Cosy

England, 1914. The world is at war. Captain Hastings, injured and shaken, is invited to Styles Court to recover. It’s a grand old country house - the family home of his old friend - and a perfect haven. Or so it seems. But in the blistering summer heat, trouble is afoot. Simmering tensions are tearing the family apart, and it all comes to a head in the most horrifying way.

Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven. When Nathalie unexpectedly inherits her aunt's cosy inn "Black Feather", she also falls heir to her secret double life and discovers that sleuthing runs in the family. This compilation contains episodes 1-3: THE ART OF LYING There are only two possibilities: either dear old Miss Beresford from Earlsraven is suffering from dementia or there's something fishy going on at her house! But when she discovers a dead body in her garden, Nathalie and her cook Louise start to investigate.

It's 1920 and Christmas is coming. Major Lennox finds a body on his doorstep—why on his doorstep? Was it to do with the Countess? Was it about the ruby necklace? Lennox goes to Melrose Court home to his uncle, Lord Melrose, to uncover the mystery. But then the murders begin and it snows and it all becomes very complicated....

Christmas is all about lists. To do lists. Shopping lists. Lists to bloody Santa. And doesn’t Anna Johnson know it. Waking up on Christmas Eve after the annual Johnson party, she's hungover, exhausted and really sick and tired of Christmas already. All she wants is to tick the last things off her endless list and sit down with the world’s biggest glass of wine. ​A mysterious death in her home really is the last thing she has time for right now, but with police officers and a husband and two kids intent on watching Christmas films, it looks like it’s up to her.

It's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch. Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to host its annual festive games night for its rabble of regulars. But this year, they are interrupted by a knock at the door from a stranger, stranded by the snow storm that's closing in on the village. And this won't be the only surprise of the night. When the power is cut off and darkness descends, the games turn deadly . . . It seems one of the group would kill to win.

Dimpson McCabe - Dimpsie - has invited his closest friends of the theatre world to join him for Christmas at his castle on a private island some hours' drive from Edinburgh. The festivities have barely begun when Dimpsie is found draped atop the Christmas tree, electrocuted by the lights. It's labelled Accidental Death, but in the swirling snow suspicion is dancing among the flakes. The dogged Inspector Smith begins to circle, seeking to find the leading man or prima donna responsible.

t’s the first anniversary of the mysterious death of Edward Luddenham, found dead at his home on the Yorkshire moors one frosty Christmas Eve. Now nine people gather at his manor house for the reading of the Will. Each has their own motivations for coming: curiosity, duty, unrequited love, desperation, greed. They have been instructed to bring a “festive mystery story” to share.

The Federal Bureau of Magic Cozy Mystery books are full-length humorous paranormal cozy mysteries. This collection includes Great Balls of Fury, Fury Godmother, and No Guts, No Fury.

Weihnachtlicher Cosy Crime aus der Kaiserzeit. Wien, 1910. Wenige Tage vor Heiligabend wird Tabakfabrikant Steinhäusel in seinem luxuriösen Stadtpalais tot aufgefunden. Die Todesursache bleibt ein Rätsel – sowohl für den Leibarzt der Industriellenfamilie als auch für diese selbst, die noch am Vorabend mit Steinhäusel zusammengekommen war. Kommissar Felix Zack übernimmt die Ermittlungen und stellt schnell fest, dass in dieser Familie beinahe jeder ein Motiv hat – zu seinem Leidwesen auch die böhmische Köchin Mila, die ihn nicht nur mit ihren Köstlichkeiten verzaubert.

Anthony Cade undertakes a small, seemingly innocuous favour for a friend which begins to draw him into the center of a deadly conspiracy. Unable to escape the web he becomes entangled within, he begins to realize that the simple favor has placed him in serious danger. As events unfold, the combined forces of the Metropolitan Police and the French Sûreté corner in on Chimneys, the great country estate that hides an unbelievable secret.

Gegen trübe Gedanken hilft nur eins: der neue Roman von Bestsellerautor Jonas Jonasson! Småland 1852: Algot Olsson, Sohn eines Schweinezüchters, bleibt nach dem Tod seines Vaters nur ein Kartoffelacker und ein Destillierapparat für den Hausgebrauch. Doch Algot hat Grips, Geschäftssinn und eine Idee: Für die Gleisarbeiter, die gerade die ersten Eisenbahnschienen verlegen und wie alle Schweden nur grauenvollen Fusel gewohnt sind, brennt Algot richtig guten Schnaps und ist damit so erfolgreich, dass der missgünstige Graf Bielkegren ihn mit allen Mitteln sabotiert.

Le début d'une série de cosy mystery avec une héroïne à la Brigdet Jones. Lorsque Jo-Ann Brown, la scénariste de la série suivie par toute l'Angleterre, disparaît mystérieusement, le pays est en émoi. Fuyant son superconnard-d'ex et la presse à scandale, ruinée et désormais affublée d'une jolie paire de cornes, elle se réfugie dans le cottage hérité de sa grand-tante Gladys. Les sœurs McPherson, ses voisines septuagénaires, ne tardent pas à lui envoyer la seule personne qu'elles estiment capable de lui venir en aide, le pasteur du village...

