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By Carole Bugg. 1999
New York mystery editor Claire Rawlings spends her days scrutinizing the motives and methods of fictitious criminals--but her precocious thirteen-year-old…
friend Meredith Lawrence has a keen eye for the cold, hard facts of crime. So when Meredith comes to New York to visit, the two mystery buffs put their heads together to sleuth out the truth about a real-life murder. When Claire's star author, the ferociously flirtatious Blanche Dubois, is found dead after eating a poisoned apple, there's no shortage of suspects. Many who knew her were jealous of her success--and just as many were put off by her haughty, demanding demeanor. With the help of a city detective, Claire and Meredith question Blanche's friends, colleagues, and relatives--and discover that even in the Big Apple, the world of murder is a very small world indeed.By Leslie Caine. 2008
About that Green-Eyed MonsterIt seemed like a perfect idea to promote their new business: Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan would…
hold a competition to award the builder and designer of the most earth-friendly home in Crestview, Colorado.But since when did saving the planet lead instead to extinction?!?Environmental guru, Richard Thayers was Sullivan's architectural mentor and the judge of the contest. But now he is dead--poisoned by some supposedly nontoxic gold paint--and Sullivan is convinced that Richard's death is no accident. Erin, normally the suspicious half of the duo, is not so sure.The one thing they both agree on? This mysterious death is murder on their budding romance...When another figure in the contest is killed, and Sullivan becomes distracted by an oversexed divorcee, Erin designs her own plan: not only to find the killer, but to uncover the true Steve Sullivan--and the schemes he's hiding in his heart...By Leslie Caine. 2007
Once competitors, Erin Gilbert and (the irritatingly good-looking!) Steve Sullivan have now become business partners. Their first project together? A…
feng shui makeover of a celebrity chef and his famous artist (famous more for her temper than her art!) wife's home. But it seems that this home--and the project--generates more than a few bad vibes. When the construction foreman on the job, Erin's half-brother, dies in a suspicious manner, Erin decides to explore clues that the police have ignored, leaving Steve on his own to fend off the advances of a dangerous beauty all by himself...Erin finds herself alone in the hunt for her brother's killer--a killer who may just have designs on her as well!By Leslie Caine. 2006
Interior designer, Erin Gilbert can't help but fall in love at first sight with her newest design job - a…
delightful little bungalow set on a quiet street.Until she steps inside.What looks neat and tidy as a postcard from the outside, looks like Hurricane Clutter on the inside! It seems the bungalow's eccentric owner, widow Helen Walker, hasn't thrown a thing out since 1942. Newspapers are piled high, almost reaching the ceiling, bric-a-brac covers every surface - there's barely any space to walk from room to room!What's worse - two strange deaths in the area link back to Helen, convincing her that a serial killer is on the prowl - and every nosy friend or neighbor looks like a suspect!But Erin is never one to back down from a challenge - even if she has to dig her way out; she vows to bring this beautiful home back to life - especially when her annoyingly handsome competitor, Steve Sullivan, barges in on the mess.Once Erin realizes that there is, indeed, some method to her client's madness - she knows she's going to have to dig deep to find a clue to the killer...lest she find another dead body!By Leslie O'Kane. 2000
Dog Therapist Allie Babcock is back...and she has a bone to pick with a killer...Allie's dog therapy practice in Boulder,…
Colorado is thriving. Her divorcing neighbors, Edith and Trevor, hire Allie to decide which one gets custody of Shogun, their silky terrier. And another neighborhood pair, Cassandra and Paul, need help with a fostered Siberian husky and her puppies.Life seems to be ambling along quite nicely for Allie...until she finds Cassandra's body sprawled on Edith's deck with a bloody paw print next to it - and the silky terrier, Shogun, nowhere to be found.Who could possibly have murdered Cassandra? And where could little Shogun have run to? And even more curious, what really does make that old couple down the street so incredibly hostile?Not only is Allie in the doghouse with just about everyone she knows, the police are also hounding her...hard. Not one to rest on her heels, Allie unleashes her sleuthing skills and finds herself in one close and awfully uncomfortable encounter with a cold-hearted killer...By Sue Grafton. 2001
