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Murder Is No Picnic (A Cape Cod Foodie Mystery #3)
By Amy Pershing. 2022
When a celebrity chef is found dead, Samantha Barnes, the "Cape Cod Foodie", finds her search for the world's best…
blueberry buckle turning into a search for a killerThe Fourth of July is coming, and for professional food lover Samantha Barnes, it&’s all about the picnic. Okay, and the fireworks. And the parade. But mostly the picnic. What could be better than a DIY clambake followed by the best blueberry buckle in the world? Sam has finally found the perfect recipe in the kitchen of Clara Foster, famed cookbook author and retired restaurateur, and she&’s thrilled when Clara agrees to a buckle baking lesson. But when Clara dies in a house fire blamed on carelessness in the kitchen, Sam doesn&’t believe it. Unfortunately, her doubts set in motion an investigation pointing to the new owner of Clara&’s legendary restaurant—and a cousin of Sam&’s harbormaster boyfriend. So, in between researching the Cape&’s best lobster rolls and planning her clambake, Sam needs to find Clara's killer before the fireworks really start....Peril at Pennington Manor (An Avery Ayers Antique Mystery #2)
By Tracy Gardner. 2022
Perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland and Ellery Adams, the second volume in Tracy Gardner&’s antiques-themed mystery series finds…
appraiser Avery Ayers sleuthing a murder in a castle. Thanks to Aunt Midge&’s unlikely friendship with Nicholas Pennington, the Duke of Valle Charme, Avery Ayers and her associates at Antiques and Artifacts Appraised head off to their most glamorous assignment yet—cataloguing and appraising the contents of a castle-like mansion on the Hudson River. But regal splendor becomes a backdrop to mayhem when the precious Viktor Petrova timepiece disappears—and housekeeper Suzanne Vick plummets from a parapet to her death. Avery, her dad William, and colleagues Micah Abbott and Sir Robert Lane soon learn that Suzanne&’s predecessor also met with an untimely end. Further, the housekeeper&’s suspicious demise coincides with Avery&’s discovery that many of the Duke&’s most priceless heirlooms have been replaced by fakes. Detective Art Smith lends his expertise, but the suspect list encompasses the Duke&’s entire retinue—including his family. Could the killer be someone intimately familiar with the Pennington estate, such as caretaker couple Ira and Lynn Hoffman, the Penningtons&’ chauffeur Roderick, or even one of the heirs to the Pennington fortune? Then the duke himself is injured in an inexplicable riding accident, and the clock swiftly ticks toward a reckoning with a cold-blooded killer. A criminal mastermind is making a desperate bid for ill-gotten riches…can Avery bring the culprit to justice before her time is up?Word Games (Angie Gomez Cozy Murder Mystery Series #2)
By Ines Saint. 2022
A New Murder Mystery and New Clues to Her Parents’ Deaths, Angie Gomez Discovers Truth is Stranger than Soap Operas…
in Word Games, a Murder Mystery by Ines Saint--Dayton, Ohio – Present Day--When soccer-star Ronnie Martinez is found dead, it’s ruled a suicide. Ronnie’s mother isn't convinced, she thinks he was murdered. But only Angie and her cohorts at Riverside Funeral Home are willing to investigate.Angie can hear a dead person’s last words, but she still has a lot to learn about sleuthing, spying, and magic.The threats on her life tell her she's close to the truth as Angie lands in deep-trouble and meets a fowl rescuer.Publisher’s Note: Readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with a touch of humor, romance, and the paranormal will appreciate the Angie Gomez Murder Mystery series. Stories contain mild profanity and no explicit sex and can be enjoyed by readers 13 and up."A deeply likeable story, Angie is the type of lead character a reader can fall in love with." -Andra MaguranThe Angie Gomez Murder Mystery Series are best enjoyed in order:Last WordsWord GamesWords with FriendsAbout the AuthorInes Saint was born in Zaragoza, Spain, and grew up with one foot on an island of Puerto Rico and the other in the States. She’s bilingual and bicultural and has spent the last eighteen years raising her fun, inspiring boys and sharing her life with her husband/best friend/biggest fan. Her greatest joys are spending quality time with family and close friends, traveling, reading feel-good historical fiction, hiking, and snuggling next to her dog, Hobbit.The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret
By Leann Sweeney. 2015
In the latest from the author of The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim, a feline with a penchant for…
