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A charming fit for readers who enjoy cozy mysteries, clever amateur sleuths, and royal intrigue with a touch of wit.
The Windsor Knot
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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Called “Sheer entertainment” by the New York Times Book Review, The Windsor Knot follows Queen Elizabeth II as she secretly investigates the suspicious death of a guest at Windsor Castle in 2016. With help from her Assistant Private Secretary, Rozie Oshodi, the Queen quietly searches for answers while MI5 questions the royal household. A charming fit for readers who enjoy cozy mysteries, clever amateur sleuths, and royal intrigue with a touch of wit.
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"Sheer entertainment… Bennett infuses wit and an arch sensibility into her prose… This is not mere froth, it is pure confection." – New York Times Book Review
"[A] pitch-perfect murder mystery… If The Crown were crossed with Miss Marple…, the result would probably be something like this charming whodunnit." – Ruth Ware, author of One by One
The bestselling first book in a highly original and delightfully clever cozy mystery series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties.
It is the early spring of 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. But the preparations are interrupted by the shocking and untimely death of a guest in one of the Castle bedrooms. The scene leads some to think the young Russian pianist strangled himself, yet a badly tied knot leads MI5 to suspect foul play. When they begin to question the Household’s most loyal servants, Her Majesty knows they’re looking in the wrong place in this puzzling murder mystery.
For the Queen, an amateur sleuth since her teenage years as "Lilibet," has been living an extraordinary double life. Away from the public eye and unbeknownst to her closest friends and advisers, she has the most brilliant skill for solving crimes. With help from her Assistant Private Secretary, Rozie Oshodi, a British Nigerian officer recently appointed to the Royal Horse Artillery, the Queen discreetly begins making inquiries. As she carries out her royal duties with her usual aplomb, no one in the Royal Household, the government, or the public knows that the resolute Elizabeth won’t hesitate to use her keen eye, quick mind, and steady nerve to bring a murderer to justice.
SJ Bennett captures Queen Elizabeth’s voice with skill, nuance, wit, and genuine charm in this imaginative and engaging mystery that portrays Her Majesty as she’s rarely seen: kind yet worldly, decisive, shrewd, and, most important, a superb judge of character.
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A sharp fit for readers drawn to crime thrillers with flawed investigators, missing-person cases, equestrian settings, corruption, and romantic suspense.
Dark Horse
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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Praised by The Wall Street Journal for its “hard-boiled view of equine society,” Dark Horse introduces former cop Elena Estes, whose past mistakes have cost her career and confidence. When twelve-year-old Molly Seabright asks for help finding her missing older sister, Elena is pulled into the wealthy Palm Beach horse world and its drugs, payoffs, dirty deals, and killer, with a 3.9-star average from more than 11,900 Goodreads ratings. A sharp fit for readers drawn to crime thrillers with flawed investigators, missing-person cases, equestrian settings, corruption, and romantic suspense.
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In her latest thriller, New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag takes readers on a suspense-filled ride of shocks and twists leading to an explosive finish. It is the story of an ex-cop, a missing girl, and a killer locked in a race where there can be only one winner--and the losers die trying.
In a trailer in a Florida swamp, time is running out for eighteen year-old Erin Seabright. A pawn in a kidnapper's terrifying game for a ransom no one can pay, her last hope is a washed-up ex-cop who has already lost it all-not once, but twice.
The wealthy world of the Palm Beach horse set seems a long way from a cop's world in the narcotics division. A lifetime ago, undercover sheriff's detective Elena Estes worked the mean streets and BackTop alleys, living by her wits and playing the long odds until she took one risk too many. Now Estes lives on the ragged edge of lost hope and self-hatred, hiding from the past and believing she doesn't deserve to have a future. But the past is about to come back with a vengeance, and the future is about to become a race between life and death.
A young woman is missing and her twelve year-old stepsister comes to Estes for help. No one but serious, studious Molly Seabright seems concerned about what's happened to her troubled older sister. But Molly is convinced Erin is in danger. Estes has no P.I. license, no interest in a new career, and no desire to break her self-imposed exile. But the more she learns about the people Erin Seabright was involved with, the more her long-dormant cop instincts come back to life.
One trip to the show grounds where Erin worked as a groom, and Estes is quickly pulled to the dark side of a glamorous sport. Behind the glittering, ultra-rich facade is an ultra-ruthless world of drugs, payoffs, and dirty deals. A world of dissolute playboys and crooked horse-dealers, of royalty and rabble, of rivals and enemies. An obscenely wealthy world where anything can be had for a price--including a life.
And in that world stalks a killer who will lead Estes down a dark, twisted trail of decadence and deceit, mayhem and murder--from the gilded life of Palm Beach to the darkest corners of the Florida swamps, to a final show-down that could cost her everything. A race against time and evil. A race in which Estes is the dark horse--and no one is betting on her to win.
