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She's trying to report on the facts, but someone is framing her for murder.A local nectarine orchard burning to the ground is front page news, and as the only reporter for the Tri-Town Times, Tilly Donner is determined to uncover the facts and find out who started the...

Her beautiful face is caught in the final moment of death, lips slightly parted where the last breath escaped. Her unseeing blue eyes are wide and fearful. A few flecks of sand, sparkling in the morning light, cling to her long, dark lashes. A GRIPPING SERIAL KILLER...

Not every missing person is meant to be found…When troubled nurse Alina vanishes one night, it’s assumed she ran away from her violent husband. Until disgraced ex-teacher Emily Swanson moves into the couple’s former home.Emily’s life is in ruins and she’s meant to be...

Paul Worthington just confessed to a murder that never happened. Magdalene Lynton died forty years ago: a vivacious teenager who fell victim to a grotesque, accidental drowning. The coroner's office issued a verdict of death by misadventure and filed her case. The...

A BRITISH COZY TO DIE FOR  With just a hint of the paranormal…Kate Benedict at first seems a delightfully by-the-book cozy female lead: a successful architect at an elegant firm in rainy London with a penchant for sleuthing, even if it means landing her smack dab in...

Hannah Swensen’s getting married—but first she has to solve the murder of a notorious celebrity chef—in this entry in the New York Times-bestselling series.   Folks in Lake Eden, Minnesota, may have had their doubts, but at long last, Hannah Swensen is getting...

TWO funny Mina Kitchen mysteries for the price of ONE? BOGO!COZY COMEDY MYSTERIES X 2! WITH 5-STAR REVIEWS! PERFECTLY PICKLED and JUICY JERSEY! If you're looking for funny novels for women, packed with humor, chatty animals (in the guise of pets) -- and recipes --...

“A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go.”--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense.Keri Locke, Missing Persons...

"A shot in the dark, right in the gut, that’s what Carstens is good at. The Key to Justice is full of twists and turns as the Twin Cities live in terror of a violent stalker. Carstens aims to be realistic about the law and its enforcers, and he hits it right ... The...

She said yes! And now, she's dead.Reporter Ali Loukas has her sights set on advancing from radio newscaster to TV correspondent, so when Senator Maxwell's supermodel fiancee turns up dead, she seizes the opportunity to solve the murder, scoop her competitors, and move...

Detective Dent Miller hunts killers on the rain-soaked streets of Portland.Now they are hunting him.Miller believes he's trying to solve yet another murder case, but he soon stumbles on a shocking secret. Framed for trying to kill his partner, Dent Miller is a man in...

Welcome to Hemlock Cove, where the town is magically rebranded -- but real witches aren't necessarily welcome.That makes things hard for the Winchester witches -- including local newspaper reporter, Bay. She's got a persnickety family -- wait until you met Aunt Tillie...

In Book One of this cozy mystery series, a morose parrot with a reputation for biting sums up Brookside Retirement Community for reluctant resident, Josephine Bartlett. But when Brookside turns out to be a setting for art theft, dodgy dealings, and naked poker it...

Twenty million in diamonds missing.Kate Sawyer, a cop in witness protection, holds the key.If she could only remember.Early-onset Alzheimer's clouds the past. Stem cell therapy is working to clear it.But time is running out for Kate.One night she finds a dead man in...

A Perfectly Proper Murder.When Maddie Kosloski’s career flatlines, she retreats to her wine country hometown for solace and cheap rent. Railroaded into managing the local paranormal museum, she’s certain the rumors of its haunting are greatly exaggerated. But then a...

A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery.On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor.Unfinished and water-damaged but still...

Shifter Lily Mason and her pit bull Smooshie are once again on the trail of a murderer and this time close to home!Sometimes, trying to be part of the human world can be a real killer. . . Cougar-shifter Lily Mason is ready to put down roots in the human town of...

A New York Times Best Mystery of the Year: A hard-drinking detective deals with double murder and an elusive vigilante. After much tragedy and violence, Jack Taylor has at long last landed at contentment. Of course, he still knocks back too much Jameson and dabbles in...

Harriet Abel never shows up for her appointment. Irritating as hell? Sure. It's hard enough to work as a private investigator without potential clients standing you up. Of course, it's difficult to show up when you're dead. A revered community figure in the Oregon...

A crime thriller like no other you have read before! Get inside the head of a serial killer, follow in his footsteps, and then help stop him before he kills again! Fast paced, exciting, and forcing you to turn the pages into the small hours of the night. You won’t be...

"Romance, a lovable bunch of eccentrics, and a collection of recipes with murder most foul."--Kirkus"Scrumptious... Fans of culinary cozies will have fun." --Publishers Weekly"A sweet Southern mystery with a delightful plot and quirky characters who quickly make you...

One murdered entrepreneur, and everyone’s a suspect. “Outstanding plot, unique twists and turns, and the writing style is superb…I highly recommend for crime and mystery fans.” —Nancy Silk, Book Reviewer Detective Madison Knight should have ignored her phone when it...

Winner of the 1991 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel and the FIRST mystery in the highly acclaimed Skip Langdon series, New Orleans Mourning falls deliciously between the psychological suspense of Laura Lippman and the delicate drama of Tennessee Williams."Smith is...

How would you prove you weren’t dead?Jane Smith has been running from danger her whole life. That danger followed her everywhere, leaving a trail of death in its wake. When the mummified bodies of six girls are discovered in the wetlands of Los Angeles, Jane is...

A terrible power struggle threatens the very core of Britain…In 1376, the Black Prince dies of a terrible sickness, closely followed by his father, King Edward III. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy, and the great nobles gather like hungry wolves...

PENANCE is the first book in a series of crime novels featuring retired Boston homicide detective John Gilfillan. This story is about the race to find Lori Doyle. Ten years ago, Lori, as a teenager, witnessed a killing. Today, she has established a new life for...

Magic, murder, and mayhem at a high-society house party.Recovering from a recent supernatural attack, twentysomething witch Alma has sworn off violence to devote herself to the old ways of magic—without hurting anyone. But soon she’s drawn out of her cozy bungalow in...

Stefan Kronos is an artist with psychic gifts who acts as a law enforcement consultant. He heads a community of psychics, seeking out others like him in order to assist these misunderstood souls toward a better understanding of their unique talents, learning to deal...

"This mystery will sink its fangs into your funny bone and drag you along by a leash of laughter." -- Denise Swanson, New York Times Bestselling AuthorOut of work and down on her luck, Lucie Rizzo is forced to do the one thing she's long avoided—come home to her...

Stephen Attebrook, a crippled knight facing poverty and ruin, seems condemned to a quiet life when he takes a position as deputy coroner in the small medieval town of Ludlow. But instead, he plunges into a web of murder, espionage and intrigue.A death Attebrook rules...

“The Sixth Sense” meets “Seven” in this chilling paranormal murder mystery.BOOK ONE of the international bestselling Detective Deans Trilogy.This detective's best lead could be a voice from beyond the grave...Bath, England. As Detective Andrew Deans struggles to be...

In 1942, no one had heard of a female shamus - not even in New York City -- until now. Meet Percy Cole, a newly inaugurated private investigator with a penchant for Marlene Dietrich suits, pistachio nuts, and men’s fedoras. Halloween finds her backstage, during the...

Detective Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is the most idle and avaricious hero in all of crime fiction. Why should he even be bothered to solve the case?One February evening in northern England, a young woman is shot in the head and left in a coma. Eight months later...