Cosy mystery Books

Stranded in the corn, a murderer is on their trail… Rita Knight expected to spend the last of her summer on a cheery and peaceful vacation with her lover Billy – but one wrong turn leaves them hopelessly lost amid an endless expanse of...

A romantic evening with a hot guy goes downhill fast when murder arrives with dessert. Just when Adina's social life is looking up, her night out is interrupted by the scream of police sirens. Afraid her bartender boyfriend might be accused of...

When 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.Who could have killed bookstore owner Darlene Nowak? One of the food trucks venders she...

Adina can't resist snooping when someone she knows turns up dead. Again.When a colleague at a prestigious think tank meets a violent death, Adina's not convinced any of the obvious suspects disliked him enough to want him dead. Can the young research...

Reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan still gets a thrill from snooping into places online where he shouldn't be. When his golden retriever Rochester discovers a human bone at the Friends Meeting during the Harvest Days festival, these two unlikely...

An amateur sleuth, a handsome detective, and a murder to solve. Cozy up for the night with this mystery.   Romance is in the air….and so is danger.   All seems well in the sleepy little town of Maple Hills, Vermont,...

Attorney Jamie Quinn is on a six-month hiatus from practicing law to deal with her beloved mother's death. Rarely leaving the house, she shares most of her days with her late mother's cranky cat.But soon, Jamie is forced into action by a frantic call...

Dr. Marie Bartek enjoys a simple life as the veterinarian of Sullivan's Island - until her psychic abilities suddenly return after eighteen years.Shaken by the spirits that now haunt her every moment, Marie confides in her best friend. Together, they...

Agnes Lockwood returns to Tyneside, only to stumble across another dead body.On her first visit, she helped the police solve a murder and gained quite the reputation as an amateur sleuth. Now, she is simply looking forward to meeting again with Alan...

Miranda finds adjusting to a new life challenging, when the upstairs neighbor in the apartment building is found dead.Her past comes rushing back to haunt her, with the internet and the press declaring her the "Princess of Death". Murder seems to follow...

Cathy Carter and her brother Douglas own a pet cemetery and animal rescue center in the small, upstate New York town of Buttercup Bend.After the local "Cat Crazy Lady," Maggie Broom, is found dead in her home, Cathy is stunned to learn that Rainbow...

Augschburg, zwei Leichen und eine Kommissarin, die kein Wort verstehtDie humorvolle, regionale Krimi-Reihe beginnt mit einem skurrilen ersten FallAls die Kriminalkommissarin Helena Hansen die Großstadt gegen das vermeintlich idyllische Augsburg...

A spoiled artist's muse with lofty expectations. A ghost in a Scottish castle. Can she solve the mystery of the Highland Casanova's death before she's sent packing?Bethany Prince is an incorrigible romantic. When the young American art historian with a...

Ein neueröffnetes Blumengeschäft, chaotische Familienbeziehungen und ein makabrer Fund im Sperrmüll – willkommen im Leben von Louisa Manu!Wenn man innerhalb eines Tages einem Polizisten auffährt und einen Finger in einem alten...

Mike Möbius, unbescholtener Bürger, Frührentner und friedliebender Mensch, der im Karnevalsverein Akkordeon spielt, findet sich in einem fensterlosen Raum ohne Tageslicht wieder. Er soll den Geheimcode einer undurchsichtigen Organisation in seinen Besitz...

Tausende Demonstranten strömen aufgewühlt durch Augsburgs Fußgängerzone. Aus dem Hinterhalt schießt jemand scheinbar wahllos in die Menschenmenge. Ein Mann stirbt im Kugelhagel. Erlebt Augsburg einen Terroranschlag? Tobt ein Amokschütze seine Wut aus? ...

SALZIGER TOD, BITTERE WAHRHEITKommissarin Stine Janssen braucht Erholung und sucht eine Auszeit bei ihrem Onkel im idyllischen Holtenau an der Ostsee. Doch als sie bei einem Helmtauchseminar auf einen Toten stößt, ist es vorbei mit der erhofften Ruhe...

Im idyllischen Paradies lauert das Böse - und es gibt kein Entkommen!Dr. Robert Bremeke, ein brillanter Meeresbiologe, hat eine bahnbrechende Formel entwickelt. Aus Algen hat er ein wahrhaftiges Wundermittel geschaffen, das die Medizinwelt...

Lucy kann als Medium mit den Geistern Verstorbener sprechen und macht sich Sorgen um den befreundeten Geist Vadim, der seit einigen Wochen spurlos verschwunden ist. Um sich abzulenken, stürzt sie sich voller Elan in ihren Job als Maßschneiderin. Doch...

Ein kaltblütiger Attentäter am Bodensee, eine ehrgeizige Kommissarin, die im Trüben fischt und ein chronisch unpünktlicher Überlinger Scheidungsanwalt auf Mörderjagd. Der brutale Bombenanschlag auf seine neue Mandantin erschüttert Jean Maurice Knöpfle,...

Eingegraben in eine Felswand, hoch über dem Schiffenenstausee, in Räsch bei Düdingen, liegt die Magdalena-Einsiedelei und ihr zu Füssen der tote Weinhändler Patrick Baldewein. Das ist an sich tragisch, aber für die Polizei nichts Neues, hätte Bärbel den...

In Elizabethan Oxford, Sir Rafe Crosyer is on a secret mission for the queen. He also wants to secure Constance's hand in marriage, not only for love but for her safety, for there are rumors afloat that Constance is a witch. But when he is attacked and...

Dropping stitches and catching killersWhen an older gentleman keels over in his scones and tea at the Elderflower Tea Shop in Oxford-a victim of poison-Lucy Swift and her band of undead amateur detectives are on the case.Elderflower Tea Shop is next door...

