Humorous Fiction Mysteries

The man couldn't help himself. His captor was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her powerful eyes held his attention and made him forget that she had him confined in a basement, his hands and feet bound with duct tape. She fed him when he was hungry and kept him alive for the telling of her horrific tale. After getting past the terror and discomfort, he reasoned that there was nothing to worry about for the moment.

Eine uralte Prophezeiung, eine weltweite Verschwörung und ein ungleiches Ermittler-Duo im Wettlauf gegen skrupellose Bosse und irre Kleriker: "Mission Impossible" meets "Die nackte Kanone" - nur schlimmer! Weltweit verschwinden unter mysteriösen Umständen Frauen unter Sonnenbänken - was kaum jemand zur Kenntnis nimmt.

Eigentlich sollte in der Dieffe endlich mal Ruhe eingekehrt sein. Aber wie kann das gehen, wenn sich Rico und Oskar streiten? Und das ausgerechnet jetzt, wo die Existenz ihres Spielplatzes auf dem Spiel steht! Oskar wittert einen Kriminalfall, aber den muss er nun ganz allein aufklären. Denn Rico redet (erstens) kein Wort mehr mit ihm, ist (zweitens) zum allerersten Mal verliebt (daher erstens) und muss (drittens) auch noch nach Hessen, aber das ist wieder eine ganz andere Geschichte. Doch nur, wenn die beiden zusammenarbeiten, können sie den Fall lösen und den Spielplatz retten.

Contains episodes four, five and six of Claw & Warder: Silkie Stalkings, Episode Four; They Ate Gatsby, Episode Five; and Gnome Schooled, Episode Six.

Wannabe detective plus (top-secret) ghost sidekick equals a brilliant team! You'd think a ghost grandad would be a great sidekick for a wannabe detective. Unfortunately, if there was a 'being a good ghost' exam, Jay’s grandad would fail spectacularly - he hates walking through walls, he can't touch anything and he's rubbish at haunting.

This series follows spunky inventor Kimmie Tuttle, who lost her allowance after taking her dad's bowling ball apart. She has to come up with creative solutions to not only buy spare parts, but to also save the day as she faces problems with some mythical sources.

Aubrey had initially dreaded the move to the coast with the Goodmans, but now he loves it. All those rock pools to muck about in, caves to explore, and endless food opportunities from the beach huts means life is good. And he's especially pleased that his best friend, Vincent, has joined the household. But the sun slips behind a cloud when a body is found near Lilac Tree Lodge, the home for the elderly in which Molly Goodman works.

Cricket Crosby is back . . . and she's licensed to snoop! Fresh off divorce and a private investigator's course, Cricket's ready to balance running her antiques store with proving her PI chops . . . if someone will take a chance on her. When a local PI catches a case involving the theft of luxury goods, he hires the former debutante to go undercover to trap a thief. But snooping during PTA meetings and cotillion parties is harder than it looks, especially when Cricket's missteps cause a hunky police detective to cast suspicion on her new bestie, Ruby Balthazar.

Ex-spy Kendal was one of the best, but now she’s wearing the toughest disguise of her career: Mom. Kendal Carter is out in the cold and she wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s been four years since her daughter Rosie was born and Kendal has kept her miles away from The Game. But when...

A bloodbath is a shocking new challenge for Megan and Brigit when Detective Audrey Jackson calls them to the scene of what could only be a brutal murder. But the one thing the nightmarish scene is missing is a victim. The frantic homeowner's husband is gone, seemingly without a trace - and so is the money he was holding. Has a vicious killer committed what might just be the perfect crime?

Working Mom Davis Way Cole's secrets for fostering positive relationships with school administrators at her twin daughters' preschool.

It's been several years since John Smith became San Diego's supernatural mediator, and he's as surprised to still be alive as anyone. A lot of the credit goes to Anastasia, the vampire whose relationship status with John can be safely filed under 'It's complicated.' So, when Ana is imprisoned for the murder of Tomasso, King of the Italian Court, John drops everything to go to her defense. If he can find the real killer—and unravel a centuries-old mystery in the process—his trip to Rome might have a storybook ending. If he comes up empty, he'll lose more than just the woman he loves.

As a pizza detective, Colin Kingsley, a.k.a. Mark Anchovy, has survived murderous criminals, bloodthirsty henchmen and some questionable modes of transport. He now has a much more worrying problem: his younger sister is working as his apprentice. Coaching seven-year-old Alicia for her exams to join the Golden Spatula League would be challenging enough. But the siblings must head to Japan to track down the missing English eccentric Lord Bobo - former host of the hit '90s gameshow Battered by the Butler - before he winds up dead.

He was just another man with a drinking problem, only alcohol transformed him into a violent pork-beast named Piggly Swiggly, and since he's always drunk, his human side hasn't seen the light of day in years. After yet another rampaging bender, Piggly wakes up in a jungle metropolis full of floating crocodiles, greasy bacon addicts, and worse: prohibition. Trapped in this strange teetotaled town, he must keep his buzz going or else revert to his weak and vulnerable human form. But even then, Piggly Swiggly's depravity may prove to be his own undoing.

Zach Johnson, the world's last freelance detective, has been man-napped by the beautiful sapphire-haired Amazon Kiana. She's brought him to her home island of Lantis - where the women dominate men with their words - to discover who killed her mother, the Queen. But to save the day this time, Zach and his holographic AI sidekick, HARV, have to tangle with not just one gorgeous superwoman, but four. Each of Kiana's three sisters could have the motive and the means to pull off the crime - and now that you mention it, Kiana could too....

Taylor McFadden is willing to go against any monster thrown at him. But something Niki threw at him has got him off his game. Niki must build a consultant team to figure out if she has a problem with another company. But will Dr. Salinger Jacobs of Heavy Metal take her call? Does she have the clout to get him to believe her if he picks up the phone?

Millie Moneypenny is a six foot 84-year-old who is a no-nonsense force of nature. She considered her co-worker, Irma Bankers, silly, chatty and annoying. When Irma was hit by a bus while running after Millie to return a pin that Millie had lost, Millie felt bad for the little 27-year-old. They had never been friends, so why is it that now, over 50 years later – Irma’s ghost shows up to haunt Millie? Why was Irma there and how can Millie help her to rest in peace and move on?

Kipp Kindle, Tobias Treachery and Cymphany Chan live in Huggabie Falls, the weirdest town on Earth, so weirdness is pretty normal for them. But when unbelievably scary things start to happen, even Kipp, Tobias and Cymphany have trouble believing what’s going on. Why is everyone running away from their worst fears, and where did those fears suddenly appear from? How can a dinosaur that doesn’t even exist be about to chomp Cymphany in two? And is the evil Felonious Dark reformed like he says he is, or is he the one behind the unbelievably scary happenings?

The hilarious conclusion to the beloved Huggabie Falls trilogy. Kipp Kindle and his two friends, Tobias Treachery and Cymphany Chan, are back defending their weird and wonderful town, Huggabie Falls. Something indescribable is making everyone worry that life might be more exciting if they lived in the neighbouring town of Near Huggabie Falls.

The housing market is depressed. But not as depressed as anyone who spends a night at 668 Langford Place. The decaying mansion next door - number 666 - will soon see the return of Bog-Muggoth, an ancient, evil demon that makes the Amityville Horror seem like Casper the Friendly Ghost. But Bog-Muggoth isn’t making his haunted house call alone. Other vile gods from beyond time and space will be joining in the festivities to make the world their oyster - and leave it an empty shell.