Meet Motts and the quirky cast of characters in her world. Poisoned Primrose is a quintessential cosy British mystery and an all-round fun story to throw yourself into. 
Autistic, asexual, and almost forty, Pineapple "Motts" Mottley flees London with her cat and turtle to a quaint cottage in Cornwall. She craves the peace of life in a small village. The dead body buried in her garden isn't quite what she had in mind, though. 
Unable to resist her curiosity, she falls directly into a mess of trouble and runs head-first into the attractive detective inspector, Teo Herceg. She tries to balance her business with the investigation, but as the killer focuses on her, staying alive becomes trickier than advanced origami. 
Will Motts survive the onslaught of murderously bad luck? 
Can she solve the mystery before it all spins out of control and off a cliff?

Poisoned Primrose (Motts Cold Case Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Donovan, Dahlia

Mystery

Tangled Tree Publishing

Osian Garey and Dannel Ortea live together in a colourful flat in Covent Garden. They run a podcast and throw themselves wholeheartedly into Cosplay, video games, and musical theatre. This year, they're all fired up to attend their annual convention with a group of first responders.\nWhen Osian finds a paramedic friend murdered in the middle of the crowded venue, the police immediately turn their attention to him.\nThey have one question on their mind.\nIs he the first witness on the scene or the killer?\nAs the mystery unfolds, Osian has to face the trauma of his last job as a paramedic. Somewhere in those memories, a killer waits to exact revenge. They'll have to prove Osian's innocence and fight for their own survival when the killer puts them both in their sights.

Cosplay Killer

Hot Tree Publishing

On a casual walk along the Cornish Coast, Pineapple "Motts" Mottley stumbles upon a body and a perilous new murder case in the second novel in the Motts Cold Case Mystery series.\nAs spring rolls into summer, Motts settles into her cottage. She's enjoying a daily stroll when a body in the sea destroys her peace and quiet. It brings yet another mystery for her to solve.\nHow does a woman who vanished from Polperro three years prior wind up battered by waves?\nMotts is drawn into the investigation despite her best attempts. She finds a family in turmoil and loads of suspects. With no easy answers, she tumbles further into chaos and ever closer to danger.\nCan Motts find the killer before she's the one put on ice?\nWill she survive a bone-chilling brush with death?

Pierced Peony

Several months after their first brush with death, Dannel Ortea and Osian Garey are back with a thrilling murder investigation in the second London Podcast Mystery Series novel.\nWhile helping their flamboyant neighbour with his play, Dannel and Osian discover more than a ghost haunting the stage at the Evelyn Lavelle theatre. It's all fun and games until a friend is found kneeling over a dead body.\nIs he the murderer or an unfortunate witness?\nWhen one body turns to two, then to three, will the killer ever be found?\nAs Dannel and Osian work together to solve the mystery, the murderer focuses on them. Their drive to clear their friend's name puts them centre stage. But not everything under the glow of the bright lights glimmers.\nWill anyone be left when the curtain falls?

Ghost Light Killer

Mystery beckons when a young woman seeks out budding amateur detective Pineapple "Motts" Mottley to find her missing mother in the third novel of the Motts Cold Case Mystery series.\nMurder comes to Motts's doorstep when a stranger asks her to investigate a suspicious disappearance. Past experience tells her to say no yet her curiosity wins out. What's the harm in asking a few questions?\nThe missing person case quickly evolves into murder when a body is found in the strangest circumstances. Motts sifts through various suspects and lies, only to come face to face with danger. Things become even more personal when a killer from her childhood makes an unwelcome appearance.\nHow many close calls can Motts escape?\nWill she survive amidst a flood of beer and a catastrophic inferno?

Pickled Petunia

Months after saving their flamboyant theatre friend from disaster, Dannel Ortea and Osian Garey are back with a thrilling murder investigation in the third London Podcast Mystery series novel.\nDannel and Osian's breakfast double date rapidly devolves into a murder mystery when a dead body is found in their solicitor friend's car. Wayne is taken for questioning by police. He was last seen arguing with the deceased.\nWhen Wayne's tie is identified as the murder weapon, it's hard to refute the growing evidence stacked against him.\nConvinced of their friend's innocence, Dannel and Osian throw themselves into the investigation. When Wayne's boyfriend, Roland, finds himself suspended from the police, they realise powerful people are involved in the murder.\nWith a philandering crown court judge, two disgruntled wives, and an angry client as suspects, the clock is ticking for them to find the killer before Wayne winds up arrested-or dead.

Crown Court Killer

Murder comes knocking when a killer hunts for budding amateur detective Pineapple "Motts" Mottley in the fourth novel of the Motts Cold Case Mystery series.\nThe past and present collide for Motts when two serial killer brothers barge into her plans for Christmas in London. Her desire to solve her childhood friend's murder brings her ever closer to danger. She finds herself one fall away from the grave herself.\nWhen one of her former primary school teachers winds up dead in her burning house, Motts realizes the mystery is far more twisted than she ever imagined.\nIs she running out of time to catch not one but two killers?\nWhat sort of macabre gift will Motts find wrapped under the tree?

Purloined Poinsettia

Honey Bee Murder (Honey Bear Murder Mysteries)

Honey Mead Murder

Elaine Gibbs has been defined by other people’s words for much of her life: autistic, shifter, adopted, genius, Royal Marine. She has spent a year having her entire world spun around and just when she hopes things have stabilised, a zealot threatens everything she holds dear, including her life. Alim Kader grew up knowing his family’s expectations and is required to fall in line. Life, however, threw him a massive surprise in the body of the most fascinating woman he has ever known. Now if he could only convince her that his sole desire is to stand beside her, not rescue her. Will love be enough for two people from different worlds to brave a storm of evil and come through the other side unscathed?

The Misguided Confession

Romance

Werewolves & Shifters

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