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Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans’ most prominent families. He’s the quintessential golden boy—great looks, money, and a political career in his future—until his wife murders him. Or at least that’s what everyone thinks.Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it’s overturned, she’s at a loss on how to proceed with her life... -
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Backrush by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sea heals all things.Tempest Island has weathered the worst of storms and still stands proud, providing its residents with the healing power of the sea and sun. When Alayna Scott’s life falls spectacularly apart, both professionally and personally, the executive chef’s only thought is getting back home to the island and her aunt Bea... -
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Cover Shot by LynDee Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s been a slow news month in Richmond, and crime reporter Nichelle Clarke is enjoying the downtime when ominous messages and a dead body kick things into high gear. And that’s before the guy with the rifle takes a hospital full of people hostage... -
![COMEBACK GIRL: part 2 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 2 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive! From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is... -
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![COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past... -
![COMEBACK GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 6 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past... -
![COMEBACK GIRL: part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive! From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is... -
![In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer]()
In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Private Investigator Lexi Graves receives an expensive bag from her new husband, she’s delighted… for all of five seconds. That’s exactly how long it takes her to realize it’s a fake. Then another fake bag turns up, along with an outraged mall manager that is desperate to find the culprit before the mall’s impeccable reputation for selling quality goods is tarnished... -
![Another One Bites the Crust by H.Y. Hanna]()
Another One Bites the Crust by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChampagne and ball gowns, fairy lights and music… Oxford summer balls are one of the highlights of the calendar and tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to taking a break and slipping into something gorgeous for the evening... -
![Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer]()
Dagger in the Dahlias by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRiches to rags. … Chaos quiets. … Crime is circling. … And cold cases never cease …After almost a month in picturesque Kelowna, Doreen Montgomery still can’t keep her notoriety to a minimum or her nose out of other people’s business. Now those suffering from the loss of a loved one seek her out, wanting her help... -
![15 Minutes by Larissa Reinhart]()
15 Minutes by Larissa Reinhart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings#10days #findthewoman #getthejob #doNOTfallinlove When ex-teen star Maizie Albright returns to her Southern hometown of Black Pine, Georgia, she hoped to rid herself of Hollywood tabloid and reality show hell for a new career as a private investigator. Instead, Hollyweird follows her home. Maizie’s costar crushing, but now for her gumshoe boss. Her stage-monster mother still demands screen time... -
![Revenge in Paradise by Deborah Brown]()
Revenge in Paradise by Deborah Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a man of questionable character’s corpse is found at The Cottages, beaten to death with Madison’s own gardening tools, she and her partner, Fab, set out to prove that the man’s abused girlfriend did not kill him. Along the way, Madison finds herself behind bars twice, held hostage in a mansion, and running from flying bullets... -
![A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan]()
A Deeper Fear by Allison Brennan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFBI Agent Lucy Kincaid’s husband, Sean Rogan, is in a dark place after being held captive. He won’t talk about it with anyone, not even Lucy. She’s hoping a conference in Sacramento, which includes family and the unveiling of a highly sought after drone Sean’s been working on, will help him heal... -
![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.. -
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![COMEBACK GIRL: part 4 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
COMEBACK GIRL: part 4 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive! From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance. Home is where the hurt is... -
![The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs]()
The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs... P.I. Emily Parker and sexy police detective Colin Andrews are back, along with their close circle of friends. The House of Lies is Book 7 and you are in for another exciting and dangerous murder mystery with a thrilling dose of romance. Emily is fighting to clear the prime murder suspect while Colin is working to put him in jail... -
