Cozy Mysteries Book Club

lsansom: When a man turns up dead in her tea shop, sixty-year-old Vera Wong takes matters into her own hands to investigate. Using her keen skills of observation, her cooking, and a good cup of tea, Vera builds friendships with her customers and her suspects to uncover the truth.

lsansom: Precious Ramotswe, with her secretary Grace, runs her own detective agency in Gaborone, Botswana. Interwoven with her many cases is the story of her life as a Motswana woman, and the rich character of Botswana itself.

lsansom: Against a backdrop of the English countryside in the 1950s, 11-year-old Flavia de Luce puts all her skills in chemistry, snooping, and puzzle-solving to use when her father becomes the main suspect in a strange murder.

lsansom: Former combat medic Megan Malone - now a driver for Leprechaun Limo Service in Dublin, Ireland – gets caught up in a mystery when one of her clients drops dead of suspected food poisoning. While trying to take care of two tiny jack Russell puppies, Megan employs some investigative methods that may not be strictly legal, like breaking and entering, to solve the suspicious death.

lsansom: After his aunt passes away and leaves her entire estate to him, investigative journalist Luke Tremblay returns to Crescent Cove, on Vancouver Island, for the first time since his family found out he was gay and turned their backs on him. After a stranger turns up dead in the back garden of his aunt’s cottage, Luke must clear his name while dealing with a handsome Mountie who suspects him of murder.

lsansom: Gentleman thief Bernie Rhodenbarr takes pride in stealing from the rich and elite of New York City. After a seemingly simple break-in gone wrong, Bernie finds himself the prime suspect in a murder case, and must clear his name while avoiding the police.

lsansom: When an old friend asks for her help, consulting detective Miss Marple heads to a seaside resort to investigate the murder of a young woman. A second body and a case of mistaken identity complicate matters further.

lsansom: While piloting her family’s glass-bottom tour boat, Whitney Dagner discovers the body of wealthy businessman Jules Tisdale. With her brother as the main suspect, Whit and her cat Whiskers undertake an investigation into Jules’s shady dealings, encountering a colourful cast of characters along the way.

lsansom: Four friends living in a retirement village meet up weekly to discuss their favourite topic – murder. When a crime happens close to home, the group teams up with a rookie cop to solve the case.

lsansom: Hayden McCall is a schoolteacher, part-time blogger, and gay man living in Seattle. When Camilo, a handsome go-go dancer, goes missing, Hayden teams up with Camilo’s lesbian friends Hollister and Burley to find him, even if the police won’t help.

lsansom: Stranded in the Irish countryside and with little other choice, Gethsemane Brown, an African-American musician, accepts a job tutoring a group of rowdy school boys in classical music. The job includes lodgings in a beautiful cottage, and the ghost of a composer who begs Gethsemane to clear his name in a decades-old murder.

lsansom: The rural Quebec village of Three Pines is full of secrets kept by the inhabitants – those who have lived there for generations, and new transplants as well. When local artist and beloved member of the community Jane Neal is killed, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec steps in to investigate.