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Chicken Soup & Homicide - Culinary Competition Mystery #2 by JanelGradowski
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Amy Ridley and her friend, Sophie, have perfected their chicken soup recipe to compete against other local chefs in the Chicken Soup Showdown. But the charity event has a rocky start when Amy finds the dead body of another competitor. Adding to Amy's stress, the detective in charge of the investigation targets her best friend, Carla, as the chief suspect in the murder. In order to clear her friend's name, Amy conducts her own investigation. Soon her suspect list is longer than the list of ingredients in her secret chicken soup recipe. Can Amy figure out who really killed the celebrity chef? Or will Carla end up in jail?
It Started With a Murder by BlurryWords
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Annabelle Dickson is the most popular girl at Hillton high school. Annabelle Dickson is the nicest girl you'll ever meet. Annabelle Dickson is dead. And Adrian Humphrey is the main suspect. A war errupts at Hillton High School, a rift between the people who believe Adrian's innocence and Adrian's guilt. Adrian must rely on the help of Cathie Lenora, whom he can't stand, to help prove his innocence. Cathie refuses to let Annabelle's murderer escape her grasp, however as the mystery begins to unfold, Cathie begins to wish she had left it all alone.
The Swiss Murder | Completed by MahaTaqi
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*** Featured in Wattpad's official Mystery account's list, "Featured Mystery/Thriller" *** ***Featured in Wattpad's official Mystery account's list, "Happy Holidays" *** When a group of five friends decides on planning a getaway for Christmas, they have the perfect place in mind. Hotel Schilthorn, an exclusive, luxurious hotel that sits at the top of the Schiltorn range in Switzerland. However, their celebrations soon turn lethal as one of the friends mysteriously dies in the hotel. Was it a suicide, or murder in cold blood? If so, who's the culprit? What's the motive? Join Levi, a sharp and witty detective, to get to the bottom of this mystery. Confined in the mountains with a killer for 10 days, it's a race against time as he struggles to solve this mystery before Christmas ends. And before the killer is let loose. Top rank: 8th in Murder-mystery
Influence by amberkbryant
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WINNER OF WATTPAD STUDIO'S PITCH-TO-OPTION CONTEST!!! Millions believe she's a murderer. One man believes she's innocent. The Internet would see her hang for a crime she didn't commit, but Tam Martin isn't going down without a fight... When Tam, the assistant of a popular social media influencer is pinned for the influencer's murder, the seemingly unscrupulous man who'd made her work life hell is the only one willing to help prove her innocence. With fans, stans, cops, and criminals out for blood, proving Tam's innocence may also prove her demise.
Murder On Christmas Eve by Rita_writes
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A murder. A fiance. A jealous secretary. An annoying mother. Oh and A strikingly handsome homicide detective partner. ******************************** When Chioma got her first lead homicidal case, she never imagined to be partnered with the most annoying man she has ever met, Michael Onah. Join the duo as they get involved in solving the death of Evelyn Okeke while trying to ignore their feelings for the other like the stubborn goats they are. ~~~ 1st place Mystery/Thriller - The Discovery Elite Award. 2nd place Mystery/Thriller - The Starlight Award Thanks a lot to @FikkieAdeniyi for the amazing cover he made for me.
Armed and Fabulous (Lexi Graves Mysteries, 1) by CamillaChafer
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All Lexi wants to do is get through the day at her boring temp job with Green Hand Insurance. That's until she discovers the vice president, Martin Dean, in a pool of blood and herself at the center of an investigation into insurance fraud. Millions of dollars are missing, the chief suspect is dead and her mysterious, sexy, new boss is not what he seems. Recruited by the joint task force working on the case, all Lexi has to do is work out who killed Dean and where the missing millions are. That's easier said than done when her sister insists upon the baby shower to end all baby showers, her wise-ass cop family just wants to keep her safe, someone keeps leaving her creepy gifts, and all the clues point to a seedy sex club on the wrong side of town. As the bodies start to pile up, Lexi is on a race against time to find the killer and the money, before she's the next one in the murderer's sights.
The Case of the Bygone Brother (An Alex O'Hara Novel) by DianeBurtonAuthor
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The Case of the Bygone Brother is now complete. Small Town . . . Big Case. After taking over O'Hara & Palzetti, Confidential Investigations from her dad and his partner, Alex O'Hara's bottom line has taken a plunge. So when a femme fatale offers her the case of a lifetime along with a huge advance, Alex sees her finances on a definite upswing. She might even be able to change her diet from ramen noodles to prime rib. But someone doesn't want her to find the long-lost brother. Complicating matters is the return of Alex's old heartthrob, Nick Palzetti. Is he really there just to see her or does he have an ulterior motive? The Lake Michigan resort town of Fair Haven is abuzz with the news that O'Hara & Palzetti are together again.
Birds in Paradise by DorothyStJames
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A street-savvy P.I. with a big heart. A missing sister. And a hunky detective who is nothing but trouble. Things are about to heat up in Honolulu! (short novella-length cozy mystery)
Love & Murder: An Eliza Winter Mystery by edenae22
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Lady Eliza Winter has one friend in the world and she happens to go missing. And when Eliza goes to report the disappearance to the police they won't hear a word from Crazy Eliza Winters. Determined to find her friend Penelope, Eliza reaches out to the new detective in town, Lord Colin Bradshaw, but in order to find Penelope, he needs to know everything that led up to her going missing. Unfortunately, there are some things Eliza isn't willing to tell. Will Eliza be able to find Penelope without giving away all her secrets? Or will Lord Bradshaw be a match Eliza wasn't ready for. HIGHEST-RANKED: #1 HISTORICAL FICTION #1 EDWARDIAN #1 MURDER MYSTERY #1 MYSTERY THRILLER #1 VICTORIAN AN EDITED AND UP TO DATE VERSION OF THIS BOOK CAN NOW BE FOUND ON AMAZON. $.99 FOR KINDLE, FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED AND $6.99 FOR PAPERBACK. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SWJ9RH8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Love+%26+Murder+Kindle+erin+st+james&qid=1610517381&sr=8-1
A is For Arson: A Langley & Porter Mystery (FIRST FIVE CHAPTERS) by ANHorton1227
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Alexander Langley wasn't looking for trouble but Charlotte Porter found him anyway. Only, this new partnership has them in over their heads and way before their time. 2020 WATTYS WINNER in MYSTERY The life of a poor merchant's daughter in Victorian Era London is quite boring. Charlotte Porter, it seems, is the exception. Desperate for a source of income once her father's gambling debts have drained their funds and placed them in the sights of some of London's most notorious criminals, Charlotte is in search of salvation. It comes in the form of handsome detective Alexander Langley, a curious gentleman with a strange connection to Scotland Yard and an even stranger connection to the American West. Charlotte soon finds herself swept into his world of investigation and intrigue. When a case of art theft turns into murder and she and Alexander are thrown into the seedy underbelly of the London elite, Charlotte realizes that the work isn't the only thing she's become attached to. But now, her father's powerful creditors are ready to close the books on them, and Charlotte must find a way to keep them out of the red because this time it won't be written in ink. Book 1 of the Langley & Porter Series *Featured on: The Wattpad Stars For Fans of Bridgerton List Wattpad's Strong Female Leads List @HistoricalFiction 's The Gothic List EDITOR'S PICK April 2021 Content warning: This story contains violence. **This is only the first five chapters. The rest of the book is available on Amazon for purchase and via KU.**