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Albert Smith might be retired, but a long career as a police detective has left him with skills that just won’t switch off. So on a walking tour of the British Isles, it doesn’t take long for his eyes to spot something he wasn’t supposed to see.

It’s time for the Lewis County Fair and Juli’s organic human and pet café is the talk of New Hope. But amidst the excitement, her ex-boyfriend’s appearance and revelations about his murky past have thrown a wrench in her plans with the Sheriff.

Amateur sleuth and dog trainer, Eve, is delighted to take some time off and go on a camping trip to secluded part of Lake Superior’s coastline. The trip that’s supposed to be a relaxing and fun adventure takes a dark turn when Eve’s Search and Rescue dog, Atlas, discovers a body on the beach. And that’s not the only surprise that they find.

Callie Renfew didn’t go looking for trouble, but now it’s at her door there’s no way she’s backing down. It’s been a year since Callie last saw her useless husband Gavin and although everyone else thinks he’s dead, Callie has an uneasy feeling that her husband is still alive and waiting to make his final vengeful move… Until then, Callie plans to get on with her life and pushes forward with a new business scheme with her new millionaire business partner, enigmatic Spaniard Carlos Martinez.

The elderly volunteers at the second-hand shop keep dropping dead. Newly retired Mrs Mortensen begs to differ. This "Danish Miss Marple" and her dachshund, Mortensen III, sniff a sinister pattern. Sharp‑tongued, sharp‑eyed, and fueled by justice and cake, Mrs Mortensen launches her own probe, stirring gossip, grudges, and small-town spats. The deeper she digs, the surer she gets: someone's picking off shop volunteers, one "oops" at a time. Can this tea-spiller out-sleuth a sly slayer before she (or Mortensen III) becomes the next "accidental" casualty?

Step into the warm, whiskered world of Whiskers and Whispers, the purr-fectly charming cosy mystery by Penny Bramble. When librarian Tansy Merrow discovers a scruffy ginger cat sneaking into her quiet village library, she assumes he’s just after a saucer of milk. But Whisper has other ideas—and a nose for mystery. When a local historian is found dead and coded messages begin turning up inside library books, Tansy and her feline sidekick are drawn into a trail of secrets, symbols, and long-buried village scandals.

It is summer in the seacoast town of Hamlet, Massachusetts and the townsfolk have just found out that a few episodes of a popular TV show, Hoaxes and Hauntings, will be filmed there. Shelby Price, the owner of a bookshop, has been asked to take the host, Tasha Douglas, on a tour to see the sights. Most of the townspeople are excited about the filming, but some think it will only cause trouble. When something unexpected happens, Shelby’s boyfriend, Detective Travis Whitely, asks Shelby to use her paranormal skills to help him solve the mystery.

When their vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine, turns deadly, amateur sleuths Lily and Cassie find themselves entangled in a web of secrets dating back to the days of pirates. With their spirited ghost companion, Ri, and the clues hidden in a series of stolen artifacts, the duo must piece together the puzzle before time runs out. As danger lurks in every corner of this quaint coastal town, they’ll need all their wits—and maybe a little paranormal help—to crack the case and avoid becoming the next victims.

Albert and Rex are going to the palace. It’s the day the Kings' birthday honour list recipients get their knighthoods, but like everywhere else they go, there is trouble to be found. With his three children and youngest granddaughter, Apple-Blossom, in tow, Albert is a little embarrassed by the lavishness of the affair. Yet all that is forgotten when he spots a man he knows. A man guilty of murder. A man who can only be at the palace for one thing.

Search and Rescue dog owner and amateur sleuth, Eve, has been tasked with helping to plan and prepare for the Michigan Mutts Search and Aid Spring Meeting. To say that she’s busy would be more than an understatement, but when her day-job boss asks her to help out an elderly friend who’s convince that something scary and dangerous is afoot, Eve makes time for it. In her mind, it won’t take long to meet up with the elderly woman and take Atlas, her cadaver dog, through the woman’s house, just to do a good deed and ease the woman’s worries.

