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Wedding Cake and Woes by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 15th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Series!After nearly a year of being engaged, the time has finally come for Julia and Barker's wedding, but like most things in Peridale, things don't exactly go smoothly... -
Mission: Possible by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter PI Lexi Graves is approached to investigate an accident which has left the homeowner, Sophie Takahashi, in a coma, she quickly realizes the case isn't quite as clear cut as first appears. For one thing, Sophie's injuries are inconsistent with her supposed accident. Secondly, her husband is suspicious she might not be who she says she is...Categorized as:
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Mystery, Snow, and Mistletoe by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 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. Brenda Sheffield at age forty-six is as excited as a young twenty year old thinking of her upcoming wedding... -
Is This Suitcase Taken? by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn amateur sleuth B&B owner, a weekend wedding, and a dead body in a suitcase. Another murder mystery in the cozy beach town of Sweetfern Harbor...Brenda Rivers welcomes guests to Sheffield Bed and Breakfast with her Reservationist, Allie Williams. In the meantime, everyone is excited for the wedding of Brenda's father and her Chef scheduled for that afternoon... -
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Fe Fi Fiddle Die by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn amateur sleuth with a bed and breakfast, a guest found dead, and a handsome detective husband who helps unravel the mystery in the cozy beach town of Sweetfern Harbor... Sheffield Bed and Breakfast is buzzing with anticipation of Fiddlers arriving in Sweetfern Harbor for the East Coast Fiddler Jamboree. The event is a new one William Pendleton has arranged to draw new crowds in... -
Chest of Secrets by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 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.The day finally arrives when the Owners of Sheffield Bed and Breakfast watch the beginnings of their new cottage on the grounds... -
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... -
Dog Willing (Cozy Dog Mystery): #12 in the Golden Retriever Mystery Series by Neil S. Plakcy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen his neighbor is accused of murder, reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan and his golden retriever Rochester are asked to sniff out clues to prove her innocence... -
Conflict in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiving in the country comes with temperamental goats, an ornery next-door neighbor, and a mysterious murder…Cassie Alberta is loving her new life in Little Leaf Creek. She is getting over the sudden death of her husband, appreciating what small town life has to offer and is enjoying getting to know the locals and their secrets... -
Scones and Scandal by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the official Peridale neighbourhood watch breaks up, Julia finds herself leading a brand new team. Their first order of business? Solving the murder of the former leader.. -
Exposed by C.J. Carmichael
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a young boy goes missing shortly after his father is arrested for murdering the boy’s mother, the residents of Twisted Cedars are in a panic. They would be even more fearful if they knew a serial murderer has secretly moved back to town... -
This Bitter Treasure by S.W. Hubbard
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA dying invalid…a house full of treasures….a family haunted by tragedy. Deception and heartbreak stalk estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon when she accepts a lucrative new job in a posh New Jersey town... -
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... -
The Early Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollected here in one omnibus edition are four novels and ten short stories by the incomparable Agatha Christie; that's over nine hundred pages and three hundred thousand words of some of the greatest murder mysteries ever written. Included are The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Secret Adversary, Murder on the Links, The Man in the Brown Suit, and Poirot Investigates (UK Edition)... -
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Panic in the Treats by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone at Sheffield Bed and Breakfast is excited about the prestigious wedding scheduled on the side lawn of the Inn. Besides that, Brenda Rivers expects a full house of guests the same weekend. Allie Williams, Reservationist, notes that not every guest appears happy at check in. Nadia Bouchard and Melody Basset both express by demeanor private motives for coming to Sweetfern Harbor... -
Blizzard You Out by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaught in the thick of a terrible blizzard, the small town of Sweetfern Harbor is all snowed-in. Brenda and husband Mac look forward to a warm evening spent cooped up with their close friends in their inn while they wait out the storm. But when a series of unexpected visitors materialize from the blizzard, each with their own story to tell, the friends’ get-together begins to take a sour turn... -
Let's Bake a Deal by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill the Knight sisters solve a murder and prove the innocence of an old man, and reveal the secret histories that have brought these shadows down on their beautiful autumn day?Rita and Rhonda Knight set out to enjoy the annual Clovedale Falls Pumpkin Festival. They arrive at the local fairgrounds on a crisp autumn morning full of excitement... -
