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It’s Christmas in Albuquerque; Charlie and her family are ready for a quiet holiday at home. But right away, her hopes for that scenario fade when Charlie’s brother and PI business partner, Ron, brings in two new cases, one of which made...

USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton brings her most edge-of-seat Charlie Parker mystery to date. It’s a terrible case of mistaken identity when a gang of bank robbers think that Charlie is a famous movie star. Disappointed with their take...

It’s almost Halloween when Albuquerque accountant Charlie Parker receives an enigmatic letter from her namesake aunt she has never met. Charlie is off on a quick trip to England, and soon she’s seeing ghosts in the medieval Suffolk town of...

Charlie, Drake and their dog Rusty want a little time away from it all. A cozy cabin, good books, a little fishing at the lake. It's what Charlie needs to relax and enjoy herself. But the town of Watson's Lake, New Mexico, has a little...

USA Today bestseller Connie Shelton puts her own real-life experience as a balloonist to work in this, the ninth Charlie Parker mystery. Three days before the start of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, balloon pilot Rachael Fairfield...

Second installment in this USA Today bestselling author's cozy mystery series. Charlotte "Charlie" Parker's last case (Deadly Gamble) left her tired and emotionally drained. She books a vacation trip to the beautiful garden island of...

Charlie is invited to a plush Santa Fe spa, a week-long spiritual/nutrition retreat with her friend Dr. Linda Casper. The massages and spa treatments sound great, until she realizes that there is something darker going on at the mountain resort...

The eighth adventure in the bestselling Charlie Parker mystery series finds Charlie and Drake spending a few months in Scotland, fulfilling a helicopter contract for a friend. Flying over the frigid North Sea is dangerous enough, but they soon learn that...

Everyone has something to hide. Including the nanny.Janey hadn't heard from her sister Kelly since she ran away from home eight years ago.Until the day the letter arrived.A disturbing letter.But before Janey could make contact, Kelly disappeared again...

Lexie Lovell tosses Rosedale Investigations a real challenge when she hires them to find her brother, a brother she never existed until her father's will was read. His estate is to be split between them, but when the Rosedale Team investigates, the...

Congressional staffer Kit Marshall is looking forward to a much-deserved summer vacation in the Outer Banks. When the mayor of the beach town turns up dead, Kit and her friends need to put their fun on hold to help solve the crime. 

When a symphony musician is murdered, bashed with her own bassoon, flute player Emily Wilson becomes the prime suspect. To save herself and secure justice for her murdered friend, she must find the killer.

Samantha and the Sheriff are back again in this exhilarating new adventure. A series of bombings disrupt a vital new high-rise development, turbulent lies, and leaks take their toll at city hall, and explosive action in a seniors' residence means more...

Samantha and her Sheriff are once again fighting the bad guys and trying to stay out of hot water in this latest fun-packed adventure."TORCHES & TROUBLE" is another laugh-a-minute story of Samantha and her gal pals. The romances get steamier, the...

IN BOOK 12 OF THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN SERIES:There is only one way for housewife assassin Donna Stone to save her husband and mission leader, Jack Craig, from torture and termination: become a traitor and act as a double agent for the terrorist...

A murdered ranch hand. An erratic lover. If she doesn’t uncover the killer, Maggie’s body may be next on the dead pile."Hutchins’ Maggie is an irresistible train wreck—you can’t help but turn the page to see what...

The Temples thought they’d defeated the demon scourge and drove them back to their dimension a century ago. But the demons never left…The pardon from the queen of Issura didn’t bring the freedom Anthea, chief justice of Orrin, had...

Born into a family of thieves, Wendy Winkworth becomes a private investigator because "you don't go to jail if you're caught." In 1950, 24-year old Wendy is hired by the mobster/owner of the Star Spangled Girls Baseball League to...

Marie Jenner needs some sunshine.Marie’s past year has been tough. She lost her apartment, and her mother, and she’s been beaten up more times than she cares to count. She decides—on the advice of her shrink—that exercise will...

When the dust settles after the Foggy Point Civil War re-enactment, one casualty turns out to be really dead, and his identity sends shockwaves through the community.Does a long-lost quilt that suddenly reappears hold a clue? Harriet and the Loose...

GP Dee Flanary risks her reputation, her livelihood and ultimately her life when she investigates the death of a patient. As Ian Rankin evokes Edinburgh and Jane Harper the Australian bush, this terrifying yet tender thriller immerses us in Sydney and...

The new broom sweeps clean...Dot Sayers sat at her desk, huffed on the plastic card that was her new class A Private Security licence, and buffed it with her sleeve. She was now a fully licensed private investigator!Problem is, she knows there's...

Margaret, 'Dimpy' Gruar resides in the Mountain View Residential Manor at Kinross, a small town in the north of Tasmania. In A Deadly Manor, the second in the Dimpy Gruar mystery series, Dimpy discovers the body of a naked man floating in their brand new...

Nestled in the autumn leaves, her hair tangled in thick brambles, the girl looks like she could be sleeping amongst the wild roses. But the trail of red across her delicate throat means this is a slumber she will never wake from...When a search party...

