Shear Terror

Author: Dorothy Howell

Category: Cozy Mystery

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Deal starts: November 18, 2024

Deal ends: November 18, 2024

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The latest novel in a crafting cozy series featuring talented sleuthing seamstress Abbey Chandler, the members of a small-town California sewing studio—and murder. Abbey’s life in Hideaway Grove is comfortable, and she’s grateful for her small sewing studio in the back room of her aunt’s bakery, but she’s feeling stuck. Her plan to expand her custom tote bag business by selling to a chain of gift shops has hit a snag. Making enough totes to distribute to all the stores requires large-scale production—which requires money Abbey doesn’t have. To make ends meet, she takes a part-time job at the town’s bustling Visitor Center . . . Abbey is soon sorting items with her co-workers for the Visitor Center’s annual Lost and Found Day when unclaimed items are displayed and offered for sale. Thanks to tourism, there’s enough to fill a huge stockroom. But something is amiss. Eleanor Franklin, devoted to all things Hideaway Grove, hasn’t shown up for work—and when Abbey discovers her whereabouts, it isn’t pretty . . . Eleanor is dead inside a clothing bin, dressmaker shears impaled in her chest—shears the sheriff reports are engraved with Abbey’s name. Under suspicion, Abbey will have to launch her own investigation. But who would want to kill thoughtful Eleanor, a model resident always so full of good advice about how to uphold Hideaway Grove’s high standards? As it turns out, not everyone appreciated Eleanor’s advice . . . Now Abbey will have to cut through a tattered trail of greed, theft, and revenge to sew up the case before a killer cramps her style—for good . . .

The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O’Keeffe

Author: J. Michael Orenduff

Category: Cozy Mystery

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Deal starts: November 17, 2024

Deal ends: November 17, 2024

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This Southwest-set tale about a hunt for a precious relic offers a “nice mix of comedy and mystery” from an award-winning author (Booklist). A dealer in traditional Native American pottery, Hubie Schuze scours New Mexico in search of ancient treasures. The Bureau of Land Management calls him a criminal, but Hubie knows that the real injustice would be to leave the legacies of prehistoric craftspeople buried in the dirt.   In all his travels across the state, there is one place that Hubie hasn’t been able to access: Trinity Site at the White Sands Missile Range, where the first atomic bomb was detonated. Deep within the range are ruins once occupied by the Tompiro people, whose distinctive pottery is incredibly rare and valuable. When an old associate claims to have a buyer interested in spending big money on a Tompiro pot, Hubie resolves to finally find a way into the heavily guarded military installation.   But Hubie has more on his mind than just outwitting the army’s most sophisticated security measures. He’s in love with a beautiful woman who has a few secrets of her own—and his best friend, Susannah, may have just unearthed a lost Georgia O’Keeffe painting. It’s a lot for a mild-mannered pot thief to handle, and when his associate is murdered and Tompiro pots start replicating like Russian nesting dolls, Hubie suddenly realizes he’s caught up in the most complex and dangerous mystery he’s ever faced.  The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O’Keeffe is the 7th book in the Pot Thief Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Meltdown in Christmas River

Author: Meg Muldoon

Category: Cozy Mystery

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Deal starts: November 17, 2024

Deal ends: November 17, 2024

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Book 10 in the Amazon bestselling cozy mystery series is full of heart-pounding twists, sweet romance, and bright holiday spirit to keep you turning the pages long into the cold winter’s night.
How do you find a killer when everyone in town has a motive?
That’s the question pie-baker extraordinaire Cinnamon Peters and the rest of the cozy little mountain town of Christmas River are asking this December.
After Moira Stewart — the town’s worst gossip — is found dead of unnatural causes one snowy morning, rumors begin swirling like snowflakes in a blizzard about her unexpected demise.
But not everything is as it seems in Christmas River this holiday season. And in a town where everyone stands to gain from Moira’s death, Cinnamon and her husband Sheriff Brightman find themselves stumbling into dangerous and deadly territory.
Because this December, the weather outside is frightful…
And so is the murder.
Grab a cup of cocoa, curl up by the fire, and enjoy another delightful visit to Christmas River!

