Lighthearted Homicide Mysteries For the Faint of Coronary heart

Jesse Q. Sutanto is the queen of cozy homicide mysteries lately, which is why you’ll discover not one however two books by her on this record. On this one, an aged tea store proprietor inserts herself right into a police investigation when a lifeless man is found in her store. The police dismiss it as a pure demise, however Vera is for certain it’s homicide—and he or she’s about to seek out out who did it a technique or one other. Quickly, Vera is befriending the entire suspects and doing her degree finest to unravel the case.

Inspector Chopra could should retire from the drive as a result of his well being, however that doesn’t imply he’s about to let go of the case of a drowned boy he doesn’t imagine died accidentally. What does that should do with the infant elephant he’s additionally simply inherited? In all probability nothing, however determining look after an elephant if you reside in a Mumbai condo continues to be fairly the problem. Now, if he can simply get a deal with on his new ward and why nobody needs to look into the suspicious circumstances across the boy’s demise, possibly retirement wouldn’t be so unhealthy.

An estranged mom and daughter are compelled to maneuver again in collectively when L.A. actual property tycoon Lana Rubicon is recognized with most cancers. She’s not about to let that, or her daughter’s sleepy coastal city, sluggish her down, particularly when her teenage granddaughter, Jack, will get caught up in a homicide investigation. Lana is aware of the native police are going to bungle the case, particularly after they throw suspicion on Jack, so she’ll simply should take issues into her personal fingers. As for her daughter and granddaughter? Effectively, they will help out, too, if they need.

Okay, calling this one a homicide thriller could also be a little bit of a stretch. There’s homicide, alright, however not a lot is a thriller about it except you ask the police, who simply can’t appear to determine why folks preserve dying in Gothenburg, Sweden. As for 88-year-old Maud, effectively, she may let you know precisely what occurred—if she wished to.

A automotive accident on a disastrous blind date units off the hilarious hijinks of this thriller novel whereby a girl, her mom, and her three aunties try and preserve a lifeless physique hidden throughout a resort marriage ceremony. What may probably go unsuitable aside from the whole lot? Put together your self for a lot extra hilarity and household shenanigans than you’ll ever assume a bit homicide may present.

Within the Little Caribbean neighborhood of Brooklyn, opening a brand new bakery store causes an entire lot of hassle when Lyndsay Murray argues with a fellow bakery proprietor who doesn’t need any competitors. That may not sound like such an enormous deal, however when he exhibits up lifeless the subsequent day, Lyndsay turns into the prime suspect. Now, she has to show her innocence by fixing the homicide, all whereas maintaining her overprotective brother and anxious mother and father at bay and working a brand-new Grenadian bakery. Now, that’s a recipe for catastrophe—and good studying—if ever I heard one.

A real crime podcaster and her spouse are simply attempting to get away for the weekend to rekindle their relationship at a lodge within the Scottish Highlands. They weren’t anticipating to get caught up in their very own locked-room homicide thriller. Hanna may need to preserve the door locked and concentrate on getting out of this alive, however Liza is aware of a factor or two about crime-solving—and he or she’s not about to let what could possibly be a career-making case go her by. However can she resolve the case and preserve her marriage intact earlier than the assassin catches up with them?

Septuagenarian sisters-in-law Rose and Peg get alongside like cats and canines, however after a long time of bickering, they determine to affix the native bridge membership collectively. It feels like a healthful pastime, particularly for senior residents, however when one of many membership’s gamers is murdered, Rose and Peg uncover a world of vice underpinning this group. Compared, Rose and Peg’s disagreements look like baby’s play. However the nearer they get to the reality, the extra probably this calculating killer is to cease enjoying video games.

In a retirement dwelling within the English Countryside, a bunch of aged inhabitants are shocked when a police officer exhibits up sooner or later with information of a lifeless physique subsequent door—shocked as a result of they’re busy hiding a lifeless physique of their very own within the shed. Now, if they’ll discover out the killer behind the homicide subsequent door, possibly they’ll pin Lillith’s demise on them, too. It’s a superb plan—if they’ll someway scramble collectively to make it work.

Beginning up a meals stall with a cousin she hasn’t met in 20-odd years isn’t precisely Yale Yee’s concept of a superb time, however since she not too long ago misplaced her job on the bookstore, she will’t determine something higher to do, both. When considered one of their clients winds up lifeless after consuming their bubble tea, although, the 2 cousins, who couldn’t be extra totally different, should work collectively to determine what actually occurred earlier than their time on the meals stall—and as free residents—is up.