Kinsey Millhone never sees it coming. She is mired in the case of a doctor who disappeared, his angry ex-wife,…
and beautiful current one-a case that is full of unfinished business, unfinished homes, and people drifting in and out of their own lives. Then Kinsey gets a shock. A man she finds attractive is hiding a fatal secret-and now a whole lot of beauty, money, and lies are proving to be a fatal distraction from what Kinsey should have seen all along: a killer standing right before her eyes. . . .tion because the facts glint elusively out of reach and only guesses offer any shot at the truth."Unlike many detective series, Grafton's seems only to get better each time out," wrote Entertainment Weekly, and P is for Peril is a case in point. Pushing herself, reaching further with each new book, Sue Grafton delivers every time.&“Atmospheric, emotional, and well-told.&”—New York Times bestselling author, Lori Wilde I&’m in trouble. Come get me. On a remote island…
off the coast of Maine lies a secluded estate. There, behind wrought iron gates and rock walls, sits Halcyon Hall. Today, it is an exclusive spa catering to wealthy elites and pampered celebrities. But once, it had another name—and a terrifying reputation . . . Rosemary Tulle has come to Halcyon Hall desperate to find her younger sister. Seventeen-year-old Genevieve left a brief, troubling message on Rosemary&’s phone, begging to be picked up. But Rosemary is not on the visitor list, and no one will let her in . . . Halcyon Hall was once Bainesworth Manor, an asylum for the insane. Such places often draw whispers about gruesome treatments and tortured inmates. In the case of Bainesworth, the reality may have been far worse. Now, staff insist that Genevieve ran away, but Rosemary&’s instincts say otherwise. Rosemary and Genevieve share an unsual bond, and she knows Genevieve wouldn&’t have just left. Compelled to turn for help to a man she hoped never to see again, judge Whit Lawrence, she tries to learn the truth about Genevieve. But it will mean uncovering secrets about Bainsworth Manor, and about Rosemary&’s own dark past—secrets with the power to kill . . .&“Childs knows how to keep readers riveted.&” —RT Book Reviews&“Grabs you from page one . . . Lisa Childs paints an eerie, haunting suspense that will keep you riveted until the very last page!&” —Rita Herron USA Today bestselling authorBy Mary Marks. 2020
Quilter Martha Rose must patch together the clues to solve the murder of a cult leader in the California mountains…
. . . Has Martha&’s fellow quilter and dear friend Birdie Watson become unraveled? Birdie and her new husband have decided to join the Mystical Feather Society, a spiritist group living on a commune in the mountains of Ojai, California. Before her free-spirited friend makes a huge mistake, Martha organizes a surprise visit to check out the commune. While white-robed members conduct a seancé in a glass yurt, their leader—Royal St. Germain—is nowhere to be found . . . until, that is, Martha and her friends discover him shot in their Winnebago. Now Martha must track down the killer and debunk the cult—before it's bye bye Birdie . . . Praise for Mary Marks and her Quilting Mysteries &“A pleasurable and satisfying addition to any quilting mystery fan&’s reading list.&”—Library Journal on Knot in My Backyard &“A mystery combined with wry humor.&”—Kirkus Reviews on Knot My Sister&’s KeeperBy G. A. McKevett. 2019
The roots of the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency reach back to the 1980s in the little town of McGill, Georgia—where…
Stella Reid and her seven grandkids enjoy some spooky Halloween fun and stumble into murder . . . Even if she has to stick to a budget, Stella Reid always makes holidays like Halloween memorable for twelve-year-old Savannah and the rest of her grandchildren. After joining trick-or-treating and the annual parade down Main Street, Granny Reid and the kids head to Judge Patterson&’s antebellum mansion, where a corn maze awaits. Most of the youngsters are too terrified to make it all the way to the middle. It&’s lucky for them, because when Savannah and Granny get there, it proves to be even scarier than they expected—half buried in the mud at the center of the maze lies a human skull. The grisly discovery uncovers a mystery that stretches back decades—and seems to be related to the long-unsolved murder of Granny Reid&’s own part-Cherokee mother. After all this time, the culprit may be long gone . . . or still hiding among them. It&’ll be up to Granny to dig into this Southern town&’s history and a mess of old family secrets . . .By Ginger Bolton. 2020
