Cozy Mystery Retired

Zoey Rivers has an unusual job. She's the Chief of Staff at a retirement home, which doesn't sound odd on its own, but when you consider it's a retirement home for witches and other paranormals, the strange factor ratchets up. And, with a facility full of partly senile but still powerful witches, things go hilariously awry fast.

Dante has come to the small coastal town of Te Kohe, New Zealand, for a fresh start in life. But he doesn't want to open a B&B, or save a charming bookshop, or start a romance with a single mother in need of rescuing. He just wants to forget about his past career (which involved a lot of dead bodies) and have everyone leave him the heck alone. Unfortunately for Dante, life has other plans...

Retirement is bliss—or is it? Newly retired music teacher, Susan Wiles, puts her natural nosiness to work and discovers a talent for solving murders. In Murder is Elementary, Susan finds her former principal dead on the office floor, a half-eaten funfetti cupcake on the desk, and a list of suspects rivaling pre-pandemic lines at Disney! In book two, a dead body is discovered in a construction site behind a school. Susan puts her sleuthing skills into action to save her husband’s best friend, Tank, who is accused of the crime. While Susan works to solve this mystery and exonerate Tank, ...

Zoey Rivers has experienced a lot of ups and downs as Chief of Staff at a retirement home for witches. The place is now home to other paranormals, too, such as a djinn, a demon, and a clairvoyant. But the adventures keep coming, and Zoey and her residents and friends find themselves in more strange situations that require investigating.

A picturesque seaside town. A body by the boathouse. And a retired detective who thought he’d left murder behind. When Arthur “Art” Lennox moves to the quiet village of Bracktown-on-Sea, he expects sea breezes, friendly neighbors, and peace. But when a body washes up by the old boathouse, his hopes for a tranquil retirement vanish with the tide. The victim, a well-connected newcomer with more enemies than friends, has left behind a tangle of grudges, secrets, and half-truths. The suspects range from a hot-tempered fisherman to the victim’s estranged daughter — and in a place this ...

"The mayor is dead, the suspects are weird, and the detective's ex-wife keeps showing up at crime scenes. Just another day in Pickensburg." Dale Hampton, the charismatic mayor of Pickensburg, Arizona, and real estate mogul with his eye on bigger political prizes, opens a letter in his office and collapses dead moments later. The mysterious white powder that killed him leaves behind more questions than answers. Enter Brian Dawson: a 45-year-old ex-detective who inherited a quirky roadside motel and a second chance at life after a near-fatal shooting. Brian traded his badge for bestsellers ...

Albert and Rex are going to the palace. It’s the day the Kings' birthday honour list recipients get their knighthoods, but like everywhere else they go, there is trouble to be found. With his three children and youngest granddaughter, Apple-Blossom, in tow, Albert is a little embarrassed by the lavishness of the affair. Yet all that is forgotten when he spots a man he knows. A man guilty of murder. A man who can only be at the palace for one thing. But Albert is about to be presented to the king, now is not the time to be chasing criminals. I guess that's why he's Rex's sidekick. Step ...

A stolen legacy. A desperate farmer. A murder that shatters a small-town harvest. Retired insurance investigator Hank Peavey and his sharp-eyed wife Flo are finishing their epic Route 1 journey when they arrive in Barren’s Edge, Maine—just as blueberry harvest ends and a beloved co-op manager turns up dead. What begins as a simple payment dispute unravels into systematic theft that’s devastated an entire community. Experience the satisfaction of following the money trail alongside this endearing couple as Hank’s financial expertise and Flo’s people-reading skills expose years of ...

A Missing Brooch, a Killer Secret, and a Sleuth Framed for Murder... Retired teacher–turned–innkeeper Clementine “Clem” Harper returns to Pinewood College expecting a nostalgic weekend—until her keynote is interrupted by a scream and the discovery of a dead professor clutching a threatening note written in her handwriting. Calm, cardigan-clad, and chronically curious, Clem documents every clue while her green-eyed tabby, Evie, sniffs out trouble with uncanny accuracy. From afar, her gossip-loving best friend Mabel and handsome retired detective Finn add humor, heart, and ...

Tainted Course Vermont. Covered bridges, craft fairs, and murder? When the new superintendent of schools moves to town, she finds the job isn't a piece of cake. When she drops dead after eating dessert, sleuthing couple Emily and Henry Fox rise to the occasion by stirring up clues and solving the case. The Muddy Course When a man falls from a roof at the Sugarbury Falls arts fair, amateur sleuths Emily and Henry Fox set out to prove it wasn’t an accident. The Sinister Course When the dear friend of the town’s beloved innkeeper is murdered, sleuthing couple Emily and Henry Fox don’t ...

