Mystery
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A melancholic and introspective view of life in a small Polish town, seen through the eyes of an older woman who believes in astrology and loves animals far more than humans. In the winter Janina is a caretaker, looking after the empty houses of her richer neighbours who spend the winter in the city. In…
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Looking for a summer themed cozy mystery? Here are five cozy mysteries for the summer, all perfect for a beach read, poolside book or just for cozy mystery lovers who like the vibes in their books to match the season. The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray is a Regency era mystery/romance featuring Jane…
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Book 1 in the Aunties series. A dead body, a high society wedding on a luxury island resort, a heartthrob ex boyfriend and a bunch of interfering family members. That is what Meddelin Chan has to deal with in Dial A for Aunties, a comedy/mystery/romance by Jesse Q. Sutanto. As the daughter of Chinese-Indonesian immigrants…
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Book 1 in the Beryl and Edwina Mystery series. When Beryl Helliwell moves in with Edwina Davenport, the village rumour mill in Warmsley Parva is working overtime. Beryl is a wealthy American adventuress known for her daring feats and travels, while Edwina is a respectable Englishwoman who never ventures outside the village. With Beryl’s arrival,…
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Aberwick city, home to automatons, airships, assassins, secret societies, mad maths and inventions that could save the world or break it. That is the backdrop for the thief and escape artist extraordinaire, Miss Arcadia Snips, and the constrained mathematician William Daffodil, who are thrown together in an explosive murder investigation with ties to both Snips’…
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Book 1 in the Killers of a Certain Age series. Billie, Helen, Mary Alice and Natalie are all women in their sixties. All of them are retired. And all of them are killers. For forty years the four women have assassinated drug lords, dictators, arms dealers and human traffickers, dishing out punishment when the law…