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Governess-turned-detective Miss Silver investigates a deadly conspiratorial ring

A couple finds an antique mirror that isn’t broken, but still brings bad luck—“MacLeod can be counted on for a witty, literate, and charming mystery” (Publishers Weekly).

A scientist flees Germany—but meets death in a little English village: From “a first-rate storyteller” (The Daily Telegraph).

Miss Silver follows a trail of poison pen letters to save an heiress from a murderer.

The “marvelous” British governess-turned-sleuth helps a new bride who fears her husband intends to murder her (Daily Mail).  

The British governess-turned-sleuth solves three of her most intriguing cases, in this “timelessly charming” series (Charlotte MacLeod).

In this classic British mystery, a revised will, a troubled upper-class marriage, and a crazed witness shake up a seemingly solved murder case.

When fellow passengers on a ship bound for London start to disappear, Miss Withers must rely on a mischievous cat to help solve the mystery.

The British governess-turned-sleuth continues her witty, inquisitive ways with three mysteries from the “timelessly charming” series (Charlotte MacLeod).

When a British industrialist is murdered on New Year’s Eve, his wealthy family members are the prime suspects.

The governess-turned-sleuth looks into the dark secrets of a wealthy murder victim—“You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver” (The Observer).

This classic British whodunit—book one in the Oxford Dogwalkers' Mystery series—"will delight Susan Conant and Laurien Berenson fans" (Library Journal).

A Sherlock Holmes script sparks controversy and murder in Hollywood in a “most engrossing mystery” from the author of Nine Times Nine (The New Yorker).

During the war, the British countryside is a refuge from the Blitz—but other lethal dangers lurk there . . . “You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver” (The Observer).

In this classic British mystery starring a sleuth “who has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot,” Miss Silver investigates a murder that may have its roots in a new romance—or an old family feud (Manchester Evening News).

Three cozy mysteries in the “timelessly charming” historical series featuring a retired English governess who finds a second calling as a detective (Charlotte MacLeod).

In World War II–era England, it seems a noblewoman may have come back from the dead

A clever British mystery about a jewel collector, a criminal, and a governess-turned-sleuth, from “a first-rate storyteller” (The Daily Telegraph).

Three mysteries featuring governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver, who “has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News).

A deaf woman learns some dangerous information—“Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News).

Governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver takes on a murder case involving a surprise inheritance and a feuding family.

An aging stripper’s fresh corpse turns up in an old family tomb at Boston Common in this “first-rate suspense whodunit” (The Cincinnati Post).

A star of the London stage urgently needs Miss Silver’s help: From “a first-rate storyteller” (The Daily Telegraph).

A runaway groom returns—and murder ensues—in the series starring a governess-turned-sleuth: “Miss Silver is marvelous” (Daily Mail).

When a controlling old woman is murdered, her caretaking daughter is the prime suspect: “Miss Silver is marvelous” (Daily Mail).

A lonely girl has disappeared without a trace, and Miss Silver smells a whiff of murder in the air.

A family fortune may be motive for murder: “Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News).

Death pays a visit to Sarah Kelling’s Boston boardinghouse in this cozy mystery from the bestselling author of the Peter Shandy series.

On a trip to the New York Aquarium with her third-grade class, a teacher discovers a dead body: “One of the world’s shrewdest and most amusing detectives” (The New York Times).

When a suicide seems suspicious, governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver steps in to assist Scotland Yard.

A museum robbery leaves a guard dead, and two Boston sleuths investigate: “If this is your first meeting with Sarah Kelling, oh how I envy you” (Margaret Maron).

A tale of memory loss and murder starring a sleuth who “has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News).

Miss Silver comes to the aid of Scotland Yard when a village is turned upside-down by cruel anonymous letters: “A first-rate storyteller” (The Daily Telegraph).

Missing Rolls Royces, Renaissance fair revelry�and murder: "A witty, literate and charming mystery" featuring Boston's married art sleuths (Publishers Weekly).

The British governess-turned-sleuth visits a small village hiding big secrets in this “timelessly charming” cozy mystery series (Charlotte MacLeod).

A jilted fiancé is suspected of murder in the series that offers “some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery” (Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine).

In this “hypnotically good” debut, a Nazi murdered in an English village sets Sergeant Felse and his son on an investigation few want solved (Boston Sunday Globe).

Christmas crimes hit close to home for Boston's favorite art sleuths. "Charlotte MacLeod's mysteries are witty and full of humor" (Maine Crime Writers).

Four mysteries featuring governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver, who “has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot” (Manchester Evening News).

The British governess-turned-sleuth cracks the case in four puzzling mysteries from the “timelessly charming” series (Charlotte MacLeod).

Miss Silver must contend with a vanishing corpse when murder rocks the postwar English countryside in this classic mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.

An entire family falls under suspicion when the prospect of an inheritance stirs up passions in this novel in the beloved British mystery series.

A Christmas scrooge discovers a murdered librarian in this holiday novel from an Edgar Award finalist known for her “witty, literate, and charming” mysteries (Publishers Weekly).

Governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver unravels a tangled web of marriage, mystery, and murder in the English countryside.

When Inspector Felse arrests a woman for the murder of a beer tycoon, his son sets out to prove her innocence in this Edgar Award–winning mystery.

Boston's married art sleuths are about to discover that you can't fake a murder: "Entertaining . . . good humored . . . Sarah and Max are a winning team" (Baltimore Sun).

The “marvelous” British-governess-turned-sleuth investigates a disappearance in a village near a top-secret government research facility (Daily Mail).

Miss Maud Silver investigates an unhappy family whose brightest beauty has just been poisoned...

A gardener’s death sends a country house into a frenzy, and a governess-turned-sleuth digs in to the case: “Miss Silver is marvelous” (Daily Mail).

From the author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, the first three mysteries in the Edgar Award–winning series about an English policeman and his son.

A “funny and exciting” mystery in the series featuring a husband-and-wife sleuthing team in Boston (Publishers Weekly).

Governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver looks into the case of a Holocaust survivor who may have enemies to elude.

In this cozy mystery from the international bestselling author, a kidnapping—and pig-napping—are followed by murder

After a crossbow killing at a cheap roadside motel, Ozarks police chief Arly Hanks finds herself investigating her first murder case.

