Download or read book Dead Groupie A Cozy Mystery Short Story written by S. Y. Robins and published by Cozy Murder Mystery Bookshelf. This book was released on with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this fun amateur sleuth short story by best-selling cozy murder mystery blind author S.Y. Robins. After a long move, the drama of settling in, and the almost foreign world of New York after living her whole life in Tennessee, Jenny is having a hard time adjusting. When she takes a cooking class to get her out of the house and meet new people she never expects to be offered a place in a cooking competition, or that she’d become a murder suspect! When Jenny’s husband’s old flame turns up dead after a scene is made at the competition all eyes turn to Jenny. But all is not as it seems and maybe that old flame was more of a fling? And perhaps that fling wasn’t even that much? As Jenny struggles to introduce good old-fashioned southern cooking to the competition in the north she has to fight two battles; one for a trophy and the other for her freedom. Will her husband, Derrick, be enough to get her through one of the hardest battles of her life, or will duplicity and a whole lot of crazy be more than Jenny can defeat? If you enjoy a light-hearted, easy, and relaxing murder mystery book, then this is the book for you. Suitable for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Deany Ray.

Download or read book Death of a Cosy Writer written by G.M. Malliet and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family reunion and medieval-style murder? Ever so inconvenient. Cosily ensconced in his eighteenth-century Cambridgeshire manor, bestselling mystery writer Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk delights in tormenting his four grown children with threats of disinheritance. Then he announces his latest blow - he's engaged to Violet, a beautiful widow with a dubious past. Money-driven panic soon sets in among the backstabbing brood when eldest son and appointed heir, Ruthven, turns up dead in the wine cellar. Who will win the inheritance sweepstakes? It's a house full of suspicion, greed, vengeful malice - and ample motives for murder. Can Detective Chief Inspector St. Just nab the killer before another heir lands in the family burial plot? Praise for G.M. Malliet: 'Miss Marple would approve' Daily Mail 'A superb novel . . . a wonderful read' Louise Penny

Download or read book Writing the Cozy Mystery written by Nancy J. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Writing the Cozy Mystery is a valuable instructional tool that will help you develop your characters, establish the setting, plot the story, add suspense, plant clues and sustain your series"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book A is for Arsenic written by Kathryn Harkup and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agatha Christie's detailed plotting is what makes her books so compelling. Christie used poison to kill her characters more often than any other murder method, with the poison itself being a central part of the novel, and her choice of deadly substances was far from random; the chemical and physiological characteristics of each poison provide vital clues to discovery of the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings the cause of death is obvious, but not so with poisons. How is it that some compounds prove so deadly, and in such tiny amounts?Christie demonstrated her extensive chemical knowledge (much of it gleaned from her working in a chemists during both world wars) in many of her novels, but this is rarely appreciated by the reader. A is for Arsenic celebrates the use of science in Christie's work. Written by Christie fan and research chemist Kathryn Harkup, each chapter takes a different novel and investigates the poison (or poisons) the murderer used. A is for Arsenic looks at why certain chemicals kill, how they interact with the body, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering and detecting these poisons, both at the time the novel was written and today. This book is published as part of the 125th anniversary celebration of Christie's birth.Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because its fiction doesn't mean its all made-up ...

Download or read book Death Wish A Cozy Mystery Collection of 32 Short Stories written by S. Y. Robins and published by Cozy Murder Mystery Bookshelf. This book was released on with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this fun amateur sleuth short story by best-selling cozy murder mystery blind author S.Y. Robins. This collection contains 32 Cozy Mystery Short Stories by S. Y. Robins. Included in this collection: Bag and Lady Bake Off Cold Death Colorful Death Crafty Murder Curl Up And Dye Death Groupie Deadly Brewed Dog Dig Death Drop Dead Hotel Gone Missing Killer Chocolate Killer Cupcakes Killer Nail Killer Tiramisu Knitless Death Life's a Beach Missing Hearts Murder Book Club Murder by Cheesecake Scoop Away Shoes and Baby Sew Much Trouble Spicy Murder Spooky Followers Steamy Death The Death Next Door Un-friend Warm Food Cold Body Wine Up Dead Wicked Vampire Witch You Were Dead If you enjoy a light-hearted, easy, and relaxing murder mystery book, then this is the book for you. Suitable for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Deany Ray.