![Snow Blind by Lori G. Armstrong]()
Snow Blind by Lori G. Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe frigid winter months are mighty slow in the PI biz for Julie Collins and her partner, Kevin Wells—until the duo is hired by a young woman to investigate problems at her grandfather’s assisted living facility, where they encounter lax security, unqualified healthcare personnel, and a shady senior volunteer organization... -
![Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller]()
Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLooking for a gripping and addictive cozy mystery to enjoy this winter? Katerina Rowe, a Deacon at the church in the sleepy village of Eyam, has a fulfilled life. She is happily married to Leon and her work is rewarding. But everything changes when she discovers the body of a man and a badly beaten woman, Beth, in the alleyway behind her husband’s pharmacy... -
![The Braque Connection by Estelle Ryan]()
The Braque Connection by Estelle Ryan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsForged masterpieces. Hidden messages. A desperate swan song.When world-renowned nonverbal communication expert Doctor Genevieve Lenard wakes up in an unknown location, drugged and kidnapped, it pushes the limits of her autism coping skills.For the last year, Russian philanthropist and psychopath Tomasz Kubanov has been studying Genevieve just as she and her team have been studying him... -
![Murder at an Irish Bakery by Carlene O'Connor]()
Murder at an Irish Bakery by Carlene O'Connor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a book perfect for fans of Sheila Connolly and Donna Leon, the USA Today bestselling author returns readers to County Cork in Ireland’s lush countryside, where locals are simmering with excitement over the reality TV baking contest coming to town—until someone serves up a show-stopping murder that only Garda Siobhan O’Sullivan can solve... -
![The Fox and O'Hare Series 3-Book Bundle: The Heist, The Chase, The Job by Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg]()
The Fox and O'Hare Series 3-Book Bundle: The Heist, The Chase, The Job by Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Janet Evanovich, the acclaimed creator of Stephanie Plum, and Lee Goldberg, author and television writer for Monk, comes a series of New York Times bestselling novels that “mix the humor from Evanovich and Goldberg’s books with the intricate cons seen in the best episodes of Mission: Impossible” (Library Journal)... -
![Dying for a Donut by Cindy Sample]()
Dying for a Donut by Cindy Sample
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo Laurel McKay, there's nothing better than spending an autumn afternoon munching on caramel apples and cinnamon donuts. It's a good thing her daughter Jenna has landed a seasonal job at Apple Tree Farm and Bakery. Then Laurel stumbles over the bakery owner coated in powdered sugar. Axel Thorson was a well-respected member of the community... -
![ESCORT GIRL: part 3 of 6 by Stephanie Bond]()
ESCORT GIRL: part 3 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive!In this romantic mystery, a young woman who works for a PR firm is chaperone, babysitter, and therapist to VIPS who come to Atlanta to promote their movies, music, books, TV shows, politics, and products.. -
![The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor once, event planner Sophie Winston finds herself a guest at a lavish engagement party, but things go horrifyingly awry when the groom-to-be is fatally poisoned . . -
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![Death at Beresford Hall by Emma Davies]()
Death at Beresford Hall by Emma Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrancesca Eve, chef, caterer, and baker extraordinaire, has never desired the limelight... -
![Dead Even by Annelise Ryan]()
Dead Even by Annelise Ryan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Sorenson, Wisconsin, a local bigshot is found with a pool cue through the heart—and Mattie Winston must untangle a web of lies to sink a killer . . . In her previous career as a nurse, Mattie Winston’s job was to keep death at bay. Now, as a medicolegal investigator, she’s required to study death intimately—to figure out causes and timing, and help deduce whether it was natural or suspicious... -
![Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds by London Lovett]()
Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds by London Lovett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet London's newest amateur sleuth, Scottie Ramone, in Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds—A prequel novella to the Scottie Ramone Cozy Mystery series.A missing grandmother, a murdered neighbor and a crush from the past are just a few of the surprises waiting for Scottie in the heart of the Rocky Mountains... -
![Not One Clue by Lois Greiman]()
Not One Clue by Lois Greiman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsL.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal even the police can’t protect her from... -
