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Murder by the Book by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHello, world. My name is Lucy Little, and I’m an author.Actually, my mom thinks I’m a homeless bum with no health insurance, and my dad truly believes I’m as famous as Brad Pitt. He frequently asks me to sign napkins that he passes out like currency at the local police station where he likes to steal doughnuts. He’s a former cop. That probably makes his theft acceptable... -
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Stranger Danger by Maggie March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy is a human lie-detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!When world-famous, highly reclusive author J.W. Quicksilver chooses a local book club for his first public appearance, the residents of Whispering Bay have trouble containing their excitement. That is until he’s found murdered... -
![Duplex Double Trouble by CeeCee James]()
Duplex Double Trouble by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStella's newest client, Charlie Booker, wants to sell his half of a duplex but before he can sign the listing papers, he's murdered. Even stranger, there are only one set of footprints leaving the house, with none showing up as entering the home. The police mark it as a robbery gone wrong and target a local group of petty thieves. Stella can't shake the feeling that it’s someone much closer... -
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Poisonous Paws by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey thought the secret was purrfectly hidden, but trust the book club to sniff it out.The mysterious death of a town founder rocks the Thornberry Estate. Miss Janice is the main suspect and everyone is up at arms... -
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![The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA delightful new story from a New York Times bestselling author perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen Mystery series! In this page-turning new book, entertaining guru Sophie Winston is faced with a midsummer nightmare when a celebration in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, is the appetizer for murder… Old Town’s midsummer festivities are getting a tasty addition this year... -
![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.. -
![Deadly Vows by Kate Allenton]()
Deadly Vows by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPsychic Cree Blue is working on a cold case where the motives and suspects multiply like the spices in her cooking. When Davina Richards went missing the day before her wedding, people assumed she was a runaway bride. Only Cree knows differently. This bride skipped being a missing person and landed smack-dab in the dead zone... -
![Going, Going, Dead by Kirsten Weiss]()
Going, Going, Dead by Kirsten Weiss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt an auction, competition can be deadly...When Maddie attends an estate auction of artifacts from America’s spiritualist era, it’s just another day in the life of a paranormal museum owner…. Until she discovers the body of the murdered auctioneer.Her mother is convinced the murderer is after a mysterious statuette that once belonged to the town’s Ladies Aid Society... -
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Founders' Day Fiasco: Paranormal Cozy Mystery by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirefly Junction is in the middle of a huge Founders’ Day celebration and Sunni Taylor has been assigned to cover the colorful music and float-filled parade. When the organizer of the parade winds up dead, Sunni’s mundane assignment takes a new twist. Now, she finds herself in the middle of a murder that is complicated by the fact that the victim had more than a few enemies...Categorized as:
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Murder at the Pumpkin Patch by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor's sisters, through their power of sisterly persuasion, have convinced her to host a Halloween costume party at Cider Ridge Inn. She's a little reluctant about the whole event and rightly worried about the actual ghost, who will, no doubt, be in attendance, but she decides to just relax and enjoy it... -
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Fatal Feud by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile Sunni Taylor is embroiled in her own personal turmoil with Detective Brady Jackson, she's handed a new assignment to cover a longstanding feud between two families, the Plunketts and Carmichaels... -
![A Crafty Killing by London Lovett]()
A Crafty Killing by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor is looking forward to an easy and sweetheart filled month of February. After a few blissful months as lead reporter for the Junction Times, an unexpected shake-up at the newspaper leaves her reeling and frustrated. She finds herself once again having to cover mundane stories, like the Firefly Junction Craft Fair... -
![Death at the Museum by London Lovett]()
Death at the Museum by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor has once again settled into her journalist position under a new boss and a new lead reporter. The fact that the new lead reporter, Dave Crockett, just happens to be her sister's boyfriend makes things a little more complicated, but Sunni is determined to be content. She now has more time to spend planning for the opening of the Cider Ridge Inn... -
