What you don’t know can kill you.
The Happy Reaper, notorious for his chilling efficiency and “Results Guaranteed” calling card, escapes prison. Instead of killing Seamus McCree on sight, he offers a diabolical bargain with a heart-stopping proviso. To live, Seamus must help the Happy Reaper find and eliminate the upstart impostor who’s trashing the assassin’s reputation.
And Seamus must act quickly. Should the Happy Reaper’s bad heart give out or any harm come to him, the criminal underworld will wreak carnage on Seamus . . . and his loved ones.
Can Seamus outsmart the impostor and appease the Happy Reaper without staining his soul with blood? The only thing Seamus knows for sure is that time is running out for him and his family.
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From Tony Hillerman Prize-winning author Samantha Jayne Allen comes Next of Kin, a mesmerizing novel set in a hardscrabble Texas town, where the past is never far away.
At a gathering for her cousin’s wedding party, newly-licensed PI Annie McIntyre gets asked an age-old question: what really makes us who we are, nature or nurture? Clint Marshall, an up-and-coming musician and an adoptee at a personal crossroads, wants to hire Annie to find his biological parents, and that question is on his mind. Annie accepts his case, not knowing then that she, too, must decide if she really believes what she tells him that night—in essence, that people are in charge of their destinies. That people can change.
When Annie discovers her client’s father is a bank robber who her granddad, Leroy, arrested back when he was sheriff, reverberations sound between the past and the present, igniting old flames and rivalries. When the brother of her client dies suddenly, his death ruled a suicide, Annie questions whether or not it was in fact homicide—and who in this family of outlaws would rather some secrets stay buried.
As Annie sets out to find who killed the brother—and stays out of sight lest she be next—she finds herself searching abandoned, overgrown fields, scouring pool halls and roadside motels, wondering if she will ever escape the sense that her world in Garnett, TX expands and contracts in off-kilter ways, growing smaller and yet still more confounding. Fearing that in a place where everyone knows everyone, your enemy is always closer than you think. (Amazon)
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Postwar Paris is surging back to life, and its citizens are seizing every opportunity to raise a glass or share a delicious meal. But as American ex-pat Tabitha Knight and chef-in-training Julia Child discover, celebrations can quickly go awry when someone has murder in mind . . .
The graceful domes of Sacré Coeur, the imposing cathedral of Notre Dame, the breathtaking Tour
Eiffel . . . Paris is overflowing with stunning architecture. Yet for Tabitha Knight, the humble building that houses the Cordon Bleu cooking school, where her friend Julia studies, is just as notable. Tabitha is always happy to sample Julia’s latest creation and try to recreate dishes for her Grand-père and Oncle Rafe.
The legendary school also holds open demonstrations, where the public can see its master chefs at work. It’s a treat for any aspiring cook—until one of the chefs pours himself a glass of wine from a rare vintage bottle—and promptly drops dead in front of Julia, Tabitha, and other assembled guests. It’s the first in a frightening string of poisonings that turns grimly personal when cyanide-laced wine is sent to someone very close to Tabitha.
What kind of killer chooses such a means of murder, and why? Tabitha and Julia hope to find answers in order to save innocent lives—not to mention a few exquisite vintages—even as their investigation takes them through some of the darkest corners of France’s wartime past . . .(Amazon)
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Mending mischief and buried secrets. Can Alex unwind before trouble surfs in?
Alex Bailey’s soul is content as she mends the fabric of her recent troubles. The scenery of Madras is just the distraction she needs. But just when she thinks her sleuthing days are over, new mysteries are afoot. Hawk oversees repairs to her island home, strange occurrences happen while Alex hunts for a crustacean thief, and Kibbles is under the weather.
Exposing the patchwork of her new island life, Alex will need to stay sharp long enough to piece together the clues and bring the culprits to shore before the tide turns.
Mending Mischief is the animated sixth book in the series of Quilting Cozy Mysteries. This book will keep you stitched to your seat until the very last string. If you like gripping whodunits, then you’ll love Kathryn Mykel’s finely sewn tale.
Buy Mending Mischief to unlock a cunning crime today! (Amazon)
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When FBI Special Agent Frank Jankowski goes undercover at Isabelle Anderson’s Brownstone on E. 83rd, he thinks he’s the one calling the shots. Isabelle knows she is. As Isabelle’s butler, Ronnie Charles is privy to all her schemes—knowledge that will take her in a direction she never anticipated. (Amazon)
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Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private detective husband Frank discover that the cure is worse than the disease when they investigate the death of a promising young woman in this atmospheric, riveting mystery from the USA TODAY bestselling author of Murder on Bedford Street.
