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  • Till the Cat Lady Sings by Ellen Riggs

    Till the Cat Lady Sings by Ellen Riggs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Are there some mysteries only a clever cat can solve?There’s a handsome new guy at Runaway Farm and Keats isn’t happy about the competition. The bossy border collie wants to be Ivy’s one-and-only partner in crime-solving. Cats are unwelcome here...
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    cozy  female-mc  mystery  fiction  dogs  animals  romance  book
  • A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley

    A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Whales and Tails is a cozy mystery series set on Madrona Island, a fictional island within the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. As a fourth generation islander Caitlin Hart is struggling to make her way as the economy and culture of the island evolves toward a tourism based industry...
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    cozy  culinary  female-mc  adult  animals  book  cats  fiction
  • The Cat of Christmas Present by Kathi Daley

    The Cat of Christmas Present by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With less than two weeks until Christmas, Cait stumbles across a man who had been washed up onto the beach. The man is very much alive, but after suffering a blow to the head, he cannot seem to remember who he is or how he came to be on the island...
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    cozy  culinary  female-mc  adult  animals  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The 39 Cupcakes by Zara Keane

    The 39 Cupcakes by Zara Keane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Irish cozy mystery. Ex-cop-turned-P.I. Maggie Doyle is stuck chaperoning a group of bratty summer camp kids to an archaeological dig on Whisper Island. After a day of fart jokes, fidget spinners, and fist fights, Maggie's regretting volunteering—and then one of her feral charges discovers a skeleton...
  • 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 ratings
    Champagne 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...
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    cozy  culinary  female-mc  whodunit  adult  animals  audiobook  book
  • Rebel Without a Claus by Zara Keane

    Rebel Without a Claus by Zara Keane

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Makeup. Mannequins. Murder. When ex-cop-turned-P.I. Maggie Doyle scores a lucrative undercover job at the makeup counter at a fashionable Galway department store, she expects discounted lipstick and an easy paycheck. After an altercation with a customer leads to a dead body in Maggie’s bathtub, she and her assistant realize there’s more to the department store case than missing cash...
  • A Killer Latte by Tonya Kappes

    A Killer Latte by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to the Bean Hive Coffeehouse where the coffee is as hot as the gossip! Light, camera, lattes! A film production crew is wrapping up a major movie filming in Honey Springs, Kentucky. Everyone is excited. The production crew has brought the bright lights to the tourist town and The Bean Hive has been supplying the production crew with unlimited treats and coffee...
  • Mascara and Murder by Gina LaManna

    Mascara and Murder by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jenna 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...
  • Decaffeinated Scandal by Tonya Kappes, Christina Sagnimeni

    Decaffeinated Scandal by Tonya Kappes, Christina Sagnimeni

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Listening time: 4 hours and 33 minutes.Maybe the killer drank decaffeinated. Corn maze, apple bobbing, and pumpkin carvings are a few of the things tourists, who are visiting Honey Springs Halloween Extravaganza, are expecting to see...
  • The Cat of Christmas Future by Kathi Daley

    The Cat of Christmas Future by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As with The Cat of Christmas Past and The Cat of Christmas Present, while this holiday cozy features a mystery, it does not feature a murder. It is Christmas on Madrona Island and the spirit of Christmas is out in full force. A cat who looks a lot like a cat from Cait's past comes to visit just as Cait and Cody are getting ready for a full lineup of holiday events...
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    cozy  culinary  female-mc  adult  animals  book  cats  fiction
  • Annabelle Archer's Holiday Collection by Laura Durham

    Annabelle Archer's Holiday Collection by Laura Durham

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    'Tis the season for mistletoe and matrimony--with a touch of murder.3 books. 450+ pages of holiday cozy mysteries that are both merry and madcap.The holidays are not so holly and jolly for DC's premier wedding planner...
  • Lipstick and Lies by Gina LaManna

    Lipstick and Lies by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jenna McGovern is dressed to kill for Blueberry Lake’s annual firefighter charity auction. But when she finds her attractive fireman neighbor, Matt Bridges, standing over the body of a local hair stylist—and his ex-girlfriend—it’s not exactly the romantic ambiance Jenna had in mind...
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    cozy  female-mc  mystery  audiobook  romance  fiction  small-town  book
  • Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle

    Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Contractor Shannon Hammer steels her nerve to pin down a killer in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Premeditated Mortar…Shannon could not be happier that her hunky thriller-writing boyfriend, Mac, has moved in, and it is a good thing they are living together because they are both busier than ever...
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    cozy  female-mc  culinary  romance  mystery  fiction  animals  family
  • Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost

    Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The FIRST BOOK in a BRAND NEW cozy mystery series!Claire Harris loves nothing more than crafting homemade candles. She has always dreamed of one day opening a quaint candle shop in her home village of Northash, but at thirty-five, she still can't afford to take the risk. Stuck in a dead-end job at the local candle factory, and back living with her parents, Claire knows her life needs a shakeup...
  • Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot by Sarah Osborne

    Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot by Sarah Osborne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Pediatrician Mabel Aphrodite Brown adores kids. So when a childhood friend asks Ditie to babysit her kids for a few days, she jumps at the chance. She never imagined she’d be solving a murder too . . .   Despite growing up together, Ditie hasn’t seen Ellie Winston in two years, and she didn’t even know Ellie was living in Atlanta...
  • Collateral Damage by Jenna Bennett

    Collateral Damage by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A white supremacy hate group is spreading its tendrils through the bucolic hills of Middle Tennessee, holding target practice in Laurel Hill wildlife area and stockpiling weapons in preparation for a race war. It's up to Savannah's husband Rafe to find and eliminate them..
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    cozy  female-mc  adult  book  fiction  humor  mystery  suspense
  • Under the Gun by Nancy Naigle, Kelsey Browning

    Under the Gun by Nancy Naigle, Kelsey Browning

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Hollywood A-listers swarm Bartell County for a celebrity funeral, Miss Lillian takes in a temporary houseguest. After all, Abby Ruth is away and her room is sitting empty. She’ll never be the wiser. But after the charming visitor leaves, Abby Ruth’s adored arsenal has also vamoosed. Lil, Maggie, and Sera are in one hot mess trying to find the guns before Abby Ruth gets back...
  • Right of Redemption by Jenna Bennett

    Right of Redemption by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “The hilarious dialog and the tension between Savannah and Rafe will delight fans of chick-lit mysteries and romantic suspense.” —Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn...
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    cozy  female-mc  mystery  fiction  suspense  romance  humor  book
  • Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs

    Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My name is Anna Dawson, and I'm back.Unfortunately, so is JoJo.When the loan shark enforcer who beat me up years ago is found murdered, I'm thinking it's my lucky day. Until I'm questioned as a possible suspect. I have an alibi, but not one I can divulge. Helping college basketball star Raymond Joseph shave points is not exactly something I want to share with the cops...
  • How to Murder a Millionaire by Zara Keane

    How to Murder a Millionaire by Zara Keane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN B072KFXK7R can be found here An Irish cozy mystery featuring murder, millionaires, and mankinis! Armed with her newly issued private investigator's license, Maggie Doyle is on the case…of a sheep that went missing twenty-two years ago...
  • A Measure of Menace by Jennifer Ashley

    A Measure of Menace by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    October 1883When cook Kat Holloway and the kitchen staff maintain the empty Mayfair house while the family resides in the country, Lord Clifford, Lady Cynthia’s confidence-trickster father, arrives in London and asks Kat and Daniel McAdam for help. Lord Clifford might be accused of murder but won't go to the police because his involvement with the victim will implicate him in another crime...
  • Deal Gone Dead by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Deal Gone Dead by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet Lily Sprayberry.Selling homes is her career.Solving crimes, her calling.There's money buried somewhere on Myrtle Redbecker's property, and people are dying to find it.Literally...
  • Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds by London Lovett

    Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds by London Lovett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet 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 on My Botch by Christy Barritt

    Not on My Botch by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She never thought she’d have to fight for the leading role in her own life . . . Actress Joey Darling enjoys playing the part of Detective Raven Remington on her TV show Relentless. But for now, she’s enjoying some downtime with her new husband, Jackson Sullivan.Joey’s peace is shattered when a woman comes into town, who not only looks and sounds like Joey, but who claims to actually be Joey...
  • Bitter Sweet by Connie Shelton

    Bitter Sweet by Connie Shelton

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this fifth installment in the Samantha Sweet mystery series, it's the height of the wedding season at Sweet's Sweets and Sam has all she can do to stay ahead of the rush of bakery orders. Plus, her side job--breaking into houses--isn't allowing much summer time off either. Not to mention that her mother is pressuring Sam and Beau to set their wedding date...
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    cozy  culinary  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • Paradise Valley Mysteries Boxed Set by Debra Burroughs

    Paradise Valley Mysteries Boxed Set by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This boxed set contains: The Scent of Lies (Book 1), The Heart of Lies (Book 2), The Chain of Lies (Book 3), plus a BONUS Prequel Short Story, The Edge of Lies , (best read after reading at least one of the other books). OVERVIEW: A captivating series, full of romance, mystery, and intrigue. Think "Sex and the City" meets "Nancy Drew"...
  • A Field Guide to Homicide by Lynn Cahoon

