Amateur Detective

THEY CAME TO AMERICA FOR SAFETY. THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ENSLAVED… Will Harper’s back at it again. A heartrending discovery leads him to a gritty underbelly of modern-day slavery, operating right in his own backyard. When Will’s informant, a terrified Guatemalan teenage immigrant, is forced to run from the hired goons sent to capture her, Will knows he has to investigate. With a network of corrupt farmers, ruthless coyotes, scheming Russian mobsters and countless henchmen, Will knows it is only a matter of time until they catch up to his informant and silence her for good. As he and his...

They say chocolate is irresistible... this time it's deadly. When Savannah Stanton arrives in Spring Grove to help her cousin Holly run the family bakery, she's looking for a fresh start, not a fresh crime scene. But after a prominent charity board member drops dead at a gala event—right after eating one of Holly's cupcakes—both the bakery's reputation and Holly's freedom are at risk. As suspicions swirl around Sweet Springs Bakery, Savannah finds herself drawn into a web of small-town secrets, suspicious financial dealings, and long-buried scandals. With help from the handsome but ...

Harriet Andover had no intention of dying young like her silly siblings had. She intended to outlive them and outdo them as she always had. But Harriet discovers that the best intentions can lead to murder when she is strangled inside her mansion with a house full of holiday guests. As much as Inspector Witherspoon enjoys his job delivering justice, the last thing he wanted was a complicated murder case just a week before Christmas. He soon discovers that Harriet's own husband and grown stepchildren are not overcome with grief and neither are most of her friends.

Thomas Mundy checks in to London's Wrexley Hotel, but he never checks out. The maid finds him on the floor of his room, bludgeoned to death by his own walking stick. Inspector Witherspoon is soon on the case and learns Mundy was an unlikely victim for such a violent crime. But Mrs. Jeffries and the household staff uncover that Mundy was less an amiable businessman and more a duplicitous con man with enemies on both sides of the Atlantic. Now Witherspoon and his staff must determine who on their lengthy list of suspects had the motive to put Mundy in the red.

London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights. His long-awaited night at the opera with Lady Lilliana ends abruptly when a notorious courtesan is shot to death in Covent Garden. The infamous victim was the mistress of the powerful Marquess of Vessey. Atlas believes that the marquess - his former brother in law - is responsible for the long-ago death of Atlas' sister, Phoebe. Atlas seizes the opportunity to potentially avenge his sister's death.

A series of mysterious deaths shakes the quiet town of Phoenix, leaving the police baffled. The townspeople are left on edge as they don’t know who will be next. Nick Brown, a pathologist, is drawn into the investigation after witnessing a suspicious mark on one of the victim's body. But he is thrown into the world of the supernatural when an unknown driver knocks him down. Nick is caught in the middle of the mysterious deaths after he starts losing the people he cares about. But with the help of his ghost friend, Zigi, and his new psychic abilities, he uncovers a pattern among the bodies...

Book #5 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jack Spangler, aka Spangler the Strangler, escapes from a prison transport en route to a super-maximum facility. He has one goal in mind: revenge on the man who put him there 25 years ago—Jab Boone. So confident is Spangler that he tells the world how and where he will dispose of his enemy. Despite Jab’s careful machinations, he is kidnapped and lowered into Spangler’s carefully constructed dungeon, awaiting execution. It soon becomes a cat-and-mouse trail of intrigue and misinformation to who gains the upper hand—Jab or the serial ...

There’s no shortage of thrillers in my bookstore, but I never expected to stumble over a body in the suspense aisle—especially when the main suspect is me. What was supposed to be a quiet life running my cozy bookstore has turned into the scene of a chilling crime. The victim? An irritating author with a long list of enemies. Among them: an ex-brother-in-law drowning in debt, a scorned girlfriend desperate for revenge, and others with motives as twisted as a thriller plot. Determined to clear my name, I team up with Peanut, my loyal Labrador, and my sharp-tongued best friend. Together, ...

After a long career as a police officer, Moira hopes a move to a luxury retirement community will mean she can finally leave the detective work to the youngsters and focus on a quieter life. But it turns out The Homestead is far from paradise. When she discovers the body of a young woman floating in one of the pools, surrounded by thousands of dollar bills, her crime-fighting instinct kicks back in and she joins up with fellow ex-cops - and new neighbours - Philip, Lizzie and Rick to investigate the murder.