The Godfather meets the Golden Girls in this love, laugh and revenge filled drama. It's 1991, and Cicada Hollow, Florida, is a sleepy retirement paradise... or so it seems. Enter the scene: four sassy seniors whose idea of a knitting circle involves plotting the most audacious crime spree in U.S. history.

Gegen trübe Gedanken hilft nur eins: der neue Roman von Bestsellerautor Jonas Jonasson! Småland 1852: Algot Olsson, Sohn eines Schweinezüchters, bleibt nach dem Tod seines Vaters nur ein Kartoffelacker und ein Destillierapparat für den Hausgebrauch. Doch Algot hat Grips, Geschäftssinn und eine Idee: Für die Gleisarbeiter, die gerade die ersten Eisenbahnschienen verlegen und wie alle Schweden nur grauenvollen Fusel gewohnt sind, brennt Algot richtig guten Schnaps und ist damit so erfolgreich, dass der missgünstige Graf Bielkegren ihn mit allen Mitteln sabotiert.

Have you ever had a day that made you want to curl up with coffee and essential oils? Me too, but all I get is a body in the stairwell, and a handsome detective who makes putting a full sentence together an impossibility. Someone is after my beloved essential oils. Or are they after me? The real question is, will I survive long enough to make that detective fall for me?

Sixteen years after a family feud drove her from the cozy Northwoods village of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin, former detective Jayne O’Shea returns to prepare her grandparents’ lake house for sale. Once there, not only does she find that the house has been trashed, her dog discovers a dead body in the backyard. Jayne intends to stay out of it, but when it becomes obvious the sheriff isn't interested in investigating the death, Jayne can't stop herself. Her list of suspects grows faster than the plants in the commons’ pentacle garden.

Braver les convenances dans l'Angleterre de la Régence lorsqu'on appartient au "sexe faible" ? Des amazones chez Jane Austen ! Un roman farouchement féministe qui bouscule les clichés romantiques. À quarante-deux ans, les soeurs Colebrook n'ont épousé que leur destin : si lady Augusta, dite Gus, rejette le mariage, Julia, sa jumelle, pleure la mort de son bien-aimé. Reléguées à leur statut de "vieilles filles", toutes deux revendiquent leur liberté dans une société dirigée par des hommes.

Robin Wildwood has always been the black sheep of her family… or red squirrel, as it were. She and her familiar, Tansy, left their coven to strike out alone, with no intention of returning home. The Wildwood witches are the best at everything they do, and their leader - who happens to be Robin's grandmother - is the Head Witch of the entire region. As for Robin? Screwing up is her only major talent.

Act It Out's re-enactments of scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots are not as innocent as they seem. Are the Act It Out historic tours a cover-up a for a Scottish drug distribution gang…? Tasked by HM Revenue & Customs to investigate, undercover agent D J Smith and her sniffer cat Gorgonzola join a tour. Posing as Shelagh Macbeth from Historic Scotland, our intrepid heroine—and her cat ‘Lady M’—become suspicious of their fellow guests.

Annoying but loving family? Check. Picturesque small town with a hot police chief? Check. A rescue hellhound, a black cat with attitude, and a pet python that thinks he’s a puppy? Triple check. My story has all the hallmarks of a sweet and cozy supernatural tale, but there’s a twist—I am evil. Well, I’m supposed to be evil thanks to both nature and nurture, but I fight it with every fiber of my being. I just want to live a normal life. I even joined the FBI instead of the Federal Bureau of Magic, until my powers reared their ugly head and the agency sent me packing back to my hometown.

With the Mississippi sun beating down, An'gel and Dickce are taking a break to cool off and pet sit their friend Charlie Harris's cat, Diesel, when their former sorority sister, Rosabelle Sultan, shows up at their door unexpectedly, with her ne'er-do-well adult children not far behind. Rosabelle's selfish offspring are desperate to discover what's in her will, and it soon becomes clear that one of them would kill to get their hands on the inheritance.

When Fiona inherits her grandmother's quaint bed and breakfast, Petunia's, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to return to her beloved hometown of Reading, Vermont. Little did she know that her homecoming would bring more than just nostalgia.

From the small English village of Stoke Hind comes a brand-new cosy murder mystery. Best friends Hilda and Pearl are launched into the adventure of a lifetime. As a diamond thief pits his wits against them and they search for Pearl’s long-lost twin sister in America. Hilda is a 77-year-old like no other. She solves murders and mystery in a hilarious, intelligent, and amazing way. You will laugh and cry, probably at the same time.

Downsized from the FBI’s human resources department on the Virginia mainland, Patience Price is setting up shop as a Counselor at Large in her quirky island town. And she’s making the best of her reinvention, until a high school boyfriend is accused of murder, and his determined mama wants Patience to save his hide. Local golden boy Adrian Davis once crushed Patience’s teenage heart, and now he needed her help? She can’t help offering a chef’s kiss to Karma.

Chaos always seems to find the little town of Fair Haven in this collection of three cozy, romantic mysteries from 3x USA Today bestselling author Harper Lin. This collection includes A Book to Kill For, Bloodier Than Fiction, and Story of a Murder.