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The Bones of Santorini by Joni Swift

The Bones of Santorini by Joni Swift

Suez Canal, Egypt and Santorini Greece – 1863, Nothing had gone according to plan for Edward Tyrington since his father squandered the family fortune and abruptly died, but things got decidedly worse when the Operations Manager of the Suez Canal Company turned up dead.

When another man is murdered, this time at Edward’s archaeological excavation, suspicion turns to him. Thus begins his turbulent alliance with the unusual Catherine Briggs, who proves to be both reckless and cunning in her efforts to clear his name. With corrupt police and international forces in play, time is running out to catch the murderer. If they fail, Edward will either be the next victim, or the man who will hang for the crimes.

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The Root of All Evil (A Clara and Iris Mystery Series Book 3) by Kim Carter Award-Winning Novelist

The Root of All Evil (A Clara and Iris Mystery Series Book 3) by Kim Carter Award-Winning Novelist

“The Root Of All Evil In Feb. 2024 Receives A 5-Star Editorial Book Review Awarded By Reader’s Favorite!”

Private Investigators Clara Samples and Iris Hadley are at it again. The two widows celebrate a successful first year of business when Pritchard Pitts of the Atlanta Police Department swings by with an unusual case. One that’s already been solved. But family members of both the victims and the offenders have doubts that the jury got it right.

It’ll be up to the PIs and their trusted team to prove that the two men incarcerated for the double murder are indeed innocent. As they delve deeper into the grisly crime, nothing is as it seems. From Iris working undercover as a waitress to Clara scouring out-of-state pawn shops, the duo soon discovers more questions than answers.

Are the men locked away in one of Georgia’s most secure prisons guilty or innocent? And will the fearless private investigators and their team survive long enough to get the answers?

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The Healing by Karen E Stokes

About Featured Book: The Healing by Karen E Stokes

Jess was muddling through as a single parent, raising a little boy who was unfulfilled and missed his father.
On the journey home from school, Sam, a fellow pupil, walked alongside Jonas and his mother and then came into the house to play.
Normality can be deceitful and life's distractions present in many ways, but none so strange as from those who cease to exist.

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Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Doug has grown up poor, envying what others have. When he meets wealthy Catherine, he thinks she is his ticket to everything he desires. After marrying her, he finds that he covets one more thing–independence. A discovery in the secret compartment of his new Corvette will grant him this independence and change his and Catherine’s lives forever. A tale of love, wealth, and mystery–from the scenic Canadian region of the Rideau Lakes to the beautiful shores of the Caribbean.

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Deadly Gamble by Connie Shelton

Deadly Gamble by Connie Shelton

Praise for USA Today bestselling author, Connie Shelton, and her first novel:

“An impressive debut mystery!” — Albuquerque Journal

In this debut almost-cozy mystery series novel, Charlie Parker, accountant and partner in an Albuquerque private investigation firm, is visited by her old school friend, Stacy North. Stacy’s Rolex watch is missing and she begs Charlie to help locate it before her husband finds out. Things are complicated by the fact that Stacy had been seeing another man, Gary Detweiller, and he’s the one she suspects of having stolen the watch. With a little detective work, Charlie and her sidekick dog, Rusty, retrieve the missing watch and all should be well. But three days later, Detweiller is murdered. All eyes turn to Stacy as the prime suspect.

Once again, Stacy begs Charlie’s help in proving her innocence. As she begins to ask questions, Charlie learns that Detweiller’s life was not as simple as first perceived and that any number of people had grievances against him. And before she can pinpoint the killer, her own life is in danger as well.

Includes new foreword from the author upon the 20th anniversary of first publication of this ongoing mystery series first title.

Praise for the other books in the Charlie Parker mystery series:
“A well written, by the book who-done-it that will enthrall purists. Charlie is a fabulous amateur sleuth.” — Midwest Book Review

“Shelton has created a lively hero in Charlie and puts her into situations that require prompt action and good common sense. A Charlie Parker mystery is always a good read…” –Southwest Book Views

“Charlie is a good detective and a pleasant companion to unravel a mystery with.” — Mystery News

“Shelton’s engaging story, likable heroine, and comfortable prose make this a good choice.” — Library Journal

“Connie Shelton gets better with every book she writes.” –The Midwest Book Review

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Murder on Liberty Bay

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Lily Pine recently moved to a cozy peninsula town in the Pacific Northwest. Her plans to open a bayside restaurant and start a new life are hindered when she is unexpectedly swept into a murder mystery. Can Lily make new friends in this picturesque village, solve a murder, and fulfill her husband’s lifelong dream?

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Hey Diddle Diddle, the Runaway Riddle by P. C. James

Hey Diddle Diddle, the Runaway Riddle by P. C. James

He was forced to hang up his badge. Now, a kidnapping has raced into his retirement.

England, 1950’s. Former inspector Tom Ramsay is taking advantage of having to step down. Invalided after getting shot in the line of duty, the plain-speaking man adopts a border collie and gets down to the serious business of hiking the scenic countryside of his ancestry. But after hearing over the radio about a missing local, the fifty-five-year-old ex-cop is shocked when a pleasant walk brings him face-to-face with the victim fleeing her captors.