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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
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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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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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
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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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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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
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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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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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
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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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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A good pick for readers who like cozy English mysteries, amateur sleuths, literary cases, and village danger.
Murder Most Bookish
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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Called “A classic British cozy” by Booklist, Murder Most Bookish introduces biographer Rona Parish, who begins investigating a famous author’s strange drowning in the Chiltern Hills and soon receives a warning tied to her golden retriever, with a 4.2-star average from more than 3,000 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for readers who like cozy English mysteries, amateur sleuths, literary cases, and village danger.
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Cosy up with a cup of tea and treat yourself to an utterly irresistible mystery, set amid England’s breathtakingly beautiful Chiltern Hills.
Meet Rona Parish, a feisty biographer with a talent for digging up murder and mystery wherever she goes — and Gus, the golden retriever, nipping loyally at her heels!
Rona jumps at the chance to write about Theo Harvey, a famous author who drowned in stranger-than-fiction circumstances. But is she diving head-long into danger?
Six months ago, Harvey was found floating face-down in a peaceful stream. Not far from the quaint little cottage where he penned his bestsellers.
His drowning is a puzzle the police can’t solve. So now Rona’s on the case — ready to dig deep to find the answers Harvey’s grieving widow craves.
But someone out there doesn’t appreciate her snooping.
It’s not long before Rona finds a sinister note tucked into her golden retriever’s collar, warning her to drop the project while she still can . . .
Fans of Faith Martin, M.C. Beaton, Richard Osman, the Reverend Richard Coles and Betty Rowlands are sure to be enchanted by these charming mysteries, set in the picture-perfect Chiltern Hills.
Please note, this book was previously published as Brought to Book.
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Best for readers who like humorous senior sleuth mysteries with unlikely teams, snarky heroines, and cozy murder investigations.
The Unlikely Murder Club
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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The Unlikely Murder Club follows Agatha Shadewell, a sixty-five-year-old former con artist under court-ordered watch in Unlikely, New York, as she helps a teenage hacker prove her mother is not a killer, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 300 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like humorous senior sleuth mysteries with unlikely teams, snarky heroines, and cozy murder investigations.
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A former con artist, a retired FBI agent, and a teenage hacker walk into a murder investigation. Stop me if you’ve heard this one.
Ex-con Agatha Shadewell spent decades outwitting the law until…she sacrificed her freedom to save a life.
Now, at sixty-five, she’s traded prison walls for a court-ordered stay in Unlikely, New York, under the watchful eye of the FBI agent who brought her down.
Except Agatha still feels trapped. No problem for this shady lady. She’ll shed the hated ankle monitor, and she’s outta there.
But when the FBI agent’s granddaughter begs for help to prove her mother’s not a killer, Agatha caves to the teenager’s pleas. She can never say no to someone in need. Compassion has always been her greatest flaw.
To uncover the real murderer, she’ll need every dirty trick in her toolbox. And if she’s caught, it’s straight back to prison…Or worse!
For Agatha Shadewell, catching the killer might be the most dangerous con of all!
Perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Only Murders in the Building, White Collar, and snarky seniors aging disgracefully.
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Good for readers who want mystery-romance with reluctant allies, old sparks, and small-town secrets.
It Happened One Murder
Mystery · Romance · Amateur Sleuths · Cozy Mystery
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Called “A satisfying romance and a whodunnit that'll keep you guessing!” by Alicia Thompson, It Happened One Murder follows Harriet and Nic as they team up to solve a beach-town murder, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 60 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want mystery-romance with reluctant allies, old sparks, and small-town secrets.
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"A satisfying romance and a whodunnit that'll keep you guessing!" — Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers
Only Murders in the Building gets a rom-com twist in this laugh-out-loud mystery-romance following one woman who will have to pair up with an unlikely ally to solve a murder in their quaint New Jersey beach town, perfect for fans of Jesse Q. Sutanto, Elle Cosimano, and Katherine Center.
Murder has a way of bringing people together…
Harriet Baker thought that when she left Logan Island, she was leaving for good. But after getting fired from her dream magazine job, she finds herself stuck back in the sleepy New Jersey beach town living with her eccentric mother and desperate to escape.
And her ticket out might be…murder?
When Harriet's extravagant birthday party ends with a dead body, all fingers point to Sara Allbright, the troublesome sister of none other than Nic, Harriet's short-lived fling from years ago that she's been eager to forget. And the feeling is entirely mutual. But murder makes for a good story, and when Harriet is told that she can get her old job back if she writes an article uncovering what really happened the night of her party, she readily agrees. To write her piece, Harriet will need Nic's full cooperation, and if Nic wants to clear his sister's name, he'll need Harriet's investigative skills. But working together? That's less than ideal.
As the two team up to find the real killer, they'll discover the dark underbelly of their seemingly perfect hometown, uncover long buried feelings, and maybe, just maybe, realize that they might work well together after all.