    A Field Guide to Homicide by Lynn Cahoon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cat Latimer and her writer’s retreat group go on a hiking trip—but a murderer has been lurking off the beaten path . . . Cat’s sweetheart, Seth, is going all out on an outing into the local mountains—for the benefit of the writing group Cat’s hosting at her Colorado B&B. But when they try to identify some plant and animal life, they find death instead...
  • Sugar and Sliced by C.A. Phipps

    Sugar and Sliced by C.A. Phipps

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Did she fall or was she pushed?A world away from small town Maple Falls where she grew up, Madeline Flynn is working in a bakery in Manhattan. Baking is her dream come true—but not everyone is happy for her.When a body lands at her feet, Maddie is suddenly thrown into the investigation. The death is literally too close to home and things don't add up with the crime...
  • Killer Words by V.M. Burns

    Killer Words by V.M. Burns

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the seventh Mystery Bookshop novel from Agatha Award-finalist V.M. Burns, bookstore owner, mystery writer, and amateur sleuth Samantha Washington and her Nana Jo confront their own relationship with law enforcement when a local cop who’s unjustly persecuted their family is accused of killing a person in his custody.
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    cozy  whodunit  culinary  female-mc  romance  mystery  fiction  animals
  • Heads Will Cinnamon Roll by London Lovett

    Heads Will Cinnamon Roll by London Lovett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For amateur sleuth Scottie Ramone, the only thing better than a hot, fresh cinnamon roll is an intriguing new mystery to solve!Scottie recently made some life-changing decisions. (One might even call them rash.) She’s turned her whole world upside down and desperately wants to set it upright...
  • The Key to Murder by Jen Pitts

    The Key to Murder by Jen Pitts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Samantha thought following a mysterious diary around the French Quarter of New Orleans would be a harmless way to learn about her new hometown until it became about murder. Discover the places and people that make New Orleans unique through the eyes of newcomer, Samantha Richardson, in the first book in the French Quarter Mystery Series, The Key to Murder...
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    cozy  culinary  romance  mystery  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • Murder at North Pond by London Lovett

    Murder at North Pond by London Lovett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 1 of London Lovett's brand new cozy mystery series!When Anna St. James graduated college with a business degree, she never expected to find herself running a boarding house on a small island off the east coast. But life throws a lot of curves and Anna has certainly had her share of them...
  • The Sweet Smell of Murder by Cindy Bell

    The Sweet Smell of Murder by Cindy Bell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ally Sweet is happy to be returning for a short break to the small town where she grew up. She is planning on using the time off to get over her messy divorce and she is looking forward to spending time with her much-loved grandmother and relaxing making chocolates and anything chocolaty.But then… the delivery driver for her grandmother’s chocolate shop is found murdered...
  • Affairs of Steak by Julie Hyzy

    Affairs of Steak by Julie Hyzy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    White House chef Olivia Paras and her arch nemesis, White House Sensitivity Director Peter Everett Sargeant, must work together to solve the double murder of one of the First Lady's assistants and the Chief of Staff-before they become the next victims of a merciless assassin with a secret agenda...
  • The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis

    The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Trouble in spades... Determined not to be a garden-variety diva, Sophie Winston's neighbor, Natasha, cultivates a plan to shine on television--using Sophie's backyard. As the cast and crew of the makeover show "Tear It Up With Troy" bulldoze through her backyard--and vacation--Sophie retreats to her perennial boyfriend Wolf's to replace a dead rose bush...
  • When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day

    When the Grits Hit the Fan by Maddie Day

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Despite the bitter winter in South Lick, Indiana, business is still hot at Robbie Jordan’s restaurant. But when another murder rattles the small town, can Robbie defrost the motives of a cold-blooded killer?   Before she started hosting dinners for Indiana University’s Sociology Department at Pans ‘N Pancakes, Robbie never imagined scholarly meetings could be so hostile...
  • Hospitality and Homicide by Lynn Cahoon

    Hospitality and Homicide by Lynn Cahoon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A visit to the serene coastal town of South Cove, California, could make anybody feel refreshed and inspired. But as Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More—discovers, some folks won’t live to tell about it . . .Mystery author Nathan Pike checked into South Cove Bed & Breakfast to compose a compelling novel, not commit murder...
  • The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis

    The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss serves up a new mystery steeped in murder...  When The Parlour opens up in town, domestic diva Sophie Winston finally has a place to satisfy her cravings for all things tea and crumpet related...
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    cozy  culinary  female-mc  romance  mystery  fiction  audiobook  killer
  • Killer Cruise by A.R. Winters

