Humorous Mystery Books | Summaries & Audio

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich • 1994

An unemployed lingerie buyer turns bounty hunter. Her first target: the ex cop accused of murder.

4.05

581k+

🕵️ Comic Mystery 🤦 Accidental Detective 💕 Second Chance Romance

One for the Money 92%

An unemployed lingerie buyer turns bounty hunter. Her first target: the ex cop accused of murder.

by Janet Evanovich 1994

4.05

581k+ ratings

🕵️ Comic Mystery 🤦 Accidental Detective 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Satsuma Complex

by Bob Mortimer • 2022

Dream date, dead mate, fake cops: a legal assistant's life pivots on a corn-cob USB stick.

3.68

75k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Comic Crime 😐 Deadpan Humor

The Satsuma Complex 91%

Dream date, dead mate, fake cops: a legal assistant's life pivots on a corn-cob USB stick.

by Bob Mortimer 2022

3.68

75k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎭 Comic Crime 😐 Deadpan Humor

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

by Elle Cosimano • 2022

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

3.96

124k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead 91%

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

by Elle Cosimano 2022

3.96

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper

High Five

by Janet Evanovich • 1999

Broke bounty hunter Stephanie Plum hunts her missing uncle and finds crime-scene photos in his desk.

4.18

137k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle

High Five 91%

Broke bounty hunter Stephanie Plum hunts her missing uncle and finds crime-scene photos in his desk.

by Janet Evanovich 1999

4.18

137k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle

Coming in Hot

by Deany Ray • 2023

A grandma and granddaughter fleeing a biker gang find a corpse in their Florida retirement village.

3.95

14k+

🏘️ Retirement Community Mystery 🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths 👵 Intergenerational Duo

Coming in Hot 91%

A grandma and granddaughter fleeing a biker gang find a corpse in their Florida retirement village.

by Deany Ray 2023

3.95

14k+ ratings

🏘️ Retirement Community Mystery 🕵️ Unlikely Sleuths 👵 Intergenerational Duo

Death of a Gentle Lady

by M.C. Beaton • 2008

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

3.84

7k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets

Death of a Gentle Lady 91%

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

by M.C. Beaton 2008

3.84

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets

A New Lease on Death

by Olivia Blacke • 2024

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

3.63

4k+

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple

A New Lease on Death 90%

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

by Olivia Blacke 2024

3.63

4k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice

by Elle Cosimano • 2024

Finlay Donovan combs Atlantic City for a stolen Aston Martin to save her nanny's kidnapped crush.

3.90

64k+

🎭 Comedic Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Partners In Crime

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice 90%

Finlay Donovan combs Atlantic City for a stolen Aston Martin to save her nanny's kidnapped crush.

by Elle Cosimano 2024

3.90

64k+ ratings

🎭 Comedic Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🤝 Partners In Crime

Happy Bloody Christmas

by Jo Middleton • 2024

Her boss dead in her larder, a hungover mother must catch a killer before Christmas.

3.78

7k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎄 Christmas Cozy 🖤 Dark Humor

Happy Bloody Christmas 90%

Her boss dead in her larder, a hungover mother must catch a killer before Christmas.

by Jo Middleton 2024

3.78

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎄 Christmas Cozy 🖤 Dark Humor

Death of a Nurse

by M.C. Beaton • 2016

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

3.80

6k+

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit

Death of a Nurse 90%

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

by M.C. Beaton 2016

3.80

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit

Death of a Bore

by M.C. Beaton • 2005

A pompous writer mocks a Highland village then dies. Hamish Macbeth doubts it was suicide.

3.85

7k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

Death of a Bore 90%

A pompous writer mocks a Highland village then dies. Hamish Macbeth doubts it was suicide.

by M.C. Beaton 2005

3.85

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

Death Beside the Seaside

by T.E. Kinsey • 2019

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

4.26

11k+

🕰️ Edwardian Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Cozy 🌊 Seaside Mystery

Death Beside the Seaside 90%

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

by T.E. Kinsey 2019

4.26

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Cozy 🌊 Seaside Mystery

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun

by Elle Cosimano • 2023

A novelist and her sidekick hunt a hitman inside a police academy to cancel a Russian mob debt.

