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In Cahoots with the Prickly Pear Posse by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Morgan sisters are BACK … “This dusty corner of Arizona is about to have a replay of the O.K. Corral!” * * * When “Crazy” Kate Morgan learns that her sisters are the next targets on a killer’s to-do list, she’s hell-bent on chasing down trouble before it rides into Jackrabbit Junction... -
![Oracles & Obituaries by Amanda M. Lee]()
Oracles & Obituaries by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHalloween is Avery Shaw's favorite time of year. What's not to love? Slasher movies, hot chocolate and corn mazes. She's addicted to them all.During a visit to one of those mazes, she runs across several men trying to kidnap a teenage girl. In true Avery fashion, she intervenes... resulting in a severe injury... -
![Bylines & Skylines by Amanda M. Lee]()
Bylines & Skylines by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife is changing for Avery Shaw. She’s searching for a house with her boyfriend Eliot so they can officially move in together. She’s been gifted special passes to Macomb County’s comic book convention – and she couldn’t be more excited. She’s also been put in charge of her most hated enemy at work, and the power is going straight to her head... -
![Misprints & Mistakes by Amanda M. Lee]()
Misprints & Mistakes by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAvery Shaw is in a funny spot. Her best friend is pregnant, her cousin’s girlfriend is up to something and her boyfriend has serious issues on the brain. When teenager Sierra Jackson goes missing, Avery is in a unique position to scoop everyone... -
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![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... -
![Dead and Buried: A Scottish Detective Mystery by John Carson]()
Dead and Buried: A Scottish Detective Mystery by John Carson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, the past is better left behind...Detective Chief Inspector Harry McNeil had found himself back in CID after a leave of absence saw his team disbanded. Now he's been temporarily assigned to an existing Major Investigation team, working alongside his old friend, Detective Inspector Frank Miller, after Miller's DCI dies suddenly.A body is found in the city centre, torn to pieces... -
![A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna]()
A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose as she heads to the Scottish Highlands with the nosy Old Biddies and her cheeky tabby cat Muesli... -
![Home Stretch by Jenna Bennett]()
Home Stretch by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe end is near. The end of Savannah’s pregnancy, that is. Less than a month to go, and she’ll be the mother of what will surely be the most adorable baby boy or baby girl in the world. But before that, there’s Thanksgiving with the Martins to get through. Not to mention a little spot of murder at the group home where Mrs. Jenkins, Savannah’s grandmother-in-law, lives... -
![A Dog with Two Tales by Ellen Riggs]()
A Dog with Two Tales by Ellen Riggs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet Ivy, soon-to-be hobby farmer, as she solves her first crime with help from a brilliant border collie in this short prequel to the Bought-the-Farm Mystery series.Rescuing this pup could bring her a whole new life… if it doesn’t kill her first... -
![Rise to the Fly by Cheryl Rees-Price]()
Rise to the Fly by Cheryl Rees-Price
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill the police or a devious killer win this battle of wits?A quiet corner of Wales becomes the centre of a murder investigation when the bodies of a retired couple are found near the shore of a reservoir.Police try to establish the methods and motives of their attacker by careful examination of the crime scene. And, bizarrely, fishing flies are found in the victims’ mouths... -
![Gin & Murder by Beth Byers]()
Gin & Murder by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeptember 1924. When Violet and Victor are called home to account for their actions, only one course of action is possible. They pack a liberal amount of alcohol and call on their friends to rally round... -
![Murder in the Shallows by Beth Byers]()
Murder in the Shallows by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJuly 1924. Violet and Jack go for a simple day on the water. They little expect their day of sun and fun to end with finding a body in the water. The mystery of what happened to the girl in the shallows posses them both, and they unite in their desire to find out more... -
![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... -
![Bună seara, Melania! by Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu]()