An orphaned young woman discovers some long-lost relatives—and a murder—in this mystery from “a first-rate storyteller” (The Daily Telegraph).

A horticulturist and amateur sleuth roots out an irritating professor’s killer in a witty, cozy mystery from a Nero Award–winning master.

This first book in the beloved series featuring New England cop/Emerson enthusiast Homer Kelly is “a delight . . . [a] most enjoyable murder mystery” (Eudora Welty).

Superstition clouds the investigation into a dead body found outside a village church in this historical mystery from the author of Fallen Into the Pit.

A body surfaces off the Isle of Man in a puzzling mystery by the master of the “pure British detective story” (The New York Times).

Murder upstages a Kelling family theatrical production�and Boston's art sleuths are on the case. "The screwball mystery is Charlotte MacLeod's cup of tea" (Chicago Tribune).

A copycat crime on Groundhog Day brings out Professor Peter Shandy's inner sleuth in this Edgar Award finalist from the international bestselling author.

When an old grave reveals two bodies, neither of which belong to the man named on the tombstone, Detective Inspector George Felse is once again called upon to investigate.

The international bestselling author "again demonstrates her skill and with incomparable whimsy makes her bucolic puzzles great fun" (Publishers Weekly).

The pot thief is going back to school, but someone on campus is trying for a different kind of degree—murder in the first—in this “smartly funny series” (Anne Hillerman).

A detective investigates a death and the disappearance of a beautiful Welsh teenager in a "deeply satisfying" novel by the author of the Brother Cadfael series (Publishers Weekly).

The murder of a college professor uncovers long-buried Cold War secrets in this "suspense-filled" mystery in the Oxford Dogwalkers' series (Booklist).

Scotland Yard takes on a murder case that may have international implications . . .

Police chief Arly Hanks investigates murder in her Ozark hometown in three books of a beloved series by an Agatha Award–winning author.

Family weddings are never easy, but for Max Bittersohn, this one could be murder.

A professor ponders the possibility of an ancient Viking curse while investigating a death by quicklime, in a novel by the Edgar Award–nominated author. 

A corpse in a country house brings Scotland Yard to an eerily quiet English village, in this tale by a master of British mystery.

Bostonian foodie Chloe Carter is after the perfect meal and the perfect man—but death keeps finding her at the dinner table—in these three mysteries.

A museum murder puts Boston’s married art sleuths to work: “The screwball mystery is Charlotte MacLeod’s cup of tea” (Chicago Tribune).

On an island of misfit artists, it's Aunt Emma's turn to play detective.

“Fans of Elizabeth Peters will adore following along with Jaya Jones and a cast of quirky characters as they pursue a fabled treasure” (Juliet Blackwell, New York Times–bestselling author).

The first three cozy mysteries in a series featuring a Royal Canadian Mountie and his resourceful wife from an international-bestselling author.

Professor Peter Shandy returns in "a high-flying farce with humor that ranges from broad slapstick to quiet witticisms. . . . This murder most fowl is a hoot" (Publishers Weekly).

After being ignored on her birthday by both her husband and son, Bunty Felse decides to visit a local pub. At the end of the evening she accepts a lift home from a morose young man who is convinced his life is over. And it may mean Bunty's life is over too.

A poisoned potpie pulls botanist Peter Shandy into a local Maine mystery in the series that "offers a blooming good time" (The Baltimore Sun).

In this gripping mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird, the village spinster dies behind a fortune teller’s booth, and Calleshire’s greatest detective looks into the future—and sees justice

When the crushed body of the unpopular nouveau riche antiques magnate Arthur Rainbow is found in the local graveyard, it falls upon Superintendent George Felse to get to the bottom of the murder.

The debut of Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Agatha Christie and her remarkable Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot

Detective Inspector George Felse is called upon to investigate the disappearance of two members of a musical gathering.

A Canadian Mountie and his family take a trip to Wales where ancient rituals prove deadly�from an author "in the top rank of modern mystery fiction" (Elizabeth Peters).

An amateur sleuth attracts the right clients, the wrong boyfriends—and a kinky killer—in this cozy mystery by New York Times–bestselling author Eileen Goudge.

When a woman is shot in a cannabis patch, Arly Hanks must restore order to her Ozarks community in this sharp-witted mystery by an Agatha Award–winning author.

Each time Helen Shandy takes a photo of a weather vane made by master craftsman Praxiteles Lumpkin—the vane vanishes. Could there be a gang of breezy burglars on her tail?

A staged caper based on Murder on the Orient Express is interrupted by a real-life killer in this mystery featuring coffee shop owner Maggy Thorsen.

In rural Canada, a woman dies after eating from a jar of tainted green beans—and a Mountie must preserve the evidence.

Florida doggie-yoga coach Elle Pressley is back to shake loose a Halloween curse and a killer in this “quirky, charming” mystery (Publishers Weekly).

When Maggie Tressider awakes after a car crash convinced she has committed murder, private investigator Francis Killian, along with George and Bunty Felse, attempts to unearth the secrets of Maggie's past.

The prominent horticulturalist is serving as a consultant to help an English town get rid of an invasive and menacing plant, but the trip is going to get stranger than he expected...

“Southern and side-splitting funny! Fixin’ to Die has captivating characters, nosy neighbors, and is served up with a ghost and a side of murder.” —Duffy Brown, national bestselling author

The USA Today–bestselling author of With a Vengeance “has created a charmer of a protagonist in Zoe Chambers” (Kathleen George, Edgar Award–nominated author of the Pittsburgh Police Series).

An Albuquerque pottery dealer looking for artifacts finds murder and intrigue in this “smartly funny” series (Anne Hillerman, author of Spider Woman’s Daughter)

A recent murder in Wales leads Detective Inspector Felse to the mysterious disappearance of an architect and a case dating back to ancient Rome.

A Canadian Mountie investigates a murder among musicians in this mystery by the Edgar Award–nominated author of the Peter Shandy series.

From the author of the bestselling Brother Cadfael Chronicles: In the mountains of Czechoslovakia, a possible murder has Dominic Felse suspicious of everyone—including his friend, the dead man’s beautiful stepdaughter.

While escorting a young girl to meet her father in India, Dominic Felse and his girlfriend, Theodosia, find themselves embroiled in a mystery that swiftly and shockingly becomes a murder investigation.

A small town gardening—and archery—club must solve a murder case and save their town from developers in the first cozy mystery featuring Dittany Henbit.

