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  • Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon

    Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Beckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans’ most prominent families. He’s the quintessential golden boy—great looks, money, and a political career in his future—until his wife murders him. Or at least that’s what everyone thinks.Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it’s overturned, she’s at a loss on how to proceed with her life...
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    cozy  crime  humor  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Misquoted & Demoted by Amanda M. Lee

    Misquoted & Demoted by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Avery Shaw’s life is a mess – and that’s putting it mildly. County Commissioner Tad Ludington is on the warpath, and his complaints haven’t fallen on deaf ears. The new publisher is watching the staff – and Avery is of particular interest. As punishment, he’s decided to bust her down to sports – and no one is happy about it...
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    cozy  humor  crime  romance  mystery  audiobook  contemporary  fiction
  • Charmed Forces by Camilla Chafer

    Charmed Forces by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Private Investigator Lexi Graves is pleased to clear up her latest assignment. It’s a simple case of misguided suspicion after all.Then her brother, Detective Daniel Graves, turns up on her doorstep, alone, blood-spattered, and almost entirely incoherent...
  • The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maggie Lee has done some really questionable things, but she’s never stooped so low as to steal a child’s toy. There’s a first time for everything.Maggie’s life is always complicated, but her tenuous balancing act becomes even more dangerous when she’s given the job of stealing a teddy bear from the grandson of the mobster Delveccio...
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    cozy  humor  mystery  female-mc  alpha-mc  killer  animals
  • Bylines & Skylines by Amanda M. Lee

    Bylines & Skylines by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life 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...
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    cozy  crime  humor  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  law-enforcement
  • Misprints & Mistakes by Amanda M. Lee

    Misprints & Mistakes by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Avery 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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    cozy  crime  humor  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  law-enforcement
  • The Truth: A DC Smith Investigation by Peter Grainger

    The Truth: A DC Smith Investigation by Peter Grainger

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He said if he hadn't heard from you by high noon today, he was going to strap on his six-guns and ride back into town. So I think you should call him, Charlie. Call him before you come home. Charlie Hills, former desk sergeant at Kings Lake Central, is in trouble...
  • The Hitwoman and the Ninjas by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Ninjas by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maggie Lee has had a lot of jobs, but her current employment may be the worst of the bunch. It's a real grind.Recruited to work as a barista, Maggie contends with demanding customers, quirky co-workers and an overbearing teenage boss all while trying to surreptitiously gather the intel Ms. Whitehat needs...
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    cozy  humor  mystery  female-mc  alpha-mc  fiction  animals
  • The Hitwoman and the Body by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Body by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When mob boss Delveccio is framed for murder, it's up to everyone's favorite hitwoman to prove he didn't do it.But that's not the only problem Maggie and her menagerie are dealing with. It's not even the biggest one.The person who is threatening to kill Maggie's entire family needs to be dealt with.Things are going to get messy...even by Maggie's standards...
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    cozy  investigator  humor  mystery  fiction  female-mc  alpha-mc
  • Greed in Paradise by Deborah Brown

    Greed in Paradise by Deborah Brown

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tears will fall, hearts will pound, and bullets will fly in Greed in Paradise... Just when Madison and Fab think it's safe to dip their sexy bodies into the cool tropical waters of paradise, they get the shock of their lives when a friend and business partner turns up dead and they discover they've been written into his will. But nothing is what it seems, as the women find out...
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    cozy  crime  humor  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  friendship
  • COCONUT WIRELESS: Funny Cozy Mysteries by Toby Neal

    COCONUT WIRELESS: Funny Cozy Mysteries by Toby Neal

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "If you like the MIss Fortune series, you'll love Kat and her clue crew on Maui!"~ReviewerThe coconut wireless is always humming in Ohia, Maui—and the latest topic of gossip is me, Kat Smith.I’m Secret Service, not Postal Service—but I feel like a criminal when I’m appointed postmaster to a cozy little village on Maui...
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    cozy  humor  crime  mystery  fiction  contemporary  killer  animals
  • Double Agent by Gretchen Archer, Amber Benson

    Double Agent by Gretchen Archer, Amber Benson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    THIS 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...
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    cozy  humor  crime  mystery  audiobook  fiction  comedy  female-mc
  • Fruit Cake and Fear by Agatha Frost

    Fruit Cake and Fear by Agatha Frost

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The 8th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series! A storm hits Peridale with disastrous effects. Barker's cottage is destroyed, forcing him to move in with Julia, but she has more to worry about than him leaving his socks around and not putting the toilet seat up...
  • A Hopeless Murder by Daniel Carson

    A Hopeless Murder by Daniel Carson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A funny cozy mystery series full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance. It's been one helluva morning... And Hope hasn't even found the body. At least not yet. After a twelve year absence, investigative reporter Hope Walker is back home. In Hopeless, Idaho. And it's not going well. It seems the town and its citizens haven't changed much. Still weird...
  • Home Stretch by Jenna Bennett

