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The Apothecary Rose
Candace Robb
Historical Fiction · Mystery
A strong match for readers who like medieval mysteries, undercover investigations, historical detail, and romance complicated by suspicion.

The Apothecary Rose
Candace Robb
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
Our take
Called “Authentic characters, and a credible plot...Essential for historical fans” by Library Journal, this medieval mystery follows Owen Archer to York in 1363, where he poses as an apothecary’s apprentice after two knights die from a suspicious healing potion. His investigation draws him toward Lucie, the apothecary’s wife, even as evidence suggests she may be connected to the deaths, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 2,200 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers who like medieval mysteries, undercover investigations, historical detail, and romance complicated by suspicion.
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A healing remedy or a deadly poison? Owen Archer confronts a lethal mix of dangerous attraction and troubling secrets when two knights die unexpectedly.
York, 1363. Master apothecary Nicholas Wilton provides a healing potion for a wounded soldier at St. Mary’s Abbey.
A KILLER CURE?
When Brother Wulfstan administers the special physick to the pilgrim and a fellow knight, tragedy strikes. Is the poisonous potion an accident, or a deliberate act of murder? Owen is sent to investigate by the Archbishop of York, disguised as an apothecary apprentice assisting Wilton’s wife, Lucie.
THE SINS OF A KNIGHT
He soon learns that the first victim, Sir Geoffrey Montaigne, travelled to York to atone a past sin, and had crossed paths with Nicholas before. What was the knight’s past misdeed, and what is his connection to the apothecary?
IS FORBIDDEN LOVE A DEADLY DRUG?
Owen uncovers troubling links between the knight and others close to Nicholas – including Lucie, who has captured his heart. But is he falling in love with a killer?
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The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives and the Campervan Murder
Jenny Kane
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
A warm, coastal fit for readers who like amateur sleuths, village gossip, missing-person puzzles, and food-centered British cozies.

The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives and the Campervan Murder
Jenny Kane
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
Our take
When a villager is found dead and fish-shop owner Mr Robbins vanishes, Maggie and Ryan search his ransacked campervan and investigate whether the two cases are connected. Set in Mousehole, Cornwall, this cozy mystery has a 4.4-star average from more than 100 Goodreads ratings. A warm, coastal fit for readers who like amateur sleuths, village gossip, missing-person puzzles, and food-centered British cozies.
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'A perfect easy reading escape that transports you to Cornwall, with lush descriptive writing that keeps you hooked to the end' Reader review
'A fabulous cosy crime read with everything you would expect from the genre... I highly recommend it' Reader review
It's been a busy summer for the Fish and Chip Shop Detectives as they get drawn into their next investigation, hook, line and sinker...
The bustling streets of Mousehole are home to Robbins' Fish and Chip Shop, where Maggie and Ryan dish up the best fried goods Cornwall has to offer - and solve a crime or two.
When a villager is found dead, Maggie and Ryan rapidly find themselves deep in a new mystery.
But as the case unfolds, it becomes clear that something strange is simmering beneath Mousehole's serene surface. The enigmatic owner of the chip shop, Mr Robbins, is nowhere to be found. And when Maggie and Ryan search his campervan home, they find it already unlocked and completely ransacked...
Where is Mr Robbins? Is his disappearance linked to the murder? As the fish and chip shop detectives face a boatload of questions, can they catch the killer before someone winds up dead?
Don't miss the next instalment in the Fish and Chip Shop Detective Agency Series, perfect for fans of Peter Boland and Clare Chase!
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Detective Kelso Strang Mysteries Books
Aline Templeton
Mystery · Noir
Grief follows Detective Kelso Strang into every quiet village, but the crimes waiting there leave no room to retreat.