While on vacation in India, Dominic Felse investigates the violent deaths of two landowners

Two reclusive sisters. A crumbling mansion. A dead doppelgänger. The New York Times bestseller from the author known as the American Agatha Christie. 

Florida’s only doggie-yoga instructor takes on a new sideline in sleuthing in this “fun new addition to the pet cozy genre” (Booklist).

“Fabulous fun and fantastic fried food! Kappes nails small town mystery with another must-read hit” (Darynda Jones, New York Times–bestselling author).

A body in a trunk draws Thomas Littlejohn of Scotland Yard to a peculiar English village

A murder and a missing body interrupt a getaway in the south of France . . .

The case of a missing antiques dealer brings Scotland Yard to France . . .

A Canadian snowstorm and an overturned truck lead to trouble: “MacLeod can be counted on for a witty, literate and charming mystery” (Publishers Weekly).

A clever killer leads New York City detective Nathan Shapiro on a twisted chase in this mystery from the authors of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

“The captivating southwestern Irish countryside adds a delightful element to this paranormal series launch . . .an appealing protagonist” (Library Journal, starred review).

In WWII England, a military hospital may hide a murderer: “[Brand] could construct puzzles with the best of them” (Elizabeth George).

Albuquerque pottery dealer/treasure hunter/sleuth Hubie Schuze is back digging up trouble—in this second collection from the “smartly funny” series (Anne Hillerman, author of Spider Woman’s Daughter).

Includes six crosswords: Solving puzzles can be murder when a PI and a crossword editor join forces to catch a killer in the first novel of Nero Blanc's fiendishly clever crossword mystery series.

When the seeds of a mystery are planted, gardening club member Dittany Henbit digs up clues in the cozy series from the international bestselling author.

A widowed gardener meets a ghost from frontier times who’s out for revenge: “The screwball mystery is Charlotte MacLeod’s cup of tea” (Chicago Tribune).

There's been an awful murder at Elizabeth Bell's otherwise quiet household in this classic mystery from the author of The Yellow Room.

Murder turns a Christmas trip into a working holiday for Mountie Madoc Rhys and his bride-to-be in this holiday whodunit from the "cozy mystery queen" (Early Bird Books).

“A delicious debut mystery as smart farmer-sleuth Megan Sawyer tills the dirt on local secrets after a body turns up in her barn” —Edith Maxwell, national bestselling author

Murder follows Captain Heimrich home in this classic mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

The savvy Miss Withers investigates a mysterious hanging-while-driving in this delightful addition to a classic cozy mystery series.

New York Times–bestselling author Eileen Goudge blends mystery and romance in a captivating new novel featuring intrepid property manager Tish Ballard, whose client's beachfront home becomes a headline-making homicide scene.

On vacation in California, the spinster sleuth stumbles onto the case of a man murdered in mid-air—“[Withers is] still one of the best” (Anthony Boucher).

The USA Today–bestseller and Agatha Award finalist that introduces Zoe Chambers, “an authentic character who will entertain us for a long time” (Nancy Martin, author of the Blackbird Sister Mysteries).

A model is dead in Central Park, and the only witness to the crime is a horse named Siwash.

Agatha Award Winner: “An engaging heroine, a college setting that will have you aching to go back to school, and a puzzler of a mystery.” —Laura DiSilverio, national bestselling author of the Readaholics Book Club Mysteries

The curtains almost close on an actor in this cozy gardening club mystery featuring amateur sleuth Dittany Henbit and her husband, Osbert Monk.

Scholar and former detective Homer Kelly defends a poet accused of committing murder during an eclipse—from the “delightful and always beguiling” author (The Boston Globe).

A Zoe Chambers mystery “with as many twists and turns as the Pennsylvania countryside it’s set in” (CJ Lyons, New York Times–bestselling author).

On vacation in Hollywood, Miss Withers gets a job—and a case—in a mystery “that will keep you laughing and guessing from the first page to the last” (The New York Times).

Holiday panto drama is overshadowed when tragedy strikes a Christmas party in this mystery that will "delight fans of the English countryside" (Kirkus Reviews).

The coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries presents another unbeatable team: Captain Heimrich and NYC police officer Nathan Shapiro (The New Yorker).

Schoolteacher sleuth Miss Withers finds a dead body during detention in this mystery starring "one of the world's shrewdest and most amusing detectives" (The New York Times).

In the English countryside, one of the well-mannered guests at Pigeonsford Estate may be a murderer in this series debut by an Edgar Award–nominated author.

On New Year's Eve a string of grisly deaths strike a remote English hamlet.

“First-rate . . . stars big-city lawyer turned small-town organic farmer Megan Sawyer . . . [a] spirited woman with great integrity” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

The "consistently witty" Agatha Award–winning author presents a tale of murder in a country mansion (Mystery News).

Edgar Award Finalist: Murder strikes the Massachusetts hometown of a literary icon, and a scholarly sleuth investigates, in a “remarkable” mystery series (Booklist).

Retired florist Theo Bloomer goes to Israel to rescue his niece from terrorists in this engrossing mystery.

“Look out world, you’re going to love Zoe Chambers and Pete Adams” in the USA Today–bestselling series from the author of Bridges Burned (Donnell Ann Bell, bestselling author of Buried Agendas).

A corpse in a yarn store leads to a very crafty mystery from the international bestselling author of the Peter Shandy Mysteries.

This first act of a mystery series by an Edgar Award winner, Broadway producer/amateur sleuth Peter Duluth delivers “your money’s worth of theatrics” (Kirkus Reviews).

In the USA Today–bestselling series, “Zoe’s on the case, and she’s a heroine you’ll root for through the mystery’s twists and turns” (Lisa Scottoline).

English teens on vacation in Italy are caught up in a murderous conspiracy, from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.

A wealthy man’s murder draws Inspector Heimrich into a high-class conspiracy in this mystery from the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

A small town in Nevada is caught up in Halloween—and homicide—in this series full of “intriguing, likeable characters [and] keep-you-guessing mysteries” (Tracy Weber, Agatha Award–nominated author of Murder Strikes a Pose).

A holiday whodunit from the author of Bitter Harvest set in “a quaint, picturesque snow globe of a town . . . a page-turning, gritty-cozy tale” (Annette Dashofy, USA Today–bestselling author).

