Cosy mystery Books

A locked room. A dead man. The cat is the only witness, and he isn't talking.Everyone loves a locked room mystery. From Agatha Christie to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Edgar Allen Poe, the intelligent mind rejoices at the thought of the impossible crime...

Two Times, Two Crimes...Dee Flanagan loves Irish history, bad rom-coms, and red lipstick. Dead clowns, injured time travelers, and shoot-outs don't make it onto the small-town reporter's Top Ten list. After the bullets stop flying in Dunleagh...

"Die Nachrichten berichten vom Kobernaußerwald-Mörder, der sich durch unsere Wälder treibt. Sie sollten hier besser nicht allein unterwegs sein."Was ein Erholungsurlaub in ländlicher Idylle hätte sein sollen, endet für die Radiojournalistin Marietta Dorn...

Die Pandemie hat die Welt noch immer fest im Griff, als Milly Gadvice mit schweren Vorwürfen konfrontiert wird. Proteste und Unruhen breiten sich in den USA aus und drohen die Nation, die einst auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit - nur eben...

En la flandra provinco Antverpeno juna knabo kunvivas kun maljuna kadukulo kaj hundo en ekstrema malriĉeco, sed en reciproka amo. La historia montras la nekomprenon kaj egoísmon de la.ĉirkaŭa mondo kaj la - ĝismortan - firmecon de la amo inter la...

Hoping to promote the Glass Dolphin antiques shop, co-owners Arabella Carpenter and Emily Garland agree to sponsor a hole in one contest at a charity golf tournament. The publicity turns out to be anything but positive, however, when Arabella’s...

When the Tweed cousins, Melba and Cilla, set out to open their candle shop, Brighten Your Corner, obstacles pop out of the woodwork. And from out of the walls and under the floor. Starting with an overbearing cousin who wants to take over, insisting the...

Dead body, suspicious guests, and a master tracker.Book 12 in the Shandra Higheagle Mystery SeriesLove… Marriage… MurderLess than twelve hours after arriving at a remote hunting lodge for their honeymoon, Shandra Higheagle and Detective...

"These cat themed mysteries will prove to be enduringly popular . . . unreservedly recommended . . ." ~Midwest Book ReviewWhen a Prominent Canadian Politician Dies Mysteriously, Stormy the Cat and Christy Jamieson Discover the Cause in LET...

“IT IS STAN,” screamed the unhinged monk. “STAN HAS COME AMONGST US!”“Stan?” cried the abbot and I in bewilderment. “Who is Stan?”I realized my mistake, and retyped the line.“IT IS SATAN,”...

A surprise ring at the doorbell on Valentine's Day confirms Amanda Clarke's suspicions. Her friend Sophie DuBois left someone behind when she came to Miss Zenobia Weekes' Charm School for Exceptional Young Ladies.But the happy reunion grinds...

When bodies turn up in the Reed Moore Library's book drops, the library cat, C. Auguste Dupin, goes to work to help librarian Penny Copper solve the mystery.As a library cat, Dupin receives the attention and admiration of the public, as one would...

When a woman walks into Samantha Sweet’s pastry shop, claiming to have amnesia, it’s a puzzle that seems to have nothing to do with Sam’s new commission for a fantastic one-of-a-kind order of chocolates, although "Jane Doe"...

USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton brings a bit of magic and a whole lot of chocolate to the ninth book in her cozy Sweets series. Two things are weighing on Samantha Sweet’s mind this summer—organizing the Sweet Somethings chocolate...

USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton throws a twist into this sixth episode in her most popular cozy mystery series. Samantha Sweet and Beau Cardwell are getting ready for their September wedding in Taos, with the whole Sweet clan about to show up...

In this third book in the Samantha Sweet cozy mystery series, it's Christmas and a quirky Romanian chocolatier shows up at Sweet's Sweets, offering to create a special line of hand-dipped chocolates for Samantha's customers. He says he will...

In this seventh book in Connie Shelton’s bestselling cozy mystery series, Samantha Sweet learns that an Irish great-uncle left her an inheritance, so she and Beau change their honeymoon plans and go to the Emerald Isle. Will the gift be something...

Samantha Sweet is about to realize her dream of opening her pastry shop, Sweet's Sweets, in picturesque Taos, New Mexico. Juggling the crazy amount of work to get her new business off the ground, with her old job of breaking into houses, she's...

Just when it looks like Death Diva Jane Delaney's dormant love life is finally poised to take off, the romantic moment is interrupted by notoriously caustic advice columnist Gertrude "Peaches" Gillespey-or more accurately, by the discovery of Peaches's...

Good ol’ boy Carl Huggins wants to unload the Chocolate Moose, a big, brown Victorian manse on Sugar Street. Realtor Honey Ingersoll knows the abandoned old wreck will be a tough sell. Bad enough that the Moose was once the town’s bordello,...

Sometimes all it takes is murder to discover who you truly are.Myrtle Coldron shared her parents’ practical view of the world, so when she was orphaned as a teenager and sent to live with an aunt with more than a few Wiccan leanings, her worlds...

Journalist-turned-amateur-sleuth Mimi Rosen is back with her fatherMax for another action-packed tale of murder and intrigue in NewYork City's Diamond District.A Reverend from Africa has found a sparkling $20 million diamondthat he hopes will free his...

