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Baker Georgia Tepper has been hired to provide delicious and spooky cupcakes for the Reading Buddies Halloween Party at the library, and she and Kathleen are meeting to finalize the menu of festive confections. Unfortunately, once Georgia's former mother-in-law ambushes her at the library and threatens Georgia with legal action, the afternoon of fun is soured. When Georgia's litigious in-law is later found dead and the friendly baker is implicated, Kathleen is eager to help prove her innocence.

This is the third set of books in Eryn Scott’s popular Stoneybrook Mystery series. Follow jam maker Hadley James and her friends as they solve crimes in their usually peaceful town. Each book features a different cat and two recipes.

I don’t ask for much, and I know for sure I didn’t ask to communicate with cats. But when I agree to cat-sit my best friend’s cats, that’s exactly what I get for my trouble—well, that and a baffling murder mystery to solve. Now my next-door neighbor is dead under mysterious circumstances, the talking cat is giving me orders, and my cat is missing, and somehow both are connected. It’s up to me to figure out how and why and solve the murder in a town full of potential suspects.

Saving animals and solving murders seem to go paw-in-paw for shelter manager and amateur sleuth Lauren Vancouver. But this time, mixed up in a murder that may close a much-needed new shelter, Lauren will have to keep herself and her critters safe from an unleashed killer.

As a thank you for her previous brilliant crime solving, amateur sleuth, Martha Miller is guest of honour at the Winteringham Country Fair. However, this time she is looking forward to simply judging dog shows and eating cream teas rather than apprehending a killer! And Martha is just beginning to enjoy spending quality time with Vicar Luke Walker away from the prying eyes and gossips of her own village, when disaster strikes, and the local teenage femme fatale is found stabbed to death behind the tea tent by Martha’s trusted red setter Lizzie!

Kelsie has spent the last few months working to make her aunt's farm into her own place. But when she's asked to host a dog wedding, she learns that planning an event for four-legged friends is a whole new ballgame! Her colleagues' concerns about the canine wedding being wrecked by their litter of magical kittens turn out to be nothing compared to the disappearance of the bride. Not to mention that the photographer and Kelsie have history. So when he shows up dead, things get really complicated. But with help from friends and kittens, Kelsie just might be able to solve this mystery.

When shelter manager Lauren Vancouver finds out that her old mentor, Mamie Spelling, is an animal hoarder, no one is more shocked, and she jumps in to help re-home the cramped critters. But Mamie's troubles don't end there. She's accused of murder when the CEO of a pet shelter network is found dead. And Lauren's dogged determination to clear her former friend of murder may put a killer on her tail.

Lauren Vancouver is the head of HotRescues, a no-kill animal shelter north of Los Angeles, but it's often human nature that puts her in the path of danger. Just like when she helps rescue four adorable beagle puppies that were dumped down a drainpipe at a nasty puppy mill. One of the mill's employees has a history of dog abuse—and a bone to pick with Lauren. And when he's found dead at HotRescues after threatening her, Lauren will have to sniff out the real killer to keep herself out of a cage....

Mitzy Moon is bending over backward to be a good big sister. Spending a day at the pet invention convention seems harmless enough. But when puppy love turns into vanishing canines and a vengeful ghost, she’ll have to bend a few laws before more furry friends are spirited away. Ignoring the handsome sheriff’s warnings about evidence that cuts both ways, Mitzy’s desperation drives her to make daring decisions. Unfortunately, one crime leads to two and her carelessness puts Ghost-ma and her interfering feline in danger.

Tess fills in at the post office after the woman who took over her route broke her leg. While on route for the first time in a year, she discovers that her father has left her brother Mike with a baby to hide and protect. Tess has never really been one to go all gooey over babies, but when she discovers this particular little darling in need, she enlists Tony's help to make sure she is well-hidden, and to look for the baby's mother. Meanwhile, Tess' mother has a new boyfriend her father isn't too happy about and Mike has a new murder to solve.

Schon wieder ein Toter in Bad Bekenborn! Ausgerechnet den netten Herrn Berger von nebenan hat es erwischt! War es wieder ein Mord? Noch bevor die Tankstellen-Besitzerin und Hobbydetektivin Taissa Lausen der Sache nachgehen kann, flattert die nächste Zahlungsforderung vom Finanzamt herein. Da kommt das Angebot von Bauer Dirkschneider gerade recht: Er will ihr ein Stück Land abkaufen. Doch Taissa ist nicht sicher, ob dabei alles mit rechten Dingen zugeht. Während sie noch grübelt, landet plötzlich ihr bester Stammkunde Antonius im Krankenhaus.

