cozy mystery

Lacey Fitzpatrick is an ex-LAPD detective with an axe to grind. Tainted by the betrayal of her drug-dealing cop boyfriend, she’s on a quest to prove to herself—and the world—that she’s still a competent crime-fighter. In order to do that, she teams up with Sam Firecloud, a half-Navajo man who communicates with ghosts. With his talent and her research, they tackle troubling unsolved crimes, but their latest case is the toughest. They have to solve a murder—where no record of a murder even exists.

Zoe Wilder is a reporter for the local newspaper, The Spencer’s Ridge Gazette, in Winston County, Texas. She also writes cozy mysteries. Perhaps that’s why she sees a crime where there may not be one. Members of the local Winston County Sheriff’s Department view her as a pretty kook and don’t take her seriously. When she finds her friend Margo Kingsley dead, she is certain Margo was murdered and Margo’s housekeeper agrees. The investigating officer doesn’t believe her, and the death is ruled an accident due to a fall while inebriated.

Two botany professors with secrets to hide. A flower expert with something to prove. A dead body. Or two. Or three! Welcome to the Shellesby College greenhouse—where there’s always something dangerous blooming!

A powerful new cozy mystery series from award-winning and bestselling author Krista Lockheart. Join greenhouse expert Heather Moore and her sassy chihuahua as they uncover something unexpected in her new estate garden in this buzz-worthy fresh novel. There’s something growing in the garden . . . and it’s not a flower. A mystery is growing in the garden!

If you've got a problem, Charlie Kingsley probably has a tea that’ll help make it right. EXCEPT when it comes to love. She does NOT do love potions. Not even for Courtney, her pregnant new client who showed up three weeks before Christmas seeking a love potion because her husband was cheating on her. So, Courtney asked about poison, instead. She said she was joking. That's what happens between wives and husbands. They get angry and talk about killing each other. They don't really mean it.

A corporation is seizing land by eminent domain. Syd Cranzler threatens a court battle. Then Syd is found dead. The police call it suicide. Case closed. But Father Frank doesn't believe it’s suicide. The more clues he uncovers, the more danger he faces. Can he find the real killer before he becomes a victim?

Churches are burning and a man is murdered. Father Frank DeLuca is thrust into an impossible dilemma when he learns another church will be burned. But the information comes to him via the confessional, and church law forbids him telling anyone—even the police. He doesn’t know which church, when, or by whom. Still, he can’t sit idly by, and no law prevents him looking into the matter himself. His investigation leads him dangerously close to the local drug scene and he soon discovers the danger has come to him. Can he save his own church? Can he save his own life?

At dead of night, Tempest is conjured by witches Senara and Perran. Later that day, he makes his grand entrance to meet Amanda Cadabra. In the hours between, what was the magical familiar-to-be up to? This short story introduces the notorious Tempest, the quaint English village of Sunken Madley, Granny, Grandpa, a new flame, a damsel in distress, rescue, pursuits, and just desserts amidst a wedding reception. All culminating in the momentous ​first sight of ...

The British cozy paranormal mystery series by Holly Bell. Set in the village of Sunken Madley. Covert witch and asthmatic furniture restorer Amanda and her grumpy cat Tempest encounter a body and ghosts that lead to a past of spies, bombs plots, and generally dastardly deeds. Book 2.

Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth by Holly Bell. In Kindle, paperback and large print. First in the British cozy paranormal mystery series by Holly Bell. Set in the village of Sunken Madley. Featuring grumpy cat, Tempest, reincarnated familiar to Amanda, covert witch and asthmatic furniture restorer. Her remarkably unpleasant family went over a Cornish cliff when she was three, and now the personable but persistent Inspector Trelawney is intent on digging up the past.

This story doesn't have just one murder; it has TWO murders...Once again, Anna charms readers with her witty and candid commentary. This was definitely a juicier case than the last one. - Sandra's Book Reviews In this second installment of The Anna Romano Mystery Series, Anna gets herself into a mess that lands her in hot water with the prime suspect and her new Bo, Detective John Solace.

Anna Romano is a middle-aged, Italian woman who is also a successful published author, a cat-mama, and an excellent cook with a hankering for Italian cuisine. She lives by herself in her quaint house, in a quiet community, with a white picket fence in Central New Jersey. When she is not writing her next book or hosting book-signing events with her publicist, she is cleaning litter boxes and baking Cannolis…but never at the same time, of course!

n "The Paradise Table," A Kate Grace Mystery and Spencer's follow-up novel to her award-winning "Lady in the Window," a year after the tragic loss of her beloved mother, freelance lifestyle writer Kate Grace's life seems to be turning around when she marries her soul mate, Dr. Kai Stevens, in paradise: Hanalei Bay, Kauai. But when a violent act shatters the quiet serenity of her new life, a shocking series of events are set in motion that lead to the confrontation of a devastating, decades-held secret.

Two sisters, strangers on a train, and a mystery to solve ...

Adina can’t resist snooping when someone she knows turns up dead. Again. When a colleague at a prestigious think tank meets a violent death, Adina’s not convinced any of the obvious suspects disliked him enough to want him dead. Can the young research assistant, her quirky neighbor, and a lovable rescue pup help the police put together the pieces of the puzzle?

A rival suitor and a deadly attack are enough to put a damper on any date.

Good friends, wine and conversation... Great fun - until somebody turns up dead.