Krissy is ready to provide one of the essential ingredients for Irish coffee this St. Patrick's Day—though without a liquor license, she'll have to team up with a local bar owner to complete the recipe. It's a perfect chance to distract herself from her upcoming wedding . . . and her worries about how her beloved cat will get along with his new canine stepsiblings. As she doles out some much-needed caffeine the day after the festivities, she learns that the town is dealing with something worse than a hangover: homicide.

At the Foxberry Falls Annual Sheep and Wool Festival, investigating a murder is like trying to knit with spaghetti: Slippery. Tangled. And bound to unravel at the worst possible moment. The local festival should've been a breeze, but when the event treasurer and woman Foxberry residents love to...

Der Job ist weg, der Verlobte auch – an Merles und Grids 30. Geburtstag läuft es nicht rund, gelinde gesagt. Da kommt der mysteriöse Brief gerade recht: Die Zwillingsschwestern haben ein Haus geerbt. Nixhagen entpuppt sich als magischer Zufluchtsort für Hexen, Geister und andere übernatürliche Wesen. Und Merle und Grid? Sie sind die neuen Hexnix-Schwestern – zumindest auf dem Papier. Doch für Selbstfindung bleibt keine Zeit: Ein verzweifelter Geist braucht dringend Hilfe, das Buch, das die Rettung verspricht, wird gestohlen, und eine dunkle, magische Bedrohung rückt näher.

Six years ago, Mariah Blackthorne was found lying on the floor of her home, unconscious, holding the murder weapon that had killed her husband. Swearing she had no memory of the tragic event but insisting she was innocent, she nonetheless agreed to a plea deal and went to prison for the crime. Now, out on parole and desperate to know the truth, she enlists the help of local sleuth Nora Charles to find out what really happened that day—even if it means discovering she was the guilty party after all.

Louisa’s first fall in Button is everything she hoped it would be: corn mazes, pumpkin patches, quirky town traditions, and beautiful foliage. The only unexpected thing: a dead body found in a pile of colorful leaves. When Lou starts getting cryptic text messages about the murder, she’s wary, to say the least. Are the clues from the murderer baiting her into a trap? Or are they from someone who truly wants to help? When Lou is targeted as a suspect in the case, she may not have a choice but to listen. The mystery texter might be the only one who can help prove her innocence.

Arriving in the mountain town of Lily Rock for the Fourth of July weekend, Avery plans to rent a room from Stella Rawlins—a friendly local known for her love of books and quiet acts of defiance. When Stella is killed by a sabotaged firecracker hidden inside her library, Avery becomes the discovery witness…and an immediate suspect.

Eigentlich sollte das Kunstprojekt Urlauber nach Amrum locken: Inselpersönlichkeiten schlafen unter den Augen der Öffentlichkeit. Aber nachdem Tourismusdirektor Lasse Jansen am Morgen tot im gläsernen Sarg aufgefunden wird, steht die Insel unter Schock und die Inselpolizei vor einem Rätsel. An der Leiche fehlen äußere Verletzungen, auch die Spurenlage rund um den Fundort ergibt keine Hinweise. Polizeihauptmeisterin Hilla Petersen und Hauptkommissar David Kern nehmen die Ermittlungen auf.

A Body at the Purim Carnival. A Hidden Past. A Community in Danger. When his golden retriever Rochester noses out a dead body behind the bounce house at Stewart’s Crossing’s first Purim carnival, Steve Levitan is pulled into two dangerous investigations, each revealing its own world of secrets, power, and betrayal.

In Food of the Dogs, Steve and his bride Lili head to Vermont for a relaxing honeymoon—until Rochester uncovers a murder victim. Their romantic getaway turns into a dangerous search for a killer hiding among small-town secrets. Dog Grant Me finds Steve back at Friar Lake Conference Center, where a winter cooking course becomes the setting for threatening notes, political intrigue, and a student’s murder. As a blizzard closes in, Steve, Lili, and Rochester must unmask a killer before the storm traps them with a murderer.

The body in the canal belongs to Steve's old friend. Can Steve and Rochester uncover the clues to what happened to him? When his college friend Doug moves to Stewart's Crossing after an ugly divorce, reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan sees a way to pay forward the help he received under similar circumstances. But when Doug dies under mysterious circumstances, Steve and his crime-solving golden retriever Rochester have a new goal: Find the truth behind Doug's death, even if Steve has to risk the freedom he has fought so hard for to do it.