Tag: cozy mystery

New Release: WITH OPTION TO KILL

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Audiobook cover with an illustration of a female real estate agent holding a pink balloon that says "Happy 50th". She stands in front of a purple house WITH A "FOR RENT" sign on it and bullet holes in the windows. Text in bold white font: WITH OPTION TO KILL. A Cindy York Mystery. Catherine Bruns - USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR. Narrated by Amy DeuchlerLife can be full of surprises.

Surprise real estate listing ✔️
Surprise visit from an annoying relative ✔️
Surprise birthday party ✔️
Surprise murder ✔️

Find all of these and more in the audiobook of WITH OPTION TO KILL, the 5th book in the Cindy York Mysteries series by Catherine Bruns.

Oh, and there’s a scene (surprise!) that I hope makes you laugh out loud (I had to stop recording multiple times so I could giggle).

Enjoy!

From the Publisher:

You can choose your friends, but you sure can’t choose your relatives.

It’s been a busy year for real estate agent Cindy York. She’s excited to be making a killing at selling houses and in the middle of planning a surprise 50th birthday party for her husband, Greg. If this wasn’t enough to deal with, Greg’s younger sister Annette, who’s been estranged from the family for 20 years, makes an unexpected visit to celebrate the event. Annette asks Cindy for help finding a house to rent. She claims she wants to get to know her loved ones again, but Cindy suspects the woman is hiding something.

When Annette’s troubled past catches up with her in a hurry and leaves an innocent bystander dead, Cindy must step in and find a killer. If Cindy can’t close this deal quickly, someone she loves will pay the ultimate price.

 

WITH OPTION TO KILL is available on Amazon, Audible, and Apple Books.

New Release: DYING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND

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Audiobook cover with a stylized drawing of a snow-covered garden decorated for Christmas; a Saint Bernard and Jack Russell terrier romp in the snow next to a tipped-over snowman. Text: DYING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND by Vicki Delany. A Year-Round Christmas Mystery. Read by Amy Deuchler. RB Media Tantor Media.Winter’s not over juuuuust yet. At least not until you listen to DYING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND, Book 5 of the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series by Vicki Delany. 😉

🎙️ Hey, Tantor, I looooved narrating this fun series! 🥰

From the Publisher:
In the town of Rudolph, New York, the Christmas season should make spirits bright, but as the year comes to an end, so does a life, in the fifth installment of this charming cozy mystery series.

Christmas has arrived in Rudolph, New York, and Merry Wilkinson is looking forward to a much needed rest. But before that can happen, Luanne Ireland walks through her door. Luanne had asked Merry to help make decorations for her wedding, but has suddenly moved the wedding months earlier and is now demanding that everyone follow her lead, regardless of the cost.

But that cost is much higher than anyone anticipated. When Luanne’s fiancé is found murdered at their proposed wedding venue, Merry resolves to restore peace and calm to the community of Rudolph. But the closer she gets to the killer, the more personal the case becomes, and Merry begins to worry that a death knell could ring in the New Year.

DYING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND is available wherever audiobooks are sold.

New Release: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT

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Audiobook cover with a stylized drawing of a dining room table set for Thanksgiving dinner; warm candles cast a warm glow over the table and a large Saint Bernard dog sits on a chair waiting to be served. Text: SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT by Vicki Delany. A Year-Round Christmas Mystery. Read by Amy Deuchler. RB Media Tantor Media.🦃 Happy ThanksChristmasGiving!?!

Well, not quite yet, but in Merry’s world, Christmas can’t get here fast enough when she finds it a bit challenging to relax this Thanksgiving before the busy holiday season approaches. Hear more about her adventures in SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, Book 4 of the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series by Vicki Delany.

🎙️ This one was challenging. Lots of women having conversations. 😅

Thanks to Tantor Audio for casting me in this fun series! 🥰

 

From the Publisher:

Residents of Rudolph keep the spirit of Christmas alive year-round—but their joy is threatened when a group of grinches visits the town, in the charming fourth installment of the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series.

It’s the week before Thanksgiving, and Merry Wilkinson, owner of Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, is preparing for a weekend reunion of her mother’s college friends. But when the group of women comes into Merry’s shop, Merry is met with frosty attitudes and cold hearts.

