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Murder Most Frothy (Coffeehouse Mystery Series #4)

Clare Cosi’s new friend, millionaire David Mintzer, has an offer no New York barista could turn down: an all-expenses-paid summer away from the sticky city. At his Hamptons mansion, she’ll relax,…

Murder Served Neat (Cocktails and Catering #2)

Reporter-turned-mixologist Samantha Warren has already thwarted one murder. Now, her world is shaken—definitely not stirred—once again as another killing throws her…

Oh Say Can You Fudge (Candy Coated Mystery Series #3)

Allie McMurphy is busy making yummy fudge for the summer holiday-until murder gives her something else to chew on. . . Red, White, And Boom It's not Fourth of July on Mackinac Island without…

One Fete in the Grave (Liv And Di In Dixie Mystery #3)

Party planner Liv McKay has outdone herself this time. She’s put together an unforgettable Fourth of July celebration for the town of Dixie, Tennessee-including breathtaking fireworks and an…

Plot Boiler (Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #5)

It’s almost Fourth of July, and to boost customer traffic in their Brooklyn neighborhood, bookseller Darla Pettistone decides to throw a block party. All the local shop owners are thrilled-except…

Rockets' Dead Glare (Tourist Trap Novella)

As sunny South Cove, California, gears up for their annual Fourth of July celebrations, a local murder threatens to kill the fireworks... South Cove’s local businesses are up in arms after…

Spilling the Spice (Spicetown Mystery #3)

When shady entrepreneurs slink into Spicetown to splurge on the 4th of July holiday, their enemies are bound to follow. Mayor Cora Mae Bingham wants her statue dedication to take center stage at…

Star Spangled Murder (Lucy Stone Series #11)

Lucy Stone is in the doghouse-with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Prudence Pratt. It seems that Kudo, the Stones' misbehaving mutt, has developed a taste for Mrs. Pratt's blue-ribbon winning…

Sweet Tea and Secrets (Tea and a Read Mystery #2)

Sleuth Callie Aspen wants to light up the Fourth of July tea party by solving a celebrity’s decades-old disappearance, but her digging results in more fireworks than she expects. Last Christmas,…

The Body in the Birches (Faith Fairchild Series #22)

At home on Sanpere Island, Maine, caterer and amateur sleuth Faith Fairchild discovers that real estate can be murder, especially when it’s all in the family, in this twenty-third book in the…

The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up (Chocoholic Series #3)

For the Fourth of July, Lee McKinney and her aunt debut their latest confections-chocolate frogs-at TenHuis Chocolade. The first customer to buy a croaker is the town crank. But when he later…

The Firework Frenzy (Tess and Tilly Mystery #17)

In book 17 of the series, Tess and the entire gang who work and volunteer at the local wild and domestic animal rescue and rehabilitation facility, are up in arms when they find out that the…

Thread and Gone (Mainely Needlepoint Mystery #3)

When a priceless antique is stolen, murder unravels the peaceful seaside town of Haven Harbor, Maine… Angie Curtis and her fellow Mainely Needlepointers know how to enjoy their holidays. But…

Three Woofs for the Dead, White and Blue (Pawtisserie Mystery #1)

It’s all paws on deck as Claire Noble and her pawtner, Baron, open the Posh Pup Pawtisserie in the midst of North Haven’s Fourth of July festivities. She’s baking up a storm to prepare for the…

Twanged (Regan Reilly Mystery #4)

A Week in The Hamptons can be Murder Sleuth Regan Reilly is hired as a bodyguard for singer Brigid O'Neill, a rising country star who has been receiving threatening love notes. Brigid also…

Yankee Doodle Dead (Death on Demand Series #10)

The folks on the Broward's Rock library board want to declare their independence from new member, retired Brigadier General Charlton Bud Hatch. A man accustomed to being in charge, Hatch has…