Meg Quilliam would rather eat a rat than judge a deep-fat frying contest. But when celebrity chef Banion O'Haggerty offers to do it-for a pretty penny-and decides to stay at Quill and Meg's inn, it's the start of even more turmoil. Before the new franchise even opens, Mr. Holcomb has competition: Captain Cluck is setting up shop here too. Then, a butcher knife is missing and so is Banion! It's anyone's guess who will ruffle this killer's feathers next ...
Magic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow . . .
An upcoming election shakes up Honeysuckle. When an outspoken resident who opposes the changes to the magical small Southern town turns up dead, it's up to Charli Goodwin and her special talents to get on the case...except her valuable magic doesn't seem to be working.
What starts as a simple search uncovers a darker layer of manipulation and sabotage. Will Charli be able to figure out who is pulling the strings before the foundations of the town are destroyed?
A gift that's too good to be true. A murder she didn't commit. A barista in a latte trouble . . .
Mitzy Moon believes she's an orphan, so she's dumbstruck when a special delivery to her low-rent apartment reveals a family. But her shock turns to awe when she discovers her grandmother left her a fortune and a bookshop of rare tomes brimming with magic.
No sooner does she set foot in the quirky village of Pin Cherry Harbor to claim her inheritance, than the handsome sheriff catches her standing over a corpse. Desperate to prove her innocence, she's forced to accept help from her granny's entitled cat and a spirit from beyond the grave.
Can Mitzy and her otherworldly helpers uncover the real killer before the long, sexy arm of the law hauls her to jail?
Martha Frisch ermittelt - und wie!Ostfriesland, 1958: Martha Frisch ist Witwe, eine patente Mittfünfzigerin und ihrer Zeit voraus. In ihrer Heißmangelstube in Leer kriegt sie allerhand Klatsch und Tratsch mit. Als eine treue Kundin, die junge Edelprostituierte Vera Malottke, tot in ihrer Wohnung aufgefunden wird, zerreißt sich die ganze Stadt das Maul über das frivole Frauenzimmer. Die Polizei zeigt wenig Einsatz und legt sich schnell auf den Täter fest: einen alten Freund der Toten, der gerade aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wurde. Schließlich möchte man die Honoratioren der Stadt - allesamt Veras Kunden - nicht in die delikate Angelegenheit hineinziehen.Gemeinsam mit ihrem Großneffen, dem Wachtmeister Hans Frisch, und ihrer Enkelin Annemieke wehrt Martha sich gegen diese Doppelmoral und begibt sich auf die Suche nach dem wahren Täter.-
With Chicago winters in the rearview mirror, Chloe Jackson is making good on a promise: helping her late friend's grandmother run the Sea Glass Saloon in the Florida Panhandle. To Chloe's surprise, feisty Vivi Slidell isn't the frail retiree Chloe expects-nor is Emerald Cove. It's less a sleepy fishing village than a panhandle hotspot overrun with land developers and tourists. But it's a Sea Glass regular who's mysteriously crossed the cranky Vivi. When their bitter argument comes to a head and he's found dead behind the bar, guess who's the number one suspect?In trying to clear Vivi's name, Chloe discovers the old woman isn't the only one in Emerald Cove with secrets. Under the laid-back attitude, sparkling-white beaches, and small-town ways, something terrible is brewing. And the sure way a killer can keep those secrets bottled up is to finish off one murder with a double shot: aimed at Chloe and Vivi.
