Humorous Mysteries

It's his senior year, and Will Shea has conned his way into one of the country's most elite prep schools. But he soon runs into Andrea, a fellow con artist. With the school not big enough for the both of them, they make a bet that whoever can con Brandt Rush, the richest, most privileged student in the school, out of $50,000 gets to stay at the school. Will starts setting up his con (an online poker scam) with his uncle, who's one of the best grifters in the business, and with the unwanted help of his father.

MOUNTAIN SPRINGS COZY MYSTERY SERIES – Books 1-3 Book 1 – Missing, Presumed Unwed Book 2 – Curses, Fowled Again! Book 3 – Beasties and Butterscotch Pie Introduction Sharon Triplett’s life-change was to retreat to the majestic mountains, settle into her inherited family home with her two kids, plucky pet parakeet, Seymour, and try to recover from the tragic death of her husband, a hotshot, undercover, city detective. It was an elegant plan. It should have worked. But then, astoundingly, Seymour, began eerily communicating to her in her dead husband’s voice and Sharon’s life was...

The ghast king Malacoda and the terrible enderman Erebus have led their monster army to the server that houses the Source: a virus with plans to destroy Minecraft and all the digital lives on its servers before escaping once and for all into the real world. Only Gameknight999, the user-that-is-not-a-user, and his small army of NPCs can stop them. But the monster horde is growing bigger by the day, as if they are being helped by an unknown someone...or something.

Someone has changed the environment from survival to hardcore. Now if you get destroyed, you can't respawn. Noah and Violet must find a way to get the world back to survival while fighting off another griefer war staged by the evil Daniel and his band of Rainbow Griefers. There's no room for error in this battle against time. With Creepers lurking in the dark and teleporting Endermen appearing out of nowhere, the duo have a lot more on their hands than only Griefers.

On the edge of the Navajo Nation, rookie paralegal Naomi Manymules pauses on a lakeside clifftop to enjoy a moonlit moment. She hears someone swimming in the darkness far below her, and a boat drifts out of the shadows. When she glimpses something that might be a naked butt shining in the moonlight, she decides to head for home. What she saw was the bare behind of a murdered local sleaze. His passing upsets exactly no one, but his wife can offer only a coyote for an alibi.

An Amazon Kindle “TOP NEW RELEASE”… Readers say: “Loved this story!” “These mysteries are extremely enjoyable and hilarious…” “A delightful bit of fun!”—Reviewer NEW from the author of A Cozy Beatles Mystery Series comes an exciting series: Bonnie Writes The Beatles! Book 1 in a clean cozy series set in 1964, starting in Hamburg. **A journalist on her first story, a rocking British band…and a heist-filled holiday mystery to solve…** Meet Bonnie Bell, an aspiring journalist on her first big adventure—a holiday in 1962 Hamburg with her father. But when they stumble...

From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Josie Litton, writing as J.K. Litton, a wickedly funny cozy romantic mystery for Valentine’s DayIt’s almost Valentine’s Day in the charming village of Mulberry Falls. After the events of recent months, local sleuth Verity Valence would be happy to do nothing more than anticipate her not-so-secret admirer’s plans to celebrate the day. But when the owner of the village’s renowned chocolate shop turns up dead, pierced by Cupid’s arrow, Verity will have to pick through an assortment of suspects to find the one with the heart of a killer...

My love for baking has turned me into a small town murder suspect. All I did was deliver the best muffins the mayor’s ever had, or will ever have again. Life at Granny B’s Bakery couldn’t get any sweeter till I discover Bar Harbor’s Mayor face down in my basket of blueberry muffins, dead. Well, at least he died happy. Now the sheriff is pointing his finger at me calling my baked goods muffins of death. Me and my tell-it-all bestie, alongside my golden retriever, Cinnamon, will have to butter up the neighbors so they’ll spill the beans about who wanted the Mayor dead. But, between ...

You never know what lurks among the treasures hidden in an old trunk that has been locked for thirty years. The Trunk Doctor, aka Jix Haynes, discovers a decades-old diary in a customer’s heirloom trunk. The ever curious Jix finds more excitement than she bargained for as time-worn secrets turn to real and present danger in her own life. As she sifts through the dreams, wishes, and fears of a teenage girl, mystery and danger pave a path leading to a face-to-face confrontation with a cold-blooded killer.

The NPCs of Minecraft barely had time to celebrate their victory over the spider queen and the king of the skeletons before terrible new crimes broke the hard-earned peace. Inexplicable fires are breaking out under mysterious circumstances, the flames destroying more and more land with every tick of the CPU. Gameknight999 knows something is terribly wrong but has no idea who is responsible or how to stop them.

