Winner of The Gilpin Hotel Prize for Fiction 2023Eyes down to find a killer who’s playing to win…An irresistible slice of murder and mystery – there’s a killer on the loose in the Lake District, and the members of the Penrith Bingo Club have decided they’re the ones to catch the culprit…Jason Brazel is an out of work journalist who lives in Penrith with his family and mother-in-law, Amita. She knows everyone and everything that’s going on in this corner of the Lakes.So when it’s discovered that Madeline Frobisher, one of Amita’s fellow regulars at the bingo club has died, found by the postman outside her crumbling country home close to Ullswater Lake, she senses immediately this is no accident. The trouble is, no one else seems to take her suspicions seriously.That is, until she enlists the help of her friends at the Penrith Bingo Club. Dismissed by many as eccentric, over the hill or out of touch, it turns out that it’s unlucky for some that these amateur sleuths are on the case…

An Amish sweets contest is interrupted when a bitter rivalry turns deadly in this cozy mystery by the Agatha Award-winning author of Criminally Cocoa. Harvest, Ohio, is a long way from New York City, where Bailey King left a coveted job as a chocolatier to take over Swissmen Sweets, her grandparents’ Amish candy shop. She wants to honor her grandfather’s memory, but she may be biting off more than she can chew when she enters the annual Amish Confectionery Competition. Between cooking up lavender blueberry fudge and chocolate cherry ganache truffles, Bailey’s search for a missing pot-bellied pig leads her to a dead body.   Josephine Weaver, an Amish candy maker who wanted Bailey disqualified for being an Englischer, died from a licorice allergy. Now Bailey finds herself topping the list of murder suspects, along with Josephine’s niece, a young woman going through her rumspringa. Now it falls to Bailey, who’s sweet on the local sheriff’s deputy, to clear both their names and catch a killer with a cast-iron stomach for cold-blooded murder…  Recipe Included!

Life is finally good for reluctant family law attorney James Quinn.Her father may get his visa soon, her boyfriend is the bomb, and her law practice is growing like crazy. But when she agrees to take on a high-profile divorce case, everything falls apart.What looked like an opportunity to work with her friend Grace and make some serious bucks has turned into a deadly game, one that could destroy their friendship and tear their town apart. Why couldn't Jamie just leave well enough alone?Winner, Chanticleer Murder & Mayhem Mystery Novel Competition

One sleepy seaside town. Three old friends, who love a natter and a cuppa. A killer who’s anything but vanilla.It’s the end of a long day at the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop. Fiona, Daisy and Partial Sue, the three retired ladies who volunteer there, are ready to lock up for the night.The chippie is beckoning. But supper will have to wait.The ladies watch aghast as a clapped-out ice-cream van lurches up to their door. With Daisy’s daughter Bella behind the wheel!Newly divorced Bella has only just gotten rid of her rotten husband. Now she’s bought herself a van — and a whole world of trouble. Because this is a van with a history.Its freezer may be stocked with sweet treats today, but it once held something much more sinister. The dead body of its former owner!The culprit, known only as the Vanilla Killer, melted away without a trace.When Bella starts receiving poison pen letters, the ladies can’t help but worry. What if their beloved Bella’s next?There’s only one thing for it, the ladies agree over a steaming pot of tea.They need to track down the Vanilla Killer — before anyone else dies . . .Fans of Richard Osman, Robert Thorogood, Janice Hallett, Simon Brett, Ian Moore and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett will adore this exciting new talent in cozy crime.Readers ADORE the Charity Shop Detective Mysteries:‘Witty and knowing.’ Simon Brett, bestselling author????? ‘A lovely British mystery, perfect for fans of the Thursday Murder Club.’ Lisa S.????? ‘A fun storyline filled with red herrings and creativity . . . Five stars.’ Sara????? ‘Keeps the reader guessing right until the very end.’ A reader in the UK????? ‘Another fantastic visit to the Charity Shop Detectives . . . looking forward to the next adventure with the ladies.’ Gill‘Another highly enjoyable read! The characters are strong and well developed. Great plot. And a dog show! Love it!’ Renee????? ‘Definitely a good read for anyone who loves these cozy mysteries with a little fun mixed in.’ DeniceTHE CHARITY SHOP DETECTIVESLevel-headed Fiona has found a quiet sanctuary volunteering at the local charity shop, Dogs Need Nice Homes. A charity shop that raises money for dogs in need of nice homes. And she’s found firm friendship with the strong-willed Partial Sue (she’s ever so partial to a cup of tea) and the kindly and surprisingly tech-savvy Daisy. Together, these ladies, with Simon Le Bon, Fiona’s scruffy-haired terrier cross, investigate murders as the Charity Shop Detective Agency.THE SETTINGThe lovely coastal town of Southbourne is, on paper, little more than a small suburb hemmed in by Bournemouth to the west and Christchurch to the north. But it’s home to the prettiest avenues lined with gorgeous Georgian homes which lead to a grass-topped cliff standing guard over a sweeping bay of blond sand, soft as Demerara sugar. Some say it’s also home to the best charity shops in the country. The ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency maintain that Dogs Need Nice Homes — though musty and more than a little cramped — is certainly number one. Well, they definitely solve the most crimes at least!

Laid off and laying low, I wasn’t looking for trouble—but trouble found me anyway.When stuntwoman Whitley Leland is banished to the mountain town of Arrow Springs to “keep an eye” on her spirited grandmother Bobbie, she’s counting the days until she can return to Los Angeles. But things take a sudden turn when Kit—the precocious rescue Chihuahua she's inherited—leads her to a neighbor sprawled at the bottom of her back steps.Bobbie, undeterred by her age and fueled by a passion for mystery-solving (and possibly sherry), believes something more sinister is afoot. With her neighbor hospitalized, another woman mysteriously missing, and whispers of strange “accidents” spreading through the town's ukulele-playing social circle, Whit finds herself roped into an investigation—whether she wants to be or not.Balancing sarcasm with survival instincts, Whit must navigate nosy neighbors, cozy conspiracies, and her own messy past if she hopes to solve the mystery... or at least keep her grandmother out of jail.Get your paws on the first book in the Last Call Crime Club mystery series today!

In World War II–era England, it seems a noblewoman may have come back from the dead   Anne Jocelyn and a friend were killed trying to escape the first German assault on France. Before leaving to join the war, it was up to Anne’s husband, Phillip, to bury her body for burial. That was three years ago—and now Anne has returned to England. Looking and talking exactly like Phillip’s wife, the woman insists he mistook her friend’s body for her own and buried it by mistake. After three years hiding from the Nazis, Anne has finally escaped and come back to him. Phillip doesn’t believe her, but as far as she’s concerned Anne Jocelyn’s riches are her own. Only the brilliant governess-turned-sleuth Miss Maud Silver will be able to divine the truth . . .