The women argue amongst themselves constantly, and the bickering only intensifies after one of the friends is poisoned. With her father’s role as Santa in danger due to his proximity to the crime, Merry will need to use all of her investigative gifts to wrap this mystery up and save Santa and her favorite holiday.

SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT is available wherever audiobooks are sold.

New Release: HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SLAY

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Audiobook cover with a stylized drawing of Santa's red and white pontoon boat docked at a wooden boat dock on a lake. The boat is decorated with Christmas lights and green garland. A Saint Bernard wearing a yellow life vest sits on the dock, which is decorated with a Christmas wreath and poinsettias. Text: HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SLAY by Vicki Delany. A Year-Round Christmas Mystery. Read by Amy Deuchler. RB Media Tantor Media.🎅 It’s Christmas again. . . in July!

Don’t let that warm weather fool you. In HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SLAY, Merry and Mattie continue their Christmas crime-solving adventures in book 3 of the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series by Vicki Delany.

🎙️ This is another one I especially loved narrating. Lots of (ahem) interesting characters.

Sending the love to Tantor Audio! 🥰

From the Publisher

Santa’s summer vacation plans turn deadly in this festive mystery from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen and We Wish You a Murderous Christmas.

The town of Rudolph, New York, has the Christmas spirit all year long—but when homicide heats up a summer holiday, it’s up to shop owner Merry Wilkinson to wrap up the case.

In Rudolph, Christmas in July heralds Santa’s arrival by boat to begin his summer vacation at the lake, and Merry Wilkinson, owner of Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, is looking forward to a busy weekend. But she’s caught off guard when her ex-fiance, Max Folger, unexpectedly arrives with a team from a lifestyle magazine wanting to do a feature on the July festivities.

It’s clear that Max’s visit has less to do with business and more to do with winning back Merry’s heart. Merry has too much on her plate to deal with an old flame, but when Max is found strangled to death in Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, she must find out who wanted him dead—and stop a killer from ruining the summer holiday cheer.

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SLAY is available wherever audiobooks are sold.

New Release: WE WISH YOU A MURDEROUS CHRISTMAS

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Audiobook cover with a stylized drawing of a home interior Christmas scene: a St. Bernard lounging in front of a fireplace adorned with candles and red stockings; next to it sits decorated Christmas tree. Text: WE WISH YOU A MURDEROUS CHRISTMAS by Vicki Delany. A Year-Round Christmas Mystery. Read by Amy Deuchler. RB Media Tantor Media. Merry Christmas. . . in January!

I had so much fun narrating this one: WE WISH YOU A MURDEROUS CHRISTMAS. It’s the 2nd book in the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series by Vicki Delany, and I could NOT figure out who dunnit! Hope it’s a mystery to you too!

Special thanks to Tantor Audio for casting me in this series. 😍

From the Publisher

A grinch is spoiling the holiday cheer and causing fear in the second Year-Round Christmas mystery from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen…

It’s Christmastime three hundred sixty-five days a year in Rudolph, New York, and as Christmas Day approaches, shop owner Merry Wilkinson is enjoying a rare evening off at the Yuletide Inn when she runs into owners Grace and Jack Olsen. With Jack’s health failing, Merry is relieved to hear that his son Gord will be taking over the day-to-day running of the Inn.

But then Gord reveals that his new plans have no room for Christmas at the Inn, and Merry and the other shopkeepers start to fret about the effect a bland franchise hotel could have on their livelihoods.

When Gord is found stabbed to death, there’s an entire town of potential suspects—and it’s up to Merry to find whoever brought homicide home for the holidays…

WE WISH YOU A MURDEROUS CHRISTMAS is available wherever audiobooks are sold, including Libro.fm, Chirp, Audiobooks.com, Audible and Amazon.

Box Set Now Available: CINDY YORK MYSTERIES

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Audiobook cover of a cartoon drawing of a woman in her 40's with a facial expression of trepidation. She is wearing a yellow winter coat, holding a tarot card. The background shows a starry nighttime sky and a house in the background with a "For Sale" sign in the front yard. Text: Cindy York Mysteries Boxed Set, Vol 1, Books 1-3; Catherine Bruns USA Today Bestselling Author; Narrated by Amy DeuchlerGot the winter blues? Well, while Cindy York, real-estate agent, mom, and sleuth-extraordinaire, is working on solving her next mystery, (book 5, available in March 2023), you can listen to Books 1-3 using just one Audible credit!

