Now that she’s in her fifties, Penelope Standing has life pretty well figured out. Her pet sitting business keeps her busy, her neighbors are conspiring to get her boyfriend, Jake, to propose, and she has just enough free time to make the corrupt mayor’s life miserable.Then she arrives to walk Brutus, the lovable but ill-behaved mastiff — and finds his owner, Jezza, dead.While the police work to uncover Jezza’s past, Penelope launches an investigation of her own, talking to...

Bah humbug!It’s four days before Christmas, but Penelope Standing isn’t feeling very festive. Her son is halfway around the world, her gift for Jake isn’t finished, and she’s still trying to figure out how to decorate the house without Brutus, their mastiff, eating Santa and the reindeer. To top it all off, someone is stealing neighborhood holiday ornaments.But nothing gets Penelope down for long. If she can’t decorate her own house, she can at least deal w...

★★★★★ "Greatest couple since Nick and Nora Charles."Now that she’s in her fifties, Penelope Standing has life pretty well figured out. She has:• A much-loved partner, Jake, who isn't scared off by her approach to life or taxes.• A thriving pet sitting business, which keeps her in the middle of everything.• A part time job delivering mail — a great excuse for snooping.It's not her fault she's the first person to notice so many crimes! Bu...

All-natural murder?Penelope Standing has a lot going on. Her dog walking business is booming, mail deliveries give her a great excuse to snoop, and her husband’s retirement party is shaping up to be an interesting affair.Then she finds Hippie Harold dead in his living room.At first glance it looks like botulism might be the cause. Penelope knows better. Town crank Howard Stone, proprietor of Homespun Harold’s All-Natural Emporium, had taught everyon...

Penelope Standing walks dogs, delivers mail, and never lets her age keep her from getting into trouble. There’s always something interesting happening nearby.Then their small town’s artist-in-residence turns up dead. Though nobody had a motive to poison the French painter, Penelope can’t help but wonder if it really was an accident.Turns out Jean-Philippe had secrets. And the killer isn’t finished yet.If you love cozies featuring witty characters, tantalizi...

This case is so cold it has frostbite!Tracking down lost dogs is all in a day's work for Penelope Standing, along with pet sitting, delivering mail, and helping out at her husband's private detective agency. But stumbling on an unmarked grave in the cemetery — that's new.Brad Squires disappeared twenty-five years ago, and he definitely wasn't missed. Plenty of people wanted him dead, including Penelope's friend Esther. Brad had taken out a restrain...

The Rose Garden Society’s annual festival starts tomorrow. With competition so fierce the judges remain secret to avoid threats and bribes, a few broken stems could win or lose the coveted Gardener of the Year award.Dog walker Penelope Standing enjoys a nice shade tree, but that’s the extent of her gardening interest. She worries more about all the dogs missing after last night’s storm. Crumbling fences and high winds make a bad combination.But there may be a link between t...

The wedding of the century is taking place this weekend and everyone is invited — except Penelope.But there’s a hitch in the plans when Penelope finds one of the wedding party dead. Exactly what had Ashley Webb been planning to say during the ceremony? And who silenced her?When Penelope’s ex becomes the main suspect, it’s time for Penelope and Jake to track down the killer… before he strikes again!Join Penelope and her friends for another hilarious cozy mys...

With her husband away for a weekend of search-and-rescue training, 50-something pet sitter Penelope Standing is busy hunting a runaway tortoise while wondering if her son has finally found a companion.Until she stumbles over a body.Penelope is perfectly willing to let the police solve a stranger's murder, but this stranger has ties to Penelope's nemesis, the police chief. Worse, Chief Purcell has disappeared. Is he on the run?Or is he another victim?

Engagements can be deadly.Small town witch, Maddie Goodcharm, has barely finished congratulating her best friend, when she notices something strange about the antique engagement ring. If she’s not very much mistaken, the ring contains some powerful magic. When weird things start happening to her best friend, Maddie decides to visit the store where the ring was purchased. Next thing you know she’s found a dead body, narrowly avoided a fiery death and lost her best friend—emotionally...

It’s all fun and games until the last cookie crumbles…Ainsley McGregor and the entire town of Sweet River, Texas, are preparing for the annual summer celebration. And thanks to the extra tourist traffic, Ainsley’s shop, Bless Your Art, has never been busier. Good thing her new friend, Lizzie, has opened a bakery nearby and provides Ainsley and her staff with tasty treats and daily sugar rushes. It’s all cookies and fun, until someone ends up dead in the bakery and ...

A sunny summer’s day. . .An art show in the park. . .How could something so delightful turn so deadly?When she hears a bone-chilling scream, artist Amanda Trent leaves her booth and rushes through the park to find a horrifying scene. Her friend Pamela is kneeling beside her husband’s body, her hands covered in blood. Amanda’s fear that the police will immediately peg Pamela as their chief suspect comes true when Pam...