    Home Stretch by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 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...
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    cozy  crime  humor  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  law-enforcement
  • Scottsdale Shadow by B.A. Trimmer

    Scottsdale Shadow by B.A. Trimmer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Scottsdale’s favorite investigator, Laura Black, returns in a thrilling new romantic mystery. In her latest adventure, Laura’s on the hunt for a client’s father with a shadowy past. The trail leads her on an adventure across Arizona to a dark casino where every fantasy can come true. Unfortunately, poking her nose into things she shouldn’t has deadly consequences...
  • Murder at the Waterfront by Dianne Harman

    Murder at the Waterfront by Dianne Harman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Men, Mobsters, and Murder! Poor Maureen. Was she just collateral damage? This is the seventh book in the Northwest Cozy Mystery Series by USA Today and Amazon Chart #1 Bestselling Author, Dianne Harman. Men loved Maureen, but was that why she was killed? She had an ex who wanted to reconcile, a chef she'd broken up with, and a salesman from Missouri who had fallen in love with her...
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    cozy  crime  investigator  adult  animals  book  fiction  friendship
  • Murder Al Dente by Nancy Skopin

    Murder Al Dente by Nancy Skopin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “An intuitive detective, a kidnapped child, and an assassin with a heart of gold …”In Murder Al Dente, PI Nicoli “Nikki” Hunter once again gets herself in hot water when she’s hired by a multimillionaire boat owner, (and sex toy manufacturer,) to find out who’s trying to kill him. Nikki has barely begun her investigation when he’s found dead aboard his mega yacht...
  • Murder Served Cold by Nancy Skopin

    Murder Served Cold by Nancy Skopin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    PI Nicoli 'Nikki' Hunter is blindsided when someone close to her is murdered, and their body dumped in an alley. Detective Bill Anderson catches the homicide and, knowing Nikki, doesn't even attempt to discourage her from conducting her own investigation, which, in this case, takes a village...
  • The Hitwoman and the Gold Digger by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Gold Digger by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Just when she thinks she may be catching a break, Maggie Lee is saddled with babysitting her psychic friend, Armani, whose spirit guides have suddenly deserted her. They never warned Armani that she’d be robbed while waiting for an online date who stood her up or that someone would break into her home. But investigating the trouble in her friend's world isn’t Maggie's only problem...
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    cozy  humor  mystery  female-mc  alpha-mc  fiction  paranormal
  • The Hitwoman Plays Games by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman Plays Games by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life’s not all fun and games…Hitwoman Maggie Lee has faced off against some bad people in the past, but nothing she has ever faced before has prepared her for her new assignment. Nothing...
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    cozy  humor  mystery  fiction  female-mc  alpha-mc  animals
  • The Body on the Barstool by Lolli Powell

    The Body on the Barstool by Lolli Powell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    2016 WISHING SHELF INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARDS BRONZE WINNER!New Yorker Erica "Ricki" Fontaine's n'er-do-well uncle has dropped dead and left her a dive bar in a small Ohio River town. With a lousy apartment, less-than-promising job prospects, and even worse romantic ones, the inheritance comes at just the right time. Ricki packs up her cat and heads for the Buckeye State...
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    cozy  humor  mystery  fiction  cats  animals  contemporary
  • Chest of Secrets by Wendy Meadows

    Chest of Secrets by Wendy Meadows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sweetfern 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...
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    cozy  crime  fiction  mystery  murder  book  adult
  • Just Different Devils by Jinx Schwartz

    Just Different Devils by Jinx Schwartz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it—most of the time. She's an intrepid cruiser, but wild rumors of marauding gangs of flesh-shredding giant Humboldt squid on a rampage in the Sea of Cortez could keep even Hetta tied to an expensive dock...
  • Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer

    Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Christmas in the Islands…Nate Andrews whisked the entire Talbot clan off for a holiday adventure in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As they relax on the beach of sunny St. John, Liz Talbot grapples with the secret her husband has kept since the day she met him—he’s a very wealthy man...
  • Revenge in Paradise by Deborah Brown

    Revenge in Paradise by Deborah Brown

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a man of questionable character’s corpse is found at The Cottages, beaten to death with Madison’s own gardening tools, she and her partner, Fab, set out to prove that the man’s abused girlfriend did not kill him. Along the way, Madison finds herself behind bars twice, held hostage in a mansion, and running from flying bullets...
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    cozy  crime  humor  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Gin & Murder by Beth Byers

    Gin & Murder by Beth Byers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    September 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 ratings
    July 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...
  • Birthday Cake and Bodies by Agatha Frost

    Birthday Cake and Bodies by Agatha Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The 9th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series!When Julia gathered Barker's family at Peridale Manor for his surprise birthday party, she did not expect it to result in murder! Minutes before the celebration is scheduled to begin, Barker's nephew, Luke, is found strangled in his bed, putting an end to Julia's dream of a quiet family get together...
  • The First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer

    The First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who 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...
  • Bad Debt by Jenna Bennett

