Genres : Amateur Sleuth

In the tradition of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, our amateur sleuth, Josiah Reynolds, finds herself embroiled in yet another Southern murder mystery. This time it involves the disappearance of a good friend whose house burns down to the ground.Josiah Reynolds opens her front door to find her neighbor, Sandy Sloan, clutching her little dog, Georgie. “Hi Josiah. Sorry to bother you. Can you keep my dog for a couple of days while I check on my mother? She’s ill and...

BIMBOS, BUSTIERS, AND BOTOX! MURDER MOST FASHIONABLE…Author Elaine Viets kicks off this funny and fresh cozy series—about a woman on the run from her ex—with a rollicking tale of crime and vanity in the shadow world of wannabe molls. When unlikely sleuth Helen Hawthorne flees St. Louis, she fetches up in Fort Lauderdale, suddenly surrounded by the beautiful and the Botoxed.They all shop at the same place—Juliana's, the overpriced boutique where Helen works. And they're all looking for a wealthy...

Four Cozy Mysteries. Four Deadly Secrets. One Charming Town You'll Never Want to Leave. Welcome to Willowberry, where neighbors know your name, coffee is always brewing, flowers are always in bloom... and murder has an unfortunate habit of crashing every celebration. Join amateur sleuth Stella Ray as she uncovers long-buried secrets, untangles impossible mysteries, and proves that life in a small town is never as peaceful as it seems. This special box set includes the first four books in the...

FIVE STARS! A Josiah Reynolds Mystery, is an engaging and entertaining whodunit! Keam’s plot is agreeably reminiscent of classic drawing-room detective novels, and her characters work so very well together. Death By Drama: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery is most highly recommended." -Readers' Favorite Josiah joins an amateur thespian group that puts on plays in quirky places like public parks and crumbling antebellum mansions. It is a way to socialize, and Josiah feels lonely when her friend Hunter stops calling. Since...

Introducing private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham in the first of the brand-new World’s End Bureau Victorian mystery series.London, 1880. “I’m dreadfully afraid someone is threatening to kill my wife …” When accounts clerk Ernest Stibbins approaches the World’s End investigation bureau with wild claims that his wife Albertina has been warned by her spirit guides that someone is out to harm her, the bureau’s owner Lily Raynor and her new employee Felix Wilbraham are initially sceptical. How are...

Amy Galanis thinks her worst problem is a messy freeloading housemate, Matt. That's until she comes home and finds a dead stranger in the living room and Matt vanished with no trace. As the police investigate, and as shady figures from her housemate's past start to appear, Amy becomes a target in all the wrong ways. Her quiet life as a librarian descends into chaos, forcing one question to the top: what in blazes was Matt up to, and why...

A fresh start. A fixer-upper. A trail of bodies…Fans of female amateur sleuths, heartwarming small-town settings, and clever cozy mysteries will fall in love with this irresistible 3-book box set—perfect for crafters, DIY enthusiasts, and animal lovers alike!From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joanna Campbell Slan, creator of the beloved Kiki Lowenstein series, comes a delightful spin-off featuring a brand-new heroine you won’t soon forget.After life knocks her down, Cara Mia Delgatto is ready to reinvent herself....

A fundraiser. A sudden blackout. And a murder no one saw coming. Willie Wilder came to Grandview for a quieter life, not to investigate a body found backstage at the Community Center. But when a simple review of old bookkeeping ends in murder, Willie and her coffee-fueled Queenager friends are pulled back into the kind of trouble they never seem to avoid… despite repeated warnings by Sheriff CJ Corbin to stay out of it. With her sharp-minded circle and her...

For a hundred years, the residents of a rural Welsh village have been hiding the truth. Now, a newcomer has started digging around, uncovering more than just buried secrets. Retired detective, Graham Williams, has moved to Bethgelert for a fresh start, determined to put the horrors of last year behind him. He has seen his fair share of disturbing scenes, but nothing prepares him for what he sees hanging in the gnarly old tree outside his front window.Only one man...

A pleasant day at the lake turns ominous when Jack Dunn and his wife Martha Healey find a body on the beach. Circumstances surrounding the current death are similar to one that happened thirty years ago in the same location. Did someone get away with murder? Twice?As they are reluctantly drawn further into the mystery, complicated friendships and secrets from the past place Jack and Marty in danger.Will they be able to untangle the web of lies before the killer...