Cozy Up with a Cozy Mystery

Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie Abby Cooper is a P.I., psychic intuitive. But her insight failed her when she didn't foresee the death of one of her clients-or that the lead investigator for the case is the gorgeous blind date she just met. Now, with the police suspicious of her abilities and a killer on the loose, Abby's future looks more uncertain than ever. eBook* Library Catalog

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful public-relations firm, sells her London flat, & samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely, & used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest-surely a blue ribbon for the best quiche will make her the toast of the town. But her recipe for social advancement sours when Judge Cummings-Browne not only snubs her entry but falls over dead! eAudiobook* Library Catalog

Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton Down-on-her-luck Lori learns she's about to inherit a sizable estate—if she can discover the secret hidden in a treasure trove of letters in Dimity's English country cottage. What begins as a fairy tale becomes a mystery—and a ghost story—in an improbable cozy setting, as Aunt Dimity's indomitable spirit leads Lori on an otherworldly quest to discover how, in this life, true love can conquer all. eBook Library Catalog

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lillian Jackson Braun The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran, it turns into a mystery of another sort when his assignment for The Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder. A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding—this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reporter talents to art. But Qwilleran & his newly found partner, Koko the brilliant Siamese cat, are in their element—sniffing out clues & confounding criminals intent on mayhem & murder. eBook Library Catalog

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke Hannah already has her hands full trying to dodge her mother's attempts to marry her off while running The Cookie Jar, Lake Eden's most popular bakery. But once Ron LaSalle, the beloved delivery man from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found murdered behind her bakery with Hannah's famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies scattered around him, her life just can't get any worse. Determined not to let her cookies get a bad reputation, she sets out to track down a killer. eAudiobook* eBook Library Catalog

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all. eAudiobook* eBook Library Catalog

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as The Styles Case has now somewhat subsided. Nevertheless, in view of the world-wide notoriety which attended it, I have been asked, both by my friend Poirot and the family themselves, to write an account of the whole story. This, we trust, will effectually silence the sensational rumours which still persist. eAudiobook* eBook Library Catalog

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith This tells the story of the delightfully cunning & enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, & follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, & lands her in danger, is a missing 11 year- old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors. eAudiobook* eBook Library Catalog

Still Life by Louise Penny Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter. eAudiobook eBook Library Catalog

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. eAudiobook* eBook Library Catalog

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Updated: April 14, 2020