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If you like a cozy mystery that has… A fun, clean whodunit with twists and turns. Three generations of one family sleuthing together. Dog detectives sniffing out clues and bad guys. A small town with hidden secrets. A close-knit community coming together to solve crime. … then this is the short read book for you. Join our dynamic trio of ace sleuths – Retired police detective Maya Thompson, son Ethan an IT wiz, and granddaughter Lily an investigative reporter – as they team up with their smart canine companions – Digger the wise dachshund, Dash the kind-hearted beagle and Daisy ...

Chase Connor had left the hustle and bustle of the California scene for a quiet place in Montana. He purchased a bookstore thinking that this would provide him with the peace and quiet that he had wanted. That all changed when he opened a historical book and found a map sewn into the back cover. Not sure what it all means, he and others try to solve a mystery that has haunted the Mountain Ridge community for the past year. What they find will shock the small Montana community to its core.

Pirates, sunken treasure, an amorous seal, and oh yeah, … a dead body ... just another day in Jersey. When Carly Marino found a previously undiscovered shipwreck off the Jersey Shore, she thought donating any artifacts to the struggling museum where she works would be a good deed. But a dead body on the beach, and an attack by pirates who kidnap her best friend Verity and leave Carly for dead, turn her world upside down. A sexy stranger and a surly detective complicate matters, which soon turn desperate as time is running out to find Verity and uncover the killer! This book is a prequel ...

A strange spontaneous power, nefarious poachers, deep selkie family issues, a dark magick unfolding and, as if all that weren’t enough – a dead ex-girlfriend… turmoil in the Tropics! The shipwreck exhibit at the museum is complete and the gala to celebrate the grand opening is coming. Carly Marino should be riding high, but all is not quite well. She’s been sensing her new boyfriend, Leo Delmar, is troubled. He drops the bombshell that he may have to travel home to the Bahamas to help his family sort out a problem they’ve been having with poachers using black magick to trap and ...

A mysterious song about a witchy lawsuit, a series of accidents stalking a local rock band, and a long-lost ship’s manifest with ties to an ancient evil talisman. Gotta love New Jersey! Carly and Leo go home to Asbury Park, New Jersey for Christmas, only to be surprised by a visit from Verity, Ethan, and everyone’s favorite feline, Nicodemus! Together, they begin a search for any descendants of the shipwreck's survivors. Leo’s selkie house-sitter, Paul, asks their help for a local garage-grunge band who have been receiving threats over a song about a woman suing the man who had ...

I find trouble more than I find stray animals. Charlotte Chance, aka Charlie, runs a pet rescue storefront in the idyllic mountain town of Ashwood, WV. With her psychic abilities that she's been hiding since grade school, Charlie becomes the prime suspect when her vision of a murder comes true. Snarky Charlie refuses to let the handsome new town Sheriff think badly of her and decides to solve the crime herself. As they investigate the murder of the unlikable Drake Collins, suspects include his estranged wife, a teenage cheerleader, and a Pittsburgh partner in crime. So sit back, relax, and ...

A warm June afternoon in King’s Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive. At the Nelson Police Station, Inspector Darling and Sergeant Ames, following up on a report of a nighttime heist at the local jeweler’s, discover the jeweler himself dead in his office, apparently bludgeoned, and a live wire hanging off the back of the building.

It’s been over three years since Sienna’s fresh start in her new hometown in Middle Tennessee. Today she finds herself at the most charming wedding venue in Columbia, for the unexpected wedding of…. When her dearest friend Aurelia Simpson seeks Sienna’s help when her nephew Riley is accused of attempted murder, the strangest of circumstances unfold. The next brief lull in Sienna’s amateur’s sleuthing is interrupted by a notorious copycat killer making his way to her cozy hometown. Perhaps the biggest surprise is the impact of what’s unearthed while Sienna is staying in a villa...

Laurel Benson is a loyal and dedicated nurse. She may be petite, but she’ll take on anyone who threatens her patients’ safety and well-being. That feisty protectiveness creates problems when a hit and run victim lands in the ER and Police Detective Cade Resnick arrives to investigate. There’s no denying the sparks between these two, but their professions put them at odds. As Cade zeroes in on his suspect, Laurel won’t make it easy for him, not while the suspect is under her care. More than once, these two clash when Cade’s quest for justice collides with Laurel’s concern for her...

What if you lived in a small town, lose your job, and don't see other employment options nearby? That was Melanie Perkins' predicament when grouchy news publisher Hal Morris fired her because she took too many photos of flowers when she was supposed to concentrate on the story at hand. She lands work as a landscaper, but there's an ugly surprise her first day at the new job. At first no one thinks Melanie could be a killer. But when her hoe turns up in the same mulch pile as a body, the local sheriff isn't so sure. Mel’s initially willing to let law enforcement clear her name, but the hoe...