Snow Toys for You by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill Sarah and Amanda stay alive through a snowstorm filled with sinister forces that threaten to swallow them whole?Entering into what seems like a simple murder case that involves some crooked people who want to destroy Bonnie's toy store, Sarah and Amanda quickly become entangled in a battle that involves sinister politicians, businessmen, and hired killers all fighting for the same prize... -
Where the Milkweed Grows by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs Brenda Rivers and her staff prepare for a Scribble Society luncheon, no one can imagine the despair awaiting Sweetfern Harbor. Sometimes, it’s the smallest towns that hide the biggest secrets... -
Worst Race Scenario by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Fourth of July celebrations bring a boatload of excitement to Brenda and the team at the Sheffield Bed and Breakfast! Parades, a famous race, and an intriguing discussion about a world-famous art heist only serve to heighten the mood. But when a star athlete doesn’t show up at the finish line – and later turns up dead just a few yards off the course – the guests are thrown into a panic... -
In Trouble with the Claw by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCould Lou be falling right into the killer’s trap?Louisa’s first fall in Button is everything she hoped it would be: corn mazes, pumpkin patches, quirky town traditions, and beautiful foliage. The only unexpected thing: a dead body found in a pile of fall leaves.When Lou starts getting clues about the murder, she’s wary, to say the least... -
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... -
The Elusive Wampum 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. At Sweetfern, there are more than rare relics on display... -
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... -
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Festival Turmoil 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.Brenda Sheffield Rivers and her husband Detective Mac Rivers have returned from their honeymoon in Italy. They arrive in the depths of winter, ready to prepare for the upcoming Winter Festival... -
Beach Blanket Barbie by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZoe suspects that something is up when Levi’s ex-girlfriend Barbie comes to town unexpectedly. When she ends up floating face down in the lake Zoe and the gang shift into full sleuth mode to find a killer. As they delve into Barbie’s life since she left Ashton Falls, they find a complex puzzle that is going to take a group effort to unravel... -
The Early Classics of Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGolden Deer Classics publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.Agatha Christie was a British author of crime fiction. Christie's career spanned over 50 years and featured over 60 novels... -
Spouse Trap by Cynthia Hamilton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMadeline Ridley had all she’d ever dreamed of: a handsome, successful husband, a place at the top of Santa Barbara society, every luxury money could buy. In all respects, her world was perfect…until she awoke in the early morning hours in a strange hotel room, alone, unclothed, with a splitting headache and no clue how she had gotten there... -
Dead in Bed by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrenda Sheffield is thrilled to host the East Coast Acting Troupe in her inn set above the Atlantic Ocean. Excitement permeates the Sheffield Bed and Breakfast and injects new life in the small town of Sweetfern Harbor. Ellen Teague, the famous actress will be given a large suite on the second floor. From the adjoining room she will have access to her assistant Chester Boyd... -
Snow Happens by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis winter 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.A park ranger is found dead near Diamond Lake, and buried with him in the snow, are the secrets to biological warfare, with the world as its target... -
Captain Dead Man by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the highly anticipated boat races right around the corner, the usually calm and cozy town of Sweetfern Harbor is bustling with summer activity. The trio of leading Captains bring with them a cohort of fans, and all three are fiercely competitive and determined to win. But when one of the Captains turns up dead inside his boat, the entire race is thrown into chaos... -
Picture Perfect Murder by Jenna St. James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRyli Sinclair had no idea moonlighting as the forensic photographer for the Granville Police Department would put her in the direct path of a crazed killer. Determined to capture the murderer before she's next in line, Ryli enlists the help of her best friend, Paige, and her elderly great-aunt Shirley, a former private investigator... -
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... -
Ain't Seen Muffin Yet by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNans neighbor’s grandson has been wrongly accused of murdering his wife and Lexy, Nans and the gang are eager to find the real killer. But there is only one odd clue - a corn muffin. Luckily the suspect list is long including members of the victim’s family who have a very unusual and suspicious profession. Too bad the husband had motive and his alibi is flimsy... -
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Crossed by Death by A.C.F. Bookens
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSalvaging from historic buildings isn’t supposed to require reporting a murder. When salvage expert and historian Paisley Sutton crawls into an abandoned store with a house attached, she certainly isn’t expecting to find a body on site... -
Mary Higgins Clark Carol Higgins Clark Ebook Christmas Set: Christmas Thief, Deck the Halls, Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow, in one eBook boxed set, a collection of suspenseful and humorous holiday stories by Mary Higgins Clark, America’s Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark... -