![Havoc at Wildwood Manor by London Lovett]()
Havoc at Wildwood Manor by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat starts out as a long weekend off for Sunni Taylor quickly devolves into something more sinister. When Lana needs help with a family reunion at Wildwood Manor, Sunni lends a hand. Before the event gets underway, Camille Luxley, an unexpected guest, shows up to throw a wrench into Florence Davenport's precisely planned weekend... -
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![Just Buried by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
Just Buried by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.It’s September and that means two things: fall is descending on Cider Cove and my wedding day is almost at hand. And as if preparing for my wedding wasn’t enough, there’s another wedding at the inn that I have to tend to... -
![Death Quixote by Samantha Silver]()
Death Quixote by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything in Sapphire Village is pretty crazy right now...When Alice and Cat stumble across the body of a local vigilante, Cat realizes he was one of her best customers, and vows to get her revenge... -
![Dead Wrong (A Cree Blue Psychic Eye Mystery) by Kate Allenton]()
Dead Wrong (A Cree Blue Psychic Eye Mystery) by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPsychic Cree Blue’s identity is a secret, and her help in solving cold cases is strictly off the record. She isn’t known for her finesse, but she’s good at what she does. Her intuition and insight have never steered her wrong... -
![The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking by Leigh Perry]()
The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking by Leigh Perry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Mirth and murder blend beautifully" in this tale of an amateur sleuth and her bony best friend (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Dr. Georgia Thackery is back home with her parents after finding a new adjunct position at Bostock College. Everyone is excited for their first family Christmas with nothing to hide... -
![Terror on Top by CeeCee James]()
Terror on Top by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Flamingo Cozy and Baker Street Mystery partnership. Stella O'Neil and Georgie Tanner are on the case.Free recipes!When Georgie agrees to help her friend Stella O'Neil clean up a house she's listing, neither of them are prepared for the dead body that tumbles out of a closet. Stella suspects it's the house's previous owner but is shocked to see it's the man who hired her, the bank representative... -
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Three Shots to the Wind by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChloe’s Windy City ex-fiancé gets blown away in the Florida panhandle . . . DEAD EXES TELL NO TALES Saloon owner Chloe Jackson appears to have a secret admirer. She’s pouring drinks at the Sea Glass Saloon in Emerald Cove when an airplane flies by above the beach with a banner reading I LOVE YOU CHLOE JACKSON. She immediately rules out Rip Barnett... -
![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... -
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Darcy Sweet Mystery Box Set One by K.J. Emrick
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGet books one to six in the Darcy Sweet Mystery series altogether in a Box Set.Death Comes to TownMists of the PastFrom the AshesThe Ghost of ChristmasThe Stolen ValentineHiding from Death.Get the first six books in the series for a very low price... -
![The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's a young Martha Stewart...in Old Town Virginia! New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis delights with the 13th in her enormously popular and completely charming Domestic Diva Mystery series. When a celebrity ghostwriter dies on the job, it's up to Sophie Winston, Old Town, Virginia's favorite entertaining expert and sporadic sleuth, to whip up an impromptu investigation.. -
![Ghost Hunter by Morgana Best]()
Ghost Hunter by Morgana Best
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost Hunter (The Middle-aged Ghost Whisperer Book 2) A fun cozy mystery. Is Alum Mullein a ghost or not? When Prudence Wallflower discovers Alum's secret, she has a short time to save him from complete destruction. The key lies with the murderer of another police officer... -
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![Deadly Ties by Kate Allenton]()
Deadly Ties by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mischievous ghost. A family secret. Cryptic, unsolvable clues. Just another mystery in the life of Cree Blue. Cree Blue doesn't play by the rules, not when it comes to the people she loves. Other people's opinions have never factored into her decisions. She's kind of stubborn like that... -
![A Spirited Swindler by Clare Lockhart]()
A Spirited Swindler by Clare Lockhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmpty nested and excited to start a new chapter in life, Quinn is almost ready to open her new lakeside café in the small town of Bookend Bay.Everything is perfect until she realizes she’s being followed. Confronting the stranger sets Quinn on a course where her problems no longer revolve around selecting a feature scone... -
![Better Off Dead: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Tarah Benner]()