With “ebullience and good humor,” the award-winning author brings back former detective Homer Kelly, now a Harvard professor, to solve a killing on campus (Eudora Welty).

When a small-town librarian who just came into big money winds up dead in a New York hotel room, a retired schoolteacher and amateur sleuth decide justice is overdue.

Crosswords get the Hollywood treatment in this mystery featuring PI Rosco Polycrates and master puzzle solver Belle Graham

“I was quickly turning the pages in this engaging mystery, thrilled with all the twists and turns. . . . This Yankee loved the southern characters” —Kings River Life Magazine

A comedian is dead, a witness is missing, and it’s up to Miss Withers—“one of the world’s shrewdest and most amusing detectives”—to solve the crime (The New York Times).

There are lessons to be learned for retired teacher Hildegarde Withers when a society murder reveals a love triangle gone bad.

“A cozy shop, a tricky murder, geek humor, and gaming lore galore―what’s not to love in No Saving Throw? This book is a winner” (Leigh Perry, author of The Family Skeleton Mysteries).

In the heat of a Central American summer, Miss Withers investigates murder on the Mexico Express.

A “thoroughly enjoyable” mystery featuring an American musician in Ireland, murder, theft—and a ghost or two (Agatha Award–winning author Daniel J. Hale).

In this “enjoyable, heartwarming cozy” set in the English countryside, a grim discovery turns a cast of charming villagers into murder suspects (Booklist).

A shocking revelation in a diva’s will leads to murder in this chilling whodunit from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.

“A world-class puzzle to solve and riveting plot twists to unravel . . . Don’t miss one of the best new mystery series around!” —Kate Carlisle, New York Times–bestselling author

“Brimming with Texas-sized twists, turns and thrills, River City Dead is peppered with humor, wit, sizzle and just the right touch of romance.” —The Katy News

The USA Today–bestselling author “dishes up authentic history and cultural tidbits along with a first-class mystery” (Publishers Weekly).

The secrets of an English country estate offer a potent mix of romance and suspense in this classic mystery featuring retired governess Maud Silver.

The USA Today–bestselling author delivers “everything a mystery lover could ask for . . . not to mention dabs of authentic history and academic skullduggery” (Publishers Weekly).

A troubled English boy sets out to uncover the truth about his father’s death, from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.

When the weather outside is frightful, curl up with New York Times–bestselling masters of holiday mystery Elizabeth Peters, Margaret Maron, and more!

From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: Captain Heimrich investigates family secrets behind closed doors (TheNew Yorker).

From "one of America's favorite writers": When a member of an aristocratic family takes a bullet, a nurse and amateur sleuth investigates (Mary Higgins Clark).

A hometown hero meets a chilling end in this novel by a USA Today–bestselling author who “keep[s] you glued until the very last page” (Tracy Weber, Agatha Award–nominated author of the Downward Dog Mysteries).

“Globe-trotting historian Jaya Jones is off on another treasure hunt and it’s a worthy follow-up to Gigi Pandian’s award-winning debut mystery, Artifact.” —Susan C. Shea, author of the French Village Mysteries

A famous composer’s post-WWII homecoming is marred by death threats in a gripping tale of suspense from the Edgar Award–winning creator of Brother Cadfael.

A pair of gripping mystery novellas dealing with crime and punishment from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.

USA Today–bestselling author: A small-town sleuth juggles dog-sitting with detective work in this absorbing mystery . . .

Inspector Heimrich gets embroiled in a small-town conspiracy in this mystery from the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

At a medieval pageant, Inspector Cockrill investigates a dramatic death.

A “suspenseful” mystery starring two publicists—and a whole lot of cats—from the Agatha Award–winning author of Cover-Up Story (Publishers Weekly).

An English hitchhiker disrupts a criminal’s plans in this caper gone wrong from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.

“A cozy little mystery that . . . soon draws the reader into Madison’s mid-century modern fantasy world of fashion, movies, friendship, loyalty, and violence” (New York Journal of Books).

A pair of inexperienced sleuths attempts to best Captain Heimrich in this mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

An overwhelming fog obscures a killer in this Captain Heimrich whodunit from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries (The New Yorker).

When a Hollywood cartoonist is poisoned, sharp-witted sleuth Miss Withers must draw her own conclusions. "[Miss Withers is]...still one of the best" (Anthony Boucher).

“How vegan Brie Hooker balances cheese-loving carnivores, more than one romantic interest, and murder . . . is a humorous delight. A well-crafted series debut.” —Debra H. Goldstein, award-winning author of the Sarah Blair Mysteries

An actress encounters murder most foul: “This gut-splitting mystery is a hilarious riff on an avant-garde production of ‘the Scottish play’” (Mystery Scene Magazine).

Retired florist Theo Bloomer would much rather stay at home than go on a disastrous Jamaican vacation in this charming cozy mystery.

Among the senior citizens of Palm Beach, legendary Oscar-winning actress Charlotte Graham finds love, murder, and a delightful cozy mystery.

Seventeen priceless stories from the author often referred to as "America's Agatha Christie."

When novelist Patience McKenna takes a job at a dubious publishing house, a corpse in her closet has her searching for the true crime culprit. 

USA Today–bestselling author: Hunting for treasure leads to lethal trouble in this lively mystery . . .

Inspector Heimrich takes a vacation and ends up in troubled waters in this mystery from the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

A malicious newspaper ad points Inspector Heimrich to a killer in this whodunit from the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries (The New Yorker).

A resort manager hosts a swimsuit contest—and reveals a killer: “Daley’s mysteries offer as much sizzle and pop as fireworks on a hot summer’s day.” —Mary Kennedy, author of the Dream Club Mysteries

Have yourself a mysterious little Christmas with fifteen whodunits fromNew York Times–bestselling authors Sharyn McCrumb, Mary Higgins Clark, and more!

Paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner is back for another West Palm Beach adventure in this mystery from the USA Today–bestselling author of Knock Off.

When a literary agent is murdered, every bodice-ripping romance author is a suspect, and Patience McKenna must ask herself: Which of her colleagues has traded make-believe passion for real-life murder?

The holidays are more stressful than usual in this merry mystery by a USA Today–bestselling author . . .

Captain Heimrich’s honeymoon is cut short when death parts a wealthy couple in this mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

A mystery masterwork from the USA Today–bestselling author. “Funny, fast paced and just a smidge of romance. What more could you ask for?” (T. Sue VerSteeg, bestselling author of My Ex-Boyfriend’s Wedding).

