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Baskets and Beignets by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWorth dyeing for.Ten years ago, Ryan Comeaux was convicted of killing his girlfriend and was sentenced to life in prison. Now a witness has come forward who claims she was with Ryan the entire night and it’s not possible that he was the killer. But the local police assume she’s mistaken and aren’t interested in reopening what they view as an open-and-shut case... -
![A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs]()
A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith hens like these, who needs enemies?Ivy is finally starting to feel at home on Runaway Farm and she’s even settled the feathers of a formerly feisty neighbor with frequent gourmet food bribes. Unless the nosy neighbor has an ulterior motive, that is. She’s as sly as Ivy’s runaway sow.New guests descend on the inn and Ivy puts the mayhem of recent weeks behind her... -
![Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer]()
Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the second book in a new series.Liz Danger is a ghostwriter, trapped in her old hometown for the summer... -
![Swords and Fallen Lords by Trixie Silvertale]()
Swords and Fallen Lords by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA murder in plain sight. A suspect clear as knight. Can this psychic sleuth unhorse the true villain?Mitzy Moon is no fan of the Renaissance Faire. But her interest is suddenly piqued when a jousting exhibition turns deadly. Following a clue from her magicked mood ring, she’s ready to take up the sword and fight for the realm... -
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![Wings and Broken Things by Trixie Silvertale]()
Wings and Broken Things by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA crime with no eyewitnesses. A determined psychic sleuth. Will her search for clues take her where angels fear to tread? Mitzy Moon is eager to test her expanding abilities. Although she’d love to look into the hit-and-run that struck down her favorite veterinarian, leads are slim to none... -
![Mascara and Murder by Gina LaManna]()
Mascara and Murder by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJenna McGovern is back… under the Hollywood lights. The newest resident of Blueberry Lake is finding it hard to escape her past as it follows her home. When a movie production begins filming on Main Street, Jenna is more than a little disgruntled to find her ex-boyfriend is the producer behind it. But she’s even more disgruntled to find he’s the primary suspect in an attempted murder case... -
![Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost]()
Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 6th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series!When a coffee shop opens in the village, Julia is surprised when her customers flock to the new business, leaving her café almost empty... -
![An Embarrassment of Itches by M.K. Dean]()
An Embarrassment of Itches by M.K. Dean
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's Diagnosis Murder meets All Creatures Great and Small...As a house-call vet, Ginny Reese has seen her share of the weird and wacky. But nothing in her previous experience could have prepared her to find one of her clients floating in her own swimming pool.Local artist Amanda Kelly was extremely wealthy with her share of secrets... -
![The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox]()
The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings**USA Today Bestselling series!**From New York Times bestseller Angie Fox, the second book in the Southern Ghost Hunter mysteriesA haunted library is no place for a girl who can see ghosts, but when Verity Long stumbles on a dead body in the middle of the main reading room, she has to believe someone…even a dead someone…must have witnessed the crime... -
![The Catnap Before Christmas by Kathi Daley]()
The Catnap Before Christmas by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMadrona Island - Where cats are king and mystery meets magic.It's two weeks before Christmas on magical Madrona Island, and as they have for the past few years, Cait and Cody are busy getting the kids from Saint Pat's ready for the Christmas Pageant and planning a huge Christmas Eve blowout at Mr. Parsons mansion... -
![A Humbug Holiday by London Lovett]()
A Humbug Holiday by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's holiday time in Firefly Junction but not everything is sweet sugarplums and glittery tinsel.Sunni Taylor has been too busy to get into the holiday spirit, even with her mom coming to town for a visit. Her festive spirit gets a spark when Detective Brady Jackson asks her to attend the town's production of A Christmas Carol... -
![Ropes and Last Hopes: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Prequel by Trixie Silvertale]()
Ropes and Last Hopes: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Prequel by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a suspicious death takes the life of a friend, our psychic sleuth must expose a killer’s dirty laundry… Mitzy Moon hopes for a normal day running errands. And this time, she’s determined to get her grandmother’s couture properly cleaned. But her day gets stuck in a spin cycle when she encounters crime-scene tape at the dry cleaner’s and a puzzling murder... -
![Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer]()
Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChristmas in the Islands…Nate Andrews whisked the entire Talbot clan off for a holiday adventure in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As they relax on the beach of sunny St. John, Liz Talbot grapples with the secret her husband has kept since the day she met him—he’s a very wealthy man... -
![Opera and Old Lace by Kathi Daley]()
Opera and Old Lace by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Morris came to Holiday Bay after receiving a huge inheritance from a woman she'd never met which she'd been destined to share with two half-sisters she'd never knew existed. It took some time for the three very different siblings to settle the estate in a manner that was agreeable to all of them, but in the end, it was decided that Shelby would stay and take care of things... -
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![Marshal by Jodi Burnett]()
Marshal by Jodi Burnett
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe U.S. Marshals service seeks a K9 Unit for their elite strike team tasked with hunting down America's most wanted criminals. Caitlyn Reed and her K9 partner, Renegade, are called up to the varsity to face this harrowing challenge. Has she bitten off more than she can handle?Moose Creek Sheriff Colt Branson finds himself in the foray as a part of the U.S... -
![Mistletoe, Moonlight, & Murder by Carolyn L. Dean]()
Mistletoe, Moonlight, & Murder by Carolyn L. Dean
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsONE... terrible mudslide TWO... feet sticking out of it THREE... carats of perfect diamonds Amanda hadn't expected snow for Christmas on the Oregon Coast, but her first winter in Ravenwood Cove brings out long-dead secrets that someone is desperately trying to hide...no matter the cost... -
![The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's a young Martha Stewart.. -
![Chocolate Cake and Chaos by Agatha Frost]()
Chocolate Cake and Chaos by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 4th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series is 28th April 2017! A funeral wreath is delivered to Barker’s cottage. Is it a prank, or a grim warning? Julia’s fears that somebody is trying to kill Barker are confirmed when a dead body with a striking resemblance to him is found on his doorstep the very next day, just as their romance is deepening... -
![Macarons and Mayhem by Agatha Frost]()
Macarons and Mayhem by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExcitement blossoms through Peridale when a prestigious gardening magazine picks the village as the spotlight for their next issue, but that joy quickly turns to dread when members of the local gardening society, The Peridale Green Fingers, start dying one by one after their obituaries are sent to The Peridale Post the day before their murders... -
![Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams]()
Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe witty new story from the bestselling author of The Secret Book & Scone Society series is perfect for bibliophiles who love a A Bookish Cook-Off with a little murder on the side… Six chefs are preparing to compete in an outdoor tent at Storyton Hall in Virginia for prizes that will boost their careers—but is there someone who can’t stand the heat? It looks that way when one of the... -
![A Picture of Murder by T.E. Kinsey]()
A Picture of Murder by T.E. Kinsey
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLate October 1909, and the season of ghouls and things that go bump in the night has descended on the village of Littleton Cotterell.Lady Hardcastle and her trusted lady’s maid, Florence, find themselves hosting a colourful cast of actors whose spooky moving picture, The Witch’s Downfall, is being shown to mark Halloween... -
![Poison in the Pansies by Dale Mayer]()
Poison in the Pansies by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRiches to rags … Chaos has calmed … At least while out on the lake … Until poison is found, blowing up the peace again …Enjoying a beautiful day on the lake, while Doreen tries her hand at paddleboarding, ends up on an odd note after finding poison in a bed of pansies... -
![Muffin But Trouble by Chelsea Thomas]()
Muffin But Trouble by Chelsea Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re an amateur sleuth, you’ve always got baggage……and that means you never get a vacation from murder.Chelsea, Teeny, and Miss May are trying to have a fun trip to Los Angeles.But they’ve barely checked in to their hotel when they get a call from their old friends Amy and Petunia…There’s been a murder!Worse yet, all the evidence seems to point to everyone's favorite dog groomer.. -
![Dead As A Doornail by Tonya Kappes]()
Dead As A Doornail by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone. And doesn’t our Sheriff Kenni Lowry know that? Well, she knows a lot of things. Lucy Lowell takes great pride in writing negative reviews in the local newspaper for anything that does not go her way. When Lucy is found dead, it appears to be from natural causes... -
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![The Cat Caper by Molly Fitz]()
The Cat Caper by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s even worse than having a snarky talking tabby as your best friend? When he inexplicably goes missing… Octo-Cat is gone, and all the evidence suggests that he was taken on purpose. With the growing number of people the two of us have put behind bars, it’s no surprise that someone’s out for revenge... -
![A Purrfect Alibi by Leighann Dobbs]()
