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What's a kitchen witch to do when her almost-fiance leaves her suddenly single and unemployed? For Mia Malone, the answer's simple: move to her grandmother's quirky Idaho hometown, where magic is an open secret and witches and warlocks are (mostly) welcome. With a new gourmet dinner delivery business - and a touch of magic in her recipes - Mia's hopes are high. But her first catering job takes a distasteful turn when her client's body is found stabbed and stuffed under the head table. 

If Alison Kerby really wanted peace and quiet, she never should have opened the Haunted Guesthouse. The Jersey Shore lodge's latest polter-guest is Richard Harrison, the recently murdered brother of long-time resident ghost PI Paul Harrison. Alas, a beyond-the-grave brotherly reunion is nowhere in the foreseeable future - phantasmal Paul left the guesthouse months ago for parts unknown, and for all her ghost-whispering prowess, Alison has no idea how to find him. And she's going to need Paul, because Richard's isn't the only murder still unsolved.

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.

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.

A beachside wedding. A groom lost to the waves. And a café owner who refuses to let the truth drift away. Escape to Charm, North Carolina—where coastal breezes carry deadly secrets, and every clue is served with a slice of Southern sweetness. This witty, twisty, sun-drenched cozy mystery is...

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.

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.

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.

Mel und Angie sind seit der Schulzeit beste Freundinnen. Und nun, 25 Jahre später, haben die Beiden sich einen lang gehegten Traum erfüllt und betreiben nun gemeinsam die Fairy Tale Cupcake Bäckerei in Scottsdale, Arizona. Christie stirbt, nachdem sie einen von Mels Cupcakes probiert hat! Das sieht weder für die Fairy Tale Cupcake Bäckerei, noch für Mels Unschuld gut aus. Den beiden Freundinnen bleibt keine Wahl: Sie müssen die Ermittlungen aufnehmen, um Mels Namen wieder reinzuwaschen und weitere Mordfälle zu verhindern!

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...

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.

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...

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...

'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...

Many residents of South Lick, Indiana, claim the Outhouse Race, in which competitors push old-timey outhouse replicas on wheels at the annual Abe Martin Festival on Memorial Day, is the best thing since indoor plumbing. Just because country store and restaurant owner Robbie Jordan has too much to do managing her new deep fryer as well as an old lover reappearing, she's not going to miss out on the fun. Plus, it's good for business. But when a dead body and a cast-iron skillet tumble out of the Pans 'N Pancakes outhouse entry on the race route, it seems someone is trying to frame Robbie.

Lucy McGuffin makes the best muffins in Whispering Bay, but her secret talent as a human lie detector hasn't always been as sweet. When she stumbles upon a dead body and her priest brother becomes a suspect, Lucy must use her skills to clear his name.

When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal...