Cosy Fiction

In the rural idyll of St Mary Mead, a murder has taken place. The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement. Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging. The first suspects are the Colonel's beautiful young wife, Anne, and her purported lover, handsome artist Lawrence Redding. But St Mary Mead is full of secrets, and the real killer could be anyone.

'A TRUE COMFORT READ' The Washington Post Internationally bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure. Four hundred years ago, three warriors were trapped inside enchanted swords, cursed to be...

Als Zoes Tochter Sarah gerade auf Instagram live geht, um ihren True-Crime-Podcast zu bewerben, stürzt hinter ihr ein Mann vom Hotelbalkon in die Tiefe. Maike, die mit Zoe und Sarah gerade Urlaub auf Mallorca macht, ist sofort klar: Das wird auch weiterhin kein entspannter Inselaufenthalt. Keine Stunde später steht sie mit Zoe am Tatort und steckt mitten in einem neuen Fall. Der Tote ist nicht freiwillig gesprungen. Er war Manager eines neuen Luxushotels, das den Familienbetrieben der Gegend das Leben schwer macht.

Sussex, 1960: It’s the perfect day for Abbeymead’s autumn fair. The village green has been transformed into a riot of stalls and tents, and Flora and Jack are keen to sample all the local produce. But when local cheesemaker Gilbert Barrow crashes into the fair, he brings the festivities to a dead halt. Flora rushes to the van and finds Gilbert slumped over the wheel, killed by his prize-winning round of cheese, which has broken free of its bonds. Flora is immediately alert–surely Gilbert would have been more careful with his treasured prize… and with his life?

When a worried mother asks Laura Carlyle to keep a discreet eye on her son's wedding, she and Sebastian Silver arrive at a crumbling Dorset estate expecting nothing worse than family tension and bad speeches. Instead, a guest is dead before dessert–poisoned at the welcome dinner with a glass of Napoleonic War-era wine older than anyone in the room.

Dr. Jan Storm, ehemaliger Elitesoldat und heute Landarzt an der Ostsee, ist skeptisch: Ausgerechnet im verschlafenen Brodersby will sein Freund Florian als Privatdetektiv durchstarten? Doch als Florian zwei Kindern bei der Suche nach ihrer Katze hilft, stoßen sie auf mysteriöse Todesfälle. Die Spur führt zu einer angesehenen Seniorenresidenz – und in ein Netz aus Täuschung, Machtmissbrauch und Gier.

Featuring the first three books in Jack Gatland's critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Laura Carlyle and Sebastian Silver cozy mystery series!

Portland was supposed to be a quiet stop for Mystic Caravan, their last stop on the West Coast. Nothing ever goes as expected for Poet Parker, however. On her first day in town, she sees a shadowy figure on a bridge, and that’s followed by a visit from local law enforcement the next morning. It seems women are going missing, but nobody knows what’s happening to them. When Poet digs deeper, she finds another story. This one involves creepy kids in dated clothing harassing people in parks and supermarkets.

One song for the dying... sung by the dead... When the body of a young woman is discovered at the home she shared with her disabled daughter, DI Tom Janssen and his team must investigate the circumstances surrounding her death. The woman was a single mother, well regarded and popular among the...

Fifty years ago, a tornado forever changed the little Ozark town of Willow Lane. Though lives were lost, the town rebuilt stronger than ever—and so did Cordelia Davis. Alongside her sister, Pamela, and lifelong best friend, Wanda, she has spent decades caring for her neighbors through the Twister Sisters meal-delivery service, delivering homemade comfort to anyone who needs it. Life in Willow Lane has always been rooted in friendship, family, and the quiet certainty that neighbors take care of one another. Until murder comes calling.

Blood is thicker than water... and runs just as freely... When the body of a man is discovered face down one morning in the swimming pool of his upmarket family home, the team wonder if it is the result of a tragic accident or serious foul play. DI Tom Janssen is currently suspended pending the...

Al 17 di rue des Saules, nel cuore di Montmartre, le giornate sono scandite da piccole abitudini e buone maniere, e la vita degli inquilini scorre lenta tra un pain au chocolat e due chiacchiere pacifiche davanti a un caffè bollente. Non c'è nulla che Berthe, portinaia dai capelli di neve, non sappia di loro. Così una mattina, quando per la prima volta in vent'anni Monsieur Gorin non ritira il suo giornale, la donna non ha dubbi: qualcosa non torna.

What line would you cross for the one you love? When the body of a man is found in his remote, isolated home, DI Tom Janssen and his team struggle to understand what motive there could be to murder such an inoffensive, seemingly placid local character. The man lived alone, was well known in the...

A quiet English village. A despised man found dead. In The Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie introduces Miss Marple, the sharp-eyed sleuth of St. Mary Mead. When Colonel Protheroe is discovered murdered in the vicar's study, nearly everyone in the village seems to have a motive. As secrets, scandals, and suspicions rise to the surface, Miss Marple uses her unmatched knowledge of human nature to uncover the truth.

Let go of your past... or it will be the death of you... When a man's body is discovered crammed into the boot of an abandoned car in a remote location, DI Tom Janssen and his team must unpick his life to find out how he came to be there. The victim was a local man, popular with some although...

An innocent man has everything to fear... When the partial remains of a young woman are unearthed during a violent storm, it falls to DI Tom Janssen and his team to discover her identity and what brought her there. A man is released from prison having been the apparent victim of a miscarriage of...

With her Salem bed-and-breakfast open for the Halloween season, Clara Kelly is finally embarking on her new life as an entrepreneur—while also trying to clear the sullied name of her ghostly roommate, a kind and handsome Union soldier named William Kensington. But when Clara takes a boat tour to scope out local attractions, she gets more than sea breezes and sightseeing. A prominent member of the Salem Historical Society falls overboard, and minutes later, her spirit appears, claiming she was pushed.

Believe in nothing... and kill for something... When a man's dismembered body is discovered at an abandoned quarry on the north Norfolk coast, DI Tom Janssen and his team must wade through his secretive life to figure out how he met his end. The victim was a quiet man, well respected by those...

Fresh from their last case at Twilight Lodge, Martin and Albie reward themselves with a relaxing trip to the sun-soaked island of Menorca. But when they head down to breakfast one morning, they happen upon a panicked husband reporting his wife, bestselling author Karen Squires, missing. Soon afterwards they’re shocked to discover Karen’s body on the beach. Local police call it a tragic accident: one look at the broken safety fence on the cliffs above suggests Karen fell. But the victim’s perfectly-manicured nails tells Martin that this was no accident. She was pushed.

Warm beds, quaint mysteries, and the best rosemary bread this side of Pigsend Creek. Welcome to the Weary Dragon Inn. Get the next three books in the Weary Dragon Inn Cozy Fantasy series, including Beasts and Baking, Magic and Molemen, and Veils and Villains, in a convenient eBook Bundle. In Beasts and Baking, spring is on the horizon, and the Weary Dragon Inn is getting its annual deep clean. But before Bev can even finish scrubbing the windows, Carpenter Earl's workshop goes up in flames.