Cozy Private Investigator

When Meg Walton's best friend goes missing without a trace, the witch investigator goes into full panic mode. This is Meg's most personal case yet, and the stakes couldn't be higher. She desperately searches for clues to determine her dear friend's whereabouts. But she quickly discovers that this isn't like any other missing person's case that she's ever worked on. All signs are pointing to dark magic being involved in the disappearance. The more Meg investigates, the more she worries that a terrifying force was behind this. One that could strike again with devastating consequences. Can Meg...

Publish AND Perish? A revered environmental author is worth more dead than alive! WHEN HE AGREED TO GIVE AWAY THE BRIDE ON BALD HEAD ISLAND, A PRIVATE EYE DIDN'T COUNT ON BECOMING SHARK BAIT! A "destination" wedding on a charming island off the coast of North Carolina turns deadly! Taking a break from the festivities, Alton Rhode and his lady love, the beautiful Alice Watts, meet the island’s most-famous resident: the reclusive author, Ashleigh Harper, whose classic environmental novel inspired a generation of America’s youth. But all is not what it seems, and Rhode is soon involved in ...

She hardly has time to pay much attention to her Aunt Peg's new protg, Nick Walden, a self-proclaimed "dog whisperer" with an uncanny gift for decoding dog-speak. The well-heeled dog owners of Fairfield County are lapping up his alleged talents, anxious to discover exactly what their pampered pets are thinking--that is until the pooches start spilling their secrets.When Nick is discovered dead in his home, his sister Claire enlists Melanie to help track down the killer.

Milo Rathkey is spending a quiet January in his Duluth mansion, Lakesong - too quiet. Then Charlie Dawson is murdered while riding an exercise bike. The police want to know who rigged the bike to electrocute Charlie. Milo wonders why Charlie died on a Tuesday.

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder—Heaven only knows what will happen next... In the 11th and final book in the Father Bredder series, Pierce Pearson, a condescending art collector and playwright is robbed by King Diamond, who has a long police record, who’s searching for “A Corner of Paradise.” But things go horribly wrong when Diamond ends up dead, and Pearson wounded. All clues lead to Father Bredder’s good friend Lt. Minardi’s estranged daughter and new husband (whom Minardi does not like). Because he’s too close to the suspects, Minardi is taken off the case, ...

Someone is selling Captain Scott's Confederate weapons online, but where are they getting them? Jake is hired to check on the captain's grave and along with his Golden Retriever, Fred, embarks on a journey that leads to a shocking murder....

Moons & Runes: Legacy is a story of friendship and caring across both the mundane and the spiritual worlds, with a healthy sprinkling of psychic abilities, witchcraft and paranormal mystery. Charged with protecting her family legacy and a 400-year-old giant oak, New Age store owner, Thea Dawson, finds herself up against a plot which could destroy everything she holds dear.

Elizabeth "Stitch" Stitchway dreams of becoming a private investigator, but she remains stuck in her mail carrier day job. When a freak hurricane tosses her and her truck into fast-moving waters, a mysterious stranger is her only saving grace. But after a dead body bubbles to the surface, her raw PI instincts aren't sure if her savior is a witness or a suspect.

Now showing at the Palace: classic movies, ghostly mayhem, and murder! When Nora Paige agrees to use the Palace movie theater for the launch of a new online game, she has no way of knowing that the event will end in murder. But when one of the theater’s owners is accused of the crime, the future of the Palace could be in danger. With help from Trixie, the lively ghost of a 1930s usherette, Nora sets out to solve the crime, all while dealing with the latest manipulations from her lying ex, the meddling of a Hollywood mogul with revenge on his mind, and the mysterious delivery box of ...

Why would a killer ignore expensive jewellery and take a pair of turtledoves as the only bounty? This is only one of the questions that piques Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune's interest after a senior attaché with the Mexican Consulate is found murdered alongside the director of a local bird sanctuary. The fact that the director's death has opened up a full-time research position hasn't eluded Jejeune either. Could this be his escape from policing?

