Cosymystery Stories

In the picturesque seaside village of Llyncroft, nestled amidst rolling hills and lush greenery, Evelyn Hartwell inherits her grandmothers quaint bed and breakfast. The inn offers cozy rooms, blooming gardens and a welcome retreat from the chaos of city life. However, Evie soon discovers that beneath its charming exterior lies a tangled web of secrets and mysteries. Evelyn and her fiancée Marcus stumble upon a shocking discovery, a dead body in one of the guest rooms. With the help of her new eccentric friends, including the enigmatic police captain Gethin Wolfhart, the wise apothecary Agnes Blackwood, and the elusive pub owner Cedric Thorne, Evie embarks on a quest to unravel the truth behind the murder. But as clues emerge and suspicions mount, Evie realizes that the idyllic village of Llyncroft harbours dark secrets of its own. From ancient feuds to long-buried betrayals, the past threatens to surface with deadly consequences. With time running out Evelyn must rely on her instincts and unearth her grandmother's secrets before she becomes the next victim. Grab a cup of your favourite brew and join Evelyn Hartwell on her journey as she navigates the treacherous waters of deceit and deception in a world where nothing is as it seems in Bloom and Doom.

After Detective Inspector Laxford was given the position that Candy coveted, she decided that she was not going to like him. But Laxford seemed to crop up in Candy's life a lot taking other things that she wanted, on top of that there was a murder to be solved. However difficult it might be, Candy was going to grit her teeth and bear it. But the more she tried to hate this usurper the more Laxford grew on her.

When humanity evolves into a hive mind, it makes murder much more difficult. But not impossible. Tanya was a police cadet when the Blessed Peace came over mankind. She's still a police cadet: even now that crime is almost eradicated, unnecessary. She serves a purpose, in the hive: she has a function. As long as police officers serve a function in the great shared consciousness, they will continue to serve. Even if it's just a matter of rescuing cats up trees, and filing paperwork. When everyone, everywhere, has access to all awareness: how can murder exist? How can anyone possibly get away with it? And why would they want to? But today is a very special day. Today, long disused police skills are required. Today, the North Willims Police Department have a real murder to solve...

Recovering from a concussion, New York PI, Miles Goodspeed is investigating a suspicious death on a famous director Harry Cullin's Vermont film set aided by his disgruntled sidekick, Jackie Woo. Woo, a high stakes card dealer, has ulterior motives and wants to break into the film industry. Once they arrive in the scenic Green Mountain state-Goodspeed and Woo find their work cut out for them-dealing with evasive locals and a churlish movie mogul who must be cleared of murder. *** Famous for its idyllic beauty and delicious soft serve maple creemees, scenic Mapleton, Vermont is the perfect remote location for infamous director, Cullin's, new horror film, 'The Darkness'. The second week of production, an accidental death occurs onset prompting Goodspeed's ex-wife, Matilda, a local podcaster, to call in his investigative skills. Powerful politicians would like to brush the suspicious death under the rug and keep production money flowing into Mapleton, but Matilda smells a story brewing that might catapult her to vlogging fame. Out of his element in the pastoral crime scene, Goodspeed only agrees to take the case due to a financial slump caused by his injury. Housed in a rural cabin near the production set with sporadic Wi-fi and erratic cell service, he soon learns the quirky locals have more up their plaid sleeves than tourist traps, fiery town halls, and cornering the maple cremee market. One of them is a murderer.

A ghost on the archaeological excavation of a Roman cemetery sounds like a perfect opportunity for Sandrine and Matt, founders of Ghost Guard Inc., to showcase their talent. But when they arrive on Vic's dig site to investigate, the ghost already disappeared - only to pop up in the museum's depot the next day. What should have been a piece-of-a-cake case becomes complicated when the police turns up to investigate a break in. And what is the connection to the mysterious lead tablet found 33 years ago across town? A Ghost Guard cosy mystery This story was originally written for ONC 2022, following the prompt #67: While working on a case, you come across a newspaper dated 25 years ago, and when you start reading it, an article catches your attention.

Spades & Secrets plunges bookstore owner Isabella Thorne into a perplexing and dangerous investigation when local businessman Edward Croft is found dead in his locked study, a single Queen of Spades clutched in his hand. Called upon by Detective Inspector Thomas Reynolds, Isabella must use her sharp mind and keen observation skills to unravel the mystery. As they delve into Croft's life, they uncover a world of high-stakes gambling, hidden rivalries, and long-buried secrets. The Queen of Spades becomes a cryptic clue, leading Isabella and Thomas through a maze of deception and hidden motives. In the quiet town of Oakhaven, Isabella must decipher the card's meaning and expose a killer, before the secrets of the spades claim another victim.

This is the first story in the Pine Valley Cozy Mysteries Series. Jodie has just moved back to her hometown of Pine Valley, where she bought the Pine Valley Inn & Dinner. She's enjoying her new life - until one of her customers gets murdered. Justus Callan had a lot of enemies, due to his love 'em and leave 'em ways. Who killed Justus? Could it be his best friend, Cal-Lee? Or Faron Crookshanks, the owner of the drag race club? Or maybe Hank, the owner of Louie's Bar? Or was it Branson Styles, the man who is dating Jodie's mother? Jodie's determined to find out who it was and with a little help from her sister, Fawn, and Constable Chet McGuyver (who she happens to have a little crush on) she just might figure it out! Start reading and find out! Don't forget to give the Pine Valley Cozy Mysteries Facebook Page a like and find out little tidbits about the characters that might not be revealed in the story.

Sylvester Hill, a cash-strapped detective in a peaceful town, starts a wave of crime to turn his luck around. Solving the cases himself and passing them off as accidents proves to be an especially profitable business. Trevor Dickens returns to his backwater hometown, hoping for an escape from some hiccups he was having in the city. He finds trouble instead; apparently, a fellow detective has been ripping the townspeople off. Busting a crooked investigator is easy, but it quickly becomes a pain in the neck for Trevor when he appears to have lost the trust of everyone who should believe him.

Even in death, the dead speak. ✘ ✘ ✘ An investigation is set off by a pair of sleuths after a recording arrives in their laps from the victim himself, detailing how he set off the very murder that killed him...