Amazon Best-selling writer Bronze Medal-winning writer--Global Book Awards Ghosts Angry relatives Murder, Most Foul When Tabitha Black, a popular painter, encourages her cousin, Courtney Spencer, to overcome her irrational fear of ‘dead’ Uncle William and attend the reading of his will, she doesn’t realize that they are walking into a ghostly maze of homicidal practical jokes, angry heirs, and murder, most wicked. When Courtney and Tabitha arrive at Mathews Manor, they meet the rest of the heirs. Heirs who hate each other and hate the ‘dearly’ departed. As more heirs gather, the ...

The sixth book in the humorous Oak Island Series! Llewelyn LeFevre, Jr. has a new island home, a new school, and a new nickname. They call me Licorice. He also has a new friend Alex who is “tomboy to the core” in her words. (Followed by “Wanna make something of it?”) One night on the beach, searching for Alex’s brother Frankie (who thinks he’s a werewolf), they discover a mother loggerhead sea turtle instead, using her large flippers to scoot toward the dunes. When she digs a hole and drops close to a hundred ping-pong ball sized eggs into the nest, Licorice thinks it is the ...

When Ivy's perfectly planned dinner ends with murder, the curtains rise on a chilling Hollywood whodunit. Ivy, an event planner with a knack for the extraordinary, never expected her latest gig to spiral into chaos when Adam, a promising supporting actor, is found lifeless in a notorious hotel room. Whispers of vengeful spirits serve as both a chilling warning and thrilling distraction from the heart of the matter—two simmering suspects lie at the center of the storm: a resentful ex-road manager and Herold, the lead actor who pilfered Adam's coveted role. With the elusive scent of almond ...

"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 MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT MIDNIGHT: When a student falls from the turrets of King’s College, Cambridge and the police rule his death as accidental, Olive consults her tarot cards - which confirm her suspicions of murder - and decides to take the investigation into her own hands. A COSY COMMUNITY: Fortunately, the college porter is a loyal customer of Olive’s cafe, The Biscuit Tin, and when she plies him with his ...

A gripping new novel from million-selling author Bernice Bloom "This is the best book yet. I loved it." Mary Brown heads to the beautiful island of St Lucia on the holiday of a lifetime. She’s planning to relax and take things easy. But on the second evening, while walking on the beach, she finds a purse buried in the sand. Inside it is a folded map, a key, and an invitation to a party on a boat the next evening. There’s also an identity card for someone called Cara Jeffries. And...thousands and thousands of dollars. The wallet does not have a phone number, so Mary heads to the boat ...

Bernadette didn't smoke. The fire couldn't have been an accident! Oh boy, the gray-haired knitters are at it again. Of course, they are. It's been way too long since they 'solved' a mystery. But the investigator determined the fire at the craft store was caused by an unattended lit cigarette. Arson isn't even a remote possibility. Except the owner Bernadette didn't smoke and now she's dead. When Bernadette's granddaughter asks me to look into the matter, the knitters practically cheer. They are on the case! But is there even a case? Or are we seeing murder and arson where there's merely ...

I’ve just moved to the legendary Haven Hollow to start the next chapter of my life… My name is Sydney Blackstone, better known as The Sandman. After losing my wife two years ago and getting lost in grief ever since, I decided I needed to start over. So, I find myself in Haven Hollow, where I plan to open my own mattress store, Sandman Syd’s. Almost as soon as I move to Haven Hollow, though, I realize my work is cut out for me—someone is having not only bad dreams but dangerous ones. As the Sandman, it’s my responsibility to relieve this sleeper of whatever night terror is after ...

A haunted Hollywood mansion. A legendary producer with secrets. Can a determined journalist uncover the truth? Veronica Valentine has always been drawn to the shadows where secrets lurk. As a savvy journalist with a legacy tied to Hollywood’s elite, she’s determined to resurrect her career. But when a cryptic invitation brings her to the infamous Blackwood Manor, she finds herself in a world where reality blurs with the supernatural. Bartholomew Blackwood was once the king of Hollywood’s music scene, but his fame is tainted by rumors of dark dealings and vanishing artists. The eerie ...

The Headless Horseman. Everyone knows the legend. That’s all it is, right? When a third headless victim is found on Boston’s streets, Chloe Mayfield is tasked with finding the person behind the crime spree – no one else wants a case this weird. It would be easy to dismiss the murders as nothing more than the random acts of a madman with a cosplay fetish, but when her investigations lead her to the morgue, she comes face to face with an apparition she cannot explain. Throw in the stalker-like attentions of a deranged clown, dangerous interactions with the Salem witches, and an enemy ...

From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Josie Litton, writing as J.K. Litton, a wickedly funny cozy romantic mystery for the holidays The charming Westchester County village of Mulberry Falls is ringing in the New Year in style. On the village green, revelers are counting down the seconds to midnight. But when the pop of champagne corks is interrupted by gunshots, the fun goes flat. It’s up to local sleuth Verity Valence and her former high school boyfriend, Detective Ethan Lowell to cut through the confetti and catch a killer. Either that or risk Mulberry Falls’ new year ...