Halloween in the small town of Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, is the perfect season for Deputy Donut owner Emily Westhill to unmask…
a killer. October 31 is just around the corner and Emily Westhill&’s Boston cream donuts, carved with a scream, have made an indelible impression on local eccentric Rich Royalson. So much so that he&’s ordered three dozen, with no screaming faces and twice the fudge frosting, for his seventieth birthday—a special event in more ways than one. It&’s to be held on fog-shrouded Lake Fleekom where, twenty years ago, his wife mysteriously drowned. But the next day, when Emily arrives with her Boston cream donuts, she stumbles upon Rich&’s corpse. The poor guy wanted a unique birthday bash—just not one to the side of his skull. With a guest list of possible perpetrators left at the scene, Emily soon discovers that the Royalson closet is rattling with skeletons. As the fog thickens, motives mount, and the tricks outnumber the treats, Emily fears that Rich may not be the last one in Fallingbrook to go out screaming. Praise for Jealousy Filled Donuts &“Charming . . . Yummy donut recipes round out a whodunit (or is it a whodonut?) sure to please cozy fans.&” —Publishers WeeklyBy Anna Lee Huber. 2019
England, 1919. In Anna Lee Huber&’s latest mystery, former Secret Service agent Verity Kent is finding that life after wartime offers…
its own share of danger . . . The Great War may be over, but for many, there are still obstacles on the home front. Reconciling with her estranged husband makes Verity sympathetic to her friend Ada&’s marital difficulties. Bourgeois-bred Ada, recently married to the Marquess of Rockham, is overwhelmed trying to navigate the ways of the aristocracy. And when Lord Rockham is discovered shot through the heart with a bullet from Ada&’s revolver, Verity fears her friend has made a fatal blunder. While striving to prove Ada&’s innocence, Verity is called upon for another favor. The sister of a former Secret Service colleague has been killed in what authorities believe was a home invasion gone wrong. The victim&’s war work—censoring letters sent by soldiers from the front—exposed her to sensitive, disturbing material. Verity begins to suspect these two unlikely cases may be linked. But as the connections deepen, the consequences—not just for Verity, but for Britain—grow more menacing than she could have imagined. Praise for Anna Lee Huber&’s Treacherous Is the Night &“A thrilling mystery that supplies its gutsy heroine with plenty of angst-ridden romance.&”—Kirkus Reviews &“A splendid sequel. . . . Huber combines intricate puzzles with affecting human drama.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Masterful. . . . Just when you think the plot will zig, it zags. . . . Deeply enjoyable.&”—Criminal ElementBy Laurien Berenson. 2019
It&’s the most wonderful time of the year in Connecticut, but Melanie Travis finds surviving this December may take a…
real Christmas miracle when a yuletide murderer comes to town . . . As Melanie attempts to deck the halls in a house overrun by pampered Poodles, her event planner friend, Claire, is busy playing Santa for the wealthiest clientele on Connecticut&’s Gold Coast. A personal shopper gig in the affluent town of New Canaan seems like business as usual. Except Claire&’s stylish stint comes at a higher price than she bargains for when she stumbles over her newest customer&’s dead body. Named a prime suspect for murder, she begs for Melanie&’s help, then vanishes like cookies and milk on Christmas Eve . . . Determined to track down Claire, Melanie and her nosy Aunt Peg dash into a dizzying investigation. But with a grinchy New Canaan detective on their case and disturbing clues piling up like presents beneath the tree, the crime-solving duo must hurry to rein in a sinister Kris Kringle before they&’re the next ones on someone&’s deadly wish list . . .By Traci Wilton. 2020
Halloween is the biggest holiday of the year in Salem, Massachusetts—but when B&B owner Charlene Morris finds the dead body…