![Building Blocks of Murder by Vanessa Gray Bartal]()
Building Blocks of Murder by Vanessa Gray Bartal
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomehow Lacy Steele has bought a building. And not just any building, but the historic Stakely Building, the pinnacle of her small downtown. In an effort to save the behemoth, she must now confront not only the displeasure of the mayor and the developers who wanted to tear it down, but her own uncertainty over how to deal with such a vast project... -
![Family Case of Murder by Vanessa Gray Bartal, Rebecca Tocheff]()
Family Case of Murder by Vanessa Gray Bartal, Rebecca Tocheff
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLacy Steele has been dispatched to the Hamptons with the tall order to make amends with her estranged sister, Riley, and her ex-fiancé, Robert. The time has come to decide which of her friends to take as her date: Tosh or Jason. As if to add to her already high stress level, she'll be spending the weekend with Robert's certifiable family, and his aunt has declared a ban on dessert... -
![A Time to Swill by Sherry Harris]()
A Time to Swill by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSaloon owner Chloe Jackson is after a murderer with skeletons in the closet--and one on a boat. BAD TO THE BONEChloe loves her new life pouring beers and mixing cocktails at the Sea Glass Saloon in the Florida Panhandle town of Emerald Cove. But on the job, the only exercise she gets is walking from one end of the bar to the other, so in the mornings she loves to run on the beach... -
![Just Deserts by Jinx Schwartz]()
Just Deserts by Jinx Schwartz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHetta Coffey is a woman with a yacht, and she's not afraid to use it. As a self employed engineering consultant with a penchant of oddball-read: shady- projects, she has a way of attracting trouble. With her floating home drydocked for repairs in Mexico, Hetta needs a place to live and a job to pay the boatyard... -
![Herbs and Homicide by Carly Winter]()
Herbs and Homicide by Carly Winter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Hollywood, California, to Heywood, Arizona, trouble follows her… After her husband’s brutal killing and her fall from the Hollywood elite, the disgraced Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life of anonymity as Sam Jones... -
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Extra Dirty by Mia Gold
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEXTRA DIRTY is book #2 in the Ruby Steele Mystery, which begins with ON THE ROCKS (Book #1).Ruby Steele, 30, beautiful, fit, seems just like any other ex-pat hiding out in the Bahamas and playing local bartender. But unruly patrons find out the hard way: Ruby is a mixed-martial-arts pro, and not one you’d want to cross.A 40-something female tourist seeks out Ruby, desperate for her help... -
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![Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy]()
Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith a new First Family, White House executive chef Olivia Paras can't afford to make any mistakes. But when a box of take-out chicken mysteriously shows up for the First Kids, she soon finds herself in a "no-wing" situation. After Olivia refuses to serve the chicken, the First Lady gives her the cold shoulder... -
![Pork Pie Pandemonium by Steve Higgs]()
Pork Pie Pandemonium by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBaking. It can get a guy killed.‘When Steve Higgs writes, he hits it out of the park. I find myself laughing out loud and often.’When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes …… what he finds is a clue to a crime in the ingredients for his pork pie... -
![The Eleventh Hour by Anina Collins]()
The Eleventh Hour by Anina Collins
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe first book in the Poppy McGuire Mystery Series! Poppy McGuire has always been a curious soul, but it's her life that's usually the topic of conversation in the small town of Sunset Ridge. But now one of the town's most important citizens has been found murdered, and everyone's life is suspect... -
![Ice Cream Murder by Leighann Dobbs]()
Ice Cream Murder by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen millionaire Regis Banks drops dead at his own party, everyone assumes it was from natural causes - after all, the man was celebrating his one-hundredth birthday.... Everyone except Lexy Baker’s amateur sleuth grandmother, Nans, and her three friends, that is... -
![Celtic Justice by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Celtic Justice by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA stolen treasure, a sabotaged pie, and a town full of trouble…Silverville’s St. Patrick’s Day is bigger than ever, thanks to Nana O’Shea’s Pot of Gold display at her brand-new magic potion shop, Celtic Moon Herbals. The centerpiece? Antique gold nugget boxes that just might form a treasure map. Most people think it’s just another of Nana’s tall tales—until the display vanishes... -
![To Hatch a Thief by Zara Keane]()