Bună seara, Melania! by Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRodica Ojog-Braşoveanu a publicat romane poliţiste, istorice şi alte povestiri. Maestră in arta suspansului, Rodica Ojog-Brasoveanu se arată o fină cunoscătoare a maștilor dincolo de care se ascund întotdeauna oamenii și în literatura, și în viata. Această carte o dovedește din plin.Despre "Ciclul Melaniei": Melania este cheia întregii serii, prin unicitatea ei... -
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![Consummatum est by César Pérez Gellida]()
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![An Invisible Murder by Joyce Cato]()
An Invisible Murder by Joyce Cato
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen traveling cook Jenny Starling starts her new job for the aristocracy living in a genuine castle, she is thrilled, envisioning nothing more arduous than days spent preparing her beloved recipes... -
![Scared Money by Jenna Bennett]()
Scared Money by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Savannah’s real estate company, Lamont, Briggs, and Associates, finds itself embroiled in a closing scam, broker Timothy Briggs asks Savannah’s help in figuring out what happened and who’s behind it. The task is a welcome distraction for Savannah, whose private life is rocky. Carmen Arroyo is in prison in Nashville, nine months pregnant, and no one knows whether the baby is Rafe’s or not... -
![Bad Debt by Jenna Bennett]()
Bad Debt by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen every member of a rural Sweetwater family is murdered in their beds, Maury County sheriff Bob Satterfield calls on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for help... -
![Whiskey Kills by Lolli Powell]()
Whiskey Kills by Lolli Powell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhiskey with a murder chaser!Big cities are known to be dangerous, but former New Yorker and bar owner Ricki Fontaine is finding the small town of Waterton, Ohio, is proving to be the murder capital of the world—well, at least her world. The new Top Shelf is open for business, but business as usual for Ricki and the Shelf translates to another dead guy... -
![In My Time Of Dying by Douglas Lindsay]()
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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... -
![Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy]()
Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s better than a K-9 cop? A feline detective. Detective Whiskers is out to prove himself, and keep his human from being framed for murder, or worse.***No animals were harmed in the writing of this series***“Chris Abernathy has a winner! I laughed all the way through at the crazy characters and how Detective Whiskers tries so hard to be like a human but is still very much a cat... -
![The Bead Seller by Wendy Meadows]()
The Bead Seller by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweetfern Harbor Bed and Breakfast Cozy Mysteries can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read... -
![Second Helping by Stephanie Bond]()
Second Helping by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSisters are like chubby thighs--they stick together!The Guy sisters are ready to take their place as top-tier private investigators. The problem is, the only thing top-tier about their strip-mall agency is Octavia’s wardrobe…and the cases that come their way are less on the exciting side, and more on the eccentric side... -
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![Death by the Book by Beth Byers]()
Death by the Book by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspired by classic fiction and Miss Buncle's Book. Death by the Book questions what happens when you throw a murder into idyllic small town England.July 1936When Georgette Dorothy Marsh’s dividends fall along with the banks, she decides to write a book. Her only hope is to bring her account out of overdraft and possibly buy some hens... -
![Jo Nesbø Collection 3 Books Set: The Redbreast, Nemesis, The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbø]()
Jo Nesbø Collection 3 Books Set: The Redbreast, Nemesis, The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbø
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTitle In This SetThe SnowmanThe RedbreastThe Devil's StarThe SnowmanThe night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. He walks through the silent house, but finds only wet footprints on the stairs. In the garden looms a solitary figure: a snowman bathed in cold moonlight, its black eyes glaring up at the bedroom windows. Round its neck is his mother's pink scarf... -
![Le ossa parlano by Antonio Manzini]()
Le ossa parlano by Antonio Manzini
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMentre Rocco Schiavone affronta a Roma i suoi fantasmi con la sensazione che a quella città non abbia più niente da dire, ad Aosta nei boschi vicino Saint-Nicolas, vengono rinvenute alcune minuscole ossa umane. Sono di Mirko Sensini, un bimbo di 8 anni strangolato dopo aver subito violenza sessuale. Rocco stavolta dovrà scavare nel terreno più torbido della psicopatologia la pedofilia... -