Vampires who knit. A troublemaking witch. Who killed Granny - and is she really dead?At a crossroads between a cringe-worthy past (Todd the Toad) and an uncertain future (she's not exactly homeless, but it's close), Lucy Swift travels to Oxford to visit...

THE DUKE'S REPUTATION IS IN PERIL - CAN THE WOMEN OF THE WISE ENQUIRIES AGENCY SAVE THE DAY?Henry Devereaux Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is desperate to disprove murderous rumors about his ancestor before his first child is born, so he...

It's less than two months until the 2024 elections. The two presidential candidates are going on television to debate the issues. In front of a live audience of millions watching around the country, both candidates are murdered in cold blood. How was the...

A vacation gone wrong, a mysterious message, and a diner expansion. Can Ivy Clark handle it all?Ivy stumbles upon a clue about a murder scribbled in the back of a library book. It might be a prank, but what if it's not? Tabitha Coat's death was ruled an...

A harvest festival, excellent food, and a murder.Now that Ivy runs the only diner in Muddy Creek, she has her hands full. When her friend Darcy asks for help in solving the mystery of her missing husband, Ivy can't refuse. Despite his disappearance five...

A small town, a cozy diner, an adorable cat, and a handsome sheriff. What could be better than that?When Ivy Clark moves to Muddy Creek to help her injured aunt with her diner, she expects a quiet life. The town is barely on the map, and excitement is...

With her fingerprints on the murder weapon and a police chief with his own agenda, Sydney ushers in the New Year behind bars. Soon there is another body, more damning fingerprints, and a crazy Cajun who's been paid to feed Sydney to the alligators...

Once a respected scientist, Celeste Cleary's life took a dark turn when an advice column she began on a whim morphed into a search for the missing and murdered.Her days of research and logic are now a distant blur, overshadowed by her new, eerie ability...

What if you died and brought the dead back with you?A terrible hit and run accident took Celeste Cleary's life until doctors managed to bring her back. But now she's... different. Once a respected scientist, she walks the thin veil between the living and...

With the bishop's daughter suddenly missing and a new sheriff in town, Anna and Beth find themselves roped into solving another mystery in their small town. Levi expects to meet Ruby at their secret spot in the woods, but she is nowhere to be found. Due...

Joanna is at it again, investigating a murder or in this case murders, in the second book of the Medium with a Heart series.The town of Creekview is reeling from a series of gruesome murders. As the number of victims rises, with few clues and no...

Enjoy this small town paranormal cozy mystery with an amateur sleuth by award-winning author Ada Bell.Aly's racing to find a killer...When Aly's boyfriend Cal gets her spur-of-the-moment tickets to watch his cousin ride at the local track, it's off to...

If asked her opinion, there are a few things Wynona Le Doux would have left out of her life.She wouldn't have chosen to be born into the most powerful, ruling witch family in all of Hex Haven. She wouldn't have chosen to be cursed at birth and grow up...

Brian and Stéphane Are Back!Mischief & Mayhem Follow in Their Wake!Dive into the uproarious world of Brian and Stéphane in The Lady in Gray & the Bessie Mae Diamond, the dazzling fourth installment of the Twilight Manors cult series...

Unintended snooping can mean getting into someone's bad books.The Whitby Library has been a busy place lately, between book clubs, children's storytimes, and students working on research projects. Ann has been busy, too, which is why she's so glad to see...

Secret trysts. Daring dalliances. And a body in the orchard.It’s Midsummer, 1591, at Richmond Palace, and love is in the air. Gallant courtiers sport with great ladies while Tom and Trumpet bring their long-laid plans to fruition at last...

A cold case heats upFar from the publishing world that once defined her, Sheila Mackey's plan to escape to a quiet life in small-town Kentucky keeps hitting bumps in the road ... and some of those bumps are dead bodies.Sheila and her friend, Clara, are...

A reunion for murder in Haines TavernSheila agrees to soothe Clara's nervousness by accompanying her friend to the 20-year class reunion for North Bend County High. Nostalgia, good memories, old friendships - this should be fun, right?Ah, but grudges,...

A deadly secret. A buzzing mystery. This duo is about to get stung by the truth...St. Mateo, the Palmchat Islands. Sophie Carter, the determined and ever-curious reporter for the Palmchat Gazette, has a nose for trouble.When a local woman is found...

A celebrity target. A criminal pack. The only way to catch these perps is to go off leash...St. Mateo, the Caribbean Islands. Sophie Carter is still desperate to prove herself. Despite her track record of sniffing out killers, the aspiring reporter...

A scattered scribe. A fatal knot. Can she prove her detecting skills are up to scratch?St. Mateo, the Palmchat Islands. Sophie Carter is treading water. Despite closing a killer story on her last assignment, the aspiring investigative journalist still...

A sinking career. A savage crime. Solving cases isn't easy when the cat's got your tongue...St. Mateo, the Caribbean Islands. Sophie Carter's head is stuck in the tropical clouds. Desperate to keep her job, the underachieving reporter's last-ditch...

"Sparkles like the South Florida sunshine...Kate Kennedy is a warm and funny heroine." - Nancy Martin, Author of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries"Miss Marple with a modern twist...[Wald] is a very funny lady!" - Donna Andrews, Author of the Meg Langslow...

"Sparkles like the South Florida sunshine...Kate Kennedy is a warm and funny heroine." - Nancy Martin, Author of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries"Miss Marple with a modern twist...[Wald] is a very funny lady!" - Donna Andrews, Author of the Meg Langslow...