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Handywoman Barb Young has lived in the sleepy coastal town of Bullford Point for over fifty years - and frankly, in that time, not much has happened, unless you count that business where a bush turkey managed to board the ferry a couple of years ago. When Joe Griffiths returns from Sydney after six years of drug addiction, jail and, eventually, rehab, Barb offers him a job, hoping to help him turn his life around. However, when another new resident of Bullford Point is murdered, Joe becomes the prime suspect.

It's March 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama, but Maggie Baxter and her cousin Francis Pinkston are facing problems even bigger than the quarantine. While navigating her home health job, along with shutdowns, face masks, and toilet paper shortages, Maggie stumbles upon a dead man-snipped in the bud with his own set of monogrammed scissors!

Left with only a muddle-headed butler, a bossy cook/housekeeper, and a couple of energetic maids, Lady Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton has enough problems on her hands. Not only is she struggling to upkeep the sprawling Manor House and vast acres she inherited, she must also take care of her numerous tenants, while coping with the inconveniences and sacrifices of wartime England.

Army retiree Tessa Treslow is as excited as the other residents of New Oslo, Idaho, when the cast and crew of the TV show Picks with Ricks comes to town! Tessa and her Aunt Edna put their car restoration business on hold to let the celebrity antique hunters pick through their old garage, hoping the trash contains a treasure that will help fund their new business. But it turns out that the pickers come with TV cameras, likeable stars, a stressed-out producer—and a murderer!

The 12 Mysteries of Christmas: Starr Witness Because of circumstances beyond her control, Beth Starr’s life has become one big lie. She hates keeping secrets, especially from the handsome officer who attends her church, but telling the truth could put her in danger. Mason Montgomery feels drawn to Beth, even though she isn’t the easiest person to get to know. He feels she may have some interest in him, but her standoffishness has his police instincts on overdrive and he’s determined to find out what she’s hiding. THE 12 MYSTERIES OF CHRISTMAS series: • Book 1: IN THE NICK OF TIME ...

The 12 Mysteries of Christmas: In the Nick of Time Faith Tillerson loves her job as a school teacher but it doesn’t leave much opportunity to meet eligible bachelors—unless you count divorced fathers and perhaps a stalker. Nick Claussen knows he’s a workaholic but what’s a guy to do when murder doesn’t take a holiday? Hopefully they’ll be able to get through the holidays alive. THE 12 MYSTERIES OF CHRISTMAS series: • Book 1: IN THE NICK OF TIME by Susette Williams • Book 2: GABRIEL’S SECRET by Alexa Verde • Book 3: GUARDING CANDY KANE by V.B. Tenery • Book 4: MURDER: ...

Dorfkommissarin Mary wird jäh aus ihrem ruhigen Job gerissen, als eine Babyleiche aus dem Altwasser des Rhein-Main-Donaukanals geborgen wird. Als die Presse davon Wind bekommt, ist es vorbei mit der idyllischen Ruhe in der kleinen Gemeinde Essing im unteren Altmühltal. Außerdem brodelt die Gerüchteküche. Mary und ihr Partner Hauptwachtmeister Markus Bärnreuther, wegen seiner Leibesfülle und seiner Behäbigkeit von allen nur "Bär" genannt, merken bald, dass sie der Fall überfordert.

Life in the French Quarter is quiet—which is exactly how Ofeila Archer likes it. She's making plans for Christmas, trying not to fixate on the fact that her mother is picking up trash as part of her community service, and otherwise just lazing about. Then life takes a turn, as it so often does in New Orleans, and her mother calls with a problem. It seems she's found a body. Ofelia and her fiancé Zach Sully race to Bywater and are shocked to find that Ofelia knew the victim. She went to school with him, and at one time, he was close friends with her brother Felix.

Have you met Roxy Reinhardt? Roxy believed that life never gives you more than you can handle. But when she's fired from her wage-slave job, bullied by her co-workers, and her boyfriend abandons her, she decides she’s handled quite enough. Eager for a change of scene, Roxy heads off to New Orleans and embarks on an adventure that challenges and transforms her as she invests in a culture that is far and away different from anything she has experienced before.