3.83

86k+

🎭 Comedic Thriller 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🃏 Mistaken Identity

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun 90%

A novelist and her sidekick hunt a hitman inside a police academy to cancel a Russian mob debt.

by Elle Cosimano 2023

3.83

86k+ ratings

🎭 Comedic Thriller 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🃏 Mistaken Identity

Whiskey Rebellion

by Liliana Hart • 2011

A broke teacher's stripping gig ends with a dead principal and a detective who can't look away.

3.94

12k+

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💥 Disaster Protagonist

Whiskey Rebellion 90%

A broke teacher's stripping gig ends with a dead principal and a detective who can't look away.

by Liliana Hart 2011

3.94

12k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💥 Disaster Protagonist

We Solve Murders

by Richard Osman • 2024

A bodyguard framed for murder, a retired cop, and a famous novelist hunt the real killer.

4.05

197k+

🕵️ Witty Mystery 👴 Retired Detective 🏘️ English Village

We Solve Murders 90%

A bodyguard framed for murder, a retired cop, and a famous novelist hunt the real killer.

by Richard Osman 2024

4.05

197k+ ratings

🕵️ Witty Mystery 👴 Retired Detective 🏘️ English Village

Murder by Cheesecake

by Rachel Ekstrom Courage • 2025

A wedding to plan, a corpse in the freezer, and four older friends suspected of murder.

3.54

16k+

🕵️ Senior Sleuths 🔍 Amateur Investigation 🫂 Found Family

Murder by Cheesecake 90%

A wedding to plan, a corpse in the freezer, and four older friends suspected of murder.

by Rachel Ekstrom Courage 2025

3.54

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Senior Sleuths 🔍 Amateur Investigation 🫂 Found Family

A Picture of Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2018

Deaths mirror a cinema troupe's witch film. An Edwardian lady and her maid investigate.

4.29

10k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 👒 Edwardian England 🏘️ Small Village Secrets

A Picture of Murder 90%

Deaths mirror a cinema troupe's witch film. An Edwardian lady and her maid investigate.

by T.E. Kinsey 2018

4.29

10k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 👒 Edwardian England 🏘️ Small Village Secrets

Hot Six

by Janet Evanovich • 2000

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must find her missing mentor before a vengeful mob boss does.

4.19

139k+

👩‍❤️‍👨 Love Triangle 🤪 Zany Comedy 💘 Mentor Crush

Hot Six 90%

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must find her missing mentor before a vengeful mob boss does.

by Janet Evanovich 2000

4.19

139k+ ratings

👩‍❤️‍👨 Love Triangle 🤪 Zany Comedy 💘 Mentor Crush

The Morning Show Murders

by Al Roker • 2009

A TV chef becomes the prime suspect when his producer is poisoned outside his Manhattan restaurant.

3.36

1k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🍳 Culinary Cozy 🎯 Framed For Murder

The Morning Show Murders 90%

A TV chef becomes the prime suspect when his producer is poisoned outside his Manhattan restaurant.

by Al Roker 2009

3.36

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🍳 Culinary Cozy 🎯 Framed For Murder

Big Bad Wool

by Leonie Swann • 2009

When a werewolf's howl echoes across their French meadow, a flock of sheep turns detective.

3.77

3k+

🐑 Animal Sleuths 🏰 Rural France 🧡 Found Family

Big Bad Wool 90%

When a werewolf's howl echoes across their French meadow, a flock of sheep turns detective.

by Leonie Swann 2009

3.77

3k+ ratings

🐑 Animal Sleuths 🏰 Rural France 🧡 Found Family

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club

by Gloria Chao • 2025

Three ex-girlfriends plot revenge, then find his body and a crime scene full of their DNA.