The spinster sleuth is out to rescue a young woman whose hippie adventure turns deadly in this classic mystery from the author of The Penguin Pool Murder.

Captain Heimrich hunts for the killer of a fallen Hollywood star in this classic mystery from the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: Captain Heimrich must solve the case of a Hollywood homicide in the Hudson Valley (TheNew Yorker).

An opera singer drops dead onstage in a pitch-perfect puzzler from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.

Inspector Charlesworth investigates a strange murder in a dress shop in this mystery from “one of the great masters of English detective fiction” (Francis M. Nevins, author of Cornell Woolrich).

Mary McGill's Christmas turns less than jolly when she gets wrapped up in a murder mystery in this debut cozy with "a charming cast of canines" (Kirkus Reviews).

Inspector Heimrich searches for a hit-and-run killer in this intriguing mystery from the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

In a crumbling Georgian mansion, the secret letters of Jane Austen provide a clue to a modern-day double murder.

A quirky mystery set in “the treacherous world of academia—seething with manipulation, jealousy, and relentless ambition. A terrific plot.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning author of Trust Me

“One of the world’s shrewdest and most amusing detectives” has nine days to save an innocent man from death row (The New York Times).

Captain Heimrich resolves to get to the bottom of a New Year’s drowning in this mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

It’s a recipe for disaster when Chloe Carter takes a job working for a cookbook writer—and plunges into a sizzling stew of malice and murder If you can’t take the heat . . .

From the Golden Age author of Green for Danger. “You have to reach for the greatest of Great Names to find Brand’s rivals in the subtleties of the trade” (The New York Times).

At a high school reunion, who is ‘Most Likely to Be the Killer’? A sleuthing PE teacher must find out in this mystery by the USA Today–bestselling author . . .

A supposedly haunted house contains even more frightening secrets among the living in this cozy mystery from the international bestselling author.

Captain Heimrich teams up with a professor to teach a killer a lesson in this mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

Two murders lead NYC detective Nathan Shapiro out of the city and into the country in this mystery from the authors of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

“Daley’s mysteries offer as much sizzle and pop as fireworks on a hot summer’s day.” —Mary Kennedy, author of the Dream Club Mysteries

“Langton brings back the Golden Age Murder with style, wit, and charm” as scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly finds Boston’s famous museum has become a crime scene (Tony Hillerman).

Amateur sleuth Hannah Ives has a new home, but after a gruesome discovery in the chimney, she has a new case on her hands.

From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: Captain Heimrich discovers a fire is a smoke screen for murder (TheNew Yorker).

Harvard grad student Dulcie Schwartz and the ghost of her dead cat Mr. Grey return to keep the campus safe from an attacker who may not be totally human.

Boston foodie and amateur detective Chloe Carter has enough on her plate without someone dying on a reality TV show after dining on her chef boyfriend’s lamb le poison

First in a delicious series: Five friends and dancers on a Russian river cruise discover it takes legwork to solve a murder.

An English professor investigates a college town murder in this “deftly crafted novel of unexpected twists and surprising turns” (Midwest Book Review).

In the small town of Copper Bluff, South Dakota, English teacher Emmeline Prather is enjoying the start of a new semester—until one of her students dies while working on the fall musical. The police rule the death accidental, but Professor Prather suspects foul play.

Em recruits fellow instructor Lenny Jenkins to help her comb the campus for clues—risking their reputations and possibly their careers. And when an intruder breaks into Em’s house, Lenny advises caution, but Prather, convinced they’re on the brink of an important breakthrough, is all the more determined to forge ahead.

“Debut author Angela introduces a charming amateur sleuth, fun and well read. She so lovingly describes the town of Copper Bluff that readers can feel the breeze and smell the autumn leaves” (Library Journal).

“The suspense is intense, the plot is hot and the style is to die for. A thoroughly entertaining entry” in the Madison Night Mystery series (Catriona McPherson, Agatha Award–winning author).

Anthony Award–winning author Linda Barnes introduces dashing private eye turned actor Michael Spraggue who must unmask a deadly prankster in a haunted theater

This interior decorator is an expert in midcentury modern—and murder . . . “An extremely unique mystery series with an intelligent heroine” (Kings River Life Magazine).

The award-winning author’s “rare gift of genius” is on display as her scholar/sleuth investigates a suspicious death from asthma and yellow jackets (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).

In this gripping novel by CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson, the survivor of a manor-house crime delves into the past to solve a mystery 

Magazine editor and amateur sleuth Maggie Fiori returns in a “deliciously entertaining” mystery that takes her into her own dark family history (Naomi Hirahara).

Secrets of the past lead to murder in the present in this Captain Heimrich whodunit from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North mysteries (The New Yorker).

When an organist vanishes, the ex-cop turned Harvard professor is on the case with a “clever plot and [an] oversupply of lively, interesting characters” (Kirkus Reviews).

First in the Eli Marks Mystery series, featuring a magician with some sleuthing tricks up his sleeve. “Intelligently written . . . entirely engrossing” (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine).

From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: The murder of a beautiful woman draws Captain Heimrich into a tangled web of secrets (The New Yorker).

Agatha Award finalist for Best First Novel: “Elli Lisbon is the Stephanie Plum of the South!” —Krista Davis, New York Times–bestselling author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries

A cook-off becomes a crime scene in this Southern mystery starring “an unusually lovable protagonist” (Mystery Scene).

Sixteen unforgettable stories from a “beguiling writer” and the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (The Daily Telegraph).

PI Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham are about to tie the knot, but a nasty case of multiple murders could give them cold feet.

“An intriguing cross between noir and cozy, with fascinating details about magic tricks and plenty of quirky characters” (Library Journal).

Chloe Carter’s Internet date commits the ultimate gastronomic faux pas: He dies before dessert

Four holiday whodunits in one—the perfect present for puzzle fans! “Light-hearted capers . . . Each as frothy as a cup of good eggnog” (The Wall Street Journal).

The scholar/sleuth investigates a series of deaths in a church congregation in an “agreeably malevolent” mystery that “comes to a spirited conclusion” (Publishers Weekly).