Download or read book Steamy Death A Cozy Mystery Short Story written by S. Y. Robins and published by Cozy Murder Mystery Bookshelf. This book was released on with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this fun amateur sleuth short story by best-selling cozy murder mystery blind author S.Y. Robins. Annika Weiss runs a very successful spa in New York City. Well, that is to say, she did before some rogue reviewer started leaving terrible feedback for her business on several online review sites. Now her business is tanking and she can’t seem to stop the reviewer. She’s even contacted the sites to let them know the reviews are fake but more just pop up every day. Then a freak accident leaves a customer dead and when the police find out who the victim is and what she’s been doing Annika becomes the suspect. Things go from bad to worse for Annika and as she struggles to cope with the health department shutting her business down, she has to fight to keep her freedom. Will a little help from a very cute IT guy be enough to keep Annika out of prison? And is all as it appears to be with the death of the rogue reviewer? Only time, and investigation will tell. If you enjoy a light-hearted, easy, and relaxing murder mystery book, then this is the book for you. Suitable for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Deany Ray.

Download or read book Knitless Death A Cozy Mystery Short Story written by S. Y. Robins and published by Cozy Murder Mystery Bookshelf. This book was released on with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this fun amateur sleuth short story by best-selling cozy murder mystery blind author S.Y. Robins. Katy Gordon is having the time of her life. She is about to step on stage to accept the Bennet Award—the most prestigious award within the knitting community. She possesses a rare gift with the needle. Katy creates masterpieces, using skill and precision, of every kind of clothing imaginable, from patterns she’s created or adapted from antique patterns she owns. From Victorian and sensual to the Roaring 20s and beyond, Katy creates award winning pieces that have made her famous in the world of costume design as well as a variety of other arenas. She has never been more excited, that is, until a crazy woman rushes the stage and accuses Katy of stealing her designs and stealing her award. Katy is flabbergasted by the outburst and is stunned as the security guards drag the woman away. Katy chalks it up to some lunatic’s antics and tries not to let it spoil her evening. That is, until a few hours later when that same woman is found dead with one of Katie’s specially designed knitting needles found at the scene. Katie finds herself a suspect in a murder she did not commit. Can she discover the real killer before she is sent away for the crime? Or will this journey plunge her into a world of mystery and intrigue she has only ever read about? If you enjoy a light-hearted, easy, and relaxing murder mystery book, then this is the book for you. Suitable for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Deany Ray.

Download or read book Cold Death A Cozy Mystery Short Story written by S. Y. Robins and published by Cozy Murder Mystery Bookshelf. This book was released on with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this fun amateur sleuth short story by best-selling cozy murder mystery blind author S.Y. Robins. When Callum Davidson’s ex-girlfriend Maria is found murdered in the hills behind Wirkster village, not far from his home or Milly’s, Callum is the first suspect. When he won’t reveal an alibi Milly’s plans for Christmas with Callum are in jeopardy. She must convince him to prove his innocence, to tell the police where he was the night of the murder or he faces a lifetime in prison. Rather than face leaving his young nephew alone in the world Callum finally sees sense and reveals he has an alibi but even that doesn’t stop the chaos that is Milly and Callum’s life now. Someone, Maria’s real murder perhaps, is stalking Milly and their plans threaten not only Milly’s life but her beloved cat Edgar. Milly must find out who the murderer is, before it’s too late and the murderer ruins the rest of her life… If you enjoy a light-hearted, easy, and relaxing murder mystery book, then this is the book for you. Suitable for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Deany Ray.

Download or read book Death on the Boardwalk written by Caleb Wygal and published by Franklin/Kerr Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place. Until death arrives on recently widowed bookstore owner Clark Thomas' doorstep. When the body of a local businesswoman and environmentalist gets dumped by the back door of his shop, Clark finds himself in a unique position to investigate the crime. But should he? When it comes to murder, something else drives him he doesn't want to admit. As he launches his own search for the killer, Clark comes across a variety of colorful Boardwalk inhabitants who might have had reason to kill an otherwise beloved person. Can he do it and start putting his wife's death behind him in the process, or will it open up a fresh wound?

