Funny Mystery

Good old fashioned Southern Crime Fiction by Norman E. Morrison set near the city of Cowchip Alabama. See also the other Cowchip/AL related works. Clang! A most satisfying, if short ringing sound, unlike a bell, but every bit as rousing. The nerves of the hand and wrist perceived the minute vibrations of the instrument even as the music quickly melted. It was the sound of cast iron whacking a melon, only it was a large frying pan and it wasn't a melon at all. Mr. Poppin's Basement Improvement is a murder mystery set near Cowchip/AL in the rural Poppin Hill community. It's the culmination of...

COLLEGE INSTALOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN, ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE. President of the party fraternity. Leader and role model to younger men. But some activist first-year named Petal wants to bring me crashing down to earth. Normally I wouldn't be worried, but when I see her I know this is gonna be a problem. Because I'm not just crashing . . . I'm falling . . . Falling hard. All the way down the rabbit hole. All the way to my forever. Drama and madness with a touch of angst. Sweetness and a hint of darkness. No cheating. No cliffhangers. And a guaranteed happy ending. This is campus-love, ...

There’s never a dull day in Windy Ridge. When I’m not trying to play mama to a restless and spirited teenager, I’m out in the woods trying to round up monsters. And let’s not even bring up my love life—something that’s been nonexistent for years. That is until an old flame from high school decides to step back into my life. And my heart. The only thing is… Sheriff Dean Hawke (the above-mentioned old flame) seems to be hiding his own secrets. Whenever I try to bring up his past, he deflects or ignores the subject altogether. And that’s definitely one of those things that ...

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!"

1932: Located on the banks of the Gilead River in Minnesota, Lincoln School is home to hundreds of Native American boys and girls who have been separated from their families. The only two white boys in the school are orphan brothers Odie and Albert, who, under the watchful eyes of the cruel superintendent Mrs. Brickman, are often in trouble for misdeeds both real and imagined. The two boys' best friend is Mose, a mute Native American who is also the strongest kid in school. And they find another ally in Cora Frost, a widowed teacher who is raising her little girl, Emmy, by herself.

At last, she’s pregnant. But there’s a tiny snag… She must give birth in 1959 - and there’s a BIG chance she won’t return to 2020. Scarlett hopes her time-travel days are behind her. She wants to cosy up with her gorgeous husband and look forward to their first baby. But fate has other plans, and she soon finds herself in 1959 -- alone. Worried she may never see her husband again, she keeps busy with vintage shopping sprees. And eating for two. While buying a coat, she meets a pregnant teenager whose mum’s horrid boyfriend wants her to have the baby adopted. Scarlett invites the...

Frankie Sparrow is always getting into trouble. This time he is paying the price ... It's the school holidays and instead of enjoying himself with friends, Frankie is being forced to get a job. It's a good thing he's going to work with his uncle, as a Private Investigator! With a nest-robber on the loose and a missing teacher to track down, Frankie and his Uncle Charlie have no time to waste. However, little does Frankie know that getting a job might just land him in the biggest trouble of his life! The first book in a laugh-out-loud funny adventure series for 8+ readers from Ewan McGregor,...

This town is going to be the death of me… For a small town, you’d think being the Chief of Police would be a fairly easy gig, right? Not on your life. Haven Hollow is proving to be the hardest job I’ve ever had. If I’m not dealing with bitchy faeries trying to usurp a court I have no interest in ruling, I’m dealing with a curse that’s got the whole town unable to sleep. Right—Nyquil on Aisle 9 and stat. If only it could be that easy. Instead, I’m going on little to no sleep, myself, while the town is basically falling apart. I’ve got to figure out who’s responsible for ...

Harper, a bookshop owner with a sharp mind and her loyal cat, Merlin, never expected to be dragged into a murder mystery. When Sage, her best friend and talented potion maker, is suddenly presumed to be the killer of her rival, Rowena, at the Mystic Market, Harper knows she can’t sit back and let her friend take the fall. As Sage’s life hangs in the balance, Harper races against time to uncover the truth behind Rowena’s death. With the clues pointing in unexpected directions, Harper must navigate a tangled web of magic, betrayal, and dark secrets before her best friend's fate is ...

