Anthologies & Short Stories

From over 3,000 considered stories published in the past year, this anthology contains the twenty best, selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham under the auspices of New York City's legendary crime fiction specialty store The Mysterious Bookshop.

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. A wealthy developer has turned up in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry with the aim of building a luxury golf course.

A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fractured, Undone, and Broken....

A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fallen, Criminal, and Unseen....

Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl....

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation...

My life was going just fine by most standards. I ran a successful business in a tight-knit magical community, and lived just blocks from a beautiful lake and series of hiking trails. Then Selene showed up....

The first three books in the Irish Village Mystery series are included in this edition: Murder in an Irish Village, Murder at an Irish Wedding, and Murder in an Irish Churchyard....

This bundle includes books one, two, and three in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries series.

Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven. When Nathalie unexpectedly inherits her aunt's cosy inn "Black Feather", she...

From the authors of the best-selling series "Cherringham". This compilation contains episodes 1-3. "A shot in the dark": Sussex, England, 1929...

Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart....

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. This collection includes Lucky Charm, Better Than Hex, and Cast Away.

The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series rolls forward with IN THE GROUND, taking Wolf to a high altitude mine where a man has been found murdered. Next, in HIGH ROAD, Wolf faces a case in a neighboring county that will test his will.

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

Rachel Hatch has taken the thriller world by storm. Get swept up in the first three explosive books in this pulse-pounding series from Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author L. T. Ryan and former detective Brian Shea.

A 3-in-1 audio bundle of New York Times bestselling author Terri Blackstock’s Moonlighter series, Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, and Twisted Innocence....

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of the first four Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels, read by Audie-award winning narrator Jonathan Keeble....

Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. This collection includes A Touch of Magic, A Drop in the Potion, Hemlocked and Loaded, and All Spell Breaks Loose.

Books eight through 10 in the USA Today best-selling Dead Cold series from two-million best-selling author Blake Banner....

Get three absolutely gripping crime thrillers set on the UK's atmospheric north Norfolk coast from number one best-selling British author J M Dalgliesh in this great value collection....

Agatha Christie’s most famous characters—including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple—solve even the most devilish of conundrums as the sun beats down in this all-new summer themed collection from the Queen of Mystery....

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. There is shock in the local...

Train journeys through rolling countryside and cruises across the open ocean might sound like paradise, but when murder strikes mid-journey, they’re anything but....

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village...

From over 3,000 considered stories published in the past year, this anthology contains the twenty best, selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham under the auspices of New York City's legendary crime fiction specialty store The Mysterious Bookshop. Included are tales of suspense, detection, and puzzlement that illuminate the diversity of styles contained under the "mystery" umbrella and highlight some of the greatest practitioners of the short form working today, with a blend of household names and lesser known writers no less worthy of your attention.

The Cookie Company Mystery Series: Books 1–5 Welcome to Sugar Creek, where secrets are baked fresh daily and solved with a side of cookies. When widowed mom Lilianna Harper and her sharp-tongued daughter Remi open The Cookie Company, they expect long hours, quirky customers, and sugar-dusted chaos—not sabotage, stolen recipes, or clues tucked between cookie sheets. But in a town where gossip rings louder than the church bells, every sweet bite comes with a mystery to crack. This delightful 5-book box set delivers all the charm of Gilmore Girls with a dash of sleuthing fun. Packed with ...

Casserole Confessions: Books 1–5 Secrets, scandals, and casseroles hotter than the oven—welcome to Chesterfield, Connecticut. When sixty-something widow Nessie Stewart launches Casserole Confessions—a side hustle where she delivers homemade dishes and listens to her neighbors spill their secrets—she expects juicy gossip, not homicide. But in a town where casseroles double as currency and comfort food can’t smother betrayal, every recipe comes with a side of scandal. From bodies in freezers to stolen identities, recipe thefts, and confessions that scorch hotter than lasagna fresh ...

With the Garrison twins away on a sunny Cabo getaway, Mrs. Whitcombe is left in charge of the Willowrose Inn—and preparing her beloved roses for Turtle Cove’s Best Garden competition. But when Charles Penhaligon, the persnickety Garden Club judge, is discovered dead among the begonias, the contest takes a decidedly deadly turn. Armed with her sharp wit and accompanied by Rocky, the ever-curious beagle with a nose for trouble, Mrs. Whitcombe digs into a tangle of rival gardeners, whispered feuds, and quirky Turtle Cove secrets. After all, in a town where the roses aren’t the only ...

Secrets love staying buried in Sweet Cove, North Carolina—but Grace Jordan is about to dig up every last one. When the predictability-loving security analyst leaves her Cleveland apartment to visit her aunt Lyla, she’s reassured that the bookstore murder that recently rocked the town is firmly in the past. Yet Sweet Cove feels off-kilter, from the strange newcomers to Lyla's addition of crystals and psychic readings to her cozy bookshop. Grace barely has time to scoff at the New Orleans medium, Madame LaRue, before a familiar face shows up dead—and her old high school tormentors prove...

Verschollene Wunschzettel, verschneite Berghütten und mörderische Geständnisse an Heiligabend – Bestsellerautor Ragnar Jónasson mit beschaulich-schaurigen Weihnachtsgeschichten aus Island. Gekonnt wechselt er zwischen behaglicher Idylle und eiskalten Gänsehaut-Momenten. Da ist der unerwartete Einsatz des Polizisten Ari Arason, der ganz harmlos beginnt; da steht ein verängstigter Mann an Heiligabend vor der Haustür und hat eine ungewöhnliche Bitte; und da ist Hulda Hermannsdóttir, die ein scheinbar unverfängliches Gespräch mit einem besorgten Vater beginnt.

That’s the mantra for the members of the Monthly Murder Movie Club at The Northwoods Movie Theater. Every month, this eclectic group of northern Michigan residents gather to watch a murder mystery movie on the big screen. After stopping the projector in the middle of the movie, the members gather to discuss the crime and suspects, each making a whodunit pick before resuming the movie. The hair dresser with the scissors? The jilted lover with poison?

Step inside a world where the veil between the living and the dead grows thin—where forgotten relics carry restless spirits, and time itself becomes a prison. Whispers in the Dark is a chilling collection of thirteen original ghost stories that will haunt your thoughts long after the last page is turned. From a cursed music box that remembers more than it should, to a phantom bride searching the cliffs for her lost love; from a haunted motel where no guest ever truly checks out, to a mirror that reflects secrets darker than your own—each tale invites you to wander down shadowed halls ...

This series of stories follows recently retired forensic pathologist Dr. Maeve Harrington. Seeking peace in her late grandmother's cottage, Maeve instead uncovers a string of murders that reveal the dark undercurrents of this picturesque community. Partnering with skeptical Sheriff Nate Calder and eccentric neighbor Cora Pike, Maeve uses her forensic skills and outsider’s perspective to solve mysteries that stretch back generations. The quiet life she sought will have to wait. The sea is not quite finished with her.

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