pilfering ends up unearthing a deadly mystery....Jillian Hart and Tom are finally tying the knot, but first they need to make sure Tom's stepson, Finn, is as comfortable as possible in the lake house they will all call home. So when it becomes clear that Finn has fallen for a pretty cat from the Mercy Animal Sanctuary, Jillian and Tom readily agree to make room for one more--even though the tortoiseshell kitty is a notorious kleptomaniac.So far, the cat has sneaked out of the adoption center time after time, bringing back trinkets, shoelaces, and socks. But when she brings back an antique locket, Finn enlists Tom's and Jillian's sleuthing skills. They hope to return the treasured item to its owner, but their search for answers is sidetracked when a body is found. Still, their sneaky cat's find may just lead them to a killer....The Cat, The Quilt and The Corpse
By Leann Sweeney. 2009
the author of the yellow rose mystery series, leann sweeney, is. . . "A welcome new voice in mystery fiction.…
" (Jeff Abbott, bestselling author of Collision . . . and her brand new series about adorable cats that just can't stay out of trouble is bound to be a hit! Jill's quiet life is shattered when her house is broken into and her Abyssinian, Syrah, goes missing. Jill's convinced her kitty's been catnapped. But when her cat-crime-solving leads her to a murdered body, suddenly all paws are pointing to Jill. Soon, Jill discovers that Syrah isn't the only purebred who's been stolen. Now she has to find these furry felines before they all become the prey of a cold-blooded killer-and she ends up nabbed for a crime. . . .The Vinyl Detective - Attack and Decay (Vinyl Detective 6)
By Andrew Cartmel. 2022
The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of death metal in his sixth adventure. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the…
return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more.It starts with a perfectly normal evening in, except for the corpse-faced gentleman dressed all in black, with a crow on his shoulder, staring into the house, of course. And the visit from Owyn Wynter, head of Whyte Ravyn Records, who needs the Detective&’s unique skills. So begins an all-expenses-paid trip to Trollesko, Sweden for the Detective, Nevada, Tinkler and Agatha to track down a copy of the debut album from demonic metal legends, Storm Dream Troopers. Condemned by the church and banned on release, Attack and Decay is a legendary record. But their trip to the homelands of Nordic noir is quickly thrust into a world of intrigue as the Detective closes in on the deal, the band unexpectedly converge on the peaceful town, And worse, their trip somehow coincides with a visit from Stinky Stanmer… Soon the bodies start piling up, and the Vinyl Detective is the only one who can solve the case.Murder at the PTA (A Maya and Sandra Mystery #1)
By Lee Hollis. 2020
Someone is trying to turn Portland High into a school for scandal with a gossipy website called Dirty Laundry. The…
latest target of ruinous rumors is newly elected PTA president Sandra Wallage. After a heated meeting with outraged parents, Sandra runs into fellow school mom and private investigator Maya Kendrick, who's discovered the person behind the website. But when the women storm into the venomous gossip columnist&’s office they find a lifeless body—along with a confession. Although the police rule the death a suicide, Maya suspects an injured party hung the Dirty Laundry creator out to dry. Maya already has a PI partner—but she's pregnant, and sonograms and stakeouts tend to conflict. So when Sandra volunteers for a crash course in sleuthing, Maya accepts the help. But as these unlikely partners study the clues, a killer plans to teach them a lesson . . . Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.comMuddled Through (A Maine Clambake Mystery #10)
By Barbara Ross. 2022
Mud season takes on a whole new meaning in the coastal town of Busman's Harbor, Maine, when local business owners…
sling dirt at one another in a heated feud over a proposed pedestrian mall. Vandalism is one thing, but murder means Julia Snowden of the Snowden Family Clambake steps in to clean up the case . . . When Julia spots police cars in front of Lupine Design, she races over. Her sister Livvie works there as a potter. Livvie is unharmed but surrounded by smashed up pottery. The police find the owner Zoey Butterfield digging clay by a nearby bay, but she has no idea who would target her store. Zoey is a vocal advocate for turning four blocks of Main Street into a pedestrian mall on summer weekends. Other shop owners, including her next-door neighbor, are vehemently opposed. Could a small-town fight provoke such destruction? When a murder follows the break-in, it&’s up to Julia to dig through the secrets and lies to uncover the truth . . . Praise for Shucked Apart &“An intelligent, well-plotted page-turner with likeable characters and a doozy of an ending. Highly recommended.&”—Suspense MagazineDairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary (A Sunflower Café Mystery #1)
By Amy Lillard. 2022
Looking for a fresh start, advice columnist Sissy Yoder heads to small-town Yoder, Kansas, to help in her aunt&’s café.…
