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An illegitimate son from already questioned blood. Roland. The bastard. After many years of exile in Brittany, Henry Tudor is marching against Richard III. Among Henry’s retinue is Roland, Henry’s illegitimate son who is aching to be recognised by his father. As the army advances towards a lethal encounter with the forces of Richard III,…
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I reckon we always meet the people we’re supposed to meet. Which is why you ended up walking through that door. The Kamogawa Diner in Kyoto run by former police officer Nagare and his daughter Koishi has no sign out front, no menu and no online presence. And yet, customers find their way there from…
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Outsiders flock to Miracle Springs in hopes of being made whole, but how many of its residents are hiding wounds that have never healed? Book 1 in the Secret, Book, & Scone Society series. Nora Pennington, owner of Miracle Books, has moved to Miracle Springs to escape a past that has left her scarred, both…
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Edie O’Sullivan is the Pensioner Puzzler, known for her skills as a crossword setter. She is a jigsaw puzzle fan, devoted to her nephew Sean and holds a deep hatred of Christmas in her heart. But when she receives a box with pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and a message from a murderer calling themself…
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A Christmas at Highbury by Michelle Cox A very light-hearted and cosy 1930s Christmas mystery about stolen presents, generational divides and all the love and despair of naturaland found families coming together for Christmas. Cozy mystery. 193 pages. Published 2024 Deck the Halls… Dead by Tessa Aura When the organiser of the Bath Festival of…
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Book 3 in The Homeswappers Mysteries series. Retired teachers Etta and Dora and their basset hound Leon have swapped homes with a Danish family from the tiny island of Ærø for a pre-Christmas holiday. But when they find the remains of a woman who went missing two years earlier, the brash Etta and the gentle…
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Book 1 in the Candy Cane Caper series. Former librarian turned café owner, Noelle, is celebrating December in her café, The Hearth & Hearth, with a cocoa advent calendar, but when the hated developer Warren Frost dies from eating a poisoned candy cane, Noelle’s beloved café becomes a crime scene. Warren’s ruthless business practices have left…
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December can be a busy and expensive month, but these free cozy mystery novellas won’t break your bank or schedule. Perfect for checking out new authors, or when you only have a little time and want a read you know you can finish. The Case of the Missing Reindeer Five days before Christmas, Mrs. Claus…
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Book 1 in The Lady Harry Mysteries series. Lady Harriet “Harry” Halesworth has returned to her home at Bollingham Hall. Her dysfunctional family is going on vacation to Greece, but Harry has decided to stay at home and oversee the Bollingham Christmas Fair. A chronic overthinker and introvert who is more comfortable with lists than…
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In honour of Jane Austen’s birthday, today December 16th, here’s a couple of Jane Austen-inspired cozy mysteries. In Death Comes to Jane Austen Town by Rosemary Stevens, a whole town comes together to create a big Jane Austen festival, but a murder threatens the celebrations, and amateur sleuth Kay Starling has to untangle the mess…
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