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Seasoned by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeg’s Christmas List 1. Balloonicorns 2. Pringles 3. Double sled ’Tis the season…for a new career? It’s a few days before Christmas, and Lacey Luzzi & gang are at a dead end in their search for Jackson Cole. So when Lacey receives a job offer from none other than the rich, the glamorous, the Hollywood-bound Miss Harriet Lizabeth Morgan the Third, she says yes... -
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Double Agent by Gretchen Archer, Amber Benson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHIS JUST IN— On the weather front, Category Four Hurricane Kevin took a last-minute left and is headed straight for the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. In breaking news, Undercover Casino Operative Davis Way has one foot out the evacuation door when fifty million dollars disappear, and in its place, a dead body... -
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Sauced by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTony Soprano, meet Stephanie Plum. Over 50,000 Lacey Luzzi books are now in the hands of mystery readers! #1 Amazon Bestselling mystery series in Humor & Cozy Mystery categories To try a Lacey Luzzi book for free, please sign up for my newsletter at www.ginalamanna... -
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S'mored by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLacey Luzzi just wants a s’more. After her grandfather gifts her a relaxing weekend at his luxury cabin, Lacey packs her best friend Meg into the Lumina and together they take off, dreaming of a girls’ weekend filled with bonfires, boat rides, and work-free days. However, when three unexpected visitors show up on the doorstep of the Luzzi cabin, her plans of peace and quiet are foiled... -
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![Double Mint by Gretchen Archer]()
Double Mint by Gretchen Archer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR "Seriously funny, wickedly entertaining. Davis gets me every time." - Janet Evanovich It's convention season at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino and Davis Way Cole barely notices. It's hard to pay attention when you live in a Jambalaya Junkyard... -
![The Family Jewels by Caimh McDonnell]()
The Family Jewels by Caimh McDonnell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBah Humbug!It’s almost Christmas and Bunny McGarry is not in the festive spirit. His mood is not improved when an old friend becomes the victim of a violent assault and, for reasons he can’t understand, the police force he is a member of has decided not to investigate. Getting to the bottom of the case ends up putting him on the wrong side of some powerful people... -
![Spooked by Gina LaManna]()
Spooked by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrick or Traitor? Haunted houses, candy, costumes...and a ghost. Once again, Lacey Luzzi hasn't signed up for any of it. Except the candy. But when Carlos corners her with a very special request, she can't bring herself to say no. With three days to Halloween, Lacey is drawn into a high stakes mission where she's forced to investigate those closest to her - and they don't like it... -
![Five Oh: Fifty is the New F-Word by Margaret Lashley]()
Five Oh: Fifty is the New F-Word by Margaret Lashley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver Notice How a Wedding Ring and a Noose have the Same Basic Shape? Val’s always been unlucky at love – and a whole bunch of other things. But she’s never actually felt cursed. Until now. When fiancé Tom plans a romantic getaway and can’t go, one of Val’s pals goes instead. On the first day, her friend entangles Val in a prank that ticks off the wrong tourist... -
![Analysis & Reivew of Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich by aBookaDay]()
Analysis & Reivew of Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich by aBookaDay
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWarning : This is an independent addition to Tricky Twenty-Two , meant to enhance your experience of the original book. If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before buying this unofficial summary from aBookaDay .SPECIAL OFFER$2.99 (Regularly $3... -
![Fargo by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen]()
Fargo by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinner of the Academy Award as the best Original Screenplay of 1996.Set in the midst of the bleak midwinter snow drifts of the American Midwest, Fargo is a story of murder and mayhem.Stylistically, Fargo -in its observation of a specific Minnesota community-is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the post-modernism of The Hudsucker Proxy and the baroque hallucinations of Barton Fink... -
![The First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer]()
The First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho rose to enduring fame on Blood and Typewriters, told the pregnant Portia of the Chambers it would come out in the end, advised Guthrie Featherstone, Q.C... -
![Sandraker by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Sandraker by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe aristocracy abide by a different set of rules......or so it seems to Sam Applewhite when her job brings her to Candlebroke Hall, the stately home. The burglary definitely wasn't what it appeared to be, and the subsequent accidents suggest that it's a dangerous place to spend time... -
