Contemporary Cozy Mystery

"Cocoon meets John Wick in this witty, slow-burn cozy mystery filled with sharp humor, buried pasts, and the quiet danger of a retirement home where the residents used to rule the world." The pamphlet promised resort-style amenities, a quiet community, and individualized care. It neglected to mention the eighty-year-old resident in the crafts room casually recalibrating a live thermal detonator. When four years of intense hospital nursing leave Mara Voss exhausted and swimming in debt, a job at the hyper-exclusive Ashworth Home seems like the perfect, quiet career correction. The fieldstone...

Award-winning author Alan Bradley returns with another beguiling novel starring the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce. The precocious chemist with a passion for poisons uncovers a fresh slew of misdeeds in the hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey—mysteries...

Delia Spark is caught in a maelstrom. Her former life as a London theatre director is on the brink of implosion amid a scandalous divorce, a tarnished reputation, and, for reasons she cannot fathom, things keep spontaneously combusting around her. Her sixties were supposed to be peaceful, but now even her grown daughter won't return her calls. Escape is the only option.

Olivia Cameron always knew she was adopted. What she didn’t know is that her birth family would come back into her life 47 years later… Just days after her husband’s death, Olivia gets a call that she might have inherited a beach cottage in Cape May. Except she’s never been to Cape May, and the lawyer explains it has nothing to do with her husband’s recent passing. Nestled in front of an old vineyard, the cottage is exactly the fresh start she needs. Although she’ll need to provide proof of her identity within 30 days before it goes to the person next in line. When she arrives ...

A nearly divorced trophy wife enrolls in culinary school to win back her husband, only to find a fresh start in the unlikeliest of places in this new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Retirement should mean long-awaited trips to the...

It's time for the grand opening of Hawkwood Hollow’s first haunted hotel, and Maura and her friends are ready for the first guests to embark on their ghost tour. When a guest inexplicably drops dead of an apparent heart attack, it at first seems like a freak accident. But the victim's widow thinks otherwise, and she's determined to make Maura and her friends face the consequences. At first, Maura thinks the angry widow has lost her mind, but it soon becomes clear that there's a murderer in the area… and they aren't human.

Four Southern cozy mysteries, one quirky sleuth—discover diamonds, carnivals, weddings, and murder in this laugh-out-loud anthology. Get swept away in the Summer Meadows Mystery Series Boxed Set—three full-length Southern cozy mysteries filled with humor, faith, romance, and page-turning suspense. Follow Summer Meadows, a small-town candy maker with a knack for stumbling across danger, as she solves mysteries that mix quirky humor, laugh-out-loud mishaps, and spine-tingling suspense: Diamonds, Cash, and a Bloody Gardening Glove – A hidden stash of jewels, a bloody glove, and secrets ...

Ellen Curtis—professional declutterer, amateur sleuth, and woman of a certain age—hunts for a missing will with a killer bequest in this gripping mystery from the original king of British cozy crime, Simon Brett. Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn’t do house clearances. So when...

When Aunt Candace is nominated for a literary award, Rory and her family are thrilled that the library is chosen to host the ceremony. But the night ends in disaster when the organiser of the event turns up dead. Needless to say, since the group of suspects all write about murders for a living, finding the culprit will be tricky. With her best friend also dealing with her newfound vampire nature and her dad's secrets on the brink of coming to the surface, Rory has her work cut out. Can she find the culprit among the guests before another victim is claimed?

A kiss on a winter’s night. Samantha can’t get Paul out of her head. The night he kissed her, her wildest dreams came true, only for him to shatter them completely by staying away. Now, years later, she can’t seem to forget that night or get rid of the confusing feelings she has for him. Paul Pearson likes to live alone. Working on his woodworking business outside of town, he always told himself that he couldn’t be with Samantha, not when there would be so much to give up. But now that they’re being forced together, he can’t hide his feelings any longer. When Graham begins to ...

Joe Yetz has been a detective for nearly thirty-five years. His partner in crime and best friend, Kevin Bodine, retired the previous year, making Joe think long and hard about his own end game. Unfortunately for Joe, he doesn’t have the same financial cushion Kevin does and working cases is the only thing that makes him feel alive. When Joe comes across a murder that leaves no obvious clues, he’s at a loss until a woman comes into the department claiming to know much more about the case. Joe isn’t sure whether the woman is just looking for her fifteen minutes of fame, or whether she ...

