Smart Mystery

Fresh out of prison, after taking the fall for their insurance fraud scheme, Jessica has only one thing on her mind. As she masterminds her elaborate plan for justice, Jessica must come face to face with the ghosts of her past. But while some people are beyond redemption, there is only one person who can satisfy her revenge.

Withering and waspish, Ursula Smart (not her real name) gate-crashes her mother's book club at an isolated country house for a long weekend retreat. Much to Mother's chagrin. Joining them are Mother's best friend, Mirabelle, Aunts Charlotte and Less, and Bridget with her dog, Mr. Bojangles. It doesn't matter that they've read Gone Girl three times this year already, this retreat is their chance to escape bustling suburbia. But someone has other ideas. A body is found in the grounds.

Featuring a Special Introduction by Michael Connelly and a cameo by Harry Bosch! A reluctant detective. A town full of secrets. A past that won’t stay buried. In this gripping box set, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Michael Lister presents six pulse-pounding novels featuring the complex and compelling Detective John Jordan—a former cop turned prison chaplain and then cop again who can’t escape the call of justice. After leaving Atlanta behind, John returns to his North Florida hometown, seeking peace. But murder has a way of finding him, pulling him back into the ...

Oak Harbor is a 168 year old plantation house in North Carolina that has been shrouded in mysteries since it was built. Millions of dollars have been stolen from the family trust. Murder, suicide, and violent death has stalked each generation that has owned the old estate. Some long-term residents believe that the house is cursed since it is rumored to have been built over a Tuscarora burial ground. Others believe that the evil goes back to the man who built the house, Dupree Durant. He was rumored to have been a pirate and sadistic slave owner who murdered for his own pleasure. The ...

When a traveling carnival arrives in Hollowbeck, it promises magic and mayhem. It's also an opportunity for Morgan to find someone who can transform her brother, Ruiner, back into a human—he's a little tired of being a talking cat, and she's a little tired of cleaning his litter box. Things look promising until the curtains rise on rehearsal night to reveal Ruiner sitting on the lifeless body of the wizard who promised to help him.

It was supposed to be fun. A relaxing trip to a remote mountain retreat where there’s no phone reception. Three couples, friends since high school, are looking forward to a weekend of drinking, reminiscing and flirting. When someone suggests swapping partners, it doesn’t seem like such a bad idea. The lights will be switched off, for privacy. It’s not really cheating if you don’t know who you were with, right? But when the lights come back on, one of the men is dead. No-one can agree who was in which bedroom with whom.

Cold cases are about to get hot. Don’t miss this exhilarating crime thriller—perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder—from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games. Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at...

Charming English villages, loyal dogs, and heartwarming mysteries with a dash of danger. Peace reigns in October in the misty Malvern Hills, right in the Heart of England … or does it? Just as Tamsin Kernick is settling down to enjoying training her clients’ puppies and dogs and not solving murders, a dead body is found at the foot of the fire escape after a yoga class given by her gentle housemate, Emerald. Did the poor girl fall, or was she pushed? And why was this experienced forager showing symptoms of deadly mushroom poisoning? With some unsavoury things going on at the Health Shop...

A reluctant psychic with a haunted past. A straight-laced FBI agent sworn to protect. A mystery they must solve together. Hailey Arquette uses ancestry rooted in the occult to hide her gifts in the small southern town of Hamchet, Texas. Experiencing a victim’s last moments when touching an object isn’t something she can turn off, but helps her to navigate the shadowy world where betrayal walks hand in hand with a smile. A threat against family forces Agent Trenton Briner back to Texas and into a mystery steeped in whispers of Vodou and magic. At each turn, he finds the raven-haired ...

A charming English village. A trail of secrets. Two determined ladies and their loyal dogs. Charity has traded windy walks on the Malvern Hills for the quieter life of Malvern View Retirement Village. Sharing the quaint Gardener’s Cottage with her spirited friend Dorothy, three lively dogs, and three inquisitive cats, she’s looking forward to peaceful days of tea, gossip, knitting, and the occasional crossword. But trouble arrives before they’ve even unpacked. First come petty thefts. Then an attack. And finally – a body discovered in the carefully tended flowerbeds. Drawing on her ...