Download or read book Death by Dumpling written by Vivien Chien and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The launch of a scrumptious new cozy series. After a brutal breakup, Lana Lee is back at her family's Chinese restaurant, the Ho-Lee Noodle House. When the restaurant's property manager, Mr. Feng, turns up dead after eating shrimp dumplings from the restaurant, it's up to Lana to find out who is behind Feng's killer order. Original.

Download or read book Theory of Prose written by Виктор Шкловский and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Viktor Shklovsky's 1925 book Theory of Prose might have become the most important work of literary criticism in the twentieth century had not two obstacles barred its way: the crackdown by the Soviet dictatorship on Shklovsky and other Russian Formalists in the 1930s, and the unavailability of an English translation. Now translated in its entirety for the first time, Theory of Prose not only anticipates structuralism and post-structuralism, but poses questions about the nature of fiction that are as provocative today as they were in the 1920s. Arguing that writers structure their material according to artistic principles rather than from attempts to imitate "reality," Shklovsky uses Cervantes, Tolstoi, Sterne, Dickens, Bely, and Rozanov to give us a new way of thinking about fiction and, in his most impassioned moments, about the world. Benjamin Sher's lucid translation will allow Shklovsky's Theory of Prose to fulfill its destiny as a major theoretical work of the twentieth century." from back cover.

Download or read book Drop Dead Hotel A Cozy Mystery Short Story written by S. Y. Robins and published by Cozy Murder Mystery Bookshelf. This book was released on with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this fun amateur sleuth short story by best-selling cozy murder mystery blind author S.Y. Robins. When my brother and I agreed to help the police solve a murder in a burned down hotel, the last thing we expected was for it to get complicated. Well, more complicated than usual. Now, suddenly, we've got the victim's dog snoozing in our office corner while we search for clues, and a potential link to a jewelry heist from a theatre almost thirty years ago. This case was already complicated enough to begin with. Then, the corpse woke up. If you enjoy a light-hearted, easy, and relaxing murder mystery book, then this is the book for you. Suitable for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Deany Ray.

Download or read book Mulled to Death written by Kate Lansing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Valentine's Day getaway is on the rocks when a young winemaker discovers a body at an alpine resort in this delightful cozy mystery. When Parker Valentine decides to take a weekend getaway with her boyfriend Reid, a ski trip seems like the perfect choice. Between hitting the slopes and persuading the resort's wine director to sell her mulled wine, Parker is eager to mix business with pleasure. But her plans are muddled when she finds the resort owner's body on a treacherous portion of ski trail near the resort. As a result, not only is Parker's romantic weekend thrown into chaos, but now that the owner has died, her business deal is due for a frosty reception, and her life might be in danger as well. After a series of unfortunate mishaps befall Parker, she realizes that whoever killed the resort owner might want to tie up loose ends. Parker's going to need all of the investigative skills at her disposal to catch a killer before they put her on ice.

Download or read book Balloons Allies Dead Guys written by Jennifer Fischetto and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes a locked-room mystery that will leave you chilled to the bone! There's nothing more important to ghost whisperer Gianna Mancini than family. Which is why for Pop's 60th birthday, she's planned an intimate family get-together, just before an impending Nor'easter hits their town. A quick catered dinner and cake, and everyone will be home before the first snowflake falls. Or so she thought. Pop's eccentric extended family from New Jersey decides to crash their quiet celebration, and before Gianna can do more than react, she's hit with another unwanted surprise-in the form of a dead body. As if murder wasn't enough to put a damper on the partying mood, the blizzard arrives early, forcing Gianna and her family to spend the night with a killer. With the help of her police detective brother, Enzo, Gianna knows she needs to get to the bottom of this mystery... before more family ends up dead. Who would want the deceased gone? Why would they do it at Pop's party? And where are they hiding... or perhaps, are they hidden in plain site among the party guests? Too bad the dearly departed isn't giving up any clues. Secrets unfold, suspects emerge, and as Gianna gets closer to the truth, she fears the killer may be one step ahead of her... Gianna Mancini Mysteries: Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (book #1) Miniskirts, Mai Tais & Dead Guys (book #2) Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys (book #3) Stilettos, Bow Ties & Dead Guys (book #4) Diamonds, Pies & Dead Guys (book #5) Ghosts, Private Eyes & Dead Guys (book #6) Balloons, Allies & Dead Guys (book #7) Christmas, Spies & Dead Guys (short story in the "Cozy Christmas Shorts" collection) What critics are saying about the Gianna Mancini Mysteries: "Quirky but oh so fun cozy mystery. If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!" -Fresh Fiction "Jennifer Fischetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile." -Night Owl Reviews

