Searching for the perfect Beach Read? Then grab this fun, well-reviewed collection of eight beach-themed stories written by award-winning and bestselling cozy mystery authors.These light, often funny stories of mystery and intrigue, will transport you to a variety of shores, from the rocky coastlines of New England, to the white stretches of sand on the Atlantic, to the teal and emerald waters of the Gulf Coast, the surfing havens on the Pacific, and even beaches in between.

A trip to Maine offers research opportunities for Steven, a history professor, and sightseeing fun for his wife, Kelsey. But when they find a dead student in the Atlantic surf, Kelsey changes her focus from cliffs...to clues!

Fear naut, the next Destinations Murder collection is here: Murder at Sea.Third in this well-reviewed series, Murder at Sea reels in readers with these craft-y short stories from eight of your favorite award-winning and bestselling cozy authors.If you've been cruising for some deadly fun entertainment, drop anchor here. We don't want to be too stern, but it's a-boat time you succumb to pier pressure and buy this collection with its ferry-tale endings....

Whether you love spring, summer, fall, or winter in the mountains, you'll be elevated by nine new stories from award-winning and bestselling cozy mystery authors Gretchen Archer, Leslie Budewitz, Karen Cantwell, Barb Goffman, Eleanor Cawood Jones, Tina Kashian, Shari Randall, Shawn Reilly Simmons, and Cathy Wiley.With mountainous murders galore around the world, this anthology is full of peaks and valleys!Climb every mountain, search low and highFor clu...

The latest installment in the Chesapeake Crimes mystery series focuses on working stiffs--literally! Included in this collection are new tales by: Shari Randall, C. Ellett Logan, Karen Cantwell, E. B. Davis, Jill Breslau, David Autry, Harriette Sackler, Barb Goffman, Ellen Herbert, Smita Harish Jain, Leone Ciporin, Cathy Wiley, Donna Andrews, Art Taylor. Foreword by Elaine Viets.

Soar to thrilling new heights of mystery with Murder in the Air, the fourth installment of the Destination Murders anthologies. This exhilarating collection features eight cozy mystery short stories where danger soars and suspense floats on every breeze.From daring ziplines to serene hot air balloons, from high-flying adventures aboard planes, blimps, and ski lodge gondolas to far out in outer space, murder finds its way into the air in the most unexpected ways.Cra...

She wanted to visit an old acquaintance. The acquaintance is serving a life sentence for murder.Samantha Kidd’s new role as style columnist for the local paper gives her access to exclusive events and influential insiders—but nothing prepares her for an unexpected invitation from a woman convicted of killing her powerful media mogul husband.Once an heiress to a snack-food fortune, the woman now lives behind bars, quietly serving two life sentences. When new...

Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning is the latest installment of the Agatha- and Anthony-award-winning Chesapeake Crimes series. This volume features tales by:Donna AndrewsTimothy Bentler-JungrShaun Taylor BevinsCarla CoupeMaddi DavidsonLinda EnsignBarb GoffmanKim KashAdam MeyerAlan OrloffKM RockwoodLauren R. SilbermanMarianne Wilski StrongArt TaylorRobin Templeton"The diabolical ...

The sixth volume in the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Macavity award-winning "Chesapeake Crimes" series includes stories by: Barb Goffman, Rosemary and Larry Mild, E. B. Davis, Shaun Taylor Bevins, Cathy Wiley, Art Taylor, Shari Randall, Meg Opperman, Carla Coupe, Timothy Bentler-Jungr, Linda Lombardi, Debbi Mack, Clyde Linsley, and Donna Andrews."One thing I’ve learned during a long career as a writer is that a good short story is one of the hardest things to write. To capture m...

From USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns comes a hilariously homicidal Cookies & Chance mystery!For once, baker Sally Muccio's life isn't a recipe for disaster. She's happy to be out celebrating her wedding anniversary... that is until she spies her friend Officer Brian Jenkins with a gorgeous blonde who is not his newlywed wife. The woman's name is Kelsey Sherman, and it turns out she once dated Brian. Which doesn't make Sal feel any better about the situation, but she de...

MISCHIEF, MAYHEM, OR MURDER? MYSTERY FOLLOWS HER through dangerous city streets, quaint villages, and locales across the globe. Uncover the clues with feisty female sleuths of various ages in this multi-author cozy mystery collection of short stories. Catch a mugger in THANKSGIVING AND THEFT by Dianne Ascroft. Dig up hidden treasure in BURIED BY THE BEACH by Ellen Jacobson Op...

Christmas comes with chaos—and a murder—in the fifth book in the Down South Café cozy mystery series!Amy Flowers thinks her biggest problem is going to be creating an enormous cake dummy to mount atop her car for Winter Garden's upcoming Christmas parade. But when one of Roger's employees is murdered, making the float is the least of Amy's worries. Her childhood friend is a prime suspect, Aunt Bess is making a new Pinterest board: Things That'll Probably Kill Me, a...