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The Wedding Cake Killer (Fresh-Baked Mystery Series #7)

Because of the Jingle Bell Christmas Light Tour in the previous book, as well as the shower, the house is still lavishly decorated, but Phyllis isn’t in much of a holiday mood. Between the murder…

The Winter Mystery (Jenny Starling Mystery #2)

Please note this book was first published as 'A FATAL FALL OF SNOW' under Faith Martin’s pen name JOYCE CATO. Jenny Starling is spending Christmas in a snowed-in country house cooking all the…

The Witch Tree (Anna Denning Mystery #1)

Four days before Christmas in Elk Park, Colorado, genealogist Anna Denning discovers a client’s body. When she starts asking questions no one wants answered, she becomes the killer’s next target.…

Thread the Halls (Mainely Needlepoint Mystery #6)

This Yuletide season, there's no time for Angie Curtis and Patrick West to linger under the mistletoe. Patrick's being needled by his mother-movie star Skye West-to set the stage for a perfect…

Tide and Punishment (Seaside Café Mystery #3)

No one dreams of a killer Christmas... It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop for its first holiday season, Great-…

Tidings of Death at Honeychurch Hall (Honeychurch Mystery #6)

Mistletoe and murder at Honeychurch Hall...

It's ten days before Christmas at Honeychurch Hall and Kat Stanford has persuaded the Earl of Grenville to open the Museum Room to the…

Tied Up with a Bow (County Cork Mystery Novella)

Pub owner Maura Donovan is still learning the local customs of the Irish village she now calls home, and with the holidays approaching she’s unsure how much, or how little, to decorate. She’s also…

Tis the Season Murder (New Years Eve Murder and Christmas Carol Murder)

Christmas has come to Tinker’s Cove, Maine, and sleuthing skills are at the top of Lucy’s Stone’s wish list in these two beloved mysteries-now collected in one festive volume for the very first…

Treacherous Tart (Pie in the Sky Mystery Series #2)

In this second charming novel in the Pie Shop cozy mystery series, a modern-day Lothario is shot dead, and it’s up to Maggie to clear her aunt and partner-in-pie from the suspect list. It’s…

Treacherous Toys (Renaissance Faire Mysteries Series #5)

Hail ye, hail ye, and welcome to the Renaissance Faire Village. Here, assistant professor Jessie Morton spends her summers honing her skills and finding the lady, lord, or serf whodunit. But when…

Trimmed With Murder (Seaside Knitters Mystery Series #10)

In Sea Harbor, the holidays mean cozy fires, festive carols, and soft skeins of yarn waiting to become hats and sweaters and scarves. And this year, Izzy and the other Seaside Knitters are also…

Trouble in the Cotswolds (Cotswold Mystery Series #12)

Thea Osborne hopes to spend a quiet Christmas house-sitting for the Shepherds in the picturesque Cotswold village of Stanton, close to Broadway. Walks in the local countryside with the dogs and…

Trouble Under the Tree (Nina Quinn Series # 6)

When landscape designer Nina Quinn agreed to deck the halls of Christmastowne, an indoor Christmas village, little did she know how dirty the job would be. Christmastowne has been plagued by…

Tumbling Blocks (Benni Harper Series #13)

With Christmas just a few weeks away, Benni's boss, Constance Sinclair, demands that she investigate the death of a local socialite. It's not long before Benni recognizes that there may be some…

Twelve Slays of Christmas (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #1)

When Holly White’s fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical…

Twisted Tea Christmas (Tea Shop Series #23)

 An attack on the host of a fancy tea party sends Theodosia Browning looking for answers in the latest entry in the New York Times bestselling series.
 

Two Cooks A-Killing (Angelina Amalfi Mystery Series #11)

Nothing could drag chef Angie Amalfi away from San Francisco and her beloved policeman fiance Paavo Smith –– except for a job preparing the banquet her all–time favorite soap opera characters will…

Undead and Unreturnable (Betsy Taylor Series #4)

Even the undead celebrate Christmas, and Betsy is in heaven shopping for gifts. But all is not merry in the mansion. It’s become infested with ghosts-really needy ones who have no qualms asking…

Varnished without a Trace (Tallie Graver Mystery #5)

This Christmas, Tallie Graver would like to take a break from running her cleaning business to be with her boyfriend, Max, and enjoy their first holiday together—alone. Instead, she’s…

Water like a Stone (Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Series #11)

Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his partner, Sergeant Gemma James, take their sons to picturesque Cheshire for their first family Christmas with Duncan's parents-a holiday both dreaded…

We Wish You a Merry Murder (A Susan Henshaw Mystery Series #3)

Although Kelly Knowlson firmly thought her newly remarried ex-husband, Evan, would return to her, did she set him by the fire, egg nog by his side, THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS in his hands, and put…

We Wish You a Murderous Christmas (Year Round Christmas Mystery #2)

It’s Christmastime three hundred sixty-five days a year in Rudolph, New York, and as Christmas Day approaches, shop owner Merry Wilkinson is enjoying a rare evening off at the Yuletide Inn when…

White Christmas with a Wobbly Knee (The Belchester Chronicles: 2)

Lady Amanda and Hugo are off again on one of their madcap investigations after the discovery of a body of a dead guest, found slumped on the library table, murdered FIVE TIMES! Lady Amanda is…

White Colander Crime (Vintage Kitchen Mysteries Series #5)

Queensville has great expectations for their Dickens Days festival. A tourist-trade boon boom means a big turnout for the opening of Queensville Historic Manor and for Jaymie Leighton, food…

Winter of Discontent (Dorothy Martin Mystery Series #9)

Dorothy Martin's neighbor and closest friend, Jane Langland, has been having a fling with Bill Fanshawe--or, as much of a fling as two 80-year olds in a small town are allowed. Now there are…

Wreath Between the Lines (Cookbook Nook Mystery #7)

The holidays are Jenna Hart’s favorite time of year, but just as she’s decorating the Cookbook Nook for all the festive events, her imperious older sister makes a surprise visit, anxious that her…

Wreck the Halls (Home Repair Is Homicide Series #5)

People hardly ever lock their doors in Eastport. So when Jake and her best pal, Ellie, arrive at Faye Anne Carmody’s kitchen door, they knock and walk right in. But though Christmas is just two…

You Feta Watch Out (Grilled Cheese Mystery #5)

Christmas in the close-knit community of Balsam Dell promises to be especially festive for Carly Hale this year when a prominent theater company comes to town to stage A…

Yule Be Dead (Victoria Square Series #5)

It's Christmastime, but not everyone is jolly--especially not Vonne Barnett. Her dead body has been found in Victoria Square. Katie Bonner, the manager of Artisan's Alley, happens to be at the tea…

Yule Log Murder (3 Christmas Stories by Leslie Meier, Barbara Ross & Lee Hollis)

Fresh-baked cookies, pies, and cakes can warm even the frostiest Christmases in coastal Maine. But there’s little room for holiday cheer when murder is the new seasonal tradition... YULE LOG…