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from #1 Amazon bestseller, J.R. Rain, and New York Times bestseller, H.P. Mallory! When Lorcan and I fail to dissolve the blood bond yet again (this time quite an embarrassing one), I’m at my wit’s end. The last thing I need is my cantankerous cat delivering a wax-sealed letter that I’m worried might be from my mother. But once I open the letter, I realize it’s an invitation to a witch assembly sent from High Witch, Scarlett Velardi. The only snag? In order to attend, I’ll need to form my own coven. Forming my own coven aside, I quickly realize the ...

When a glamorous woman dies on All Hallows Eve, Scarlett thinks it could be murder. Did her money-grabbing younger husband kill her? Or did he love her? Scarlett and her hunky husband step back in time to save a life - perhaps a romance. Time-Travel Halloween is a short but fun story which mixes mystery with romance. Don your spookiest outfit and come to a Halloween party

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 ...

What should you do if you discover you're dead and didn't know it? Murder Detective Kate Madding does as she always has when something emotionally challenging comes along. She throws herself into work. That's why she is known as D.I. Ghost. A serial killer is at large and she joins forces with his victims to bring him to justice. Suffering from posthumous traumatic stress when they first meet, their friendship slowly gives meaning to their afterlife, as Kate also helps her twin sister cope with her death. This is the antidote to the usual serial killer detective story. The victims are ...

The opening of a new hospital wing and the celebration of Bridget’s deeds should have been a happy occasion, and it would have been, if it wasn’t for the small issue of a… murder. Tiffany and Ian find themselves on the case, and with the help of their friend Stone, rush to uncover the truth before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Tiffany’s secret admirer continues his not-so-admirable quest to win her affections... . Praise for A.R. Winters: "Fans of Stephanie Plum, meet Tiffany Black, A.R. Winters's new heroine." - Rea, Amazon.com "You fall in love with Tiffany Black from the start, and...

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 ...

Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter in beautiful downtown Trenton, but she's pretty darn good at turning bad situations her way . . . and she always gets her man. In To the Nines, her cousin Vinnie (who's also her boss) has posted bail on Samuel Singh, an illegal immigrant. When the elusive Mr. Singh goes missing, Stephanie is on the case. But what she uncovers is far more sinister than anyone imagines and leads to a group of killers who give new meaning to the word hunter.

The unthinkable just happened--my girlfriend, Amy, caught her dad and I doing it. Now things are blowing up in the house. Amy's telling her mom, her mom is threatening divorce, and all I can think about is when I can be alone with Mr. Patterson again. The moment of truth is here. Mr. Patterson must choose between a hole and a hard place. Is it worth staying in his broken marriage for the sake of his family? Or is my power over him too much to resist?

Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret...and fears she doesn't know him at all.

She must protect the apocalypse scroll, or else the world will come to a fiery end. No pressure or anything.Crystal sorceress Dru Jasper has become the unwilling guardian of an ancient instrument of destruction. Its world-ending power is held in check by only a single wax seal. Which seems like maybe a huge design flaw, but whatever. Now insidious spirits who can kill by touch are trying to get their clutches on the apocalypse scroll and break the final seal. To stop them, Dru needs a rare crystal older than the Earth itself. But it’s hidden in a meteorite crater deep in the desert, and ...

The ground this amusement park is built on is far from fair. Braino, the mechanical fortune teller, is the amusement park's most popular attraction. For 2 euros a go, it blurts out vague predictions about life, love, and the weather. But now, the fortune-telling genie is misbehaving. Predictions are taking on a more sinister tone and the park goers are noticing weird activity on their social media. When a young couple narrowly escapes death during their Braino visit, they go to the only person they believe can help them. Will Nicholas, fresh from the showdown with the demon that killed his ...