Funny Cozy Mysteries

Anna Yang needs a change. After losing her best friend in Vegas, Anna needs to find a place to heal. So, she takes a new job on Resort Island. Resort Island, a small island off of sunny Singapore, recently converted into a luxurious resort island, is supposed to have everything Anna needs. Fun. Happy faces. Uplifting environment. Safe. But just as she is about to cross the lobby, something drops right in front of her. Something large. Something … It can’t be a body … can it? Perhaps Vegas isn’t the problem. Perhaps Anna is …

SWITCH BACK is a novella (about 1/3 of a full-length novel, about 4-5 times longer than a short story) and takes place prior to BOARD STIFF (Elliott Lisbon Mystery #1). After inheriting an entire town, Ballantyne Foundation Director, Elliott Lisbon, travels to Texas to thank them. She quickly learns they don’t want her gratitude, they want their town back. And they’re willing to kill for it. Trapped in a small town full of big suspects, Elliott must unlock their secrets, or she’ll never get out alive. Now doesn’t that sound like fun? Read the whole series and gets even better. - - -...

I'm dreaming of a white...poodle. It's been over two months since Sophie helped solve the mystery of a sabotaged wedding. Now that she and Andy are exclusively dating, she tries to put the past behind her and focus on the possibilities that the Christmas season brings. They even find time to go on double dates with Lexie and Daniel, although they try not to spend too much time with those love birds since their over-the-top displays of affection tend to be nauseating. The town of Sweetwater is decked out for the holiday season, from wreaths on the lamp posts to a large Christmas tree in the ...

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something...askew? Sophie has just received her first advance check for her delectable dog biscuits. With the extra cash, she hires another employee, freeing up some time to try her hand at baking cakes, just like her grandmother. Her skills are put to the test when an out-of-town bride asks her to make a stunning cake and other delicious pastries for her destination wedding since her fiance' was just diagnosed as celiac. There’s a catch, though. The wedding is in a week and Sophie has to be on-site for several days. Right before she ...

Trouble seems to follow Penny Preston wherever she goes, but as usual when life gives her lemons, she makes lemon bars. Her trusty sidekick, Linda, has convinced her they need their Private Investigators licenses. The only problem is she can’t figure out how to tell the overprotective Deputy Hanson, now that they are dating, that she’s going all in on this mystery business.Penny’s new adventure takes a back seat when the local baker, Violet, turns up missing. With the baker’s ex-fiancé mysteriously returning to town it seems like the police may have a viable suspect, that is until ...

Something horrifically sinister lurks in the town of Mountain Springs… Sharon Triplett’s life-change was to retreat to the majestic mountains, settle into her inherited family home with her two kids, plucky pet parakeet, Seymour, and try to recover from the tragic death of her husband, a hotshot, undercover, city detective. It was an elegant plan. It should have worked. But then, astoundingly, Seymour, began eerily communicating to her in her dead husband’s voice and Sharon’s life was flipped upside down. Sharon’s been keeping it all hush-hush. Impressive, considering she also has...

Manhattan ghostwriter Jake O’Hara has been meaning to get her so-called love life—and her career—back on track. But lately, it hasn’t been easy. Especially now that her soon-to-be-married mother has witnessed a murder—in a confessional, no less. Shortly after Maura O’Hara arrived at the church, Father Billy Blake—controversy-plagued priest, anti-death penalty activist, and spiritual advisor to a notorious hit man—was shot dead. It’s no secret that Father Blake had a number of enemies—from a scheming drug lord to a dangerous clan on death row. Coming up with a list of ...

Faye thinks Hattie’s a suspect. Chloe thinks she’s a kindred soul. Only Hattie knows for sure! Best friends Faye Crane and Chloe ‘Mama’ Rossi are deep into another historic building preservation project in the tiny village of Morelville. Money is tight and it gets even tighter when the rare coins one of their prospective donors, Bridget Novak, was going to auction off to benefit the project come up missing. Written out of a hit sitcom when she’s suspected of maliciously using witchcraft to further her career, Althea Dwyer, returns to using her given name, Hattie Novak, and moves ...

Thrift shop til someone drops... Going on the television show Trinket Traders was never plan “A” for thrift store owner Jessica Braun. But when business slows down, Jess agrees to one episode in hopes of picking sales back up. When a blizzard strikes and everyone is snowed in, trouble arises with the crew. By the time one of them is dead, no one can get in or out of Pine Grove. And Jess can’t get out of the mystery without getting her friends into more danger. What will she discover—about a murder and herself—as she takes on this investigation alone?

Murder in the Fat Quarter The Stitch & Sleuth Society – Book 3 By Lydia Cotton It was supposed to be the coziest event of the year... The Fat Quarter Festival is in full swing in the charming town of Thimbleford. Quilts flutter on display, scones are warm, and fabric flies off the shelves—until a celebrity quilt designer drops dead after eating a suspicious cookie labeled “From a Secret Admirer.” Now it’s up to the Stitch & Sleuth Society—a spirited circle of clever, tea-loving quilters—to unravel the mystery. As hidden grudges, tangled relationships, and vintage secrets rise ...