Detective Kelso Strang Mysteries Books
Aline Templeton
Mystery · Noir · Police Procedural
Our take
Grief follows Detective Kelso Strang into every quiet village, but the crimes waiting there leave no room to retreat. Across six Scottish mysteries, Strang investigates disappearances, murders, and buried rivalries within isolated communities where loyalty can conceal violence. *Detective Kelso Strang Mysteries Books 1–6* offers atmospheric procedural suspense shaped by rugged landscapes, private sorrow, and secrets that resist the light.
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Six absolutely gripping Scottish crime mysteries. 1800 pages packed with twists and turns. Now in one complete great-value box set.
‘Templeton has become the crime tzar of the Scottish small town.’ Val McDermid.
Detective Kelso Strang hasn’t been sent to Skye to solve a case — he’s been sent there to disappear.
THE SETTING
These six unforgettable mysteries unfold across Scotland's stark, rugged, rural landscapes, where remote villages, desolate moors, rolling hills, and dramatic cliffs conceal a deeper tension.
From the windswept Flow Country to the stillness of the Scottish Borders, to the isolation of the Isle of Skye, each place reflects the secrets its people hide. The silence is broken only by the wind or the cry of a raven, masking an undercurrent of danger. These breathtaking locations are never what they seem — beneath their beauty lies a darkness waiting to be uncovered.
MEET THE DETECTIVE
DI Kelso Strang, once an army sniper and now a senior officer with the Edinburgh police force, is still reeling from the sudden death of his wife. It left him hollow, short-tempered, and increasingly difficult to reach. His job is the only thing that keeps him going. He now lives alone in a harbour cottage, where silence suits him better than small talk and black coffee keeps him steady. He reads old poetry, owns far too many maps and has a scar down one side of his face that people don’t ask about twice.
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The Complete Detective Lauren Riley Books
Lissa Marie Redmone
Mystery · Noir
Ideal for readers who like cold cases, courtroom tension, flawed detectives, and twist-heavy crime fiction.

The Complete Detective Lauren Riley Books
Lissa Marie Redmone
Mystery · Noir
Our take
This six-book collection follows Buffalo cold case detective and private investigator Lauren Riley through murder trials, police corruption, serial crimes, international art theft, and long-buried cases. Written by a former homicide detective, the series combines procedural investigation with psychological suspense and a relentless, complicated heroine. Ideal for readers who like cold cases, courtroom tension, flawed detectives, and twist-heavy crime fiction.
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Over 1,700 pages of gripping crime fiction from a former Buffalo PD cold case detective.
Meet a detective who's as relentless as a Lake Erie winter. The complete series in one outstanding-value box set.
Strong female lead. Buffalo cold. Cases everyone else gave up on.
In the freezing grip of upstate New York, Buffalo Cold Case Homicide detective Lauren Riley is as unyielding as the snow that comes howling in off the lake. She's twice divorced, raised two daughters alone, and they're grown now. Her partner Shane Reese has her back. Every cold case on her desk hides a killer who thought time was on their side.
Lauren doesn't break. She digs in. She carries the scars of a career spent inside the room with people who do unspeakable things. She knows the longer a case stays cold, the more comfortable a killer gets, and that's exactly when they make a mistake.
But her latest case isn’t cold — it’s red hot. When a married mother of two is found strangled behind a store, a teenage boy is accused of murder. His DNA is under the victim’s fingernails. His prints are on her car. But for Lauren, dragged into the investigation against her will, something doesn’t add up. And the deeper she digs, the more she suspects that nothing about this case is as it first seems.
These mysteries deliver authentic procedural detail, pitch-perfect dialogue, and a heroine who keeps coming back no matter how hard the case hits. With twenty years inside the Buffalo Police Department behind her, author Lissa Marie Redmond writes from the desk Lauren Riley sits at.
These compelling procedurals are perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, Kathy Reichs, Tess Gerritsen and J.A. Jance.
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An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder
Lynn Cahoon
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
After a failed startup and a spectacularly failed engagement, Meg Gates retreats to Bainbridge Island and lands a research job with a bestselling mystery writer.

