Cosy

On a hot midsummer day in the Surrey countryside, close friends Kristin, Vee, Bibi and Hailey are celebrating their Ladies' Team victory at the exclusive Royal Oaks Tennis Club. But when their oh-so-charming coach, Jeremy, collapses after tucking into a carefully decorated sponge cake, it seems the season isn't just ending with a championship trophy—but with a murder.

Eccentric heiress Maida Westabrook treasures her peaceful, "ordinary" life in California—morning strolls along the beach, warm evenings by the fire, and losing herself in her beloved library of myths and legends. Yet Maida can’t shake the nagging feeling that there’s more to her story than she’s been led to believe. Strange and inexplicable occurrences have always surrounded her, dismissed as nothing more than her overactive imagination.

Fresh-out-of-college aspiring novelist Timothy Trousdale can hardly believe his good luck when he lands a job in New York City as a live-in assistant to his all-time favorite showbiz diva, Mercedes Ford. He’s seen all her movies. Spent oodles on tickets to her Broadway shows. And now, he gets to live and work in her swanky Tribeca penthouse. Surely, he’ll be leading the glamorous life rubbing elbows with A-Listers, who may even be able to help him fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a famous writer. But rats …

Auch nach einigen Monaten in den Cotswolds hat sich Ex-PR-Agentin Agatha Raisin noch immer nicht recht an das beschauliche Landleben gewöhnt. Doch es geht voran, Agatha konnte sogar eine Essenseinladung vom neuen Dorftierarzt ergattern, einem äußerst attraktiven Mann. Pech nur, dass dieser wenig später bei der Behandlung eines Rennpferdes stirbt. Ein Unfall, sagt die Polizei, doch Agatha zweifelt, dafür sind die Todesumstände zu verdächtig. Schließlich ermittelt sie auf eigene Faust - und gerät damit ins Visier eines hundsgemeinen Gegners ...

Meg Gates could use a guidebook for life. Indeed, she's faced some challenges. She dropped out of college to work for a tech startup that failed—and her fiancé just took her bridesmaid to Italy on what was supposed to be Meg's honeymoon. Now, at twenty-six, Meg has taken the ferry ride of shame from Seattle back to Bainbridge Island to live with her family. At least she has her rescue cocker spaniel, Watson, by her side. But it's Meg who could use a rescue—and she's hoping it will come in the form of a part-time gig doing research for a bestselling mystery writer.

Whose half-baked idea was it for bookstore owner and witch Lily Michaels to enter an amateur baking contest in her small town of Pembroke Cove, Maine? Her pie plate’s already bubbling over learning about her witchy powers from her trusted companion and snarky familiar—a talking cat named Milo. Toss in solving a few murders while stirring in wedding planning, and Lily’s stretched thin as an overworked pie crust.

Three murder mysteries. One diarist. Two brilliant but unlikely sleuths. Step into the dark heart of Restoration England with celebrated diarist, Samuel Pepys, and his loyal inquisitors, Abigail Harcourt and Jacob Standish, as they unravel deadly plotting behind respectable façades.

When tragedy brings Merrin McKenzie back to St Ives, she knows adjusting might take time, even with the comfort of Christmas back in her hometown. Stepping back from her career as a solicitor, she agrees to clean holiday rentals for her friends who own cottages nearby. She anticipates dirty laundry and sandy floors, but she didn't sign up for a dead body, neatly tucked up in one of the guest beds. The police are baffled by the young man's identity and the strangeness of his death. For Merrin, however, coincidences are beginning to stack up.

Winter Snow has had it! With her business in a death drought, her best friend Scoop implicated in a string of arsons, and an obituary listing Winter herself as deceased, her life is heating up. But just as she’s trying to cool things down, she receives her newest assignment: an obituary for Chester, a homeless man found in a burning building. Promising the local funeral home manager that she will have the obituary by the deadline, Winter is stonewalled at every turn, failing to discover Chester’s last name, or where he came from.

Disgraced city banker Malachite Peck seeks a fresh start in the quiet Cornish village of Golden, but when renovations of her bookshop unearth a body, the village is thrown into turmoil. With her only friend arrested for the crime, Mal is determined to clear his name, no matter the cost. Desperate to uncover the truth, Mal must confront ancient family feuds and suspicions, and navigate the dark secrets of the village. But when her life is threatened, she must decide: trust the police or follow her instincts? The last time she did the right thing, she ended up in jail.

Kinraddie, un'isoletta al largo della Scozia. Una terra aspra flagellata dai venti, avvolta da superstizioni e storie oscure. È lì che avverrà un omicidio: così dice un biglietto anonimo inviato all'ispettore William Shakespeare di Scotland Yard, celebre per il suo fiuto infallibile. In viaggio per l'isola, il poliziotto scopre di non essere l'unico visitatore: altre cinque persone hanno raggiunto Kinraddie per alloggiare nella locanda Scottish Inn. Tutti sono lì per un motivo. Tutti hanno un segreto. Ma chi sarà la vittima, e chi l'assassino?

In this debut volume, cooking aficionado turned amateur detective Sadie Hoffmiller tries to solve the murder of her beautiful young neighbor—a single mother who was mysteriously lured from her home while a lemon tart was baking in her oven.