A village production, a murdered director, and a retirement community in uproar. Malvern View Retirement Village is buzzing with excitement when a drama production is announced. Rehearsals promise laughter, creativity, and a welcome distraction from everyday routines. But it doesn’t take long for cracks to appear. Tempers fray, jealousies simmer, and the show’s flamboyant director proves to be as dismissive as he is self-centred – with a habit of charming the wrong people. Then he’s found dead. With rehearsals halted and suspicion spreading faster than village gossip, Charity once ...

A chilling copycat killer has the Naturals in his crosshairs in this exhilarating crime thriller from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an...

A cozy take on the classic whodunit, set in the modern West. Eve Cordova loves history, Americana, and horses. Her inheritance of a remote historic hotel located on an old ranch just off Route 66 is a dream come true. She is preparing the Arizona high desert hotel for its grand reopening when the local sheriff informs her that the mysterious death at the hotel is in fact murder. Eve soon realizes that the employees of her skeleton crew are the only ones who could be responsible. She must unmask the murderer for the sake of her business and the new life she has created. As the clues start ...

dentist dangles from the window of a swanky Park Avenue hotel, while Toby Peters, a Los Angeles detective who's very far from home, clutches the man by his jacket, which is tearing slowly, stitch by stitch. Across the room, a dead man lies on the bed, his killer pounding on the hotel room door, which sounds like it's going to give way as quickly as the dentist's jacket. Somehow, this entire mess is Albert Einstein's fault. Two nefarious groups have been threatening the great physicist. One is a ring of blackmailers who claim to have evidence that he has been passing nuclear secrets to Russia.

In this stunning conclusion to the popular thriller series, Cassie Hobbes finally has answers about her mom as her and the rest of the Naturals faced off with a secret group of deadly killers. When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her...

When a modern home in High Peaks burns to the ground killing the family, it appears as if the tragic deaths were an accident. But a gut instinct tells Noah Sutherland otherwise. Days later, a family at another residence is found dead under bizarre circumstances. A coincidence, or are the two related? As the calculating stalker dubbed The Smart Killer stays in the shadows and continues slaughtering ordinary families in their homes, the investigation shakes the small Adirondack town to the core.

A sparkling parade. A poisoned philanthropist. And a winter secret buried for decades. When Maple Shores launches its beloved Winter Magic Parade, retired librarian Amelia Clark expects twinkling lights, hot cocoa, and her golden retriever Duke sneaking parade treats. Not a respected philanthropist collapsing on the float and leaving Amelia with a chilling message tied to her late aunt Eleanor. Pulled into a mystery steeped in town history, Amelia uncovers falsified charity records, hidden ledgers, and a parade’s worth of suspects. Nervous parade chair Cynthia Holt insists everything must...

Oxford, 1920. One body. Three impossible clues. And a woman mathematician who will not accept “accident” as an answer. Women can study at Oxford, but they still cannot earn degrees. With a historic vote on women’s degrees approaching and the city caught up in the spectacle of Eights Week, Oxford’s annual rowing races, the last thing the university needs is a scandal. Then the Duke of Calverley—a powerful patron of the university and outspoken opponent of women’s education—is found dead in a locked boathouse. Oxford is quick to call it a tragic accident. Celia Wren, a brilliant...

When the Governor's young son disappears on her watch, Executive Protection Officer Kenna Devlin will do whatever it takes to bring him home. Her frantic investigation reveals that this is more than just a high-stakes kidnapping. There’s a chilling conspiracy at play, and someone is setting her up to take the fall. Running out of time and unsure who to trust, she turns to a skeptical FBI agent in her desperate quest to stop the powerful people behind the kidnapping. It will take every ounce of courage and determination she has – and even that might not be enough. If you like action-...

Yard sales can bring out the worst in people. So when Scumble River school psychologist Skye Denison organizes a 100-mile yard sale, otherwise neighborly folk get downright nasty: her own mother creams a woman, and a battle of the sexes breaks out. But when her former boss is found murdered, nobody knows for sure how this cookie will crumble.