When Carley loses her high-profile job and her partner in the span of a few short months, she returns to the place that feels most like home-her childhood cabin on Pelican Lake, Minnesota. But when a teenager is abducted, it becomes clear that her once-sleepy vacation community has its share of secrets-and someone who will kill to keep them hidden. As her cabin becomes the epicenter of an investigation, Carley must question the neighbors she knows and trusts. Will she uncover the shocking truth before things turn deadly? In this cozy mystery, one small community learns that the view from the dock isn't always what it seems.

At her dead uncle's mansion for the weekend, Amanda and her cousins realize that he was murdered by someone present. They must find the killer.

BY THE TIME Detective Inspector Skelgill becomes the tenth person to be stranded on secluded Grisholm ('Pigs' Isle' in Old Norse) where a writers' retreat is taking place, one of the assembled literati is already dead.Though natural causes seem to provide the explanation, a second apparently accidental death and a series of inexplicable experiences convince Skelgill that a cold and calculating killer is at large.Set around Derwentwater in the English Lake District, this traditional whodunit sees Skelgill and his team striving to fathom a mystery that his superior officer suspects may be no more than his imagination at play.

Harrowslack Hotel is a beautiful holiday retreat in tranquil countryside. The guests are free to let their troubles drift away. That is, until one of the guests is poisoned as she eats her breakfast. Peter Miller is at the scene of the crime and resolves to find the killer, despite the efforts of his girlfriend to stop him. But as he is getting close to solving the mystery, Peter becomes a suspect himself. What do you do when the police are convinced you are cold-blooded killer? And can he prove his innocence in time to catch the real killer? 'Lakeside Murders' is a gripping murder-mystery and compelling love story that will capture readers from page one. 'A classic detective mystery' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'. Christopher Kenworthy was a journalist and novelist. His books include 'Against A Dark Shore' and 'In Harm's Way.' Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.

What's a witch to do when the meanest man in the county drops dead in his coleslaw during her shift at the local barbecue joint? Noelle does what any good Southern girl would do: she flicks a wrist to clean up the mess, then thanks the stars for doing the world a favor. But that's just the beginning. She has the Magical Oversight Committee on her back because she can't keep her unruly little sister in line and the hunky new city-slicker sheriff would like to take her to dinner, except he suspects her of murder. To top it off, her possessed miniature donkey is being particularly calamitous and the old hens at the local beauty parlor are laying bets on her love life. A skydiving best friend and a bossy, living-impaired aunt become the least of her worries when the killer decides to bump up the plan by bumping her off. Can she figure it out in time to save all that she holds dear, or will Noelle be next on the list of folks who've turned up dead? If you like laugh-out-loud southern wit, magic, and murder, you'll fall in love with this witchy cozy mystery series!

Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend and his loyal sergeant tackle a murder with as many suspects as there are clues in this tight puzzler. Swann’s Lake, 1960. When Robbie Peterson, a criminal-turned-club-owner, is found dead in his office, a six-inch nail driven deep into his skull, Chief Inspector Woodend and Sergeant Bob Rutter are brought up from London to investigate. Why was Robbie’s office broken into twice on the day of his funeral? What caused Robbie’s son-in-law to attack his own brother on the night of the murder? As the case unfolds, Woodend uncovers several crimes, but it is only as it draws to a close that he realizes the murder has nothing to do with Robbie’s criminal past—and everything to do with his domestic present.