The Mayor’s Missing Message A Birdie Lou Baxter Mystery – Book Two In the charming Southern town of Haven Hills, where sweet tea flows and gossip travels faster than high-speed fiber, Birdie Lou Baxter just wants a smooth installation job. But when her crew uncovers a decades-old confession tape hidden inside the walls of the mayor’s historic home—and the newly elected mayor vanishes the very next day—Birdie finds herself tangled in a web of long-buried secrets, political cover-ups, and a scandal that threatens to rewrite the town’s history. With the help of her loyal dispatch ...

“If you're looking for a summer mystery that's likely to get you cheered up, in spite of murder and risk, and will find a way to have the forces of good triumph (or at least get kissed?), pick up AGAINST THE UNDERTOW.” —Kingdom Books You never know what will drag you down. Former actress Tish Yearly is determined to turn an old Orcas Island homestead into the premier wedding venue in the San Juans Islands of Washington, but money, skill and her grandfather, Tobias Yearly, are all standing in her way. Tobias, the septuagenarian ex-CIA agent, wants them to become private investigators. ...

Space tourism isn’t dangerous. It’s the passengers. Psychologist Maddie Swallows had always thought of space tourism as science fiction. That was before the phone call that turned her world upside down and she was hired to work with celebrity passengers as they prepared for their once-in-a-lifetime flight. It was her dream job. Until six passengers went up into space, and two hours later, only five returned. If you don’t count the dead body. Investigating a murder hadn’t been in the job description, but Maddie now needs to use her psychological training to discover who of the ...

‘It's a fun whodunit with interesting characters, odd plot twists, and red herrings that knocked my sox off. Looking forward to more!’ An accident that’s not an accident. A perilous pizza. A pug who knows too much… No one believes Celia Spalt when she gets up at the Storytelling Tent and tells everyone she once witnessed a murder. After all, Celia’s an old lady, and her mind’s on the way out. But when she unexpectedly dies, Rosie begins to wonder if there could be something more to her story. Celia lived at Sandcastle Village, a gated community that’s supposed to keep its ...

Extra-Ordinary Midlife Mysteries is a paranormal women’s cozy series where life’s second act is filled with spells, specters, and the spectacular. In this world, mysteries are meant to be solved, cocktails are meant to be consumed, and being “middle-aged” simply means the adventure is just beginning. Muddled in the Middle Haunted houses, paranormal pursuits, and now hot flashes? Someone, get this woman a drink. Spooked by the Sister Quietly exploring her newfound abilities and reinventing her life, she discovers fifty is the new forth…and there’s nothing quiet about it. Baffled ...

Classic Movies, Ghostly Mischief, and Murder! Nora Paige is settling into her new life as manager of the Palace movie theater. She only has a few things to worry about. Like keeping the theater safely out of the clutches of an evil real estate developer, dealing with her staff of movie-obsessed misfits and their daily meltdowns, and hiding the fact that her new best friend Trixie is the ghost of an usherette who died in 1937. It would also be helpful if she could figure out whether she wants to take her charming-but-cheating husband back. But when someone close to the Palace is murdered, ...

It's a race against the oven timer as a culinary detective grapples with a genuine murder at a staged murder mystery party. In the charming town of Tempest, the Murder Mystery Dinner Party is more than just a social gathering. It's an event that stirs the town's imagination, a game of pretend where guests get a chance to play detective. But when Michael Sloss, the overdramatic host, fears his role may turn from make-believe to all too real, he calls upon a quirky detective—Guy Vanduex, a former chef turned private investigator. Vanduex is no ordinary sleuth. With his culinary background, ...

‘Till Death Do You Part’ wasn’t supposed to be taken so literally… When Maddie Swallows attends an out-of-town wedding with her best friend, Benji, she expects free food, dancing, and some awkward moments as she tries to figure out her feelings for her long-time friend. What she finds instead is a dead groom and an entire wedding guest list who had reason to kill the guy. It doesn’t help that Maddie was the last person to see the groom alive and is placed in the local police’s crosshairs as they work to solve the murder. It will take some unexpected sleuthing, and a few therapy ...

It wasn’t a life or death situation until someone found a body. Maddie Swallows had always thought of her hometown as unremarkable, until space tourism set up shop nearby. Now, real estate developers have set their sights on the small town, determined to have a piece of the lucrative pie. Too bad the residents of Amor want nothing to do with the fancy hotels and high-priced restaurants, and they are ready to fight back. Maddie is determined to keep her family out of the drama, but when one overzealous developer gets in over his head, he shows up on her doorstep asking for help. Reluctant,...

Even the law couldn’t save him from an untimely death… When Bernie’s business meeting turns into the discovery of her murdered lawyer, she’s able to uncover facts the police can’t. With the help of her ghostly grandmother, Ruby, she spies on the wife and girlfriend of the deceased and also discovers a clue that may lead to proof of a local biker gangs’ involvement in the killing. Bernie’s former boyfriend, Deputy Adam Gallagher, is forced to reveal a secret about the investigation—a twist Bernie could never have imagined. They decide to pool their information and work ...