"A funny, smart mystery that respects life in the library... a can't miss read..." Amy Alessio, Librarian and Author"The only 'cozy' mystery you'll find from these authors, and it's a great one..." The authors“Library insiders will be entertained by issues of confidentiality, homeless patrons, and the other joys of public service while fans of mysteries will appreciate the diverse characters and witty dialogue. This quick read is a wonderful way to escape for an evening.” C...

“A funny, smart mystery that respects life in the library… a can’t miss read…”Amy Alessio, Librarian and AuthorBarbara Adams, head of the Windbrook Library in suburban Chicago, has died, apparently from a fall down the stairs of the library's basement. But when Julia Fairbanks, her closest friend's daughter starts to poke around, she finds troubling emails that indicate Barbara was not the victim of a heart attack, but a v...

From USA Today bestselling author Kelly Rey comes a laugh-out-loud mystery that is so funny it should be a crime…Jamie Winter loathes her job as a secretary in the sleaziest law firm in New Jersey. Trouble is, someone else loathes the whole firm—enough to kill one of the partners, the two-timing, eleven-fingered king of lowbrow television commercial spots, Dougie Digits. Now, Jamie is being strong-armed into investigating by Dougie's frosty widow, Hilary. The suspect list is long, ...

This is the eighth novel in the Pitkirtly Mystery series.Through a random combination of circumstances, Jock McLean and Amaryllis find themselves playing Santa Claus and his elf respectively at the Pitkirtly Christmas Market, a blatant attempt to lure tourists away from Edinburgh. Proceedings are interrupted by a murder on Pitkirtly Island (not really an island) and by the activities of a new organisation called FOOP.A sequence of events occurs which results not only in Chris...

Is Aunt Caroline's murder just an isolated incident or could it be part of a much larger web of crime and intrigue? The case spawns secrets of its own which threaten to separate Flora and Oliver almost as soon as they get engaged.Flora's wartime past still hasn't quite let go of her, but in this novel it becomes clear that there are dark secrets in Oliver Quest's family too. The action in this mystery/thriller ranges over the length and breadth of Britain and all the seasons of the ...

Summer's in full swing, and it's time once again for the Cumberland Creek County Fair Pie Competition. DeeAnn Fields just knows this is her year to finally win with her brilliant apple green chili pie. But after the judges take one bite and spit it back out, ordering DeeAnn to leave at once, she's baffled as to what went wrong. . .until she discovers someone sabotaged her pie.Banding together to find out who hated DeeAnn enough to ruin her chances of winning, the ladies of the Cumb...

Starting a small business is tough enough. Becoming prime suspect when a client is murdered is a killer…A move to small-town New England meant a new start for the McKenzie family. When Kate opened her organizing business and immediately gained a rich client, she thought everything was finally stacked in their favor.Until her client is found dead. Then the police take a hard look in her direction.Things only get worse when forensics evidence finds he...

Private investigator Ulysses F Donaghue has been invited by his lifelong friend, Dr Clothilde Blanche to a three day retreat at an ancient abbey in the village of St Pierre la Croix in the south of France. The abbey has been restored to its medieval glory by renowned Hollywood director, Thelonius Kapp who is attending the inaugural retreat with his young wife, the globally acclaimed pop singer, Salome.When Thelonius Kapp and his wife's beautician are found dead it is believed that t...

(First print-published by Five Star/Gale 2005)"The Flowers o' the Forest are a' wede awa'."Death in the Highlands. It came by claymore and cannon fire in 1745, when Bonnie Prince Charlie's men died at Culloden, and the last Stuart fled back to France, leaving his followers to death by noose and firing squad, and his gold hidden in the heather for others to find. After a thousand years of bloody history, death in the Highlands is nothing new. But it should not be happening n...

Nashville’s perkiest private eye—coffeehouse manager Juliet Langley—goes undercover in the party-planning industry to solve a suspicious death in this thrilling cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fardig.Inspired by her past sleuthing successes, Juliet Langley has officially joined the ranks of Nashville’s licensed private investigators. Her best friend, Pete Bennett, doesn’t worry that her detective work might interfere with her full-t...

From award-winning author Carolyn Haines comes Shorty Bones, a charming story starring feisty Southern belle and private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney.Sarah Booth just wants to help her fiancé recover from a leg wound in peace...until, that is, an ex-porn star declares that she's being stalked, and Sarah Booth suddenly finds herself in the midst of a wild case with no idea what to believe or whom to trust.

When life seems too good to be true—watch out.Mapleton Police chief Gordon Hepler thinks his troubles with the small-town politics are behind him. The town council has even awarded him a reserved parking place. But an early-morning summons from the new mayor has Gordon on alert.Instead of yet another budget dispute, the mayor announces an independent film company is making a movie in Mapleton. For the mayor, it means good press for Mapleton—and more importa...