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When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes...what he finds is murder, mayhem, and mystery everywhere he goes....

Irish scones, shamrock shortbread, a local literary festival… and a rather dead author? Join Mercy McCarthy on her next case!

When a murder unleashes a widespread investigation through Crosbyville, children’s book author Pris and her trusty bloodhound, Bailey, must sniff out the truth before the whole town goes to the dogs....

After receiving unexpected inheritance from her grandfather, Mercy and her twin sister Lizzie are now the proud owners of a charming antique bookshop in the tiny Irish village of Shamrock Cove.

London, 1941: Miss Jane Treen is at her desk, strong black coffee in hand and fluffy ginger cat by her side, when her top-secret government work is interrupted by an urgent call to Devon

It's the day of the Christchurch Dog Show. The whole town is aquiver with excitement. The ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency are hoping to make lots of new furry friends.

1926, Sussex. The Honourable Cressida Fawcett is delighted to return to her parents’ rambling mansion to introduce them to her pug Ruby’s puppies. But when the pups go running off with Cressida in hot pursuit, they lead her to a bubbling stream – Hell’s Ditch.

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky, where the only thing bigger than the Daniel Boone Festival is the mystery that's set the town ablaze!

This bundle includes books four, five, and six in the Nine Lives Magic Mysteries.

A bright blue sky, a glamorous boating party, an English manor house on the Cornish cliffs… and surely not another murder! Get Kitty Underhay on the case!

A man shot through the heart with an arrow - the victim a rich outsider who has moved into Ashton Hall in the village of Ashton Steeple...which is Lennox's own village, and everyone is watching as he and Swift try to hunt down the killer.

The next installment in David Rosenfelt’s bestselling Andy Carpenter series brings a lone pup to his doorstep, but when it comes to dogs, The More the Terrier.

Sarah Grayson, secondhand store owner, and her clever rescue cat Elvis are right on the tail of a criminal in the charming new Second Chance Cat Mystery.

Recent retiree Ally McKinley has stepped out with her puppy Flora for a walk by the loch in the tiny village of Locharran, taking a break from running the cosiest little guesthouse in the Highlands.

Something is not right with George the shepherd. His sheep have gathered around him on a hill outside the cozy Irish village of Glennkill to assess the situation. George has cared for the sheep, reading them books every night, and now he lies pinned to the ground with a spade.

Holly Miller gets much more than she bargained for when she rescues an adorable stray pup by the side of the road in this all-new Paws & Claws Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis.

When retired police detective Albert Smith and his dog wander into a small town in the French mountains, no one expects the trouble they will uncover.

In Dogged Pursuit, David Rosenfelt takes listeners back to the start of this beloved series as Andy Carpenter begins his career as a defense attorney in Paterson, New Jersey.

A shadowy master criminal has been kidnapping experts from the food industry and stealing both food and equipment. The crimes are so unrelated no one in the world had noticed the connections. No one except Albert Smith, that is.

Find a missing book. That was the job the woman in the Doc Martens gave us. Easy money, right? Only now it seems she's actually an ancient, powerful sorcerer, and the book is a Book of Power that doesn't want to be found. It wants to tear reality apart at the seams....

In the festive village of Holiday Junction, April Fool’s Day takes a sinister turn when a notorious troublemaker is found dead after a heated altercation.

When a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface of a local creek, with a body still in the driver’s seat, it’s up to Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her beloved cats and dogs to save the day, in this latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author, Sneaky Pie Brown.

Murder, mystery and a dog, and cat, of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates....

When Chet the dog and his human partner, PI Bernie Little, are approached by a down-and-out older man with a cardboard sign at an exit ramp, Bernie is shocked to discover the man is a former teammate from his high school baseball team....

Major Heathcliff Lennox is called in, along with ex Detective Inspector Swift, to help the police investigate a macabre death. The dead man is Lord De Ruyter, a man inextricably linked to the notorious Birdcage Murders....

London, 1941: Miss Jane Treen is at her desk, strong black coffee in hand and fluffy ginger cat by her side, when her top-secret government work is interrupted by an urgent call to Devon. A woman has been found dead in a lake in a place where she shouldn’t have been. Jane needs to gather the clues and find the killer before someone else from the agency gets hurt… Shy and handsome code-breaker Arthur Cilento is bewildered by the arrival of the efficient Miss Treen and her cat Marmaduke.

