Kate Carlise’s THE TWELVE BOOKS OF CHRISTMAS begins when the holidays find Brooklyn Wainwright and her husband, Derek Stone, celebrating with her family in Dharma when her friend Claire invites them to her New Year’s Eve Read more...
Once again, magical cats Owen and Hercules join their human, Kathleen Paulson, as she investigates a 30-year-old murder in PAWS TO REMEMBER, the fifteenth book in the Magical Cats  Read more...
The first part of PAYBACK IN DEATH is an unusual treat as Eve and Roarke take a real vacation and, after spending a week in Greece, visit Roarke’s family farm in Clare, Ireland. Eve uses the occasion to Read more...
FBI Agent Corinne Swanson and consulting archaeologist Nora Kelly stumble upon a puzzling, partially unsolved mystery when two frat brothers seek refuge in a cave during a snowstorm and find two bodies. DEAD MOUNTAIN is the fourth Read more...
A QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER begins as Tricia and Angelica Miles stop by to check out the renovation of the new headquarters for NR Associate and find the dead body of the project’s foreman, Sanjay Arya. Leaving the mystery to Read more...
In SCAREDY CAT by Sofie Ryan, a ghost hunter’s murder challenges the sleuthing skills of Elvis and Charlotte’s Angels. Sarah Grayson and her friend Detective Michelle Andrews stumble over a dead body while on the fundraising Read more...
In HISS ME DEADLY, sleuthing duo Charlie Harris and Diesel, his Maine Coon, want to find out who kills folks around Wil Threadgill, a singer-songwriter and composer returning to Athena for an honorary degree. The first murder targeted Will Read more...
In MURDER OFF THE BOOKS, Tess Harper, bestselling author, proves to be a determined investigator. But, as she gets ready for the grand opening of her new bookstore, The Paper Trail, she finds herself distracted by a surprise visit from Read more...
Hattie Hayes’s marketing efforts for the Moonshine Shack prove to be a double-edged sword as she partners with a local group known as the Bootlegging Brothers, whom she meets at the Hamilton County Bluegrass Festival. Hattie rescues Garth when he breaks his jug by giving him Read more...
ENCORE IN DEATH, the latest In Death novel starring Eve Dallas, is a suspense-driven, well-executed mystery that keeps readers turning pages until the end.
Hurricanes and family dynamics generate quite the excitement for the Bon Vee Culinary House Museum in WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS, the second in Ellen Byron’s Vintage CookbookRead more...
In SIX SWEETS UNDER, Sarah Fox begins her new True Confections Mystery series with chocolatier Becca Ransom working to clear her Pops of murder. Becca, formerly a TV actress, moves home to Larch Haven, where she pursues her Read more...
The Dragon Heart Legacy ends with THE CHOICE, Nora Roberts’ final book in her trilogy, and an extremely well-done story that wraps up the various subplots and offers a few surprises to keep things interesting. After the raging Read more...
The Cypress Arete Society, the town’s oldest and most exclusive book club, invites assistant librarian, Tru Beckett, to speak about the library’s conversion to digital while eliminating printed books altogether in A BOOK CLUB TO DIE FOR, Tru’s third adventure. An essential feature Read more...
In the Library Lover’s 13th adventure, THE PLOT AND THE PENDULUM, William Dorchester offers the impressive family library, including rare first editions along with shelves of books, to the Briar Creek Public Library when he decides to Read more...
The bookmobile cat, Eddie, and librarian Minnie Hamilton decide to help patron Ryan Anderson when police identify Ryan as the primary suspect that robbed a bank and shot the security guard. In THE CRIME THAT BINDS, as the two amateur detectives Read more...
Each entry in Sofie Kelly’s Magical Cats Mysteries invites readers for an enchanting visit with Hercules, the feline who walks through solid objects, and his brother Owen, who disappears at will. Ms. Kelly perfectly captures the cats&rsquo Read more...
DESPERATION IN DEATH begins by describing how the Pleasure Academy grooms 12 to 13-year-old girls to perform sexual favors and other activities to please their masters. The girls are well cared for – clothed and fed – in a multi-story building that two of the girls Read more...
Ellen Bryon’s new series is set in the Bon Vee Culinary House Museum, the “former Garden District home of late bon vivant Genevieve ‘Vee’ Charbonnet,” legendary New Orleans restauranteur. BAYOU BOOK THIEF blends the rich ambiance Read more...
CAUSE OF DEATH, the 16th entry in Lorna Barrett's Booktown Mysteries, brings a mixed bag of emotional elements to this cozy series.
The novel begins with Tricia and Angelica co Read more...
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