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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…

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…