Sometimes it takes a cat to catch a killer. There’s something special about Max. He may look like your regular ginger flabby tabby, but unlike most tabbies he can communicate with his human, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette Odelia Poole. Max takes a keen interest in the goings-on in their small town, by snooping around with his best friends Dooley, a not-too-bright ragamuffin, and Harriet, a gorgeous white Persian.

Bexley Cosgrove has a soft spot for abandoned animals after being abandoned herself as a young child. She knows she owes her life to the dog who found and rescued her, so as an adult, Bexley has committed her life to rescuing as many dogs and cats as possible. In book 1 of a new spinoff series set in picturesque Gooseberry Bay, Bexley finds a dog hiding on the car deck of the ferry that runs between Seattle Washington and the peninsula where the small town of Gooseberry Bay is tucked onto the shoreline of a beautiful deepwater inlet.

Alyson Prescott moves to Cutter's Cove, Oregon, after being placed, along with her mother, in the witness protection program. She is forced to leave her old life behind and become a middle-class girl, living in a middle-class town. Alyson struggles with the duplicity in her life as she strives to reconcile her new life with the old.

Gwinny is at a stately home in the Yorkshire Dales, filming a small part in a gender-swapped remake of Dracula while looking after the dog of an elderly friend who lives nearby. During filming, an actor is found dead inside a locked trailer—with a stake through their heart! The film's star, an obnoxious big-shot Hollywood actress who once played a cop on TV, decides she will solve the crime. But Gwinny isn't impressed, and they clash as both women mount rival investigations.

Maggie Montgomery only wanted to make new friends—but finding a body wasn’t part of the plan. When Maggie arrives at Veronica's greenhouse to pick up her Shady Pines Garden Club membership card, she instead discovers the club’s formidable leader lying dead among the flowers. And as the town’s newest resident, all suspicion falls on Maggie. Determined to clear her name, Maggie teams up with her loyal beagle, Sherlock, and her new friend, Tessa, to dig up the truth. Uncovering the real killer won't be easy in a town where secrets are buried deep, and appearances can be deceiving. With...

When Gabby draws the death of a young woman before it happens, she knows she must tell someone and risk a new job and her professional credibility. Will she reveal her secret in time to save the woman in the water, or will it be too late?

Meet Paige: professional milliner, amateur baker and… detective? When a beloved internet food personality is murdered, bridal boutique milliner Paige Andrews must don her detective hat. Can she uncover the truth before it’s too late or will the real killer serve her a slice of danger?

Lily and Grace Garrison, and their trusty beagle Rocky, are ready for a relaxing getaway. When their friend Daniel Farnsworth invites them to Oakwood Pastures, a prestigious equestrian estate he’s heavily invested in. But their vacation takes a dark turn when a champion horse dies under suspicious circumstances, followed by a string of sabotage incidents, during a high-stakes equestrian championship. With the stable’s reputation—and owner Malcolm’s fortune—on the line, tensions run high. Is someone trying to ruin Oakwood Pastures from the inside, or is there a more sinister motive...

Sisters Sage and Summer Dixon have turned The Novel Brew into Riverbend, Montana’s go-to spot for books, coffee, and community. But when their beagle, Brody, finds a bloodied napkin under a table, their cozy world is upended. Moments later, a shaken Deputy Emily Harper arrives with shocking news—Lillian Barrett, a dear friend of the sisters, has been found dead. Determined to uncover the truth, Sage and Summer dive into the investigation, only to discover that beneath Riverbend’s charming exterior lies a tangled web of secrets, betrayals, and long-buried grudges. As the sisters piece ...

A magical town, an old secret, and a killer with everything to lose. When magical pest control specialist Juniper Green is called to the Elderberry Grove Senior Center to deal with mischievous sprites, she expects a routine extraction. What she doesn't expect is to stumble into a decades-old mystery that's about to turn deadly. After the death of the talented but difficult seamstress Mabel Thornberry, Juniper quickly finds herself a person of interest in the investigation. With her reputation at stake and the evidence pointing to magic that goes far beyond wayward sprites, Juniper and her ...