With the young woman reported as a runaway and no ransom note issued, the experienced detective can’t resist investigating. But with a would-be fiancé, a pushy father, and tight-lipped suspects muddying the waters, Ramsay struggles to uncover the truth in the close-knit hamlet full of secrets.

Can he unmask the mastermind before meddling makes him a target?

Hey Diddle Diddle, the Runaway Riddle is the page-turning first book in the One Man and His Dog Cozy Mysteries series. If you like thoughtful and relatable heroes, bucolic backdrops, and puzzling crimes, then you’ll love P.C. James’s clever tale.

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Miss Riddell’s Cozy Mystery Adventures – A 10 Book Boxset by P. C. James

Miss Riddell’s Cozy Mystery Adventures – A 10 Book Boxset by P. C. James

A Yorkshire Christmas, a Manchester mobster, and a Galapagos cruise. Will her determined detecting help her set them all to rights?

Boxset: Over 2,200 pages of clues, conundrums, and canny investigating!

Northern England. Miss Pauline Riddell can’t abide injustice. So when she gets tangled up in a suspicious homicide, she sets her sharp mind to unraveling the messy murder. And after unmasking the killer, the eagle-eyed accountant realizes she has a flair for investigation that could change her entire life.

This collection contains all ten volumes in the Miss Riddell series, with adventures spanning from 1953 to 1988. While away the hours immersed in delightfully deft prose, vivid historical details, and humorous-yet-believable plots.

Can this daring damsel track down a priceless relic? Will her sensible sobriety help her unearth a lost fortune? Does a phantom prankster stand a chance against her well-honed wits?

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Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in happily ever after — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home.

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Dark Latitude

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Lexi, a feisty millennial, finds her plans for a vacation after college shattered by the death of a friend and an echo from 1945. Everything changes when she becomes the target of an assailant and her conscience wrestles with her dead friend’s activities during WWII. She transforms from victim to sleuth with the help of a protective FBI agent, and a savvy history professor with ties to the intelligence community. Lexi’s discovery of a mysterious airplane leads her and an FBI task force to groups of operatives who extended the reach of fascism across Central and South America after the war. Constant interaction between Lexi and the FBI agent leads to the beginning of a relationship. She maintains her distance, but it’s game on.

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Wraiths and Wreaths – The Christmas Crypt Conundrum (A Witches of Moonlight Hollow Cozy Mystery) by Miranda Rose Barker

About Featured Book: Wraiths and Wreaths – The Christmas Crypt Conundrum (A Witches of Moonlight Hollow Cozy Mystery) by Miranda Rose Barker

A Tale of Paranormal Forces, Wraiths, and Wreaths

As an impending snowstorm heralded the arrival of winter in Moonlight Hollow, a small and quiet town. Eleanor found herself reminiscing about this season with a sense of affection.

“When she thought about winter, Eleanor always remembered it fondly. She thought of sitting inside while the snow fell with a hot cup of cocoa and the sound of the fire crackling, trudging through the snow on a crisp morning, how the town looked so picturesque, and how excited everyone was as the decorations went up for Christmas.”

Lost in these musings, Eleanor was abruptly jolted by an unexpected knock on her door, shattering the serene wintry quietude, and stirring her sense of intrigue. Shrouded in an aura of mystery, the one at the door was none other than Ansel McCoy, the local church and graveyard groundskeeper.

With ominous signs pointing to an imminent snowstorm of substantial proportions, it was clear that trouble loomed on the horizon.

Delve into the enigmatic world of Miranda Rose Barker’s “The Christmas Crypt Mystery”, and brace yourself for a gripping narrative, intriguing characters, and a dose of suspense that will keep you reading late into the night.

What could be so urgent?

What mysterious revelations might Ansel McCoy hold?

Find out when you read Wraiths and Wreaths – The Christmas Crypt Conundrum (Available on Kindle Unlimited).

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The Bowman Boys by D.W. Ulsterman

About Featured Book: The Bowman Boys by D.W. Ulsterman

A father and his four sons fight to survive and thrive during the time of Prohibition. The Bowman Boys is a raucous mix of action, mystery, and romance.

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Peppermint Pudding Peril by Tammy Beck

Peppermint Pudding Peril by Tammy Beck

Francis Desmarais, a spirited baker with a passion for tradition, finds her world turned upside down when a Christmas parade ends in tragedy. The mysterious murder of Eleanor Wells, a cherished local and friend to Francis, unveils a labyrinth of long-buried secrets, simmering feuds, and a hidden heirloom with the power to change everything.

Francis must whisk together her love for baking and her knack for sleuthing as she delves into the past, unearthing stories of forbidden love, familial strife, and ancestral ties that bind and break. With the townspeople eyeing her every move and the future of her beloved bakery hanging in the balance, Francis finds an unlikely ally in Isaac Fulton, a local teacher with secrets of his own. Together, they navigate cryptic clues, cryptic conversations, and the shadows of yesteryear, determined to solve the mystery and save Francis’ culinary haven.