Download or read book A Death in Door County written by Annelise Ryan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wisconsin bookstore owner and cryptozoologist is asked to investigate a series of deaths that just might be proof of a fabled lake monster in this first installment of a new mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan. Morgan Carter, owner of the Odds and Ends bookstore in Door County, Wisconsin, has a hobby. When she’s not tending the store, she’s hunting cryptids—creatures whose existence is rumored, but never proven to be real. It’s a hobby that cost her parents their lives, but one she’ll never give up on. So when a number of bodies turn up on the shores of Lake Michigan with injuries that look like bites from a giant unknown animal, police chief Jon Flanders turns to Morgan for help. A skeptic at heart, Morgan can’t turn down the opportunity to find proof of an entity whose existence she can’t definitively rule out. She and her beloved rescue dog, Newt, journey to the the strait known as Death’s Door to hunt for a homicidal monster in the lake—but if they’re not careful, she just might be its next victim.

Download or read book A Corpse at the Castle written by R.B. Marshall and published by Eden Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A royal castle. A murder. Only one witness: a horse Horse trainer by day, I.T. consultant by night, Izzy Paterson is a classic nerd who’s better with animals than humans. But when a body is found at the feet of a prize stallion in the queen’s summer castle in the Scottish Highlands, Izzy—and her new friend Craig—are in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming suspects in the murder. In the race to clear their names, Izzy has to employ all her horse whispering and computer hacking skills. Can she piece together the clues in time to stop the mysterious killer from striking again? :: Readers of Molly Fitz, T E Kinsey or H Y Hanna should enjoy this entertaining Scottish story, the first book in the Highland Horse Whisperer cozy mystery series. Grab your copy of A Corpse at the Castle today, and experience spring in the Scottish Highlands for yourself! Keywords: feel good funny cozy mystery series strong female lead protagonist Scottish Highland pony traditional British small town village clean & wholesome geek nerd computer hacker ironic snarky riding dressage horse whisperer pet psychic animals dog royal queen elizabeth balmoral castle murder amateur women sleuths countryside rural life humour friendship romantic happy uplifting

Download or read book Cupcakes Butterflies Dead Guys written by Jennifer Fischetto and published by Gemma Halliday Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Fischetto comes another laugh-out-loud Gianna Mancini Mystery... When Gianna Mancini, reluctant ghost whisperer and plus-sized shoeista, attends a bridal shower for a family friend, she doesn’t expect to see her favorite movie star, Raina Stone in attendance. Too bad Gianna's gift of communicating with the dead doesn’t give her the ability to predict the future. If it did, she'd have known she was about to stumble on Raina’s dead body. The police rule it as an accident, but something feels off to Gianna. With the help of her dead Aunt Stella and a grumpy ghost named Freezer Dude, Gianna discovers that the celebrity was harboring secrets from her past. Secrets that may have contributed to her death. Between spying on suspects with Aunt Stella to having to rescue her favorite boots from Raina’s quirky manager, Gianna has her work cut out for her. The closer Gianna gets to the truth, the more danger seems to find her, and if she’s not careful, she may just end up crossing to the other side. Gianna Mancini Mysteries: Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys (book #1) Miniskirts, Mai Tais & Dead Guys (book #2) Christmas, Spies & Dead Guys (holiday short story) Cupcakes, Butterflies & Dead Guys What critics are saying about the Gianna Mancini Mysteries: "Quirky but oh so fun cozy mystery. If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further!" —Fresh Fiction "Jennifer Fishetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. If you are a fan of the genre this is a fun read that will leave you with a smile." —Night Owl Reviews