Charming English villages, loyal dogs, and heartwarming mysteries with a dash of danger. Peace reigns in October in the misty Malvern Hills, right in the Heart of England … or does it? Just as Tamsin Kernick is settling down to enjoying training her clients’ puppies and dogs and not solving murders, a dead body is found at the foot of the fire escape after a yoga class given by her gentle housemate, Emerald. Did the poor girl fall, or was she pushed? And why was this experienced forager showing symptoms of deadly mushroom poisoning? With some unsavoury things going on at the Health Shop...

MURDER IN THE FOREST LAB She traded the rat race to work in an academic lab. Instead of peace and quiet, she discovers jealousy, treachery and murder. And she may be next. COVID, a stressful job and the end of Gemma’s marriage signaled a need to change everything in her life. Finding a job in public information in a university affiliated lab near Raleigh run by a world-renowned researcher seemed like a dream come true. Lured by warmer weather, a pay raise, cheaper rent and a scenic commute, she wasn’t prepared for another cutthroat environment. Or the murder of a researcher found in a ...

Most authors invent a premise. She carried a reason. Bestselling author Georgia Curtis Ling didn’t just write this #1 Amazon Bestselling Christian suspense—she lived inside the world it belongs to. As a native of the Appalachian foothills and a pastor’s wife for over two decades, Georgia draws on a lifetime of lived experience to craft pulse-pounding, faith-filled thrillers. Her novels deliver raw emotional truth, regional flair, and an unforgettable sisterhood of amateur sleuths. She infuses every page of But There Were Signs with a raw, breathtaking authenticity that you won't just ...

From award-winning storyteller Kay Jennings comes the ninth installment of A Port Stirling Mystery. The shocking murder of a city councilor has stunned Port Stirling, Oregon, and Police Chief Matt Horning is running hard to find the killer and soothe a nervous town. Port Stirling is torn apart by a controversial new luxury resort planned in a pristine setting near the Pacific Ocean beach. As the city council prepares to vote on the Wave’s End proposal, Freida Ogelthorpe – thought to be the swing vote – is found with a knife in her back. Was her murder related to the resort development...

Willow Shorts has told herself the same thing for years – she doesn’t want a divorce. But deep down, she knows there’s more to life than laundry and loneliness. Her husband, Charlie, had promised to give up his workaholic ways this summer. But it’s been months, and nothing has changed. In an act of desperation, Willow leaves her husband a note, drives south through the night, to stay at her best friend’s summer cottage on Sanibel Island. The first few days are filled with sandy streets, sunshine and crystal blue water, just as she imagined. It’s only after 4 days have passed ...

Alison is happy for her best friend, Max. Really, she is. She loves Max, and the guy Max is marrying completely adores her. Even being in the wedding wouldn't be so bad, if it'd keep her from thinking about her off-again relationship with NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. However, Bobby's the best man, and that forces them into all kinds of awkward situations. Then, when Alison’s ex turns up dead, she's dragged into another murder investigation. Romance, humor, and murder are sure to mix and mingle whenever Alison and Bobby link up in Extracurricular Activities.

An oracle who can see the future teams up with the far-too-hot demon from her past to avert catastrophe, in this steamy paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Zomromcom. Gwen Wexloff might be able to see the future, but not when it matters. Her visions invariably involve...

An aspiring chef and world-famous popstar cook up what starts to sound like a love song in this sapphic new adult debut from Betty Cayouette. This is Riley’s last summer as a chef. At least, this is what she’s promised her dads, who run a Cape Cod lobster shack and don’t want their...

The Pastors’ Wives Club is back! From Georgia Curtis Ling the author of the gripping #1 Amazon hit But There Were Signs comes a powerful standalone sequel born from the same lived reality. Written by a native of the Appalachian foothills who spent over twenty years inside the ministry world, WHEN DAYLIGHT IS GONE delivers another breathtakingly authentic mystery where faith, danger, and the bonds of sisterhood collide. For the pastors' wives of East Tennessee, the scars of the past are deep, but they believed the worst was behind them. They thought they had finally brought the truth to ...