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Sometimes taking a spin makes you crash and burn. When a neighbor disappears, Myrtle and Miles shift gears and hit the road to search for him. They discover their neighbor slightly off the beaten track—murdered...

Readers praise Myrtle Clover Mysteries:ForeWord: "The treat here is Myrtle's eccentricity, brought to life with rich humor and executed ...with breezy skill."This Myrtle Clover box set bundle, which has...

Readers praise Myrtle Clover Mysteries:ForeWord: "The treat here is Myrtle's eccentricity, brought to life with rich humor and executed ...with breezy skill."This Myrtle Clover sampler, which has books...

No good deed goes unpunished. The Whitby Library is a hive of activity. The basement of the old building is under construction and there are smaller projects on the main floor, too. The work is being...

It's hard keeping secrets in small towns. At first, librarian Ann Beckett is delighted her director hired another full-time staff member. The Whitby Library is a busy place and another librarian should...

If you can't beat them, join them. Octogenarian Myrtle Clover is so annoyed by the infighting at tiny Bradley, North Carolina's town council meetings that she decides on a radical course of action: she'll...

Someone will be getting coal in his stocking . . .  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the small town of Bradley, North Carolina. Wreaths adorn doors, halls are decked, and candles cheerfully...

There's some shady business at the garden club event. Spring has sprung in Bradley, North Carolina, and the town is buzzing as the local garden club prepares for their annual Festival of Flowers. Octogenarian...

This is one doctor who's permanently booked up. Dr. Victor Wilson was one of the most popular physicians in the small town of Whitby, North Carolina. He wrote a prescription for trust with his attentive...

Unintended snooping can mean getting into someone's bad books. The Whitby Library has been a busy place lately, between book clubs, children's storytimes, and students working on research projects. Ann...

Loose lips sink ships…and result in murder.When Myrtle and her friend Miles set out for adventure on the high sea, they assume most of the trip's excitement will result from shore excursions to charming...

When Beauty Box beautician Tammy Smith is discovered with a pair of hair shears in her back, there are suspects and secrets aplenty in her small Southern town. Octogenarian Myrtle Clover, bored by bingo...

Parke Stockard was certainly sitting pretty. Blessed with good looks and business sense to boot, she should have been content. Instead, Parke makes trouble in her small town. When retired octogenarian...

Silence is golden …unless you're permanently hushed up.When Lillian Johnson was found dead one hot summer day, no one in the town of Bradley, North Carolina was all that surprised.  Lillian had always...

When psychic (and hubcap retailer) Wanda Alewine pays a late-night visit to Myrtle Clover, she urges the octogenarian sleuth to head straight to Greener Pastures Retirement Home. But Wanda doesn't want...

Eine Einladung mit TodesfolgeCosette Whitlow, engagiertes Mitglied der Gemeinde Bradley, setzt sich tatkräftig für wohltätige Zwecke ein, zeigt sich jedoch Familie, Nachbarn und Freunden gegenüber nur...

You never know what you'll find at yard sales. Myrtle's friend Georgia finally reached a breaking point with the knick-knacks and collectibles in her cluttered home. Georgia decided the time had come...

A novel way to die. When Ann's boyfriend Grayson inherits a surprise legacy, the couple heads to historic Charleston for a much-needed vacation. Not only does Grayson adore the city, but Ann's college...

Uncorking secrets, one grape at a time.Myrtle Clover had quite a fondness for getting things for free. So she was delighted when a former student and current winery owner invited her and a friend to a...

Truth blooms in unexpected corners. Octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover is caught in a bouquet of chaos on Valentine's Day. Forget chocolates and roses, she's more interested in the local florist, Teddy...

In the sun-kissed haven of Charleston, Ann and Grayson race to solve a deadly puzzle before more than just books are out of circulation. When Ann's former college roommate becomes engaged, it's back to...

There are no renewals when you're permanently checked out. When librarian Ann Beckett finally reluctantly agrees to being set-up on a blind date by one of her over-eager patrons, she figures that the...

 Myrtle has decided that she's actually a very good cook. In fact, she feels she's such a good cook that she elects to hone her skills at a cooking school.  She persuades her reluctant friend Miles to...

Food for thought: seasoning with these berries results in a dash of murder. It's been a quiet autumn so far in the small town of Bradley, North Carolina. Or, as Myrtle would put it, a boring one. The...

Sometimes a weekend trip is stressful, especially if you're on borrowed time.  Fall is beautiful in the small mountain village of Whitby, North Carolina. The leaves are changing color on the mountainsides,...