A Purrfect Alibi by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFortune tellers and mediums have descended on the Oyster Cove Guesthouse, determined to solve the mystery of local seafarer Jedediah Biddeford’s murder 300 years ago... especially if it leads them to the treasure he buried on the guesthouse grounds... -
![Chihuahua Conspiracy by Molly Fitz]()
Chihuahua Conspiracy by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy crazy old Nan loves making decisions on a whim. Last week, she took up flamenco dancing. This week, she’s adopted a trouble-making Chihuahua named Paisley. This wouldn’t be much of a problem, were it not for the very crabby tabby who also lives with us... -
![Poison Ivy by Helena Marchmont]()
Poison Ivy by Helena Marchmont
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's party time in Bunburry! The deluxe Magnolia Inn is hosting surprise birthday celebrations for Bunburry's favourite senior citizens, Liz and Marge. But the party is not the only surprise. A glamorous widow, Francesca Fairfax Adams, is staying in the Magnolia Inn, and catches the eye of self-made man and amateur sleuth Alfie McAlister... -
![Hoppy Holiday Homicide by Molly Fitz]()
Hoppy Holiday Homicide by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen downtown Glendale's yearly holiday celebration turns up more than one dead body, everyone becomes a suspect... even Angie... -
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![Best Laid Plans by Kristi Rose]()
Best Laid Plans by Kristi Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo “learn to be a PI” video prepared her for this... When Samantha True witnesses Wind River's most popular principal keel over dead she knows three things.He's been murderedProving it will be impossibleThey're gonna think she did itAs she works to clear her name, Samantha learns "Principal Josh" is the king of slime balls... -
![A Night's Tail by Sofie Kelly, Cassandra Campbell]()
A Night's Tail by Sofie Kelly, Cassandra Campbell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the charming town of Mayville Heights, librarian Kathleen Paulson and her two cats pounce on clues to catch a killer, in the eleventh installment of this New York Times bestselling series. Spring is coming to Mayville Heights, and Kathleen's brother, Ethan, has arrived in town with his band, The Flaming Gerbils... -
![Deadly Reservation by CeeCee James]()
Deadly Reservation by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Maisie Swenson stumbles onto the site of an ancient church steeped in pirate folklore, she's thrilled to explore it. She never expects to find a young woman lying in the churches yard clutching flowers like a real live Snow White. And just like the cartoon Snow White, this woman cannot be awakened. As Maisie tries to puzzle through that situation, one of her guests is found in a coma, too... -
![A Good Dog's Guide to Murder by Krista Davis]()
A Good Dog's Guide to Murder by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe great Gingerbread Dog & Cat House competition has come to Wagtail, along with another murder to solve for Holly and her supersmart Jack Russell terrier Trixie in the New York Times bestselling Paws & Claws series by Krista Davis! Visitors are arriving in droves to spend Thanksgiving in the mountains of pet-friendly Wagtail, Virginia... -
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![Secrets and Stilettos by Gina LaManna]()
Secrets and Stilettos by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of Sophie Kinsella and Janet Evanovich... Fashion can be deadly… Jenna McGovern’s strappy shoes and sundresses are not going to cut it when she makes the move from Hollywood Hills to Blueberry Lake, Minnesota in the stone-cold dead of winter... -
![Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney]()
Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLucy Resnick’s nerves are as tight as a tea cozy. Her new goats, Hot Lips and Gidget, keep making a break for the town square, her truck is dying, and her boyfriend’s gorgeous ex-wife is in town for the holidays. Worse, someone’s digging holes on her land…and uprooting her peach orchard and dewberry patch in the process... -
![Dashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna Andrews]()
Dashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDashing Through the Snowbirds is the next merry installment of Donna Andrews's New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow mystery series.Christmas in Caerphilly is wonderful! Unless you’re a Canadian whose inconsiderate boss is forcing you to spend the holiday there, far from family and friends, with only a slim chance of a white Christmas... -
![Round Up the Usual Peacocks by Donna Andrews]()
Round Up the Usual Peacocks by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times, bestselling author Donna Andrews first introduced us to Meg Langslow as a crime-solving bridesmaid. In her 31st mystery, Round Up the Usual Peacocks, Meg returns to her roots, juggling cold cases and wedding guests. Kevin, Meg's cyber-savvy nephew who lives in the basement, comes to her with a problem... -
![The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews]()
The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Terns of Endearment.When Meg's grandmother Cordelia hosts a Renaissance Faire at her craft center, the whole family is put to work: Meg handles the blacksmithing, Michael and the boys will be performing, and no one misses the opportunity to dress up in full regalia... -
