Culinary Mystery

In The Chowder Truck Crime Files, food truck chef Liz Harding is serving up chowder—and solving crime. When a local fisherman vanishes and a warning appears on her windshield, Liz’s peaceful life in Beacon Bay bubbles into chaos. With quirky allies, fishy suspects, and secrets hidden beneath the docks, Liz stirs up more than soup to uncover the truth. This cozy culinary mystery blends seaside charm, savory suspense, and a gutsy sleuth who won’t back down.

Death On the Cliffs Pelican Cove is preparing for the fall festival. A British Lord is in residence at Cliffside, the abandoned mansion by the bluffs. Jenny is hired to cater a party for the august company. When one of them is found dead below the cliffs on a stormy morning, the police dismiss it as an accident. But Jenny is not convinced. Can the faithful old butler help her unmask the killer? Meanwhile, efforts are underway to raise money for the Equine Rescue Center. The town stalwarts are at war and Heather might be in love again. Molly's life takes a difficult turn. Join Jenny and the ...

Lily Pine recently moved to a cozy peninsula town in the Pacific Northwest. Her plans to open a bayside restaurant and start a new life are hindered when she is unexpectedly swept into a murder mystery. Can Lily make new friends in this picturesque village, solve a murder, and fulfill her husband’s lifelong dream?

The Regan Harris Romantic Mystery Boxed Set of PROFIT AND LOSS, HERE AND GONE, and LOST AND FOUND! Regan Harris is foot loose and fancy free. She takes life as it comes and tries to enjoy every minute of it. Unfortunately, murder and mayhem seem to follow her everywhere she goes. Follow Regan as she fumbles her way through love and mystery! PROFIT AND LOSS: Regan Harris lives her life full of adventure and fun, but when her long-time love pops the question, she panics. Regan runs back to her favorite city, Chicago, seeking friends and advice only to walk into a murder investigation, ...

Sawyer Davis's new life in picturesque Sunset Cove is crumbling around her as fast as the old Victorian house she lives in. She's a chef whose matchmaking mother has left her a puppy, a bevy of single men to choose from, and a bookshop dedicated to whodunnits. Complete with a book club of amateur sleuths who live for death. When one of the members dies just after eating Sawyer's amazing truffle mac and cheese, Sawyer is immersed in an even bigger soup pot of trouble.

**BONUS BEADED BRACELET PATTERN IN THE BOOK** Holly Harper's life is finally getting back on the right track after her divorce from "what's his name." She and a group of divorcees have formed a strong bond plotting creative ways to get back at their exes and created a self-help group known as The Divorced Divas where their meetings are held in Holly's bead store, The Beaded Dragonfly. It’s no secret that Holly’s ex husband, Sean Harper, and the wealthiest bachelor in Swanee, Doug Sloan, don’t get along because Sean is constantly fixing all of Doug’s shoddy handy man work. Plus all ...

It’s springtime in Provence! Trees are in bloom and critters are abuzz— including a murderer or two. Pastry chef Julie Cavallo is gearing up for the Easter weekend. Life is blissfully tranquil… until she learns of a wrongful conviction. Chiropractor Quentin Vernet was found guilty of fatal malpractice, stripped of his license and imprisoned for a year. And now he has lost all hope of clearing his good name. If only there was a way to help him! Unfortunately, Julie has nothing to go on. Her crew of amateur sleuths deems the case too cold and too sticky. Her gendarme boyfriend warns her...

Cat familiars have nine lives, but their witches don't. You’d think after solving a few murders, I’d get a break to enjoy the small-town life I cherish. You’d be wrong. Between writing my next bestseller at The Enchanted Bookstore and Café and keeping my snarky cat familiar, Cooper, from causing too much trouble, I thought I had enough on my plate. But when a witch’s familiar—normally a loyal, magical companion—turns on its owner then and vanishes, I get roped into tracking it down. Easy enough, right? Wrong. I find the little furball acting seriously strange. And not just cats...

A holiday is a time to relax, unwind and see the sights. But for two adventurous sexagenarians, the sights have a tendency to include dead bodies. Etta and Dora, both newly retired teachers, travel from their home in Southern Italy to a fairy-tale German town for their first home swap holiday, delighted by their neighbours’ warm welcome. But the welcome turns sour when the Night Watchman of Rothenburg is brutally murdered while his tour group takes photographs nearby, a halberd buried in his chest and a peculiar iron mask by his side. When the murderer claims a second victim and the son ...

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR is back with three more psychic medium cozy mysteries! Ghost from the Grave When psychic medium Chantilly Adair receives cryptic messages from the lacrosse park’s dead groundskeeper, she knows something bad is coming. What she doesn’t expect is tragedy to hit so close to home. Now her son’s best friend is missing and feared dead, and the only clues Chantilly has are the babblings of a confused ghost who won’t accept his death. Will Chantilly be able to decipher the obscure messages in time to save the boy, or will it be too little, too late? If you like ...

A Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper Cupcake-loving croupier and part-time private investigator Tiffany Black has a strange new case. What happened to Monica Galgavan? Why did she go missing twenty-five years ago, and is she still alive? Is Tiffany's client correct in thinking that Monica wouldn’t just leave on her own – and if so, is the person behind Monica's disappearance willing to strike again? Meanwhile, Tiffany meets a strange woman named Rosie, who insists on helping Tiff out with her investigations. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!"What secret is Rosie hiding, and why are ...

Some people dream of a gentle retirement enjoying crochet or cricket, but for two sexagenarians, a more cadaverous future awaits… Newly retired teachers, Etta and Dora, take a walk along an old mule track connecting their mountain-top villages, each hoping to soothe the distress she feels at the paltry pension she will receive. Meeting at the fabled Witches’ Cave, they put aside their woes – the naked body of Sibilla, Castelmezzano’s beautiful witch, lies dead at the foot of the old oak tree. Did she plummet from the sky during a Sabbath flight as the superstitious locals are ...

Returning to Charm, North Carolina, for a fresh start on her wilting life is an easy decision for Everly, and opening a new seaside cafe and iced-tea shop puts the proverbial icing on her legendary lemon cakes. Everything is just peachy until a body turns up on the boardwalk outside her home and a jar of her proprietary tea is found at the victim's side. Now, Detective Grady Hays, Charm's newest and most mysterious lawman, has named Everly as his number-one suspect, and Everly's new start is about to go up in smoke unless she can dish up the real killer.

Amidst the rocky beaches of the Oregon coast, Torte's beloved Sterling and Stephanie have been hired to take over the aging restaurant at the cliffside Whaleshead Resort. Stephanie is taking on every chef's nightmare—a fluffy chocolate soufflé—and Sterling is fast at work prepping shrimp linguini and pan-seared halibut when they suddenly hear screaming. Erik Morton, the manager of Whaleshead and their new boss, has taken a fatal fall down the steep and dangerous cliffside trail leading to the beach. Jules and her young protégés quickly realize this was no accident.

The Fall Festival is in full swing. Civil War reenactors from three counties are partaking in Blossom Valley's tribute to John Brown. Blue Ridge Mountain foliage is in full bloom. And best of all is Jacob Potter's pumpkin farm where his hay rides, piglet races, pumpkin picking, and corn maze are time-honored draws for locals and tourists alike. That's why it's such a shock when Mr. Potter is found dead, hidden under a tarp in the back of Winnie's pickup truck.

When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she’s been missing for the past week, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry. Now that she’s back, everyone is overjoyed, including a handsome NYPD detective who claims to be her fiancé. But to Mike Quinn’s crushing distress, Clare doesn’t remember him, or much of anything about the last decade of her life.

Nothing heats up Old Town quite like the annual Pie Festival, and this year is no exception, especially since Sophie's professional rival, Natasha Smith, is barred from participating. Sophie, meanwhile, has been asked to oversee the pie eating contest. But the drama really rolls out when celebrity judge, Patsy Lee Presley, host of television's most popular cooking show, bites the crust during the competition, and Sophie's friends are suspected of the crime. As the folks of Old Town dish, the tough truth about Patsy's meteoric rise to domestic stardom begins to leak.

When a pie contest judge dies mid-bite, baking instructor Sarah Cooper swaps her apron for a magnifying glass in Deadly Filling. In a town where everyone has a recipe—and a motive—Sarah must serve up justice before the next victim gets a deadly slice. Cozy, clever, and packed with pie-fueled intrigue.

Francis Desmarais, a spirited baker with a passion for tradition, finds her world turned upside down when a Christmas parade ends in tragedy. The mysterious murder of Eleanor Wells, a cherished local and friend to Francis, unveils a labyrinth of long-buried secrets, simmering feuds, and a hidden heirloom with the power to change everything. Francis must whisk together her love for baking and her knack for sleuthing as she delves into the past, unearthing stories of forbidden love, familial strife, and ancestral ties that bind and break. With the townspeople eyeing her every move and the ...

As innkeeper and vineyard owner, Avery Parker is thrilled to host the town’s long-awaited wedding at her newly opened inn—until a guest turns up dead, dampening the celebrations. When her dear friend becomes the prime suspect, Avery makes it her personal mission to clear her name. But with the murderer still on the loose and the list of suspects narrowing, time is running out quickly. Sprinting between the vineyard rows, Avery pursues every lead, undeterred by the killer’s determination to remain hidden. The stakes spike when danger lands on her doorstep, and she must solve this ...