To Hatch a Thief by Zara Keane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Irish cozy mystery featuring mystery, mayhem, and…chickens? When a valuable diamond necklace is stolen, former American cop and classic movie buff, Maggie Doyle's, peaceful vacation on a remote Irish island comes to an abrupt end. An island lawyer hires Maggie to find the necklace before its owner realizes it's missing... -
![Cover Your Tracks by Claire Askew]()
Cover Your Tracks by Claire Askew
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRobertson Bennet returns to Edinburgh after a 25-year absence in search of his parents and his inheritance. But both have disappeared. A quick, routine police check should be enough - and Detective Inspector Helen Birch has enough on her plate trying to help her brother, Charlie, after an assault in prison. But all her instincts tell her not to let this case go. And so she digs... -
![Tess's Tale by Donna Joy Usher]()
Tess's Tale by Donna Joy Usher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother book by the multi-award-winning author Donna Joy Usher. Please note - this is a light-hearted, humorous, chicklit, female sleuth novel. If you are looking for a literary masterpiece with a deep meaning this is probably not the book for you... -
![Romance is Murder by Teri Barnett]()
Romance is Murder by Teri Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are two things Morgan Hart loves-her vintage motorcycle and anything with buttercream icing. What Morgan doesn't love is murder. The thirty-six-year-old former Detroit detective has just moved back to Bijoux, Michigan, the lakeside town where she grew up... -
![Diner Impossible by Terri L. Austin]()
Diner Impossible by Terri L. Austin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter shunning her overbearing parents' wealthy lifestyle, waitress and part-time college student, Rose Strickland, is drawn back into their world when she tries to prove the impossible: the innocence of the town's crooked police chief. He's suspected in the gruesome death of Delia Cummings, his secretary and mistress, and all the evidence points to him... -
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![Murder in Paris by Susan Kiernan-Lewis]()
Murder in Paris by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe City of Light is anything but when a killer stalks the cobblestone streets… For a woman who loves fashion, there is no place on earth more exciting than Paris where the clothes are to die for and everyone you meet is dressed to kill. Maggie’s visit to the City of Light in the midst of Paris Fashion Week turns into a nightmare when she witnesses a murder within her own family... -
![One Hot Mess by Lois Greiman]()
One Hot Mess by Lois Greiman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn southern California it’s raining crime — and psychologist Christina McMullen could use an umbrella. Her clients are crazy, her on-again-off-again relationship with LAPD lieutenant Jack Rivera has just started heating up again, and now Rivera’s womanizing dad has come calling—asking Chrissy to investigate a mysterious death that might haunt his next campaign: for president of the United States... -
![The Pursuit of Lies by Debra Burroughs]()
The Pursuit of Lies by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 4th book in the Paradise Valley Mystery series, small town private eye Emily Parker's world is flipped upside down when the man she loves is accused of murdering a female Assistant District Attorney. The police believe he was having an affair with the ADA and murdered her to keep her quiet when she threatened to go public with their relationship... -
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Bad Guys Get Caught by Marie Astor
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBad Guys Get Caught (Book Three in the Janet Maple Series) Janet Maple and Dennis Walker are aces at catching the bad guys, but an assignment involving an international gangster and a sleazy politician just might have them in over their heads. With the man of her dreams on her arm and a dream job at one of NYC’s top private agencies, Janet’s life is nearly perfect... -
![Murdered by Words: Midwest Cozy Mystery Series by Dianne Harman]()
Murdered by Words: Midwest Cozy Mystery Series by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA widow living in a small college Midwest college town writing steamy novels? Her editor murdered? Kat Denham writes under the pen name of Sexy Cissy, but it all falls apart when her true identity becomes known. Kat is the one who finds her murdered editor and she and several others are worried that she'll be the next one to be murdered... -
![A Book to Kill For by Harper Lin]()
A Book to Kill For by Harper Lin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA quiet book lover falls for a rugged carpenter... who doesn't even like to read?!?Maggie Bell loves working at a bookshop in the charming town of Fair Haven, Connecticut. After her beloved boss passes away, his son, Joshua Whitfield, comes into town and turns Maggie’s world upside down. He wants to turn part of the store into a cafe and sell books about vampires and silly romances...
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