Chloe Essex Cozy Mysteries

Though it’s summer, Chloe Essex is rehearsing the theatre company’s birthday spectacular—The Nutcracker! But when the Sugar Plum Fairy’s priceless tiara vanishes, she only has hours to find it before the play opens.
With temperatures and tensions rising, the cast and crew discover the spotlight reveals more than anyone bargained for. Chloe must navigate a hotbed of rivalries and mishaps to unravel the mystery and save her last performance.

Can she solve the crime or will the curtain on Chloe’s career and history’s most unconventional Nutcracker fall forever?

Dive into this laugh-out-loud contemporary British cozy mystery full of twists, turns, and surprises that are sure to keep you guessing until the final act!

As the clock ticks down to her 50th birthday, Chloe Essex prepares to unveil her exciting new business venture in the quaint village of Speckled Hill. But her perfect celebration turns into a nightmare when she discovers her best friend dead in the marquee just hours before the event.

Accused of murder, Chloe must navigate suspicious business dealings, cat fights and tangled love affairs to clear her name and salvage her reputation. 

With secrets buried deep beneath a sea of Botox, Chloe must unmask the murderer before they bring the final curtain down on her life. 

Join Chloe in “The Only Way is Murder,” a humorous British contemporary cozy mystery where Miss Marple-meets-Barbie. But be warned, when laughter, intrigue and murder combine, survival depends on unlimited supplies of fake tan and a vat of builders’ tea.

Chloe Essex Cozy Mysteries, by author Lou Collins, is a funny, clean, small-town, female amateur sleuth series. While each mystery is a standalone, the series is best read in order to avoid spoilers!