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Meet Lilly Tweed. Former Agony Aunt. Purveyor of Fine Teas. Accidental Sleuth. It's all steam ahead as Lilly and Archie board The Lakes Express on their first official date. The train is full of writers travelling to a conference, which adds to the...

Meet Lilly Tweed. Former Agony Aunt. Purveyor of Fine Teas. Accidental Sleuth. It's the height of summer and Lilly has been asked to demonstrate at a local book club. Not only is this her first event, but it's for the crème de la...

The Gilded Murder follows Matthew and Martha as they mingle with Newport high society in the summer of 1899 while setting out to enjoy the America's Cup Trials between Columbia and Defender. When Matthew runs into a group...

The First Time Ever Published! The 49th Donut Mystery Whisked Warnings When the contractor working next door to Donut Hearts is assaulted and nailed to the wall of ReNEWed, the town is quick to suspect Gabby Williams, and unless and until...

With the Russian mob hot on her heels, Stephanie St. James (AKA manners columnist Miss Prim & Proper) heads to Sinful, Louisiana to stay with her frail, elderly great-aunt Ida Belle, a woman she's never met. What better place to hide than a sleepy...

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...

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...

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,...

A dead body with no evidence about how they died... Cassie and the team are left confused when they discover a murder victim in a locked room with no other evidence of how they died. It will take all of their skills, knowledge, and magic to work out...

Emily Renzi thinks she's going crazy. After her parents move to a quiet village, she senses that something is off about the house they're living in.Dreams of strange creatures invade her sleep, and mysterious shapes appear in the garden. Confiding in her...

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...

This book contains graphic sex and violence, and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.When successful author Sherri Lambert moves back to her hometown after 40 years, she doesn't expect to run into high school heartthrob Dylan Roberts - or to...

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...

Eine Tote, die zu viel wusste, und ein Mädchen, das zur Ware wurdeDer temporeiche Krimi für Fans von Gerlinde FriewaldLena Borowski glaubt nicht an den Selbstmord ihrer Kollegin Emilia, die erhängt im Stadtwald gefunden wird. Sie...

Auf der Isle of Skye entfaltet sich ein düsteres Geheimnis, als die altehrwürdige Staffin Bay Distillery wiedereröffnet wird. Enya, eine junge Frau mit einer besonderen Gabe, wird in ein Netz aus Intrigen, Mord und Magie verwickelt. Während sie die...

Enya Ansbachs Leben nimmt eine unerwartete Wendung, als sie ein mysteriöses Buch entdeckt, das längst vergessene magische Kräfte freisetzt.Von Schottlands rauen Küsten bis zu den geheimnisvollen Steinkreisen der Hebriden muss Enya nicht nur ihre eigene...

Für eine Teilnehmerin des Coachingseminars war es das letzte Glas Wein. Die Kommissarin Ute Becker und ihr Kollege Alex Weingärtner treffen in ihrem vierten Fall auf unterschiedliche mögliche Mordmotive.

Die quirlige Kommissarin Mercédès Mayerhuber in ihrem 4.Fall! Mallorquinisches Lebensgefühl paart sich mit einer zarten Liebesgeschichte und trifft auf einen undurchsichtigen Kriminalfall.Auf Loch 9 des Golfplatzes Golf de Andratx wird eine Leiche...

Kein gewöhnlicher Saint-Tropez Krimi.Lucie Girard ist mit ihrer Familie unterwegs auf Tour durch die USA. Sie haben vor, im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten eine Freiheit zu entdecken und zu genießen, die sie in ihrem südfranzösischen Alltag bisher...

RHEIN-SIEG-KREIS KRIMIDer 16. Fall der Kommissarin Thekla Sommer.Gleich zwei Leichen, die fast zeitgleich am Michaelsberg entdeckt werden, stellen Thekl und Ihr Team vor einen zeitlich doppelten Ermittlungsaufwand. Wo gibt es die Verbindung zu den beiden...

Die Journalistin Clare Archer reist nach Saint-Tropez, umdem Mord an ihrer Schwester nachzugehen. Jene wurde vorsechs Jahren während eines Rock-Konzertes vergewaltigt undgetötet. Dabei wendet Clare nicht nur legitime Methoden an.Bei einem Empfang lernt...

Eine schicksalhafte Abiturfeier ...Auf dem Friedhof einer Westerwälder Kleinstadt findet man bei Erdarbeiten die Leiche einer jungen Frau, die seit ihrem Abiball im Jahr 1995 vermisst wird. Clara Friedrichs, Anwältin und ehemalige Schülerin des...

Eine satanische Sekte treibt auf Teneriffa ihr Unwesen. Schwarze Messen, Grabschändungen, tödliche Mutproben und Mord schocken die Inselbewohner.Inspektor Martin und seine Kollegen stehen vor einem teuflischen Fall. Dabei trifft sich gut, dass die...

A stray child. A mother's heart. Cuckoos in the family nest.As a prophecy still winds its wicked fingers through the lives of her children, Hana Du Rose is forced to consider its truths once again. "The sons will be the ruin of this family."When she...

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...

Paradise d'Entremont, intrepid private detective of Mavillette Beach and Hawaii, meets new challenges at home at at work in book four of this much-loved series by best-selling author Carol Ann Cole.What is the truth behind the story the coroner brings...

Welsh Canadian criminal psychologist Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are in London, England, to meet their friend John Silver's freshly minted fiancée, the daughter of a recently deceased Shakespeare aficionado, and captain of...

A holiday celebration. A famous author. A murderer in their midst. When her publisher chooses Grand Cayman as the venue to launch her new novel, the celebrated author arrives amid the island's colourful Christmas festivities... along with a devious...

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...

Check out the first book in the Medium with a Heart Series, Paranormal Mystery.Following her husband's death, Joanna tries to regain her long-blocked psychic powers. Fake it until you make it becomes her motto.Though she may not be the most honest...

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...

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...

By the time you read this, I'll be dead, but what I've set into motion will only be beginning.The first blast takes out an actor from a string of famous coffee commercials. A plain cardboard box in the mail blows when he opens it. Pumps hot nails through...

A modern MURDER SHE WROTE.The body of a woman found in front of Nordby City Hall has a message for Emma Frost carved into the skin. Behind this ruthless murder stands a ghostly figure that likes to play childish games. Soon, this killer brings...

Book five in the Shandra Higheagle MysteriesAbuse...Power...MurderOnce again Shandra Higheagle finds herself a suspect in a murder investigation when an ex-lover is found murdered on a Huckleberry ski run. A past she'd planned to never divulge now must...

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...