Cozy Library Mystery

After months of travel, former maid Lottie Sprigg returns to Fortescue Manor in the rolling hills of Shropshire. Her arrival coincides with a celebratory dinner to mend a family feud. But the flow of champagne dwindles to a trickle when a body is found in the library. Who committed the atrocity? Suspicion falls on several characters: some above stairs and some below....

Francie Vespertine has lived all her life in a supernatural town full of powerful witches, but her own magic is lackluster at best. The only place she fits in is the Magical Archives. Head librarian (and bookworm extraordinaire) might be a boring job . . . if it wasn't for the ghosts of fictional characters haunting the shelves.

Some small towns hide their secrets in plain sight—Sweet Cove buries them six feet deep. When predictability-loving security analyst Grace Jordan returns home to help her whimsical Aunt Lyla with the bookstore, she's escaping her carefully controlled city life–and confronting a decades-long secret of her own. But what awaits her is something far more sinister: a body count that defies the odds in this seemingly peaceful coastal town. From a businessman's suspicious death to international intrigue involving shadowy power brokers, each case pulls Grace deeper into a web of deception that ...

Welcome to the Haunted Book Barn Book Shop! An impending divorce. A hot homicide detective. And spontaneous time travel. Midlife in Glimmerspell is proving to be magical. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails. Recipe Included! A laugh out loud Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal bestseller Addison Moore. After catching my husband in bed with another woman, I gave him the heave-ho, put our house on...

It’s all hands on deck when a dead body is found near the small town of Briar Creek in this Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Merry Little Murder Plot. Just off the shores of the coastal Connecticut town of Briar Creek are two small islands, which...

THREE COZY MYSTERIES! THESE TALKING PETS SOLVE CRIMES! INCLUDES RECIPES! An innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder. TALKING PETS! If you enjoy cozy small town feels, a seaside Maine inn, and talking pets who solve crimes then you will LOVE the Country Cottage Mysteries! Books included: Kittyzen’s Arrest (Country Cottage Mysteries 1), Dog Days of Murder (Country Cottage Mysteries 2), Santa Claws Calamity (Country Cottage Mysteries 3) *Cozy Mystery compilation* My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not...

A murdered librarian, a vanished ledger, and muffins with secrets to hide… The grand reopening of the library was supposed to sweeten the launch of Nazari Catering, but the celebration ends in murder and a scandal that’s anything but sugar-coated. Once a New York marketing exec, now a small-town caterer, Jasmine Nazari is clever, determined, and still learning to keep her cool when the oven, and the gossip, get too hot. With the help of Michael Brooks, a handsome former journalist turned podcaster, Jasmine whips up clues between recording episodes of their Dessert Review show, while ...

Something deadly is brewing at Jordan & Walsh Books, and security analyst Grace Jordan is dead set on figuring out what. When murder returns to Jordan & Walsh Books and Detective Sherwood's investigation stalls, Grace finds herself caught between cryptic riddles from an imprisoned mastermind known only as The Puzzler and warnings about a mysterious drifter named Silas who's recently arrived in town. As clues point to both blue-collar workers and those who wear the badge, Grace realizes someone is hiding in plain sight—and they're not finished. With pressure mounting to solve a case the ...

Book conservator Tory Van Dyne and a woman claiming to be Agatha Christie on holiday from the Great Beyond join forces to catch a killer in this spirited mystery from Amanda Chapman. Tory Van Dyne is the most down-to-earth member of a decidedly eccentric old-money New York family. For one thing...

A family secret catapults Rory into a magical library - and a new life she never knew she wanted. Bookshop assistant Aurora "Rory" Hawthorn thinks reality will never be as interesting as fiction. Content to spend her time escaping into a good book to escape her micromanaging boss, the very last thing she expects is to be cornered by a group of terrifying strangers hunting down a journal that belonged to her late father.

Fleeing a disastrous love affair, university librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet mountain town in Virginia. She quickly busies herself with managing a charming public library that requires all her attention with its severe lack of funds and overabundance of eccentric patrons. The last thing she needs is a new, available neighbor whose charm lures her into trouble. Dancer-turned-teacher and choreographer Richard Muir inherited the farmhouse next door from his great-uncle, Paul Dassin. But town folklore claims the house's original owner was poisoned by his wife.

