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Stiff Competition (Mattie Winston Mystery Series #7)

Every fall, hunting season in Sorenson, Wisconsin, leads to some accidental injuries. Deputy coroner Mattie Winston just hopes the hunters don't bring any more business to her office. But somebody…

Sweet Violet's Ghost (Sweet Cove Mystery #19)

It is September in Sweet Cove and Angie and Jenna are taking a walk after work to the town park and up the hill to the cemetery overlooking the ocean. Their daughters are growing fast and are…

The Black Cat Sees His Shadow (Bad Luck Cat Mystery #3)

The town of Lavender, Texas is buzzing with tourists, and local businesses are pulling out all the stops for the annual Pumpkin Days Festival. On the eve of opening day, Sabrina comes face-to-face…

The Cats that Told a Fortune (The Cats That Mystery Series #3)

Autumn in Erie, Indiana means crisp, cool days of intrigue and subterfuge. Katherine 'Katz' Kendall settles into her late great aunt’s Victorian mansion with her high-spirited feline companions.…

The Cider Shop Rules (Cider Shop Mystery #3)

Autumn in Blossom Valley means pumpkin patches are ripe and Winona Mae Montgomery and her Granny Smythe's cider shop is flourishing. But with this season comes...

The Fall Festival is…

The Fortune Teller (Claire Rollins Mystery #9)

It is September and Claire, Nicole, and Robby have just begun shooting the new cooking show for their local television station. Each episode showcases a location around Massachusetts and…

The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce Series #10)

Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop’s Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce’s sister Ophelia is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon…

The Grim Steeper (Teapot Collecting Mystery Series #3)

Mid-October in the charming Finger Lakes town of Gracious Grove means it’s time for the annual Fall Fling Townwide Tea Party. The highlight of the festivities is a roaming tea-tasting, which…

The Haunted Season (Max Tudor Series #5)

Something sinister is stirring at Totleigh Hall, the showcase of the English village of Nether Monkslip. Usually, the Lord and Lady of the manor are absent--high tax rates, it is murmured with…

The Patterdale Plot (Lake District Mystery #9)

Simmy Brown had hoped that her autumn would be less frantic than usual to give her a chance to enjoy her pregnancy, her upcoming nuptials, and some time looking for a new house in the Patterdale…

The Pint of No Return (Sloan Krause Mystery #2)

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…

The Wurst Is Yet to Come (Bed-and-Breakfast Series #27)

With its cozy atmosphere, delicious fare, and gracious hostess, Hillside Manor is the perfect B&B for a few days of R&R. Okay, so it also features the occasional corpse or two. But is a…

Til Dirt Do Us Part (Local Foods Mystery #2)

The produce is local--and so is the crime--when long-simmering tensions lead to murder following a festive dinner on Cam Flaherty's farm. It'll take a sleuth who knows the lay of the land to catch…

Town in a Sweet Pickle (Candy Holliday Series #6)

When Candy organizes a cooking event for her local newspaper, the town’s most prominent citizens turn out to witness the popular cookbook author Julia von Fleming serve as a guest judge. But when…

Trimmed to Death (Bad Hair Day Mystery #15)

Savvy hairstylist and amateur sleuth Marla Vail enters a charity bake-off contest at a fall festival sponsored by a local farm. While she waits to see if her coconut fudge pie is a winner, Marla…

Wicked Autumn (Max Tudor Mysteries Series #1)

What could be more dangerous than cozy village life in the English countryside? Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold’s in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet…

Wicked Fix (Home Repair Is Homicide Series #3)

For ex-Wall Streeter Jacobia Tiptree and her teenaged son, Sam, September promises tranquil days winter-proofing their rambling handyman's special of a home in Eastport, Maine. But there's nothing…

Wicked Harvest (Dewberry Farm Mystery #6)

It's Oktoberfest in Buttercup, Texas, and homesteader Lucy Resnick is taking a break from her chores to enjoy a day of bratwurst, craft beer, and German gingerbread at Sweetwater Brewery. But the…

Wreathing Havoc (Garden Squad Mystery #4)

There’s nothing like autumn in picturesque Goosebush, Massachusetts, but beneath the season’s sun-dappled foliage, Lilly Jayne and her Garden Squad must investigate a shadowy murder mystery after…