An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder
Lynn Cahoon
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
Our take
After a failed startup and a spectacularly failed engagement, Meg Gates retreats to Bainbridge Island and lands a research job with a bestselling mystery writer. Her plan to write an amateur investigation guide gets practical fast when the author’s agent is found dead beneath a Gothic mansion. With her rescue spaniel beside her, Meg must test her tips and clear her new boss.
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An irresistible new series from New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon about an amateur sleuth who doesn’t just solve crimes, she writes about how to do it…
TIP #1: WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU COUNTS AS WORK EXPERIENCE
Meg Gates could use a guidebook for life. Indeed, she’s faced some challenges. She dropped out of college to work for a tech startup that failed—and her fiancé just took her bridesmaid to Italy on what was supposed to be Meg’s honeymoon. At twenty-six, Meg has taken the ferry ride of shame from Seattle back to Bainbridge Island to live with her family. At least she has her rescue cocker spaniel, Watson, by her side. But it’s Meg who could use a rescue—and she’s hoping it will come in the form of a part-time gig doing research for a bestselling mystery writer.
TIP #2: WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW—OR WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
That’s when the lightbulb goes on: Meg will write her own guidebook—a manual on criminal investigation. But before she can impress her new boss with her pet project, the author’s agent is found dead on the rocks beneath the author’s Gothic mansion. Now it’s time to put her guide to the test, as Meg sets out to clear her employer of suspicion and solve the crime. But there’s one important caveat she’ll have to add to her guide—
TIP #3: BEWARE OF UNKNOWN DANGERS
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THE DETECTIVE BILL SLIDER MYSTERIES
CYNTHIA HARROD-EAGLES
Mystery · Police Procedural
A strong match for readers who enjoy British police procedurals with intelligent investigations, dry wit, and a seasoned detective.

THE DETECTIVE BILL SLIDER MYSTERIES
CYNTHIA HARROD-EAGLES
Mystery · Police Procedural
Our take
Kirkus Reviews calls the Bill Slider mysteries “Some of the best cop talk on either side of the Atlantic.” This six-book collection follows Detective Inspector Bill Slider through West London cases involving murder, disappearance, secrets, and small lies. A strong match for readers who enjoy British police procedurals with intelligent investigations, dry wit, and a seasoned detective.
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SIX UNFORGETTABLE BRITISH CRIME NOVELS FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.
Meet Detective Inspector Bill Slider — West London CID's sharpest, driest-witted policeman.
Slider's countryman father taught him how to read the world: a flattened patch of grass, a hair caught on a hedge, a broken spider's web. Those same instincts, transplanted to the streets of Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush, have made him a thorn in the side of his bosses and a quiet legend with the rank and file.
A disgraced BBC correspondent is found dead in his Hammersmith flat. A teenage girl is murdered on Wormwood Scrubs on a Bank Holiday morning. A young woman vanishes from her West London bedsit, and her elderly neighbour knows more than he wants to say. A man is found bled white in a bath in a Victorian attic.
Six investigations. One detective who doesn't miss a thing.
With his urbane sergeant Atherton at his side, his violinist wife at home, and a boss who would rather face a corpse than a committee, Slider sees what the rest of the Met cannot. The cases are riddled with suspects, secrets and the small lies of London. He puts them together one piece at a time.
Witty, intelligent, and quietly devastating — British crime writing at its very best.
For fans of Reginald Hill, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell and Inspector Morse.
Please note these are books 11-16 in the series, but can be read without reading the first ten books first.
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Against the Tide
G. D. Wright
Thriller · Police Procedural
Readers who enjoy emotional crime drama should find plenty to like in its police investigation, family secrets, personal stakes, and south coast of England setting

Against the Tide
G. D. Wright
Thriller · Police Procedural
Our take
Called “Dripping with menace and authenticity” by Peter James, Against the Tide follows DC Vinny Robson after the violent murder of an elderly couple in Beachbrook turns into an investigation that cuts through his own family. Readers who enjoy emotional crime drama should find plenty to like in its police investigation, family secrets, personal stakes, and south coast of England setting
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But the tides … They were turning. The wheels of life were whirring. And time? It waited for no man.
If the truth could destroy you, would you choose to know it?
'The emotion and shock of this book had me in tears more than once' Reader review
DC Vinny Robson has spent his career seeking justice for others, but when an elderly couple are violently murdered in his hometown of Beachbrook, the investigation takes a devastating turn – one that cuts straight through his own family.
As Vinny dives deeper, the case becomes more than a pursuit of a killer – it’s a fight against the undertow of his own past. But in chasing the truth, will he finally find justice, or will he drown in the wreckage of everything he thought he knew?
Some truths should stay submerged. But once the tide turns, there’s no stopping what comes to light.
An emotional crime drama set on the south coast of England, perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Gillian McAllister and Ann Cleeves.
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THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE HENRY JOHNSTONE HISTORICAL MYSTERIES
JANE A. ADAMS
Mystery · Historical Mystery
Good for readers who like classic British detection, historical crime, forensic detail, and detective duos.

THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE HENRY JOHNSTONE HISTORICAL MYSTERIES
JANE A. ADAMS
Mystery · Historical Mystery
Our take
Called “Excellent . . . Fans of golden age mysteries will be delighted” by Publishers Weekly, THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE HENRY JOHNSTONE HISTORICAL MYSTERIES collects ten interwar British mysteries following forensic Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and people-smart Sergeant Mickey Hitchens through murders, class tension, and secrets between the wars. Good for readers who like classic British detection, historical crime, forensic detail, and detective duos.
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‘Excellent . . . Fans of golden age mysteries will be delighted’ Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Ten historical mysteries. Over 2000 pages. Two chalk-and-cheese detectives. Many hours of high-quality mystery reading.
Lincolnshire, England, 1928. Builders lift the flagstones in a narrow yard and uncover three bodies in shallow graves. A woman, a young man and a seven-year-old girl.
The local police are out of their depth. Scotland Yard sends Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens north with the famous murder bag.
Henry came back from the trenches changed. Precise, contained, hard to read. He works a crime scene like a scientist: fingerprints, photographs, bloodstains, fibres, every detail copied into the black-bound murder book he keeps in his own hand.
Mickey is his opposite: a proper East End copper. Henry reads evidence. Mickey reads people. Between them, very little stays buried.
But the bodies in the yard are only the beginning.
Across ten atmospheric cases, the investigations move from hard-up terraced streets and Lincolnshire market towns to south-coast sands, smoke-blackened factory districts, country houses and the glittering world of the bright young things.
This is England between the wars: uneasy, divided, still haunted by the trenches, where the old order and the fast new set both have secrets worth killing for.
Classic British detection in the Golden Age tradition. Perfect for readers of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham, and for fans of Charles Todd, Jacqueline Winspear and Frances Brody.
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Small-Town Secrets
Alexa Verde
Mystery
Good for readers who like clean romance with cowboys, cops, bodyguards, faith elements, protective heroes, and suspense.

Small-Town Secrets
Alexa Verde
Mystery
Our take
Small-Town Secrets collects ten romantic suspense stories where couples in small towns and ranch communities face danger, solve mysteries, uncover deadly secrets, and find love. Good for readers who like clean romance with cowboys, cops, bodyguards, faith elements, protective heroes, and suspense.
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Ten riveting, unputdownable small-town romances filled with love, faith, and danger to warm your heart and set it racing!
Sparks and bullets fly as couples join forces to survive, solve mysteries, and find love in small towns and ranch communities where emotions run deep, people care about each other, and the secrets can be deadly!
- Book 1: Scent of Danger To find her missing sister, a small-town cop risks her life by posing as her twin. Under escalating attacks, she accepts protection from a private investigator--but he has his own secret mission.
- Book 2: No Fake Dating for a Cowboy A woman in jeopardy, a cowboy turned small-town cop grieving his fiancée, and a relationship too real to be fake…
- Book 3: No Mistaken Identity for a Cowboy A quirky woman with secrets, a military hero helping her search for her birth parents, and a case of mistaken identity…
- Book 4: No Second Chance for a Cowboy A woman with amnesia and a once grumpy cowboy she doesn’t remember breaking up with. When he becomes her self-appointed bodyguard, can they have a second chance at love?
- Book 5: Color of Danger When a small-town business owner becomes the target of a killer, she encounters an unusual ally who has his own secret agenda. Will they find love amid danger?
- Book 6: Touch of Danger A cop, the beautiful woman he believes caused his brother's death, and secrets someone will kill to keep hidden...
- Book 7: Taste of Danger A small-town librarian has three days to find a hidden Russian treasure -- or she and her father will die. Will she and the private investigator she turns to for help escape danger and find treasures of faith, love, and hope?
- Book 8: Seaside Cowboy’s Second Chance A woman with broken dreams and promises. A cowboy with a broken--by her--heart. A stray dog with a possibly broken paw. And everyone with a dangerous secret. Even the dog.
- Book 9: Show Me my Brother’s Best Friend A woman in jeopardy and her brother's best friend she'd once crushed on meet again before Christmas… When the past comes knocking on her door, will she choose love or closure?
- Book 10: Seaside Cowboy’s Christmas Wish A nurse, a cowboy, and a secret that could get them both killed by Christmas!
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The Lady Darriby-Jones Mysteries
CM Rawlins
Mystery · Historical Mystery
It works for readers who want elegant settings, amateur sleuthing, social intrigue, and mysteries that keep danger tucked behind perfect etiquette.

