Crime Puzzles

Welcome to The Berry Home: where the food is to-die-for! When Kylie's friend Jack is accused of murder, she must go the distance to uncover the real killer... Meanwhile Kylie's nemesis, Detective Gregson, appears to be joining forces with her BFF Zoey - but to what end? "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Zoey refuses to tell Kylie about Gregson's secret, leaving her to figure it out on her own. Meanwhile, the odds seem to be stacked against Kylie's friend Jack. He had every reason to want the horrible Gary dead - but then again, so did quite a few other people. Will Kylie ...

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...

Cold brew, summer crowds… and a dead developer. Maplewood’s annual Cold Brew Crawl is supposed to be good for business at Brewed Awakenings. Instead, barista Hattie Calder watches the town’s most disliked developer collapse after grabbing the wrong tasting cup. Within minutes, Brent Sleedy is dead. Most of Maplewood already has a suspect. The activist who fought his construction projects. The banker furious over missing money. The carpenter with a temper and a public grudge. But Hattie saw something no one else noticed. With her sister Sam, tech-minded friend Liam, and Beans—the ...

Maplewood Museum’s most despised security guard drops dead after dessert. When the coffee froth and glitter settles, the only thing missing is the museum’s prized artifact…and everyone’s alibi. Hattie Calder planned to spend the evening serving coffee, not stumbling into chaos. But when whispers of theft, blackmail, and betrayal echo through the gala hall, the barista with a talent for noticing what others miss becomes the prime candidate to untangle the truth. Armed with her quick wit, her friend Liam’s tech savvy, and her cat Beans’ uncanny knack for being in the wrong place ...

A killer thought dead… is very much alive. DCI David Garrick’s worst fears come true when a gruesome discovery in his own home signals the return of a deranged serial killer he believed was gone forever. But this isn’t the end—it’s the beginning of a terrifying new chapter that threatens everything he holds dear: his career, his love, and his sanity. As the dark secrets surrounding his murdered sister resurface, Garrick is forced onto a case he never wanted—the kidnapping of a prominent businessman’s daughter. Racing against the clock, he and his team must unravel a web of ...

When priceless art disappears, the public remembers the spectacle. Quinn Alder remembers the paperwork. Quinn is a records-minded volunteer and city clerk who knows a secret most people ignore: big crimes don’t survive on genius. They survive on routines, tolerated gaps, and paperwork that looks perfect while the real world quietly breaks. In four true-crime–inspired art theft mysteries, each built from public-record logic and rendered with cozy, conversational narration, Quinn follows what courts, invoices, logs, and liability numbers reveal when eyewitness drama falls apart. A ...

Dave Hopkins, former cop, turned Private Dectective hangs his shingle and opens his agency only to find himself up to his neck in a puzzle of epic porportions. A missing woman with amnesia married to a preacher, a cartel boss in Mexico, and a small town criminal with no concience in Louisana take PI Hopkins on a trip from east to west only to find the conclusion in the town he startted from. Roy Owenby has written a novel of twists, turns, suspense and a bit of dark cajun humor in The Amnesia Puzzle.

Welcome to The Berry Home: where the food is to-die-for! Kylie is thrilled when the space next door is finally leased out to a bookshop owner. Unfortunately, opening day doesn’t go as planned. Instead, the bookshop becomes the scene of a murder. Who could’ve killed Charlie Mccoy, a man of many secrets and just as many enemies? With a murder to investigate and a friend’s wedding to plan, Kylie must call on all her friends to help keep the Berry Home afloat as she scrambles to uncover the truth before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Brad is left to fend for himself as a newly minted ...

When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to whomever is the first to solve an intricate "Cherringham crossword". That puzzle is only the first of many that Jack and Sarah will uncover as they follow the treasure hunt for clues and learn the truth about who Quentin Andrews really was... and the biggest mystery of them al... was he - in fact - murdered?

When a billionaire’s assistant drops dead clutching a cup from Brewed Awakening, Hattie Calder’s cozy coffee shop becomes the scene of Maplewood’s biggest scandal. A friendly note on the cup—her signature smiley and heart—turns from charm to evidence overnight, painting her as the town’s prime suspect. Determined to clear her name, Hattie follows a trail of gossip, greed, and poisoned secrets to the doors of Maplewood Manor, where eccentric tycoon Graham Larken offers her an impossible deal: help solve his assistant’s murder, and earn ten million dollars in the process. With ...