An aspiring PI in South Carolina finds a tempest at a tea party: “The irrepressible heroine is delightful and her ongoing banter is nonstop fun.” —Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

Captain Heimrich has a beef with a killer after getting a bum steer in this mystery from the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

An award-winning series debut! “The first humorous mystery in a series following Aggie Mundeen’s brush with the darker side of society” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

Inspector Cockrill is called in to solve the murder of a most unpopular Belgian.

In the first book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, when a Broadway show's lead actress is murdered, her understudy must race to find the killer before it's too late.

A post-WWII love affair is eroded by suspicions of murder, from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.

It’s curtains for a vain actor in this Nathan Shapiro whodunit—the final book written by the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

A troupe of travelers in London may harbor a killer in this novel from an Agatha Award–winning author praised for her “wit and whimsy” (Kirkus Reviews).

“If you are a Susan Isaacs fan, you will love” this knockout debut whodunit introducing witty magazine editor and amateur sleuth Maggie Fiori (Jacqueline Winspear).

Inspector Cockrill’s dull vacation is jolted by a Mediterranean murder

Harvard grad student Dulcie and two "enchanting" cats must solve the mysteries of a missing manuscript, a mistaken identity—and murder (Publishers Weekly).

World-renowned actress Charlotte Graham’s trip to a luxury spa is cut short when she’s forced to track a killer in this charming cozy mystery.

From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: Captain Heimrich’s vacation in Key West turns stormy when a Communist snitch is silenced (TheNew Yorker).

From the authors of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: NYC detective Nathan Shapiro must solve the case of a dead co-ed and an absent teacher (The New Yorker).

The apparent suicide of an artist looks sketchy to NYC detective Nathan Shapiro in this mystery by the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

From the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: NYC detective Nathan Shapiro steps in when an ad man takes a long walk off a short ledge (The New Yorker).

Meet PI Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham: a couple who read the clues and fill in the blanks to find killers. Includes six crosswords!

To protect a senator at the Boston Marathon, private investigator turned actor Michael Spraggue must run faster than he ever has before.

“The enjoyable worlds of professional dance and cooking elevate this mystery, and Elli is an admirable and engaging heroine.” —Kings River Life Magazine

NYC detective Nathan Shapiro throws the book at a novelist’s killer in this mystery by the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series (The New Yorker).

“It is not easy to combine humor and murder, but Cindy Brown does it effortlessly” in her Ivy Meadows series (Rhys Bowen, New York Times–bestselling author).

Murder is no illusion in this “instant classic, in a league with Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Arthur Conan Doyle” (John Lehman, Rosebud Book Reviews).

From the coauthor of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North series: When a columnist is shot, NYC detective Nathan Shapiro must find out who wanted to bury the lead (The New Yorker).

McKenna investigates the first casualty in a New York literary war

Two nurses investigate a millionaire’ s suspicious gunshot wound in this “absorbing” mystery by a Special Edgar Award–winning author (The New York Times). 

From the coauthor of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North series: Murder is no laughing matter, but NYC detective Nathan Shapiro has to grin and bear it (The New Yorker).

When Pauline Sokol goes undercover to investigate fraud at a weight loss clinic, resisting chocolate is her biggest dilemma . . . until she encounters a murder.

Walden Pond is not so tranquil when murder strikes, and it’s up to scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly to restore balance in an “unflaggingly entertaining” mystery (Kirkus Reviews).

In Florence, scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly must foil a plot to kill the Pope in a “voluptuously detailed” mystery in which Langton’s “exuberant wit runs riot” (The New York Times Book Review).

A millionaire's cat may be the key to a murder mystery in this delightful novel from an Agatha Award–winning author.

A boarder comes to live with three women and finds them frighteningly strange.

Murder is a family affair when crossword editor Belle Graham's dad dies under suspicious circumstances.

A dentist’s office becomes a crime scene: “Uproarious . . . a hilarious cast of characters . . . sparkling comedy” (Publishers Weekly).

Sleuthing journalist Maggie Fiori returns in “a fast-paced, intelligent tale of intrigue that will keep readers guessing until the refreshing end” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Eleven stories of jealousy, lunacy, and murder told in the uproarious style of Joan Hess, the creator of Maggody, Arkansas.

“A well-wrought tale of the secrets concealed beneath the surface of small-town Appalachia . . . Just enough red herrings to keep us guessing to the end” (Margaret Maron, New York Times–bestselling author).

Visiting Oxford, the Harvard professor/sleuth gets a crash course in Darwin’s survival of the fittest in a high-spirited whodunit that’s “vintage Langton” (Booklist).

“The action is nonstop. . . . If you like your mystery filled with hunky spies, then you should be reading Marked Masters” by the USA Today–bestselling author (MyShelf.com).

Back in her hometown, McKenna quickly remembers why she left

"A top-notch thriller . . . The identities of the murderer and the twelfth victim come as a stunner" (Publishers Weekly).

“As engaging and entertaining a worldwide romp as [Counterfeit Conspiracies and Marked Masters] . . . a marvelous story” (Kings River Life Magazine).

Nero Blanc’s bestselling mystery series continues in a holiday tale featuring Belle Graham, Rosco Polycrates, and dessert recipes with ingredients that are clues to the crossword puzzles

Someone’s trying to write characters out of the script in this suspenseful crossword puzzler featuring PI Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham

Prompted by his wife, Mary, Harvard scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly looks into the suspicious death of a folk singer in this “enormously appealing” mystery (Publishers Weekly).

A Florida flea market provides a mix of memorabilia and murder in this “top-notch entry in a great series” (New York Times–bestselling author Carolyn Hart).

Gettysburg deserter or Civil War hero? Scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly and his wife, Mary, solve the mystery of her great-great-grandfather in this “clever” novel (Booklist).

While running for her life, a failed actress comes across a dead body.

When Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia home becomes a crime scene, scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly must stop a serial killer in this “surefire winner” (Booklist, starred review).

Retired schoolteacher Mary McGill and her dog Millie must sniff out a killer in this small town cozy mystery from the author of Purebred Dead.

From the author of the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries: The complete set of the popular series starring an ex-PI turned actor, “a hero with panache” (Kirkus Reviews).

To save his winery, a successful actor and former PI investigates a Napa Valley slaying in this “expertly written” and “ingenious” mystery (The New York Times Book Review).

Marketing maven Dana Lewis returns home to discover that healthy living can be murder in the first Blossom Valley Mystery—“100% organic fun!” (Laura Levine).

