Cosy mystery Books

It's spring 2020 in the Baker Valley of Colorado and things are not going to plan.Instead of spending the month of April getting some quality time in with her new husband, Maggie May Carver finds herself locked down with a hyperactive eight-year-old and...

Lucas Dean is dead and, honestly, Maggie May Carver couldn't be happier. So when the cops can't figure out who did it? Fine by her. But when a second person turns up killed in the same unique fashion, Maggie's interest is piqued. Sure, her cop...

Maggie May Carver is done with murder. She's sworn that if she finds another dead body she's just going to step right over it and continue on her merry little way. But when a little boy with sad eyes and freckles shows up asking her to find his mom, she...

Just when things are starting to settle into a nice little routine, Maggie finds herself once more tracking down a murderer. One she hopes isn't her best (and only) customer.Add to that the little complication of Matt's brother coming to town--a man...

Now that the pesky matter of her grandpa's "shotgun situation" is behind them, Maggie May Carver is ready to get on with settling down in Baker Valley, Colorado with her Newfie, Miss Fancypants.Unfortunately, when Maggie's nemesis, Janice Fletcher, is...

Maggie May Carver hates weddings, which is why she's trying her best to ignore the fact that her best friend's wedding is right around the corner.But when someone tries to sabotage the wedding, Maggie May is determined to find out who it is. Because no...

Maggie May Carver is a bit bored waiting for the new pet resort to open. So when she finds out that the daughter of one of her former barkery customers was murdered and the case was never solved, she decides to investigate.It's tricky enough to find a...

When Maggie May Carver moved to Baker Valley, Colorado she wanted two things: to open a dog barkery with her best friend, and to take care of her aging grandpa.But when her grandpa is accused of murder--a crime he may well have committed--Maggie finds...

Broke, unemployed barista Halley Greer is shocked when she inherits an Art Deco movie palace from the great uncle she remembers meeting once as a child. She moves to the charming tourist town of Utopia Springs, Arkansas to claim her legacy.In addition to...

“Johnson offers readers humor, heart, and unexpected plot twists, painting a portrait of a California beach town peopled with endearing characters. With a smart, sympathetic protagonist, lots of colorful details, and even tips on creating trompe...

An unaltered edition, with original illustrations, drawn from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., late of the Army Medical Department, with footnotes -

The Mayflower Society is about to hold its annual meeting at Washington D.C.'s swanky gathering place for the elite, the Continental Club. That means Kit Marshall's upper-crust future in-laws, Buffy and Winston Hollingsworth, are coming for a...

When her parents die from fever, Lady Sarah Montgomery Baird Watson-Wentworth has to leave India, a land she was born and raised in, and travel to England for the first time. Finding it almost impossible to adjust to London society, Sarah flees to the...

When her parents die from fever, Lady Sarah Montgomery Baird Watson-Wentworth has to leave India, a land she was born and raised in, and travel to England for the first time. Finding it almost impossible to adjust to London society, Sarah flees to the...

When her parents die from fever, Lady Sarah Montgomery Baird Watson-Wentworth has to leave India, a land she was born and raised in, and travel to England for the first time. Finding it almost impossible to adjust to London society, Sarah flees to the...

Just because a man cheats on his wife and makes Danny DeVito look tall, dark and handsome, is that any reason to kill him? The reluctant and quirky PI, Lee Alvarez, doesn't think so. The 34-year old, half Latina, half WASP and one-hundred percent...

A holiday in Rome for Elliot and his friend Cameron appears to be the perfect antidote following the death of Shakespeare expert in Elliot's bookshop. However, the two intrepid travellers get more than they bargained for when they visit Italy's historic...

When your time's up in Miller's Cove, there's no chance to renew... Antique-loving librarian Ophelia "Phee" Jefferson is perfectly content managing the small library in Miller's Cove. It's a peaceful village where her...

Daylesford, a beautiful old village in the Victorian Highlands has just gained two new residents. Ex-nuns Audrey and Jill are about to hit town... Leaving behind them decades of convent life, they are coming to live with Audrey’s cantankerous old...

Ghosts are real.... They come out and play after dark at the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa, the most haunted hotel in America. Worthy of its very own Grimms Fairy Tale, the massive stone structure towers above the Victorian village in Eureka Springs,...

Fairy Tale Cupcakes is the fictional bakery in the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries. This long running New York Times bestselling series features childhood friends Melanie Cooper, Angie DeLaura, and Tate Harper as they cook up yummy cupcakes,...

"Jeremy Campbell's novel resides solidly within a tradition of Southern storytelling that shows us an old world through new eyes... a beautifully fresh folktale." - Daniel Wallace, author of Big FishFast-paced, heartwarming and inspired by a real...

Murder in Sin City! Samantha Olivares feels the need to get away. She's looking for adventure, but finds more than she bargains for when she joins a motorcycle club in Las Vegas. Her dreams of sightseeing and idyllic days by the pool are soon...