![Doggerland by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Doggerland by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's something very wrong at the Otterside care home.When Sam Applewhite tries to help a friend who's lost a beloved pet she finds that it's just the first in a series of seemingly unconnected deaths... -
![Double Strike by Gretchen Archer]()
Double Strike by Gretchen Archer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBellissimo Resort and Casino Super Spy Davis Way knows three things: Cooking isn't a prerequisite for a happy marriage, don't trust men who look like David Hasselhoff, and money doesn't grow on Christmas trees. None of which help when a storm hits the Gulf a week before the most anticipated event in Bellissimo history: the Strike It Rich Sweepstakes... -
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![Lone Wolf by L.T. Vargus, E.M. Smith]()
Lone Wolf by L.T. Vargus, E.M. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe package arrives first class. A manila envelope bulging with bubble wrap. With the top slit open, what lies within can just faintly be seen: A swath of human flesh sealed in plastic.When a popular podcaster receives a disturbing package in the mail, FBI profiler Victor Loshak heads to Denver to investigate. The grisly contents of the bubble mailer are unlike anything he’s seen... -
![Dog Gone and Dead by Colleen Mooney]()
Dog Gone and Dead by Colleen Mooney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Much Needed Vacation Turns Deadly A weekend getaway at the beach with Jiff was just what they both needed, but their plans for a relaxing escape are ruined when Brandy discovers a dead body under a pier. ˃˃˃ Does A Dog Holds The Key To Solving The Case? There’s a leash wrapped around the dead woman’s wrist and no dog... -
![Bubba and the Missing Woman by C.L. Bevill]()
Bubba and the Missing Woman by C.L. Bevill
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsQuite naturally, Bubba’s got another problem. The woman he likes, a lot, is missing. Folks ‘round Pegramville don’t have an inkling whether Bubba done did anything this time. In fact, Bubba doesn’t know what to think, but he is plumb dedicated on finding Willodean Gray, through fair means or foul... -
![Psych's Guide to Crime Fighting for the Totally Unqualified by Shawn Spencer, Burton Guster]()
Psych's Guide to Crime Fighting for the Totally Unqualified by Shawn Spencer, Burton Guster
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGOT A MYSTERY TO SOLVE?DON'T GET STUMPED. GET PSYCHED!You've seen him solve unsolvable crimes, stop unstoppable killers, and consume unconsumable breakfast cereals. Now Shawn Spencer (James Roday), the mastermind from TV's hit show Psych, shows you how to become a fake psychic-and a real detective-using his patented methods of crime-fighting awesomeness... -
![The Case of the Haunted Haunted House by Drew Hayes, Scott Aiello]()
The Case of the Haunted Haunted House by Drew Hayes, Scott Aiello
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLength: 8 hrs and 6 minsSherman Holmes has officially settled into his new city, and the World's Greatest Detective Agency has opened its doors. While his put-upon partner, Watson, would be happy to keep the jobs as simple as missing pets, when a worried worker with an outlandish tale of ghosts walks in, there's no stopping Sherman from taking the case... -
![The Enigma of Garlic: 44 Scotland Street Series by Alexander McCall Smith]()
The Enigma of Garlic: 44 Scotland Street Series by Alexander McCall Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe latest installment in the charming and congenial 44 Scotland Street series finds all our favorite residents of Scotland's most celebrated address up to their usual hilarious hijinks.It's the most anticipated event of the decade--Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding--and everyone is invited! But the relative peace and tranquillity of 44 Scotland Street is about to be disrupted... -
![Johnny Cakes by Paisley Ray]()
Johnny Cakes by Paisley Ray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's junior year and Rachael is psyched to ditch dorm life and share a house with her girlfriends. But, she can't shake the nigling feeling about the narcissistic live-in landlady, who has a history of derailing Rachael’s love life... -
![The Body in the Landscape by Larissa Reinhart]()
The Body in the Landscape by Larissa Reinhart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Anyone who likes humorous mysteries will also enjoy local author Larissa Reinhart, who captures small town Georgia in the laugh-out-loud escapades of struggling artist Cherry Tucker.” – Fayette Woman Magazine“Cherry is a quirky spitfire who lights the match that sets her little town on fire... -
![Mira James Mysteries Summer Bundle, Books 1-4 by Jess Lourey]()
Mira James Mysteries Summer Bundle, Books 1-4 by Jess Lourey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom acclaimed author Jess Lourey comes a compilation of four full-length, suspenseful comic caper mysteries that will leave you guessing ―and laughing ―until the very end!May DayJune BugKnee High by the Fourth of JulyAugust MoonJoin fish-out-of-water Mira James and her quirky Battle Lake, Minnesota, crew as they navigate clumsy romance, hidden mysteries, and a dead body a month... -
![Solving Llamageddon and the Alpacalypse by Erin McCarthy, Kathy Love]()
Solving Llamageddon and the Alpacalypse by Erin McCarthy, Kathy Love
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMissing: One 350lb llama. White, loves peppermint candies and answers to the name Jack Kerouac.When Sophie LaFleur left Hollywood and her acting career for the quaint, coastal town of Friendship Harbor, Maine, she expected ocean breezes, friendly neighbors and a relaxing way of life... -
