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Welcome to Woolbridge Cove, where the yarn is soft, the secrets are tangled, and murder has a way of slipping through the door at Coastal Yarns. Ellie Winters never expected her knitting shop to pull her into a string of baffling murders, old grudges, hidden codes, buried fortunes, and dangerous small-town secrets. With her clever orange tabby Captain at her side, and a close-knit circle of friends ready to help, Ellie soon discovers that every pattern has a clue—and every clue can lead to a killer. This special box set includes the first five books in The Knitting Shop Mysteries, a cozy ...

The Grace Thompson Cozy Mystery Collection: Stories 1–10 Ten charming cozies, one unforgettable sleuthing duo—and a clever Westie who always sniffs out the truth. From flower festivals to escape rooms, small-town bakeries to lakeside vacations, murder has a way of blooming wherever Grace Thompson and her best friend Chloe Sutton go. With Rosie the Westie at her side, Grace untangles twisted motives, long-buried secrets, and sinister puzzles hidden in the heart of Bloomsville and beyond. Inside this box set, you’ll find: A prequel that reveals Chloe’s past and the shocking case that ...

He survived the goblin raid. Now he has to survive the health inspector. Matthias Bauer, former Stuttgart baker and current [Innkeeper], has successfully defended his establishment and completed his grand opening. But in the frontier town of Oakhaven, the real monsters wear velvet doublets and carry bureaucratic clipboards. Zum Goldenen Krug is booming. Thanks to Matthias’s uncompromising German efficiency and a domesticated Dungeon Heart functioning as a magical refrigeration system, he is turning lethal monster parts into highly sought-after buff food. From explosive Goblin Pepper Stew ...

The Merchant Guild wants a monopoly. The Dungeon Regulatory Commission wants paperwork. The feral monsters just want to eat the guests. Matthias Bauer’s cozy frontier inn has a new attraction: a domesticated, non-lethal training dungeon operating right under the floorboards. By turning a starving Dungeon Heart into a profitable agility course, Matthias has revolutionized the local adventuring economy. But success on the frontier attracts the worst kind of pests: bureaucrats and saboteurs. When Inspector Vane of the Dungeon Regulatory Commission arrives to condemn the property, Matthias ...

Six cozy mysteries, one feisty sleuth, and a whole pack of pets who always find trouble. Six fun-loving cozy capers where pets help—or hinder—solving a mystery. From mischievous cats with sharp noses to loyal dogs that dig up more than bones, Trinity Ashford and her Waterfall Sleuths face danger, laughter, and small-town secrets in this complete collection of six pet-filled whodunits. 🐾 Cat-Eyed Witness A cat with a distaste for cologne. A pet shop owner seeking justice. A billionaire dead. Can a feisty feline’s nose point to the killer before Trinity becomes the next victim? 🐾 ...

First, they sent monsters. Now, they've sent the paperwork. Matthias Bauer has successfully defended Zum Goldenen Krug from goblins, health inspectors, and a feral dungeon breach. But in the frontier town of Oakhaven, the most dangerous predators don't have claws—they have ledgers. When Matthias installs a simple noticeboard to help adventurers find fair work, he accidentally sparks an economic revolution. The local Adventurer's Guild and Merchant Guild, furious at losing their monopoly on labor and supplies, declare war on the inn. They deploy their deadliest weapons: embargoes, forged ...

MULTIPLE AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND 2025 GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS SILVER MEDAL WINNER FOR A VERY STICKY MURDER NOW A 2026 GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL WINNER FOR COZY MYSTERY — MURDER BY MERINGUE What was meant to be a memorable New Year’s celebration— turned into a baffling murder mystery. International food critic Darcy Finnegan, her loyal Schnoodle Mozart, and her best friend arrive in Scotland ready for festive cheer, only to be swept into cousin Ailsa’s traditional Hogmanay house-cleansing ritual. Covering the culinary delights of Scotland’s New Year was the plan—not house ...

"If there was one piece of advice Olive Crisp always followed, it was that “one should never attempt to solve a crime on an empty stomach..."' 1970s. Cambridge, England. A MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT MIDNIGHT: When a student falls from the turrets of King’s College, Cambridge and the police rule his death as accidental, Olive consults her tarot cards - which confirm her suspicions of murder - and decides to take the investigation into her own hands. A COSY COMMUNITY: Fortunately, the college porter is a loyal customer of Olive’s cafe, The Biscuit Tin, and when she plies him with his ...

The Heritage Hall book fair was my chance to showcase my bookbinding techniques. Instead, I become the main suspect in a murder. Paper flowers and leather bindings filled my Heritage Hall book fair booth. This was my chance to showcase traditional bookbinding techniques. Instead, I found a dead authenticator in my space. Mark Henderson, known for exposing forgeries, lay sprawled among tools stolen from my exhibit. Making me the prime suspect. Book preservation is my passion - being a murder suspect, not so much. I teamed up with Fitzgerald, my Maine Coon cat and journalist Jennifer Walsh to...

A St. Patrick's Day leprechaun hunt turns deadly when the tide delivers a dead body, and Pelican Shores’ charm suddenly feels like a cover story. Finn Dockrey just wants to serve coffee and teach pottery at Sandy Brews Cafe, not collect clues. But when a quiet visitor named Sloane is found weighted down in the Gulf, Finn’s instincts flare, and so does her determination to protect her town. Her best friend Birdie brings the sarcasm, the backbone, and a tote-bag cat with royal attitude, while Beau the golden retriever “assists” like he’s been deputized by cuteness. Then Sloane’s ...

