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A Corpse Among the Carolers (Food Blogger Mystery #7)

Hope Early is fully immersed in the spirit of the Christmas season, until the sounds of joyful carolers are silenced by the words “Ho-ho-homicide” . . .

Food blogger…

A Cotswold Christmas Mystery (Cotswold Mystery Series #18)

It’s Christmas, and things are looking good at the Slocombe house. Thea’s daughter Jessica has come to stay, much to her stepdaughter Stephanie’s delight. But then things take a turn for the worse…

A Crafty Christmas (Cumberland Creek Mystery Series #5)

Christmas is just around the corner, and the ladies of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop are thrilled when Sheila wins the first place prize in a scrapbooking design contest: a ten-day scrapbook…

A Cup of Holiday Fear (A Bakeshop Mystery #10)

It’s Christmastime and everyone is heading to Torte, the most cheerful bakery in town. There’s no place like home for the homicide… Ashland, Oregon, looks as pretty as a postcard this holiday…

A Dark and Snowy Night (Seaside Knitters Mystery Series #16)

The Christmas trees are up, the Seaside Knitters are crafting warm and beautiful gifts for the holidays, and friends and families are gathering in picturesque Sea Harbor, Massachusetts—a place…

A Deadly Christmas Carol (Granite Cove Mystery Series #2)

When sultry Dionne Dunbar is run down in the street one winter's night, Granite Cove Gazette reporter Rose McNichols is the only witness. Amid Christmas preparations in the New England fishing…

A Done Deal (Cutthroat Mysteries Series #5)

It's Christmas time in Nashville, and all Savannah wants to unwrap on Christmas morning is Rafe Collier. Unfortunately, things don't look so good. He's back in town, but not alone: on his arm is a…

A Familiar Yule (Oxford Magic Kitten Mystery #7)

My name’s Astra, and I’m a witch. Who knew that having a merry Witchmas in Witch Hollow would be so dangerous? All I want under my tree is my hot next-door-neighbor, Sheriff, and dragon…

A Garland of Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series #22)

Sarah Booth has traded in hosting this Christmas season for a road trip with her besties. Each little Delta town has a special Christmas activity, and Sarah Booth’s bff and detective partner,…

A Ghost for Christmas (Destiny Bay Cozy Mystery #1)

Mele Keahi wasn't looking for excitement when she came to Destiny Bay. She'd just lost her man, her job and her self esteem, and she needed comfort. Instead, she found herself involved in a murder…

A Gift of Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series #19)

Christmas comes to Zinnia, Mississippi-Sarah Booth Delaney must solve a case as the holiday approaches, in this new cozy mystery from Carolyn Haines. Christmas is just around the corner and Sarah…

A Holiday Donut Steal (Donut Shop Mystery Short Story)

When Momma’s earrings disappear during a Christmas party that Suzanne is catering, it’s up to her to figure out who did it before the thief gets away with stealing everyone’s Christmas spirit.…

A Holiday for Homicide (A Cook-Off Mystery #9)

A televised cooking competition puts Sherry in the spotlight, especially when the final challenge calls for catching a killer . . .

Despite being a seasoned…

A Holiday Homicide (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #4)

Annie Murray's festive plans at the Secret Bookcase are thrown into disarray when a celebrity baker drops dead during a gingerbread-baking competition…

As whispers of…

A Holiday Yarn (Seaside Knitters Mystery Series #4)

In Sea Harbor the scent of snow fills the salty air, and at Izzy's Seaside Studio, the Seaside Knitters feast on cookies, knit their gifts, and plan their gatherings. And Mary Pisano is…

A Holly, Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mystery Series #12)

THE GIFT THAT GIVES ON GIVING. . . With Farberville's college on holiday break, Claire Malloy's bookstore is quiet... deadly quiet. Breaking the silence is a little old lady looking for volumes on…

A Killer Carol (Amish Mystery Series #7)

Heavenly, PA has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland, and Claire is delighted to celebrate the season...but a fiendish killer has other plans in this all-new installment in the national…

A Killer Christmas at Honeychurch Hall (Honeychurch Mystery #9)

Following the butler's death and the cook's retirement, the ever-gullible Lady Lavinia replaces them with a power couple who are determined to thrust the crumbling estate into the 21st…

A Killer Christmas Wish (Cat Latimer Mystery #7)

From NYT bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, comes a new Cat Latimer mystery. Santa's on his way, but the house Cat shares with her best friend and a monthly writing retreat isn't even decorated yet…

A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan Mystery Series #3)

As the townsfolk of the Welsh valley town of Llanelen settle in for the snowiest winter in twenty-five years, an American stranger arrives. Harry Saunders charms the ladies, one of them in…

A Lake District Christmas Murder (Lake District Mysteries #14)

As Christmas draws nearer, Simmy Henderson is invited to a party in Glenridding at the heart of the Lake District. However, the festivities are overshadowed by two alarming discoveries: a…

A Legacy of Murder (Kate Hamilton Mystery #2)

American antique dealer Kate Hamilton's Christmastime jaunt to a charming English village leads to an investigation of a missing ruby...and a chain of murders.

It's Christmastime and…

A Merry Little Murder Plot (Library Lover's Mystery Series #15)

During the most wonderful time of the year, famous author Helen Monroe arrives in Briar Creek to be the writer in residence, but her “bah humbug” attitude excludes her from the many holiday…

A Merry Murder (A Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery #10)

It is an Edwardian Christmas, and the Pennyfoot Hotel is all dressed up. But when one of the guests turns up dead, owner Cecily Sinclair Baxter realizes it is not only the Pennyfoot that is back…

A Midwinter's Tail (Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery #4)

Professional pet sitter Daphne Templeton loves the holidays in Sylvan Creek, Pennsylvania. And nothing gets her into the spirit more than the town’s annual Bark the Halls Ball. The whole community…

A Murder Yule Regret (Bread Shop Mystery #7)

Freelance photographer and Yeast of Eden bakery assistant Ivy Culpepper has just scored the job of a lifetime shooting the Dickensian dress-up X-mas party thrown by It Girl film actress Eliza Fox…

A Myrtle Clover Christmas (The Myrtle Clover Mystery #21)

Someone will be getting coal in his stocking . . . 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the small town of Bradley, North Carolina. Wreaths adorn doors, halls…

A New York Christmas (Christmas Mystery Series #12)

The year is 1904. Twenty-three-year-old Jemima Pitt, the daughter of Thomas Pitt, head of Britain’s Special Branch, is crossing the Atlantic. She is traveling with an acquaintance, Delphinia…

A Nutcracker Nightmare (Killer Chocolate Mystery #2)

Hanna and Alex, owners of the Murder and Mayhem book and chocolate shop, are busy preparing for the Harriston High School’s reunion weekend. Neighbors will connect with old friends and…

A Plain Disappearance (Appleseed Creek Mystery #3)

USA Today recently hailed award-nominated author Amanda Flower for A Plain Death, calling it 'the first Amish rom-com... bring on the next one!' As the enthusiastic reviews continue to mount, she’…