3.56

16k+

🧶 Cozy Mystery Energy 😈 Revenge Comedy 🎙️ Podcast Mystery

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club 90%

Three ex-girlfriends plot revenge, then find his body and a crime scene full of their DNA.

by Gloria Chao 2025

3.56

16k+ ratings

🧶 Cozy Mystery Energy 😈 Revenge Comedy 🎙️ Podcast Mystery

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman • 2020

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

3.85

804k+

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership

The Thursday Murder Club 90%

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

by Richard Osman 2020

3.85

804k+ ratings

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man]

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2025

A widowed tea shop owner investigates a dead influencer whose curated life was all performance.

4.16

79k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🍜 Culinary Cozy

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] Summary

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] 89%

A widowed tea shop owner investigates a dead influencer whose curated life was all performance.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2025

4.16

79k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🍜 Culinary Cozy

The Bullet That Missed

by Richard Osman • 2022

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

4.35

283k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation

The Bullet That Missed 89%

To save their friend from a kill ultimatum, elderly sleuths must solve a decade-old disappearance.

by Richard Osman 2022

4.35

283k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👴 Elderly Protagonists 📁 Cold Case Investigation

In the Market for Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2015

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

4.12

17k+

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets

In the Market for Murder 89%

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

by T.E. Kinsey 2015

4.12

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

by Elle Cosimano • 2021

A novelist is mistaken for a hitwoman, and the target turns up dead in her garage.

3.99

243k+

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It 89%

A novelist is mistaken for a hitwoman, and the target turns up dead in her garage.

by Elle Cosimano 2021

3.99

243k+ ratings

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman • 2021

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

4.35

362k+

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family

The Man Who Died Twice 89%

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

by Richard Osman 2021

4.35

362k+ ratings

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family

Death of Yesterday

by M.C. Beaton • 2013

A dead art student in a Highland factory. One stubborn constable. A village of secrets.

3.73

7k+

🏘️ Village Secrets 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🤫 Code Of Silence

Death of Yesterday 89%

A dead art student in a Highland factory. One stubborn constable. A village of secrets.

by M.C. Beaton 2013

3.73

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Secrets 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🤫 Code Of Silence

Framed!

by James Ponti • 2016

The FBI's youngest asset notices everything. A museum heist exposes his best friend's hidden past.

4.38

9k+

🕵️ Child Detective 🖼️ Art Heist Mystery 🔍 Observation And Logic

Framed! 89%

The FBI's youngest asset notices everything. A museum heist exposes his best friend's hidden past.

by James Ponti 2016

4.38

9k+ ratings

🕵️ Child Detective 🖼️ Art Heist Mystery 🔍 Observation And Logic

Death by Dumpling

by Vivien Chien • 2018

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

3.65

14k+

🍜 Restaurant Setting 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery

Death by Dumpling 89%

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

by Vivien Chien 2018

3.65

14k+ ratings

🍜 Restaurant Setting 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery

Written Off

by Karen McQuestion • 2025

A bestselling author is kidnapped by amateurs whose ransom demand is ignored by her family.

3.97

894

🖊️ Ghostwriter 🤦 Bungled Crime 🖤 Darkly Comic

Written Off 89%

A bestselling author is kidnapped by amateurs whose ransom demand is ignored by her family.

by Karen McQuestion 2025

3.97

894 ratings

🖊️ Ghostwriter 🤦 Bungled Crime 🖤 Darkly Comic

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2024

Chinese New Year, Jakarta: a missing deed, a hostage husband, and four aunties staging the rescue.