Alle Vögel sind schon tot – vier Hobby-Ornithologen ermitteln in ihrem ersten Fall am Chiemsee. Harald, Katja, Thilo und Sabine sind Vogelbeobachter. Oder Birder, wie es in Fachkreisen heißt. Jeden Sonntag treffen sie sich in aller Herrgottsfrühe auf dem Beobachtungsturm im Grabenstätter Moos am Chiemsee, um ihrem Hobby nachzugehen und ein seltenes gefiedertes Exemplar vors Fernglas zu bekommen. So auch an diesem Sonntag, als sie das Nest eines brütenden Braunkehlchens entdecken. Nur dass sich unweit entfernt ein weniger schöner Anblick bietet.

The Jessie Harper Paranormal Cozy Mystery series is set in 1930s Liverpool, a city the author knows well. They are light-hearted tales with oodles of British humour partly supplied by Khan, the magical, talking cat.

When Charlemagne (the pup) vanishes to uncover a lottery ticket alongside the road, Sally embarks on a tangled quest to reunite the ticket with its rightful owner. But time is ticking, and a mysterious, determined thief is hot on her trail. Will Sally and Joan crack the case before the ticket—or she—expires? Should she just cash it in and keep it for herself? What’s an 87-year-old spunky woman to do?

When Grace, Chloe, Tom, and Oscar receive mysterious invitations to an exclusive escape room event, they expect an evening of harmless puzzles and friendly competition. But what starts as a game quickly turns into a terrifying nightmare. Trapped inside an elaborate maze of deadly challenges, the group must rely on their wits to survive. As they navigate mind-bending puzzles and chilling psychological trials, they uncover a sinister truth—this isn’t just an escape room. It’s a carefully orchestrated revenge plot, designed by a brilliant and dangerous mind from Chloe’s past. With each...

A haunted mansion, a missing dog, and a psychic sleuth caught in the middle… Danika Dreary’s finally adulting and settling into life in Mystique, running her new-age shop and enjoying her potential romance with Ryker Van Allan. Between tarot readings and teaching her cat, Sashay, to select crystals, she’s finally found her groove—as long as she avoids anything ghostly. But once kooky socialite Adelaide Worthington bursts into La Casa during Danika’s date—apparently, the Universe won’t even let her finish her enchiladas in peace—wailing about her haunted mansion, Danika’s ...

Am Ufer des Traunsees wird ein Toter gefunden. Es ist ein grauenvoller Anblick, denn der Mörder hat dem Mann die Beine abgeschnitten. Außerdem hat er für Chefinspektorin Lotta Meinich vom LKA Linz eine Nachricht hinterlassen: „Lügen haben kurze Beine“. Lotta weiß zunächst nicht, wo sie ansetzen soll, denn der Tote war Anwalt und Lokalpolitiker und hat sich nicht nur Freunde gemacht. Lottas Vater, Chefinspektor im Ruhestand, entdeckt im OÖ. Tagblatt einen Hinweis darauf, dass der Täter bald erneut zuschlagen wird. Doch wo und wann?

A Celebratory Luncheon Ends with a Deadly Shot… Event planner Ivy Schaeffer is no stranger to high-profile events, but when hired to plan a luncheon for Matthew Glover’s mayoral comeback, she expects political tension—not murder. Beneath the applause and polished speeches, discontent brews, culminating in a gunshot that silences Matthew for good. The detective insists Ivy stay out of it, but Matthew’s widow has other plans, enlisting Ivy to uncover the truth buried beneath political facades. With her sharp-witted partner Phyllis and their ever-observant feline sidekick, Fable, Ivy ...

When Gwen Wells’ ex-husband’s young wife makes an unexpected appearance at The Whimsical Word’s tea party, the bookshop owner never imagines it will lead to murder. But days later, Megan disappears under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind a trail of mysterious documents. As Detective Diego Martinez investigates, Gwen and her best friend Evelyn stumble upon troubling connections between Megan’s disappearance and a company that’s rapidly buying historic homes from elderly residents throughout the Notting Hill’s historic district. With the help of her neighbours, Gwen is ...

When a blue ribbon leads to a murder charge, the real recipe for justice is a dash of sleuthing and a pinch of trouble... Hannah Foster is still basking in the glory of her big win at the 35th annual Shady Pines Bake-Off—until she stumbles into her bakery the following day and finds Martin Grayson, the competition’s judge, dead behind the counter. The unmistakable scent of almonds fills the air, and all signs point to Hannah as the prime suspect. Determined to clear her friend’s name, Maggie and Tessa, along with Maggie’s ever-curious beagle, Sherlock, dive headfirst into the ...