In this magical mix-up of fairy tales and murder, Little Red Riding Hood solves the mystery at the heart of Beauty and the Beast . . .What does it take to overcome a curse?Traveling alchemist Red settles into life as a shopkeeper in rural Belville and...

Sticks and stones might break bones, but poison ends any argument Ibram Ucalegon visits fabric merchant Einar Savoldyn's manor to escape the living mountain while Lady Azadiya (the Empire of Vissilia's worst convalescent) recovers from a spot of...

One dead blacksmithOne missing witnessOne agent with a very big problemWhen an itinerant blacksmith dies in the village of Fontis, Ibram Ucalegon is sent to report back on the unattended death. No one thinks much about it. Hard-living old men die all the...

Elizabeth's dream to enter the world of diplomacy finally comes true when she lands a job at the prestigious Embassy of Dolos in Washington D.C. Her initial excitement over her elite social circle and sense of purpose gets tainted when a colleague dies...

Sylvia Denton's vow to solve a childhood hit-and-run mystery presents her with a decade of memorable experiences while delivering packages for a living. All are vying to be recorded in her notebooks, and each are urging her to listen for the real clues...

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When this odd couple signs up to be extras in a fitness video, it's lights, camera... murder. Sho Tanaka is desperate for normalcy. Uncomfortably getting by in a tiny Texas town after prescription drugs cost him his job, the last thing the disgraced...

Is blood thicker than magic?Summer has come to Brookhaven and Darcy is soaking it up. Her magic is stronger than it's ever been and her relationship with Maggie is blossoming. They're even taking a weekend trip away as a couple!But when she and Maggie...

"Welcome to Sinful House, a reality TV show where the 7 Deadly Sins live together in the sunny beach town of Odyssey, California, and compete to become America's Favorite Sin!"This week on Sinful House, Gluttony, Sloth, and I have an impossible challenge...

"Welcome to Sinful House, a reality TV show where the 7 Deadly Sins live together in the sunny beach town of Odyssey, California, and compete to become America's Favorite Sin!"I should have known the show was cursed when we found that 20-foot bad luck...

Who knew a seven-foot nutcracker could be a murder weapon?Finding the body of the toy store owner Betty King is the latest in a list of reasons Michael Bellemare feels far from jolly this holiday season. Having secured jobs for two local teens at the...

Brylie's feeling the heat...an odd occurrence considering it's autumn in Reverie Springs.Brylie Scott thought she had adjusted to life in the small town of Reverie Springs-witchy great-aunt, grumpy chef best friend, and empathetic house included-but...

Love and death decisionsWill murder take a break while Elizabeth Margaret Danniher sorts out the future of KWMT-TV and her personal life?Don't count on it.A young woman comes to Elizabeth at KWMT to solve a kind of theft Elizabeth has never encountered...

Left for dead in a mass grave he awoke immortal.Commanding rare magics. With no memory of who he is.Solving crimes brings him closer to the truth. Bounty Hunter, Greysen "Blade" Mallory can find anything-except his lost memories and missing past...

Break a leg is supposed to be just an expression.It's Halloween, and Rosemary and her friend are headed to a castle in the country to watch someone be murdered!It's all in good fun, of course; Vera's theatre troupe is putting on a murder mystery weekend...

Felicity Koerber's bean to bar chocolate shop on Galveston's historic Strand is bringing in plenty of customers - in part due to the notoriety of the recent murder of one of her assistants, which she managed to solve. Things seem to be taking a turn for...

April showers bring murder!Donations are pouring in for the charity yard sale, but as Kay and her friends sort through the glassware and gently used appliances, they discover a real skull in a box of old Halloween decorations.The find re-opens a...

Hagatha Crow likes nothing more than causing trouble. When she takes on the magic of a Christmas wish made by a grief-stricken woman, Hagatha learns a lesson she won't soon forget.This is a standalone story from the Mag and Clara Balefire mysteries world...

Bah humbug!It's four days before Christmas, but Penelope Standing isn't feeling very festive. Her son is halfway around the world, her gift for Jake isn't finished, and she's still trying to figure out how to decorate the house without Brutus, their...

Nail guns have always terrified Harvey Beckett, and now she knows why.Harvey loves sharing the parking lot of her bookstore with the hardware store across the way, but when an unruly customer is killed in the lot one night, she begins to wonder if the...

Winter has come to the lost Norse village of Villmark, the wind and snow separating cozy house from cozy house like a knife breaks apart shortbread.And for the first time in her life, Ingrid Torfa lives alone. No mother, no grandmother, no roommate. Just...

Five-star praise for the six-book Paranormal Talent Agency! (See the separate digital/regular paperback listings for additional reviews.)I enjoyed this entire series immensely... I suggest a binge read session because it'll keep you entertained...