But when a milkman is murdered, the newcomer becomes the prime suspect . . . After Sissy&’s rodeo cowboy boyfriend turns out to be more of a rodeo clown, she packs a bag; picks up her Yorkshire terrier Duke; and leaves Tulsa, Oklahoma, bound for her parents&’ former hometown. There are still plenty of Yoders in Yoder, Kansas, including Sissy&’s aunt Bethel, who owns the Sunflower Café but recently broke her leg. It&’s a homecoming of sorts as Sissy arrives to help in the café and reunite with her pregnant cousin Lizzie. Plus she can continue to secretly write her newspaper advice column as seventy-year-old &“Aunt Bess.&” But it&’s Sissy who could use some advice when she finds the milk deliveryman out behind the café with a knife in his back. As the sheriff&’s prime suspect, it&’s up to Sissy to catch the backstabber herself—before someone else gets creamed . . .Un caso de tres perros (Su Majestad, la reina investigadora #Volumen 2)
By S. J. Bennett. 2021
Nueva entrega de la exquisita e ingeniosa serie de misterio en la que Isabel II resuelve crímenes en secreto mientras…
desempeña sus deberes como monarca. En esta entretenida continuación de El nudo Windsor, la reina Isabel II debe descubrir la relación entre un cuadro desaparecido y la pavorosa muerte de un miembro de su personal. En el palacio de Buckingham, el otoño de 2016 presagia tiempos políticos inciertos. La reina debe enfrentarse a las consecuencias del referéndum sobre el Brexit, a una nueva primera ministra y a unas tumultuosas elecciones en Estados Unidos, pero todo ello resulta ser la menor de sus preocupaciones cuando la gobernanta de palacio es hallada muerta junto a la piscina. Aunque el «triunvirato» de la casa afirma que tiene todo bajo control, Su Majestad sabe que hay fuerzas oscuras que actúan. Al fin y al cabo, a veces se necesita el ojo de una reina para ver las conexiones que escapan al común delos mortales. La crítica ha dicho...«Un retrato brillante de la reina como detective [...]. Isabel II mezcla una afilada intuición y una memoria de primera con toda una vida de observación para superar en perspicacia a la policía y al MI5. Una miss Marple con corona.»Daily Mirror «Probablemente la novela detectivesca más adorable del momento.»Ruth Ware «La novela de intriga más curiosa, entretenida y necesaria del año: no hay que perdérsela.»The Sun «Divertidísima, entrañable y muy bien trabajada. [...] Me ha entusiasmado.»Joanne Harris «Un verdadero placer.»Nina Stibbe «Una serie increíblemente original y con un atractivo exquisito.»Adele Parks «Encantadora, íntima y respetuosa.»The Guardian «Sensible, amena y seductora.»Amanda Craig «Escrita con ingenio y coraje, gustará tanto a los amantes de la realeza como a los de crímenes misteriosos.»Daily ExpressBotched Butterscotch (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery)
By Amanda Flower. 2020
A slice of intrigue. . . Mother&’s Day is a sweet and busy time at the candy shop Bailey…
King runs with her Amish grandmother. This year is extra special, because Bailey&’s parents are visiting Harvest, Ohio. Bailey&’s father has rarely returned since leaving the Amish faith over thirty years ago, but Bailey is confident that the right treats can help sugarcoat any awkwardness. For Mother&’s Day Tea at the local church, she&’s whipping up her mom&’s favorite: butterscotch fudge. All&’s going well, until a sticky-fingered thief makes off with the money raised for a local women&’s support group. While Bailey tries to discover who stuck their fingers in the cookie jar, she encounters an assortment of suspects. It doesn&’t help that Juliet, mother of Deputy Aiden Brody, is conspiring with Bailey&’s mom to plan Aiden and Bailey&’s wedding…though they&’re not even engaged! Can Bailey find the culprit before events—both criminal and personal—boil over into disaster? Recipe Included! Praise for Amanda Flower and her Amish cozies &“As it turns out, Amanda Flower may have just written the first Amish rom com.&” —USA Today &“Flower has hit it out of the ballpark . . . and continues to amaze with her knowledge of the Amish way of life.&” —RT Book Reviews &“At turns playful and engaging . . . a satisfyingly complex cozy.&” —Library JournalSlashing Through the Snow: A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #3)
By Jacqueline Frost. 2021
Maine innkeeper Holly White returns to sleuth another seasonal slaying in the third Christmas Tree Farm mystery from bestselling author…