Sleeping Dogs by Linda L. Chontos
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSixty-two year old Matty Amoruso is still reeling from the sudden death of her husband when she discovers a hidden notebook in his file cabinet. If the message it contains is true, the man convicted of a local murder thirty-six years ago is innocent, and the real murderer is walking free. Matty must decide if she is willing to uncover the truth, whatever the cost to herself and those around her... -
Murder Flambé by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA charming Parisian brasserie, a buried secret and a winding labyrinth of clues come together to form a terrifying triumvirate of mystery and shocking desire in the seventh An American in Paris Mystery . The American owner of a popular Left Bank eatery is arrested for his wife’s murder... -
Dying for a Dude by Cindy Sample
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE WEST JUST GOT WILDER!When Laurel McKay agrees to perform with the Sassy Saloon Gals during Hangtown's annual Wagon Train parade, her greatest fear is a wardrobe malfunction. Before she can lace up her corset, a 150-year-old skeleton turns up on her grandmother's property. Did Laurel's great-great-grandfather murder his mining partner? Gran insists not and wants Laurel to prove it... -
Scary Sweets by Jessica Beck
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScary Sweets, Donut Mystery 34 by New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck It’s Fright Week in April Springs, a time filled with special events leading up to Halloween, but the celebration is in jeopardy when a body is found in the middle of the night on the platform of the dunking booth under the town clock... -
Mixed Malice by Jessica Beck
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDonut Mystery 28, Mixed Malice, From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck! During the remodeling of Donut Hearts after a big ice storm damaged the place, contractor Snappy Mack is found murdered inside the shop, and Suzanne and Jake must find the killer before he strikes again... -
Cranberry Crimes by Jessica Beck
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDonut Mystery #31, Cranberry Crimes, from New York Times Bestselling author Jessica Beck! When Suzanne Hart is commissioned at the last minute to make donuts for a long-time customer’s birthday party, she happily complies, but when the guest of honor dies before the party can even begin, Suzanne taps Grace, Jake, and even Phillip to help her solve Jasper Finney’s homicide before the killer gets... -
Cocoa Crush by Jessica Beck
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCocoa Crush, Book 35 in the New York Times Bestselling Mystery Series by Jessica Beck. When Suzanne and Jake leave town to attend a party with friends, they never dream that they are about to become involved in another murder... -
Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome by Kathleen Bacus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you call a fly in a blonde's brain? A space invader. Ace Cub Reporter Tressa "Calamity" Jayne Turner is back in Grandville and ready to enjoy the slower pace of with small town life and begin building a dating resume with one handsome ranger... -
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The Harbor of Lies, a Romantic Suspense Novel by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom NY Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs comes Book 6 in the wildly popular Paradise Valley Mystery series. The captivating romance between sassy private-eye Emily Parker and sexy police detective Colin Andrews has been filled with mystery, danger, and intrigue. He’s finally convinced her to marry him—if only they can make it to the altar unscathed... -
The Soggy Cannoli Murder by M.P. Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Bernie Smyth trades her Hollywood fame for witness protection in a small Italian-American town in New Jersey, she doesn’t expect to play the role of her prime murder suspect.Bernie co-starred in America’s favorite TV detective series, Silver & Gold... -
Murder à la Mode by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the wine harvest behind them, things had just started to calm down for Maggie and Laurent in their French village of Saint-Buvard when a team of food industry entrepreneurs and celebrity judges arrives to put on a contest to decide in a blind taste test which country makes the best chocolate éclairs—the Brits, the Americans, the Germans or the French... -
Murder in White Lace by Karen Sue Walker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMax Walters is a busy bridal consultant with dreams of being a designer. When her boss goes on vacation, things quickly unravel when one of her brides-to-be collapses in the shop during a fitting and dies at the hospital soon after, apparently poisoned. When her childhood friend is accused of the murder, Max decides to investigate and clear his name... -
Roots of Misfortune by Seth Pevey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis gripping, page-turning thriller from the author of The Krewe, delves deeply into the mysterious, tragic, and dark world of occult New Orleans and its sordid history. The dead girl is holding roots, one grasped tightly in each palm, when the NOPD finds her mangled body out on Interstate 10.David Melancon has gone independent... -
Deadly Start by Phillipa Nefri Clark
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStarting over has never been more dangerous... Charlotte loves her new job at Rosie's bookshop in the small town of Kingfisher Falls. One day she will buy the store, but for now she's content to learn the ropes and forget her troubled past. Even the snobby book club ladies can't dampen her spirits...
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