Mystery category: 140534 books

**Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel!** A murdered mother of the bride. A list of suspects longer than a cathedral-length train. The question is: who didn't want the MOB dead? Society wedding planner Annabelle Archer is no stranger to wedding day stress, but a dead body...

A WHIRLWIND OF ADVENTURE “Fast-paced and fascinating as Jaya’s investigation leads her this time to India and back to her own family's secrets.” —Susan C. Shea, Author of the Dani O’Rourke Mysteries A century-old treasure map of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Sacred riches...

“... superbly crafted story...”  – Gothic Journal “Another delicious read for the beach.” –The Pilot, Southern Pines, NC “Three plot strands are capably and grippingly entwined, and Shelton doesn’t shirk from confronting big issues” – Crime Time, Birmingham, England "Connie...

Three full-length cozy mystery novels in one special Westwick Witches Paranormal Cozy Mystery box set! 1. Witch You Well Be careful what you wish for... Dead billionaires are not good for business! That's what Aunt Pearl complains to Cen when the dead body is found in the cozy...

Charlie Parker has no idea, when she begins organizing storage space for her fiance's move-in, that simply moving boxes in the attic will throw her back in time to the events leading up to her parents' fatal plane crash. Drake will arrive in a few days and, with the help of her sidekick hound, Charlie...

"One of the great pulp writers, with colorful prose, lively action writing, exotic locales and well-constructed plots." —Ellery Queen "A hero of the classic adventure mold...tough and rugged, and has a strong sense of honor." *—*The Strand “What I am writing is really psychological...

SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN..."Sanctuary! In God's name you must give it!"A dark lady rides back into the life of Dame Frevisse, bearing with her two small boys haunted by the touch of death and scandal. Nine men lie dead on the road behind them, victims of the grim fate which relentlessly...

Join Detective Joe Ezell in 1940s Los Angeles As He Solves Three Murder Mysteries With A Woman of Mysterious Identity, a VA Nurse and an Aspiring Actress BOOK 1: Murder Me Twice - Joe Ezell, GI turned gumshoe, pays the bills by catching philandering husbands for rich dames wanting a divorce....

Kat and boyfriend Jace’s plans for a fancy dinner go awry when she discovers that her elderly neighbor Fiona has taken an ex-con into her home as a boarder. Fiona’s volunteer gardening program at the local prison has changed lives, but extending her generosity further just might put her own life...

In Michael Murphy’s rollicking new Jake & Laura mystery, the hard-boiled writer and the aspiring movie star head for sun-drenched Los Angeles, where a cold-blooded murderer lurks behind the scenes.   Just arrived from New York, Broadway actress Laura Wilson is slated to star in Hollywood’s...

A mystery he's determined to solve.  A steamy romance he never saw coming. Ty Montgomery is an heir to billions, and he's sexy enough to snag any woman he wants. But he wants even more. That's why he settled on Ile St. Clare -- to find the long-lost treasure ship, Hesperus. But even all...

From the New York Times bestselling author Debbi Mack: Can Sam defend two clients of murder before becoming the next victim? Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's busy, but orderly life as a Maryland lawyer takes a chaotic turn when two clients are accused of murder. A poor, black girl...

BOOK 2 IN THE AGATHA AWARD-WINNING SERIES “[In] her superior second cozy, Malliet's satirical take on the mystery scene is spot-on.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Malliet excels at stylish writing very reminiscent of the golden age of British mysteries. A real find...

Jacques Futrelle (1875-1912) is widely considered "the American Sherlock Holmes" for his series of stories about Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who is better known as The Thinking Machine. Van Dusen, a master of logic, believed he could think himself out of any situation -- and solve any crime...