    Killer Cruise by A.R. Winters

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All Adrienne wanted was a fun new job on a cruise ship—instead, she’s dealt three big surprises.Surprise number one, wonderful: Her best friend Samantha has joined the cruise!Surprise number two, also quite good: the First Officer is rather handsome.Surprise number three, definitely not good: Samantha is suspected of murdering a VIP cruise passenger...
  • A Violet March by Evan Katy

    A Violet March by Evan Katy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Samantha Rialto and her best friend, Maxie Peters are looking for a place to live, determined to put the traumatic events of the last two months behind them. But things start to go horribly awry when they find a dead body soaking in the bathtub of a potential rental. On that same afternoon, Violet Arnold, one of Samantha’s favorite students, asks for help finding her missing father...
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    cozy  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  suspense
  • The Color of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    The Color of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If you've become hooked on the Paradise Valley Mystery series, no doubt the sizzling romantic chemistry between Emily and Colin has kept you coming back for more.  The Color of Lies, a Bridge Short Story, is the story of Colin Andrews before he came to Paradise Valley to become the Police Detective and what really happened to his previous fiancee, Miranda...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  book  crime  fiction  mystery  suspense
  • Fudgement Day by Wendy Meadows

    Fudgement Day by Wendy Meadows

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chocolate Cozy Mystery series 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.Olivia Cloud just can’t help herself. Where there is a mystery, she is there to try and solve it. This time the mystery involves the death of Jason Horn, her son Sebastian’s friend...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  culinary  mystery  romance  amateur-sleuth  fiction  book  adult
  • Once Upon a Crime by Mona Marple

    Once Upon a Crime by Mona Marple

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first book in the Waterfell Tweed Cozy Mystery series! Sandy Shaw finds herself torn away from her beloved bookshop and cafe when village eccentric Reginald Halfman is found murdered, just hours after he announced his plans to open a competing bookshop right across the village square...
  • Victim in the Vineyard by Gemma Halliday

    Victim in the Vineyard by Gemma Halliday

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes the next mouthwatering mystery in wine country in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine mysteries!It's a dream come true for Emmy Oak to be hosting the Sonoma Fall Food & Wine Festival at her family-run Oak Valley Vineyards..
  • Havoc and Hauntings by Izzy Wilder

    Havoc and Hauntings by Izzy Wilder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Fiddlehead Creek, the quaint little town in the southwest region of Georgia, where things aren’t always what they seem!My name is Esme Hightower, and I talk to dead people. That is, when they’re actually willing to talk.You see, I’m not a full-on psychic medium yet, but I’m super close to nabbing the job of my dreams...
  • Gemini Doublecross by Linda Mather

    Gemini Doublecross by Linda Mather

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Astrologer and private investigator Jo Hughes is asked to act as minder to the jumpy Antonia Carlyle who believes she is in danger from her boss, Oliver Sargent, the man she insists killed her sister many years...
  • A Whole Latte Murder: A Java Jive Mystery by Caroline Fardig

    A Whole Latte Murder: A Java Jive Mystery by Caroline Fardig

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coffeehouse manager and reluctant sleuth Juliet Langley returns in a gripping novel from the bestselling author of Death Before Decaf and Mug Shot. Just as things are perking up in Nashville, a serial killer sends tensions foaming over. Juliet’s personal and professional lives have recently received an extra jolt of energy...
  • Bad Bites by Jessica Beck

    Bad Bites by Jessica Beck

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brand New! Donut Mystery #16, BAD BITES, from New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! When Chief Martin’s brother, Chester, is murdered on the day he is supposed to retire, Suzanne’s boyfriend, state police inspector Jake Bishop, steps in to take over the case...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  whodunit  culinary  female-mc  romance  mystery  murder  fiction
  • Old Fashioned Crooks by Jessica Beck

    Old Fashioned Crooks by Jessica Beck

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! Donut 17, Old Fashioned Crooks. When donut shop assistant Emma’s bad boyfriend is found dead in the middle of a freshly lit bonfire during the Spirit Night celebration, Suzanne and Grace must dig into the case, with Jake adding his own special skills to the investigation...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  whodunit  culinary  romance  mystery  small-town  murder  fiction
  • Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott

    Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***Book 2 in The Frosted Love Cozy Mystery Series*** With $50,000 up for grabs in a cupcake competition, Missy Gladstone has to be on her A-game, if she plans on expanding her business, but that doesn't prevent her from deciding to use the competition as an excuse to unwind in Las Vegas while she's there...
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