of a witch, it spells trouble . . . Charlene, recently widowed, has renovated her historic mansion just in time to greet guests arriving for the town&’s annual Halloween festivities. She&’s lucky to have a helpful staff to provide support—as well as a handsome ghost named Jack standing invisibly by her side. Unfortunately, while the revelers head out on haunted tours, have their fortunes told, or grab a drink at Brews and Broomsticks, a killer walks among them. When Charlene discovers Morganna, a local Wiccan, dead in her shop, she starts getting cozy with the local coven, looking for clues to locate the crafty culprit. Salem may be famous for the false accusations of witchery in centuries past, but this time someone is genuinely guilty—of murder . . . Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.comBy Misty Simon. 2020
Her number is up . . . This Christmas, Tallie Graver would like to take a break from running…
her cleaning business to be with her boyfriend, Max, and enjoy their first holiday together--alone. Instead, she&’s stuck keeping her mother and grandmother from duking it out during the town&’s annual Christmas Eve bingo game. As for festive spirit, she&’ll have to settle for her mean-spirited Aunt Ronda, whose mouth could use some soap. The night only gets worse after Tallie discovers Ronda&’s body. It seems someone cleaned her clock with a can of varnish. While all the evidence points to Ronda&’s husband, Tallie doesn&’t believe her beloved Uncle Hoagie could do such a dirty deed. Of course, his sudden disappearance doesn&’t help his case. If Tallie hopes to clear his name, she&’ll need to dig up some dirt to locate the real killer. Otherwise, someone else could get rubbed out . . . Praise for Cremains of the Day &“Simon kicks off a new series that combines a bit of humor and romance with a heroine who knows no boundaries while searching for the truth that will keep her out of jail.&”–Kirkus Reviews &“An amusing new series with an engaging, spirited sleuth.&” —Library Journal &“You&’ll be cheering as the clues pile up in this creative cozy mystery.&”—New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.comBy A. L. Herbert. 2020
As the owner of Mahalia&’s Sweet Tea, Halia Watkins is famous in Maryland&’s Prince George&’s County for her down-home cuisine.…
But when she has the chance to showcase her talents on national TV, she becomes the star of a murder mystery that&’s too hot to handle! When Halia is invited to serve as a guest judge on the popular cooking competition show Elite Chef, she&’s delighted to add some extra flavor to the mix. But as filming ramps up in Washington D.C., there are too many fiery personalities in the kitchen. Halia discovers that pulling off her small screen debut unscathed means contending with a longtime competing restaurant owner, an infamously crass hospitality mogul, and a group of cutthroat contestants vying for culinary glory . . . The competition sizzles with only a few finalists left standing—and goes cold when the gorgeous young frontrunner is found dead. As murder accusations are slathered over a recently eliminated contestant, Halia, with some bungling assistance from her wise-cracking cousin Wavonne slides into an investigation of their own. A little snooping reveals the victim burned lots of bridges, leaving a slew of alleged affairs and stolen recipes in her wake. With a fast-rising list of potential suspects, Halia must sort through mindboggling clues to fry the flaky culprit before someone else gets baked to a crisp . . .By Sarah Fox. 2020
There's some shady business in Shady Creek, Vermont, this spring—in the third mystery by USA Today bestselling author Sarah Fox…
featuring pub owner and amateur sleuth Sadie Coleman . . . Sadie is delighted to have booked famous romantic suspense novelist Linnea Bliss for an event at The Inkwell, her literary-themed pub, housed in a renovated grist mill. The author and her personal assistant Marcie are staying at Shady Creek Manor, a grand historical hotel that was once a private mansion and is rumored to still hold hidden treasure somewhere within its walls. But the hotel's storied past is nothing compared to its tragic present when Marcie plummets to her death from an open window on the third floor. After Sadie discovers signs of a struggle in the room, it's clear that someone assisted the assistant out the window. But Marcie is new in town—who would have a motive to kill her? In between pulling pints and naming literary-themed cocktails, Sadie takes it on herself to solve the case, wondering if the crime is connected to the vandalized vehicles of a film crew in town to do a feature on local brewer Grayson Blake, with whom Sadie shares a strong flirtation. Or could the poor woman's defenestration have anything to do with the legendary treasure? As Shady Creek Manor prepares for a May Day masquerade ball, Sadie is determined to unmask the killer—but when she uncorks a whole lot of trouble, will she meet a bitter end?By Amanda Flower. 2020