Irene Ingram has written for her father's newspaper, the Progress Herald, ever since she could grasp a pencil. Now she's editor in chief, which doesn't sit well with the men in the newsroom. But proving her journalistic bona fides is the least of her worries when crime reporter Moe Bauer, on the heels of a hot tip, turns up dead at the foot of his cellar stairs. An accident? That's what Police Chief Walt Turner thinks, and Irene is inclined to agree until she finds the note Moe discreetly left on her desk. He was on to a big story, he wrote. The robbery she'd assigned him to cover at Markowicz Hardware turned out to be something far more devious. A Jewish store owner in a small provincial town, Sam Markowicz had received a terrifying message from a stranger. Moe suspected that Sam was being threatened not only for who he was...but for what he knew. Tenacious Irene senses there's more to the Markowicz story, which she is all but certain led to Moe's murder. When she's not filling up column inches with the usual small-town fare-locals in uniform, victory gardens, and scrap drives-she and her best friend, scrappy secretary Peggy Reardon, search for clues. If they can find the killer, it'll be a scoop to stop the presses. But if they can't, Irene and Peggy may face an all-too-literal deadline.
A sudden Christmas flurry has Penny spinning her wheels.
Can she risk reaching out for help?
Or will meeting new people put her and them in peril?
Find out what the season holds for Penny and her ominous ability.
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Lissa Eller looks for ways to save money. She never wanted to find a dead body.
Especially after she and the victim argued in public the previous evening. And she kind of threatened him (all a big misunderstanding – really).
When will she learn to keep her big mouth shut?
Now, she's prime suspect in the guy’s murder. Worse, the detective in charge of the case is someone Lissa made fun of in high school—because he made fun of her—and he holds more leverage than just the threat of getting her sent to detention.
She should never have moved back home.
Who said small towns were safer?
She's ready to reap the rewards of her hard work, but this harvest is a killer.
Though she’s still healing from serious injuries, Taylor Quinn’s heart is ripe with happiness. Business at Flour Sax Quilt Shop has blossomed in the early spring sun, and with it hope for the future of Comfort, Oregon. But the promise of the season is poisoned when she discovers a dead body.
Murder at the family strawberry farm uncovers a scandal she’d do anything to bury. But when her messy romantic life sullies both her investigation and her instincts, she’s going to have to dig deep to catch the killer.
Can Taylor pick the rotten fruit from this crop of suspects before he kills again?
Fruit Basket Upset is the sixth cozy in the heart-felt Taylor Quinn Quilt Shop Mystery Series. If you like witty dialogue, charming settings, and stitching together the truth, then you’ll love Tess Rothery’s page-turning whodunit.
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She just wants to share her delicious sweets. But a sticky surprise has this amateur detective dusting off her snooping skills.
Bakery owner Ava Decker is determined to put being dumped at the altar behind her. But her ambitions turn sour when her chocolaty cupcakes end up beside a beauty pageant contestant’s lifeless body. And when her good friend is accused of the crime, Ava throws herself into the mix to clear both their names.
With a dash of help from her cute kitten sidekick, the pastry-chef-turned-sleuth dives into the beauty queen scene to find out why a weight-loss-fanatic would be found dead next to sugary goodness. But with few clues and her hands messy with a full lineup of suspects, she struggles to follow the trail of crumbs to the real tiara-obsessed killer.
Can Ava crown the culprit before the plate of evidence is wiped clean?
Fudge & Felonies is the second book in the delightful Frosted Misfortunes cozy mystery series. If you like humorous characters, off-the-wall whodunits, and heartwarming fun, then you’ll love Lisa Siefert’s guilty pleasure.
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Welcome to Torte?a friendly, small-town family bakery where the pastries are delicious…and, now, suspicious.
It’s almost spring in Ashland, Oregon, and the town is preparing for the Shakespeare and the annual Chocolate Festival. Business is cookin’ at Torte, and the store is expanding as Jules’ team whips up crèpes filled with mascarpone cheese and dark chocolate. Torte stands a chance of being this year’s confectionery belle of the ball! Life couldn’t be sweeter?unless murder taints the batter.
Evan Rowe, of Confections Couture, makes a chocolate fountain that would put Willy Wonka to shame, and his truffles are to die for?literally? Yes, the world-renowned chocolatier has just turned up dead…right after sampling a slice of Jules’ decadent four-layer chocolate cake. Now all eyes are on Jules as she tries to find the mysterious ingredient in her own recipe. Can she sift out the truth before another contestant bites the buttercream?
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