Culinary

It's the end of a long day at the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop. Fiona, Daisy, and Partial Sue, the three retired ladies who volunteer there, are ready to lock up for the night. The chippie is beckoning. But supper will have to wait.

A RUSA Award-winning novel! The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer.... When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's...

Hayley Powell, a small-town food-and-wine columnist turned sleuth, finds herself caught between a deadly rivalry between seafood clans! Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell usually reserves judgement for local cuisine, not the people who serve it. But staying neutral isn't so easy when...

Master barista Sage Caplin is opening a new coffee cart in Portland, Oregon, but a killer is brewing up a world of trouble.... Portland is famous for its rain, hipsters, craft beers...and coffee. Sage Caplin has high hopes for her coffee cart, Ground Rules, which she runs with her business...

Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie's Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humorous cozy mystery series by Mia P. Manansala. Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very...

Scandal, secrets, and bawdy photographs are uncovered when the wife of a politician is murdered. Untangle the lies with Cleo and her friends, and find the killer....

Perfect for those craving the cozies of Joanne Fluke and Ellery Adams, the acclaimed Agatha award-nominated author returns to her charming small-town culinary cozy series featuring a social media expert turned bakery owner and sleuth. With small town New Bison’s Spring Festival just around the...

She can write the perfect murder mystery… But can she solve one in real life? Meet Jen Dawson, mystery writer, coffee lover, and amateur detective? Crime writer Jen returns to her small hometown with a bestselling book behind her and a bad case of writer’s block. Finding sanctuary in the...

This bundle includes the first three books in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series....

Lady Eleanor Swift has been eagerly awaiting her trip in a hot air balloon to take in London’s amazing sights. But what she witnesses instead is a murder!

Sammy Baker’s confectionaries are a big hit in Sunny Cove, but when a fundraising drive turns into a hair-raising crime it’s time for Sam to don her sleuthing cap again....

Cape Cod bicycle shop owner Mackenzie "Mac" Almeida and her mystery book club find a certain accusation of murder quite the stretch.... When your mother is an astrologist and your dad is a minister, you learn to keep an open mind. Which is just what Mac loves to do - exercise her mind by...

‘Real escapism…for me the book was an absolute win’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A gorgeous Greek island A stranger in a veil And a fatal fall from the cliffs… Miss Atalanta Ashford is sightseeing near Venice when a mysterious veiled lady approaches her with the urgent request to look into her...

Daisy's Tea Garden in Pennsylvania's Amish country is known for its elegant finger foods - but now owner Daisy Swanson has to finger a killer.... Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy's Tea Garden, and Daisy and Aunt Iris are simmering with...

Lindsey prefers to keep her bakeshop's Halloween decor light and autumnal, rather than gruesome and ghoulish. But everyone knows her lighthouse home is haunted. Some intrepid teens have even tried to break in to witness the resident ghost themselves. Dreading Halloween night, Lindsey reluctantly...

A wedding, a body, and a best friend who insists on playing detective—Abby Hirsch's homecoming just got complicated. She came back to Sugar Creek to cater a wedding, not crash a crime scene. But when the bride's biggest rival turns up dead at her aunt's charming B&B, the big day is suddenly on...

Figure out whodunnit in this exciting new 1930s crime series that whisks you away to the most gorgeous escapist destinations! A beautiful French estate A wedding A murder And a novice detective intent on solving her first case! Fresh from teaching at her prestigious Swiss boarding school, Miss...

When murder mars the grand opening for Lila Macapagal’s aunties’ new laundromat, she will have to air out all the dirty laundry in Shady Palms to catch a killer… Lila Macapagal's godmothers April, Mae, and June—AKA the Calendar Crew—are celebrating the opening of their latest joint...

This box set collects books ten through twelve in the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries, a cozy culinary series with plenty of sugar and spice and murderous vice.

The Shakespearean hamlet is bursting with fresh spring energy. Fragrant lilacs and the sweet aroma of vanilla cake fill the air as everyone in town gathers at Lithia Park for the celebration of the year—Thomas and Kerry’s wedding....

It's a quiet, snowy morning at The Cracked Spine bookshop when book seller Delaney Nichols receives a mysterious visitor, a messenger. He presents her with a perplexing note: an invitation to a meeting with eccentric socialite Shelagh O'Conner, who requests Delaney's participation in an...

1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has been on a grand tour around Italy for a month with her butler Clifford. Finally arriving in Venice, she’s thrilled to be attending the famous carnival.

A cozy cheese-scented mystery with delightful characters, a dash of murder and tons of intrigue, perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and The Maid.

Amateur baker Claire Walker is thrilled to be a contestant on Britain’s Battle of the Bakers. She can almost smell the fresh pastries wafting through the air. If she can win the grand prize, she can ditch her teaching job and launch her baking career.

It's the dead season in Leavenworth, Washington. The throngs of Oktoberfest crowds have headed home, and the charming Bavarian streets are quiet and calm - momentarily. Villagers use the reprieve to drink in the crisp fall mountain air and prepare for the upcoming winter light festival. Soon the...

Honig ist süß. Aber für manche ist er bitterer Ernst. Im sonst so ruhigen Hunsrück steht ein besonderer Tag bevor: Die 1. Hunsrücker Honigmesse. Die Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren. Während Loni mit Freuden Honig verkostet, kann sich Anneliese nur schwer für das Thema begeistern. Honig ist Honig, oder nicht? Doch dann tauchen anonyme Briefe auf und Annelieses Ermittlungsfieber wird geweckt. Will jemand die Messe sabotieren? Die beiden Hobbydetektivinnen geben alles, um den mysteriösen Absender zu entlarven – vergebens.