Caught between love, lies, and the Italian mafia - Catriona Benedict's life is about to take a deadly turn.Catriona, a struggling actress in New York City, finds herself trapped in a dangerous web of secrets. Approached by the wealthy and charismatic...

THE DEEPEST SHADOWS HIDE THE DARKEST TRUTHEsme Quentin is reminded of a painful past when Max Rainsford, a journalist colleague of her late husband Tim, turns up unannounced asking about a story Tim reported on thirty-five years ago - the murder of an...

What secrets is this seaside town hiding? Izzy's world is shattered when her sister Amy is killed in a tragic accident. She's forced to come home from abroad, back to the small village she worked so hard to escape and a past she wanted to forget...

An ex-husband. A former best friend. A kidnap.When Charlotte's ex-husband Idris, the newest star of the Vipers' Nest TV Show, is kidnapped, his current wife Michelle reaches out to Charlotte for help. It's a difficult request, considering that Idris...

Saxford St Peter is having an open gardens day! But one of the villagers has murder not marigolds in mind... And now Eve Mallow needs to unearth a killer.  Everyone in Saxford is delighted when jeweller Cleo Marbeck suggests a prize for the...

Georgina Drake - photographer, proud mum, and amateur detective - tackles a case that's a little too close to home... Georgina Drake is taking promo photos of a dress rehearsal of Macbeth, and her daughter Bea's first starring role. But the drama...

The death of a school friend forces Rachel McKenzie to confront a remorseless killer in her Highland hometown... Rachel is no stranger to the darkness in the hearts of men. When the body of a young woman is found, tragically killed in her own home,...

Journey into the heart of 20th Century Russia in this fun and funny historical mystery, perfect for fans of Verity Bright and Helena Dixon.1918 MoscowWill following her heart mean losing her head? It could mean losing her job.Fiona Figg trails her...

Jo Hughes has almost forgotten her career as a PI. Her astrology business is taking off and she's put investigating on hold. Yet, suddenly there's David Macy, her old boss, walking through the door, eating a cherry Bakewell, asking her to help on a case...

Honey Driver, owner of the Green River Hotel, is attending the funeral of one of her mother's friends, at the eco-friendly burial grounds Memory Meadow. But before the deceased can be properly laid to rest, another body is found already placed in the...

Originally published as Killing Jane Austen.Honey Driver is thrilled when members of a film crew check in to her hotel. They offer her work as an extra in their sumptuous new flick about Jane Austen.Honey jumps at the chance - any excuse to don a corset...

In einem verschlafenen Bergdorf starrt die Witwe Cheryl Coleman ängstlich aus ihrem Küchenfenster, während draußen ein Sturm tobt. Als es an der Tür klopft, blickt sie noch einmal zurück zu ihren Töchtern, bevor sie sie mit zitternden Händen öffnet .....

The perfect marriage. The perfect house. The perfect secret... As I step through the cherry-red door of my new home, I know I should feel like the luckiest woman alive. I have a handsome husband, a beautiful daughter and now the house of my dreams...

We were all at the party. Which of us wanted her dead? As the smoke from the bonfire spirals into the night sky and the cool drinks slip down our throats, none of us can take our eyes off Lacey. She dances in the dunes, her long golden hair damp...

What goes around comes around, so be careful who you bite.It's September, which is a rainy month in Wisteria, and a storm is brewing.When a magic mechanic takes The Big Nap in a comfy chair at the library, suspicion turns to the local librarian witch...

Zara Riddle is another year older, and busier than ever. She's a powerful witch, a skilled librarian, and the World's Best Mom-according to her coffee mug. It's no wonder the town's detective keeps seeking her help. If you want something done, ask a busy...

Zara Riddle is used to being woken up in the middle of the night by magical creatures. Being a witch is incredibly fun, but it does have a few drawbacks. Zara's powers make her appealing to the recently deceased, who are always showing up seeking her...

Zinnia Riddle has been through a rough patch, but she's not broken. This witch is tougher than she looks. Yank off her arm? She'll patch it back on with some black scarabyce blood. Mess with her coworkers? She'll grab her purse full of magic and come for...

Zinnia Riddle doesn't use her witch powers much these days. She works as a clerk at the Wisteria Permits Department, where there hasn't been much need for spells and potions... until now.When a beloved coworker is found dead next to her desk, the whole...

The village of Nether Vortex nestles in the outer spiral of the Great Pacific Gyre where colonizing octopods have built a civilization out of a giant swirl of plastic waste. With its nosy neighbours and dark secrets, Nether Vortex provides author Devilly...

Normally, life on the Mediterranean island of Malta is safe and calm. Then two professors go missing on the same day. A baker starts dealing in a shady side business. Nearby, a woman wakes up in a mysterious clinic.Carlos fills his lungs with salty air,...

By USA Today bestselling author P.D. Workman  A self-professed con artist practicing as a contact to the dead, a drop dead gorgeous warlock , and a psychic cat-what could go wrong?Give yourself a treat and buy three books in the Reg Rawlins,...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!Out of the frying pan and into the fire!Kenzie Kirsch needs a vacation from the dead bodies in the Medical Examiner's Office, so she arranges for a Thanksgiving resort vacation.Who knew she would be dealing...