Welcome to my cozy mystery collection! If you love amateur sleuths, adorable pets, quirky characters, and puzzling whodunits, you’re in the right place. Here, you’ll discover clean mysteries filled with humor, friendship, and plenty of surprises. Along the way, you’ll meet memorable characters and uncover unexpected twists. Whether you enjoy small-town settings, canine companions, or page-turning investigations, there’s a cozy mystery waiting for you. Explore signed paperbacks and ebooks full of clues, friendships, and satisfying endings in Cynthia’s bookstore or on Amazon. Embrace the cozy mystery vibe and let your curiosity lead the way.
The Daring Dachshunds
A small town pet cozy mystery
Crystal Waters has her hands full managing Riverside Towers. However, her peaceful routine comes to an abrupt end when her dachshund, Minnie, discovers a body.
Richard wasn’t just any victim. Instead, he was the wealthy developer determined to bulldoze the dog park and replace it with luxury condos. Consequently, half the neighborhood wanted him gone.
Meanwhile, the suspect list keeps growing: a restaurant owner facing financial ruin, a grieving pet owner seeking revenge, an environmental activist with a criminal past, and Richard’s ex-wife, who stands to inherit millions.
Unfortunately, someone doesn’t appreciate Crystal’s curiosity. First come the threatening notes. Then her apartment is ransacked. Finally, a potential witness is viciously attacked. Clearly, the killer will stop at nothing to keep a deadly secret buried.
As Crystal follows the clues her clever dachshund uncovers, she realizes the killer is closer than she ever imagined. Now, with Minnie by her side and danger closing in, Crystal must uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim.
Meanwhile, Minnie proves she has a remarkable nose for trouble. As a result, Crystal finds herself chasing clues and dodging danger.
Perfect for fans of small-town mysteries, loyal canine companions, and amateur sleuths who refuse to let sleeping dogs lie.
Off the Leash is the first book in the Daring Dachshunds series—cozy mysteries featuring Crystal Waters and her fearless miniature dachshund, Minnie, solving crimes one paw print at a time.
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Crystal Waters thought joining the Riverside Kennel Club would mean ribbons, treats, and a little friendly competition. Instead, she found a body in the ladies’ room.
Fortunately, her boyfriend, Detective Lance Hendricks, is back to full-time duty in Riverside, giving Crystal more time to spend with her three dachshunds. At the urging of her friend Linda Hooper, she joins the prestigious local kennel club. Meanwhile, Minnie, Daisy, and Bella quickly steal hearts—and more than a few snacks.
However, behind the polished pedigrees and polite applause, tensions are running high. When Crystal accidentally overhears a heated argument between two club members, she assumes it’s simply competitive spirit. Then one of the women turns up dead.
Suddenly, the club’s biggest rivalry isn’t about Best in Show. Instead, it’s about who had the best reason to kill. Although Lance warns her to stay out of the investigation, Crystal can’t ignore the trail of missing money, whispered accusations, and suspicious alibis.
After all, she may not have a championship bloodline. Nevertheless, she does have a nose for trouble. And this time, the competition could be deadly. Ebook Print
When a tenant stops paying rent, property manager Crystal Waters does what any responsible landlord would do — she knocks on the door.
She wasn’t expecting to find Victor Hale dead in his armchair. She definitely wasn’t expecting her three miniature dachshunds to find what the police missed.
Victor was quiet, paid cash, and kept to himself. The medical examiner calls it cardiac arrest. Detective Briggs closes his notebook. Case closed.
Except Bella doesn’t drop things she finds under beds. Daisy doesn’t bark at trash cans without a reason. And Minnie doesn’t sit in the middle of a dead man’s apartment with her ears flat unless something is very wrong.
The prescription bottle with the scratched-off label is only the beginning.
As Crystal untangles Victor’s carefully hidden past — a nervous old friend, a daughter who arrived too quickly, and a former business partner carrying a twelve-year-old secret — she discovers that the quiet man in apartment fourteen had been building a case against a very powerful person for a very long time.
Someone made sure he never got the chance to use it.
With Lance working the official investigation and three opinionated dachshunds leading her to evidence no one else thought to look for, Crystal is about to learn that in Riverside Towers, the quietest tenants always have the loudest secrets.
