Funny Mystery

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear… underpants. Meet Max Briefly and the elite, elastic-clad team known as Brief Force—a squad so secret, even their underwear has clearance levels. When the world’s most embarrassing mysteries threaten civilization—vanishing laundry, rogue dryers, static-cling insurgencies—it’s up to them to restore order one waistband at a time. From laser-guided boxer raids to emotionally unstable sock puppets, Operation Underpants is an uproariously suspenseful journey through the world’s strangest fashion crimes. Packed with humor, heart, and more briefs ...

When murder crashes his vacation, can a techie in paradise still catch some waves while snaring a killer? Marty Golden is ready to kick back at the beach. When his neighbor offers free rooms in Hawaii, the software engineer is quick to round up his girlfriend, sister, and nieces for the luau of a lifetime. But his arrival at the resort turns his sun-filled hopes into hunches about homicide after he encounters a very deceased and inconvenient body. Pressured into helping, a grudging Marty uses his sharp attention to detail to hone in on a crucial clue missed by the police. But his half-...

A light and entertaining cozy mystery. After five months of renovation, the Château d’Orvilly is finally ready for its grand opening as a boutique hotel. The inauguration promises to be busy: all the rooms are booked, and French movie stars are getting married in the castle, adding excitement to the event. All is going as planned until the bride is found murdered before she can say “I do”. With demanding guests, eccentric fans, nosy reporters, and a mysterious murder, Amanda and her staff have their hands full. In the middle of this chaos, can Amanda figure out who directed the ...

Victoria Cross moved to Spirits Cove to take over her grandfather’s antique bookshop, much to her mother’s displeasure. The mystery-loving Vicky quickly sees herself involved in solving the murders of farmers she barely knows. Those deaths seem accidental or related to rabies-infected wolf attacks at first, but that is not the case. In the midst of this, she quickly becomes friends with the town’s police chief, her grandfather’s best friend, triggering gossip. Vicky is unaware of her heritage and her relevance to that town. She has no idea of either that town’s history or of its ...

Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her archnemesis, Joyce Barnhardt. Another fifteen minutes after that, Stephanie filed for divorce, hoping never to see either one of them again.

Strap in for a hysterical ride of culinary chaos, detective disasters, and the undead in “A Cozy Mystery...With Cupcakes and Zombies!” Follow the tale of Poppy Darling, a sleuth so entitled she thinks Burberry is too pedestrian and only Gucci can handle her detective dramas. Watch her dive muffin-first into the most bizarre investigation of her life, armed with nothing but a designer hat and an ego the size of a tiered cake. When the local vicar drops the bomb about his congregation’s least favorite person’s murder, Poppy’s world turns upside down. Suddenly, she finds herself ...

Get ready for another wild ride with magazine editor turned sleuth Jessica Harper as she attempts to catch her own stalker – without spilling her Espresso Martini. The fearless protagonist of last year’s Jessica Harper Is Not Woke is back, facing off against ruthless corporate villains, social justice warriors, irate online daters and trigger-happy gamblers in her quest to solve the mother of all mysteries. With the help of her best friend April, husband Brandon and eccentric mentor Porter Montrose, Jess braves hostile comedy clubs, woke “re-education” centers, boardroom jungles and...

Murder in the dunes: A new mystery series where dark secrets lurk beneath the surface, with a dash of humor to keep things afloat. A dead body lies in the shadow of the dyke near Fleetstedt. The man shared a sprawling villa overlooking the sea with six others, not far from where his body was found. Enna and Pavel quickly encounter hostility, suspicion and mutual accusations. Which of them is true? Who benefits from the co-owner's death? Pavel's obsession with detail is a real treat. But what he and Enna uncover, piece by piece, is something they never could have imagined in their worst ...

Verity King has a problem with her husband. He’s been turned into a frog, and contrary to opinion, that’s not an improvement. A cryptic message, a severed finger in her fridge, and no signs of forced entry make it clear to Tempest why he was called, but Mr King’s worrying transformation is just the first act. Almost before he can add up the clues, a second victim confirms the theme and Tempest finds himself up against someone performing modern retellings of the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales … with real live human characters. Tempest also has a new partner and it’s not his old army...