Can Francis sift through the layers of the past, find the murderer, and protect her legacy? Or will the shadows of Harmony Bay swallow her dreams whole? Baking has never been this perilous, and Francis is about to discover that in this town, every recipe has its secrets, and every family has its skeletons. Welcome to Harmony Bay, where the pies are sweet, the mystery is rich, and the danger is just heating up.

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Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in happily ever after — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home.

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Shadow of a Doubt: Story 5 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series

About Shadow of a Doubt: Story 5 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series:

When a woman sees a dead body across the way through the window in her Manhattan apartment, she is desperate for others to believe her. Unfortunately no one else can see what she does and it begins to drive her to madness. Carole Carson—a fading movie star—slowly loses her mind while surrounded by a colorful cast of unique characters who either are helping to calm her nerves or are consciously driving her insane. What you think is real…just might not be. Or is it? Illusion, or perhaps madness, is at the heart of a mystery for the ages. In the spirit of old radio dramas of the 1940s, the heart-pounding mystery unravels delightfully until the surprising conclusion is reached.

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Royally Whacked: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective by P. C. James

Royally Whacked: An Amateur Female Duchess Detective by P. C. James

Book 2 in the new series from best-selling author P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel–author of award-winning Sewing Suspicion & Quilting Calamity.
A Duchess, her trusted butler, and a nose-it-all furry sidekick.
London, 1959. Lady Mary, Duchess of Snodsbury has received an invitation to an English countryside estate for a week of summer events—a gorgeous garden tea party and a couples tennis game, what could possibly go wrong?
Will the three debutants prove their new sleuthing skills are helpful in serving up a murderer, or will Lady Mary find out that they’ve met their match?
Royally Whacked is the fun, second in series, cozy mystery with a historical nod. If you like crafty sleuths, animal sidekicks, and a trio of amateur detectives, then you’ll love P.C. James and Kathryn Mykel’s Duchess of Snodsbury Series.

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Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

What Doug finds in the secret compartment of his new red Corvette will forever change both his and Catherine’s life. Doug and Catherine come from two different worlds. Catherine’s world is one of privilege and wealth. Doug grew up dirt poor and full of envy of others who had the things that he wanted but could not have. His goal was to one day have all the things he coveted. Their worlds collide when Catherine, VP of a large New York City marketing firm, hires Doug. As soon as Doug learns of Catherine’s wealth, he sees Catherine as his ticket to all the things he covets. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married.

Poor boy meets rich girl should have resulted in happily ever after — not exactly. Doug quickly learns he also covets independence. Events begin to unfold in each of their lives. For Doug, it is his mysterious discovery in the secret compartment of the Corvette. For Catherine, it is a business meeting with Alex Droxell at the Osprey Cove Lodge. When Catherine enters the beautiful and serene lodge, it’s as though she is entering another place and time. The lodge is an escape from the nightmare she is living back home.

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The Community by Finn Eccleston

About The Community by Finn Eccleston:

“A book worth reading by a promising writer.” – Lars Walker, Brandywine Books

What if every memory you had of your life was not your own?

This idyllic community, isolated from the rest of the world, if the rest of the world even exists anymore, is all any of its inhabitants have ever known.

But what if there’s more out there? Why would the council hide that from them? And what are these memories that keep popping in his head, memories of a different life so different from his own?

These are the questions Jay Stevens must struggle with as he embarks on a journey that will uncover secrets both internal and external, buried deep for a reason.

As he and his friends search for the truth of their world, they’ll find more than they ever bargained for as the keepers of the truth counter them at every turn.

But will they survive long enough to find the truth? And if there is a world out there, beyond the community, is it still one worth finding?

If you like mystery, action, suspense, revelations, and crass humour, then you’ll love The Community, the first book in the planned Project M trilogy.

Will Jay discover the truth of his memories, or is he doomed to be trapped in the community and his own mind forever? Click the Buy Now or Read Now button to find out the truth today.

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Free Fall: Story 1 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series by Jerry Jamison

About Free Fall: Story 1 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series by Jerry Jamison:

In 1968, Della Adderly—an aspiring art director—strolls down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue before settling into a seat at a little sidewalk French Bistro. As she was noshing on a cheese sandwich, there is a scream from bystanders and seconds later a body falls at her feet from twenty stories above. It is the woman she had just had a job interview with moments earlier. Accident? Suicide? Murder? The mystery weaves its way through a colorful cast of characters to a shocking, head-turning climax.

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Caged Canary: Story 2 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series

About Caged Canary: Story 2 in the “Tales of Suspense” Series:

A terrific train accident momentarily confuses the identities of some of the victims as they are scattered throughout local hospitals. Piecing together bits of information that survived, the nurses determine Birdie Barrington to have lost her newlywed husband in the crash. But is the surviving Bride really his wife or is it an opportunistic woman assuming her identity to inherit the riches and the lifestyle belonging to him.

When the dead man’s family gets involved and shady characters in Birdie’s past begin to surface, decisions have to be made that make her life even more complex and mysterious—as well as everyone’s around her.

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