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This is suspense for readers who like cold cases, buried pasts, and reporters drawn too close to the victims they investigate.
Summit Lake
Mystery · Thriller · Cozy Mystery
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Summit Lake begins with a murder in a mountain town too polished to admit what it hides. Investigative reporter Kelsey Castle arrives to cover the death of law student Becca Eckersley, but the assignment soon exposes secrets, silence, and danger beneath the town’s grief. This is suspense for readers who like cold cases, buried pasts, and reporters drawn too close to the victims they investigate.
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The #1 international bestselling author of Twenty Years Later and The Girl Who Was Taken delivers a twisting suspense novel about a murdered law school student, the reporter assigned to her story—and the intimate connection that comes when the living walk in the footsteps of the dead…
“A gem of a mystery, fast-paced and suspenseful.” —Catherine Coulter, # 1 New York Times bestselling author on Summit Lake
No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next.
Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled.
At first, investigative reporter Kelsey Castle thinks of the assignment as a fluff piece. But the savagery of the crime, and the efforts to keep it quiet, hint at something far more sinister than a random attack by a stranger. As Kelsey digs deeper, despite danger and warnings, she feels a growing connection to the dead girl. And the more she learns about Becca’s friendships, her love life—and her secrets—the more convinced she becomes that walking in Becca’s footsteps could lead her out of her own dark past…
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Witch At Heart gives a fresh start a magical complication when Jinx Hamilton inherits a shop, a new set of powers, and far more trouble than the bookkeeping…
Witch At Heart
Mystery · Cozy Mystery · Suspense
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Witch At Heart gives a fresh start a magical complication when Jinx Hamilton inherits a shop, a new set of powers, and far more trouble than the bookkeeping suggests. Between enchanted inventory, restless ghosts, four cats, and a possible serial killer, Jinx has to learn fast, making this a cozy witch mystery with small-town charm, supernatural chaos, and amateur sleuthing.
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Magic begins in the heart.
Jinx Hamilton is ready to trade in waitressing for becoming her own boss. The shop she inherits from her eccentric aunt in Briar Hollow, North Carolina, seems like the perfect fit. As Jinx handles the enchanted inventory and the unruly clientele, she discovers her aunt also willed her magical powers without an instruction manual.
As if that weren’t enough, she’s forced to deal with four cats, several homeless ghosts, and a potential serial killer.
With a little help from her best friend and a dreamy new neighbor, Jinx must keep the business afloat and the murderer at bay. And it’ll take more than clever bookkeeping and spellcasting to keep the store...and herself...from going under.
*Note: This is a republished version of Witch At Heart.
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A good fit for readers who want a cozy mystery with academic setting, amateur sleuthing, and a little humor mixed into the homicide.
Murder 101
Mystery · Cozy Mystery
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Being accused of murder is bad enough. Being accused because the body turned up in your stolen car is the kind of chaos that really ruins a Friday. In Murder 101, English professor Alison Bergeron becomes the prime suspect after one of her students is found dead in her recovered Volvo, forcing her to start digging for answers before the police decide the case is already solved. A good fit for readers who want a cozy mystery with academic setting, amateur sleuthing, and a little humor mixed into the homicide.
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A New York English professor must study the clues to clear herself of murder charges in this "entertaining" cozy mystery series debut (Booklist).
A small college on the banks of the Hudson River in the Bronx, St. Thomas is safely away from the chaos of Manhattan and supposed to be tranquil, bucolic, and serene. Unfortunately, English professor Alison Bergeron has found it to be anything but. Recently divorced from a fellow professor and even more recently without a car—it was stolen—she has been hoofing it to school. One Friday evening, two NYPD homicide detectives drop by her office. The good news is that they found her beat-up Volvo; the bad news is that the body of one of the students in her Shakespeare seminar was in the trunk.
Not only are Alison's chances of getting the car back bleak, but suddenly she's the primary suspect on a list that includes, among others, the murdered student's drug-dealing boyfriend, Vince, and the girl's father's business rivals (he's head of an old Italian family).
Accused of a crime that she didn't commit, Alison enlists her best friend, Max, for emotional support and amateur sleuthing. Their fumbling efforts to clear Alison's name could land her in even hotter water with Detective Bobby Crawford, the handsome investigating officer (and former altar boy)—not to mention the nuns at St. Thomas . . .
Maggie Barbieri's charming professor and down-to-earth detective make an unlikely but lovable team in her delightful debut mystery.
"Murder 101 mixes love and homicide in the proper equation and earns a grade A in my book!" —Susan McBride, author of the Debutante
Dropout Mysteries
"If you love Agatha Christie, Sue Grafton, and Sara Paretsky, you'll be delighted by Murder 101." —Sheila Curran, author of Diana Lively Is Falling Down
"[A] sparkling debut. . . . Romance, humor and suspense blend perfectly in this exceptional cozy, the first of what hopefully will be a long series." —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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