Home Mystery

[This revised edition addresses feedback from readers!] Can a young widow clear her name and save her hometown's livelihood when its beloved wine festival turns deadly? When the annual Winter Wine Festival in charming small-town Los Robles comes to a shocking halt with the discovery of a dead body, amateur sleuth Avery Parker finds herself thrust into a twisted murder mystery. Having recently returned to run her family’s vineyard after her husband’s untimely death, Avery must navigate complex small-town social politics and quirky characters to uncover clues, clear her own name, and ...

News of the sudden death of his childhood friend compels Jono Riley, an aging bartender and part-time actor, to return for a few days to the place where he grew up, the working-class neighborhoods of East Providence, Rhode Island. Author McLarty weaves the story of Jono's return with that of his coming-of-age in the early 1960s, including the story of some mysterious shootings.

Qwill, Koko, and Yum Yum return for another adventure "400 miles north of everywhere" in the twelfth episode of the extraordinarily popular Cat Who... series. Back in Pickax, Jim Qwilleran's plans to resume a quiet, normal life are disrupted by a series of annoyances, culminating in the discovery of a dead body in his orchard. When Qwill's friend Dennis Hough becomes the chief suspect, he embarks on a crusade to clear Hough's name.

Never in her wildest dreams did interior decorator Meg Barrett think she'd get the chance to team up with the iconic Jessica Sterling. A do-it-yourself dynamo, Jessica's Dahlia Lane Farms brand has swept the country, and Meg is thrilled to discover she's just as charming and gracious in person as she is on TV. But tragedy strikes when her beloved brother is killed in a hit-and-run, and when the evidence points to foul play, Meg vows to help Jessica by investigating. It doesn't take long for Meg to figure out that not everyone working with Jessica has her best interests at heart.

Paddington Bay is a small town full of magic. Selene Munro sets out to visit her aunt there but even before reaching town she is drawn into mystery and magic at the scene of a car crash. The next day, a car swerves and hits her. Disabled with a smashed ankle, Selene ponders her situation. Questions abound: Why is her cousin being secretive? His drop-dead gorgeous best friend knows what is going on too, but will not tell. Who is trying to harm her? Why? The cast on her ankle shows they mean business. But she is a stranger here. And, what is so interesting about the local rubbish dump? After ...

Back at the Winterhouse hotel for another holiday season, Elizabeth and Freddy dig deeper into the mystery surrounding Riley S. Granger, a hotel guest who left behind odd artifacts - one being a magical book that the evil Gracella Winters once attempted to use to gain destructive power over the entire Falls lineage. The two friends follow a trail of clues, inadvertently attracting the attention of a suspicious new hotel guest: Elana Vesper. The clock is ticking as they struggle to figure out whether Elana is merely a pawn or a player in the plot to revive the spirit of Gracella.

When former celebrity chef Jackie Norwood travels to Haymes, Oklahoma, for the annual Honey Festival, she expects a few sticky situations—but not a murder. What was supposed to be a lighthearted holiday trip to her cameraman Greg's hometown takes a dark turn when Emily, Greg's sister, finds her ex-husband dead while he was attempting to steal her beehives. With Emily quickly becoming the prime suspect, Jackie is pulled into a hive's worth of hearsay, hostility, and hidden histories. Now, Jackie must uncover the truth and catch the real killer before someone else gets stung.

The Aldens are volunteers at a medieval fair! They are excited to wear costumes and entertain the crowds. But when a valuable sword goes missing, the children know their toughest job is going to be catching the thief. Can the Boxcar Children find the sword and solve the mystery before the fair moves on to Silver City?

Never Go Home Again is the story of Corey Dixon, a young man whose father tries as best he can to steer him away from the lure of the streets. And yet, like so many others in his neighborhood, Corey finds the lucrative drug trade too tempting to resist. While he makes fast money for a while, ultimately Corey must pay the price for his choice of profession: his freedom.

The murder of jazz musician and social activist Markus Peña doesn’t come as a surprise to his estranged sisters. Melinda and Emily Peña know their controversial brother had enemies. After all, even they hadn’t spoken to Markus since their mother’s funeral two years ago. Who killed Markus? Was it someone trying to keep his latest protest song from publication? Was it the powerful and secretive uncle of his ex-girlfriend Rebecca? Or was it one of the other women Markus had callously abandoned?