Better Off Dead: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Tarah Benner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaroline just inherited the most haunted hotel in Colorado…Caroline McCrithers has it all figured out. She’s got a five-year plan, a killer career, and she’s engaged to marry the man of her dreams. Learning her perfect fiancé is a catfishing fraud? Not part of the plan... -
![Trick or Trouble by London Lovett]()
Trick or Trouble by London Lovett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor is moving forward on the remodel of the Cider Ridge Inn. She is anxious to start her bed and breakfast business. Unfortunately, the inn is not cooperating. It seems she is hit with one catastrophe after another. This time it's the plumbing... -
![Double Trouble by London Lovett]()
Double Trouble by London Lovett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirefly Junction meets Port Danby as Lola and Lacey take a trip to the Cider Ridge Inn in Double Trouble. Sunni Taylor is finally going to meet Lola Button, the quirky antique dealer who sold her some rather unusual old photos of Cider Ridge Inn. When Lola arrives with her best friend, Lacey Pinkerton, Sunni and Lacey find they have a lot in common... -
![Empty Promises and Crowded Caskets by Ana Bisset]()
Empty Promises and Crowded Caskets by Ana Bisset
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stolen story... a secret source... and an extra body! Can our psychic sleuth figure out who the murderer is before she is the next victim?Libby Foster's return to her charming hometown of Black Ridge Cove, Maine, is anything but ordinary in this heartwarming yet thrilling installment of the Libby Foster Cozy Mystery Series... -
![Mistletoe, Murder & Mayhem by Polly Holmes]()
Mistletoe, Murder & Mayhem by Polly Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas is Saltwater Cove’s favourite holiday of the year, but that didn’t stop murder and mayhem from making an unscheduled visit.The festive spirit is out and about, the eggnog is flowing, mistletoe is hung, and the town is pumped for the most exciting event on the Christmas calendar, the Annual Concert... -
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Sweet Payback by Connie Shelton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPraise for USA Today bestseller, Connie Shelton:"Connie Shelton gets better with every book she writes."--The Midwest Book ReviewNew, in the Amazon #1 bestselling Samantha Sweet mystery series--Sweet Payback!Revenge is often a cold dish, but in the tiny northern New Mexico town of Sembramos emotions are running decidedly hot... -
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Sweets Forgotten by Connie Shelton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a woman walks into Samantha Sweet's pastry shop, claiming to have amnesia, it's a puzzle that seems to have nothing to do with Sam's new commission for a fantastic one-of-a-kind order of chocolates, although "Jane Doe" seems to know a lot about that. Sam calls Sheriff Beau to help solve the mystery of who this stranger is and where she belongs... -
![A Haunting Dream by Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene]()
A Haunting Dream by Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mayor of Duck, North Carolina, Dae O'Donnell, is a woman with a gift for finding lost things. Sometimes it leads her to lost keys or earrings--and sometimes it leads her to murder... When her boyfriend Kevin's ex-fiancee Ann arrives in Duck looking for a second chance, Dae suddenly finds herself facing certain heartache... -
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![Wine Tastings Are Murder by Libby Klein]()
Wine Tastings Are Murder by Libby Klein
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's vintage Poppy McAllister when the gluten-free baker and B&B owner tries to solve a murder at a Cape May winery . . . When Poppy and Aunt Ginny agreed to host a Wine and Cheese Happy Hour for a tour group at their Butterfly House Bed and Breakfast on the Jersey Shore, they never anticipated such a sour bunch... -
![Escape Claws by Linda Reilly]()
Escape Claws by Linda Reilly
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHere, killer, killer, killer . . .For the first time in sixteen years, Lara Caphart has returned to her hometown of Whisker Jog, New Hampshire. She wants to reconnect with her estranged Aunt Fran, who’s having some difficulty looking after herself—and her eleven cats. Taking care of a clowder of kitties is easy, but keeping Fran from being harassed by local bully Theo Barnes is hard... -
![Murder on the Oregon Express by Samantha Silver]()
Murder on the Oregon Express by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's not exactly Alice's typical morning commute... When Alice Calliope finds herself on the newly re-opened Oregon Express train at the same time as a local business owner is shot, she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation once more... -
![Ruff Justice by Laurien Berenson]()
Ruff Justice by Laurien Berenson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs owner of prize-winning Poodles, Melanie Travis knows how to handle fierce competition. But when a conformation show turns deadly, it’ll take every trick in the book to outsmart a murderer who refuses to lose . . . With the excitement of the spring dog show season sweeping Connecticut, Melanie is determined to help her son finally lead his Standard Poodle toward a championship title... -
![I Know What You Bid Last Summer by Sherry Harris]()
