The killer robots are having a quick cigarette outside the church hall. Filming is underway on the latest series of The Professor, a long-running television drama. Simon Turing has a small part in one episode, his first TV role. His character, David Egan, is due to be infected with a deadly virus and then to go on a murderous rampage. It all sounds great fun. Location shooting has begun down in Dorset, but all is not well with the production. Long simmering jealousies are rising to the surface and, when a crew member dies in suspicious circumstances, events threaten to spiral out of control.
Private investigator Rory Byrne has gained a reputation as someone the elite of New York City can trust to solve their problems quickly and quietly. So when a hotshot television producer hires him to recover a stolen script, Rory will have to go undercover on the set of a historical drama to complete the job. He has his hands full trying to investigate a skeptical crew while they work around the clock on The Bowery, a new show that promises to shake up the television industry. To make a delicate situation more complicated, the production is led by out-and-proud actor Marion Roosevelt, and Rory is downright smitten. But every member of the cast and crew is a suspect in the theft. And the deeper Rory delves into their on-set personalities, the more suspicious Marion’s behavior becomes. If Rory is to uncover the theft without sacrificing the fate of The Bowery, he will have to trust his identity and his heart to Marion. Previously featured in the Footsteps in the Dark anthology. The Silver Screen series reading order: #1 Lights. Camera. Murder. Keywords: gay romance, steamy, opposites attract, workplace, private investigator undercover, whodunit, red herrings, tv star, movie star, age gap, partners-in-crime, big city, mm romance, hidden in plain sight, heat, spicy
Readers met Charlene Charlie Goodnight Myers in the novella A Christmas Cactus. Now Charlie is Mayor of Brangus, Texas. When a Hollywood movie company comes to town, the citizens of Brangus cant wait to get into the action. Movie stars, mysterious strangers and a cruel director show up to enliven the plot. When a local socialite is accused of the murder of one of the movie staff, Charlie recruits her friends to help solve the crime. Readers will recognize Darci Tenant, Charlies wealthy best friend, and Manuela, now owner of Cowgirls and Curls beauty salon. The redoubtable Vessie Lou Culpepper and feisty Justine Longacre also pitch in to help find the killer. Along the way, Mayor Charlie works hard to take care of business for the zany eccentric citizens of Brangus.
Gourmet Pet Chef Kitty Karlyle must draw on more than her TV presenting skills when the producer of a new cooking show is found stabbed to death. Pet chef Kitty serves gourmet meals to pampered canines, cats, birds, snakes (ugh), Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs and most any other pet belonging to her wealthy and quirky L.A. clientele. This is a town where pets have their own psychologists, psychics and masseuses, so why shouldn’t they have their own chefs, right? Kitty finds herself somewhat reluctantly hosting a new cooking show called ‘The Pampered Pet’ on CuisineTV. While shooting the pilot, the show’s producer is found in her office with a knife in her back – one of Kitty’s knives, to be exact. The list of suspects is long and time is short. If Kitty can’t find the killer soon, her own goose might be cooked . . .
Anything can happen on a reality show, though finding a body on set—and live on air—is new. Melissa McBallister is young, rich, and beautiful but frustrated. She wants nothing more than to be a famous author like her mother. When the opportunity to be on a new reality TV show comes her way, she grabs the chance, hoping to find some inspiration. When a castmate is murdered during a live broadcast and her blood is literally on Melissa’s hands, the young writer gets more than she bargained for—reality TV is much stranger than fiction. Can Melissa prove that she’s innocent? Ryan Sethi prefers to produce TV commercials. They’re boring and safe. But he can’t pass up the opportunity to produce a show about socialites in Fishcreek Falls, an exclusive ski town high in the Rocky Mountains. But can he keep the show, cast, crew, and especially Melissa safe while a killer is on the loose? Or will a reality TV show gone bad ruin both of their lives? Reality TV Cozy Mysteries 1
The high stakes game of university recruiting and a scandal involving black athletes form the centerpiece of this mystery novel. College professor and amateur sleuth Thomas Martindale is acting as the liaison between the university and a video production company to prepare a series of TV ads. When one of his students is killed, he hunts for her killer. In the process he uncovers the scandal and encounters the wife of a coach who will stop at nothing to keep her exploits secret.