The Lady Darriby-Jones Mysteries
CM Rawlins
Mystery · Historical Mystery
Our take
Beneath polished manners and grand houses, murder keeps finding its way into respectable company in The Lady Darriby-Jones Mysteries. This 12-book British cozy collection follows Lady Darriby-Jones through scandals, vanishing guests, suspicious strangers, and deadly deceptions. It works for readers who want elegant settings, amateur sleuthing, social intrigue, and mysteries that keep danger tucked behind perfect etiquette.
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LIMITED-TIME OFFER:
Get all 12 cozy mysteries for just 99¢ (99p) — or read FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
Step into a world of secrets, scandal… and perfectly polite murder.
In the glittering world of Lady Darriby-Jones, appearances are everything—and beneath the surface, danger is always waiting.
This 12-book cozy mystery collection invites you into a charming yet treacherous society of grand houses, vintage cars, and unforgettable characters… where every guest has something to hide.
From suspicious strangers to vanishing guests, from whispered scandals to deadly deceptions, Lady Darriby-Jones must unravel each mystery before it’s too late.
Inside this complete collection:
- The Mystery of the Polite Man
- The Mystery of the American Slug
- The Mystery of the Back Passage
- The Mystery of the Murder That Wasn’t
- The Mystery of Miss Cess Pitt
- The Mystery of the Bag of Bones
- The Mystery of the Sudden Demotion
- The Mystery of the Missing Misses
- The Mystery of the Royal Rogue
- The Mystery of Mothering Sunday
- The Mystery of the Christmas Crackers
- The Mystery of the Wettest Wedding Ever
Perfect for fans of charming British mysteries, clever twists, and cozy page-turners you won’t want to put down.
If you love strong heroines, elegant settings, and mysteries with a touch of wit, this is the series for you.
Start reading today and lose yourself in twelve delightful mysteries.
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The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries
Peter Boland
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
This British cozy mystery collection fits readers who want amateur detection, village secrets, sharp dialogue, and five connected whodunnits with charm.

The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries
Peter Boland
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
Our take
A sleepy seaside town hides a body count that refuses to stay politely in the background. In The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries, Fiona, Daisy, and Partial Sue turn from charity shop volunteers into unlikely sleuths after a favorite customer is murdered. This British cozy mystery collection fits readers who want amateur detection, village secrets, sharp dialogue, and five connected whodunnits with charm.
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‘Witty and knowing.’ Diamond Dagger Award-winner Simon Brett OBE
Five fiendishly twisty whodunnits. One sleepy seaside town. And a gang of sassy senior sleuths who like their mysteries as they like their tea: strong, complex and sweet enough without the sugar . . .
Welcome to Southbourne: the charming little coastal town that has it all — golden sands, tea shops galore . . . and an alarmingly high body count!
For Fiona, Daisy and Partial Sue — the trio of retired ladies who volunteer at Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop — this place has always been a peaceful sanctuary. They won’t stand by and let it go to the dogs. (Though better the dogs than the cats.)
When their favourite customer is murdered in cold blood, the ladies decide enough is enough. Sarah Brown was a harmless eighty-something who loved bingo and rummaging for bargains. Who on earth would want her dead?
And so, the Charity Shop Detective Agency is born. Some may call them busybodies. But armed with sharp wits, sharper tongues, and an endless supply of tea and cake, this unlikely gang of sleuths are determined to uncover the truth — whether the police like it or not.
Wherever the ladies go, trouble is sure to follow! Whether they’re shopping for suspiciously sweet treats or spectating at a dog show, dipping their toes into wild swimming or strolling by the beach huts. But if anyone can sniff out a killer — between solving jigsaws and scoffing lemon drizzle — it’s Fiona, Daisy, Partial Sue . . . and one very scruffy terrier named Simon Le Bon.
Settle in with a cuppa — and prepare to binge five utterly delightful mysteries in one unbeatable-value box set!
Fans of Richard Osman, Robert Thorogood, Janice Hallett, Simon Brett, Ian Moore and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett are sure to be enchanted from the first page to the final twist!
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Kipper Cottage Cozy Mystery Box Set
Jan Durham
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths
Best for readers who like cozy mysteries with seaside settings, amateur sleuths, eccentric communities, classic whodunit energy, and a little dog-assisted chaos.

