After being left at the altar, free-spirited Ginny Weltermint boards a train and heads back home to Hollywood.But when she stumbles across a body in one of the carriages, she unwittingly becomes involved in a murder mystery. Stopping in a small village to investigate the crime, Ginny soon clashes with the surly, old-school detective who comes aboard to solve the murder.With the clock ticking, it's clear that there will soon be another victim. But c...

Scotland's Views Are To Die For. Turns Out Some People Do.Part of the Highland Mysteries series, which can be read in any order. Each case Joana and Brian take on stands on its own.Joana and Brian pack their cameras and head north in search of Scotland's most dramatic landscapes for their portfolios. It is all going rather well until the picturesque bits they are photographing start doubling as crime scenes.Someone is killing young photographers at ...

Recently divorced, 60-something librarian Alice Pepper and her crew of puzzle-obsessed friends in the small town of West Hazel, Oregon investigate the disappearance of a former action film starlet in New York Times bestselling author Roz Noonan’s latest mystery. Perfect for fans of Robert Thorogood, Jesse Q. Sutanto, and Ellery Adams.The owner of a dance and martial arts studio, 63-year-old Michelle Chong is a well-liked f...

Welcome to Westhaven - or welcome back, in my case. Hurrying home to be at my dad's bedside wasn't exactly how I planned my small-town homecoming, especially when my shoot-for-the-stars successful life is hanging by a thread. But there's something comforting about being back in my hometown, even if it does mean crossing paths with my high school frenemies more than I'd like.Love, Lies and Pumpkin SpiceBack in town to care for her father, Veronica Swan is lo...

When she’s not selling seashells by the North Carolina seashore from her shell shop, Maureen Nash is a crime-solving sleuth with a ghost pirate for a supernatural sidekick . . .Maureen is still getting used to life on Ocracoke Island, learning how to play the “shell game” of her business—and ghost whispering with the spirit of Emrys Lloyd, the eighteenth-century Welsh pirate who haunts her shop, The Moon Shell. The spectral buccaneer has unburied a treasur...

'A delight from start to finish' Juliette LawsonWhen Gemma Lamb takes a job at a quirky English girls’ boarding school, she believes she’s found the perfect escape route from her controlling boyfriend – until she discovers the rest of the staff are hiding sinister secrets.Hairnet, the eccentric headmistress who doesn't hold with academic qualificationsOriana Bliss, Head of Maths and master of disguiseJoscelyn Spryke, the...

A gripping cosy historical murder mystery, perfect for fans of Verity BrightA single shot is fired. Was it meant to kill?London, 1922. When reporter Iris Woodmore returns to England after a scandalous trip abroad, not everyone is pleased to see her.Her attempts to mend relationships and get her old job back aren’t helped by her growing attraction to the charismatic Reverend Archie Powell.Only wealthy businesswoman Constanc...

A food festival. A four-hundred-year grudge. And a butcher who won't be going home.When Mortiforde hosts its annual food festival, Lord Mortiforde is hoping for artisan cheeses, local ales, and a peaceful weekend. Instead, one butcher has vanished, another has received a sinister threat, and the Vegetarian Society has been issued a very meaty ultimatum.So when the Council's Chief Archivist disappears — along with the Food History Marquee's star attraction, ...

A page-turning cosy historical murder mystery from Michelle SalterA murder shocks the small town of Walden. And it’s only the beginning…Hampshire, 1921. Local reporter Iris Woodmore is determined to save her beloved Waldenmere Lake from destruction.After a bloody and expensive war, the British Army can no longer afford to keep the lake – and a deadly battle for ownership begins.Sir Henry Ballard of London and South Western...

The brand new instalment in Debbie Young's brilliant Gemma Lamb Cozy Mystery series.When English teacher Gemma Lamb’s school flat is wrecked by storms, maverick headmistress Hairnet insists the girls must fund its repair by setting up their own businesses – the start of a series of hilarious unintended consequences.Meanwhile Gemma’s worries are compounded by the arrival of bossy new girl Frieda Ehrlich, sponsored by a mysterious local tycoon whose wealth ...

“Balances Downton Abbey–style period charm with a tight plot that twists and turns right until the end… a plot that would satisfy Poirot.” —Library Journal“Dame Agatha would be proud.” —Publishers WeeklyIn this captivating English murder mystery from an acclaimed author, Agatha Christie’s housekeeper must uncover the killer amongst a throng of crime writers.In England’s stately ma...

'A delight from start to finish' Juliette LawsonGemma Lamb is ready for an uneventful term at St Bride’s, she’s had enough of dastardly deeds and sinister strangers.However, she’s barely back at school before:Unlucky in love Oriana is sneaking around at odd hoursHandsome Joe is keeping secretsMilitant Mavis feels a scandal is brewingIt’s all a bit much, so when a stranger appears, Gemma thinks she’...