I Know What You Bid Last Summer by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSherry Harris presents the fifth installment of this charming, bestselling cozy mystery series! One man's junk is another man's treasure. But finding that treasure can be murder. As Sarah Winston discovers, someone is always ready to kill someone else for seemingly worthless pieces of junk... -
![Wed, Read & Dead by V.M. Burns]()
Wed, Read & Dead by V.M. Burns
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBookstore owner Samantha Washington sells and solves mysteries in North Harbor, Michigan--including the murder of her mother's wedding planner... Sam's mother can't wait to wed her wealthy beau, Harold Robertson. The big mystery is how they're going to pull off a lavish wedding in three weeks. Harold's snobby sister-in-law proposes a solution: engage flamboyant wedding planner Lydia Lighthouse... -
![Grace Cries Uncle by Julie Hyzy]()
Grace Cries Uncle by Julie Hyzy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of the Manor House Mysteries and the White House Chef Mysteries shows how a blast from the past can spell trouble for Grace Wheaton…When Grace’s estranged sister Liza shows up on her doorstep, the timing couldn’t be worse... -
![Cat Got Your Cash by Julie Chase]()
Cat Got Your Cash by Julie Chase
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith a killer prowling New Orleans’ Garden District, pet boutique owner Lucy Marie Crocker must protect two endangered Siamese before another cat-astrophe strikes Lacy Marie Crocker’s whimsical pet couture has gained a following in New Orleans’ cozy Garden District, and word of mouth has traveled all the way to her favorite fashion designer, Annie Lane... -
![Dead Calm by Annelise Ryan]()
Dead Calm by Annelise Ryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe honeymoon will have to wait for newlyweds Mattie Winston and Steve Hurley . . . As deputy medical examiner and homicide detective respectively, the couple are dispatched to a grisly crime scene at the Grizzly Motel, a seedy joint for illicit liaisons on the outskirts of Sorenson, Wisconsin... -
![Mistletoe Murder by Mona Marple]()
Mistletoe Murder by Mona Marple
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a local millionaire eccentric dies, the whole of Candy Cane Hollow are crying into their mince pies. But when the Will is read, it turns out that the whole estate has been left not to the man's family, but to an elf who claims she didn't know him at all. With that shock discovery, it's time to see how money really does change people... and not everyone will survive the fall out... -
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![Provence Mysteries Box Set — 3 twisty and humorous detective novels by Ana T. Drew]()
Provence Mysteries Box Set — 3 twisty and humorous detective novels by Ana T. Drew
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA psychic chef and her quirky friends,An atmospheric Provence town.Humor, romance, and murders galore...This deliciously diverting box set 1. THE MURDEROUS MACARON (Mystery and Mayhem Book Awards winner)Upon her return to Provence, chef Julie Cavallo opens a pâtisserie.When a man dies in it, the gendarmes rule the death a fatal heart attack... -
![Mind Your Manors by CeeCee James]()
Mind Your Manors by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMeet Stella O'Neil, retired FBI agent Oscar O'Neil's granddaughter. She's got a lot on her plate, trying to figure out her crazy, stubborn family, the hidden secrets that caused her grandfather's estrangement from her dad, and starting out as a real estate agent. Throw in a dead body found in what used to be the town's "royalty" family manor, and she's neck deep in a mystery... -
![Spooky Sweet by Connie Shelton]()
Spooky Sweet by Connie Shelton
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNow that Samantha Sweet has a contract to provide her special handmade chocolates for the wealthy jet-set clients of Book It Travel, Sweet’s Sweets bakery is taking on a whole new dimension. Only problem, Sam isn’t ready. It’s almost Halloween, her pastry shop is bursting at the seams and she needs extra employees but there is no place to put them... -
![Proof of Murder by Lauren Elliott]()
Proof of Murder by Lauren Elliott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBookshop owner Addie Greyborne must solve a locked-room murder in a supposedly haunted mansion to recover a priceless Sherlock Holmes original . . . The seaside New England town of Greyborne Harbor is home to many grand estates, including the Queen Anne Victorian Addie inherited from her great aunt... -
![Sit, Stay, Slay by V.M. Burns]()
Sit, Stay, Slay by V.M. Burns
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen her best friend Dixie is suspected of killing a dog show judge, Lilly must bring one sick puppy to heel . . . Tennessee transplant Lilly Echosby has two great dogs and mysteries. So naturally she's named her poodles Aggie, after Agatha Christie, and Rex, for Rex Stout... -
![For All Eterni-tea by Eryn Scott]()
For All Eterni-tea by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPebble Cove will never be the same.The Rickster is notorious for telling tall tales around Pebble Cove. When he’s found on the dock holding a bloody knife, a crumpled body at his feet, of course he has a story to explain it away. But is his plea of innocence just another yarn?The victim and the Rickster share a long history, and at the Rickster’s pleading, Rosemary digs into their past...
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