The Pawful Truth
In addition to his library duties and his role as doting grandad, Charlie has enrolled in an early medieval history course offered by young, charismatic professor Carey Warriner. Charlie feels …
Category: Library/Book Store/Club
Cozy/Mysteries based in a Library, Book Store or part of a Book Club.
Risky Biscuits
Sugar and Spice Cookbooks’ newest project is a fundraiser organized by the St. Ignatius Crack of Dawn Breakfast Club, famous for their all-you-can-eat biscuits and gravy events. But when a …
Murder in the Reading Room
Jane’s boyfriend is missing, and she thinks she may find him at North Carolina’s historic Biltmore Estate. Officially, she’s there to learn about luxury hotel management, but she’s also prowling …
A Literal Mess
Allie Cobb left home for the literary circles of Manhattan to make her name out from under the shadow of her legendary father. Now his death brings her and her …
Valentine Candy Murder
VALENTINE MURDER Lucy has arrived at her first-ever library board meeting. Unfortunately, she finds the new librarian dead in the basement. The agitated group assumes Bitsy Howell was killed by …
Game of Scones
As co-owner of Sugar and Spice Cookbooks, Sugar Calloway has seen simple confections bring friends together and spark fiery feuds. Except this time, the recipe truly is to die for. …
Killer Classics
Charli takes great pride in running one of the few independent, family-owned bookstores in small-town Texas. She vets everything carefully, with an eye to the eclectic tastes of the locals. …
Hitting the Books
When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police try …
Read and Gone
A dedicated father is a precious thing, but Carrie Singleton wouldn’t know since her dad Jim’s been in and out of her life. In an unusual family reunion, she finds …
The Spook in the Stacks
Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks is always special. This year it becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead …
Better Off Read
Librarian Cleo Watkins won’t be quietened when the new, young mayor threatens to permanently close down her tiny town’s storm-damaged library. She takes to her bookmobile, Words on Wheels, to …
The Cat of the Baskervilles
Famous stage and movie star Sir Nigel Bellingham arrives in West London, Massachusetts to star in a stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles put on by the West …
A Murder for the Books
After a catastrophic love affair, librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet, historic mountain town in Virginia. She busies herself with managing the local public library …
The Secret, Book & Scone Society
Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is supposed to be a place of healing. People flock to the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and a renowned spa. But when none of the …
Hospitality and Homicide
South Cove, California, is beautiful and filled with everything a visitor could want from a seaside town. Jill Gardner knows the town’s attraction and enjoys living in a small busy …
A Reference to Murder
Charli (Princess) Rae Warren is back home in Hazel Rock, Texas after many years. Working in her father’s bookshop, The Book Barn leaves her a lot of free time to …
Bookman Dead Style
In the Utah ski resort town of Star City, the yearly Film Festival is in full swing. Movie stars can be found roaming the streets and shops all over the …
The Cracked Spine
A mysterious bookshop, an even more mysterious shop owner, is at the center of a murder investigation in author Paige Shelton’s new “A Scottish Bookshop Mystery” series. Delaney Nichols is …