A short read cozy mystery with a twist... Dive into a twisty whodunit cozy mystery set in Cloverville on St. Patrick’s Day! Come join the town’s thrilling annual hunt for the hidden Leprechaun Emeralds, only this year, the joy turns to dread when renowned jeweler Liam O'Brien is found murdered in his shop. Step into the shoes of Detective Annie Murphy and unravel clues while interrogating quirky suspects like Liam’s mysterious brother Seamus, his struggling business partner Maggie, and rival jeweler Sean. It’s your chance to crack the case! Can you solve the St. Patrick’s Day ...

Reality and the supernatural collide when an expert puzzle maker is thrust into an ancient mystery—one with explosive consequences for the fate of humanity—in this suspenseful thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Angelology “This novel has it all and more. In the nimble...

In Maplewood, the coffee is strong, gardens are perfect, and chamomile is deadly. One cup drops the town’s most notorious gardener. A living will plants a new owner squarely in the fallout. Hattie Calder runs Brewed Awakenings on routine, loyal regulars, and a stubborn smile. When Doris Bloom collapses like a cut flower, the town calls it a sad, simple end. But Doris’s living will hints at a different story—leaving Hattie The Bloom Works and instructions that read less like a gift and more like a warning. With her sister Sam, tech-savvy best friend Liam, and a watchful cat Beans, ...

He vanished fifteen years ago. She’s about to find out he didn't just disappear. He was erased. If you crave heart-stopping suspense and a tough heroine who refuses to back down, this is your next addiction: ✅ From Hunted to Hunter: A heroine pushed to her absolute limit. ✅ High-Octane Survival: Action that erupts into a fight for life against man and nature. ✅ Atmospheric Setting: Immersive Louisiana heat, humidity, and hurricane fury. ✅ Deadly Conspiracies: A web of dark money and federal corruption. June Sawyer is drowning. In debt, in grief, and in the suffocating Louisiana ...

THE PENSION JOB, is a light and entertaining crime story full of suspense, adventure, and humour. Joan and Brian have been married for almost 40 years and have worked hard all their lives to save for a comfortable retirement. When they are presented with an exciting pension proposal that promises inflation-proof returns, they are immediately drawn in. But when their retirement date approaches and they contact the company to arrange for the pension payments, they hear nothing. After months of searching for their investments, they realise they have been duped and their choices are suddenly ...

'Utterly captivating. Perfect for fans of The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries' Michael Wood, bestselling crime fiction author 'A humorous, gripping cosy mystery story that every crime fiction lover will really enjoy' Fiona Leitch, bestselling cosy crime author Nothing is deadlier than angry...

A Perfect Blizzard. A Snowbound Lodge. And an Impossible Murder. Lila Lawson, a small-town reporter, planned to attend a journalism retreat at her favorite Colorado mountain lodge. Instead, her plans were shattered when a brutal mountain blizzard quickly moved in, and Lila finds the body of media mogul Victor Graystone, stabbed mid-signature. Cut off from the outside, Lila takes over, cataloging clues while fighting the urge to straighten every room she enters. The clues lead to seven disgraced rivals, including Jennifer Chen, a reporter whose career Victor destroyed, and Robert Nash, his ...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place so they could figure out what to do next and stop running in circles trying to stay one step ahead of the guys who seemed to want her dead. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to ...

In 1894 colonial India, Lady Diana's family has lost their fortune in a global financial slump, but even worse, her brother Adi is accused of murder. Desperate to save him from the gallows, Captain Jim and Lady Diana rush back to Bombay. However, the traditional Parsi community finds Jim and Diana's marriage taboo and shuns them. The dying words of Adi's business partner, a silversmith, are perplexing. As Captain Jim peels back the curtains on this man's life he finds a trail of unpaid bills, broken promises, lies, and secrets.

Alan Smith ordered the most expensive pour-over on the menu, tipped forty percent, and never stopped watching the door. By Sunday night, his rental car was at the bottom of Miller’s Creek. Hattie Calder knows when something feels off. She noticed Alan Smith’s shaking hands before he touched his cup. She noticed the sheriff closed the case too quickly. And when her cat, Beans, bats a crumpled receipt out from under the radiator, she notices the coded notes a frightened man left behind. With her sister Sam and their tech-savvy friend Liam, Hattie starts pulling on a thread that leads to ...