When a stuntman is shot while rehearsing a scene for the newest movie starring cowboy hero Cody West, everyone considers his death an unfortunate accident. Veterinarian and amateur sleuth Tullah Holliday doesn’t hesitate to get involved. Her empathic senses tell her he was murdered. She suspects Cody West is the killer. As Tullah begins to put together the pieces of the case, West is stomped to death by a young stallion being trained as a stunt horse. Tullah soon discovers the entire movie crew seems to have had motives to kill West. Then two women each confess to being the murderer, and they also point a finger at a third accomplice. So who killed Cody West—the horse or…?
Having recently decided to make Purgatory Falls her home, Brooke dives into helping with the annual Founders’ Week events. The mermaid and occasional amateur sleuth is tasked with helping tourists, students, and history enthusiasts collect stamps for a special memento, but she quickly gets swept into a search for a stolen bracelet—which leads to the discovery of a dead body. Meanwhile, a decades-old hunt for treasure foretold to be discovered during Founders’ Week has turned dangerous in a way that hits close to home for Brooke. Treasure hunters attack her best friend Twyla’s home, a large tree that is a part of the tree nymph herself. Rather than sit around and hope, Brooke decides to end the frenzy and find the treasure herself so she can keep anyone else from being hurt. But Brooke’s own history might be wrapped up in the town’s, and searching for the treasure puts her in more danger than ever before.
Caterer extraordinaire Francesca Eve is prepared for anything. Missing canapés? No problem. Burnt brownies? A piece of cake… But a dead body? Now that’s a recipe for disaster. In the manor house of her pretty little Shropshire village, Francesca is nervous about catering her first ever murder mystery party. But it’s clear from the clink of champagne flutes that the evening is a roaring success. Until the murder suddenly stops being a game, when beautiful young teacher Becky drops dead in the dining room, and the coroner rules poisoning. Which of the guests has a deadly way with mushrooms? And why? The local police are fixated on Francesca’s canapés, but her cooking never killed a soul, and she realises she must do some sleuthing of her own to save her reputation. From the woman having an affair, to the guest hiding her true identity, everyone in the party has a secret – and it turns out that Becky knew them all. But which secret was dangerous enough to kill for? When Francesca’s prime suspect, the light-fingered heiress, is found murdered with another case of death by overdose, it becomes clear that a deranged killer is going off-script. And anyone who was involved in the game is in their sights, even Francesca. Can she unmask the murderer before it’s too late, or has she cooked her last supper? A page-turning cozy mystery packed with twists. If you love Clare Chase, M.C. Beaton and The Thursday Murder Club you’ll absolutely adore this unputdownable whodunnit. Readers love Death by Candlelight: ‘BUY THE BOOK… some of the best amateur detective work I've seen in a cozy mystery for a long time -- with one of the most delightful and relatable pairings yet… I couldn't bring myself to put it down… It's that good and then some… BUY THE BOOK. BUY THE BOOK. BUY THE BOOK.’ The Well-Read Pirate Queen, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy mystery. The plot twist and turns kept me on the edge of my seat… a must read for every cozy mystery fan, I loved it… I highly recommend it.’ PageTurners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a great, new cozy mystery series! Fast paced, with great characters and a unique plot… Loved this and cannot wait for the second book.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Incredibly engaging and interesting. … This book had many twists and turns and just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, the other shoe drops and nothing is as it seems. I just love a mystery that is going to keep me guessing until the very end… a delightful read in what I hope is to become a wonderful cozy mystery series.’ Girl Lost In a Book ‘Fantastic… the pages just turned themselves…. a very enjoyable and entertaining read and I look forward to the next instalment.’ Once Upon a Time Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I hugely enjoyed this cosy mystery… loved it! @KatyWatsonauthor ‘This story grabbed me and was hard to put down. I only stopped when my Kindle battery died, great story!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I thoroughly enjoyed this expertly plotted cosy mystery… I was hooked from start to finish!’ Clare Chase, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow what a book… I was hooked from the first page. The writing is superb and enthralling and overall, I just loved this book.’ NetGalley reviewer