When a seaside inn becomes a crime scene, retirement takes a deadly detour. Hank and Flo Peavey arrive at the Coral Breeze Inn expecting sand, sun, and a simple travel story. Instead, they wake to screams—and innkeeper Elena Rodriguez lying dead in the courtyard. Accident or murder? When a handyman turns up drowned and fifty thousand dollars vanishes, Hank’s investigator instincts ignite. Feel the tension mount as suspects multiply and motives tangle. Experience the heartbreak of a daughter losing her mother, the suffocating pressure of a small town’s secrets, and the chilling reality...

Set in the biggest small town in the country, Susan and Mike travel to St. Louis for their son’s Match Day ceremony. At the reception, the dean of the medical school drops dead under mysterious circumstances. Susan smells foul play. Teaming up with the detective’s mother, it's double trouble as she and her new bestie uncover secrets worthy of murder in Murder is Medical. In Murder is Universal, Susan and Valerie are on a flight when they discover the passenger in the middle seat dead on arrival. The dynamic duo is convinced it was murder. The dead passenger, owner of a successful ...

In Murder is Private, retired music teacher Susan Wiles gets more than she bargained for when she flies to Florida to meet her newly discovered birth mother. When the choral teacher at her mother’s school is murdered, Susan substitutes for the dead teacher and uses her position to work on solving the case. In Murder is Developmental, an escalating series of crimes at her granddaughter’s preschool prompts Susan to play amateur sleuth. Meanwhile, one family member’s life is in jeopardy, and another is hiding a secret that could turn her life upside down. In Murder is Legal, retired ...

Retirement Was Peaceful… Until Bracken Caught the Scent.England, 1960’s. Former inspector Tom Ramsay is taking advantage of having to step down. Invalided after getting shot in the line of duty, the plain-speaking man adopts a border collie and gets down to the serious business of hiking the scenic countryside of his ancestry. But after hearing over the radio about a missing local, the fifty-five-year-old ex-cop is shocked when a pleasant walk brings him face-to-face with the victim fleeing her captors. With the young woman reported as a runaway and no ransom note issued, the ...

The morning mist over Heron Lake has never looked so peaceful—until Freestyle starts barking at something floating near the farthest swim buoy. Margaret Gaines has found bodies before, but discovering local accountant Wesley Drummond drifting among the red-and-white markers raises immediate questions. Everyone knows the lake claims a careless swimmer every few years. Chief Patterson is ready to call it a tragic accident and move on. There's just one problem: according to everyone who knew him, Wesley Drummond couldn't swim a stroke. As Margaret starts asking questions around Waterford ...

‘Fabulous, cosy, mystery… Wonderful… Absolutely perfect for fans of Richard Osman!’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you'll ever meet… Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clock’ sessions at the Thirsk Garden...

A quiet stopover becomes deadly when Hank and Flo discover a body at a small-town Georgia museum. Retired investigator Hank Peavey and his sharp-eyed wife Flo just wanted a peaceful stop on their Route 1 journey. Instead, they find museum director Clifford Moss murdered—pulled into a web of desperate secrets. As financial crimes unravel and a second victim falls, the retired couple must navigate small-town betrayals and deadly motives. With lives destroyed by desperation and danger mounting, Hank and Flo discover that retirement doesn’t mean sitting idle when murder strikes close to ...

The swim meet was supposed to bring excitement to Waterford Haven, not tragedy. When Margaret Gaines arrives at the community pool for her regular Sunday morning swim, she finds Richard Danforth floating face-down in the deep end, a weight belt strapped around his waist and no witnesses in sight. The charismatic AquaFit sponsor had spent the weekend networking with coaches and parents, selling dreams of athletic glory and exclusive opportunities. But as Margaret quickly discovers, not everyone at the meet was thrilled with Richard's presence. The weight belt is buckled incorrectly, his ...

When Susan’s granddaughter asks Santa for a puppy, Susan can’t help playing fairy grandmother. With Christmas approaching, Susan adopts a shelter pup to surprise Annalise, but as the holiday draws near, her excitement turns to worry when she fears the exuberant puppy might chew the stockings, destroy the presents under the tree, and otherwise wreak havoc on Christmas morning. Susan and her detective daughter Lynette enroll the pup in obedience school in the weeks leading up to Christmas, but their plans take a sinister turn when the school’s owner is killed in his locked office while ...

As two young people from different worlds are joined together in marriage, the murmuring among the guests is that the relationship is doomed. But only one knows the form that doom will take. Etta and Dora, retired teachers from the South of Italy, arrive with their Basset Hound, the strong willed, loveable Leon, for a home swap holiday in a German mansion, just in time for the celebrations following the wedding of their hosts’ son to a beautiful Parisienne socialite. But the festivities come to an abrupt end when the bride falls face first into the wedding cake, a bullet in her heart. ...