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In The Treasure Hunters Club, three strangers converge on Maple Bay, a Nova Scotia town steeped in pirate lore and generations of buried secrets.
The Treasure Hunters Club
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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In The Treasure Hunters Club, three strangers converge on Maple Bay, a Nova Scotia town steeped in pirate lore and generations of buried secrets. Peter seeks family answers, Dandy follows her grandfather’s last clue and Cass stumbles onto the perfect story. As bodies surface and truths unravel, the past threatens them all. A 2025 Edgar nominee with strong reader acclaim.
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2025 EDGAR NOMINEE FOR THE LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL AWARD!
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies in The Treasure Hunters Club—a rollicking murder mystery set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable grudges, secret societies, and of course, a treasure lost to time.
WELCOME TO MAPLE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA
For nearly a century, people have ventured to the idyllic seaside town of Maple Bay in search of a legendary lost pirate treasure, but locals know there’s more than just gold buried in the sand. As the paths of three strangers converge in Maple Bay, the truth is about to be blown wide open. But not before the bodies start to pile up.
Peter Barnett is rapidly approaching 40 with little to show for it when a mysterious letter invites him to Maple Bay and the mansion his estranged family has called home for generations.
Seventeen-year-old Dandy Feltzen is isolated and adrift following the death of her beloved grandfather, until his final request and a tantalizing clue sets her on a mission to solve the mystery he spent his entire life chasing.
Cass Jones has given up on her dream of being a successful author when an unexpected opportunity lands in her lap: a housesitting gig in remote Maple Bay, where she stumbles on the perfect subject matter for her breakout book—and the handsome sailor who might be just the person to help her research it.
Peter, Dandy and Cass have never met, but they’re on a collision course with each other and the mystery that has defined Maple Bay for two centuries, and none of them are prepared for the shocking truths that may or may not still be buried there.
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When a former Olympic skier is found brutally murdered in the forests of Åre, Detectives Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog uncover a community harboring painful secrets.
Hidden in Shadows
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths
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When a former Olympic skier is found brutally murdered in the forests of Åre, Detectives Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog uncover a community harboring painful secrets. At the same time, Rebecka Ekvall fights to escape an abusive marriage that may tie her to the case. With 4.4 stars on Amazon and Editors Pick acclaim, this is a tense, atmospheric Nordic thriller.
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Secrets, vengeance, and a brutal murder unsettle an idyllic winter paradise in a blood-chilling novel of suspense by the acclaimed author of Hidden in Snow and the Sandhamn Murder series.
In the Swedish ski resort of Åre, crime is rare. Certainly nothing so brutal as the murder of Johan Andersson, a former Olympic skier found bound and beaten to death in the forest. According to his distraught wife, he didn’t have any enemies in the world. To Detective Inspectors Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog, the crime proves otherwise. But what could have provoked such rage? And in whom?
As Hanna and Daniel search for answers, Rebecka Ekvall, a vulnerable pastor’s wife, is trapped in an abusive marriage. Isolated from her congregation, she’s afraid of her husband and even more fearful for her life. Because Rebecka carries a fateful secret. But she isn’t the only one in Åre with something to hide.
As Hanna and Daniel continue to untangle the dark histories of a growing list of suspects, they realize that Johan’s murder is just the beginning of a disturbing case about survival and revenge—at any cost.
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Kirby Cornell is barely holding her life together when a message lights up an old group chat: Everyone in the group chat dies.
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies
Mystery · Thriller · Amateur Sleuths · Suspense
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Kirby Cornell is barely holding her life together when a message lights up an old group chat: Everyone in the group chat dies. It is sent from Esme, a former roommate who has been dead for a year. As Kirby’s past resurfaces and threats escalate, she is forced to confront buried secrets and a killer who may not be gone after all.
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From the breakout author of Swiped comes a compulsively readable, surprisingly funny, and genuinely thrilling pageturner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a ’90s serial killer that may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long buried secrets that just won’t stay in the grave where they belong.
Kirby Cornell needs a break from everything:
- Her crumbling apartment in the sleepy town of Crowhurst (famous for its bucolic countryside and a second-rate serial killer from the ’90s).
- Her dead-end job.
- Her sleazy landlord
- Her messy roommates.
- And, most of all, the terrible thing they all did.
Luckily, that hasn’t caught up with her just yet. Until a new message on their old group chat pops up: Everyone in the group chat dies.
It’s the first text her ex-roommate Esme has sent for ages, but that’s not the really weird thing.
The really weird thing is, Esme died twelve months ago…
Don’t miss the new laugh-out-loud thriller from L.M. Chilton, Everyone in the Group Chat Dies—a murder mystery that fuses the comedy of Friends with the serial killer thrills of I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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Ava Bonney hides her obsession with studying dead animals, until she finds the body of a missing classmate and becomes entangled in an unfolding mystery.
Deadly Animals
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths
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Ava Bonney hides her obsession with studying dead animals, until she finds the body of a missing classmate and becomes entangled in an unfolding mystery. As more teens vanish, she races to uncover who is hunting them before she is next. With 4.2 stars on Amazon and over six thousand Goodreads ratings, Deadly Animals is a haunting, award winning debut.