Matchmaking can be murder . . . When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio,…
she notices one thing right away—the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by trade, Millie has nevertheless stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he’s not right for such a gentle young woman—except Edith herself. Pleased when she convinces the bride-to-be to leave her betrothed before the wedding, Millie is later panicked to find Zeke in Edith’s greenhouse—as dead as a tulip in the middle of winter. To keep her niece out of prison—and to protect her own reputation—Millie will have to piece together a patchwork of clues to find a killer, before she becomes the next name on his list . . . 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 JournalBy Leslie Meier. 2019
With family tensions intensifying in Tinker&’s Cove, part-time reporter Lucy Stone could really use some time off the grid—but disconnecting…
from reality comes at a deadly price . . . Lucy doesn&’t know what to expect as she arrives on a private Maine island owned by eccentric billionaire Scott Newman, only that the exclusive experience should make for a very intriguing feature story. An avid environmentalist, Scott has stripped the getaway of modern conveniences in favor of an extreme eco-friendly lifestyle. A trip to Holiday Island is like traveling back to the nineteenth century—much to the dismay of the island&’s other residents . . . Before Lucy can get the full scoop on Scott, she is horrified to find one of his daughters dead at the bottom of a seaside cliff. Stuck on a clammy island with murder suspects aplenty, Lucy must tap into the limited resources around her to outwit a cold-blooded killer—before it&’s lights out for her next!By Krista Davis. 2020
After a celebrity ghostwriter dies on the job, Old Town&’s favorite entertaining expert and sporadic sleuth, Sophie Winston, whips up…
an impromptu investigation in the new Domestic Diva mystery from New York Times bestselling author, Krista Davis . . . Sophie never considered ghostwriting as a side gig, until former actress and aspiring lifestyle guru, Tilly Stratford, trophy wife of Wesley Winthrope, needs someone to write her celebrity cookbook. Sophie agrees, hoping she&’ll earn enough bread on this assignment to finish her bathroom renovations. But as it turns out, Sophie isn&’t the first foodie to get a taste for recipe ghostwriting, and if the marginalia are any indication, this project could be a killer . . . Wesley claims professional ghostwriter, Abby Bergeron, suddenly abandoned Tilly&’s cookbook with no warning. But Sophie quickly discovers that Abby may be more ghost than writer now . . . and her disappearance was no accident. So Sophie cracks open a fresh investigation, but sifting the seasoned murderer from this sampling of salty suspects won&’t be easy. Will Sophie savor another case closed or will the culprit simply melt away? Includes delicious recipes and entertaining tips!By Alyssa Maxwell. 2019
In late August 1898, reporter Emma Cross attends the final fête of the Newport social season and discovers the party's…
over for a visiting prince . . . The approaching end of summer means it's time for the Harvest Festival, the last big event of the season, held by Mamie Fish, wife of millionaire tycoon Stuyvesant Fish, at their grand &“cottage,&” Crossways. The mansion is decked out in artificial autumn splendor and an extravagant scavenger hunt will be held. But the crowning jewel of the evening will be the guest of honor, Prince Otto of Austria. As acting editor-in-chief of the Newport Messenger, Emma had hoped to leave her days as a society reporter behind her. But at the last moment, she must fill in at the Harvest Festival. With nearly every eligible daughter of Newport high society in attendance, Emma can almost hear romantic dreams shattering like glass slippers when the prince finally appears—as a corpse in the garden. The prince was stabbed in the same manner as another man recently found on nearby Bailey's Beach, who strongly resembles a relation of Emma's presumed dead for nearly thirty years. It&’s up to Emma to find a connection between the two victims—before a killer slips away like the fading summer . . . &“Another tricky mystery set against the backdrop of some great real-life mansions.&”—Kirkus Reviews