. Temperamental chefs, confused old ladies and a troublesome housekeeper add to Tiffany's difficulties. Could any of them have been involved in the murder?

Set in the biggest small town in the country, Susan and Mike travel to St. Louis for their son’s Match Day ceremony. At the reception, the dean of the medical school drops dead under mysterious circumstances. Susan smells foul play. Teaming up with the detective’s mother, it's double trouble as she and her new bestie uncover secrets worthy of murder in Murder is Medical. In Murder is Universal, Susan and Valerie are on a flight when they discover the passenger in the middle seat dead on arrival. The dynamic duo is convinced it was murder. The dead passenger, owner of a successful ...

Angie and her County Seat staff are all prepared for some much-needed R&R. Hope's been hinting at an arts-and-crafts-themed retreat. Instead, they end up at a military veteran's home, where it's their job to get it spic-and-span for summer. In between weeding the garden and painting the rooms, Angie starts up a conversation with an older vet who wants to make amends with his son before it's too late. Unfortunately, he has no idea of his son's whereabouts. It's the perfect side job for the County Seat team, but someone keeps blocking their efforts.

Retirement is bliss—or is it? Newly retired music teacher, Susan Wiles, puts her natural nosiness to work and discovers a talent for solving murders. In Murder is Elementary, Susan finds her former principal dead on the office floor, a half-eaten funfetti cupcake on the desk, and a list of suspects rivaling pre-pandemic lines at Disney! In book two, a dead body is discovered in a construction site behind a school. Susan puts her sleuthing skills into action to save her husband’s best friend, Tank, who is accused of the crime. While Susan works to solve this mystery and exonerate Tank, ...

Murder, Mystery, and a Hint of Mocha in Milburn's Coziest Culinary Mystery Series From the kitchen to crime scene—Caroline Baker is serving up justice with a side of pastry! When small-town baker Caroline Baker returned to Milburn to take over her grandmother's beloved café, she expected flour-dusted aprons and cherished family recipes—not murder, corporate intrigue, and a handsome coffee roaster with secrets as rich as his signature blend. Dive into the deliciously engaging world of the Milburn Culinary Mysteries, where the aroma of freshly baked pastries mingles with the scent of ...

“There’s a dead elf in the doorway!” With those words, the adventures of the gals of Callie’s Cakes are back on! The ladies have their work cut out for them. There’s a dead Christmas Elf trying to spoil Christmas, a murderer determined to destroy Anna’s wedding, a thief doing his best to discredit Kristie’s Youth Facility, and a vandal out to stop Callie’s wedding. But there’s nothing a cupcake or two won’t solve. Welcome to the cupcake bakery Callie's Cakes where murder investigations are on the menu. Recipes included. Cupcakes, unfortunately, are not. Get all four ...

It's all candy cane cupcakes and peppermint coffee until you find a dead elf on your doorstep. Only the elf wasn't a real elf, because elves don't actually exist - not even at Christmas time. A college student dressed like an elf decided taking a nap in sub-zero winter temps was a good idea. It wasn't. Anna, the pink-haired baker extraordinaire of Callie's Cakes, is convinced the student's death was not an accident. She drags Callie and Kristie along with her as she attempts to discover who killed the elf ... um... student. Will the gals of Callie's Cakes find the killer before Christmas is...

After Deanna Sullivan—aka Tweedle-Dee—found herself hanging upside down at the town carnival, the last thing she expected was for Reel Thurman to return home. But when strange occurrences threaten her safety, the overbearing security expert and local legend, Reel Thurman, swoops into town and vows to protect her. Reel might have laser-focused skills and the body of a Greek god, but in Deanna’s opinion, he was supposed to stay in her past—far in her past. With a mega eye roll thrown his direction, Deanna focuses on her baking, determined to ignore him. But as the ovens heat up, so ...

