Turning up the heatPrivate Investigator Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle. She blesses hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag, and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides shotgun in her hybrid Escape. When her grandmother is murdered, Liz hightails it back to her South Carolina island home to find the killer. She’s fit to be tied when her brother—the chief of police—shuts her out of the investigation, so she opens her own. Then her long-dead best friend pops in and things really get complicated. As more folks turn up dead in this small seaside town, Liz must use more than just her wits and charm to keep her family safe, chase down clues from the hereafter, and catch a psychopath before he catches her.

Addison Harper is abruptly summoned to Milverton at the behest of an abrasive lawyer. He plans to be in and out, back to the city lickety-split. Instead, he finds himself charmed by the small town with its delightful and eccentric residents, not to mention the rather easy-on-the-eye Sergeant Jake Murphy.Despite the rocky start, Addison admits he’s had a pleasant day out. That is, until returning to find the prickly old lawyer on the floor, and very much dead. Worse, it looks like murder, and Addison’s fingerprints are all over the crime scene.Murder on Milverton Square is the first in a wonderful new cosy mystery series set in an enchanting small town nestled amongst stunning New Zealand scenery. The Milverton Mysteries features a chaotic cast of local busybodies, delicious baked treats, a demanding and disdainful ginger cat, a very slow-burn romance with a rather appealing policeman, and of course, murder…

My name is Gracie Springs, and I am not a witch… but I’m pretty sure my cat is.I first started to get suspicious when he jumped just a little too high while chasing after a robin in our front yard. I knew for sure when he opened up his mouth and addressed me by name!The first thing he told me? That he doesn’t like the name I gave him—even though “Fluffy” fits him like a warm sweater at Christmas. Now we’ve compromised on “Merlin the Magical Fluff,” which according to him references his long and proud lineage just fine.After that small matter was settled, he informed me that I must uphold his secret or risk spending the rest of my life in some magical prison. I agreed, not knowing it would turn into a full-time job of covering his tracks and fibbing our way out of some pretty tight spots.When my boss at the local coffee shop turns up dead as a dormouse, things go from challenging to practically impossible… especially since all my coworkers seem to think I’m to blame.Here’s hoping my witchy cat can charm our way out of this one, because right now it looks like I’m cursed if I do and charged with murder if I don’t. Yikes!

Menacing texts lead to murder in an English village, in this unmissable, witty mystery by the Dagger Award–nominated author of A Most Unusual Demise. May Morrigan is in her bookshop one morning when she—and everyone else in the shop—receives an anonymous text. It contains a reference to a Shakespeare quotation—and seems to be aimed at the vicar and his partner, Juan. The next morning, one of them is dead. Meanwhile, May’s elderly mother, Minty, is staying with her, her old friend Fletcher, and her two dogs. To her dismay, Minty is quite preoccupied with death herself lately. She also keeps reminiscing about her past in ways that make May wonder what secrets she’s hiding. As disturbing texts continue to arrive, the Blackheath residents are threatened with further revelations and titillations. Then Fletcher becomes the focus of the tormenting texter . . . and barely escapes an attempt on his life. It’s time for May to send a strong message—and block this killer permanently . . .

A determined sleuth.And a terrible crime.London 1920. Veronica Vale is content with her obituary writing, parties with friends, and walks with her rescue dog, Benji.But when a shocking killing occurs at the Winter Garden Theatre and Veronica knows the victim, she finds herself doing more than writing about the death. She’s investigating whodunnit and why.Veronica enlists her best friend Ruby Smythe, and her street-smart dog, Benji, to figure out what happened and get justice for the victim.Can our headstrong, clever, amateur sleuth catch the killer before the police? And what secrets will she uncover when she does?***If you love witty dialogue, 1920s British historical glamour, intrigue, and a fast-paced mystery, you’ll adore Kitty Kildare’s unputdownable whodunnits.

A cozy mystery with a touch of Irish charm, where family ties and old grudges collide in a tangled web of murder and suspicion.After a failed marriage in the US, Molly McGuire heads back to her hometown in Ireland to reconnect with her family. But her pleasant homecoming is spoiled by the appearance of her childhood nemesis Margery Denton, who is now dating her brother, Dillon. Things take a dark turn when Margery is found murdered, and both Molly and Dillon are suspected of the heinous crime. Despite sexy Detective Liam Fitzgerald's warnings to stay out of the investigation, Molly steps up her game and unleashes her inner Miss Marple to find the real killer. Can she find the culprit before the wrong person gets arrested?**REEDITED 2024**