3.52

12k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Caper 📞 Meddling Relatives 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Summary

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties 89%

Chinese New Year, Jakarta: a missing deed, a hostage husband, and four aunties staging the rescue.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2024

3.52

12k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Caper 📞 Meddling Relatives 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Rabbit Factor

by Antti Tuomainen • 2020

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

3.78

6k+

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Rabbit Factor 89%

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

by Antti Tuomainen 2020

3.78

6k+ ratings

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Impossible Fortune

by Richard Osman • 2025

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

4.26

141k+

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers

The Impossible Fortune 89%

A car bomb and a missing man pull a grieving ex-spy toward a fortune sealed underground.

by Richard Osman 2025

4.26

141k+ ratings

👵 Retiree Sleuths 🤝 Found Family 🔢 Codes And Ciphers

Three Bags Full

by Leonie Swann • 2005

When their shepherd is murdered, his flock of sheep set out to solve the crime themselves.

3.55

28k+

🐑 Animal Narrator 🌿 Pastoral Mystery 🔍 Outsider Sleuths

Three Bags Full 89%

When their shepherd is murdered, his flock of sheep set out to solve the crime themselves.

by Leonie Swann 2005

3.55

28k+ ratings

🐑 Animal Narrator 🌿 Pastoral Mystery 🔍 Outsider Sleuths

The Hot Rock

by Donald E. Westlake • 1970

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

3.95

7k+

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind

The Hot Rock 89%

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

by Donald E. Westlake 1970

3.95

7k+ ratings

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind

Suburban Dicks

by Fabian Nicieza • 2021

An Indian clerk's murder pulls a pregnant ex-profiler into her suburb's sixty-year cover-up.

3.91

5k+

🏘️ Suburban Murder Mystery 🤰 Mom Detective 🕵️ Unlikely Detective Duo

Suburban Dicks 89%

An Indian clerk's murder pulls a pregnant ex-profiler into her suburb's sixty-year cover-up.

by Fabian Nicieza 2021

3.91

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Murder Mystery 🤰 Mom Detective 🕵️ Unlikely Detective Duo

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies

by Catherine Mack • 2024

A mystery novelist's Italian book tour becomes a real whodunit when her blackmailing ex is targeted.

3.45

40k+

📚 Book Tour Murder ✍️ Author Sleuth 👯‍♀️ Sisters And Secrets

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies Summary

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies 89%

A mystery novelist's Italian book tour becomes a real whodunit when her blackmailing ex is targeted.

by Catherine Mack 2024

3.45

40k+ ratings

📚 Book Tour Murder ✍️ Author Sleuth 👯‍♀️ Sisters And Secrets

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

by Benjamin Stevenson • 2024

Trapped on a train full of crime writers, one murder turns everyone into a suspect.

3.82

93k+

🕵️ Meta Mystery 🚂 Train Mystery ⭕ Closed Circle

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect Summary

Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect 89%

Trapped on a train full of crime writers, one murder turns everyone into a suspect.

by Benjamin Stevenson 2024

3.82

93k+ ratings

🕵️ Meta Mystery 🚂 Train Mystery ⭕ Closed Circle

A Fire at the Exhibition

by T.E. Kinsey • 2023

A village exhibition. Fire. Theft. Murder. Two lady sleuths dig for treasure in Edwardian England.

4.47

6k+

🔎 Village Cozy Mystery 👒 Edwardian England 👯 Female Detective Duo

A Fire at the Exhibition 89%

A village exhibition. Fire. Theft. Murder. Two lady sleuths dig for treasure in Edwardian England.

by T.E. Kinsey 2023

4.47

6k+ ratings

🔎 Village Cozy Mystery 👒 Edwardian England 👯 Female Detective Duo

The Mystery Guest

by Nita Prose • 2023

The Head Maid's fingerprints are on the poisoned teacup that killed a famous mystery author.

3.79

163k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏨 Hotel Mystery 🖊️ Author Murder

The Mystery Guest 89%

The Head Maid's fingerprints are on the poisoned teacup that killed a famous mystery author.

by Nita Prose 2023

3.79

163k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏨 Hotel Mystery 🖊️ Author Murder

The Word is Murder

by Anthony Horowitz • 2017

Six hours after she plans her funeral, a woman is murdered; a novelist shadows the case.

