Funny Humor Mysteries

Book Four in the Maggie Kelly Mystery Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Kasey Michaels (Previously titled High Heels and Homicide) Maggie Kelly, best selling author of the Alexandre St. Just Mystery Series, is on her way to jolly old England to watch the filming of one of her books for the small screen. Her entourage includes her editor, her agent, the viscount and his loyal sidekick, Sterling Balder. Months earlier both characters had popped out of her books and into her life, and yes, she still had trouble with that, even though her friends had accepted them as her English ...

Good luck comes in threes, so they say. Only in the case of Jenny Allerton and her family - it was bad luck. Heartbreak, threats and financial disasters all struck at once. When an easy solution to the family’s financial problems turns up from a mysterious and unexpected source, Jenny’s parents are faced with a difficult moral dilemma – should they go to the police or accept and enjoy what fate has put in their path? Funny Goings On in Sandlebury Bay is written in our usual light-hearted, not to be taken too seriously, tongue in cheek, heart-warming, feel good, style. We hope you ...

Now showing at the Palace: classic movies, ghostly mayhem, and murder! When Nora Paige agrees to use the Palace movie theater for the launch of a new online game, she has no way of knowing that the event will end in murder. But when one of the theater’s owners is accused of the crime, the future of the Palace could be in danger. With help from Trixie, the lively ghost of a 1930s usherette, Nora sets out to solve the crime, all while dealing with the latest manipulations from her lying ex, the meddling of a Hollywood mogul with revenge on his mind, and the mysterious delivery box of ...

West Hollywood is Karina’s home, a place where a Russian werewolf can hide in plain sight. Unfortunately, it’s also the place where the werewolf hunters seek their prey. When Karina’s best friend, also a shape-shifter, is murdered, she teams up with Jack Hardy, a homicide detective, to work the case with him. While the case twists and turns, Karina can’t help but notice Jack is falling in love with her. But she can’t tell him her secret. Or can she? While she considers the consequences of such a love match, the murder takes an unexpected turn. And Karina soon learn Jack has a ...

It’s another murder in the little town of Roble. But not to worry, Romaine and Auntie Zanne are on it! It’s the 100th Boule of the Distinguished Ladies’ Society of Voodoo Herbalists. They’ve gotten together to eat, drink, be merry and vote for the next Lesser Mambo, a lifetime appointment second only to the Most High (bet you’ll never guess who holds that position). But the second in command spot keeps becoming vacant—that’s because the women who fill it keep dying off. This time though, it looks like murder. During an alcohol-infused dinner and a tall glass full of absinth, a...

Some lockers open. This one follows. Milo Carter never wanted attention. He liked his quiet life of pudding cups, occasional sarcasm, and staying out of trouble. But everything changes the day a dented red locker appears in his middle school hallway—with his name already engraved on it. Now Milo’s stuck in a school that’s turning into something else—something automated, haunted, and hungry. As strange voices whisper from the vents and mirror versions of students begin replacing the real ones, Milo must team up with Gwen, a classmate with a conspiracy folder and ninja-level sarcasm, ...

Tales from thee Hospital Bed Thirty+ stories from the site of the crash to the operating theatre and recovery room; from the hospital bed on the trauma ward with all its doctors, nurses, visitors and fellow patients; from the bedside watchers and new beginnings beyond the discharge lounge. If they get you out this wreck, how much of you can be saved? You need the calm and peace overnight, but you weren’t counting on her. After an incident that bad, some things are best not admitted. We consultants have some out-the-way cases; but this one… Your foul-mouthed senior surgeon has it in for ...

Gus’s wakes up to discover that he’s been kidnapped by a Mexican mobster. He’s not the only one who has been kidnapped, however. Apparently, someone’s pinched the crime lord’s kid and the head thug of the gang wants Gus to find the missing kid before the crime lord finds out about it. By kid, it turns out that they meant young goat. If the goat doesn’t turn up in time then the ire of the crime lord will surely fall on one of them. Gus needs to figure out which suspect is the correct one. Luckily, Gus has Father Xavier around to help him sort out this tricky situation. Can Gus ...

Welcome to the Breezy Spoon Diner, where murder is the main course! When Dani O'Shea returned to her quirky little hometown of East Spoon Creek City and opened the Breezy Spoon Diner to serve up great food, great conversation and down-home hospitality, she wasn't counting on a customer getting murdered with her famous kale salad! With an innocent person charged with the crime, Dani must race against the clock to find the real killer-- if the killer doesn't get her first! Her landlord, dreamy and flirtatious fireman Mark Adams would rather she stayed safe at home with him, but as the mystery...

Gus is having one of the best things a man that works in law enforcement can have, a very slow day. His slow day only gets better when he discovers that an ice cream shop is opening near the law enforcement complex. Even though the ice cream shop only serves gelato, that’s not enough to spoil his good mood on this slow day. The only real way his slow day could get ruined was if someone mysteriously dropped dead in the yoga studio across the street from the ice cream shop while at nearly the same time Father Xavier volunteered him to speak at the weekly Tuesday prayer breakfast at town ...

