Browsing: Crime Fiction and Mysteries

A nerve-rattling mystery: Detective Clara Jefferies thought she escaped her past — but when her little sister disappears, she has no choice but to return home. And 12-year-old Delilah isn’t the only missing girl in the quiet town of Alber, Utah…

In a small Southern town, Sunny Harper, a clever and perplexing heiress, faces prison for murder — but Max Jagger, a former Navy SEAL turned detective, believes he can prove her innocence. With their chemistry heating up, can he save the woman he’s coming to love?

From a USA Today bestselling author: When the O’Sullivan family heads to West Cork to spend the holidays with their relatives, the festivities are disrupted by the discovery of a dead conductor crushed under a harp! Can Siobhán O’Sullivan solve a musical mystery in time to save Christmas?

“Refreshing… Fans of Amish mysteries will love this” (Publishers Weekly). When a young groom-to-be dies under mysterious circumstances, Millie, a widowed matchmaker, suspects someone went to deadly lengths to stop his happily-ever-after. Can she find the killer responsible before it’s her own funeral?

A “sprightly debut and series launch” (Publishers Weekly): When widow Isabel Puddles readies Earl Jonasson for his funeral, she discovers a nail embedded in his skull! Can she sort through the suspects in small-town Gull Harbor to find the killer — before she’s next?

After hosting a wine tour group at their bed-and-breakfast, baker Poppy and her aunt Ginny wind up in the middle of a murder mystery when one sour guest meets his bitter end. Can the ladies crack open the case? Includes tasty recipes!

Was 16-year-old Erin Ellis’s death really just an ill-fated mugging? As DS Grace Allendale scours Erin’s Stoke community for a killer and a motive, her investigation brings up haunting memories of an old case… “I love all Mel Sherratt’s books” (Ian Rankin).

“Complex social networks spark an equally complex puzzle” in this taut mystery (Kirkus Reviews starred review): While attending a wedding, amateur sleuth Rosalind investigates a botched duel. “Lovers of Regency mysteries and smart female sleuths will be eager for more” (Publishers Weekly).