When journalist Parker Lee covers a national symposium on a local painter, she expects nothing but endless lectures and stuffy academics. Instead, she uncovers nasty rivalries, art theft, and – the biggest scoop of all – murder.A stranger lurking around the Lakeview Inn discovers a long-lost painting by the local artist, Julia Larke. But is it the real thing? Someone must think so, because within hours a thief tries to snatch it – and leaves a dead body behind....

Ditching her fiancé at the altar, Alice Hartford bolts to her childhood hometown to reconnect with the last, happy remnant of her past: her mom's old bookstore.But the bookstore is falling apart. And when a handyman working there falls to his death, the local chief of police insists it's an accident. Alice knows better and must put her detective skills to the test — before a determined developer destroys her last chance at a new beginning.Join Alice...

When Bernie Smyth trades her Hollywood fame for witness protection in a small Italian-American town in New Jersey, she doesn’t expect to play the role of her career: prime murder suspect.Bernie co-starred in America’s favorite TV detective series, Silver & Gold. But after testifying against the show’s leading man, she abandons her career to hide out in Carmine, New Jersey, a small town with a rich Italian-American heritage. She gets a job at the crummy Caf...

Ditching her fiancé at the altar, Alice Hartford bolts to her childhood hometown to reconnect with the last, happy remnant of her past: her mom's old bookstore.But when a murder happens, Alice must put her detective skills to the test — ultimately giving her a chance at a fresh start, with new friends.Join Alice in books 1-5 of the Wonderland Books Cozy Mystery Series for feel-good cozy mysteries that one reader calls "jam packed with good mystery, ...

Alice has big plans for Blithedale's struggling movie theater. But when a murder takes center stage — with a sensational Wizard of Oz-themed clue on the corpse — Alice must once again play detective.A true crime podcaster claims to know who did it. But what about the victim's estranged brother? And is there really a "wild man" living in the depths of the woods? Alice is determined to solve the mystery on her own. But this time, her self-reliance might prove her big...

When someone poisons a Santa Claus at the Blithedale Christmas Fair, Alice must catch the killer before the authorities shut down the biggest event of the year — and snuff out the town's holiday spirit.But that's not all: What's the former owner of Blithedale Books doing back in town? And who's the secret Santa gifting books to people in town? These mysteries turn out to be more tangled than a string of Christmas tree lights.Join bookstore-owner Ali...

Johnny Greco threatens to spill his hometown’s darkest secrets…then turns up dead. Can Bernie unravel the mystery and discover who murdered Johnny — before the killer buries the truth?Less than 24 hours after Carmine’s bad seed, Johnny Greco, resurfaces and threatens to reveal the community’s darkest secrets, Bernie finds herself standing over his broken body in the town’s abandoned quarry.Despite paparazzi hounding her, and her love interest Anthony Ferran...

A mystery guest at the Lakeview Inn has disappeared, and local journalist Parker Lee suspects foul play. But where’s the body? And who was trying to break into the missing man’s room at the inn?Meanwhile, Parker’s sister Amy is running a fundraiser at her church and the donations are falling short. Parker’s getting suspicious. Not least because Amy’s treasurer won’t let anyone touch the collection box.Parker’s got plenty of mysteries to juggle. Fortunately,...

Bernie’s got nothing nice to say about her friend Angelica’s ex-husband. In fact, Marty, is a good-for-nothing disgraziad. But who would go so far as to poison him — and then pin the murder on Angelica?When Marty Alfano, Angelica’s ex-husband, turns up dead inside the bakery, poisoned by the cookies she baked him, the bakery becomes a crime scene and Angelica the prime suspect.As Bernie follows the trail of money and deadly cookies, she realizes th...

Someone has sabotaged the Breeze, Allington’s beloved dockside brewery and restaurant, and local journalist Parker Lee commits to catching the culprit. But when sabotage escalates to murder, Parker must investigate something much bigger — and deadlier.Who would want to sabotage the Breeze? Parker thought everyone loved the brewpub and its owners, her brother Ray and sister-in-law Roxie. But a new wine bar has opened, and the owner seems intent on driving Ray and Ro...

Small-town journalist Parker Lee may just have landed the story of the year: Ken Tora, the enigmatic Silicon Valley entrepreneur who grew up in Allington, returns for a reunion with his friends. But when Parker stumbles on a body, she gets a bigger, deadlier scoop than she expected.Who might have a motive for murder? What does it have to do with Ken’s old study group, “The Circle”? And is this crime connected with the disappearance of a local boy many years ago?

When Bernie Smyth trades her Hollywood fame for witness protection in a small Italian-American town in New Jersey, she doesn’t expect to play the role of her career: prime murder suspect.Bernie co-starred in America’s favorite TV detective series, Silver & Gold. But after testifying against the show’s leading man, she abandons her career to hide out in Carmine, New Jersey, a small town with a rich Italian-American heritage. And plenty of murders......