Looking for a holiday gift for those who love cozy mystery? Check out these featured books...
Death by Cutting Table by Susie Black
There wasn’t an honest bone in Mermaid Swimwear CEO Butch Oldham’s body. He was an equal-opportunity scoundrel who screwed anyone and everyone in his wake. So, the question wasn’t who wanted the bastard dead. The question was, who didn’t? After Mermaid Swimwear sales exec Holly Schlivnik finds colleague Queenie Levine standing over Oldham’s bloody corpse nailed to a fabric cutting table with a big honkin’ pair of cutting shears plunged deep into his chest, the cops soon find Queenie’s hidden blood-soaked sweater, discover her stormy relationship with the victim, and her public threats to make Butch pay for destroying Mermaid by stealing it blind. When Queenie is arrested for Butch’s murder, the wise-cracking, irreverent amateur sleuth jumps into action to flesh out the real killer. But the trail has more twists and turns than a slinky, and nothing turns out the way Holly thinks it will as she tangles with a clever killer hellbent on revenge.
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Security Force of Two by Tena Stetler
Miacoh Zane, a Special Forces veteran, returns to Aspen Ridge, Colorado a small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, to settle his beloved grandmother’s estate. But the town holds painful memories and family secrets he wants to leave behind for good.
Candle Bearclaw, a gifted computer analyst/programmer with talents she’s buried when recruited out of college by the CIA. After fifteen years, she abruptly resigns her position with the agency. She returns to her sleepy hometown only to discover her childhood crush has also returned and a violent crime has been committed.
Due to their covert operations experience, Candle and Miacoh are thrown together to assist Homeland Security, FBI, and her father, former chief of police, with a murder investigation. As they search for the perpetrators, will their secrets be revealed as the investigation takes an unusual twist that could blow the case wide open.
Terrabyte Security by Tena Stetler
Former CIA agent, Candle Bearclaw’s new Terrabyte Security is growing by leaps and bounds. Her new husband, Miacoh Zane, also the new chief of police, find themselves knee-deep in international intrigue.
Already in overload, following her heart instead of her head, she accepts two missing person cases that couldn’t be more different and a possible identity theft case. Short-staffed, Candle calls in all hands on deck, including a few surprising individuals. Investigations unearth intriguing results as they follow the clues to solve the cases.
You don’t want to miss Terrabyte Security!
Dearly Deleted, A Book Blogger Mystery by Sarah E. Burr
It's a Copper Bay Christmas for Arwen "Winnie" Lark.
For the first time since moving to Copper Bay, Massachusetts, book blogger Winnie Lark is planning to spend the holidays at home. But instead of being curled up with her cat and a good book, Winnie is a bundle of nerves. Her hard-to-please parents are flying in from California for a visit, but thankfully, her twin brother, movie star Strider Lark, will be by her side. And with her bestie, Owen, set to make his acting debut in a local theatre production of A Christmas Carol, it's sure to be a merry ol' time.
But when Owen's bookstore suddenly becomes the scene of a shocking murder, Winnie's holiday cheer turns into dread. With Owen's reputation on the line, Winnie and her companions crack open another mystery. As they discover more about the victim, the Copper Bay crew begins to wonder: will they solve this case in time for the holidays, or are they in for a nightmare before Christmas?
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An Embarrassment of Itches (Ginny Reese Mysteries Book 1) by M. K. Dean
As a house-call vet, Ginny Reese has seen her share of the weird and wacky. But nothing in her previous experience could have prepared her to find one of her clients floating in her own swimming pool.
Local artist Amanda Kelly was extremely wealthy with her share of secrets. By naming Ginny as her heir, not only did she make Ginny the number one suspect, but she painted a big bull’s eye on her friend’s back as well.
With her trusty German Shepherd at her side, it’s up to Ginny to find the real killer and prove her innocence to the sheriff. The new sheriff. Who happens to be her ex.
Piece of cake, right?
Death by Jelly Beans by Susie Black
Mermaid Swimwear President Holly Schlivnik discovers the Bainbridge Department Store Easter Bunny slumped over dead and obnoxious swimwear buyer Sue Ellen Magee is arrested for the crime. Despite her differences with the nasty buyer, Holly is convinced the Queen of Mean didn’t do it. The wise-cracking, irreverent amateur sleuth jumps into action to nail the real killer. But the trail has more twists than a pretzel and more turns than a rollercoaster. And nothing turns out the way Holly thinks it will as she tangles with a clever killer hellbent on revenge.