Victor Hale spent twelve years waiting for the truth to surface.
Crystal Waters has a master key and three dachshunds.
The Tail Waggin’ Series
A Small Town Cozy Mystery
First, meet Crystal Waters and her three mischievous dachshunds as they sniff out murder and mayhem.
A cat with a distaste for a certain cologne.
A pet shop owner seeking justice.
A billionaire dead.
Trinity Ashford owns Tail Waggin’ pet daycare and store. Every morning, a kindly elderly man brings her coffee. At least until his handsome son shows up wanting to change everything. Then, Trinity finds the elderly man murdered and is determined to prove his son is the killer by using the old man’s cat, Moses, as a witness.
The cat hates the scent of the cologne the son wears, the very scent lingering in the air over the old man’s body. No one believes her, but she is determined to prove the cat is a viable witness.
As she seeks to prove the son the murderer, she realizes he is far from a killer and the two of them end of teaming together to find out the identity of the real killer. From small town strips malls, to penthouses, and country clubs, they check off suspects one-by-one until they get too close.
Can the feisty feline alert them to the killer by smell? Will they find justice for the cat’s owner or will they become the next targets on the killer’s list?
Here are some of Trinity’s favorite things for her fur babies! (Mine, too)
The Tiny House Mysteries
Next, step into a world where tiny homes hide big secrets.
A Small Town Cozy Mystery
Her world is getting smaller. When she tries to catch a crook, she’s in for a big surprise…
Petite CJ Turley can’t wait to begin her new life. Moving to the Ozarks to manage a tiny house community, she’s excited for the change of pace. But her work has barely begun when she learns the small mountain town has been plagued by burglaries and it’s up to her to end them.
Teaming up with a handsome park ranger and her quirky next-door neighbor, CJ starts off badly when her laptop is stolen and her late grandmother’s dog digs up a diamond necklace. And as she begins piecing together the pilfering puzzle, she receives an ominous threat warning her to stop meddling… or her budding love interest might wind up buried in rubble.
Can CJ trap a thief before she’s given a new lease on death?
No Small Caper is the thrilling first book in the Tiny House cozy mystery series. If you like determined heroines, an eccentric cast of characters, and a healthy dose of romance, then you’ll adore Cynthia Hickey’s clean and clever whodunit.
Buy No Small Caper to unearth a gigantic secret today!
The Summer Meadows Mysteries
Meanwhile, the residents of Summer Meadows discover that trouble is never far away.
Christian candy store cozy mystery
Diamonds, cash, and a bloody gardening glove.
Summer Meadows went to church not to find God, but to hunt for a killer.
While transplanting the rosebush her church’s handsome greeter, Ethan Banning, inadvertently killed, Summer and Ethan discover a hidden stash of diamonds, a rusty can full of cash, and a bloody-gardening glove. This discovery sets Summer and her candy-making aunt on a search for a killer.
As Summer gets closer to the truth-not only of the theft but of her true feelings for Ethan-the diamond thief hatches a plan to hush the feisty sleuth. Enjoy this first book in a Southern small town cozy mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author.
Some of Summer’s (and my) favorite candy making tools
Shady Acres Mysteries
Finally, visit Shady Acres, where retirement is anything but peaceful.
A gardening cozy mystery
Who said flowers weren’t dangerous?
Why can’t Shelby find a job that doesn’t include out-of-control children or murder? She isn’t equipped to find a killer…or is she?
Ditched at the altar, Shelby Hart tosses down her bouquet, quits her job, and accepts a position as gardener and event coordinator at an upscale retirement community. Her first day on the job results with a dead body in the greenhouse under the potted orchids and with her as the prime suspect!
Toss in a handsome handyman, quirky characters, and a flirtatious grandma and the fun never stops.
This humorous small town cozy mystery is sure to please fans who enjoy a good laugh and a fun mystery.
Some of Shelby’s favorite gardening tools
The Nosy Neighbor Series
A neighborhood watch cozy mystery
Jogging is Bad for Your Health
Summer’s favorite reading and writing things!
The River Valley Mysteries
A small-town, crafting cozy mystery
Hollywood Murder Mysteries
A Hollywood, movie-star cozy mystery