'Such a delightful cozy mystery! The charming setting, lovable characters, and clever whodunit made this an absolute joy to read' Reader review ?????'Such a good story, I couldn't put it down' Reader review ????? Sacré bleu! As the local village market is in full swing, get ready to stock up on the best products the south of France has to offer, from mouth-watering pastries, to fragrant lavender soap, and second-hand books ... and another mystery for amateur sleuth Zoe Pascal to solve! The delightful town of Sainte-Catherine, nestled in the heart of Provence, is preparing for the May bank holiday. The cobbled village square will be packed with stalls of the French market, selling wines, cheese, and other local products. Zoe Pascal, who runs the bookshop, is ready for a busy weekend recommending books to tourists and locals alike. But the festivities have barely begun before Zoe and her loyal companion, Russell the dog, discover a body in an abandoned house behind her bookshop. The police are quick to decide that they're investigating a murder. And as they're unable to identify the body, they recruit Zoe to help solve the case. Is there a killer lurking in the bustling streets of Sainte-Catherine? Who in the village is hiding something? It's up to Zoe to find out, before time runs out...Don't miss The French Market Murder, another utterly delightful and cozy murder mystery novel, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and T.A. Williams.Readers love The French Village Mystery series: 'A delightful, original and cleverly plotted murder mystery with a rich sense of place that made me feel I had been transported to the quaint charm of Southern France' A.A. Chaudhuri 'A delight from start to finish' Reader review ????? 'A murder mystery that is heartwarming, cosy and delightfully bookish' Jamie West 'With memorable characters and a rich sense of place, this book is perfect for fans of cosy whodunits' Reader review ????? 'Combines the charm of a Provençal setting with a cleverly plotted puzzle that will keep readers guessing until the final page' Tim Stretton 'Utterly enjoyable' Reader review ????? 'Colourful characters, a beautifully drawn location and a mystery within a mystery make this an eminently satisfying cosy' Neil Daws

Liz returns to the family farm, done with her summer internship and ready to take it easy and focus on her horse, Comet, during the last lazy week before her final year of college. But her dad, Harry, while visiting a neighbor at the back of a dead-end road, stumbles across a corpse, another murder. The victim was a hated local, and there is no shortage of suspects. Harry and Liz are pulled onto the case when the police arrest Harry’s hired hand, ignoring the troubled teenager’s iron-clad alibi. To Liz’s dismay, the pair are soon investigating most of their own friends and neighbors. It seems everyone had a motive, and why were so many of them on that lonely, dead-end road at just the wrong time? With the police convinced that they “have their man”, it’s up to Harry and Liz to weave their way through the means and motives, and track down the true culprit.

The living, the dead, and the mysteries that bind them together—Erin Baily never expected to find herself caught between all three.When a simple act of kindness leaves Erin with an unlikely inheritance—a rambling old house in picturesque Franklin, Tennessee—she figures the hardest part will be small-town adjustment. She's wrong. A close brush with death left her with a gift she never asked for: she can talk to cats. And the mysterious cat now stalking the halls of her new home has plenty to say, mostly about Alice.Alice is the ghost who's been haunting the house since her murder went unsolved. She wants justice. Erin wants answers and maybe a quiet life in her charming new town, if Franklin will let her have one.A talking cat. A ghost with unfinished business. A detective who might be more than a distraction. Foul Play in Franklin is a cozy paranormal mystery for readers who love their whodunits with a side of humor, heart, and Southern charm plus a little something supernatural simmering underneath. It's the first book in the Erin Bailey in Franklin Paranormal Mystery series.Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with animal companions, gentle ghost stories, and small towns where everyone has a secret.

The Deacon of an English Midlands village turns to sleuthing when a killer leaves a victim behind her husband's pharmacy in this cozy mystery.As a Deacon at St. Lawrence parish Katerina Rowe enjoys a quiet life in the village of Eyam. But everything changes when she discovers the body of a man and a badly beaten woman in the alleyway behind her husband's pharmacy. Kat is immediately drawn to Beth, the young woman she saved. But in order to keep her safe, Kat finds herself embroiled in a baffling mystery.When Beth's house is set on fire, Kat offers the young woman sanctuary in her home. Soon the pair begin investigating the murder, with some help from Beth's feisty grandmother, Doris. Neither the police, nor Kat's husband, want Kat and Beth looking into their affairs. But as they keep digging, the pair of sleuths discover what kind of nightmares reside in their sleepy village . . .

Small town. Big crime. One former true-crime podcaster who can’t resist a mystery.Parker Hayes came to Magnolia Grove for a fresh start and a quieter life with her new cafe, Catch You Latte. But when a high-society gala at the Beauregard Mansion ends in murder and the priceless Magnolia Rose necklace vanishes, Parker is pulled into a scandal the whole town can’t stop talking about.With her cafe still under construction and suspects hiding behind polished smiles, Parker will have to sift through lies, gossip and scandal to catch a killer before her fresh start is over before it begins.It all starts with A Shot of Scandal, the first book in the Cafe Crimes Cozy Mystery series, filled with humor, coffee shop charm, small-town secrets and a satisfying whodunit.Perfect for fans of Cleo Coyle, Ellie Alexander and Tonya Kappes.All books in the series can be read as standalones.Welcome to Magnolia Grove, where the coffee is hot, the gossip is fresh and every visit feels a little like coming home.

When an unfashionably practical vicar’s daughter inherits a grand estate, she expects property disputes, not poisoned port...or a game of murderous intrigue in the genteel English countryside.Fresh from London’s nursing wards (and armed with nothing but a stiff upper lip, a startling lack of etiquette, and her fiery Jack Russell, Pip), Cecily arrives at her inherited Oxfordshire estate to discover that grand country houses are nothing like the vicarage back home—and infinitely more dangerous.Between Pip’s enthusiastic assaults on priceless antiques, Mrs Fotheringill’s steely housekeeper glare, and an Earl who keeps keeling over at the most inconvenient moments, Cecily must untangle a web of family secrets, vulture-like relatives, and suspicious villagers before she becomes the main course. With dinner guests dropping like flies—and one particularly imperious Persian cat—our intrepid novice hostess will need all her wartime grit (and a dash of divine providence) to clear her name… and keep her new home from becoming her last.Who poisoned Lord Oswald? Everyone—and we mean everyone—has a motive in this laugh-out-loud historical page-turner—but no one can fool Cecily or her terrier partner-in-detection!Bursting with English flair, razor-sharp humour, and more twists than a country lane, Murder at Ashcombe Hall is perfect for fans of witty whodunits, genteel suspense, and the golden glow of 1920s charm. Welcome to Little Codding—you’ll never want to leave (assuming you survive).