Library Mysteries

In the latest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Better Late Than Never, the library’s big fund-raiser leaves director Lindsey Norris booked for trouble.... Lindsey Norris and her staff are gearing up for the Briar Creek Library’s annual Dinner in the...

Ellie Sawyer has always felt more comfortable with books than people, which explains why she's a PhD history student neck deep in research and trying to complete her doctoral dissertation in time to graduate. But the final books she needs are half a world away in the tiny European kingdom of Lethersby, and the only time she can access the secretive Royal Castle Library is during the Christmas holiday.

“Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too.”--James Patterson The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change...

The Bodie Island Lighthouse Library Classic Novel Book Club is reading Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne while workers dig into the earth to repair the Lighthouse Library’s foundations. The digging halts when Lucy pulls a battered tin box containing a Civil War-era diary from the pit. Tucked inside is a hand-drawn map of the Outer Banks, accompanied by a page written in an indecipherable code.

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.

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...

Ancient wonder. A seductive rival. A discovery to die for. Darwin Lacroix drops everything—including his fiancée, Eyrún—to pursue a new lead on the lost Library of Alexandria. The trail begins in Rome, but it belongs to Tessa Santarossa—a brilliant Italian operator who plays by her own rules and never shows her full hand. What starts as a promising discovery turns into a dangerous race across a two-thousand-year-old path. Armed militants want the truth buried, and Tessa’s agenda is as elusive as the prize itself. Eyrún sees the threat immediately—and when the hunt turns violent...

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.

A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the Doomsday Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified. Even worse, the police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common, defying all profiling, and all that connects them is that each received a sick postcard in the mail before they died - a postcard that announced their date of death. In desperation, the FBI assigns the case to maverick agent Will Piper, once the most accomplished serial-killing expert in the bureau's history, now on a dissolute spiral to retirement.

It’s beginning to look a lot like murder. Grab this cozy mystery boxed set and snuggle up to THREE chilling tales with a side of homicide! Books Included: Baby Bundt Cake Confusion (Murder in the Mix 31), Chocolate Chip Cookie Conundrum (Murder in the Mix 32), Wicked Whoopie Pies (Murder in the Mix 33) ***Each book can be read individually so dive on in!*** A baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. Baby Bundt Cake Confusion (Murder in the Mix 31) My name is Lottie Lemon and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, ...

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 ...

When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her creepy, crumbling Southern Gothic mansion, Nora doesn't expect to be invited in. An agoraphobic, Lucille doesn't leave Wynter House. Nor does she invite anyone inside. But when Lucille...

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 ...

'When fall term started two months ago, I had no idea I was going to be accused of murder.' Meera Patel is a first-generation American, born and raised in Swan Creek, Oklahoma — a college town where everyone knows everyone. Her father is a professor at the local university. And her mother … her mother has been missing since Meera was six. Back home after dropping out of college, Meera is trying to figure out what comes next while helping out at the local diner. As summer fades and a new semester begins, the town settles into its familiar rhythms — until a heated argument with her ...

Book 1: The Ghost in the Stacks A cozy paranormal mystery featuring inconvenient ghosts, buried secrets, and one librarian who just wanted a quiet Tuesday. A skeleton in the wall wasn’t part of Ellie Ward’s plans. Her Tuesday had started normally enough: shelve books, help patrons, and ignore the cat scratching at the basement wall. Then the wall came down. The bones belong to Silas Vance—the architect who designed the Ashwood Library, then vanished in 1925 along with fifty thousand dollars in construction funds. Everyone assumed he ran. He didn’t get far. Now someone wants the ...

Family meant everything to Ayden Stratton. It always had even when he didn’t always allow it to show. Because of that, he understood the fury in Tobias Blaise’s eyes when they learned that his sister was their hometown's most recent crime victim...dragged out the backdoor of her restaurant despite every effort to stop her from being kidnapped. Fury didn’t begin to describe what he saw in his brother’s face. Cassidy Blaise might be Tobias’s sister, but she was Benjamin’s entire world. This Stratton Family saga will have you wondering what could possibly happen next. Keep some ...

THE START OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! Can you escape from what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world”? Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive adventure! From the co-author of Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the...

Halloween is on its way and so is a killer. A baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. It's so cozy it's criminal! Murder in the Mix is a USA TODAY Bestselling Series! Humor with a side of homicide. From New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Addison Moore. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" *Includes RECIPE! This book can be enjoyed on its own without reading the other books in the series so dive on in! My name is Lottie Lemon and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see...

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...

THREE FUN, SMALL TOWN COZY MYSTERIES! They're Criminally Cozy! Do you enjoy baking, cozy small towns, and hilarious mysteries? Then you will LOVE the Murder in the Mix series! Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Humor with a side of homicide! A baker. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal bestseller Addison Moore All books in the series can be read individually, so dive on in! Includes RECIPE! My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead...