Brand New Cozy Mystery Series From Tim Myers! New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee! "Cozy mystery connoisseurs will fall in love with yet another outstanding Tim Myers series. Myers' brilliance is in the atmosphere he creates. Slow Cooked Murder is a fast paced, well-plotted mystery with an engaging heroine." Seattle PI Along with her overprotective family and her cat, Cleo--who also happens to be her landlord--Sarah Jacobs loves slow cooking more than anything else in the world. In Slow Cooked Murder, a student is killed after one of Sarah’s slow cooker classes at the community college. She and several of her students quickly become suspects, and Sarah must fight to uncover the killer and prove their innocence. Recipes included in each book!
A young chef bites off more than she can chew when she returns to her Alaskan hometown to take over her parents’ diner. When Chef Charlotte “Charlie” Cooke was offered the chance to leave San Francisco and return home to Elkview, Alaska, and take over her mother’s diner, she didn’t even consider saying no. For the past year, she’s built a comfortable existence, spending her days making sure the restaurant runs smoothly and that her cat, Eggs Benedict, is appropriately pampered. But soon life at the diner starts feeling a little one-note. Determined to bring fresh life and flavors to the Bear Claw Diner, Charlie starts planning changes to the menu, which has grown stale over the years. But her plans are fried when her head chef, Oliver turns up dead after a bitter and public fight over Charlie’s ideas—leaving Charlie as the prime suspect. With her career, freedom, and life all on thin ice, Charlie must find out who the real killer is, before it’s too late.
Brand New Cozy Mystery Series from Tim Myers! New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee! In the second installment of the Slow Cooker culinary cozy mystery series-- Simmering Death--Sarah goes head to head with a local chef to see who makes the best dish. When one of the judges of the contest, and Sarah's harshest critic, is murdered on stage, Sarah is the focus of the investigation and must unmask a murderer. Recipes included in each book!
Now more than ever, the nation needs and wants to be able to cook in an easier, cheaper, healthier and greener way. Look no further than the slow cooker! Food writer Miss South has created 200 mouth-watering recipes for slow cookers that are delicious, inventive and budget conscious. 'There are many inspirational food blogs, but few seem to tackle the issue of making a little go a long way quite as delightfully as Miss South' - Nigel Slater, Observer Food Monthly 'My all-time favourite slow cooker book (and I've got quite a few!!)' -- ***** Reader review 'Inspiring' -- ***** Reader review 'Best cookbook for slow cookers ever' -- ***** Reader review 'Modern and mouth-watering and a great way to get the most out of my slow cooker' -- ***** Reader review 'A revelation' -- ***** Reader review 'A fantastic book, from a fantastic author' -- ***** Reader review 'Life-changing!' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************************** In her first book, Miss South turns to one of her favourite kitchen appliances, her beloved slow-cooker, and shares 200 recipes for economical, adventurous food. Look forward to mouth-watering one pots, including Pulled Pork, Sausage Ragu, spicy Gumbo, Beetroot Orzotto and even easy Christmas Pudding. Her ideas include plenty of hearty stews, soups and curries, braises, pasta and rice dishes, and lots of meat-free ideas as well as foolproof recipes for slow-cooked chicken, pork, fish, seafood, lamb and beef dishes. There are scrumptious puddings, cakes, brownies and breads, simple jams, chutneys and relishes and easy side dishes and clever ideas for using up leftovers, all using your slow cooker. This is no-fuss, affordable, flavoursome slow-cooker food at its very best.
Beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is known for seafood, sand, surf, and, now…murder. Samantha Barnes was always a foodie. And when the CIA (that’s the Culinary Institute of America) came calling, she happily traded in Cape Cod for the Big Apple. But then the rising young chef’s clash with another chef (her ex!) boils over and goes viral. So when Sam inherits a house on the Cape and lands a job writing restaurant reviews, it seems like the perfect pairing. What could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, a lot. The dilapidated house comes with an enormous puppy. Her new boss is, well, bossy. And the town’s harbor master is none other than her first love. Nonetheless, Sam’s looking forward to reviewing the Bayview Grill—and indeed the seafood chowder is divine. But the body in the pond outside the eatery was not on the menu. Sam is certain this is murder. But as she begins to stir the pot, is she creating a recipe for her own untimely demise?
Chaos reigns as desperate invaders wreak havoc on a peaceful land. A simple farmer loses everything: his home, health, freedom, and most of all his family. After being saved from slavery he vows to rescue his wife and daughter. Fuelled by revenge and love the farmer embarks upon a journey into a land of magic that will change him forever. Constant hardships and moral dilemmas test his resolve and character. Will he ignore those who need his help? Can he betray friends who have aided him? Tempted with dark magic he has to make a choice. Meanwhile darkness has chosen him. Unknowingly hunted by the man responsible for his misery, the farmer is running out of time. Can he find a way to save them before it is too late? The Wishing Well can grant his wish, but at what cost? What is he willing to sacrifice to save what is his?
Molly Pink is about to discover the joys of crochet. It’s a relaxing escape from her hectic life as a bookstore event manager . . . and from the stress of being Tarzana, California’s latest murder suspect. For Molly, the weekly crochet group at Shedd & Royal Books and More was just another event to manage. Then she stumbled across the body of group leader Ellen Sheridan. Her complicated past with Ellen has made her a prime suspect, and after being cuffed and questioned, she could use a little diversion. Never mind that she doesn’t know how to crochet. Granny squares don’t look that hard to make. But while Molly’s fending off a detective with a grudge and navigating crochet group politics, the real killer is at large. And it’s up to Molly to catch the culprit—before she winds up in a tight knot. Delicious recipe and crochet pattern included! “A gentle and charming novel. . . . Its quirky and likable characters are appealing and real.”—Earlene Fowler, author of Tumbling Blocks
Enjoy this historical murder mystery from Brittany E. Brinegar, author of humorous whodunits... Playing Cupid can be deadly. Dallas, 1924 The last person anyone expects to meet their demise is Clarissa Braxton, the esteemed matchmaker with a knack for pairing Dallas' rich and famous. But when Clarissa is found stabbed in her opulent home, the city's social scene is thrown into chaos. Against her boss’ orders, fashion-forward detective Penelope van Kessler dives into a world where society's whispers and matchmaking schemes intertwine. As she investigates the secretive lives of Clarissa's closest circle, she discovers a web of romantic entanglements, family discord, and disgruntled clients with hearts scorned. But when Penelope’s top suspects all offer ironclad alibis, she finds herself channeling the deductive prowess of Sherlock Holmes to piece together a puzzle that shatters the police department’s open and shut case. Will the shadowy figure be unmasked before someone else takes a dagger to the heart? Or will trusting her instincts prove to be Penelope’s antidote to heartbreak? ----------------------------------------------- Death by Matchmaker is the third installment in the Heist Society Investigates 1920s cozy mystery series. If you enjoy the glittering world of flappers, secret speakeasies, and glamourous deceit this jazz-age whodunit is for you! Heist Society Investigates Series Order Book 1: Death by Flapper Book 2: Death by Fortune Book 3: Death by Matchmaker Book 4: Death by Railway Book 5: Death by Midnight Book 6: Death by Mistletoe ----------------------------------------------- Fans of Sara Rosett, Lee Strauss, and Benedict Brown will love this American spin on a roaring twenties mystery!
New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee! Brand New Lighthouse Inn Mystery! Key to Murder, Book 6 in the Lighthouse Inn Mystery Series Alex and Elise swap lighthouse inns and go the Outer Banks to run the Cape Kidd lighthouse inn. While they are there, murder pays a visit, and as the innkeepers and guests are isolated from the rest of the world by a storm, they must solve the murder, or be the next victims. Includes a special afterword on how the Lighthouse Inn books came to be!
Easter meets murder in the latest book in New York Times bestselling author Leslie Meier’s ever-popular Lucy Stone mystery series set in Tinker’s Cove, Maine! Part-time reporter Lucy Stone isn’t about to put all her eggs in one basket during a frantic Easter in Tinker’s Cove—especially when it comes to cracking a deadly mystery. Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town’s retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn’t quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance… Lucy can’t fathom how Agnes Neal could go missing from assisted living over a silly Easter bonnet contest, or why few seem concerned as signs point to foul play. A retired journalist with an independent mind, Agnes had an eye for details and little interest in conforming to catty cliques or rules set by her caretakers—traits that threatened some and angered others. While police stall the investigation without answers, Lucy realizes backstabbing has no age limit when alarming parallels bloom between her daughter’s college frenemies and social circles at Heritage House. Gathering clues as flimsy as a half-eaten milk chocolate bunny, Lucy must hop to it and discover what happened to Agnes—before her own story becomes another springtime tragedy left unsolved.
