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High Tea and Misdemeanors [electronic resource] : by Childs, Laura.aut; CloudLibrary;
When a wedding is tragically averted by the death of the bridesmaid, Theodosia is determined to prove that it was murder in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series. Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are tapped to cater the elegant wedding of Bettina and Jamie. Theodosia and Drayton are setting up when they hear a crash from the greenhouse. Shockingly, they discover that part of the roof has collapsed trapping a bridesmaid and the groom. He will pull through but the bridesmaid is no more. Theodosia is convinced it was murder. INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!
Subjects: Electronic books.; Women Sleuths; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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Mystery in the Title A Novel [electronic resource] : by Ferguson, Ian.aut; Ferguson, Will.aut; cloudLibrary;
Miranda Abbott returns! A movie-of-the-week has come to film in Happy Rock and Miranda is the star, at least until her male lead turns up dead.  From the bestselling authors of I Only Read Murder, a side-splitting mystery of epic movie-of-the-week proportions, featuring the unstoppable Miranda Abbott. Miranda Abbott will once again be a star. After a very long dry spell that followed her network hit series Pastor Fran Investigates, Hollywood has come calling and they want Miranda back. This time to be the female lead in an oddly expensive movie of the week, filming right here in Happy Rock! Miranda signs on the dotted line, but her trusty assistant Andrew, a whiz with apps and clouds, thinks this all seems a bit fishy. When Miranda’s co-star makes a grand entrance by crashing through the atrium window at The Duchess Hotel and being very much dead, things go from bad to worse. The great citizens of Happy Rock, including Police Chief Ned Buckley, grumpy bookstore owner and soon to be ex-husband Edgar Abbott, Bea of Bea’s B&B, and the malodorous Owen McCune return to help solve the case in this second Miranda Abbott mystery.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Women Sleuths; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy;
© 2024., HarperCollins Canada,
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Trouble Is Brewing [electronic resource] : by Delany, Vicki.aut; cloudLibrary;
Lily Roberts’s Cape Cod tearoom is hosting a bridal shower—until a gruesome gift sends the guest of honor running in fear . . . Members of the Reynolds and Hill families are staying at Lily’s grandmother’s bed and breakfast, and now they’ve gathered at Tea by the Sea to sip some delicious blends while they shower bride-to-be Hannah Hill with presents. But the last package Hannah unwraps contains a beheaded Raggedy Ann doll and triggers a bloodcurdling scream. A doll like this was the last gift from her father before he died long ago, and she’s chilled to the bone. Lily senses that the shocking anonymous gift just might be related to other tensions she’s picking up on. The mothers-in-law have been sniping at each other—and then Lily, out walking her dog, overhears the groom’s father, Ralph, offering his son a very sizable bribe to call off the wedding. She’s relieved when Greg angrily turns him down, but with so many people steamed at each other, can this event possibly go smoothly? The answer is no. It suddenly has to be postponed—when Ralph is found dead in his bed, a bottle of whiskey beside him. When tests indicate the booze was infused with a lethal substance, it becomes a murder case, and of course, accusations are flying wildly with the guests all too willing to believe the worst about each other. Now, to find out whether all this family drama led to a fatality, Lily will have to turn up the heat . . .General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Women Sleuths; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy;
© 2024., Kensington Books,
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How to Seal Your Own Fate A Novel [electronic resource] : by Perrin, Kristen.aut; CloudLibrary;
An April 2025 Library Reads Pick “A brilliant follow-up that proves Kristen Perrin is here to stay...A thrilling story that ends with a big reveal you won't see coming, even though the clues were in front of you the entire time!”—G.T. Karber, international bestselling author of Murdle New York Times bestselling author Kristen Perrin is back and better than ever with her second Castle Knoll Murder Mystery. Welcome to Castle Knoll, the idyllic English village home to a surprising number of murderers. Present day: Annie Adams is just settling into life in Castle Knoll when local fortune teller Peony Lane shares a cryptic message only hours before being found dead inside the locked Gravesdown Estate. Annie has no choice but to delve into the dark secrets of her new countryside home in order to find out just what Peony Lane was trying to warn her about, before her brand new life comes crashing down around her. 1967: Teenage Frances Adams, Annie’s great aunt, finds herself caught between two men. Ford Gravesdown is one of the only remaining members of a family known for its wealth and dubious uses of power. Archie Foyle is a local who can’t hold down a job and lives above the village pub. But when Frances teams up with Archie to investigate the car crash that killed most of Ford's family, it quickly becomes clear that this was no accident—hints of cover-ups, lies, and betrayals abound. The question is, just how far does the blackness creep through the heart of Castle Knoll? When Frances uncovers secrets kept by both Ford and Archie, she starts to wonder: What exactly has she gotten herself into? As Annie and Frances investigate two new mysteries spanning decades, they’ll unlock the next level of secrets held in Castle Knoll’s dark heart.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Women Sleuths; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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The Queen of Poisons A Novel [electronic resource] : by Thorogood, Robert.aut; cloudLibrary;
The Marlow Murder Club is on the hunt for a killer... Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies suddenly during a town council meeting. When traces of aconite—also known as the queen of poisons—are found in his coffee cup, the police realize he was murdered. But who did it? And why? The police bring Judith, Suzie, and Becks in to investigate the murder as civilian advisors right from the start, so they have free rein to interview suspects and follow the evidence to their heart's content… which is perfect because Judith has no time for rules and standard procedure. But this case has the Marlow Murder Club stumped. Who would want to kill the affable mayor of Marlow? How did they even get the poison into his coffee? And is anyone else in danger? The Marlow Murder Club is about to face their most difficult case yet...