The hills are alive—but the victim is dead—in this hilarious mystery: “Such fun” (Rhys Bowen, New York Times–bestselling author of Malice at the Palace).

The Red Carpet Catering novels are “a fun new series for readers who enjoy their theatrical showbiz mysteries with a culinary twist” (Kings River Life Magazine).

The delightful crime-solving and aristocratic social adventures of an American antiques expert and a British feline with finesse.

Murder never takes a holiday—as husband-and-wife sleuths Belle Graham and Rosco Polycrates discover when they tackle five crimes hidden in crossword puzzles.

MacDougal Duff falls in with a strange family—and senses murder

From an Edgar Award–winning author, sleuth Peter Duluth must drop the curtain on a killer in this “medley of off-stage theatrics with a teaser of a solution” (Kirkus Reviews).

The USA Today–bestselling author of Abstract Aliases paints art recovery expert Laurel Beacham into a corner in a globe-trotting mystery.

It’s curtains for an interfering stage mother in this “frothy, funny” mystery from an Agatha Award–winning author (Kirkus Reviews).

A pigeon in the sky with diamonds pulls an ordinary woman into a perilous mystery, in this novel by an Agatha Award–winning author.

When a man is murdered in the woods and the main suspect appears to be a big-footed legend, amateur sleuth Hannah Ives steps in to solve the mystery.

In this mystery from the coauthor of the "excellent" Mr. and Mrs. North series, the murder of a holy man has NYC detective Nathan Shapiro praying for a lead (The New Yorker).

Love, intrigue, and death ensue when a statue of a Hindu god is stolen from an Indian hotel in this masterwork from a New York Times–bestselling author.

“A buffet of appealing characters, irresistible movie-industry details, and tantalizing plot twists. As delicious as a gourmet meal” (Susan O’Brien, Agatha Award-nominated author of the Nicki Valentine Mysteries).

A small town college professor puts a school trip to Paris on hold to catch a killer “in this clever academic mystery” (Publishers Weekly).

Professor Emmaline Prather is an English teacher by trade and a Francophile at heart. This semester, she’ll finally travel to Paris, along with her French colleague, André Duman, as faculty chaperones on a student trip. But before she can utter her first bonjour, a teacher dies, the plane is grounded in Minneapolis, and Em must return to Copper Bluff, South Dakota, with an unstamped passport and a crime to solve.

When André becomes the prime suspect, Em is determined to clear his name and find out who really killed their spring break plans. With thirteen travelers assembled, the possibilities are varied and villainous. Luckily, her dear friend and sidekick, Lenny Jenkins, is there to sort through the conflicting clues while “unique personalities abound and include more than one red herring” (RT Book Reviews).

Journalist AnnaLise Griggs' dysfunctional family reunion takes a turn for the deadly in this mystery set in the mountains of North Carolina.

Murder moves into the neighborhood in this witty and suspenseful crossword mystery featuring husband-and-wife sleuth team Belle Graham and Rosco Polycrates

With her usual “sparkling prose and inimitable wit,” the award-wining author follows her scholar/sleuth and his wife as they investigate a death in Venice (Publishers Weekly).

With her sense of “abandon and play,” Langton sends her scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly up the down staircase on a labyrinthine search for a missing art lover (Eudora Welty).

When a former PI is invited to a gathering of New Orleans chefs, murder is on the menu in this “well written, sharply observed” mystery (The New York Times).

From one of the most prolific authors of the Golden Age of mystery: “A nice example of [Eberhart’s] powers . . . Intelligently complicated” (The New Yorker).

What’s an eight-letter word for killjoy? Find out in this devilishly clever crossword mystery featuring husband-and-wife sleuth team Belle Graham and Rosco Polycrates

When an Irish orphan comes to live as an au pair on Long Island, she encounters a deadly mystery—and will need the help of her sleuthing aunt Claire. 

“It is not easy to combine humor and murder, but Cindy Brown does it effortlessly” (NewYork Times–bestselling author Rhys Bowen).

“A delightful mystery . . . A little town, a little romance, a little intrigue and a little murder” (Leann Sweeney, New York Times–bestselling author of the Cats in Trouble Mysteries).

Oscar-winning actress Charlotte Graham must turn amateur sleuth to save an island in this atmospheric cozy mystery set in remote Bar Harbor, Maine.

An island republic goes to insane lengths to canonize its most famous resident.

The excellent adventures of the aristocratic British feline continue as James puts his best paw forward to solve crimes while indulging in the finer things in life

A caterer on an Indiana film set discovers danger behind the scenes: “Great fun.” —Terrie Farley Moran, Agatha Award–winning author of Caught Read-Handed

Movie caterer Penelope Sutherland is drawn into a mystery with a tropical twist. “A nice island flavor, a nice puzzling mystery . . . A very enjoyable read” (Dru’s Book Musings).

Agatha Award–Winning Author: When a book critic dies in an English village, a mystery-writing sleuth smells a rat.

Scholar/sleuth Homer Kelly comes to the aid of his artist niece, who’s implicated in a death, in this “taut, suspenseful, and absorbing” whodunit (Kirkus Reviews).

With “clever storytelling” shifting between past and present, the final Homer Kelly mystery has the scholar/sleuth solving the puzzle of a missing church (Booklist).

"A timeless delight. The more murder mysteries you have read, the likelier you will relish this one." —Toronto Globe and Mail

A single mom and rookie PI attends a wedding that goes terribly wrong in this “captivating” story in the Agatha Award nominated series (Tracy Weber, author of the Downward Dog Mysteries).

A mystery that “sparkles like the South Florida sunshine” starring “a warm and funny heroine” (Nancy Martin, author of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries).

Five Yuletide mysteries for readers to solve along with crossword legend Belle Graham and PI Rosco Polycrates.

Delightfully deadly short fiction from the pen of Joan Hess, creator of Maggody, Arkansas.

History's greatest tenor hunts a killer at the Metropolitan Opera in this "hilarious" and "thoroughly delightful" mystery from a Shamus Award nominee (Publishers Weekly).

An "appealing heroine" and her chef boyfriend take on a case of murder by food processor in this Boston-set culinary mystery. Includes recipes! (Publishers Weekly).

Legendary actress Charlotte Graham investigates a geisha’s death at an elegant seaside resort in this chilling cozy mystery that weaves together history, politics, and murder.