Un uomo crolla a terra nella chiesa affollata la sera della Vigilia di Natale e muore sul colpo. La vittima è un noto mobiliere locale che conduceva anche un'attività segreta di usura, e molti avevano un motivo per odiarlo. Guidata dalla sua instancabile curiosità e supportata dalla sua fidata combriccola di amici, Agata inizia a indagare e si trova immersa in un mondo che conosceva solo in superficie. Dietro l'apparenza di agiatezza e successo, l'imprenditoria locale nasconde storie di fallimenti, compromessi e facciate costruite con cura.

A Fonterone, la cultura è in fermento. La Biblioteca civica ospita una conferenza molto attesa in cui discutere della chiusura dell'unica libreria in città. Ma l'evento si interrompe bruscamente quando una donna viene trovata senza vita dietro uno scaffale. La vittima è una stimata professionista, braccio destro di uno degli imprenditori più noti della zona, capace di leggere non solo i bilanci, ma anche le verità nascoste delle persone per cui lavorava.

Molly Gray, responsable des femmes de chambre au Regency Grand, mène enfin une vie heureuse et paisible. En plus d'exceller à son nouveau poste, elle s'apprête à épouser Juan Manuel, le pâtissier au cœur d'or qui illumine sa vie. Mais lorsqu'une célèbre émission télévisée sur les antiquités s'intéresse à Molly et à l'hôtel, un simple objet, souvenir de sa grand-mère, bouleverse tout. En un instant, la jeune femme devient la coqueluche des médias, propulsée malgré elle dans un conte de fées moderne.

Ob sie Annas Tod im Kaffeesatz gelesen hätte? Diese Frage kann Café-Betreiberin Sofia Dalmasso nun nicht mehr beantworten, denn die Marktfrau wird ermordet aufgefunden, bevor Sofia ihr die Zukunft vorhersagen kann. Commissario Alessandro Ranieri übernimmt die Ermittlung. Doch auch wenn der Fall bei Sofias Freund in besten Händen ist, schadet es sicher nicht, eigene Nachforschungen anzustellen. Und so führen ihre Recherchen Sofia vom Lago Maggiore nach Alba, wo weiße Trüffel und dunkle Geheimnisse vergraben liegen.

Ginger Bolton returns with the latest installment of her Wisconsin-based Deputy Donut cozy culinary mystery series! Weeks before summer begins, Deputy Donut Café owner Emily Westhill has it all—a tabby cat by her side, cinnamon twists powdered to perfection, and a murderer on her case...

She thought she'd turned the page on murder. But after an author takes a lethal leap, is she back at Chapter One? Leta Parker would rather not solve another crime. Hoping to turn her gift for sleuthing into a successful fiction career, the retired American expat attends a writers retreat in...

'A cozy mystery so delicious you can almost taste the tang of the salt and vinegar!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A brilliant series starter, one of the best I've read in a long while' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't miss this quirky and charming British cozy crime mystery series, perfect...

Summer is finally upon the village of Harvest, Ohio, nestled in picturesque Amish Country, and folks are abuzz over their very own Bailey King's upcoming June wedding. The Amish Candy shop owner and star of TV's Bailey's Amish Sweets is marrying Holmes County Sheriff Aiden Brody. To sweeten the...

Daisy Swanson's daughter Jazzi has moved away to the lakeside town of Belltower Landing, but the apple doesn't fall from the tree. Much like Daisy, she's running a tea bar and bookshop—and has a knack for getting into hot water . . . Town librarian Mathilda has a troublesome new employee, and...

In dem zweiten Krimi-Abenteuer von Martin Schulz stoßen die freie Journalistin Sophia und der pensionierte Kriminalkommissar Niklas auf den Todesfall eines Klimawissenschaftlers in einem Naturreservat auf Kreta. Bei ihren Ermittlungen geraten sie in ein Geflecht von organisierten Extremisten und wirtschaftlichen Interessen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Wissenschaft und Verschwörungstheorien.

Murder’s on the menu, and no one is safe from playground gossip . . . classic Tuesday. From cocktails to cold tea, and swanky dinners to school-gate antics, Rachel Walker has lost her old life—and her identity. But when the new term begins, and she’s swept into the Parent WhatsApp group...

Ein Maßkrug, der mehr sagt als tausend Worte. Eine Damenperücke auf einem Herrenkopf und eine Lederhose samt leblosem Inhalt im Waldbad. Als Alois Schregelmann bei der Trachtenvereinsfeier tot am Beckenrand liegt, beginnt für Hauptkommissar Toni Hinterdobler eine Ermittlungsreise durch die Abgründe des bayerischen Hinterlands: zwischen bärbeißigen Bauern, g'schlamperten Verhältnissen und einer Wiese, die plötzlich Millionen wert ist. Ein Fall voller skurriler Figuren, bayerischer Eigenheiten und einer Wahrheit, die sich erst zeigt, wenn keiner mehr lacht.

Celebrant and accidental amateur sleuth Daphne Jones is thrilled to attend an opulent mountaintop retreat for a celebrants' conference. But the weekend turns deadly when a mysterious note lures Daphne to the hotel fountain, where she discovers a dead body, floating face down and wearing the distinctive red jacket of the society's president, Rupert Witherspoon.

In Magnolia Grove, the race for mayor is heating up… and someone just turned it deadly. The town is buzzing about three things: the upcoming election, the grand opening of the historic underground tunnel tours, and a shiny new coffee bar opening right across from Parker Hayes's cozy cafe Catch You Latte. The whole town seems excited about the competition. Parker? Not so much. When a promotional event in the tunnels ends with a tragedy, everyone is ready to call it an accident. But as questions pile up, whispers of murder start spreading through town.