![The Arrangements - Box Set by Annie Adams]()
The Arrangements - Box Set by Annie Adams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Final Arrangment The Vulture is dead. The body of Quincy McKay's nemesis and biggest competitor in the floral business has just been discovered in a casket at the mortuary, complete with flowers on the lid. Derrick Gibbons, aka The Vulture, stole all of Quincy's funeral business, and now she's on a mission to get it back... -
![L'ultimo traghetto by Domingo Villar, Federico Zanandrea]()
L'ultimo traghetto by Domingo Villar, Federico Zanandrea
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMónica Andrade è sparita da qualche giorno, e il caso non meriterebbe particolari attenzioni se non si trattasse della figlia di un celebre cardiochirurgo con cui mezza città (incluso il commissario Soto, diretto superiore dell'ispettore Leo Caldas) pare sentirsi in debito... -
![Out-Sniffed by Susan J. Kroupa]()
Out-Sniffed by Susan J. Kroupa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLaugh out loud with Doodle, the obedience-impaired labradoodle who has delighted dog lovers and mystery fans alike.Doodle’s nose gets put to the test with dangerous results when Molly trains him to find something very different from bed bugs to clear her best friend’s brother from drug charges. And then he flunks an important certification trial. How can this be? The nose never lies... -
![FOOD TRUCK MYSTERIES: Books 1-5 by Chloe Kendrick]()
FOOD TRUCK MYSTERIES: Books 1-5 by Chloe Kendrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy the first 5 books of the Food Truck Mysteries series in this discounted bundle.All STANDALONE, FULL LENGTH books!MURDER TO GODespite the sudden loss of her aunt, Maeve Kinkaid is thrilled when she inherits the popular food truck Dogs on the Roll. She has no idea how cutthroat the food industry can be... -
![Uncertain Terms by Jenna Bennett]()
Uncertain Terms by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavannah’s husband, TBI agent Rafe Collier, is back in disguise and undercover, getting into the middle of a gang war. And since he wants to keep his pregnant wife out of harm’s way, Savannah agrees to spend a couple of days under her mother’s roof in her quaint and quiet hometown of Sweetwater, Tennessee. But out of harm’s way doesn’t necessarily mean out of trouble... -
![FOOD TRUCK MYSTERIES: Books 6-10 (A Cozy Mystery Bundle) by Chloe Kendrick]()
FOOD TRUCK MYSTERIES: Books 6-10 (A Cozy Mystery Bundle) by Chloe Kendrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy this discounted cozy mystery bundle featuring books 6-10 of the Food Truck Mysteries series! Get it FREE with Kindle Unlimited. A THIEF OF ANY MAN Maeve Kinkaid, owner of the food truck Dogs on the Roll, prides herself on her financial management skills, until she realizes that someone is pilfering small amounts from the register... -
![In High Cotton by Kelsey Browning, Nancy Naigle]()
In High Cotton by Kelsey Browning, Nancy Naigle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a tree topples over onto Miss Lillian’s prized 1948 Tucker Torpedo, the grannies are once again scrambling for money and keeping Lil in the dark... -
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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... -
![Murder on the Orient Express / Cards on the Table / The A.B.C. Murders / Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie]()
Murder on the Orient Express / Cards on the Table / The A.B.C. Murders / Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis page was created by "Russian-Books"... -
![Zombie Cash Run in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters, Erin Moon]()
Zombie Cash Run in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters, Erin Moon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperWho could've wanted to kill the reality show contestant? Was it someone on the crew - the womanizing director, the secretive producer, the helpful consultant, or a rival contestant?When Tiffany's friend, Ian, insists on entering a zombie-themed reality-TV show, the duo stumble onto an unexpected murder... -
![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... -
![The Flower Show Murder by Faith Martin, Joyce Cato]()
The Flower Show Murder by Faith Martin, Joyce Cato
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPlease note this book was first published as Unholy Whiff of Death under Faith Martin’s pen name Joyce Cato.Smell the roses and die!Monica Noble is thrilled to be asked to judge a neighboring village’s flower show, even if she can't tell a begonia from an azalea!Her fellow judge Vicar James Davies inhales deeply from a large bloom and drops dead in the tent... -