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Fourteen year old Ava Bonney has always been drawn to the darker corners of life, spending her nights studying roadkill along the highway outside her home. Her fascination with decay is a secret she guards carefully, until the evening she discovers the body of a missing classmate. Afraid her own rituals will be exposed, she alerts the police anonymously, hoping the truth will surface without her.
But when more teens begin to disappear, Ava refuses to stand by. Her curiosity sharpens into determination, and she rushes toward danger with the reckless conviction only youth can hold. Each new clue pulls her deeper into a town hiding its own rot, and the hunter stalking her classmates grows bolder.
With 4.2 stars on Amazon and more than six thousand Goodreads ratings, Deadly Animals delivers an award winning debut of eerie suspense.
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Hailey Webb’s first day at her new newspaper job takes a deadly turn when she finds a corpse, and her ex might be involved.
Hot Off the Press
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths
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Hailey Webb’s first day at her new newspaper job takes a deadly turn when she finds a corpse, and her ex might be involved. With her best friend and a charming reporter by her side, she’s determined to uncover the truth. Hot Off the Press holds 4.4 stars on Amazon and 4.3 on Goodreads, a clever, funny mystery romp.
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Hailey Webb thought starting over meant a boring desk job and bad coffee, not tripping over corpses on her first day. After dumping her cheating fiancé and losing her high-paying career, she returns home to Palm Shores, California, and lands a gig running errands for the local paper. It’s not glamorous, but it pays the bills.
Then a dead treasure hunter turns up on his boat, and Hailey’s ex seems suspiciously tied to the case. With her best friend Kat and a distractingly handsome crime reporter in tow, Hailey dives headfirst into a murder investigation that’s anything but quiet.
Hot Off the Press holds 4.4 stars on Amazon and 4.3 on Goodreads, a witty, fast-paced mystery perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich and Gemma Halliday.
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When Rosie Meyers’s husband is found murdered the day after their anniversary party, she becomes the prime suspect.
After All These Years
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths
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When Rosie Meyers’s husband is found murdered the day after their anniversary party, she becomes the prime suspect. On the run and desperate to prove her innocence, Rosie uncovers dangerous secrets about the man she loved and the life she lost. Susan Isaacs’s After All These Years is a sharp, funny, and utterly addictive suburban mystery.
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The morning after her anniversary party, Rosie Meyers finds her husband dead in their perfect Long Island kitchen. The police find her fingerprints everywhere.
Rosie’s comfortable suburban life shatters overnight. Once a devoted English teacher and wife, she’s suddenly the only suspect in a murder that’s made front-page news. Determined to clear her name, she slips into Manhattan’s shadows, hunting the truth about the man she thought she knew.
Each secret she uncovers pulls her deeper into a web of deceit, betrayal, and unexpected courage. Somewhere between the city’s glitter and its grit, Rosie learns who she really is—and how far she’ll go to survive.
Susan Isaacs’s After All These Years is a witty, fast-paced mystery of marriage, money, and murder.
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Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare launch the Prairie Nightingale series with Homemaker, a witty midlife mystery rated 4.2 out of 5 stars.
Homemaker
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths
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Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare launch the Prairie Nightingale series with Homemaker, a witty midlife mystery rated 4.2 out of 5 stars. When a picture-perfect mom disappears, Prairie trades her homemaking skills for sleuthing, uncovering scandals, secrets, and maybe even a romance with a grumpy FBI agent. Cozy, clever, and addictive, this amateur sleuth debut is a must-read.
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Prairie Nightingale has always been good at putting lives in order. She raised two teenage daughters, turned homemaking into a business, and built a reputation as the go-to woman who can fix anything. But when Lisa Radcliffe—a polished mom from her old social circle—vanishes without warning, Prairie’s instincts tell her something darker is at play.
Armed with sharp intuition and an eye for hidden patterns, Prairie digs into Lisa’s life, uncovering secrets that ripple through their community. Her nosy determination draws the ire of FBI agent Foster Rosemare, whose square jaw and tailored suits only make him more distracting.
Prairie’s investigation may unravel her tidy world, but she refuses to back down.
Because this homemaker is about to become a detective.
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Perfect for fans of laugh-out-loud cozies with sharp sleuths.
Murder With Peacocks
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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Donna Andrews’s Murder With Peacocks, the award-winning debut of the Meg Langslow Mysteries, is a hilarious cozy set amid three weddings and one untimely murder. With eccentric relatives, outrageous neighbors, and plenty of Southern charm, this witty mystery boasts a 4.5 out of 5 stars Amazon rating. Perfect for fans of laugh-out-loud cozies with sharp sleuths.
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Meg Langslow expected summer to be busy. After all, she’s maid of honor in three weddings, and each bride has happily dumped every detail of the planning into her lap. Between herbal purification ceremonies, live peacocks on the lawn, and endless errands, Meg barely has time to breathe.
Luckily, a certain handsome local helps keep her sane—though the town insists he’s unavailable. But when an obnoxious newcomer starts stirring up scandal and ends up dead, Meg’s carefully balanced to-do list topples into chaos.