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![Saturday Night Cleaver by Karen Cantwell]()
Saturday Night Cleaver by Karen Cantwell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPoor Barb. She just can't stay out of trouble, no matter how hard she tries. But this time she has a good reason: family friend Colt Baron has gone missing. When soccer mom, Barbara Marr, and her ex-FBI husband, Howard, begin following clues in a search for their treasured pal, they find themselves crashing a rather racy sort of party – a soiree for swinging couples. Awkward... -
![Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau by Cecil H.H. Mills]()
Ghost Hunters Adventure Club and the Secret of the Grande Chateau by Cecil H.H. Mills
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE FIRST OFFICIAL NOVEL FROM GAME GRUMPSListen up, kid. My name is Dr. Cecil H.H. Mills. I’m the author of this book and many other ones that you might not have heard of. This book is about two idiot wannabe detective-types. Their names are J.J. and Valentine Watts, but I’m not sure if they’re actually brothers or not. They make a friend; her name is Trudi de la Rosa... -
![Every Dog Has His Day by John R. Erickson]()
Every Dog Has His Day by John R. Erickson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's roundup time on the ranch, but Hank was left behind! Benny ? a hot shot, high-priced cowdog ? is running the show while Hank is tied to a fence post... -
![The Henchmen's Book Club by Danny King]()
The Henchmen's Book Club by Danny King
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMark Jones is a henchman for hire. He guards bunkers, patrols perimeters and stands around in a boiler suit waiting to get knocked out by Ninjas. This is his job... -
![Mr. Monk Gets Even by Lee Goldberg]()
Mr. Monk Gets Even by Lee Goldberg
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn all-new original mystery starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something’s out of place.... It may be a foggy San Francisco summer, but for Adrian Monk the future is looking bright... -
![Drowned Hopes by Donald E. Westlake]()
Drowned Hopes by Donald E. Westlake
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJohn Dortmunder, anti-hero of such comic crime classics as The Hot Rock and Good Behavior , returns home at dawn after another failed burglary. He is horrified to find his apartment occupied by an old cellmate everyone supposed (and hoped) had been locked up for life. Tom Jinson needs Dortmunder's help. Nearly thirty years ago, before his last prison stretch, Tom pulled a big job up near Albany... -
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Why Me? by Donald E. Westlake
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBe careful what you steal . . . A fast-paced crime caper from the Edgar Award–winning author and “funniest man in the world” (The Washington Post Book World).The Byzantine Fire is much more than a ninety-carat ruby. As a stone it’s worth over a million dollars, a value vastly increased by its pure gold band—but its history makes it priceless... -
![No Scone Unturned by Leighann Dobbs]()
No Scone Unturned by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhy did someone kill Olive Pendleton and hide her body? When bakery owner Lexy Baker and her posse of iPad toting grandmas witness a murder remotely through the camera of a drone, they go straight to Lexy's homicide detective husband, Jack, to report the crime... -
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Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeg’s expecting twins---any minute!---in this next hilarious entry in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling series! Meg is eight and a half months pregnant with twins when Michael asks if she wouldn’t mind another houseguest... -
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Undertaking Irene by Pamela Burford
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJane Delaney does things her paying customers can’t do, don’t want to do, don’t want to be seen doing, can’t bring themselves to do, and/or don’t want it to be known they’d paid someone to do. To dead people.Life gets complicated for Jane and her Death Diva business when she’s hired to liberate a gaudy mermaid brooch from the corpse during a wake—on behalf of the rightful owner, supposedly... -
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![Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews]()
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPoor Meg Langslow. She's blessed in so many ways. Michael, her boyfriend, is a handsome, delightful heartthrob who adores her. She's a successful blacksmith, known for her artistic wrought-iron creations. But somehow Meg's road to contentment is more rutted and filled with potholes than seems fair. There are Michael's and Meg's doting but demanding mothers, for a start... -
![Убивать осознанно by Karsten Dusse]()
Убивать осознанно by Karsten Dusse
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsБьорн Димель — «грязный адвокатишка», вынужденный прикрывать и оправдывать преступления большого криминального авторитета. Брак Бьорна Димеля разваливается на части, его жена вот-вот сбежит с обожаемой дочкой в неопределенном направлении. В отчаянии Бьорн записывается на курс тренинга по осознанности... -
![Całe zdanie nieboszczyka by Joanna Chmielewska]()
Całe zdanie nieboszczyka by Joanna Chmielewska
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTo pierwsza powieść Joanny Chmielewskiej o charakterze przygodowym. W nielegalnej szulerni Joanna zostaje przypadkowo wzięta za inną osobę. Na skutek tej pomyłki to jej właśnie umierający mężczyzna powierza wskazówkę do odnalezienia cennego skarbu.. -
