Krista Davis

Determined to take down her childhood rival at the Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown, Sophie Winston instead finds herself accused of murder when her quest for basting the perfect turkey goes horribly wrong, in a mystery complete with tasty recipes and entertaining tips. Original.

The Diva Runs Out of Thyme

Holly Miller heads to her family's inn on Wagtail Mountain to investigate the hit-and-run death of one of the employees, an accident that looks more and more suspicious as the clues pile up.

Murder, She Barked

By day, Florrie Fox manages Color Me Read bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C. By night, she creates her own intricately detailed coloring books for adults, filling the pages with objects that catch her eye. There's plenty of inspiration in her new apartment - a beautiful carriage house belonging to Professor John Maxwell, Florrie's boss. He offers the property to Florrie rent-free with one condition - she must move in immediately to prevent his covetous sister and nephew from trying to claim it. The nephew, Delbert, arrives, and the following morning, Florrie makes a tragic discovery - there's a trap door in the landing on the third floor, and a dead Delbert inside. Professor Maxwell is an obvious suspect, and Florrie will need to think outside the lines to help him.

Color Me Murder

Colorful Scheme

When the celebrity medium she hired for an event declares that there is a murderer in their presence, bookstore manager and coloring book creator Florrie Fox finds herself drawn into a strange mystery where she must expose a killer's true colors.

Murder Outside the Lines

Sophie Winston begins to wonder if her future brother-in-law is a murderer after his ex-wife is found hanging from a pergola.

The Diva Takes the Cake

When she is hired to redecorate the family room of her reclusive late neighbor Professor Mordecai Artemus, Sophie Winston uncovers a body, which then mysteriously disappears, forcing her to hammer out the truth before she gets nailed for murder. Original.

The Diva Paints the Town

She's a young Martha Stewart...in Old Town Virginia! In a delicious new Domestic Diva Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis, entertaining guru Sophie Winston is faced with a midsummer nightmare when a celebration in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, is the appetizer for murder... Old Town's midsummer festivities are getting a tasty addition this year. To coincide with a public performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Bobbie Sue Bodoin, the Queen of Cheesecake, has hired Sophie to organize a dinner with a dessert buffet on the waterfront. Bobbie Sue's homegrown company is thriving, and since her baking dish overfloweth, she wants to reward her employees. Bobbie Sue has only one menu demand: no cheesecake! But her specialty isn't the only thing missing from the evening--Tate, Bobbie Sue's husband, is too, much to her annoyance. Next morning, however, Tate's dead body is discovered. Bobbie Sue insists she didn't kick her spouse to the curb, and begs for Sophie's help finding the real killer. Digging in, Sophie discovers an assortment of Old Town locals who all had reason to want a piece of Tate. Can she gather together the crumbs the killer left behind in time to prevent a second helping of murder? Includes delectable recipes and fabulous DIY decorating tips!

The Diva Says Cheesecake!

Includes an excerpt from The diva sweetens the pie.

The Coloring Crook

Sugar Maple Inn owner Holly Miller investigates when the TV show Apparition Apprehenders descends on Wagtail's annual Halloween festivities and their investigation of supernatural local legends leads to murder.

The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer

In the ninth Domestic Diva Mystery, New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis unwraps a tale in which chocolate is the kiss of death... Domestic Diva Sophie Winston is in charge of the sweetest event in Old Town this summer. Amore Chocolates is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a chocolate tasting at the mansion of the company's CEO, Joe Merano--and Sophie is running the show. With cookies, candy, and five kinds of chocolate cake, it's a chocolate lover's dream! But when Joe goes missing, the celebration becomes bittersweet. And when Sophie discovers the body of a competing chocolatier in the guesthouse, the event turns downright deadly. As if that wasn't enough, Sophie's been receiving daily boxes of sweet treats. After ruling out her new beau and her exes, Sophie wonders if someone's trying to send her a message--and if she's next on a chocoholic's hit list... Includes delicious recipes and entertaining tips!

The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss

When a scrooge steals gifts and meals from her family and neighbors, Sophie Winston attempts to restore the spirit of the season until the murder of her sister-in-law's father's new girlfriend puts a damper on the festivities as her relatives become suspects. Original.

The Diva Cooks a Goose

"With Old Town's DIY Home Decorating Festival in full swing, Sophie's swamped, juggling a bumper crop of artisans, antique dealers, and decorators for the busy street fair. Still, when her best friend Nina suddenly needs a ride from the airport, Sophie is happy to help ... until she sees Nina disembarking in a state of disarray. It's obvious the trip to Portugal soured somewhere along the way. But after one of Nina's traveling companions turns up murdered the following day, Sophie knows something is truly rotten ..."--Amazon.

The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit

Holly and her grandmother, Oma, are working their tails off to prepare the Sugar Maple Inn for an upcoming matchmaking festival for pet owners. While Holly has no interest in pairing up, Oma plans on playing Cupid and finding someone to warm her reluctant granddaughter's heart. Unfortunately, one man Holly does meet is cold - dead cold - and he has a personal letter from Oma in his pocket. As suspicion is cast over the inn's guests, Holly - with the help of her furry friends, Trixie the Jack Russell and Twinkletoes the kitten - must fetch the real killer, or she may soon have a date in court.

Mission Impawsible

After a baker's feud leaves a shop employee murdered, Sophie Winston must sift through the clues to find the killer, all while trying to plan a cupcake fundraising event. Original.

The Diva Frosts a Cupcake

While preparing for a community haunted house, domestic diva Sophie Winston becomes trapped in a web of mystery and murder after a party guest of rival domestic diva Natasha is found dead with two puncture wounds on his neck. Original.

The Diva Haunts the House

Diva Delivers on a Promise

Santa Claws is coming to town and checking his list for a murderer as Davis' New York Times-bestselling Paws & Claws Mysteries continue. Includes treat recipes for owners and pets. Original.

Not a Creature Was Purring

While replacing a dead rosebush in her perennial boyfriend Wolf's backyard, Sophie Winston digs up a purse belonging to his missing wife, a discovery that causes Wolf to head for the hills, leaving Sophie behind to clean up the ensuing mess. Original. 35,000 first printing.

The Diva Digs Up the Dirt

The third book in a cosy crime series about amateur-sleuth Holly Millar and her crime-solving pets, Trixie the dog and Twinkletoes the kitten, set in the most pet-friendly Inn in America. Krista Davis' Murder Most Howl sees Holly take over her grandmother's inn and throw a weekend-long murder mystery game to draw in tourists. Trouble is unleashed the night the game begins, when the storm blows in and the lights go out. It gets worse the following morning when Holly's Jack Russell terrier, Trixie, discovers a body - one that's actually dead.

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