![The Agatha Christie Collection: PREMIUM by Agatha Christie]()
The Agatha Christie Collection: PREMIUM by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis ebook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie :The Mysterious Affair At StylesThe Secret AdversaryThe Murder On The LinksThe Man in the Brown SuitThe Secret of ChimneysThe Murder of Roger AckroydThe Big FourThe Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanThe Disappearance of Mr... -
![Cold Moon Dead by J.M. Griffin]()
Cold Moon Dead by J.M. Griffin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTelling Vinnie Esposito to stay out of trouble is like telling a wolf not to howl at the moon. But you can’t blame Vinnie this time. She’s just trying to be a Good Samaritan... -
![Bubblegum Blonde by Anna Snow]()
Bubblegum Blonde by Anna Snow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom author Anne Snow comes a brand new series about a not-so-dumb blonde who has her hands full... "Expect the unexpected" has been Barb Jackson’s motto ever since the day she became a private investigator... -
![Rosolio Red by Traci Andrighetti]()
Rosolio Red by Traci Andrighetti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith Christmas around the corner, Franki Amato’s got visions of her sugarplum, Bradley Hartmann, dancing in her head. Now that she finally has some time off from her PI job, she’s cooking him up a special holiday treat, and it’s not figgy pudding. Her Yuletide plans are dashed, however, when her meddlesome Sicilian grandma goes missing, and she has to hurry home to Houston to investigate... -
![Fear in February by Camilla Chafer]()
Fear in February by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Camilla Chafer comes a brand new mystery. Welcome to Calendar where life is sweet, but death is murder. Ally McKellar loves owning and running her own restaurant, Belle Rose. After working in a busy New York restaurant, managing her own kitchen is like a breath of fresh air... -
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![Reunion and Revenge by Karen Musser Nortman]()
Reunion and Revenge by Karen Musser Nortman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLARGE PRINT VERSION. Maxine Berra and Lillian Garrett, sisters in their seventies, travel together to visit friends and relatives in Max's 1950 red Studebaker with her Irish Setter, Rosie. Does that mean they are amicable companions? Not at all... -
![Clueless in Cleveland by Nelle Lewis]()
Clueless in Cleveland by Nelle Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen years ago, Samantha “Sam” Carter bailed on her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Now she’s back − a return less anticipated than a Browns’ Super Bowl win − to help her mom out of a funk. Sam heard it was bad, but now Mom's blowing off bingo? Sam begins to suspect that her mom’s depression may not be all it appears, but she gets side-tracked when her investigator brother Paul tosses her into a case... -
![Bryant & May: England’s Finest by Christopher Fowler]()
Bryant & May: England’s Finest by Christopher Fowler
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'Winningly eccentric . . . London, in all its non-homogenous, sprawling splendour, is as much a character as Fowler's sleuthing duo' Barry Forshaw, Financial TimesThe Peculiar Crimes Unit has solved many extraordinary cases over the years, but some were hushed up and hidden away. Until now.Arthur Bryant remembers these lost cases as if they were yesterday... -
![One Strange Date by Laurence Shames]()
One Strange Date by Laurence Shames
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect romance. Perfect nightmare. Sometimes it’s a fine line. Meet Key West native Renita Daughtry--22, wide-eyed, gorgeous, and very much in love with love. In other words, an irresistible target for professional impostor and pathological liar Richie Pestucci, who plans to charm her into utter helplessness. But there’s just one problem... -
![A Body on the Porch by Steve Demaree]()
A Body on the Porch by Steve Demaree
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a retired detective encounters a stranger standing outside a restaurant when both of them are on vacation and the stranger finds out what he did before he retired, the detective jokingly tells the stranger that he will come and solve a murder for him if he goes home and finds a body on his front porch... -
![Losing Your Head by Clare Kauter]()
Losing Your Head by Clare Kauter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharlie Davies is really not qualified to solve a murder. She's really not qualified to do anything, unless it involves publicly embarrassing herself.But when her former high-school nemesis, James McKenzie, is accused of his uncle's murder, he jokingly offers Charlie twenty thousand dollars and a house if she can clear his name...
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