It's looking rough for Jeremy Duff to make a go of his new law practice in the former Bleake Funeral Home in Parsons, Kansas. His secretary is the gorgeous ghost of Amelia Bleake who was murdered in the funeral home in 1962. Only Jeremy can see and hear Amelia. Another problem is caused by angry demons which infuse Jeremy's office with the stench of rotting corpses complete with blowflies whenever he sees a client. Just when Jeremy is ready to abandon all hope of success, he is offered the opportunity to team up with Amelia as ghost detectives tasked with figuring out what agonizing trauma ...

Nothing good ever happens after dark. Those were the words country singer Daleigh McDermott's father always repeated. Now her father is dead, and Daleigh fears she has returned home too late to make things right. As she's about to flee back to Nashville, she finds a hidden journal belonging to her father. His words hint that his death was no accident.

Growing up in an orphanage, Leila was bullied for being different. She turned her hardship into skill by becoming an escape artist - a valuable trait when belonging to a group of magical best friends. But when a famous psychic comes to town, Leila and her pals won't be able to escape the big mystery heading their way. Whether chasing mad monkeys or banishing ghosts from haunted hotels, these six friends will do their best to keep Mineral Wells safe - but can they still protect themselves in the process?

Rosie's led a charmed life with her loving dad, who runs the town donut shop. It's true her mother abandoned them when Rosie was just a baby, but her dad's all she's ever needed. But now that her father's had a stroke, Rosie lives with her tough-as-nails grandfather. And her beloved dog, Gloaty Gus, has just gone missing. Rosie's determined to find him. With the help of a new friend and her own determination, she'll follow the trail anywhere...no matter where it leads. If she doesn't drive the whole world crazy in the meantime.

They came for the music... but stayed for the mystery. Essie Cobb and her gal pals at Happy Haven Retirement Home are thrilled when a new choir forms under the direction of a dashing young conductor. At long last, there's something to sing about—harmonies, high notes, and a chance to steal the show at the upcoming spring concert. But the fun turns flat when Essie catches the mysterious choir pianist sneaking around where he doesn’t belong—specifically, trying to break into a resident’s apartment. Suddenly, the choir doesn’t sound so sweet. With her usual mix of charm, wit, and a ...

As a young boy, Bob had been drawn to the property, and, just when the family decided to move back to Brentwood, it went up for sale. Without a second thought, they purchased the house that Bob had always dreamed of owning. But the family soon began experiencing strange phenomena - objects moving on their own, ghostly footsteps, unsettling moaning sounds - that gradually increased in violence, escalating to physical assaults and, most disturbingly, bleeding walls.

Come with us in this collection of four novellas and one bonus short story, found only in this omnibus, to a time of gas-lit drawing rooms, and horse-drawn carriages, where child pickpockets stalk foggy streets, and all-knowing servants fill every gentleman’s house, each dwelling in a Victorian world, where for Sherlock Holmes of 221B Baker Street, the game is always afoot! Journey to a country estate, where a mysterious society of trance mediums labour together, one of whom, a beautiful young girl, claims Holmes has sent an innocent man to the gallows…. Trod down the perilous streets ...

When a mysterious job offer brings Carrie Myerson back to the town where her father was set up for a federal crime, she returns - to face a past more dangerous than she ever imagined. And a love more passionate than she ever dreamed. Drug crimes, kidnappings, set-ups and betrayal all unfold as Carrie and her ex-boyfriend, local police officer Mark Paulson, untangle the complicated web of deceit at the heart of her past.

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs. In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they have to solve a 'perfect' crime committed many years before.

Veterans of the Vietnam War were scorned when they returned home. Thomas Grey was no exception when in 1969 he returned to the States. This was the time of the first Lunar Landing, the infamous Tate–La Bianca murders in Los Angeles, and the emergence of ethnic gangs like the Bloods and the Crips. Against these backdrops Tom Grey’s story unfolds. Tom Grey was a combat-tested reporter for the U.S. Army’s information services. As his tour in Vietnam progressed, he became more and more cynical not only about the war but also about life in general. He returned to the United States in June ...