When black cats roam, and spooks are seen,Come celebrate, it's Halloween.Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And...

Love & Murder, a collection of stories by Lorraine Bartlett (and her alter ego L.L. Bartlett) explores the highs and lows of love, and humanity.  Each free-standing, complete story explores a different theme representative of the author's...

More crimes! More fashion! More Samantha Kidd!Samantha Kidd Omnibus #2 includes books 4-6 in this humorous mystery series. SOME LIKE IT HAUTE: If you can't stand the heat, get off the runway.Fashion expert turned amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is...

Book 3 in the Mysterious Devices series of clockwork cozies set in the Magnificent Devices world!Bodie, California. A town so dangerous that the question every morning is, "Has there been a man for breakfast?" This time, it's a woman.Daisy and Frederica...

Here's looking at you, Kidd!More crimes of fashion! More personal growth! More Samantha Kidd! Buckle up for this edition which includes the third THREE books in the bestselling Samantha Kidd Humorous Mystery Series."Samantha Kidd is an...

Murder witnessed on a webcam at the Seabird Centre near Edinburgh alerts DJ Smith, undercover agent for government tax inspectors, that a ruthless drug baron has returned to Scotland. Never one to stick to orders, she swaps the undercover role she has...

The third and final book in the Lipton St Faith Mysteries.The village of Lipton St Faith in Norfolk is a tranquil spot.The most excitement it sees come from the antics of the local children sent from Liverpool to escape the air raids. Then one day a car...

An escape to the country… ends in death.Summer 1933. Fresh from the discovery that she has family living nearby, Kitty Underhay has packed her carpet bag, commandeered a chambermaid and set off on a visit to stately Enderley Hall. She’s...

DEADLY SECRETS FROM A TAINTED PAST...Esme Quentin's arrival in north Devon is marred by the gruesome discovery of a fatally injured woman at the foot of Warren Cliff. Esme is troubled by the woman's final words and curious about the old photograph...

A PITIFUL CRIME, KEPT SECRET FOR A GENERATION... BUT TIME HAS A WAY OF EXPOSING THE TRUTHEsme Quentin is devastated when her sister Elizabeth is assaulted and left unconscious, miles from her home. Two days later Esme discovers that Elizabeth has a...

The English coast is like nowhere else on earth. The fresh sea breeze, gentle waves lapping the shore... and a body on the promenade?Newly retired Sarah Vane is completely settled in Merstairs, enjoying the quirky, quaint feel of her new home. With some...

Riches to rags. ... Some people make plans. ... Some people change them, ... and it's chaos in the end!Doreen loves gardens, all kinds of them. In the Okanagan, situated at the tip of the desert, water-frugal gardening makes sense. When...

Riches to rags. ... Hidden guns, ... old but not forgotten wounds, ... and a buried treasure!Finding an Uzi in the urn at the shattered mausoleum is exciting and frustrating. Yet Doreen can't delve into the case, and Mack has been firm about that. She...

Riches to rags. ... Bullets start flying. ... Rage is rising, ... especially for some!When the journey to Rosemoor for a celebratory evening turns deadly, Doreen's life is flipped on her head. She can only watch in horror as Mack is shot right in front...

Riches to rags. ... Chaos continues. ... Murders abound. ... Honestly?Doreen Montgomery's new life in Kelowna was supposed to be a fresh start after a nasty split from her husband of fourteen years, plus a chance to get her bearings and her life back on...

Riches to rags. ... Time heals all wounds, ... but old deeds still haunt, ... even for the innocent!After helping the captain solve his long overdue case, Doreen's reputation is well and truly cemented in Kelowna. That's proven out when a young woman is...

Twelve 'killer' tales, each connected with one month of the year! For those who already know Cathy Ace's characters Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson - or the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency - this collection of novellas and short stories will...

Do you remember Paris? It is a romantic, paranormal thriller that will keep the reader on the edge of their seats and turning the next page. Set in the vibrant district of Poplar, in the East End of London, the story takes the reader on a journey of...

Even the law couldn't save him from an untimely death...When Bernie's business meeting turns into the discovery of her murdered lawyer, she's able to uncover facts the police can't. With the help of her ghostly grandmother, Ruby, she spies on the wife...

Every town has its secrets, but no one has a secret like hers.Amber Blackwood, lifelong resident of Edgehill, Oregon, has earned a reputation for being a semi-reclusive odd duck. Her store, The Quirky Whisker, is full of curiosities, from extremely...

What do you do when you discover your small town isn't the normal, boring place you'd grown up believing it was? And the flower shop you own hides some secrets? And an innocent night of fun turns into a mystery that follows you everywhere you go? August...

Callaghan McCarthy first came to Vale House, a haunted B&B on the edge of a faerie meadow, seeking inspiration for her ghost stories. She found more inspiration than she bargained for, and now the ghosts and other spirits of Woodley, USA are some of...

<p><b>Another exciting investigation throws Henry deep into a mystery surrounding the death of someone from his past...<br></b><br>When local musician Bonnie Chapman's husband shows up at Henry's door, he makes it very clear...

He knows he's more than just another washed-up ex-cop. Solving a murder will help him prove it...A straight-shooter who lives on his boat and likes a drink or two, Henry's frustrated he can't even land work as a dispatcher. And his job running security...