*** A Cat, A Corpse, and Counterfeit Fiber *** A cozy mystery featuring the cut-throat world of luxury yarn. The perfect blend of craft and crime, with a refreshingly intelligent protagonist and a cat who steals every scene! When a prestigious fiber fair arrives in Woolbridge Cove, the murder of a renowned alpaca breeder transforms the event from crafting celebration to crime scene. As whispers of fraudulent wool blends and black-market fleece circulate through the fairgrounds, yarn shop owner Ellie Winters and her remarkably intuitive cat, Captain, find themselves entangled in a ...

*** EVERY STITCH HOLDS A SECRET *** A stray dog. A hidden pattern. A deadly secret waiting to unravel. When Woolbridge Cove’s most curious cat drags a scruffy dachshund into Coastal Yarns, Ellie Winters suspects something’s not quite right. She’s about to discover just how tangled things can get. What starts as a strange rescue leads Ellie and her friend Tom straight to a shocking crime scene—and a puzzling set of hand-drawn knitting patterns that hide something far more intriguing than a stitch chart. As the Purls of Wisdom knitting circle works to unravel the meaning behind the ...

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN UPDATED VERSION WITH ERROR FIXED *** Some secrets were never meant to unravel! *** A cozy mystery that intertwines the world of knitting with unexpected tension and historical intrigue. The perfect blend of craft and crime, with a refreshingly intelligent protagonist and a cat who steals every scene! When washed-up Boston professor Nathan Holloway is found dead on the shores of Smuggler's Cove, his body clad in a peculiar fisherman's sweater, Ellie Winters recognizes more than just expert knitting in its intricate pattern. The modified "Holloway Point" design—once ...

*** A CAPTIVATING, COZY MYSTERY *** WHEN KNITTING NEEDLES MEET NAUTICAL INTRIGUE, EVERY THREAD LEADS CLOSER TO A STARTLING REVELATION. When the misty dawn reveals the body of Logan Murphy, Tom Fletcher's loyal first mate, sprawled on Seacliff Beach with intricate handcrafted netting wrapped fatally around his neck, Woolbridge Cove's peaceful facade unravels like a dropped stitch. The distinctive pattern in the murder weapon points directly to Coastal Yarns, throwing Ellie Winters' knitting shop into an unwelcome spotlight once again. Detective Sarah Chen identifies the murder weapon as the ...

Welcome to the seaside town of New Shrimpton, where magic is in the air, shrimp can be scooped up by the barrel, and a murderer hides in plain sight… Alice Munroe is the only PI in town, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a little help. For one, she can speak to animals and plants… though her cat, the extravagantly grumpy Mr. Ploppers, sometimes makes her wish she couldn’t. Still, when that’s not enough, she has a few other magical tricks up her sleeve. Things go sideways, however, when she’s hired to investigate a death that everyone has written off as natural. Save for ...

A bookbinder’s death. A coded clue. A publishing empire hiding deadly secrets. Meticulous book-restorer Emily Parker prefers hand-stitched spines to human drama. But when investigative reporter Jenny Walsh calls in a panic, Emily’s quiet shop becomes command central for a murder investigation. Jenny’s mentor, legendary binder Marcus Chen, is electrocuted under suspicious circumstances, and the only clue is a cryptic endpaper cipher that leads straight to Chester Creek’s crown jewel: Hawthorne Publishing. With Fitz, her clever Maine Coon, providing comic relief and distraction, Emily...

*** Some patterns are worth killing for! *** A cozy mystery that intertwines the world of knitting with unexpected tension and historical intrigue. The perfect blend of craft and crime, with a refreshingly intelligent protagonist and a cat who steals every scene! When a shocking crime upends the cozy tranquility of Ellie Winter’s New England seaside yarn shop, she and her close-knit circle of friends embark on a quest that intertwines a long forgotten past with a deadly present. With the help of Ellie’s extraordinary cat Captain, they discover vintage patterns, hidden codes, and echoes ...

When a theatre troupe invades Harper Lane’s bookstore for rehearsals, the bookseller expects drama, not death. But when the show’s demanding star, Victoria Chase, collapses mid-monologue, Harper and her trusty dog Watson smell the distinct scent of poison. The police ruled it a heart attack. Harper knows it’s murder. Was it the ambitious understudy, too eager to step into the spotlight? Or the brooding lighting technician, cousin to a vanished actress, whose margin notes read like blueprints for murder? Victoria Chase bullied everyone, earning boos behind the curtain, not sympathy. ...

She just wanted to sell sparkly bracelets. Now she’s got one that bites back. Jewelry artisan Maggie Bellamy prefers her life low-key—her charms enchanted, her secrets tucked away, and her opinionated cat Pippa out of the bead bins. But when a rival vendor drops dead at Cedarvale’s Moonlight Market, wearing a mysterious bracelet that tingles with dangerous magic, Maggie’s quiet life becomes a ticking time bomb. With the bracelet pulsing in her pocket, a stray dog who might be more than he seems, and a blogger hot on the scent of scandal, Maggie must balance magical mayhem with small...

A light and entertaining cozy mystery. A haunted castle in Normandy, a poisoned apple pie and a mystery. When Amanda McBride learns that she has inherited a castle in Normandy, France, she leaves her hometown of Victoria, British Columbia, and takes her laid back Great Dane d'Artagnan and her psychopathic cat Bronx on a trip to Orvilly-sur-Mer. Although Amanda is a lover of French cuisine and a fan of old cloak-and-dagger French movies, will she accept ownership of a haunted castle that has been the scene of several murders? French Cuisine Can Kill You is the first book in The Mysteries of ...