Stephen Munro, a demobbed army officer, reconciles himself to taking a job as a footman to make ends meet. Employed at Wintringham Hall, the delightful but decaying Sussex country residence of the elderly Lady Susan Carey, his first task entails welcoming her eccentric guests to a weekend house-party, at which her bombastic nephew—who recognises Stephen from his former life—decides that an after-dinner séance would be more entertaining than bridge. Then Cicely disappears!

When Newport's most sought after investment adviser meets her death while cruising on a sail boat surrounded by several of her biggest clients, amateur sleuth Caroline Kent finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation. Newport police detective Lt. Hank Nightingale is sure he knows who murdered Althea Tanner, but Caroline is certain that the police detective is mistaken. It is up to Caroline to solve the mystery. The story is one of greed and betrayal in the city best known for its gilt and glamour and offers a tale of financial intrigue straight from today's news headlines.

A vanished young woman. A chilling news article. A secret shrouded in darkness... Are Joselyn’s psychic visions the key to unlocking the mystery of Anna Fawn’s disappearance? Joining forces with a determined friend of Anna’s, who has tirelessly searched for her, Joselyn delves into a cold trail littered with forgotten clues. In Anna’s bedroom, preserved as a shrine to her memory, a touch of a worn book catapults Jocelyn into a harrowing vision of Anna’s last known argument—over a boy, who, intriguingly, was the last person to see her alive. As their investigation draws them ...

Catching a killer is a piece of cake... Or is it? When Mindy's much-despised ex-boyfriend Liam is wrongly accused of being a killer, Mindy and Beth need to leave their aversion behind and clear Liam's name. But when the killer decides that Mindy needs to disappear, the duo must pull out all the stops to uncover the truth. Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, Amazon.com "A cute light read with a final twist at the end." - ...

The story has mystery, danger, a dead body, humor, a cute dog, best friends, several suspects, romance and a few twists. 5 STAR Amazon Review. I just wanted some R&R at my B&B. How was I to know the town meanie would R.I.P. and I’d get the blame. I only returned to this small town when my Aunt left me her beloved Bed and Breakfast where I was raised. Right when I’m having my grand reopening, the town's most ruthless businessman takes a tumble down my creaky staircase. We all gather around and see a silver hair from the librarian's wig on his suit. They were screaming at each other ...

In The Accountant’s Cookbook for Murder, buttoned-up accountant Martin Wells never expected murder at the Redwood County Cook-Off. When a food critic dies mid-bite, Martin must follow the breadcrumbs—through sabotage, suspects, and savory secrets—to solve the case. It’s a cozy mystery where spreadsheets meet sabotage, and the recipe for murder gets personal.

After an eventful first few months in Provence, it seems Penelope is finally settling into her delightful new life, complete with a gorgeous love interest in the mayor of St. Merlot. When Penelope and the mayor attend a glamorous gallery opening, Penelope’s biggest worry is embarrassing herself in front of her date. But the evening takes a horrifying turn when a controversial expat painter, Roland Doncaster, chokes to death.

Six dachshunds, one inheritance, and a killer who’s unleashed chaos. Dogwood Valley is buzzing with gossip. Agatha Worthington, the 90-year-old matriarch, has shocked the town by leaving her fortune to her six dachshunds instead of her feuding relatives. Liv Barker, former lawyer turned dog walker, is hired to care for the dachshunds. But when suspicious events unfold, Liv must sniff out the truth before someone with greedy intentions puts an end to Agatha’s plans—and possibly her dogs’ lives.

In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating New York like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. Grief, shock, and resentment scattered the group and brought the era to an abrupt end.

When Gemma’s romantic holiday with her boyfriend is cancelled, the tearoom sleuth finds herself heading to Vienna instead with her cat Muesli and the nosy Old Biddies for company. And it’s not long before they stumble across a murder right in the heart of Austria’s historic capital. A handsome art critic dies suspiciously at their hotel, and the Old Biddies are determined to sniff out the killer. Is it the bitter hotel owner nursing a grudge? The critic’s jealous mistress wanting revenge? Or even the American horse trainer who seems inexplicably nervous around the police?

"Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth. A wonderful read." ―Louise Penny recommending G.M. Malliet's novel WICKED AUTUMN Is it ever okay to take the law into your own hands? That's the question at the heart of this original short story by award-winning author G.M. Malliet. Maria Ignatius Jona writes an advice column - an "Agony Aunt" column - for the daily Santa Fe Orbital. She inherited the column ten years before from her aunt Bettina, and soon discovered she'd also inherited her aunt's intuition and knack for helping ...