A librarian with a knack for solving murders realizes there is something decidedly supernatural afoot in her little town in this cozy fantasy mystery. Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle keeps finding bodies—and solving murders. But she's concerned by just how many killers she's had to track down in...

I am the narrator of this book, which means I already hauled you through every paragraph of virtue, vice, and shelving, and now they have decided I must sell it as well. Apparently death by furniture is not self explanatory. Welcome to the Ladies’ Minerva Library, where the hall smells of ink and soap, the rule book is impeccable, and the shelves are full of exactly what everyone swears they are not reading. Eleanor Pryce keeps the catalogues honest, the keys accounted for, and the sermons politely returned, while the Gothic romances travel under cover of moral improvement, as God and Mrs...

One mystery, one romance, and a fire-belching bulldog. In the heart of Singsong City, a retired assassin seeks refuge among the shelves of her beloved library. But when a familiar face from her past resurfaces, she is drawn back into a world of danger and deceit. With the help of an unlikely ally, she must unravel the mysteries of her own past before they consume her future. Will she find peace in the quiet of the stacks, or will the shadows of her past drag her back into the fray? Vampires Don’t Suck is the first book in the Singsong City series. It is a standalone paranormal romantic ...

🎄 FOUR CHRISTMAS COZY MYSTERIES IN ONE BOXED SET! 🎄 Snuggle up with murder this holiday season in a laugh-out-loud, page-turning collection from New York Times, USA TODAY & Wall Street Journal bestseller Addison Moore and USA TODAY bestseller Bellamy Bloom! IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE MURDER. This cozy Christmas collection includes FOUR stand-alone holiday whodunits packed with mystery, mayhem, and mistletoe—perfect for fans of festive vibes and frosted crime scenes. Grab this cozy mystery boxed set and snuggle up to FOUR chilling tales with a side of homicide! WHAT YOU’LL...

Carmen King is a busy woman. Not only does she sit on the library board and dabble in the Friends of the Library, but she juggles quite a few relationships at once. Apparently, this doesn't go over well with at least one of her boyfriends—Carmen is found dead at the bottom of the library staircase. Librarian Ann Beckett not only finds Carmen's body, but finds herself entangled in Carmen's mysterious death as she sets out to learn why Carmen's death, from the killer's perspective, was overdue.

Six down-on-their-luck people with links to the world of crime writing have been invited to play a game this Christmas by the mysterious Midwinter Trust. The challenge seems simple but exciting: Solve the murder of a fictional crime writer in a remote but wonderfully atmospheric village in north...

Some books are overdue for justice—and in Willow Springs, late fees can be murder. Marnie Devlin thought opening a vintage boutique in sleepy Willow Springs would be the perfect fresh start after her husband's financial scandal and death. But when she joins the local book club, her quiet new life explodes into chaos. The tyrannical library director Delia Crawford—who's been blackmailing half the town—is found murdered behind her own library. With her fierce employee Ruby Gomez and Taco, her Chihuahua with uncanny detective instincts, Marnie finds herself investigating alongside the ...

Summer is here, the heat is on—and so is murder. Grab a cool drink and relax by the pool while enjoying these summer time sleuths. Happy summer reading! This boxed set has FOUR summer centered cozy mysteries! Humor with a side of homicide. Read this one today! *A laugh out loud cozy mystery boxed set by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" And USA TODAY bestselling author Bellamy Bloom! Books Included: Macaron Massacre (Murder in the Mix 10), Donut Disaster (Murder in the Mix 12), A Killer Tail(Country Cottage ...

It's National Library Week, and the Athena Public Library is planning an exhibit to honor the centenary of famous novelist Electra Barnes Cartwright - creator of the beloved Veronica Thane series. Charlie has a soft spot for Cartwright's girl detective stories (not to mention an extensive collection of her books!). When the author agrees to make a rare public appearance, the news of her whereabouts goes viral overnight, and series devotees and book collectors converge on Athena.