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The King's Ransom
by Janet Evanovich
Gabriela Rose, elite recovery agent, is pulled back into the orbit of her charming but exasperating ex-husband, Rafer Jones, when his cousin Harley—president of a major bank—faces prison after priceless, heavily insured artworks vanish without a trace. With no documentation proving he was pushed into the risky investments, Harley looks like the perfect scapegoat. Gabriela must track down the missing pieces and uncover the real mastermind before Harley takes the fall.
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Major Bricket and the Circus Corpse: The First Mystery in an Unputdownable New Cosy Crime Series
by Simon Brett
Major Bricket, newly retired and back in his quiet Suffolk village, arrives home to a shocking sight: a clown’s body sprawled on his lawn. With the visiting circus insisting none of their clowns are missing and the prestigious Fincham Abbey Costume Ball underway, the Major is drawn into a web of secrets and speculation as he tries to uncover the identity of the dead clown and the truth behind the bizarre murder.
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From Cradle to Grave
by Rhys Bowen
New mother Lady Georgie Rannoch juggles royal expectations, an overbearing nanny, and a troubling string of mysterious young men’s deaths. When several acquaintances die under suspicious circumstances, Georgie suspects a serial killer—and fears her husband Darcy may be the next target. As she investigates, she must uncover the killer’s pattern before Darcy is harmed, all while searching for a nanny who isn’t unbearable.
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Fowl Play
by Tamar Myers
After moving into an upscale retirement community, feisty octogenarian Magdalena Yoder tries to make friends—only to spark rivalry by beating the local Scrabble champion, Marion Simpson. Her attempt to smooth things over with a dinner party goes disastrously wrong when Marion is poisoned by a chicken samosa. Thrust into yet another murder mystery, Mags must uncover the culprit before she becomes the community’s next target.
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Two Truths and a Murder
by Colleen Cambridge
While her famous employer, Agatha Christie, is happily back home at Mallowan Hall, wrestling with her Belgian detective's dilemma on board the Orient Express, Phyllida is finding her local renown as a sleuth has put her in high demand. A distraught Vera Rollingbroke suspects her husband of infidelity and has invited Phyllida to a dinner party to observe his behavior, particularly in regard to one Genevra Blastwick. What she does observe at the party is that Genevra craves attention, in contrast to her shy sister Ethel. Genevra introduces a game called Two Truths and a Lie, and one of her questionable statements is that she once witnessed a murder. At this bold claim, the guests react with disbelief and pepper her with questions. Genevra remains cagey, withholding details, but insists this is not her lie.
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Murder by the Millions
by Daryl Wood Gerber
Caterer Allie Catt, known for her literary-themed dinner parties, is preparing a dazzling Great Gatsby–inspired soirée when a local developer threatens to replace historic Main Street with a modern mall. After Allie reluctantly agrees to cater his party, she finds him dead—and becomes the prime suspect when her earring turns up at the scene. To clear her name, Allie must uncover who really killed him before the killer gives her a tragic ending of her own.
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In Deadly Fashion
by Rosemary Simpson
Heiress Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter are about to become more than partners as investigators--they are to be wed at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. But a killer has designs on ruining the wedding as well as their lives.
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