Jacqueline Frost.Reindeer Games Christmas Tree Farm is going into the B&B business, and Holly White is looking forward to her new role as innkeeper. Even better, Mistletoe, Maine's sheriff, Evan Gray, has deputized his little sister Libby to help Holly wrap presents for Mistletoe's toy drive. But a cold wind ruffles the cheery holiday decorations when a new guest checks in: Cleo, a vicious B&B critic, who could make or break the new inn. And the short December days turn even darker when Evan and Libby find Cleo's dead body in the gift-wrapped toy donation box.The suspect list is longer than Santa's naughty list, and local resident Cookie is on it, since her fingerprints are all over the murder weapon, a metal nutcracker that she gave to Holly. So is Libby, who recently moved to town from Boston in less-than-savory circumstances. But cranky Cleo was an oh-holy-nightmare to lots of the townsfolk, such as Evan's reporter friend Ray; Christopher, the inn's former contractor; and confectioner Bonnie, whose Gum Drop Shop was a direct target of Cleo's scathing prose.To figure out the killer's identity and clear Cookie's name, Holly and her friends brainstorm at The Hearth, the farm's café, while her mother keeps them fueled with Christmas goodies fresh from the oven. But if they can't put the culprit on ice, Holly may never see another Christmas.Five Belles Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery #5)
By Debra H. Goldstein. 2022
When Sarah Blair&’s mother participates in a reality show competition for brides in Wheaton, Alabama, things get a little too…
real as a murderer crashes the wedding party . . . Sometimes Sarah&’s mother, Maybelle, can be higher maintenance than her Siamese cat RahRah. Maybelle and her friend, Mr. George Rogers, have been chosen to be one of five couples competing for a small-town &“perfect&” wedding and dream honeymoon on a Southern Belles reality show—and guess who has to be chaperone. Even more vexing, the producers have decided to put up the crew and participants at the restaurant/bed and breakfast owned by Sarah&’s nemesis Jane Clark. But when someone turns up dead with Jane kneeling by the body with blood on her hands, she goes from being Sarah&’s chief rival to the police&’s chief suspect. Neither Sarah nor her twin, Chef Emily Johnson, can stand Jane—still, they don&’t think she&’s a murderer. The producers vow the show must go on, but to protect their mother and the other contestants, Sarah vows to find the true killer before someone else gets eliminated . . . Includes quick and easy recipes!&“The Sarah Blair mysteries are such a perfect blend of wit, fun, intrigue, and mouth-watering food descriptions that cozy fans will be eager for another helping.&”—Ellery Adams, New York Times bestselling authorA Catered Doggie Wedding (A Mystery With Recipes #17)
By Isis Crawford. 2022
When Bernie and Libby Simmons, sisters and co-owners of A Little Taste of Heaven, are hired to cater a posh…
pooch party, they wind up stepping into a fresh murder investigation! At A Little Taste of Heaven, Bernie and Libby Simmons cater all sorts of affairs, from book clubs to bridal showers and everything in between. So when their counterman, Googie, asks them to cater a doggie wedding for his girlfriend Jenni&’s eight-month-old golden retrievers, they jump on the opportunity. The reception, which will also serve as a grand opening for Jennie&’s new doggie daycare center, is no small affair. Bertha and Ernie—the bride and groom—will be celebrating with more than a hundred guests, including the puppers&’ pals and their people. But all weddings, even shaggy shindigs, come with some drama. Not everyone in town is excited about the upcoming pup-tuials—or Jenni&’s business. Someone is sending threatening messages to Bernie, Libby, and others in town, warning them to cancel the festivities. But when folks start dying under curious circumstances, Bernie and Libby know it&’s up to them to untangle the leads and find the murderer before anyone else bites it. Includes Original Recipes for You to Try!Shakespeare's Christmas: A Lily Bard Mystery
By Charlaine Harris. 1998
In Shakespeare's Christmas, Lily Bard's third appearance, she heads home to Bartley, Arkansas-always an uncomfortable scenario for the introverted Lily-for…
her sister Varena's Christmas wedding. But Lily's got more to worry about than being a bridesmaid for a sister to whom she's no longer close. Soon after she arrives in Bartley, Lily's private-detective boyfriend shows up too, and not just for moral support: He's investigating a four-year-old unsolved kidnapping. Try as she might, Lily can't help but get involved when she discovers that the case hits dangerously close to home-for Varena's new husband is the widowed father of a girl bearing a remarkable resemblance to the vanished child.Purr M for Murder (A Cat Rescue Mystery #1)
By T. Lotempio. 2018
Sydney McCall left behind an ex-fiancé and a New York advertising job to return home to Deer Park, North Carolina…