![The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis]()
The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a famous pooch comes to Wagtail for some downtime, inn owner Holly Miller learns that murder never rests in this all-new Paws & Claws mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.America's favorite dog comes to pet-friendly Wagtail for some rest and relaxation, but Holly quickly discovers that this perfect pup is a total scamp who takes every opportunity to run off and misbehave... -
![Copycat Killing: A Magical Cats Mystery by Sofie Kelly, Cassandra Campbell]()
Copycat Killing: A Magical Cats Mystery by Sofie Kelly, Cassandra Campbell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEveryone thinks their cats are special—but Owen and Hercules have powers that go far beyond an adorable look or an irresistible purr. Along with their owner, librarian Kathleen Paulson, they have an uncanny instinct for solving crimes...It’s been raining cats and dogs in Mayville Heights. The small town’s been deluged, and now the local artists’ co-op is on the verge of flooding... -
![Deadly Summer by Denise Grover Swank]()
Deadly Summer by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTen years ago, Summer Butler was television’s most popular teenage sleuth. Since then, she’s hit—what gossip sites just love to call—the gutter. Nearly bankrupt, betrayed, estranged from her greedy mother, and just about unemployable, she’s coaxed into that desperate haven for has-beens: reality TV... -
![The Body in the Gravel by Judi Lynn]()
The Body in the Gravel by Judi Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven in a lovely town like River Bluffs, Indiana, flipping houses can be a challenge. Especially when there’s the proverbial skeleton in the closet—and a literal corpse in the driveway . . . House-flipper Jazzy Zanders has her work cut out for her. Her latest flip, which she co-purchased with her fiancée Ansel and cousin Jerod, is a three-story fixer-upper that’s more of a droopy-downer... -
![Fortune Croakies by Sam Cheever]()
Fortune Croakies by Sam Cheever
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe has a frog and a cat, and neither one is what it seems! Sure, I understand, we all have bills to pay. Personally, I could use a bit of extra cash too. But I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t kill for it. At least…not without dark magic influence. And that’s exactly the problem. Dark. Magic. Influence... -
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![Raccoon Racketeer by Molly Fitz]()
Raccoon Racketeer by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLooks like my new P.I. business has a bit of competition... from a sticky-fingered raccoon who'd just as soon rob his clients as help them. "I just finished KITTY CONFIDENTIAL last night... and wow, what a ride! I fell in love with Molly Fitz's fresh, zany voice on the first page... A delightfully fun ride... -
![Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Heather Day Gilbert]()
Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Heather Day Gilbert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExotic pet-sitter Belinda Blake is nervous about her new job at the White Pine Wolf Preserve, but it turns out that the care and feeding of wild carnivores may be the least dangerous part of the gig . . . Pet-sitter Belinda Blake is no stranger to dealing with wild animals, but she’s wary when the owner of the Greenwich, Connecticut, preserve asks her to help out with her “fluffy darlings... -
![Hijack in Abstract by Larissa Reinhart]()
Hijack in Abstract by Larissa Reinhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith a classical series sold and a portrait commissioned, Cherry Tucker’s art career is in Georgia overdrive. But when the sheriff asks Cherry to draw a composite sketch of a hijacker, her life takes a hairpin as the composite leads to a related murder, her local card-sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait and her nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art... -
![Death in Perspective by Larissa Reinhart]()
Death in Perspective by Larissa Reinhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe curtain rises on Cherry Tucker’s debut as a high school set designer at the posh Peerless Day Academy. Cherry’s been hired for an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, but the drama director is hoping Cherry can also turn the spotlight on a malicious social media bully who’s sending poisonous texts to the faculty... -
![Game of Gravestones by Gena Showalter, Jill Monroe]()
Game of Gravestones by Gena Showalter, Jill Monroe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe suspects everyone of everything. Except her oldest friend. Who's found next to a body. Holding the murder weapon.For the first time, things are just right for cemetery owner Jane Ladling. Her cat only kind of hates her sort of boyfriend, Special Agent Conrad Ryan, and she isn't flat broke... -
![Purled and Poisoned by Tracey Drew]()
Purled and Poisoned by Tracey Drew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA smart woman would dump her cheating ex, move from the city, and give herself a chance for a well-deserved do-over. A smarter woman—smarter than me, anyway—wouldn’t jump out of that same frying pan and return to Cape Discovery, a seaside village where her family is the nuttiest of all the nut-ball residents...
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