An angel just carjacked someone? For Boston Cop, Chloe Mayfield, it's her first day in the city's Blue Moon Division and things are about to get weird. The poor schmuck with the missing car is convinced the glowing being who assaulted him and took his wheels was straight from heaven – he even heard a chorus of angelic music during the crime. Raised catholic, Chloe not about to suggest angels don’t exist, but her gut wants to find a more rational explanation behind this crime. Time to find out.

Welcome to the seaside town of New Shrimpton, where magic is in the air, shrimp can be scooped up by the barrel, and a murderer hides in plain sight… Alice Munroe is the only PI in town, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a little help. For one, she can speak to animals and plants… though her cat, the extravagantly grumpy Mr. Ploppers, sometimes makes her wish she couldn’t. Still, when that’s not enough, she has a few other magical tricks up her sleeve. Things go sideways, however, when she’s hired to investigate a death that everyone has written off as natural. Save for ...

He forecasts the weather on TV to the delight of his many fans. But the residents of Ocean Vista Condominiums are less fond of Uncle Weatherwise—the newest arrival at the condo—especially when a hurricane that he predicted would bypass Palmetto Beach instead heads straight for their town. The morning after a frantic evacuation, Kate Kennedy is blown away when she stumbles upon the corpse of Uncle Weatherwise, with a sharpened weather vane pointed in the direction of his heart. Suddenly Kate’s neighbors are her suspects, from a retired Rockette to a former federal prosecutor to a man ...

She’s not lazy—she’s calculating. She’s not rude—she’s selective. And she’s not just a cat—she’s Sometimes, the most unpredictable (and snack-driven) secret agent the world has never heard of. Sometimes enjoys sunny naps, occasional ear scritches, and ignoring you when you call her name. But behind her twitchy tail and slow blinks lies a feline force of mystery, suspense, and clever espionage. As a top agent in the Purrfect Detective Agency, Sometimes faces off against enemies who manipulate memory, bend time, and steal more than just tuna. This 35-chapter adventure blends...

In a quiet neighborhood where pizza deliveries are as normal as forgotten homework, twelve-year-old Max Murdock discovers something no kid ever expects—a mysterious, glowing pizza box that follows him home. But this is no ordinary takeout. Inside the box lies a swirling portal to a vast and wildly unpredictable universe made entirely of living toppings, sauce-powered machines, and crust-based civilizations. Joined by his hilarious best friend Logan, a fearless classmate named GraceMarie, and the cryptic clues left by a banished flavor genius, Max is recruited into Za & Beyond—an ancient...

WAS THERE REALLY A FOOT DANGLING OUT OF THAT CARPET? Fifty-two-year-old Glory Harper is stuck in a wheelchair with a broken leg, bored, and itching for some excitement. She doesn’t expect it to come in the form of a foot dangling out the back of a carpet as it’s carried into her new neighbor’s house. But Glory’s past “run-ins” with the police makes her latest report more difficult to believe. And, just when she thinks someone’s taking her seriously, Glory realizes Detective Rick Spencer, a Harrison Ford look-alike, appears more interested in her than in her story. Despite ...

London, 1965-69…Hilarious whodunit with quirky characters for fans of the Beatles, Golden Girls and Murder She Wrote. A clean, fun read. Beatles abound! The Cozy Beatles Mystery series is definitely a page turner! Helen Spencer's got a problem with stolen cars. What do you get when you cross 1960s supermodels, jealous neighbors and envious businessmen with the Beatles, their wives and girlfriends, and the music of the Summer of Love? A whole bunch of suspects... The one thing you can’t do is panic. So why was I panicking? Because John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce had just been ...

Welcome to the weirdest school year of Hector P. Blart’s life. One minute he’s just a regular 11-year-old trying to survive spelling tests and mystery meat lunches. The next? He’s dodging cursed homework assignments, haunted lockers, and a ghost substitute teacher who hasn’t checked out since the ‘90s. Oh, and let’s not forget Slime—the bookworm who’s literally a worm and may or may not eat overdue library cards. This is a suspense-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure perfect for boys (and brave girls) ages 9–12—or anyone with a 5th-grade reading comprehension level who ...

If there was one piece of advice Olive Crisp always followed, it was that "one should never attempt to solve a crime on an empty stomach..." 1970s. Cambridge, England. A POISONED SCONE: When a customer drops dead in the cafe during the lunch rush Olive is horrified. What's worse, the cause of death was one of her delicious scones. Now solving the case has become personal; not only does Olive want to solve the murder in order to explain the mystery she also needs to clear her name. A COSY COMMUNITY: Despite protesting her innocence, only her two best friends, Millie and Blythe, and the ...

Hello, I’m Star. I’m smart, I’m green, and I love nothing more than collecting beautiful objects and hiding them in my secret lair. Unfortunately, my family of two-legs doesn’t always appreciate my hobby. Well, they don’t understand the art of collecting like I do, do they!? Just imagine, I take one little ornament from the Christmas tree and the mum two-legs says, “Star! You naughty cat!” Hey, do they really expect me to leave all the purrfect shiny thingies on the tree? Ok, ok, I admit. I could try leaving them alone. But honestly, what kitty could resist such temptation? ...