In The Secrets of the Tainted Trough, imagine waking up from a nap to see a donkey and a horse peering through the screen door, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what? Sally, an energetic 87-year-old woman, faces this exact dilemma. Intrigued by the animals, she decides to investigate why they keep returning to her property. What she discovers shocks her to the core - their water trough is contaminated with a body. But whose body is it? And how did it end up in the water trough?

"Questa è dunque la nostra storia, molti la chiamerebbero una storia d’amore”. Acca è un bambino di 10 anni, molto intelligente e con grande senso dell’umorismo, ed è la spiritosa voce narrante di questa storia, una storia diversamente gialla. Il rapporto con suo padre è inesistente, ma con Marta, la sua mamma, vive in tenera simbiosi: lei è l’unica persona con cui riesce a comunicare, attraverso un linguaggio che trova gesti e parole nell’empatia che li unisce. Perché Acca è cieco, muto e gravemente disabile, e Marta gli dedica ogni momento della sua vita.

Falling drunk into Stephen Hawking's wheelchair didn't seem to bother the 23-year-old Canadian. Considering he had already been tied naked to a roundabout and vomited into a vacuum cleaner, Antony was thinking his return to the UK was going quite well. But that all changed in the summer of 1993, when he visited his great-aunt, or what was left of her. Someone had wanted her dead, and whatever secrets she held, a brick to the head made sure she took them to her grave.

Bei dem Versuch, eine Explosion vorzuführen, kommen zwei junge Feuerwehrleute der Deggendorfer Feuerwache ums Leben. Ein Unfall, meinen Polizei, Gutachter und Staatsanwalt. Ein Mord, glaubt der Kommandant. Und bittet das rüstige Rentnerinnen-Trio Thekla, Hilde und Wally um Hilfe. Doch die Ermittlungsarbeit der drei Damen erweist sich als lebensgefährlich.

Lehrerin Rosalinde Reich freut sich auf den vorzeitigen Ruhestand. Endlich kann sie ihrer Leidenschaft als Landschaftsgärtnerin nachgehen. Ihr erster Auftrag führt sie auf ein herrschaftliches Anwesen bei Bonn. Als sie beim Umgraben auf Knochen stößt, ist ihr Auftraggeber überfragt, also ergreift Rosa die Initiative und stellt Recherchen an. Kurz darauf wird der Bürgermeister des Ortes ermordet, und bei Rosas Arbeit häufen sich die Unfälle. Offenbar gefällt nicht jedem, dass sie in der Vergangenheit gräbt.

Un nuovo enigma per Maria Viani, ex biologa con il pallino per le storie con delitto. Maria Viani coglie l’occasione di un lungo viaggio in macchina con il marito, per parlargli di un episodio accadutole negli anni Cinquanta, quando era una bambina e abitava nella piccola cittadina di Varazze. Racconta di un’anziana guaritrice che viene trovata morta nella sua cucina. Il fatto è liquidato dai carabinieri come incidente. Ma la piccola Maria non è convinta e, aiutata dal nonno, indaga. Riuscirà a scoprire cosa è successo veramente? E, ai giorni nostri, dove stanno andando Maria e suo marito?

A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village.

Caroline Blakely is certain of two things: She was happy with her life as a first grade school teacher, and she can never, ever return to it. After discovering a shocking truth about her father, the wealthy businessman at the helm of Blakely Oil, she’s on the run—a difficult feat given her father’s endless resources and connections. With the help of friends, Carly is able to secure a new identity, but her attempts to keep a low profile are blown to bits when she gets stuck in Drum, Tennessee.

Mackenzie Walker wasn't planning on using her college radio show to solve a decades-old murder, but when she receives an anonymous tip that the wrong man may have taken the fall, she can't resist digging deeper. It doesn't take long for Mackenzie to discover gaps in the official story. Several potential witnesses conveniently disappeared soon after the murder. The victim, a glamorous heiress and founder of a Kentucky horse-racing dynasty, left behind plenty of enemies. And the cops don't seem particularly interested in discussing any of it.

Two decades of unanswered questions. One woman determined to find the truth. Maddie Baker has spent nearly twenty years haunted by her mother's murder—a case shrouded in mystery and buried in a grave of police negligence. When Noah Langley, the new detective on the force, claimed to have solved the crime, Maddie believed she could finally close this agonizing chapter in her life. But Noah got it wrong. A chance meeting with the original detective reignites Maddie’s quest for justice. Fueled with new determination, Maddie vows to uncover the truth herself, no matter the cost. Noah vows to help.