![Body Movers: 2 Bodies for the Price of 1 by Stephanie Bond]()
Body Movers: 2 Bodies for the Price of 1 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWith fugitive parents, a brother dodging loan sharks, a hunky cop who's made her outlaw family his business, and her ex-fiancé back in the picture, Carlotta Wren thought her life couldn't get any more complicated. And then * Her fugitive parents phone home. * Her identity is stolen by a look-alike. * Her look-alike is found, well dead... -
![We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews]()
We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeg Langslow knew the fan convention for her actor-boyfriend's hit television series was going to be the ultimate in weird. But she came along because she figured Michael could use an occasional dose of sanity-and because it was an inspired place to sell her hand-crafted weapons... -
![Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews]()
Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeg Langslow was actually looking forward to renovating the old Victorian mansion she and her boyfriend Michael bought. But she wasn't thrilled by the lifetime of junk accumulated by the house's eccentric previous owner, Edwina Sprocket. The easiest solution: hold the end-all and be-all of gigantic yard sales... -
![No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews]()
No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCroquet is a genteel game, usually played on a summer afternoon on a tranquil green lawn. Extreme Croquet is a whole other story. That's what Meg Langslow and her new friends are playing on the several-acre farm of her new neighbor, a countryside studded with rocks, steep hills, and placid, seemingly immovable cows... -
![The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews]()
The Penguin Who Knew Too Much by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHold on to your hats, everybody! Donna Andrews is taking us on another ride into the wonderful world of Meg Langslow, a world filled with laughter as well as the knotty problems Meg always seems to encounter and---somehow---solve. Okay, maybe there are people in Antarctica with penguins in their basements, but in Virginia? Only Meg's dad could manage that one... -
![Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews]()
Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s time for more outrageous and feathered fun in the award-winning, laugh-out-loud Meg Langslow series. When her old friend Karen drops by with two-year-old son Timmy, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit “just for a little while.” But when nightfall comes, the toddler is still in residence and Karen isn’t answering any phone calls... -
![Divorced, Desperate and Dating by Christie Craig]()
Divorced, Desperate and Dating by Christie Craig
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a mystery writer gets death threats, can a charming cop with all the right moves give her the happy ending she deserves?Sue Finley murdered people...on paper. As a mystery writer, she knew all the angles, who did what and why. The only thing she couldn't explain was...well, men. Dating was like diving into a box of chocolates: sometimes the sweetest-looking specimens were candy-coated poison... -
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![Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews, Bernadette Dunne]()
Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews, Bernadette Dunne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews... -
![Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews]()
Swan for the Money by Donna Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe brilliantly funny and talented Donna Andrews delivers another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed mystery series readers have come to love. Meg Langslow’s eccentric parents have a new hobby: growing roses and entering them in highly competitive shows... -
![Strawberries and Strangers by Leena Clover]()
Strawberries and Strangers by Leena Clover
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExclusive beach party takes a murderous turn.Dumped by her cheating husband, Jenny King is trying to build a new life in the small seaside town of Pelican Cove. Locals are lining up at the Boardwalk Café for her tasty cakes and muffins. But when her aunt, a local artist, is accused of killing a stranger, Jenny is forced to set her apron aside and put on her sleuthing cap... -
![Don't Ask by Donald E. Westlake]()
Don't Ask by Donald E. Westlake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn his latest caper, Dortmunder is hired to steal the femur of a 16-year-old girl who was canonized because, 800 years ago, she was killed and eaten by her family. Now two European countries and the Catholic church are fighting like dogs over the bone. How will this free-for-all end? Don't Ask... -
![Size 12 is Not Fat, Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot]()
Size 12 is Not Fat, Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook by Meg... -
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Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business by John R. Erickson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHank apprehends a large red box bearing a mysterious label: WARNING! MONKEY! DO NOT OPEN THIS BOX! The goods consist of nothing less than the Pasha of Shizzam, a bizarre little monkey willing to answer to Hank's beck and call...
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