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Beach Hut Surprise: Escape to Little Piddling this summer ー six feel-good beach reads to make you smile, or even laugh out loud Who's there? Lovers, vampires… A body? Little Piddlingーnow renamed L……続きを見る

During the summer break of her third year of university, Aoi is interning in management at the Kyoto National Museum when she receives a phone call from Yilin Jing, who found Ensho’s paintings displ……続きを見る

Mysteries, Generations and Eras By William Aiello is a trilogy exploring life's haunting experiences across time blending mystery, resilience, and the unexplained. Inspired by his mother, Concettina……続きを見る

Slices of life beyond the tourist's view. By turns funny, tough, and somber, the twenty-one helpings of New York attitude in Fresh Slices reveal neighborhoods both rich and poor, where oldtimers des……続きを見る

〓 Murder in the Moonflower Garden Approx. 85,000 words | A lush botanical mystery with a deadly twist In the heart of a tropical paradise, where moonflowers bloom under silver skies and secrets fes……続きを見る

Man muss was tun, findet Antonia »Toni« Hansen: Das Klima kollabiert, und noch immer zählt nichts als die Gier. Mit engsten Vertrauten plant sie eine gewaltlose Aktion, um das ekelhafte Geschäftsgeb……続きを見る

Time hides all secretsーuntil someone dares to unravel them. When Nora Benton receives a letter informing her of a mysterious inheritanceーa crumbling clock shop in the forgotten town of Elder Hollo……続きを見る

Rules of Engagement When realtor Alysha Grant shows an abandoned rural property to a potential buyer, they find something not listed in the real estate description – the remains of a local man who'd……続きを見る

In the quiet seaside town of Thimblewick Bay, gossip travels faster than a seagull on a storm wind ー and nothing escapes the sharp eye of Marnie Swift, local embroidery shop owner and proud collect……続きを見る

A Malaysian Miss Marple examines a suspicious death following an exorcism in this mystery by the author of Shadow Play for fans of Alexander McCall Smith. Mak Chik Maryam is by profession a market-t……続きを見る

Thrillers and suspense author, Ifeanyi Esimai presents "Trophy Wife." Dive deep into the opulent world of St. Ives, New Jersey, where behind the shimmering facade of wealth and privilege, deadly sec……続きを見る

It’s been a year since Aoi started working at Kura, and now spring break is full of excitement: a hot springs trip with Kiyotaka and Akihito, a book club party, and more! But at the same time, she i……続きを見る

Kyoto bustles with the arrival of the New Year and Aoi Mashiro continues to work at the antique store Kura in the Teramachi-Sanjo shopping district, alongside the owner’s grandson, Kiyotaka Yagashir……続きを見る

Behind Closed Doors" explores the reality of relationships when no one is watching. It reveals that love isn’t always glamorous, effortless, or perfect as portrayed in fairytales. Instead, real rela……続きを見る

Crime never goes on holiday. Why should Irma? Retired spy Irma Abercrombie's one weakness is her love of Christmas, but when a young friend asks for help with a financial disaster, her holiday spiri……続きを見る

Love is patient. Love is kind. It can also be deadly. Bethany Briton had only one goal when she went to college: find her missing sister, Ashley. Little did she know that secrets and lies surround h……続きを見る

History professor and former FBI profiler Carolyn Masters moved to the moon to escape her past. It was supposed to be a new start teaching at Armstrong University in famous Armstrong City, a small t……続きを見る

One February afternoon, Reito Kamo visits Kiyotaka at the Komatsu Detective Agency. The spirit exorcist comes with two requestsーone is an appraisal, while the other is for the agency as a whole. Ac……続きを見る

After the New Year, Yilin Jing comes to the Komatsu Detective Agency with a request. She wants to hire the trio as guides and bodyguards for the daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who is visiting Kyoto ……続きを見る

Aoi is in charge of Ensho’s upcoming exhibition at the Yagashira residence, but she is thrown for a loop when he suddenly refuses to hold it, making her scramble to change his mind. Meanwhile, Atsuk……続きを見る

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or the constant pressure of life? Weight of Worry is the guide you've been waiting forーa transformative book that doesn't just talk about worry but ……続きを見る

It’s the winter of Aoi’s second year in university, and she’s been tasked with planning an exhibition of Ensho’s paintings at the Yagashira residence. As she’s struggling to come up with ideas, she ……続きを見る

A penniless widow used to upper class luxury finds herself investigating a murder in this mystery set in Roaring 20s New York. Thirty-one-year-old society matron Lola Woodby has survived her loveles……続きを見る

Kiyotaka and Aoi are back from New York and enjoying their return to daily life at Kura. One day, they’re visited by Kurisu Aigasa, a mystery author they solved an attempted murder case for in the p……続きを見る

It’s Aoi’s second summer as a university student, and Kiyotaka has earned a short vacation before his next term after completing his training at Daimaru Kyoto. He decides to spend it at Kura, meanin……続きを見る

At Yilin Jing’s request, Kiyotaka goes to Shanghai with Ensho and Komatsu to appraise an art exhibition. What was supposed to be a comfortable trip takes a dramatic turn when Shiro Kikukawa suddenly……続きを見る

A few days after Kiyotaka departs for Shanghai, Aoi goes to New York City with Rikyu and Yoshie. She was invited by world-famous curator Sally Barrymore as part of a training program for up-and-comi……続きを見る

It’s September, and summer break is now over. The last part of Kiyotaka’s training brings him to Komatsu’s detective agency, where everyone is surprised to find that his partner will be his longtime……続きを見る

Sometimes the hardest move is making eye contact. Lexi Byrne, neurodivergent, UW grad student and part-time nanny, is working on cutting edge bionic eye technology. Lexi believes in evidence, facts,……続きを見る

Private Eye Robin Miller trudged down the ice-slick sidewalk wondering which was worse: the miserably cold New York winter, the dead-end case she couldn’t seem to crack, or the fact that her lover K……続きを見る