and help her sister, Kat, run the local animal shelter, Friendly Paws. Determined to save the shelter from financial trouble, Sydney and Kat organize a cat café fundraising event at a local coffee shop. Things are looking up until their landlord, Trowbridge Littleton, threatens to shut down the event. When Sydney drops by his art gallery to make peace, she finds Kat—along with Littleton's dead body.Local homicide detective Will Worthington—who just happens to be Sydney's old high school crush—is highly suspicious of the sisters' involvement. Desperate to clear their names from the suspect list, Sydney pounces on the investigation. With the help of one of the shelter cats, a savvy orange tabby named Toby, Sydney begins poking her nose into other local businesses whose owners may have benefited from Littleton's death—until the killer notices she's pawing a little too closely at the truth.Delightfully clever and charming, Purr M for Murder, the first in a new series from nationally bestselling author T. C. LoTempio, will leave readers clawing for more.Claws for Alarm
By T. C. Lotempio. 2015
"The purrfect sleuthy duo"* is back, and this time murder hits close to home for Nora Charles and her partner…
Nick, a stealthy little feline gumshoe groomed to solve a shocking crime. Since inheriting her mother's sandwich shop, Nora Charles is more about hot grilled paninis than cold-blooded murder--until her sister Lacey is arrested. The victim, an esteemed art collector and Lacey's bullying professor, was stabbed in the heart. Apparently, all over a lousy grade. Off campus, things were just as dicey. The prof had an ex with secrets, a trophy wife set to inherit a fortune in masterworks, and a scorned student mistress. Going undercover, Nora realizes that investigating this crime is the biggest test of her sleuthing career. Because if she fails, even Nick's animal instinct won't be enough to rescue Lacey from a perfectly executed framing. INCLUDES DELICIOUS SANDWICH RECIPESFrom the Paperback edition.A Perilous Pal (A Friend for Hire Mystery #2)
By Laura Bradford. 2022
Entrepreneur Emma Westlake&’s new business is booming until her latest client is arrested for murder in this new Friend for…
Hire Mystery by USA Today bestselling author Laura Bradford.Emma Westlake, proprietor of A Friend for Hire, finds a heart-wrenching email from a prospective client in her inbox. The email is from Kim Felder, a woman struggling with empty-nest syndrome and an out of left field divorce. Determined to help get Kim in a better headspace, Emma suggests she draft a bucket list of things she has always wanted to do in life but has put off in favor of taking care of everyone else. Together, they fill that list with fun baking classes, traveling, and dancing in the middle of the street for no reason. Kim also adds in some hilarious items about getting even with her ex. But all laughter ends when Kim&’s ex winds up dead via one of the ideas Kim proposed. Now, Kim is Deputy Jack Riordan&’s lone suspect in a murder Emma knows she did not commit. Emma will have to put her budding relationship with the deputy on the line to corner a cunning killer.A Cold Nose for Murder (A Chatty Corgi Mystery #3)
By Jennifer Hawkins. 2022
Trouble is brewing for a tea shop owner with a penchant for investigation and her talking corgi in this delightful…
cozy mystery. When Emma Reed moved to the Cornish village of Trevena, she was looking forward to making new friends, opening up a small tea shop, and taking plenty of brisk walks with her talking dog, Oliver. But when a valuable motorcycle and an old skeleton are found together under the local pub, Emma&’s antique dealing friends David and Charles become prime suspects in a forty year old mystery. The local gossip is soon flowing faster than tea in Emma&’s shop, and old secrets are being unearthed right along with the old bones. Although David and Charles insist they have nothing to do with the skeleton, they quickly come under police suspicion. To save their friends, Emma and Oliver will need to dig deep...Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market #1)
By Jennifer J. Chow. 2022
Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of…
a delicious new cozy mystery series by Jennifer J. Chow, author of Mimi Lee Gets a Clue.When Yale Yee discovers her cousin Celine is visiting from Hong Kong, she is obliged to play tour guide to a relative she hasn&’t seen in twenty years. Not only that, but her father thinks it&’s a wonderful idea for them to bond by running a food stall together at the Eastwood Village Night Market. Yale hasn&’t cooked in years, and she hardly considers Celine&’s career as a social media influencer as adequate experience, but because she&’s just lost her job at her local bookstore, she feels she has no choice. Yale and Celine serve small dishes and refreshing drinks, and while business is slow, it eventually picks up thanks to Celine&’s surprisingly useful marketing ideas. They&’re quite shocked that their bubble tea, in particular, is a hit—literally—when one of their customers turns up dead. Yale and Celine are prime suspects due to the gold flakes that Celine added to the sweet drink as a garnish. Though the two cousins are polar opposites in every way, they must work together to find out what really happened to the victim or the only thing they&’ll be serving is time.