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The Christmas Letter (Tess and Tilly Mystery #1)

If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this new mystery series by Kathi Daley, author of the popular Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery Series…

The Christmas Stranger (Food Lovers' Village Mystery #6a Novella)

Amid the holiday rush of keeping the shelves stocked and filling orders for the Merc, the grocery her family has run for more than a century, proprietor Erin Murphy treasures the way her…

The Christmas Thief (Mary & Carol Higgins Clark Holiday Series #3)

Mary Higgins Clark, America’s Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, have again joined forces to create a suspenseful and humorous holiday tale. The…

The Christmas Visitor (Tess and Tilly Mystery #15)

If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this mystery series set in the small town of White Eagle Montana.

It's…

The Clue is in the Pudding (A Special Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series #8)

Cecily has to track down a murderer within the country club's walls. Suspicion falls on the bad-tempered temporary housekeeper, and the slice of Christmas pudding she sends up to the victim's room…

The Conspiracy (Seacliff High Mystery #4)

The annual Christmas Carnival is in town and Alyson and the gang volunteer to help out. When strange things begin to happen at the carnival, they wonder if it might be related to the body they…

The Dangers of Candy Canes (Jaine Austen Mystery Novella)

When a wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane, the roofing contractor being held responsible for murder asks freelance writer Jaine Austen…

The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle (Darling Dahlias #8)

It’s Christmas, 1934, and the citizens of Darling, Alabama, are unwrapping a big package of Christmas puzzles. Mildred and Earlynne, members of the Dahlias Garden Club, are planning to open a…

The Diva Cooks a Goose (Domestic Diva Series #4)

A Scrooge steals presents right from under Sophie Winston's family Christmas tree. Then her sister-in-law's father show's up with a diva girlfriend just a month after his separation. More than one…

The Diva Wraps It Up (Domestic Diva Series #8)

In the latest novel in the national bestselling Domestic Diva Mystery series, it’s beginning to look a lot like murder... The holidays are domestic diva Sophie Winston’s favorite time of year. But…

The Enemy You Gnocchi (Italian Chef Mystey #3)

It's the deadliest thyme of the year...

With snow dusting the ground and sauce sizzling on the stove, local chef Tessa Esposito is ready to serve up some holiday cheer. And with the annual…

The Fleet Street Murders (Charles Lenox Series #3)

It’s Christmas, 1866, and amateur sleuth Charles Lenox, recently engaged to his best friend, Lady Jane Grey, is happily celebrating the holiday in his Mayfair townhouse. Across London, however,…

The Ghost of Christmas Past (Molly Murphy Series #18)

Semi-retired private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is suffering from depression after a miscarriage following her adventure in San Francisco during the earthquake of 1906. She and her husband,…

The Ghost of Mistletoe Mary (Granny Apples Mystery Novella)

When a homeless veteran on LA’s Skid Row claims he’s seen the ghost of Mistletoe Mary, a down-and-out prostitute, private investigator Jeremiah Jones seeks the assistance of medium Emma…

The Gift of the Magpie (Meg Langslow Series #28)

Meg’s running Caerphilly’s Helping Hands for the Holidays project, in which neighbors help each other with things they can’t do and can’t afford to have done. Her hopes for a relatively peaceful (…

The Gingerbread Bump-Off (Fresh-Baked Mystery Series #6)

The Christmas Jingle Bell Tour of Lights comes to Phyllis's house and murder rings the door. Not only will Phyllis Newsom's house be featured in the annual Christmas Jingle Bell Tour of Homes, she…

The Grudge (Seacliff High Mystery #5)
Alyson and the gang head to a ski resort in the Colorado Rockies the week after Christmas. Before they even make it to the house they will be staying at for the week, they stumble across a body in…
The Holiday Slay (A Hope Herring Mystery #3)

This is book 3 in the Hope Herring cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author, J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy.
It is a chilly winter season in North Carolina with Hope and her…

The Hour of Death (Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery #2)

As Yuletide settles upon Gwenafwy Abbey, the rural Welsh convent’s peace is shattered when Tiffany Reese, president of the Village Art Society, is found dead on the floor of the parish hall.…

The Iced Princess (Snow Globe Shop Mystery #2)

It’s that time of the year again-the Christmas rush is about to begin, and curio shop owner Camryn Brooks and her BFF, coffee shop owner Alice 'Pinky' Nelson, need to hire additional help. Their…

The Knife Before Christmas (Fixer-Upper Mystery #11)

Christmas has come to Lighthouse Cove, but business hasn’t slowed down for Shannon Hammer. She’s been contracted to renovate a local hotel owned by the Garrisons, a family that’s so devoted…

The Nightingale Before Christmas (Meg Langslow Series #18)

As the holidays draw near in Caerphilly, Mother volunteers to take part in in a big Christmas-themed decorator show house-each room of a temporarily untenanted house is decorated to the hilt by a…

The Peppermint Mocha Murder (Chocolate Whisperer Mystery #5)

It’s beginning to look like a merry Christmas for Hayden Mundy Moore. On vacation from providing her sought-after expertise in all things chocolate, Hayden heads to snowy New England with her…

The Queen of Christmas (Lobster Shack Mystery Novella)

Dagmar Smith's Festival of Trees is the highlight of Mystic Bay's holiday season. This year Dagmar has added a spectacularly decorated Nutcracker tree to her display and she's asked dancer Allie…

The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking (Family Skeleton Mystery #6)

Dr. Georgia Thackery is back at home with her parents after finding a new adjunct position at Bostock College. Everyone is excited for their first family Christmas with nothing to hide. Why?…

The Snow White Christmas Cookie (Berger and Mitry Mystery Series #9)

The newest adventure featuring the mismatched romantic crime-fighting duo of New York City film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut State Resident Trooper Desiree Mitry presents Des with her first…

The Twelve Books of Christmas (Bibliophile Series #17)

The first ever Christmas mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series!

San Francisco book-restoration expert…

The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Royal Spyness Series #6)

She may be thirty-fifth in line for the throne, but Lady Georgiana Rannoch cannot wait to ring in the new year-before a Christmas killer wrings another neck… On the first day of Christmas, my true…

The Twelve Jays of Christmas (Meg Langslow Series #30)

Meg's brother Rob and his fiancé Delaney have been engaged for some time now. In fear of their mothers’ propensity for over-the-top celebrations, they decide to throw a party just before Christmas…

The Two Deadly Doves (Meg Langslow Series #19a)

From ducks to geese to nightingales, Donna Andrews knows her birds! And she's channeled all her skill and winning humor into crafting these two Christmas mysteries with the perfect balance of…