Murder in a Cape Cottage
‘Tis the day after Christmas, following a wicked-busy time of year for Mac’s bike shop. It’s just as well her Cozy Capers Book Group’s new pick is a nerve-soothing coloring …
Category: Mystery
The mystery genre is a type of fiction in which a detective, or other professional, solves a crime or series of crimes.
Murder in the Library
Julia Bird had imagined the quiet village life in the Cotswold would be soothing after years in the city, but she finds she can’t just sit still. Determined to throw …
Dewey Decimated
Carrie Singleton is just off a hot string of murder cases centered around the spooky local library in Clover Ridge, Connecticut. She could really use a break from murder and …
Steeped to Death
Phoebe Winchester’s beloved aunt Eudora has a taste for adventure and a knack for making magical tea. It’s even rumored that she just might be a witch. So when Eudora …
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
When Maddy Montgomery’s groom is a no-show to their live stream wedding, it’s a disaster that no amount of filtering can fix. But a surprise inheritance offers a chance to …
A Colorful Scheme
Coloring book creator and Washington, DC, bookstore manager Florrie Fox is attending the wedding of her wealthy boss and a famous romance author, who are taking their vows, for the …
Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold
Charlene has hired a van to ferry her B&B guests to an all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage dinner hosted by Salem’s Irish community at the Ancient Order of Hibernians club, …
Peanut Butter Panic
Thanksgiving is Bailey King’s busiest holiday weekend. This year promises to be even more hectic since Bailey’s candy shop, Swissmen Sweets, is providing peanut desserts and more for Harvest, Ohio’s …
A Dish to Die For
Peace and quiet are hard to find in bustling Key West, so Hayley Snow, a food critic for Key Zest magazine, is taking the afternoon off for a tranquil lunch …
In Too Steep
It seemed like a simple case: the murder of Lewis Trenton, a beachcomber who lived alone in a cabin in the Oregon hills. But the newspaper article piques the interest …
A Dark and Stormy Tea
It was a dark and stormy night, but that was the least of Theodosia Browning’s troubles. As she approaches St. Philips Graveyard, Theodosia sees two figures locked in a strange …
Death of an Ice Cream Scooper
Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell doesn’t know what to believe when Lydia Partridge, the put-together owner of gourmet Bar Harbor Ice Cream, suddenly reveals fears that her husband may …
Murder Spills the Tea
The country’s hottest TV cooking show is coming to Cape Cod. And against her better judgment, Lily Roberts is entering America Bakes! With her charming tearoom, Tea by the Sea! …
Murder at the Blueberry Festival
After a career on Wall Street, Lindsey is making a different kind of dough in a pretty lakeside village. The upcoming blueberry festival, including the pie-eating contest her bakery is …
Witch and Famous
Josie and all of Wilfred is buzzing with excitement. A-list movie star Daphne Morris has chosen to interview Roz, assistant librarian and novelist, for her book club. But when the …
Death By Beach Read
It’s spring in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Lucy and Connor have moved into their new family home, a historic cottage on Nags Head Beach. The house needs …
A Catered Doggie Wedding
At A Little Taste of Heaven, Bernie and Libby Simmons cater all sorts of affairs, from book clubs to bridal showers and everything in between. So when their counterman, Googie, …
A Fatal Booking
Booklover Charlotte is delighted to welcome an eclectic group of guests to Chapters B&B for a book club retreat focused on fairy tales, classic children’s literature, and jewelry created by …
A Poisonous Page
It’s summer festival time in Confection, Oregon, and that means a barrage of tourists making cash registers ring at Sweet Fiction Bookshop. But what should be bookseller Lexi’s most lucrative …
Muddled Through
When Julia spots police cars in front of Lupine Design, she races over. Her sister Livvie works there as a potter. Livvie is unharmed but surrounded by smashed-up pottery. The …
Tuesday Night Survivor’s Club
Two things got Rarity Cole through her breast cancer treatments: friends and books. Now cancer-free, Rarity is devoting her life to helping others find their way through the maze to …
A Dismal Harvest
Witty and down-to-earth Claudia Simcoe is sure that the gourmet harvest dinner being held at her artisan marketplace will wipe away any memories of the unpleasantness of last summer. Not …