Subjects: Electronic books.; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy; Women Sleuths;
© 2024., Sourcebooks,
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Bodies and Battlements [paperback]. by Penney, Elizabeth.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery;
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The Red Queen. by Grimes, Martha.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE OLD SUCCESS, ISBN 9780802147400. When a businessman named Tom Treadnor is shot off his barstool at the local pub, Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate. Meanwhile, Wiggins takes off in search of his missing sister, and soon the two investigations begin to converge.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General;
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Killing Time [electronic resource] : by Beaton, M. C..aut; Green, R. W..aut; Keith, Penelope.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hit television series—is back on the case again. Agatha Raisin’s private detective agency is working flat out on a series of shop burglaries. The break-ins seem to have taken a violent turn when a friend of Agatha’s is murdered during a raid on his shop. Although determined to nail the villains, Agatha still makes time to help Sir Charles Fraith prepare to stage a massive, hugely glamorous, promotional event in the grounds of his ancestral home, Barfield House. When Agatha begins to receive death threats and narrowly avoids being abducted by kidnappers, she takes advantage of a previously arranged trip to the island of Mallorca to lie low for a while. There she meets her partner, former police officer John Glass, who is now working as a dance instructor on a cruise liner. Their relationship founders over John’s apparent closeness to his stage dance partner, Louise. Putting her love life on hold, Agatha heads home, having worked out who has been threatening her life. Can Agatha track down whoever it is that wants her dead, nail her friend’s murderers, and rescue her romance with John Glass? Everything comes to a climax at the Barfield Extravaganza when Agatha also manages to solve a 400-year-old Cotswold murder mystery!
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Women Sleuths; Cozy; Media Tie-In;
© 2024., Blackstone Audio,
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A Case of Mice and Murder. by Smith, Sally.;
In this fiction debut novel and first entry in a new series, as eccentric sleuth Gabriel Ward investigates the murder of Lord Chief Justice of England, he discovers that the Inner Temple, the hidden heart of London's legal world, is hiding more surprising secrets than he'd ever imagined. Sally Smith spent all her working life as a barrister and later King's Counsel in the Inner Temple. This book was inspired by the historic surroundings of the Inner Temple in which she still lives and works and by the rich history contained in the Inner Temple archives.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical;
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Grounds for Murder A Jeannie Wolfert-Lang Mystery [electronic resource] : by Daniels, Betty Ternier.aut; cloudLibrary;
Jeannie is in trouble. After the loss of her husband, everyone around her is pressuring her to leave her precious farm, including an incredibly persistent realtor who won’t name her client. But when that realtor ends up dead, killed by mistake when she borrows Jeannie’s car, it becomes clear that her client won’t take no for an answer. Who wants Jeannie’s land so badly that they are willing to kill her for it? And why her farm when there are plenty around her for sale? To find the answer, Jeannie joins forces with off-duty cop Derek and finds refuge with the young back-to-the-land tenants who rent a section of her farm. Set in her ways at 60, Jeannie must learn to open her mind — and her heart — in her quest to find the killer, all while grappling with ghosts from her past and wrestling with the question of land transfer and ownership. Will the next generation love her farm as intensely as she does? And will she survive long enough to find out?General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy; Traditional; Women Sleuths;
© 2024., ECW Press,
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