Convicted of first-degree murder despite the absence of a body, Andy Watson could spend the rest of his life in prison. The harsh conditions in which he was held while awaiting trial were described in Rough Justice in Ontario, written by Watson’s lifelong friend Jimmy Lang.Now in poor health, 83-year-old Watson maintains his innocence, but has become resigned to his fate. After The Trial highlights the flaws in the Canadian justice and penal systems that have left a frail old man p...

When 74-year-old Lise Fredette disappeared in November 2014, the only traces found were a house key, her glasses, an earring and some blood in the driveway of her home in Peterborough, Ontario. Shortly after, Andy Watson, an ex-boyfriend, was arrested and charged with her murder and jailed as an untried prisoner for two-and-a-half years. Despite the absence of a body, Watson was convicted and sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. He continues to protest his innocence. His letters from priso...

In the rarefied world of wine collecting, murder isn’t exactly a barrel of laughs… ------ An invitation to dinner at the home of renowned wine collector Sir William Burton-Trent soon finds Chef Maurice in the middle of an all-too-real murder mystery party, when Sir William is found dead in his own wine cellar. The guests are acting all innocent, but which one is only playing the part? The pushy Californian film director? The seductive Frenc...

They say all’s Fayre in love and baking...Spring has sprung, the bunting is up, and for the residents of the little Cotswold village of Beakley, this can only mean one thing: it’s time for the Beakley Spring Fayre.Drawing the crowds this year is stiletto-strutting celebrity chef Miranda Matthews, a woman for whom making enemies is a piece of (shop-bought) cake. And one of them is lurking around the Fayre, ready to make sure Miranda hangs up her apr...

“They say one should never trust a thin chef. By this measure, Chef Maurice was very trustworthy indeed.”   Take one sleepy Cotswold village, mix in one Poirot-esque murder mystery, add a larger-than-life French chef with an appetite for solving crime, and season with clues and red herrings galore . . .   It’s autumn in the Cotswolds, and Chef Maurice is facing a problem of mushrooming proportion. Not only has his ...

The first book in the terrific Antiques & Collectibles series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams.In the world of antiques and collectibles, it helps to have a sharp eye for quality, a good ear for gossip, and a nose for murder.Molly Appleby is a young writer for Collector’s Weekly, and when the attractive reporter isn’t covering auctions and antique shows all over the South, she’s trying to get her new relationship with a coworker off the gr...

First in the Mainely Needlepoint series. “A cozy debut that hits all the sweet spots: small town, family ties, and a crew of intriguing personalities.”—Library JournalReturning to the quaint coastal town of Harbor Haven, Maine—a place she once called home—Angie Curtis finds her memories aren’t all quite pleasant ones . . .After leaving a decade ago, Angie has been called back to Harbor Haven by her grandmother, Charlotte, who raised her fo...

A Northern California B&B is the perfect spot for murder in this cozy mystery series debut by the USA Today bestselling author of Murder at the Mansion.If it weren’t for the fact that she’s replacing a dead man, Kelly Jackson would love her new job managing the Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast on the coast of Northern California. But Bob Phillips did plunge off the cliff to his death. And Kelly’s starting to think it may not have been an ac...

Charlie Hoskins was a self-made man.Born poor as a church mouse, he was relentless in his pursuit of money to the point of being universally hated.Oh, he was admired for his rags-to-riches story. He was admired for being a good businessman. But Charlie never learned tact and made many enemies in the process of realizing his goals. He didn’t care that in order to accomplish his dreams, he trampled on those of others.So it didn’t surprise Josiah Reynolds when someone ...

The first three books in the New York Times bestselling Miss Fortune series. The set includes:LOUISIANA LONGSHOTIt was a hell of a long shot…CIA assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever—in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price placed on her head by one of the world’s largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off-grid, but she never expected to be this far out of her element. Posing as a former beau...

“Deep atmosphere, secrets from the past and a mystery . . . another winner” from the USA Today bestselling author of Twisted Threads (RT Book Reviews).It’s hard to imagine anything bad ever happening in picturesque Haven Harbor, Maine—until a famous face rolls into town and unthreads some very dark secrets . . .Angie Curtis and the Mainely Needlepointers are all too familiar with the Gardener estate. The crumbling Victorian mansio...

“Murder, dirty politics, pirate lore, and a hot police detective . . . A cozy lover’s dream come true” from the New York Times bestselling author (Susan McBride, USA Today bestselling author).In the gentle coastal town of South Cove, California, all Jill Gardner wants is to keep her store—Coffee, Books, and More—open and running. So why is she caught up in the business of murder?When Jill’s elderly friend, Miss Emily, calls in a fit of piq...