Showing titles in Culinary

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...

'A perfect easy reading escape that transports you to Cornwall, with lush descriptive writing that keeps you hooked to the end' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fabulous cosy crime read with everything you would expect from the genre... I highly recommend it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

'Such a delightful cozy mystery! The charming setting, lovable characters, and clever whodunit made this an absolute joy to read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Such a good story, I couldn't put it down' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🧺Sacré bleu! As the local village market is in full swing...

Ever since Halibut Cove's popular eatery, The Chowder House, started serving matriarch Maggie Holbrook's famous clam chowder it's been in high demand. Cooked up at the restaurant by Maggie's ambitious nineteen-year-old granddaughter, Audrey, the dish even has a regular nightly customer, retiree...

'Full of twists and turns, and red herrings, this kept me guessing right up to the reveal' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Ghosts, murder and WW1 - what more could we ask for?' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A hotel full of ghosts. A haunting murder. A most unusual investigation... August 1915...

La notizia è clamorosa: i selezionati clienti del Controcorrente, pluristellato locale capitolino, sono rimasti vittime di un'intossicazione. Dagli accertamenti risulta che i piatti incriminati contenevano tutti psilocibina, una sostanza presente in alcuni funghi allucinogeni. Il caso, di cui si interessano pure i Servizi segreti, si complica ancora quando i morti diventano due.

A wrongfully accused baker turns amateur sleuth in this cozy culinary mystery to clear her name and save her shop. Perfect for unwinding after a stressful day or escaping during your morning commute, this comforting yet suspenseful story delivers a gripping murder investigation wrapped in warm...

A sun-drenched Tuscan getaway turns into a locked-room cozy mystery when a wealthy vineyard owner is poisoned. Perfect for unwinding after a stressful day or escaping during your daily commute, this atmospheric whodunit trades gruesome violence for clever sleuthing. You are invited to the...

Zur Wiedereröffnung des Meerwasseraquariums von Portley treibt ein Toter im Becken. Wer ist er? Es gibt nur einen einzigen Hinweis: die Visitenkarte der kleinen Pastetenbäckerei New Cornish Pasty in seiner Tasche. Für Jennifer ist das mehr als ein unglücklicher Zufall - denn plötzlich interessiert sich die Polizei erneut für sie. Gemeinsam mit ihrer besten Freundin Claire und ihrem undurchsichtigen Nachbarn Ben beginnt sie, Fragen zu stellen. Und schon bald zeigt sich: Hinter Portleys glänzender Fassade verbirgt sich ein alter, sorgfältig verwobener Fall.

In Hummelstich soll ein besonderer Ort entstehen: ein Gnadenhof, auf dem ehemalige Strafgefangene und Häftlinge im offenen Vollzug alten und kranken Tieren ein neues Leben schenken. Was als mutiges Projekt beginnt, spaltet jedoch schon bald das ganze Dorf. Misstrauen schwappt durch die Gassen, Vorurteile werden laut und plötzlich ist auch noch ein Waschbär verschwunden. Als der engagierte Betreuer Juri Beck brutal niedergeschlagen wird, steht das Projekt vor dem Aus. Für Bea ist schnell klar: Hinter all dem steckt mehr als nur Pech und Ablehnung.

The Brand NEW instalment in the bestselling Exham-on-Sea series.An unsolved murder echoes down the corridors of Cleeve Abbey for years. The Exham-on-Sea’s History Society's annual summer picnic comes to an abrupt end when human bones are discovered in Washford River, beside historic Cleeve...

When twenty-five-year-old Danika Delaney, black sheep of the Delaney clan, returns home to Long Island to take over Jimmie's, her eccentric uncle's old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island, she's not exactly thrilled. But things start to look up when her uncle tells her she can do whatever she'd like with the shop, and it seems she might realize her dream of a small trendy cafe. That is, until she discovers the body of her ex-boyfriend's estranged wife in a melted puddle of rocky road in the malt shop basement.

The first time Daisy Ellery killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. Now, it’s her calling. Daisy bakes sweet vengeance into her pastries, which she and her dog, Zoe, deliver to the men who’ve done dirty deeds to the town’s women. But if she can’t solve the one crime that’s not of her own baking, she’ll be out of the pie pan and into the oven. Parking her mobile bakery van outside the local diner, Daisy is informed that someone’s been prowling around the van. She finds a letter on her door, threatening to reveal her unsavory secret sideline of pie à la murder.

Amateur sleuth Sloan Krause returns in The Pint of No Return, another delightful cozy by Ellie Alexander - this time investigating a movie star who's murdered not long after arriving in Leavenworth, Wash., to film his latest project. No other festival compares to Oktoberfest in Leavenworth, Washington. The whole town is buzzing with excitement over this year’s activities and eagerly awaiting Nitro’s latest offering, Cherrywizen, made with locally sourced cherries. But local brewmaster Sloan Krause is tapped out.

Brought to you by Penguin. Six contestants. The nation's favourite baking show. And a prize worth killing for... 'This delicious combination of Clue and The Great British Bake Off kept me turning the pages all night!' JANET EVANOVICH, no. 1 New York Times bestselling author __________ For six...

Food anthropologist Miriam Quiñones-Smith's move from New York to Coral Shores, Miami, puts her academic career on hold to stay at home with her young son. Adding to her funk is an opinionated mother-in-law and a husband rekindling a friendship with his ex. Gracias to her best friend, Alma, she gets a short-term job as a Caribbean cooking expert on a Spanish-language morning TV show. But when the newly minted star attends a Women's Club luncheon, a socialite sitting at her table suddenly falls face-first into the chicken salad, never to nibble again. 

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...

Auch in den letzten Urlaubstagen auf Mallorca liegen Entspannung und Erholung für Kriminalhauptkommissarin Maike Pech und ihre Freundin Zoe Schwäfel in weiter Ferne. Während Niederteerbachs Bürgermeisterin Sabine Graefe einen Malkurs besucht, bietet sich ihr am Strand statt einer idyllischen Kulisse ein schockierendes Motiv: An einer steilen Klippe entdeckt sie einen Kletterer – der tot am Seil hängt. Schnell wird klar: Das war kein Sportunfall, sondern Mord – und der Tote ist kein Unbekannter.

It’s late spring on picturesque Mackinac Island, Michigan. Allie is prepping her Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop for the start of the tourist season and her best friend Jenn’s wedding. But when Jenn’s fiancé Shane, a crime scene investigator on the island, misses a dinner date, the two friends go looking for him. Led by Allie’s bichonpoo Mal into an alley, they come upon Shane standing over a body with a bloody knife in his hand. Shane won’t say what’s happened, just tells them to call 911.

Maggie never imagined she would be the prime suspect in a murder case. When a lavish party hosted by her landlady, Mrs. Peacock, ends with a dead body in front of Maggie's cottage, the quiet life she cherished is shattered. The body belongs to Matthew Spencersmith, Fair Haven’s youngest city councilman. Whispers spread quickly, suggesting Maggie was his secret mistress who snapped upon learning of his engagement to a high-society woman.