With her squirrel familiar, Tansy, at her side, Robin determines to make the best of her unexpected position, but the Wildwood Coven isn't inclined to let the family's black sheep barge in and shake everything up. Even her grandmother's ghost and her cantankerous cat familiar have their own opinions on how things should be run, while her scheming aunt is less than thrilled at losing out to the family screw-up.

It’s nearly Christmas in the small English town of Little Wittering, and retired teacher Sally Smith is enjoying an afternoon in the hair salon. Until she sniffs out a corpse. With a body in the broom cupboard and a police-imposed lock-in until the culprit is caught, it doesn’t take long to deduce someone in the salon is a cold-blooded killer.

The wedding had been talked about for weeks. On the morning, a mysterious stranger asks Melody for directions, but she cannot see him at the wedding. Could he be the killer? If you love sweet mysteries and even sweeter French Bulldog puppies, you will love this book. Sheriff Alvin seems to have found his man. After all, the father of the bride confessed and handed in a knife. But things are not always what they seem in Port Warren. Local baker Melody Marshall is just as good at detective work as she is in the kitchen.

Melody Marshall can’t understand why her friends are fawning over the visit of the famous artist, Byron Elmsford. Sure, he’s good looking, talented, and rich, but he seems a bit sleazy to her. Flirting and working every woman he meets. When her friend Sam accuses the artist of stealing his work the town is shocked. It doesn’t help that Samm appears drunk and very angry. When Byron is found dead, there appears to be only one suspect. Only Melody and her Frenchie, Smudge don’t believe that Sam is guilty.

Santa is on his way and he’s bringing a sleigh load of deadly secrets and surprises. It’s Christmas in Honey Hollow, and Lottie finds herself in a recipe for disaster. A naughty elf with a penchant for loose women shows up, not to mention the long-lost relatives coming out of the woodwork—and Lottie, herself, is in store for the shock of a lifetime. The holiday season in Honey Hollow is more than just merry and bright—it’s downright deadly. Every book in the series can be enjoyed on its own, so pull up a chair and get ready for a holiday season filled with humor, mystery, and a ...

Can Katy McKenna Outsmart a Cranky, Cozy Mystery Writer? With her boyfriend in Los Angeles, nursing his dying ex, a heartbroken Katy finds comfort in blogging her woes and visiting her elderly neighbor, Nina. One day, Nina mentions that her niece, Donna, a mystery writer, will be staying for a few days. "I'm looking forward to her visit. I haven't seen her in years and have always thought of her as a daughter," Nina said optimistically. But after just two days, Nina is ready to pull the plug on the visit. "This visit can't end soon enough," she whispered to Katy. Apparently, even a mystery ...

’Tis normally the season to be jolly. But with someone trying to wreck the winter wonderland, can she dig up a suspect in a mistletoe mystery? Carter Cash can’t wait to experience her first small-town Christmas. And with the local billionaire suddenly announcing his engagement to a Hollywood celeb, there’ll be glitter aplenty atop the tree. But when the parade float warehouse is vandalized and the A-lister is blamed for a shocking theft, the eagle-eyed amateur sleuth fears the community is hiding a vengeful Grinch. As the attacks expand to include Claire's intimate wedding, she and ...

Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd trusted him...but never again. Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of ...

When Mackenzie Owens started a book club in the small Cornwall town she now calls home, it was meant to be something to bring the community together. But that's a hard ask when someone drops dead on day one. With a body in the bookstore, Mack's reputation is going from floating in the toilet bowl to swirling down into the depths of the sewer. If she doesn't get to the bottom of this, and fast, there's no crawling out of there like the hot version of a Ninja Turtle Mack always wanted to be.

Riley, an asexual retired fraud investigator, discovers three dead bodies; a father (Ned), his daughter (Millie) and gay son (Conner) who all live in a large mansion called Waverly Place. Their deaths may have been caused by a pandemic, but there is also a suspect -- the gay caregiver (Asher) hired to take care of Ned and Waverly Place. During the novel, Asher forms a sexual relationship with both Millie and Conner.

Zoe Hunter loves living on the edge. Free-spirited and spontaneous, she’s built a life stringing together various freelance gigs that keep her bank account barely in the black. But when her ex, Jack, goes missing along with several million dollars from his business and the FBI zeros in on her as a person of interest, Zoe’s life goes from delightfully unpredictable to downright frightening.