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Herald of Death (A Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series #7)

A dark spirit threatens the Pennyfoot's shiny and bright Christmas... The Christmas Angel is a welcome sight during the winter season-but not this year. A killer is afoot in Badger's End, cutting…

Hide and Seek (Resort at Castaway Bay #6)

In book 6 in the series, Syd is asked by the FBI to escort the child of a key witness in a murder trial to a safe house after the US Marshall who'd been watching the child was found dead and…

High Kicks, Hot Chocolate, and Homicides (Happy Hoofers Mystery #5)

It’s a Christmas miracle for the Happy Hoofers-Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini. They’ve scored a gig at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall with the legendary Rockettes, complete with…

High Spirits (Haunted Haven Mystery #2)

Set during the Christmas season, the latest novel in this exciting new supernatural cozy series from the author of the Witch City Mysteries features a New Englander transplanted to a Florida…

Hiss and Tell (Mrs. Murphy Series #31)

When a series of mysterious deaths spoil the Christmas season in Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her beloved cats and dogs lend the police a helping paw in this exciting…

Ho-Ho-Homicide (Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series #8)

When an old friend asks Liss and Dan to spend a week on a Maine Christmas tree farm, Liss thinks they’re in for an idyllic vacation. Boy is she wrong!


Holiday Buzz (Coffeehouse Mystery Series #12)

Holiday time is party time in New York City, but after a sparkling winter bash ends with a murder, Village Blend coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi vows to put the killer on ice… At the Great New York…

Holiday Grind (Coffeehouse Mystery Series #8)

When Village Blend manager Clare Cosi finds a red-suited body in the snow, she adds solving Santa's slaying to her coffeehouse menu, only to discover the jolly old soul had a list that he was…

Holiday Hostage (Zoe Donovan Mystery #31)

When Shawna Jennings, a friend of Alex's, who also happens to be a famous country singer, decides she needs a break from stardom, she decides to hide out with the Zimmerman family over Christmas.…

Holiday Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery Re-issue of the 1st book)

This book contains two mysteries. The first Lucy Stone Book... Mistletoe Murder The First Lucy Stone Mystery! As if Lucy Stone’s Christmas schedule wasn’t busy enough, she’s also working nights at…

Holiday Roast Mortem (Killer Coffee Mystery #7)

Fresh off the Christmas Pawrade and Central Park tree lightening, Honey Springs is buzzing with the excitement of the season.

Roxy Bloom and Patrick Cane are hosting the ultimate…

Holidays in Ocean Alley (Jolie Gentil Mystery Special Edition)

Aunt Madge is staying briefly in Ocean Alley's Silver Times Assisted Living Apartments. That's what happens when you stand on a stool to hang garland and lose your balance. Her niece Jolie's good…

Holly and Homicide (Domestic Bliss Series #7)

It’s Christmastime in sleepy Snowcap, Colorado, and the town is up in arms. The venerable Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out of towners and is getting a major makeover just in time…

Hollyberry Homicide (Berry Basket Mystery #5)

A cold wind is blowing off Lake Michigan, and murder is scaring the dickens out of everyone . . .
 
Considering her name, Marlee Jacob is an obvious choice for the role…

Homeward Hound (Foxhunting Series #11)

As winter deepens over the Blue Ridge Mountains, even the threat of snowstorms cannot derail this year’s Christmas run, not as long as Sister Jane has a say in it. With spirits high and traditions…

Hop Scot (Last Ditch Mystery #6)

It's all aboard for a Campbell Clan Christmas! Lexy swaps cinnamon lattes for boiled sprouts when the Last Ditch crew travel from California to an idyllic Scottish village for the holidays,…

How the Finch Stole Christmas! (Meg Langslow Series #22)

Meg's husband has decided to escalate his one-man show of Dickens' A Christmas Carol into a full-scale production with a large cast including their sons Jamie and Josh as Tiny Tim and young…

How the Light Gets In (Armand Gamache Series #9)

'There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.' -Leonard Cohen Christmas is approaching, and in Québec it’s a time of dazzling snowfalls, bright lights, and gatherings with friends…

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce Series #4)

It’s Christmastime, and Flavia de Luce-an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry-is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon…

Iced (Regan Reilly Mystery #3)

It's Christmas in Aspen and P.I. Regan Reilly is vacationing with her parents and hoping to meet an unmarried man. Soon, however, all thoughts of romance turn to sleuthing when million-dollar…

Iced Inn (Gray Whale Inn Series Short Story)

t's Christmastime at the Gray Whale Inn. The inn's kitchen smells like ginger and spice, the ground is frosted with snow, and wedding bells are about to ring out for innkeeper Natalie's favorite…

Iced, with Sprinkles (Portland Bookmobile #3)

It's the late 1990s, and Portland's magenta bookmobile and its "Miss Marple Librarian," Hester Freelove McGarrigle, return for another careen into the world of murder and mystery. Christmas is…

If the Shoe Kills (Tourist Trap Mystery #3)

The tourist town of South Cove, California, is a lovely place to spend the holidays. But this year, shop owner Jill Gardner discovers there's no place like home for homicide. . . As owner of…

In Peppermint Peril (Tea and a Read Mystery #1)

n the run-up to Christmas Eve, organizer of book-themed tea parties Callie Aspen and her lovable Boston terrier will have to conquer threefold trouble―a mysterious will, a missing heirloom and a…

It Came upon a Midnight Shear (Riverbank Knitting Mystery #3)

A murder in her yarn shop’s backyard puts Libby Beckett’s holiday plans on thin ice.…

The holiday season looks merry and bright for Libby and her friends at Y.A.R.N.…

It's a Wonderful Knife (Comfort Food Mystery #5)

All Trixie Matkowski wants for Christmas is a break-just not the broken leg she got after slipping on some ice. With Sandy Harbor alive in the hustle and bustle of the season, it’s the busiest…

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder (Catering Hall Mystery #3)

Astoria, Queens, is decorated within an inch of its life for the Christmas season, and Mia Carina is juggling her job at the Belle View catering hall with a case of murder . . .
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Jingle Buried Cookies (Black Cat Cafe #9)

Leona’s Christmas cookies are leaving a trail of cookie crumbs that lead anywhere but to a happy holiday. As soon as Annie and Jason return from a romantic getaway, a Santa-sized sack of problems…

Kissing Christmas Goodbye Series #18

Agatha Raisin is bored. Her detective agency in the Cotswolds is thriving, but she’ll scream if she has to deal with another missing cat or dog. Only two things seem to offer potential excitement…

Lark! The Herald Angels Sing (Meg Langslow Series #24)

It’s Christmas time in Caerphilly and the town is preparing for their live nativity. During rehearsals, Meg discovers a real baby in the manger, with a note attached that says the mother is…