Mystery Anthology Cozy

ONE PICTURE. TWO STORIES. MANY SUSPECTS. Deena Sharpe has her hands full with her high school journalism classes. But when a woman dies at a school football game, suddenly everyone is interested in her student’s photographs. Did he catch the crime on film or will this death be another unsolved mystery? As Deena helps the police investigate this suspicious event, she uncovers some secrets of romance and lies. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but there’s only one word she cares about: Guilty! Sharpe Image is the prequel novella to the Maycroft Mysteries by USA Today Bestselling ...

For once, wedding planner Julia thinks a reception will go smoothly. Then the bride's heirloom diamond and gold engagement ring mysteriously vanish. The police think they know who took it and have closed the investigation. It's up to Julia and her friends to save an innocent man from prison.

Daphne Coleman, with her little Lab cross Naiad, is determined to prove her dog's worth in the Enterprise dog show and agility contest, which now allows mixed breeds to participate, thanks to the advocacy of dog show judge Sinopa Folds. Then murder strikes. The top contender, a beautiful Irish setter, is found dead of poison. Daphne is irate. Who would kill a dog? But before Daphne can find out, murder strikes again, and this time it's Judge Sinopa Folds.

Is the Riverside Lodge and Kennel cursed? Daphne Coleman, an expert in Greek and Roman mythology and a first-class skeptic, thinks it's just a charade. But when a publicity stunt turns deadly at the Riverside Lodge and Kennel, everyone is getting the heebie-jeebies. And, once again, all are suspects in a murder. To drum up business for the still faltering Lodge, new owner Jason Henning (and Daphne's long-time crush) has brought in a ghost hunting team to investigate the "haunted" areas of the building.

Araminta had gone shopping at the exclusive Green Hills Mall, a fairly long drive from Melrose, because she wanted to see what colors would be popular in knit goods and kitchen cloths this spring. Araminta was just leaving the upscale dress shop for the main mall area when someone cannoned into her in the crowd.This young woman helped Araminta right herself after the collision and started to apologize profusely. Looking up, Araminta spotted what she thought was a familiar young face.

Will Lucy the ghost be at peace, or will she haunt the paranormal investigators searching for her killer forever? Emmy and her friends, with the help of a psychic named Cassiopeia, find out that Laurel was behind Lucy's death, but find Laurel missing, allegedly in the neighboring town of Tallulah Falls.

Emmy takes on the biggest challenge she's ever encountered yet - helping a ghost figure out the truth about the night she was killed.

How can a Greyhound bus containing four bank robbers, $10 million in cash, the contents of all of the safety deposit boxes, and 12 hostages being followed by the San Francisco police vanish off the Golden Gate Bridge? With the clock ticking, Captain Heinz Noonan will have to unravel the mystery.

Almost a year ago, Annabeth Meyer died in front of Emmy and Matthew, Annabeth's husband. They didn't know what happened, and Emmy was thought of as one of the suspects herself until a man named Jimmy came forward and took the blame. But somehow things didn't seem right.

A short story featuring Duffy, the Foursome and, of course, Al the basset hound.

When Callum Davidson's ex-girlfriend Maria is found murdered in the hills behind Wirkster Village, not far from his home or Milly's, Callum is the first suspect. When he won't reveal an alibi, Milly's plans for Christmas with Callum are in jeopardy. She must convince him to prove his innocence, to tell the police where he was the night of the murder or face a lifetime in prison.

An ordinary-looking pie bird is more than it seems. For generations the Starling family has had power and influence over a small mountain town. Some believed they were witches, attributing the luck to magic. The secret to their good fortune could be as simple as pie. Jo picked up what she thought was a simple baking tool from an estate sale, but what she got was much more. Mysteries as old as the county are solved when she discovers the ceramic gadget holds a secret.

Join Cinderella, P. I., in eight new fairy tale mystery stories for grown-ups. Along with our clever detective, search for a missing Prince Charming in "Cinderella and the Mysterious Blonde." (Could Prince Charming really be a rat and have another wife, our intrepid detective wonders.) Other missing persons include a Muse, Cinderella herself, and Cinderella's own young son and her little girl.

Here is an amusing, but deadly tale involving a "little old lady" and her garden and wine. Bring in an obnoxious child and you have the makings for a very intriguing murder mystery. This is a short story with the twists and turns that Elizabeth's books are noted for.

Milly Dupont is recovering from an attack that nearly took her life and is settling back into the new normal. Her secret crush, Callum Davidson, has moved in next door and has brought his nephew Jake with him. Milly soon becomes aware that people have started to lose items from their homes and suspects it may be Jake but isn't sure. Then a local family from Wirkster is found murdered in what cops are calling a ritualistic fashion, and Milly is almost certain it's Jake when she finds a rather unique shirt covered in blood.

In einem »Hexenhaus« in einem überwucherten Garten wird eine Frau tot aufgefunden. Ein Messer steckt in der Leiche, sein Zwilling in einer Tarotkarte auf dem Tisch. Für die Lösung des Falls braucht Kriminalhauptkomissar Volker Müller die Hilfe seiner Exfrau Susi, die sich zum Glück mit Kartenlegen auskennt.

Old Sweet ain't gonna build no more boats...On the Caribbean island of Kayakoo, a local boatbuilder named Sweet is found dead on the beach. Detective Johnny Cliff needs to find out what happened to him. With a little help from a friend from a Scotland Yard detective who is there on vacation, he follows the typically twisting and curious trails an island investigation can take.

It's Emmy and Daniel's first wedding anniversary, and they're having dinner at Sky Cornerstone, one of the best restaurants in town. Some people recognize Emmy for being the one in charge of the biggest change in Sky Valley's police department, courtesy of the sacking of Lena McMahon, the woman who almost destroyed Emmy's life in the past year. In the middle of dinner, everyone in the restaurant is shocked by a scream coming from the powder room. A woman has died, and people are left in shock because no one has any idea how it happened.

Emmy has been through the toughest things these past couple of months. First was the death of her old friend, Annabeth Meyer, whom she saw die right in front of her eyes. And then there was the wedding at the resort. It resulted in the death of Edward, the husband of Ruby, who was actually Daniel's ex. When Ruby died, too, Emmy felt even worse than she ever did before. Then she and Daniel broke up, and things haven't been the same since.

After having to deal with the deaths of her old friends, Annabeth and Matthew, Emmy is asked to be the wedding coordinator of a certain Scarlet Levi. Everything seems to be perfect. But there's a catch, of course, there's a catch: Scarlet Levi is not who Emmy thinks she is. And as the day of the wedding approaches, Emmy will get to know a couple of things that will make a big impact on her life - and on the lives of the people around her.