Ember Rose mangelt es an Zeit und Geld. Immerhin konnte die alleinerziehende Mutter in New Jersey einen Job landen: die Besitztümer von säumigen Zahlern zu pfänden. Als ein Kunde verärgert reagiert, geraten sie und ihre Tochter in unmittelbare Gefahr—bis ein Besuch von ihr völlig unbekannten Verwandten ihre Welt auf den Kopf stellt. Ember, Marley und ihr Yorkie werden nach Starry Hollow gebracht, einer paranormalen Stadt, in der Hexen regieren und Magie so normal ist wie Pizza. Doch wo Ember hingeht, scheint der Ärger zu folgen.

Edna Silvera, sessant'anni di misantropia e una carriera da brillante storica dell'arte e restauratrice, è intenzionata a godersi al meglio il suo anno sabbatico: nella sua casa in mezzo al verde delle colline liguri, circondata solo da antichi dipinti, buffe galline dai nomi altisonanti e dal suo gatto Cagliostro. A scombinarle i piani piomba l'invito della sua vecchia amica Antonia che la prega di raggiungerla a Napoli per aiutarla in un seminario all'università.

Tauro Pigro, ridente località termale punteggiata di palme. Un hotel dall'eleganza sfiorita - tappeti polverosi, mobilio di mogano tarlato - accoglie dieci ospiti che arrivano alla spicciolata, ognuno col proprio carico di solitudine e aspettative. C'è la socialite d'altri tempi ossessionata dall'età, la bibliotecaria con la testa fra le nuvole, lo storico dell'arte che si ostina a non andare in pensione, la coppia sposata da decenni, lo scrittore incompreso. E poi l'architetto seduttore seriale, il parrucchiere rapato a zero, la capa che tiranneggia la sottoposta senza pietà.

The story takes place at an English manor home on Boxing Day. A young lady and the young man who lives next door are present, as is the girl's father, Colonel Adams, a newly arrived uncle and a quite rich godfather. Also present, in addition to the servants, simply because the Colonel likes his company is the local priest, Father Brown. The godfather has brought a gift for the young lady, a set of three gorgeous, large diamonds, which he has tucked away in his coat pocket.

The Queer Feet" deals with Flambeau wanting to steal the silverware of the members of the Twelve True Fishermen having their annual club dinner at Vernon Hotel. The Vernon Hotel is an exclusive hotel and a "topsy-turvy product" (Chesterton 1994, p. 51).

In a small modern day little village of Ingleton, the family of Wilsons have always had a reputation. Living in a huge manor overlooking the town full of history, they are also well known for being a family of witches, reaching back to the 1600s. When a thick fog lays over the village and begins to spread across the neighbouring towns and cities, bringing the undead and spirits of the underworlds with it, it is up to the Wilson witches.

That’s the mantra for the members of the Monthly Murder Movie Club at The Northwoods Movie Theater. Every month, this eclectic group of northern Michigan residents gather to watch a murder mystery movie on the big screen. After stopping the projector in the middle of the movie, the members gather to discuss the crime and suspects, each making a whodunit pick before resuming the movie. The hair dresser with the scissors? The jilted lover with poison?

A town of unpredictable magic. A Pixie with wonky wings. A murder that shakes a SoCal town to its core! Welcome to St. Maurice, a whimsical seaside town built atop a confluence of magical ley lines, where the extraordinary and the bizarre collide. Meet Twizzle Twist, the town's top real estate pixie with a knack for turning dreams into homes—until one home comes with a newly deceased owner in the study–stabbed with her own sword. The vibrant fencer’s demise sends shockwaves through the covens, and sends Twizzle spiraling into a whirlwind of intrigue.

After being fired from the library, 68-year-old Jim Butterfield decides to retire and move to Oceanview Cove to fulfill his late wife's dream of living near the ocean. But Jim never expects that he will end up in the center of a murder mystery instead of reading about one. On the second day after coming to the town, his neighbor is found dead, and Jim becomes the prime suspect. Together with Ginger, a cat with extraordinary sarcastic abilities, Jim must untangle a web of secrets and lies hidden behind Oceanview Cove's colorful facade to clear his name.

Ivy Malone is back! This "invisible" LOL (little old lady) has been on the run, hiding out from the vengeful Braxtons, for almost three years now. With an unlikely propensity for getting tangled up in murder, and with the threat of the Braxtons always on her heels, they have not been dull years. Friend (boyfriend?) Mac MacPherson is usually around too, hints of marriage occasionally surfacing — but always sinking. But Ivy's longing for home back in Missouri has been growing ever stronger.

Ancient legends and secrets threaten the Grand Dames of Luckland. Pippa loves her simple life in her cozy town of Luckland, but after her sister holds a yard sale, Pippa’s life begins to unravel, starting with six missing shoeboxes, the arrival of two very odd visitors, blackmail, and revealed secrets—including a Vegas bag of millions. If that isn’t enough, Devon—Pippa’s not-so-friendly friend from childhood—returns home.

When the ties of friendship bind too tightly, what do you do?

Lies, infidelity, and murder... what is a little mayhem among friends?