Murder. Dance. Family secrets. Rookie journalist Jade Riley moves to Houston, determined to write the story that will launch her career. Soon, her ballroom dance instructor leads her to an infamous cold case. Anton Valencio has spent years trying to outrun his past. Born into a notorious New Orleans crime family, now a respected dance instructor, Anton is consumed by grief – and suspicion. His fiancée’s murder remains unsolved, but he’s convinced he knows who killed her. Together, Jade and Anton delve into a tangled web of betrayal and long-buried secrets. But danger lurks: someone is determined to keep the family's darkest truths hidden ... and will stop at nothing to silence them. Can Jade solve the case before she and Anton become the next victims? A fast-paced, atmospheric mystery, THE GODFATHER OF DANCE is the first book in Andrea Barton's Jade Riley Mysteries series.

Murder in the dunes: A new mystery series where dark secrets lurk beneath the surface, with a dash of humor to keep things afloat.A gruesome murder is committed in a meadow behind the dyke. However, the victim is not human but a sheep belonging to the recently deceased farmer Dietrichsen. It has been badly mauled. Enna and Pavel are deeply unsettled, knowing that someone capable of such cruelty towards an animal might not hesitate to turn their brutality on humans.Then, the long-awaited toxicology report on Dietrichsen arrives, revealing a shocking truth: the farmer had poison in his blood. Could the same person be responsible for both the poison and the mutilation? And if so, who would do such a thing? His estranged daughter? The family doctor? Or perhaps the ambitious journalist from Hamburg, desperate to buy the land for his own reasons?As they dig deeper, a dark shadow falls over the investigation: the abandoned Schepker farm, long whispered to be cursed, its history riddled with tales of pacts with the devil. What secrets does it hold, and how does it tie into the growing web of mystery?It’s a puzzle par excellence, but Enna and Pavel are running out of time to solve it.“Exciting case, original characters, excellently written - this is how mystery novels are fun!” Tom&Ella Hansen, bestselling authors

Trouble is brewing in Blarney Green, and former matchmaker Penny Cavanagh must catch a killer before her luck runs out.When a professional disaster lands California matchmaker Penny Cavanagh’s business in hot water, the native Irish lass takes a much-needed break from reality and visits her extended family in Blarney Green, Ireland. Unfortunately, Penny’s happy reunion is quickly diluted when her new acquaintance, English master gardener Colin Bexley, dies within hours of visiting Blarney Castle’s famed poison garden and kissing the Blarney Stone. The hot gossip brewing around town is that the fussy foliage expert was murdered—and Penny’s grandmother, Nan, lands in the sights of handsome Detective Inspector Finn Campbell.Determined to clear Nan’s good name, Penny takes it upon herself to solve the mystery of who murdered Colin Bexley, aggravating a by-the-book Finn at every turn and being equally vexed by him in return. However, when a star witness winds up dead, Penny realizes that the stakes of this game are higher than she’d realized. If she isn’t careful, she just might wind up in the crosshairs of a killer . . . and pay the steepest price of all.This clever whodunit from Annie’s Attic's Irish Tearoom Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, Irish settings, and female friendships.

In small-town Spirit Lake, Iowa, even the farmers market can turn deadly, and Scarlett James can't help but dig for the truth, no matter how close to home it gets.Over 300 pages of high stakes, heartfelt friendships, and the truth Scarlett has been dreading.Scarlett James is no longer just a visitor in Spirit Lake; she's part of the fabric of the town. But as her roots grow deeper, so do the complications. Her friend group is expanding, the local businesses are thriving, and her love life has shifted from a "slow burn" to a "complicated fire."The Spirit Lake Farmers Market is in full swing, but when a worker is found dead one Saturday morning, it brings the town to a sudden halt. The list of suspects is as long as a summer day. As Scarlett, Zoey, Bree, and Della dig through the dirt of small-town rivalries and long-simmering grudges, between market stalls and over coffee at Grandma's Fireside Cafe, they uncover a web of lies that stretches back generations.The deeper Scarlett digs, the more she realizes that the "accidents" in Spirit Lake rarely are. With new evidence about her parents' car accident finally coming to light, Scarlett must decide whom she can really trust, especially when the truth hits closer to home than she ever imagined.Rest in Peas is the most immersive Scarlett James mystery yet — a small-town cozy mystery with a growing cast of characters, richer town lore, and a shocking twist in Scarlett's personal journey. New to the series? This one stands on its own, but you'll love catching up on the Spirit Lake saga.

A glorious ocean liner setting sail, sunset on the horizon, and champagne on deck. All seems shipshape… until Kitty discovers a body on board. Time for some sleuthing!Devon, 1938. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a well-deserved rest when her very upset cousin Hattie suddenly bursts in. She sobs that the gentleman she had been seeing, Richard Westonholme, seems to have vanished, taking all of her jewellery with him. As Hattie describes Richard, he sounds eerily familiar, and Kitty and her husband Matt board a ship in hot pursuit – only to find him lying in a lifeboat… dead.As they’ve set sail, the murderer has to be on board too, but there are suspects as far as the eye can see. Could Richard’s wife have something to do with the murder? What about the rich heiress and her guardian? And is the steward hiding something fishy?Kitty and Matt are all too aware that the clock is ticking while the suspects are trapped with no escape. Can they net the killer before the ship docks? Or will one of them be dead in the water before they reach dry land? Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey or Verity Bright will adore this totally charming murder mystery. The perfect treat for cozy crime fans! What readers are saying about Murder at Sea:‘I just couldn't put this story down! Wow!’Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘I absolutely loved this book!... Brilliant; a wonderful read!’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘Loved!... Absolutely loved it!’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘I loved this book! I just couldn’t put it down… Kept me guessing right up until the end’ NetGalley reviewer, ??????????‘Fabulous’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????

Posie Parker is invited to a sun-drenched wedding in Tuscany, but when a murderer strikes she takes on her deadliest case yet…March, 1925.Pregnant, bored of London, and longing for an adventure, Posie Parker accepts a last-minute Wedding Invitation from a friend, the renowned clairvoyant Jacinta Glaysayer, who has set up a small Guesthouse in the gorgeous hilltop town of San Gimignano, Tuscany. Jacinta is getting married to the local owner of a Gelateria, ambitious young widower Lorenzo Rosario. Sounds like a dream!But what Posie - and her husband, Scotland Yard Chief Commissioner Richard Lovelace - arrive into is not a dream at all. Posie finds a disconcerting group of wedding guests: Lady Tony Harewood, a quiet girl who nevertheless seems destined for great things; Roberta Grimaldi, the resentful cousin of Lorenzo’s first wife; Charlie Seego, a man who looks too good to be true, and the famously disgraced Member of Parliament, Simon Deverine. When Jacinta confides uneasily to Posie that she keeps receiving a tarot card foretelling her own death, and that Lorenzo is angrily dismissive of her fears, Posie is aghast. Posie suspects that Lorenzo is finding comfort in the arms of another girl, but if so, why does he really want to marry Jacinta?Amid the unease, cases of poisoning start up, first at the Gelateria, and then at the Guesthouse, and then a famous and uninvited guest makes her dramatic, deadly entrance at an unforgettable pre-wedding dinner. As the band plays and the ice-cream melts, the electricity suddenly fails and an ingenious murderer strikes again and again...Can Posie and Richard uncover the murderer before others die? Or will the truth come at a terrible price?Fans of Agatha Christie and Downton Abbey will adore the Posie Parker Mystery Series!To be the first to hear about L.B. Hathaway's new releases sign up for the newsletter at: lbhathaway.com