That’s 21 hours and 35 minutes of Cindy York and her sidekick Jacques solving mysteries in your ears, folks.

Yeeeessssss!

From the Publisher

From USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns comes a boxed set of three full-length mysteries featuring real estate agent Cindy York that include:

Killer Transaction

All struggling agent Cindy York wants is the real estate listing promised to her, but co-worker Tiffany Roberts has other ideas. After Cindy tells her to back off, she stumbles upon the woman’s lifeless body and suddenly finds herself as the number one suspect. Cindy has no choice but to discover who’s trying to frame her, before the next contract is out on her!

Priced to Kill

Real estate agent and super sleuth, Cindy York, has always been haunted by the suicide death of childhood friend Paul Steadman 25 years ago. When his former home goes up for sale, new information comes to light that convinces Cindy that Paul’s death was anything but self-inflicted. Vowing justice for her friend, Cindy’s must close the deal and find a killer—before she too winds up six feet under!

For Sale by Killer

It’s been a tough winter for agent Cindy York and she’s desperate for a juicy commission. When she stumbles across a quaint mansion that’s for sale by owner Percy Rodgers, she can hardly believe her luck. But best bud Jacques quickly tells her that Mr. Rodgers neighborhood is a dangerous place to play, since the man just served 20 years for murdering his wife. Before Cindy can axe the deal, she discovers a dead body in the house. If she isn’t careful, this may end up being one deal that really is to die for. 

*A 2019 Daphne du Maurier Mystery/Suspense Winner!*

The Cindy York Mysteries:

Killer Transaction
Priced to Kill
For Sale by Killer
Killer View
With Option to Kill (March 2023)

The CINDY YORK MYSTERIES BOXED SET VOL 1 is available on audio exclusively at Audible, Amazon, and Apple Books.

New Release: REST YE MURDERED GENTLEMEN

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Audiobook cover with a stylized drawing of a Christmas shop's cozy interior. Red and green snowflakes hang from the front window. A glass tree and a Santa statue sit on a table to the left. A Saint Bernard puppy overlooks a display table covered with Christmas-themed jewelry nestled in fluffy snow. Text: REST YE MURDERED GENTLEMAN by Vicki Delany. A Year-Round Christmas Mystery. First in a New Series. "Let nothing you dismay. . ." Read by Amy Deuchler. RB Media Tantor Media.Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa made an early delivery.

The coziest mystery REST YE MURDERED GENTLEMEN by Vicki Delany released to audio this week!

Whoo-ee, this year-round Christmas town has one set of quirky characters – I had quite a few chuckles in the audio booth while recording it. And I’m pretty sure the author added the cutest ever Saint Bernard puppy just to warm my heart. Hope you enjoy this listen as much as I did recording it.

Special thanks to Tantor Audio.

Look for book 2 in the series, coming in January!

From the Publisher:

In Rudolph, New York, it’s Christmastime all year long. But this December, while the snow-lined streets seem merry and bright, a murder is about to ruin everyone’s holiday cheer in the first Year-Round Christmas Mystery.

As the owner of Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, Merry Wilkinson knows how to decorate homes for the holidays. That’s why she thinks her float in the semi-annual Santa Claus parade is a shoe-in for best in show. But when the tractor pulling Merry’s float is sabotaged, she has to face facts: there’s a Scrooge in Christmas Town.

Merry isn’t ready to point fingers, especially with a journalist in town writing a puff piece about Rudolph’s Christmas spirit. But when she stumbles upon the reporter’s body on a late night dog walk — and police suspect he was poisoned by a gingerbread cookie crafted by her best friend, Vicky — Merry will have to put down the jingle bells and figure out who’s really been grinching about town, before Vicky ends up on Santa’s naughty list . . .

REST YE MURDERED GENTLEMEN can be found wherever audiobooks are sold, including Libro.fm, Chirp, Audiobooks.com, Amazon, and Audible.

Coming Soon to Audio: Year-Round Christmas Mysteries

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A picture of a middle-aged woman with blue eyes and rosy cheeks. She is in a library and wears a green t-shirt and a red Santa hat. She is smirk-smiling as she holds up a paperback book of Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Vicki Delany. Rows of library books are in the background.Now that it’s November, I can finally reveal my ABSOLUTE JOY that I’m narrating Vicki Delany’s A Year-Round Christmas Mystery series!!! Christmas is my favorite holiday and mysteries are my favorite genre, and now I must go solve a murder or five in the booth.

Look for the audio for first book, REST YE MURDERED GENTLEMAN by Vicki Delany, in December.

Thank you, Tantor Audio!

From the Publisher:

Book 1: In Rudolph, New York, it’s Christmastime all year long. But this December, while the snow-lined streets seem merry and bright, a murder is about to ruin everyone’s holiday cheer in the first Year-Round Christmas mystery.

Book 2: A grinch is spoiling the holiday cheer and causing fear in the second Year-Round Christmas mystery from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen…

Book 3: Santa’s summer vacation plans turn deadly in this festive mystery from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen and We Wish You a Murderous Christmas.

Book 4: Residents of Rudolph keep the spirit of Christmas alive year-round—but their joy is threatened when a group of grinches visits the town, in the charming fourth installment of the Year-Round Christmas series.

Book 5: In the town of Rudolph, New York, the Christmas season should make spirits bright, but as the year comes to an end, so does a life, in the fifth installment of this charming cozy mystery series.

 

New Release: KILLER VIEW

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the audiobook cover for KILLER VIEW (Cindy York Mystery book 4) by Catherine Bruns. The cover shows a cartoon drawing of the book's protagonist, realtor Cindy York, holding a "for sale" document and standing in front of a yellow house under a dark blue night sky with a quarter moon; the house has a swimming pool in front of it with a skull and crossbones image floating in it.She’s baaaack! Cindy York is back selling houses . . . and solving murders.

I’m delighted that the audiobook for KILLER VIEW, the 4th book in the Cindy York Mysteries series by Catherine Bruns is available now!

 

From the Publisher:

It’s been four years since sometime sleuth Cindy York left the real estate world behind in favor of a more fulfilling career as a stay-at-home mom. Now that her little one is starting school, Cindy fears her life is about to become dull.

She shouldn’t have worried.

An old college roommate soon surfaces and begs Cindy to sell her home, making it impossible for the former agent to say no. Pamela Hilton is going through a messy divorce, and any profit will need to be split between the woman and her louse of a spouse. But when Cindy shows the home to prospective buyers and Kevin Hilton is found doing a dead man’s float in their pool, trouble starts to overflow.

Convinced of her friend’s innocence, Cindy sets out to find a ruthless killer. But will her return to the workforce and her life both be short term?

KILLER VIEW is available on Amazon, Audible, and Apple Books.

New Release: A MAYFAIR CHRISTMAS CAROL

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It’s Christmas in June!

Well, that is, when you listen to A MAYFAIR CHRISTMAS CAROL by Kassandra Lamb, the 4th book in the Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery series.

Experience Florida’s balmy December weather and the cozy breeze of murder with this holiday cozy mystery. As always, I love narrating Marcia and Buddy’s adventures, and can not wait for the next one!

 

From the Publisher:

A Christmas extravaganza in Mayfair, Florida, complete with an ice skating rink. What could go wrong?

When Mayfair’s newly minted Chamber of Commerce goes off the rails, and decides to build an ice skating rink, a decades-old skeleton is uncovered. The secrets it reveals threaten more than the town’s Christmas plans. Feeling responsible since the let’s-attract-more-tourists idea was hers initially, service dog trainer Marcia Banks is determined to help her police detective boyfriend solve the mystery – whether he wants her help or not. Maybe she can wheedle more out of the townspeople than he can.

Will she and her black Lab, Buddy, keep the ghost of Christmas past from destroying what is left of Mayfair’s founding family, or will her meddling make things worse?

(This novella can be enjoyed as a stand-alone, but it is an integral part of the Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery series. It’s suggested that listeners following the series not skip it.)

A MAYFAIR CHRISTMAS CAROL is available on Audible, Amazon, iTunes and wherever audiobooks are sold.