When she stumbles upon two dead bodies during a test run - one of which is a former U.S. soldier-turned-arms dealer - USAF Lieutenant Samantha Spade teams up with Border Patrol agent Jeff "Mitch" Mitchell to find the truth and expose an elaborate cover-up.

ORDER # M1009-1   $14-50   ISBN 9780425231180

When her uninvited college roommate Pammy Fredericks, a freeloading thief, is found dead in a dumpster, bookstore owner Tricia Miles must solve this puzzling mystery.

ORDER # M1009-2   $14-50   ISBN 9780425231197

As treasurer of WinterFest, Lee McKinney Woodyard is getting tired of the egos, arguments, and last-minute mix-ups, especially when the guest juror of the art show shows up drunk, a situation that gets worse when her husband discovers that the visiting dignitary has been murdered, in a mystery set in the luscious if deadly world of chocolate.

ORDER # M1009-3   $14-50   ISBN 9780451226105

Looking forward to the end of a very unlucky year, retired teacher and amateur sleuth Phyllis Newsom enters the Christmas cookie bake-off contest for fun, but during the annual cookie exchange, she discovers the elderly Mrs. Simmons dead in a pile of lime sugar cookies, in a book that includes 15 recipes from the story.

ORDER # M1009-4   $14-50   ISBN 9780451226662

In tranquil Branscombe, New Hampshire, for the holidays, PI Regan Reilly and her NYPD husband Jack, suspense writer Nora Reilly and funeral director husband Luke and lottery winner-turned-sleuth Alvirah Meehan and her husband Willy find themselves investigating shenanigans involving the local mega lottery in the midst of preparations for a festival celebrating old-fashioned Christmas values.

ORDER # M1009-5   $14-50   ISBN 9781439130087

When one of her students, leading actress Nicole Manning, is murdered, and all signs point to her rival, reality-show star Barbie Siragusa, as the killer, yoga instructor A.J. Alexander, after some deep breathing exercises, decides to find the truth the help of her new detective boyfriend.

ORDER # M1009-6   $14-50   ISBN 9780425227053

While on a pet lovers cruise, Randolph, an intrepid Labrador Retriever, finds adventure, mystery, and murder on the high seas as he and his owner Harry follow the clues to the whereabouts of the long-lost Imogen, Randolph's mistress and Harry's beloved girlfriend.

ORDER # M1009-7   $14-50   ISBN 9780440245414

Mystery shopper and mom Josie Marcus, while investigating the cruel means used to breed designer dogs, finds herself in the doghouse when her source, a disgruntled pet shop employee, is murdered.

ORDER # M1009-8   $14-50   ISBN 9780451228420

With Christmas right around the corner, the knitters of Fort Connor, Colorado, including Juliet, the town librarian, are working feverishly on their holiday projects, but when Juliet turns up dead and suspicion falls on a newcomer to the knitting group, Kelly Flynn and her friends set out to uncover the truth, in a book that includes a knitting pattern and recipe.

ORDER # M1009-9   $14-50   ISBN 9780425231166

While working on the Goodwin Estate renovations, interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan, tired of dealing with the tacky new owners, decide to quit this crazy project - especially when a local building inspector is found dead and Erin is accused of the crime.

ORDER # M1009-10   $14-50   ISBN 9780440245032

With their home being used as the marshalling point for the annual Caerphilly Christmas parade, the theme of which is "The Twelve Days of Christmas," Meg Langslow, her husband Michael, and Chief Burke find the festivities interrupted by murder when the local curmudgeon playing Santa turns up dead.

ORDER # M1009-11   $14-50   ISBN 9780312536114