A daughter's disappearance. A cook turned detective chef. Join Guy Vanduex as he cracks the case and stirs up trouble in "The Hard-Boiled Omelet," a savory and suspenseful cozy mystery. When a prominent family's daughter is kidnapped, private investigator Guy Vanduex and his partner in crime-solving Sylvia Parker, are called in to unravel the case. As they dive deeper into the investigation, they find themselves entangled in a dangerous web of twists, turns, and, yes, even ice cream cones. Guy Vanduex, a former chef turned detective, possesses a unique talent for sniffing out clues as ...

Shoulda Seen it Comin' is the 14th book in the Dan Coast series and the third and final book in a three book arc. A letter from beyond the grave may not be enough to get Dan to solve a murder, but the check that came with it probably is. Red, Skip, and a woman from Dan's past team up to help Dan solve the murder of The Amazing Gary.

Whisky Hernandez has just solved an extremely cold case, but she is now accused of comitting one of her own. Will she warm her way out of it and prove her innocence?

I am NOT going up in one of those When the Cairncroft Hotel suffers an outbreak of petty thievery, having a detective agency onsite comes in handy. But is there more to it than petty theft? Meanwhile, a string of deaths reminiscent of Aunt Claire’s captures Daisy’s attention—could there be a serial killer loose in Cairncroft? And will Daisy persuade Sam to go up in a hot air balloon? MURDER & MAYHEM AT THE CAIRNCROFT HOTEL is the third outing of Sam & Daisy’s cozy mystery series, following on from the success of “The Murder Hotel” and “The Cairncroft Detective Agency”. AS ...

A well written and fun story with plenty of humour and intrigue. Sam and Daisy are fantastic, as usual. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WHO KILLED SANTA CLAUS? This could be the Cairncroft Detective Agency’s strangest case yet! Daisy’s motivated to solve this one. She’s furious at the prospect of her stocking being empty on Xmas morning... But when Daisy’s family crash back into her life, Santa gets relegated to the back-burner. You thought the “Adams Family” were a weird bunch? Daisy’s mum could eat Morticia for breakfast... This was a delightful read. Knucklebitingly ...

The week before Christmas is typically a flurry of gift searching, shopping, and wrapping, but newly retired teacher, Katey Frost, did not expect to search for a missing little girl instead. She arrives in the small county of Snow Dove Hill, where the wealthiest and most spoiled members of the small town of Pine Falls reside. Because of the recent case she helped solve, Katey has been asked to assist the Chief of Police, Patrick O’Neil, a by-the-book type cop, as he meets the parents of the missing girl.

Two nights ago a young woman brought her husband into the emergency room of the Sriphat Hospital in Thailand, where he passed away. A guard thinks she remembers her coming in before but with a different husband - one who also died. Ladarat Patalung, for one, would have been happier without a serial murderer - if there is one - loose in her hospital. Then again, she never expected to be a detective in the first place.

Despite being the granddaughter of an earl, Julia Renshaw is under pressure to marry for money - and has settled for Gilbert Townsend, a viscount and a wealthy industrialist. At the reception aboard the groom's yacht, there appears to be tension between Gil and several guests. The bride is also less than pleased when she discovers that her honeymoon will be more crowded than expected - with Gil's pretty secretary, among others, coming along. The morning after the wedding, before the yacht can depart the harbor, Gil's body is found in the water below.

When a body is discovered in the small, sheltered town of Blackwood Cove, the authorities are ready to write it off as a suicide. But for Jasmine Moore, something doesn’t add up. With nobody to help her but her loyal golden retriever Luffy, Jasmine takes up the mantle of detective to solve the case and find the truth. But Luffy is no ordinary dog, and Jasmine shares a highly unusual bond with him - one that could hold the key to solving the entire mystery.

As one of nine siblings raised in the Deep South, plus-size PI Savannah Reid has experienced her share of family drama. But shotgun weddings and snooty in-laws don't worry her nearly as much as a search for a missing mother and child - especially when it leads to murder....