Sheriff Lowry becomes public-enemy number one when she shuts down a wedding reception after one of the catering waiters is found impaled by a wedding umbrella. The bride is not happy and proceeds to beat Sheriff Lowry with her bridal bouquet! How lucky that Kenni is already there to start her investigation—she’s got a bratty bride, a crass groomsman, and a dead waiter... If the murder at the wedding wasn't enough, she’s got to solve this so that her friend's business isn’t ruined!

After the sudden death of her husband, Cassie Alberta leaves city life behind and moves to the small town of Little Leaf Creek, looking for a new beginning. She’s immediately charmed by the quaint little town. Add in an unlikely friendship with her dessert-baking neighbor and a developing romance with a charming, handsome local, her new life is better than anything she expected. The only problem is that Little Leaf Creek has more than its fair share of murder mysteries, and Cassie's naturally curious nature kicks in. She can't resist lending a helping hand to get to the truth.

When the writers retreat gets a group of paranormal authors, Cat Latimer's over the moon. However, a local professor is causing waves, since she doesn't think the retreat or the authors it hosts are literary enough to be sponsored by Covington College. Cat knows she'll have to fight for the sponsorship, but this week, she's going to enjoy herself. Shauna's put together a coz-play party. However, the night is cut short when they find the literary professor dressed up as a zombie. But the professor isn't playing dead. Can Cat solve the mystery before she's framed in the investigation?

Ava Decker longs to fulfill her lifelong dream of owning her own bakery. Ready for a fresh start, the former forensic accountant turned pastry chef is excited to turn life’s lemons into sugary success. But her hopes crumble when her mean boss turns up dead. Arrested as the prime suspect, things get worse when the police discover the victim left Ava the shop and her house in her will. And with only an adorable kitten who thinks he’s a dog and an exasperated best friend as the voice of reason, the newly bequeathed owner must turn super-sleuth to clear her name.

There’s a new dog in town--a golden retriever named Luke, in training to be a seeing-eye dog. He and Rochester immediately bond, but there’s something odd about Luke’s human, Ben Ji. How can someone so young afford an expensive townhouse on Sarajevo Way? When Ben is shot, Steve begins to discover the lies he has been telling.

In the quirky, picturesque lakeside community of Lily Dale, where the residents can talk to the dead, young widow Bella Jordan is the lone skeptic among believers. She doesn't believe in ghosts…but after a year in the village, she would admit that her new friends do sometimes seem to know impossible things. Still, when a Black stranger dressed in old-fashioned clothing arrives unexpectedly at Bella's guesthouse at midnight on Juneteenth, only to vanish the next day as if he'd never existed, Bella's sure there has to be a logical explanation.

Ladies man, dandy, charming rogue, thief. Montague Morgan has a buccaneering reputation and he doesn't give a damn—until he falls in love. He has a plan, he needs money, and he knows how to get it. He and his lover conspire to escape to exotic lands with stolen gold. But the gold belongs to dangerous people, and plans can go awry. Morgan disappears, has he escaped, or has he fallen prey to lethal retribution?

Eigentlich hätte Frau Maier allen Grund zufrieden zu sein, denn sie hat eine neue Arbeitsstelle gefunden im prächtigen Schloss auf einer Insel im Chiemsee. Doch kaum hat sie ihren Dienst angetreten, stolpert sie auch schon über Ungereimtheiten und bald auch über eine Leiche. Und damit nicht genug: Frau Maier wird das Gefühl nicht los, ständig Gespenster zu sehen.

Molly Madison has barely had a moment to catch her breath after moving to the sleepy beach town she now calls home. But as a former PI, she can’t help but notice the odd chemistry between members of Playtime Academy on the first day she and her loyal Saint Bernadoodle, Noodle, and golden retriever, Harlow, visit. When a trainer’s body is found on-site, Molly knows it’s her duty to put her ex-police skills to use. She can’t say no to temporarily taking in the deceased woman’s dog, either—not with those puppy dog eyes.