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Swamp Spirits by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGhost of a chance?Fortune is thrilled when Ben Harrison, her former CIA partner, and his fiancée, Cassidy, decide to leave DC and move to the Louisiana bayous. They’ve already secured jobs and are only lacking a place to live, so everyone is excited when they quickly find a home. There’s only one problem—the house has a reputation. It’s haunted... -
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Swamp Spies by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThings have reached a critical point in the Middle East. Carter agreed to serve as a consultant for his old Force Recon unit but for reasons unknown to his friends and family, jumped from the command center and into the field. Now he’s MIA, and Fortune is the only one who can put together a rescue mission that has any chance of being successful... -
![Unwritten & Underwater by Amanda M. Lee]()
Unwritten & Underwater by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAvery Shaw is living the dream … kind of. She’s officially moved to her dream house and her boyfriend Eliot Kane is making her host a housewarming party to show off the new digs to her family. All is going well – other than the endless arguments over food and hiding from Avery’s family, of course – until one of Avery’s enemies comes calling... -
![Suckered by Gina LaManna]()
Suckered by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Violet Society. Are you ready? When Lacey, Meg, and The Family find themselves buckled into airplane seats and jetting across the Atlantic Ocean, it’s not a sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride sort of flight. Between Meg’s new diet, Lacey’s feverish wedding nightmares, and an unwanted stowaway, the gang’s first trip out of the country promises to be one chaotic disaster... -
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![The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman]()
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIt is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case—their favorite kind—leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot... -
![Seasoned by Gina LaManna]()
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... -
![Double Agent by Gretchen Archer, Amber Benson]()
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... -
![Sliced by Gina LaManna]()
Sliced by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith Thanksgiving on the horizon, Lacey Luzzi is all set to cuddle her adorable baby and sexy husband after a giant feast. However, her plans turn belly-up when a dead body appears during the largest bake-off event in St. Paul history.Amelia Rapport, the front runner to win the state-wide bake-off, has landed face-down in a pool of royal icing, and, somehow, it’s Lacey’s job to save the event... -
![Sauced by Gina LaManna]()
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... -
![S'mored by Gina LaManna]()
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... -
![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... -
![Double Knot by Gretchen Archer]()
Double Knot by Gretchen Archer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR "Powerfully heartfelt and knock-your-socks-off hilarious. I'm a fan!" - Janet Evanovich Super Spy Davis Way sets sail on a Caribbean cruise aboard the MS Probability with fifty billionaires, a boatload of Louis Vuitton luggage, Anderson Cooper, and her mother. (Her mother?) The weather is perfect, the seas are calm, and Suite 704 is spectacular... -
![Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by Liliana Hart]()
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat do an art forger, a missing clown and a dead cop have in common? Nothing except for Addison Holmes.Addison is back and better than ever. Err...or at least better than she was. She has the P.I. license to prove it and a stack full of cases to solve. But the biggest mystery is Nick. She knows he's keeping something important from her regarding one of her cases... -
![Lucky Ride by Deborah Coonts]()
Lucky Ride by Deborah Coonts
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho would want to kill a clown? Lucky O’Toole, chief problem solver for the Babylon Hotel, the primo property on the Las Vegas Strip, isn’t in any mood to find out. For one, it’s New Year’s Day and Lucky’s birthday. And she hasn’t caught her breath after a chase to the death in Hong Kong and Macau. Her French chef is pushing to set the wedding date... -
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![The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre]()
The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLet us prey …The press tend to talk about bank robberies as being daring, ingenious and audacious. They don’t describe many as Dadaist, even the ones who know what ‘Dadaist’ means... -
![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... -
![A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke]()
A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiriam Webster’s a woman with a few secrets—can she keep them after she and her spirited Dalmatian, Domino, find a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff? When Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community, the last thing she expects is to find a body on the bluffs nearby... -
![Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart]()
Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomething old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something…bedazzled? In twenty-four hours, Addison Holmes will be a married woman. Maybe. A week to plan a wedding in the south is not for the fainthearted, but Addison (along with the help of her neurotic mother, unreliable sister, and unpredictable Aunt Scarlet) are determined to pull it off. There’s just one problem. Okay…two problems... -
![Salted by Gina LaManna]()
Salted by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter taking a gig with her grandfather – the Don of the Italian mafia – Lacey Luzzi has been in for a wild ride. Stolen property, rogue weddings and uncomfortable Family dinners – she’s seen it all. However this time, when Carlos interrupts Lacey’s sugar-induced nap with a phone call, he gives her an assignment that sends her skidding into a place she least expects: the local spa... -
![Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich]()
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (29) by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsStephanie Plum breaks the rules, flirts with disaster, and shows who’s boss in this “fast and fun” (Publishers Weekly) thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.Monday mornings aren’t supposed to be fun, but they should be predictable... -
![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... -
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Murder Carries a Torch by Anne George
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrue love never dies. Well…almost never.Though unalike as snowflakes, sisters Patricia Anne and Mary Alice share a sympathetic heart for their distraught cousin Luke—known affectionately in his boyhood as “Pukey Lukey,” because of his penchant for getting sick in moving vehicles... -
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![Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Will invites Lily to meet his grandmother at the Saint Catherine Laboure care home for witches, she learns the residents have been dying at an alarming rate. Will's grandmother is scared she'll be next--but they put it down to the paranoid ramblings of a dementia patient. Until Will's grandmother dies unexpectedly for no apparent reason... -
![Tall, Dark and Troll by Alyn Troy]()
Tall, Dark and Troll by Alyn Troy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe sees ghosts and makes a mean macchiato, but the troubles in her coffee house have only just begun...April Storm, known to her Welsh friends as Ebrel Dymestl, just had her world rocked when she came to Wales. Not only did she learn she was a witch, with a unique ability to see and hear ghosts, but the ghosts were begging for help in finding their killers... -
![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... -
![Lucky Double: A Two-Book Lucky Bundle by Deborah Coonts]()
Lucky Double: A Two-Book Lucky Bundle by Deborah Coonts
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA TWO-BOOK LUCKY STARTER SET! Book One: Wanna Get Lucky? AND Book Two: Lucky Stiff Haven’t met Lucky yet? Here’s your chance! EVERYONE HAS A HIDDEN TALENT For Lucky O’Toole it’s murder…solving it. Surviving in Sin City takes cunning, a pair of five-inch heels, and a wiseass attitude. Lucky has mastered them all and has a pair of legs she uses to kick butt and turn heads... -
![Murder Runs in the Family: A Southern Sisters Mystery by Anne George]()
Murder Runs in the Family: A Southern Sisters Mystery by Anne George
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMary Alice has spared nothing for her only daughter's wedding -- from seventy-five yards of bridal train to gourmet food for over three hundred guests and enough glittering elegance to make Mary Alice think about finding herself a fourth rich husband to pay for it all... -
![All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye by Christopher Brookmyre]()
All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye by Christopher Brookmyre
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJane Fleming, forty-six and three years a grandmother, has always played by the rules, never hurt anybody, never lied, never even had a parking ticket. But she’s about to put all that right in a very big way…Intrigue. Espionage. Advanced technology. Clinical violence. Hoovering.It’s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye... -
![New Tricks by David Rosenfelt]()
New Tricks by David Rosenfelt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAndy Carpenter gains possession of an adorable Bernese puppy whose owner was brutally murdered. Few can rival Andy's affection for dogs, and he will do whatever it takes to insure that this little pup doesn't fall into the wrong hands. However, his playful new friend is valued by several people, many of whom are willing to resort to violence to get what they want... -
![Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child]()
Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHey, buster! Crack open this new series starring Ruby Redfort — Clarice Bean's favorite all-action heroine — and you will literally be on the edge of your wits.Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen on the Ruby Redfort books... -
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![Muffalettas and Murder by Jann Franklin]()
Muffalettas and Murder by Jann Franklin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvangeline Delafose swore she'd never return to her ho-hum Louisiana hometown. But when her brother asks her to help solve a murder, things get a lot more interesting... -