Sarah Malloy has just helped with the delivery of a bouncing baby girl at her women’s clinic, when she receives a visit from an engaging and determined young woman writing an article for New Century Magazine. Louisa Rodgers explains that she is researching the dangers of patent remedies. Sarah is only too happy to tell Louisa exactly what she thinks of the so-called medicines whose ingredients include heavy doses of alcohol and other addictive drugs, and hurt much more than they help.
A few days later, Sarah receives a visit from a bereft Bernard Rodgers, who explains that his daughter, Louisa, has been found strangled in the lobby of the building where New Century has its offices. The police have decided it was a random attack and have made no attempt to investigate, hinting that Louisa got what she deserved for sticking her nose where it didn’t belong. Sarah wants justice for the bright young woman but as she and Frank delve deeper into Louisa’s life, they find that nothing is quite as it seemed and Louisa is not who she claimed to be. The Malloys must first solve the mystery of Louisa’s life before they can figure out who wanted to see her dead… (Amazon)
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How can you hold an auction when the auctioneer is dead?
That’s the problem facing Jessica Braun after her scheme to clear out thrift shop inventory through a bidding war goes sideways. Before the truck is even unloaded, she and her friends discover a terrible crime.
With luck working against them and no one on their side, can Jess and her crew make find enough evidence to solve the murder and stop the killer before they get away? What will happen to Jess if her auction plans are killed, too? (Amazon)
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Spring has sprung in Holiday Cove, and the Easter Bunny is bringing murder and mayhem. Charlie Flynn and her friends are back in the last book of the Holiday Cove Mystery Series, and this will be their most hare raising adventure yet.
Charlie Flynn has never been good at change, and she’s doing her best to roll with the punches. But when her new assistant is found dead at the old abandoned high school she’s renovating, this might be the punch that knocks her out. Even though there is no sign of foul play, Charlie is convinced Nicole Marin’s death is a murder.
All the information Detective Riley Webb has to go on in is the witness of a young girl found at the scene. But she’s got secrets of her own. The girl’s story brings up painful memories from Charlie’s past that she’s forced to confront. To make matters worse, Andy Brock is back in town. Can Charlie trust him one more time, or will he break her heart for good?
This final book in the Holiday Cove Mystery Series takes Charlie and her friends on an adventure like no other. If you like your mysteries with a side of faith, friends, and four-legged companions; this is an egg-cellent story that you won’t want to miss! (Amazon)
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“What if Carol Burnett had starred in Murder, She Wrote? Jordan answers that question with a wink and a giggle in his debut mystery starring Polly Pepper. The dish on real-life Hollywood, past and present, enlivens the start of a promising series.” –PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hollywood icon Polly Pepper receives the ultimate tribute when she inherits a rundown English castle from a devoted fan. But owning a castle is no fairy tale, especially when it comes with a resident ghost and a murder investigation. Polly’s dream of turning the castle into a lucrative tourist destination and up-scale wedding venue hits a snag when the loathsome housekeeper, Gwellyn Clogg, is found dead in the larder. The police write it off as a heart attack, but Polly’s convinced there’s something more sinister at play. With the help of her sassy maid Tiara, her adult but still-living-at-home son Tim, an arrogant cat named Mr. Boots, and a cast of curious characters from the village, Polly sets out on a heart-pounding and hilarious quest to uncover the truth and catch the killer … before she becomes the next victim. (Amazon)
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All Tess wanted to do was play softball. Why do dead bodies have to keep showing up?
And what’s up with that vampire in the outfield?
When the annual Dead End, Florida, softball game ends up with three strikes, shapeshifting tiger Jack and not-quite-vanilla-human Tess, with the help of family and friends, have to be sure they’re not the ones who are out.
And when a very pregnant witch comes to town … the poisoned popcorn is the least of the town’s problems!
But never fear — Jack and Tess are on the case. Because sometimes it takes a tiger’s eye to see the truth. (Amazon)
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Cozy Mystery, Book 6
Some of the more eccentric residents from the Tucson Valley Retirement Community are headed to The Pickleball Palace in Mesa, Arizona, for a huge pickleball tournament. Rosi begrudgingly accepts her mom’s request to be her partner, though the duo’s expectations for excelling on the court are low. The tournament opens with shocking news with the discovery that a very important person in the world of professional pickleball has died. Rosi can’t stop the questions that swirl in her mind about the nature of the “accidental death”. From the annoyed neighbors of The Pickleball Palace to the disgruntled tennis pro to the competing sides in the narratives for the future of professional pickleball, there are just too many dubious people whose behaviors create unanswered questions that deserve attention. But will Rosi’s suspicions be right, or will she manage to ruin her mom’s fun weekend?
The books each contain a full, separate murder and can be read out of order, but the character arcs of the characters are more fully enjoyed if the books are read in order.
The Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery Series:
Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About)
Dying For Wine (Seeing Red)
Dying For Dirt (All Soaped Up)
Dying to Build (Nailed It)
Dying to Dance (Cha-Cha-Ahhh)
Dying to Dink (Your Fault)
Praise for Book 1, Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About) in the Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery Series:
Susan Reads Cozies: Amazon Vine Voice, “The storyline was a good pace and it kept me guessing. I was laughing and smiling so much.”
Lindzanne1_bookworm: Amazon Vine Voice,“What a delightful cozy mystery. I loved it right from the start. It was so entertaining and had me laughing and smiling so much.”
Jaime_of-gryffindor: “What a delightful cozy mystery! This was a fast-paced mystery with a wonderful cast of characters.” (Amazon)
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Ellie’s life has changed dramatically. From an orphan to part of a town who loves her—life just keeps getting better.
Until one of the people she loves is accused of a crime she didn’t commit.
At least, Ellie doesn’t think she did.
It’s up to Ellie to find out the truth, even if it’s not the truth she wants to hear.
Read the final book in the Magical Mane Series and get all your questions answered! (Amazon)
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Michigan’s sunset coast turns deadly when a group of vacationers encounter a dying author who sees the ghosts of children.
When Arnie refuses surgery for his bum knee, Laurel takes the family on a relaxing trip to the beautiful sunset coast on Lake Michigan to recuperate. Accompanying them are Arnie’s sixteen-year-old son, Sawyer, and things are made even better when their close friends Claire and Charles join them for a visit.
The area is known for sand dunes, white beaches, and swimming. An odd manifestation of bioluminescence—floating lights on the lake—creates an eerie prediction of things to come. One that Sawyer jokingly points out because anytime his parents and their friends get together, disaster strikes.
But this time it’s Sawyer’s girlfriend who proves to be the catalyst for trouble when she takes a job at Dune House as a live-in scribe for Maeve, a dying author who sees the ghosts of dead children. When Felicity mysteriously disappears, and then others follow, it’s apparent that Sawyer’s prediction has come true: trouble has come to Lake Michigan.
Following forensic botany clues, Arnie and the remaining group desperately search for the others and walk right into danger. Will Arnie find everyone in time? What mysteries does the Dune House hold? Find this out and more in Sugar Sands, Deb Davies’s latest Coast-to-Coast Michigan Mystery.
Rich in Michigan’s local flavor, beauty, and culture, Deb Davies brings that true “up north feeling” into her writing. (Amazon)
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Carmel-by-the-Sea garden shop owner Courtney Kelly sees things others can’t—like fairies, and hidden motives for murder . . .
Courtney is delighted when her tiny friend Fiona returns from the fairy realm, appearing at the base of a Cypress tree. When her Ragdoll cat, Pixie, emerges from her own portal—aka the cat door—the three set off for a busy day. Busier than usual, since Courtney has rented a small plot of land at the Flower Farm, where she hopes to grow her own supplies for her fairy-garden business. Plus, the annual Summer Blooms Festival is coming up, and Courtney has booked a booth . . .
But the murder of Courtney’s friend, Genevieve, casts a pall over the festival. Ever since Genevieve sold her floral business, she’d been building a career as an influencer. She was perennially opinionated—but in her new role she’d become surprisingly vicious, dissing local entrepreneurs with nasty posts and unwarranted bad reviews. That’s landed a couple of Courtney’s other friends on the suspect list—including Flower Farm owner Daphne Flores. And when a second victim is discovered, seeds of doubt about Daphne’s innocence sprout in Courtney’s mind. With only a germ of a clue, Courtney will have to overturn every rock to get the dirt on the real killer . . .(Amazon)
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Summer guests are eager to sink their teeth into tantalizing desserts at The Chocolate Moose, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and Ellie White’s bakeshop in the island village of Eastport, Maine. But attracting the wrong kind of attention can be deadly . . .
With the August heat strong enough to melt solid chocolate into syrup, Jake and Ellie crave a break from the bakery ovens, despite tourist season promising a sweet payday. But they never envisioned spending the last weeks of summer drifting around Passamaquoddy Bay searching for pirate’s treasure—and a dead body.
Sally Coates believes her husband was murdered off the coast, and begs Ellie, a trusted childhood friend, to locate his remains. It’s unusual that a skilled fisherman would vanish along with the gold doubloon he inherited from his grandfather. And Sally isn’t the only one coveting the valuable heirloom for her own.
As Jake and Ellie’s island-hop for answers, they find themselves caught between hungry sharks and hungrier suspects. Can the duo tempt fate and dodge danger before there’s blood in the water—or are they destined to fall into the jaws of a killer’s trap? (Amazon)
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