Sam turns murder into her most challenging project yet.Samantha Prescott has a knack for getting things done. Whether it's organizing a bake sale, hosting a book club, or volunteering at the local animal...

This is one book club meeting that doesn't go by the book. When octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover discovers Naomi Pelter's dead body during a book club meeting, the other members seem shocked. But Myrtle...

Attics can be full of surprises.  Who could have murdered Darren Powell? He was a very pleasant man fond of puttering around in his garden and playing chess. He didn't seem at all the type of person who'd...

Diners can prove hazardous to your health. Although Palmer Baxter hasn't lived in the small town of Bradley long, she's already become a force to be reckoned with. She's joined all the clubs in town and...

Small towns + gossip = friction No one in the town of Whitby, North Carolina was excited when Jonas Merchant returned to town. Jonas was an effective muckraker; an expert at uncovering secrets, rumors,...

Hazel Whitmore has spent a decade building her career, stitch by stitch. Now, her dream is finally coming true: she has a bestseller book, a coveted teaching spot at a prestigious fiber retreat, and recognition...

Professional fixer Katerina Mills is back in the explosive fourth book as the award-winning, crime fiction series continues. It began with a call for help in The Naked Man. Then came The Killing Kind,...

Wish list: pick up my pills from the pharmacy, plan my party, be there when I die…Despite a few harrowing incidents with nervy Bridezillas, Addy Winters' small town party planning business has been murder...

For readers of Elmore Leonard and George Pelecanos, a tense crime novel set in mob-filled Chicago during the 1920s Prohibition It’s 1920 and the start of Prohibition. Circumstances beyond his control...

In a world of lies and danger, the only thing harder than solving the case... is resisting the chemistry between them.Leticia "Leti" Ramirez has always found comfort in numbers. They're safe and reliable--unlike...

A deadly book. A killer on the loose. Two brothers with a knack for trouble.Edward and Nicholas Harlow thought the charity cricket match would be a casual affair—until a bold professional player announces...

From his early days in the 1970s playing piano for Bette Midler in the bathhouses of New York City to his 2025 lifetime residency in Las Vegas, Barry Manilow has put his stamp on the music industry. With...

NIAGARA FALLS POLICE DETECTIVE JACKSON DAVIS IS LIVING A LIE.He has the perfect life: married, two children, a home, a promising career.Underneath, however, he battles self-doubt and guilt over the explosion...

A riveting crime thriller from a New York Times bestselling author.Mathew Sedley returns home to his isolated cottage to find a dollhouse in his hallway. It's a perfect replica of his home – inside and...

“Enormously fun, witty, and warm, Pomona Afton is the heiress-turned-underdog that you’ll definitely be rooting for.”—Kristin Perrin, nationally bestselling author of How to Solve Your own Murder A spoiled...

Revenge, deception, and murder. Can this skilled investigator's sixth sense for crime stop a killer before another body drops? Sean Landers fights to keep grief at bay. Still haunted by the loss of his...

Dax Look, my life isn't simple. But I know what to expect. As head of the Romano family, I've taken us out of the Underworld and into the light.We still kill. We still blackmail. And I'll destroy any...

"A master of the mystery and suspense genre." -Midwest Book ReviewAfter Ardin Wesley's cousin, Suziette, is murdered, her widower, Brett, asks Ardin to help him adopt Suziette's little girl. Trouble is,...

Through the story of the brilliant but conflicted young Raskolnikov and the murder he commits, Fyodor Dostoyevsky explores the theme of redemption through suffering. “Crime and Punishment” put Dostoyevsky...

Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes,...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. Leblanc's creation, Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat—witty, charming, brilliant,...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Let there be spaces in your togetherness,And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.’...

Imagine a life where bullying, belittlement and beatings at home are part of your daily existence, while witnessing your mother's daily abuse as well… One day, at the age of 13, you decide that this ends...

Some letters are never meant to be found… but once read, nothing is ever the same.When Zoya Kostas discovers a cryptic letter hidden inside a book at her quiet seaside bookstore, her world shatters. The...

A Battle for Justice, a Fight for Survival: Four Extraordinary Women Stand Against Corruption in 1968 Miami BeachIn the heart of Miami Beach, 1968—a city teeming with corruption, greed, and political...

Can one man be the answer?In the spring of 490 AD, a relentless tide of invaders crashes over the lands once held by Rome. Those who resist are mercilessly slaughtered, while the unwilling flee to the...