On a gloomy old California estate, the Cameron heirs confront greed, madness, and murder.

Santa comes to town, but crossword editor Belle Graham and her PI husband, Rosco Polycrates, may find this holiday more naughty than nice

In this “fun” mystery from an Edgar Award–winning author, amateur sleuth Peter Duluth learns that divorce can be murder (Kirkus Reviews).

A literary conference at a fancy Manhattan hotel becomes a crime scene in this fun mystery by an author who “writes with a light touch” (New York Daily News).

First in the Carol Childs Mystery series. “Forget the shower scene in Psycho; Shadow of Doubt will make you scared to take a bath!” (Diane Vallere, national bestselling author)

n the second book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, New York's most hated theater critic has been poisoned. Now the question is, Who isn't a suspect?

An insurance fraud investigator goes undercover to expose an aerial ambulance company—only to discover that corruption can kill.

The author of Dying Brand pens a modern gothic mystery with “more than enough suspects with motives to go around . . . it kept me guessing until the end” (Hidden Staircase).

Can this housecat prevent a homicide? An "inventive" mystery from the Agatha Award–winning author (Chicago Tribune).

In this mystery from an Edgar Award–winning author, Peter Duluth deals with a case of mistaken identities and murder in World War II San Francisco.

 “A snappy, clever mystery . . . A delightful amateur sleuth” (Jenn McKinlay, New York Times–bestselling author of the Library Lover’s Mysteries).  

Hannah learns that old wounds never die, especially in a retirement community full of vengeful murderers.

Home for the first time in a decade, a photographer is sucked into a murder investigation

A New York author may perish before she can publish, in this lively mystery from “a very funny lady” (Donna Andrews, New York Times–bestselling author of the Meg Langslow series).

“Tyson paints image consultant Allison Campbell with an intricate brush, telling an emotional, riveting, and gripping story in Dying Brand” (Gretchen Archer, USA Today–bestselling author).

A scrapbooker looks into her West Virginia town’s history of mystery: “A delightful amateur sleuth” (Jenn McKinlay, New York Times–bestselling author of Hitting the Books).

“Battling scrapbook divas, secrets, jealousy, murder, and lots of glitter all make Designed to Death a charming and heartfelt mystery” (Ellen Byerrum, author of the Crime of Fashion Mysteries).

This whimsical mystery starring an actor who takes a fall and wakes up as a feline is "quite simply, the cat's meow" (Publishers Weekly).

In this mystery filled with "great fun and sarcastic wit," an actress and amateur sleuth takes a lead role in the investigation when the star of a collegiate Shakespeare production shuffles off her mortal coil (Library Journal).

In this “bright, amusing addition to this series” by an Edgar Award winner, sleuth Peter Duluth faces his greatest challenge: remembering who he is . . . (Kirkus Reviews).

The Edgar Award–winning author of the Peter Duluth Mysteries (as Patrick Quentin) “keeps the reader guessing” in a mystery set at a British boys’ school (The New York Times).

In the third book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, the actress and amateur detective finally gets her big break; too bad a murder has to come along and ruin it.

When a priceless copy of Agatha Christie's Poirot Investigates disappears, bookshop owner Annie Darling is called in to find the missing mystery.

In their very first adventure, Tommy and Tuppence uncover an audacious plot to destroy Great Britain

“A stylish and sophisticated Miss Marple, seeking justice in sunny South Florida instead of a rainy English Village.” —Victoria Thompson, author of the Gaslight Mysteries

“Johnson paints characters with a folksy charm that makes them feel like family . . . This richly-textured mystery has it all” (Diane Vallere, national bestselling author).

In this mystery from an Edgar Award–winning author, sleuth Peter Duluth must overcome his own demons as he investigates a case south of the border (Kirkus Reviews).

When a family cruise ship vacation goes from overjoyed to overboard, amateur sleuth Hannah Ives dives in to solve a mystery.

Hannah can’t resist a leading role in a historical reality show, but she never expected murder to be the main theme.

Gourmet pet chef Kitty Karlyle must once again draw on her sleuthing skills when her best friend is suspected of murder.

After the murder of a legendary baritone at the Metropolitan Opera, a headstrong young soprano must solve the murder to save her friend—and herself.

“An engaging, deftly-plotted mystery with a smart, tough-minded heroine. Shelley Costa delivers a terrific series debut” (Daniel Stashower, New York Times–bestselling author).

When a much-despised book critic is murdered, a sleuthing New York ghostwriter must unravel the plot . . .

“[An] action-packed mystery . . . The author’s expertise on diving make[s] for a fresh plot and an intriguing story” (Krista Davis, New York Times–bestselling author of the Domestic Diva series).

In the final book of the Jocelyn O'Roarke series, a middle-aged actor falls to his death during a preview night under mysterious circumstances, and it's up to Jocelyn to find the culprit.

Family trees and family secrets embroil amateur sleuth Suzie Fewings in a murder mystery: “A good choice for genealogists and cozy lovers” (Booklist).

In the fourth book of the Jocelyn O’Roarke series, where the eponymous stage actress and sometimes-detective goes, murder follows—even all the way across the country . . . 

Foodie and sometimes sleuth Chloe Carter smells something fishy when a waitress from a popular new Boston restaurant turns up dead in a seafood delivery truck

First in a cozy mystery series: A railway engineer is riding on borrowed time as he turns amateur sleuth to solve the murder of a colleague.

In this "exceptional" British mystery by a Gold Dagger winner, an aging aristocrat and her longtime lover explore the dark events of their shared past (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

The search for a plastic surgeon draws Hollywood legend and amateur sleuth Charlotte Graham to upstate New York, where she discovers a utopian community’s darkest secrets.

Agatha Award finalist for Best First Novel: This “engaging” mystery starring a suburban single mom “will leave readers eager for the next installment.” —Publishers Weekly

Things look bleak for cat-loving grad student Dulcie Schwartz when she finds the body of an academic rival in this "intriguing . . . paranormal cat cozy" (Publishers Weekly).

After the death of his father, a literature professor is drawn into the murder investigation of a bookstore proprietor.

A clumsy robotics researcher scrambles to cover up a double homicide Despite his name, King Sarcowicz is hardly regal.

“Plenty of charming characters, red herrings, labyrinthine twists and turns and brushes with death before you can even begin to guess whodunit” (Connie Archer, national bestselling author).