Murder at an English Pub

Author: Alice Castle

Category: Cozy Mystery

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Deal starts: November 16, 2024

Deal ends: November 16, 2024

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When retired doctor Sarah Vane moves to Merstairs, she has no idea that the quaint seaside town isn’t quite as friendly it seems, and something sinister is bubbling under the picturesque surface…Recently widowed and looking for a fresh start away from city life, Sarah Vane moves into a lovely little cottage by the sea. The rustic charm is everything she hoped it would be, but her new home doesn’t quite have enough space for her things. Her old friend Daphne offers to store Sarah’s boxes in her messy beach hut, but while clearing it out, they’re shocked to find a heavy trunk… containing a dead body.They immediately recognise the poor man as pub landlord Gus Trubshaw. Sarah concludes that he was suffocated, but who could have wanted jolly Gus dead? Unimpressed by the police’s lack of interest, Sarah realises she will have to solve the case herself.Soon, Sarah discovers that not everyone loved Gus as much as she’d thought. Is the killer scoutmaster Bill, who was recently banned from the pub? Or perhaps it was antique store owner Charles, who owned the beach hut before Daphne? Or was it brewery director Mr. Grimes, who was livid with Gus for squeezing them on the purchase price of their delicious ale? Just when the clues are starting to fall into place, the prime suspect is found strangled on the beach. And when Sarah discovers a deadly secret that links the two murders, she’s certain that a dangerous killer is roaming the streets of Merstairs. With the town in a panic, time is ticking for Sarah. Will she solve the mystery before it’s last orders for another victim?Set off for the breezy English seaside and join Sarah on her adventures in quirky Merstairs, where nothing is quite as it seems! Fans of Agatha Christie, Betty Rowlands and Katie Gaylewill be instantly hooked by this deliciously gripping cozy mystery.Readers love the Sarah Vane Mysteries:‘Wow!!!… I absolutely LOVED this… had me hooked from the start to the end!!… Absolutely gorgeous… brilliant… amazing… incredible … absolutely smashed it out of the ballpark again!!!… completely sucked me in from beginning to end… a page-turner… I felt myself walking around with my kindle in my hand every chance I could get… filled with unexpected twists… absolutely fantastic… addictive… absolutely perfect.’ Bookworm86, ?????‘LOVED!… Many laughing moments!… A real page-turner… once start, you won't be able to put down until finished.’ Coffeeandpages2021, ?????‘Wow!… fantastic… I enjoyed every page… I loved the vivid scenery… I was chuckling throughout… unputdownable… Captivated me from the first to the last page.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘Fantastic… I can't wait for this to come out and for y'all to lose your minds… You're going to want to read this one. I raced through it this weekend … Brilliantly plotted and compelling.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘I read this in one day … laugh out loud… I highly recommend this book! More please!!!’ NetGalley reviewer, ?????‘Kept me glued to my Kindle! I loved the setting, the writing style. The main characters, and the antics of Hamish the Scotty dog.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘A delight… twists and turns from start to finish… brilliant… highly recommended.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘Gripping… The mystery was very intricate, the characters interesting and it took to the very last few pages for all the clues to fall into place… laugh out loud.’ NetGalley reviewer, ?????

The Trouble with Christmas

Author: Katrina Kyle

Category: Cozy Mystery

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Deal starts: November 16, 2024

Deal ends: November 16, 2024

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For Hale Mary Seton, Christmas is shaping up to be a real sleigh wreck.The only requests on Hale’s Christmas list this year is to sign a new client and survive the holiday family reunion. But when a body is discovered on the outskirts of her brother’s Purgatory, Colorado estate, Hale’s plans unravel faster than a cheap Christmas sweater.The victim is a celebrity chef hired for the family’s holiday feast, and he was last seen frolicking half-naked in the snow with Hale’s best friend and business partner, Norma. With the local sheriff eyeing Norma for murder, Hale must dive into detective mode to clear her friend’s name before the Seton clan descends and the holiday officially goes to Hades.But as she unwraps the layers of secrets the residents of the small mountain town are hiding, she soon finds herself on the killer’s naughty list. Now, if Hale wants to live long enough to survive the family reunion, she must first survive taking a murderer down. Ho-ho-ho. Merry Christmas to her.Fans of Janet Evanovich and Jana DeLeon will love Hale Mary Seton, a tough-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside heroine hell-bent on finding the truth…no matter the consequences.

Murder by Muffin

Author: Maggie March

Category: Cozy Mystery

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Deal starts: November 16, 2024

Deal ends: November 16, 2024

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Lucy is a human lie detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series that will keep you guessing until the very end!

Lucy McGuffin has three problems:

She's a human lie detector, a "gift" she tries hard to keep hidden.

Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost-whisperer.

And someone's just been found murdered in her kitchen.

The murder weapon? One of Lucy's famous apple walnut cream cheese muffins. The victim? Tara Bell, the producer for a reality TV cooking competition that Lucy is determined to win. Lucy and Tara had a very public disagreement the day before the murder. When it's discovered that Lucy's cafe was about to be disqualified from the show, all fingers point to Lucy as the prime suspect.

Travis Fontaine might be Whispering Bay's newest heartthrob, but the know-it-all cop and Lucy have butted heads in the past. He doesn't believe she's guilty and he'll prove it. Himself. Without any of Lucy's special help, thanks.

But Lucy isn't about to sit back and let her goose get cooked. With her best friend Will and her dog Paco by her side, she sets out to solve the crime. Before someone gets away with murder.