Kipper Cottage Cozy Mystery Box Set
Jan Durham
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
Our take
The Kipper Cottage Cozy Mystery Box Set follows amateur sleuth Liz McLuckie as she comes to Whitby for peace, scones, and sea air, only to find murder, mayhem, quirky friends, and Nelson the bull terrier. Best for readers who like cozy mysteries with seaside settings, amateur sleuths, eccentric communities, classic whodunit energy, and a little dog-assisted chaos.
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INTRODUCING SIX CHARMING, LAUGH-OUT-LOUD COZY MYSTERIES FEATURING AMATEUR SLEUTH LIZ MCLUCKIE.
Perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands, Stella Cameron and Frances Evesham.
She came to Whitby for peace, scones, and sea air. What she found was murder, mayhem… and her knack for sniffing out the truth.
What readers are saying about the series:
“I loved this cozy mystery! There are funny characters and a classic vibe of the old whodunit books. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy this lovely book.” -Bookish Days
“…a perfect example of what a cozy mystery should have. Jan Durham is a master storyteller. I am in awe of her writing…” -The Book Decoder
“This was a lovely book to read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. I curled up in my chair to read and just couldn't put it down.” -Booksprout Reviewer
IN THIS SIX-BOOK BOX SET:
Death at the Abbey
After her husband’s death, Liz McLuckie retreats to Whitby to renovate two crumbling cottages—but peace is short-lived. When she finds a professor’s body near the Abbey, drowned yet left on a clifftop, Liz is pulled into a mystery full of secrets, red herrings, quirky friends, and Nelson the bull terrier—the ugliest (and bravest!) dog in Yorkshire.
Death at Neptune Yard
As Whitby prepares for its Goth Festival, a friend’s chilling encounter with the Barghest—Yorkshire’s legendary Dog of Death—triggers a string of mysterious deaths. With whispers of the supernatural rising, Liz McLuckie, her eccentric friends, and Nelson the bull terrier set out to uncover the truth.
Death at the Feast
Liz McLuckie’s quiet retirement is shattered when a friend is accused of poisoning the town mayor. Convinced his fatal allergy was no accident and stunned when his body vanishes before the funeral, Liz teams up with her unpredictable friends to uncover the truth.
Death at the Anchorage
Valentine’s Day turns deadly in Whitby when a séance at a retirement home ends with Clara Bendelow’s shocking murder. Drawn into the mystery, Liz McLuckie uncovers ties to a decades-old suicide and a returning fraudster. With her local friends and dog in tow, she digs deep to reveal the truth.
Death on the Stella Mae
Spring storms batter Whitby just as trawlerman Daniel “Doc” Holliday vanishes from his boat, presumed swept overboard. But Liz McLuckie suspects foul play, and someone is desperate to hide the truth. Liz sets out to uncover what really happened that night, taking her dog and madcap friends along to investigate.
Death on the West Cliff
Summer brings crowds to Whitby, and with them—murder. When the night watchman at the West Cliff Art Gallery is found dead and nothing is stolen, Liz McLuckie suspects art fraud. To expose the truth, she mounts a risky heist with a fake oligarch, two chaotic ten-year-olds, and Nelson the bull terrier. What could go wrong?
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