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Great series of books! Martha and Helen are new friends who now work together in a business concerning old books and manuscripts. Each book has two stories going on, but both end up related. This series has so many different kinds of characters, locations, and conclusions. It is very creative set of stories! I'm sure that you will enjoy all five books. Happy Reading!!!" -- Margaret L. A DELIGHTFUL COZY MYSTERY FULL OF QUAINT VILLAGES, QUIRKY CHARACTERS, AND MADCAP ADVENTURES BY A BESTSELLING AUTHOR. Helen Ryes and Martha Littleword, two Americans living in England, become...

Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a "lucky" bottle from her Uncle Pip. Problem is, Uncle Pip didn't specify if the bottle brought good luck or bad luck.

I got 99 problems, but the witch ain’t one of ‘em… Right. First problem? Maverick and his bad attitude are going to cause the death of me. Thank God he’s got Taliyah to keep him somewhat sane because otherwise, I’d start pulling my hair out. Not only is Maverick cramping my style big time, but then there’s the fact that I have to pretend that I’ve been turned into a vampire, so going out in the daytime is no longer a possibility. And try being High Witch to your coven when you can only come out at night… Meanwhile, I’m doing my very best to get Imani to join our ranks, and...

There’s something precious hidden in the hills. But everyone who seeks it never returns… WWII vet Hayward Yost happily enjoys retirement in small-town Oklahoma, a million miles away from his war years. But when a buddy dies under mysterious circumstances and the police rule it an accident, the grizzled old-timer is convinced there’s something terribly wrong. And as rumors resurface about the legendary lost treasure of Belle Star, he digs into the case that looks more and more like murder. With shifty characters circling the little community and a Cherokee fable of Bigfoot protecting ...

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from #1 Amazon bestseller J.R. Rain and New York Times bestseller H.P. Mallory! My nine-year-old daughter and I have just moved to an outpost of a Hollow called Misty Hollow. As a Bruja (a Latin-American witch), I’ve been hired by the mayor to help build the warding infrastructure for the blossoming town. But there are a few things I wasn’t aware of before I agreed to take on this job: * The mayor is a bloodsucking vampire, and as a witch, there’s nothing I despise more than the undead. * There’s something sinister going on in Misty Hollow, and, more ...

The school secretary has a sharp tongue but is she a killer? Can Marty do the math or will he get schooled by a criminal mastermind? Marty Golden is frazzled. Struggling to juggle nieces, a rambunctious dog, a demanding job, and a serious relationship, the software engineer is never quite sure whether he’s coming or going. But when his nemesis begs for help after she’s accused of offing the school principal, the amateur sleuth agrees to hunt down the real culprit. Confounded to discover the cantankerous woman stood to take the dead man’s position, he strives to find anyone who could ...

Gus somehow won the church raffle. It was a miraculous feat given that he’d never entered it-the church or the raffle. He suddenly finds himself with two tickets to paradise and one of them premade out for Father Xavier. Paradise in this case being the Caribbean Island of Saint Hubbins. They’re joined at the hotel by two couples that appear to be engaged in a tangled web of extra-marital affairs with each other. Gus isn’t too interested in the affairs of others until one of them ends up dead. Another person is arrested by the local police for the crime. It’s not that Gus feels he ...

Just when life in Buckleigh starts to settle, the quaint village is thrown into chaos once more. The mysterious coins discovered in the antique shop —first linked to the buried doll — have vanished without a trace. As rumors of their dark origins swirl, fear grips the villagers. Psychic investigator Penny Lane is drawn back into the heart of the mystery. With each clue, she realizes that the coins are tied to a malevolent entity growing more powerful with each passing day. If the coins aren't found soon, the entity's hold over Buckleigh could become permanent. In The Devil's Coins, the ...

Dru has only 24 hours to save the world. It’s definitely going to be an all-nighter.Being the world’s only crystal sorceress means no vacation time, lousy pay, and zero benefits. But what’s worse? Finding out there actually is another crystal sorceress—who happens to be wickedly powerful and also dead-set on destroying the world. When she breaks into Dru’s shop, sets the place on fire, and steals an apocalyptic amulet, it’s hard not to take things personally. What’s a girl to do? Hit the road in a high-speed chase to get that amulet back before the seas boil, the stars fall ...

Blondie McGhee here with another case to solve. Mayor Lerky invites me to be a Junior Mover and Shaker, which means I get to help design the Thanksgiving float, that is if someone doesn't ruin the float first. Will I be able to crack this case before the parade or will this case gobble me up?