Welcome to Whispering Falls, where magic whispers and a cozy mystery unfurls! 'A Charming Hexorcist' beckons you into an enchanting world where the paranormal is the new normal. June Heal, our endearing and clever sleuth, is not your typical small-town woman. By day, she tends to the mystical needs of the community, crafting spells and potions with loving care. By night, she's a devoted mother raising her little magical daughter. Life is anything but mundane in this enchanting supernatural town! However, tranquility shatters when a chilling murder sends ripples through Whispering Falls. ...

A Cupcakes-And-Crime Caper When a podcaster goes missing, Tiffany and Rosie are asked to find him - unfortunately, this leads them straight to a murder and the trail of a killer. Meanwhile, it seems like Nanna's meddling with Stone's love life didn't work out so well after all... "Winters will have you giggling into your book!"

While Maggie waits for her Witchy Hour, she works at the family diner with her mom, aunt Meme and Lilith, her sister - all witches. Soon Maggie gets entangled with a mysterious handsome stranger, Mick Jasper, and his secret U.S. organization, SKUL. Has she found her calling?

A holiday is a time to relax, unwind and see the sights. But for two adventurous sexagenarians, the sights have a tendency to include dead bodies. Etta and Dora, both newly retired teachers, travel from their home in Southern Italy to a fairy-tale German town for their first home swap holiday, delighted by their neighbours’ warm welcome. But the welcome turns sour when the Night Watchman of Rothenburg is brutally murdered while his tour group takes photographs nearby, a halberd buried in his chest and a peculiar iron mask by his side. When the murderer claims a second victim and the son ...

Sheriff Frank asks newly-minted private detective Charlotte to help him crack the case, but she has no idea those darn gingerbread men will start showing up everywhere. What did Santa do that made them so angry? And what's the secret in his colorful Christmas-themed bureau? Charlotte is forced to split her time between searching for Santa's killer and helping Declan's crazy ex, Stephanie, stop a corrupt district attorney in exchange for a book that could help solve more crimes in the future.

Cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black is transported to another era, at the urging of her friend Emily and Nanna, when she tags along to a Jane Austen convention at the Tremonte Casino. It’s an immersion overload with required period attire and activities like cream tea, lawn bowls, and Regency dancing. But it’s not all in good fun when the conference organizers hire Tiffany to investigate the murder of Robert Darcy, a member of their Board of Directors. What killed the real-life Mr. Darcy: pride or prejudice? While Tiffany investigates, her thoughts are never far from Ryan and Stone. ...

The real estate market is a tough business. When Bramblett County Realtor Lily Sprayberry finds a listing agent bound and tied in a new home, she fears the person responsible is her client. Lily isn’t one to let things lie, and since the cops don’t seem to be doing much, she does a little investigating herself. What she finds is a web of lies and competition. Can Lily untangle the clues and find the villain, or will she become the next victim trapped in the web?

Between trying to get her gluten-free baking business off the ground and helping her aunt remodel her old Victorian into the Butterfly House Bed and Breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey, Poppy is ready to call "Mayday"! And now Aunt Ginny - who's a handful wide-awake - is sleepwalking on her new sleeping-pill prescription and helping herself to neighbors' snacks and knickknacks. Even more alarming, a local humanitarian who worked with troubled teens is found murdered, and the police suspect the "Snack Bandit".

June's annual Brown County Bluegrass Festival is always a hit for Robbie's country store and cafe, Pans 'N Pancakes. This year, Robbie is even more excited because she's launching a new bed-and-breakfast above her shop. But the celebration is cut short when a performer is found choked to death by a banjo string. Now all the banjo players are featured in a different kind of lineup. To clear their names, Robbie must pair up with an unexpected partner to pick at the clues and find the plucky killer before he can conduct an encore performance....

Christmas in Paris… What could possibly go wrong? Ava Sext, an amateur sleuth and transplanted Londoner who sells books from an outdoor stand that overlooks the Seine, has vowed that this Christmas will be the best Christmas ever. It has to be! It's her first Christmas in Paris as a Parisian. But when someone pushes a book dealer in the Seine at a Christmas Fair leaving him between life and death, Ava, with the help of her fellow bookseller, Henri DeAth, a former notary in a country where notaries are a powerful caste, sets out to solve the crime before someone else dies. A little Paris ...