    Bad Debt by Jenna Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When 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...
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    cozy  crime  humor  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  law-enforcement
  • Random Acts of Malice by Christy Barritt

    Random Acts of Malice by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Holly Anna Paladin’s boyfriend, police detective Chase Dexter, says he’s leaving for two weeks and can’t give any details, she wants to trust him. But when she discovers Chase may be involved in some unwise and dangerous pursuits, she’s compelled to intervene. Holly gets a run for her money as she’s swept into the world of horseracing...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  humor  adult  book  christian  fiction  legal
  • The Janet Evanovich Collection: The Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich

    The Janet Evanovich Collection: The Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Available for the first time in this stunning electronic edition, THE JANET EVANOVICH COLLECTION: THE STEPHANIE PLUM NOVELS (books 4 to 16 plus four Between-the-Numbers novels) is sure to delight the #1 New York Times bestselling author's millions of fans...
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    humor  investigator  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  mystery
  • Deadly Rivalry by Lily Harper Hart

    Deadly Rivalry by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James and Mandy Hardy have spring fever. They’re happy and in love – although James worries she’s hiding something after a recent ordeal – and romance is in the air. All of that changes when Madeline Stokes comes to town and throws the couple for an uncomfortable loop. Madeline and James spent some time together years before and Madeline still carries a torch for the eldest Hardy brother...
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    cozy  humor  investigator  adult  book  fiction  marriage  mystery
  • Deadly Memories by Lily Harper Hart

    Deadly Memories by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grady Hardy is a happy man. He’s living with the woman of his dreams and his family is settled … for a change. Sophie Lane never envisioned the life she’s living, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything. Still, she wants more – including marriage. She just doesn’t know how to broach the subject with Grady...
  • Deadly Adventure by Lily Harper Hart

    Deadly Adventure by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    James and Mandy Hardy have been through more than any one couple should have to survive, but they’ve made it to their first anniversary. To celebrate, James decides to take his wife on a trip to London and they’re both thrilled with the prospect of a weeklong getaway...
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    cozy  humor  investigator  adult  book  fiction  marriage  mystery
  • Deadly Reunion by Lily Harper Hart

    Deadly Reunion by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jeff Pritchard has been in prison for five years and his sister Emma is overjoyed when she finds out he’s coming home. The Hardy family bends over backward to make sure Jeff feels comfortable, but when a simple job results in Finn being hurt the recent family addition falls through the cracks...
  • Knifed In Nice by Zara Keane

    Knifed In Nice by Zara Keane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I hadn’t planned on a trip to the French Riviera, but then, I hadn’t planned on shooting a London crime lord in his well-padded derrière.”Meet Angel Doyle, a semi-reformed thief and accidental P.I.During an unfortunate incident at her first legit job in years, Angel fires a ketamine dart into one of London’s most notorious gangsters. Now she’s in disguise and on the run...
  • Blizzard You Out by Wendy Meadows

    Blizzard You Out by Wendy Meadows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caught 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  fiction  mystery  amateur-sleuth  book  adult
  • Whiskey Kills by Lolli Powell

    Whiskey Kills by Lolli Powell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whiskey 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  humor  fiction  mystery
  • Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy

    Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’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...
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    cozy  crime  humor  mystery  fiction  law-enforcement  dog  animals
  • The Bead Seller by Wendy Meadows

    The Bead Seller by Wendy Meadows

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sweetfern 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  fiction  mystery  book  adult
  • Second Helping by Stephanie Bond

    Second Helping by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sisters 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...
  • Captain Dead Man by Wendy Meadows

    Captain Dead Man by Wendy Meadows

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With 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...
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    cozy  crime  mystery  audiobook  fiction  book  adult
  • The Arrangements - Box Set by Annie Adams

    The Arrangements - Box Set by Annie Adams

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  humor  adult  anthologies  fiction  mystery  romance
  • Aloha Alibi by Jasmine Webb

    Aloha Alibi by Jasmine Webb

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Most people flee to Hawaii for gorgeous weather, white-sand beaches, and cocktails at sunset. Charlotte Gibson, however, is fleeing for her life after a vengeful mobster leaves a severed finger on her doorstep as a warning. Message very much received...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Humpty Bumpkin by Sam Cheever

    Humpty Bumpkin by Sam Cheever

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's just a country girl who loves her dog. But her life is about to get less countrified and more...erm...homicide. Deer Hollow is a small community built in a verdant, rolling countryside. The nearest big city is over an hour away and big city ways are rejected at the Hollow. Unfortunately, the big city isn’t the only place where bad things can happen...
  • Burglar Bill by Allan Ahlberg

    Burglar Bill by Allan Ahlberg

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Everything in Burglar Bill's life is stolen, from the toast, marmalade and coffee he has for breakfast to the bed he sleeps in. One night when he is out burgling, he comes across a box with holes in the lid on a doorstep. He picks it up of course and when he gets home he discovers, to his horror, that he has stolen a baby...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  crime  humor  book  children  family  female-author  fiction
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