Now she must juggle floral arrangements, feuding relatives, and finding a murderer. With “accidents” piling up, Meg realizes that wedding season could end in disaster.
If she cannot catch the killer, the next ceremony she attends may be her own.
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The Marlow Murder Club begins with a quiet English town and a death no one else believes happened.
The Marlow Murder Club
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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The Marlow Murder Club begins with a quiet English town and a death no one else believes happened. When Judith, a sharp-minded septuagenarian living on her own terms, starts asking questions, she uncovers more than a single suspicious crime. Joined by two unlikely allies, she pursues the truth through secrets, misdirection, and community blind spots. This is a cozy mystery built on wit, observation, and amateur sleuthing with real stakes.
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2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN AWARD
"An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining, and beautifully written." —B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author
A delightfully clever new mystery from creator of BBC One's hilarious murder mystery series Death in Paradise
Meet Judith: a seventy-seven-year-old whiskey drinking, crossword puzzle author living her best life in a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of Marlow.
Nothing ever happens in Marlow. That is, until Judith hears her neighbor shot while skinny-dipping in the Thames. The local police don't believe her story. It's an open and shut case, of course. Ha! Stefan can't be left for dead like that.
Judith investigates and picks up a crew of sidekicks: Suzie the dogwalker and Becks the vicar's wife. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club.
When another body turns up, they realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. And the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape…
Robert Thorogood, has turned the Christie-mystery on its head with this ever-so-sly cozy perfect for readers who love Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good.
"Lightweight but no-nonsense and genuinely brainy"—Kirkus Reviews
"Damn right funny and heartwarming…great fun"—Crime Time
"I love Robert Thorogood's writing."—Peter James, international bestselling author
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Miranda James’s Murder Past Due begins the Cat in the Stacks series with charm, mystery, and a sleuthing cat.
Murder Past Due
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery · Detective Fiction
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Miranda James’s Murder Past Due begins the Cat in the Stacks series with charm, mystery, and a sleuthing cat. When a bestselling author is killed in Athena, Mississippi, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must solve the crime. With a 4.6 out of 5 stars Amazon rating, this cozy debut is witty, bookish, and irresistible.
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Charlie Harris has settled back in his hometown of Athena, Mississippi, with his towering Maine coon cat, Diesel, for company. Between his library work and quiet walks with Diesel on a leash, life feels pleasantly uneventful—until a notorious author comes back to town.
Godfrey Priest may be a bestselling novelist, but Charlie remembers him as a manipulative bully. Apparently, so does everyone else in Athena. By lunchtime, Godfrey has already picked a fight. By dinnertime, he’s dead.
Suddenly, Charlie finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation. With an overeager deputy ready to arrest the wrong person, Charlie and Diesel must dig into old grudges and secrets to uncover the truth.
In Athena, every bookshelf hides a clue, and some rivalries never die.
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M. C. Beaton’s The Quiche of Death launches the beloved Agatha Raisin mysteries with sharp wit and small-town scandal.
The Quiche of Death
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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M. C. Beaton’s The Quiche of Death launches the beloved Agatha Raisin mysteries with sharp wit and small-town scandal. When Agatha’s store-bought quiche is linked to a fatal poisoning, she must play sleuth to clear her name. With a 4.5 out of 5 stars Amazon rating, this cozy classic is a charming recipe of humor, intrigue, and murder.
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Agatha Raisin has traded her high-powered London PR career for early retirement in the quiet Cotswolds village of Carsely. But country life is proving more dull than delightful. Determined to win friends and influence neighbors, Agatha enters the local baking contest with a perfect quiche. There’s just one problem: she didn’t bake it.
When the judge drops dead after sampling her entry, Agatha’s hopes of village stardom curdle into scandal. With whispers of poison spreading and sinister notes arriving at her door, she has more to worry about than bad publicity.
To clear her name and uncover the truth, Agatha must embrace her knack for nosiness.
If she fails, the only thing she’ll be serving up is a case of her own.
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Bree Baker’s Live and Let Chai launches the Seaside Café Mysteries with Southern charm, small-town scandal, and a heroine worth rooting for.
Live and Let Chai
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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Bree Baker’s Live and Let Chai launches the Seaside Café Mysteries with Southern charm, small-town scandal, and a heroine worth rooting for. When a councilman dies and Everly’s chai is tied to the scene, she must solve the crime to save her café. With a 4.6 out of 5 stars Amazon rating, this cozy debut is refreshing and fun.
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Everly Swan is finally home. After a few rough years, she has returned to Charm, North Carolina, with a dream: to run Sun, Sand, and Tea, her breezy seaside café serving iced blends and homemade pastries. Life feels almost perfect—until a councilman is found dead, and her chai is left at the crime scene.
Now the town’s gossip is brewing hotter than her teapots, and Everly’s new business may not survive the scandal. Worse, the local detective is frustratingly handsome and far too eager to put her under suspicion.
To save her café, her reputation, and maybe her heart, Everly must unravel a murder tangled in secrets and small-town rivalries.
In Charm, tea is sweet, gossip salty, and justice must be served hot.
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