3.92

104k+

📖 Metafiction 🕵️ Consulting Detective 👥 Reluctant Partners

The Word is Murder 89%

Six hours after she plans her funeral, a woman is murdered; a novelist shadows the case.

by Anthony Horowitz 2017

3.92

104k+ ratings

📖 Metafiction 🕵️ Consulting Detective 👥 Reluctant Partners

Fever Beach

by Carl Hiaasen • 2025

Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.

4.01

23k+

🏖️ Florida Crime Satire 🤡 Incompetent Villains 🏛️ Political Corruption

Fever Beach 89%

Her landlord leads a hate group, funded by a crooked congressman. She's infiltrating from inside.

by Carl Hiaasen 2025

4.01

23k+ ratings

🏖️ Florida Crime Satire 🤡 Incompetent Villains 🏛️ Political Corruption

The Twist of a Knife

by Anthony Horowitz • 2022

A mystery writer, framed for his critic's murder, turns to the detective he just fired.

4.09

40k+

🪞 Metafictional Mystery 🔪 Framed For Murder 🕵️ Reluctant Detective Duo

The Twist of a Knife 89%

A mystery writer, framed for his critic's murder, turns to the detective he just fired.

by Anthony Horowitz 2022

4.09

40k+ ratings

🪞 Metafictional Mystery 🔪 Framed For Murder 🕵️ Reluctant Detective Duo

The Last Devil to Die

by Richard Osman • 2023

After a dealer is shot, the Thursday Murder Club uncovers a priceless box worth killing for.

4.46

240k+

🏘️ Retirement Community 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🎭 Ensemble Mystery

The Last Devil to Die 89%

After a dealer is shot, the Thursday Murder Club uncovers a priceless box worth killing for.

by Richard Osman 2023

4.46

240k+ ratings

🏘️ Retirement Community 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 🎭 Ensemble Mystery

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2023

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

4.02

209k+

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 89%

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023

4.02

209k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist

To Fetch a Thief

by Spencer Quinn • 2010

A PI and his dog discover a missing elephant’s trail leads to a deadly smuggling ring.

4.07

8k+

🐕 Canine Narrator 🎪 Circus Setting 🐘 Animal Welfare

To Fetch a Thief 89%

A PI and his dog discover a missing elephant’s trail leads to a deadly smuggling ring.

by Spencer Quinn 2010

4.07

8k+ ratings

🐕 Canine Narrator 🎪 Circus Setting 🐘 Animal Welfare

What a Way to Go

by Bella Mackie • 2024

Impaled on a lake spike at his own party: a financier's death exposes his family's secrets.

3.36

32k+

🖤 Dark Comedy 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 💔 Dysfunctional Family

What a Way to Go 89%

Impaled on a lake spike at his own party: a financier's death exposes his family's secrets.

by Bella Mackie 2024

3.36

32k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Comedy 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 💔 Dysfunctional Family

The Corpse in the Closet

by Lucy Score • 2021

A psychic helps solve a glamorous murder. The killer's reply: a glitter bomb and a countdown.

4.25

38k+

🏚️ Paranormal Cozy 🔮 Psychic Detective 👻 Reluctant Psychic

The Corpse in the Closet 89%

A psychic helps solve a glamorous murder. The killer's reply: a glitter bomb and a countdown.

by Lucy Score 2021

4.25

38k+ ratings

🏚️ Paranormal Cozy 🔮 Psychic Detective 👻 Reluctant Psychic

Marble Hall Murders

by Anthony Horowitz • 2025

An editor accepts a mystery manuscript, then its murders begin happening to the author's family.

4.25

33k+

🪞 Meta Mystery 🧩 Fair Play Mystery 📚 Literary Mystery

Marble Hall Murders 89%

An editor accepts a mystery manuscript, then its murders begin happening to the author's family.

by Anthony Horowitz 2025

4.25

33k+ ratings

🪞 Meta Mystery 🧩 Fair Play Mystery 📚 Literary Mystery

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