![Lucky Break by Deborah Coonts]()
Lucky Break by Deborah Coonts
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Christmas a few days away, Lucky O’Toole, Vice President of Customer Relations for the Babylon, Las Vegas’s premier Strip casino resort, is in a festive mood. The upcoming wedding of her assistant to the Beautiful Jeremy Whitlock and her own engagement to her delish French Chef, Jean-Charles Bouclet have Lucky in full holiday cheer.And even bigger celebrations are afoot... -
![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... -
![Lucky the Hard Way by Deborah Coonts]()
Lucky the Hard Way by Deborah Coonts
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Christmases go, this one is proving a bit taxing for Lucky O’Toole, Vice President of Customer Relations for the Babylon, Las Vegas’ most over-the-top Strip resort casino.While facing a murder indictment, Teddie, Lucky’s former lover, has fled to Macau hot on the heels of the man everyone thinks is the real murderer, Irv Gittings... -
![Death by Dark Roast by Kate P. Adams]()
Death by Dark Roast by Kate P. Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe annual Charleton House Food Festival is about to begin. But the first item on the menu is murder… Nestled in the idyllic setting of Derbyshire’s rolling hills, the ancestral home of the Fitzwilliam-Scott family seems an unlikely location for murder... -
![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... -
![Uncorked by Lois Greiman, Caitlin Alexander]()
Uncorked by Lois Greiman, Caitlin Alexander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe romance between LA psychologist Christina McMullen and Lieutenant Jack Rivera is finally sizzling...until Chrissy catches the lieutenant in a compromising position... -
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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... -
![You Only Live Once by Haris Orkin]()
You Only Live Once by Haris Orkin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJames Flynn believes he's an expert shot, a black belt in karate, fluent in four languages and irresistible to women. He’s also a heavily medicated patient in a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital. Flynn believes his locked ward is the headquarters of Her Majesty’s Secret Service and that he is a secret agent with a license to kill... -
![Nearly Departed by Shari Hearn]()
Nearly Departed by Shari Hearn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou're invited to the hottest bash in Sinful, Louisiana. It's Gertie's Tenth Annual Funeral (because why have a funeral after she's gone and can't hear all the good things people say about her?) and she's pulling out all the stops, hoping to make this year's celebration the best one yet.Only someone has a different idea... -
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![Sparkled by Gina LaManna, Caitlin Kelly]()
Sparkled by Gina LaManna, Caitlin Kelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLacey, Clay and Meg are back—this time headed to...a wedding? Assignment Numero Dos for Lacey comes straight from the Godfather himself. When one of the Luzzi Family’s low-ranking associates is found dead, Carlos believes it may be the doing of the rival Russian mob, and he orders Lacey to find the killer... -
![Fight to the Finish by Shannon Greenland]()
Fight to the Finish by Shannon Greenland
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings[The Specialists, book 5. An award winning spy series.)When someone close to TL disappears, The Specialists pull out all the stops. GiGi is brought into another mission along with Bruiser and Mystic. This time it's a fight to the end where everyone's secrets are revealed... -
![Bake, Battle & Roll by Leighann Dobbs]()
Bake, Battle & Roll by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Lexy Baker temporarily fills in for the pastry chef at a lakeside resort it seems like a great way to combine business and pleasure.... Until the head chef ends up with a knife through his chest and Lexy is found bending over the body.Suddenly, she finds herself in a race against time and battling a quirky dessert devouring detective to find the real killer in a long line of suspects... -
![Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt]()
Deck the Hounds by David Rosenfelt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis Christmas mystery, featuring criminal defense lawyer Andy Carpenter and his faithful golden retriever, Tara, showcases Rosenfelt’s trademark humor and larger-than-life characters. Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter doesn’t usually stop to help others, but seeing a dog next to a homeless man inspires him to give the pair some money to help. It’s just Andy’s luck that things don’t end there... -
![How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith]()
How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not... -
![Collared by David Rosenfelt, Grover Gardner]()
Collared by David Rosenfelt, Grover Gardner
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis program is read by series narrator Grover Gardner. Lawyer Andy Carpenters true passion is the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs with his friend Willie Miller. All kinds of dogs make their way to the foundation, and it isnt that surprising to find a dog abandoned at the shelter one morning, though it was accompanied by a mysterious anonymous note...
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