Cozycrime Stories

Retirement was meant to be simple: books, music and peaceful days on the water. Former detective Audrey Kilburn believes she has finally found a new beginning in the lakeside village of Portalban, far from the pressures of Zürich and the shadows of her past. Life around Berth 15 is rarely quiet, though. Between lively friendships, unexpected romance, sharp humour and the eccentric characters who gather by the harbour, Audrey begins to feel that she may finally belong. Then a murder shatters the calm. Drawn back into a world of secrets, suspicion and danger, Audrey joins forces with her old friend Markus, the village detective. But beneath the laughter, flirtation and close-knit community, someone is hiding the truth. As Audrey follows the clues, she must untangle a web of lies without losing the friendships-and the possibility of love-that have given her life meaning again. A warm, witty lakeside mystery filled with friendship, romance, humour and secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Allie Catt is back and this time SHE'S the trouble in Murder by the Millions, the newest Literary Dining Mystery from Daryl Wood Gerber. A smart amateur sleuth, a slow burn romance, and a narrator I could listen to forever.

New City. New Job. Same Ghost. At thirty-one, Clara Vance is traded the quiet woods of Vermont for the concrete jungle of New York City. Her goal is simple: work at the library, stay within her dwindling budget, and finally forget the man who walked out for a bag of ice five years ago and never came back. But New York has other plans. Between a "studio" apartment that's basically a closet and a hair-frizz level of one hundred, Clara starts to realize she's being followed. A familiar scent in the hallway. A peppermint wrapper on the sidewalk. Is she losing her mind, or did her past just follow her to the Big Apple? In a city of eight million people, it's very easy to hide... and even easier to disappear.

The Bumbling Detective Carter and his very competent ex spy best friend Lisa Cain attend a garden party. Things quickly turn sour when a murder is committed and it is up to the pair to solve the case. A short story collection following the adventures of the himbo detective as he tries his best to keep his small Welsh village safe

my first Hannah Swensen mystery, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke. Cookies, small town chaos, an overprotective mom, and a murder plot that asks a lot of questions. My honest take on Views She Writes is up now.

When a peaceful mountain retreat welcomes its first guests, no one expects murder. But when an elderly German woman dies under mysterious circumstances, and soon after her daughter too, suspicion falls on everyone - including the host and his closest friend. With his partner arrested and a dark secret hidden in the walls, Andreas Lito must solve the case before the killer strikes again. mystery, cozycrime, murdermystery, amateurdetective, mountainretreat, slowburnromance, whodunit, secrets, crimefiction

"In this game, the smartest person wins. In this building, the smartest person is the next to die." At Azure Palms Luxury Suites, retirement isn't about bingo and knitting it's about high-stakes strategy. For the "Bubbly & Brains" troupe, the nightly trivia tournament is a blood sport. But when Judge Montgomery collapses while answering a $50,000 jackpot question, the game turns deadly. The police see a heart attack. Gwen Thorne sees a crime scene. A Taurus with a lethal eye for detail, Gwen knows the Judge's Sherry didn't smell of vintage grapes it smelled of betrayal. To catch a killer, she must lead an unlikely crew: a retired corporate spy, an esports champion, a high-stakes gambler, and a sweet grandmother with a dark obsession for toxins. As the building goes into lockdown and the trivia questions turn into cryptic threats, the troupe discovers that the "Architects" of this game are playing for much more than a trophy.

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.