Toadhouse Books: 19 books

"Lourey never slackens the pace!" --St. Paul Pioneer Press Aine believes herself to be a regular teenager in 1930s Missouri, but when a blue-eyed monster named Biblos attacks, she discovers that the reclusive woman raising her isn't really her grandmother and that she's been living...

Finalist for The Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery! Silent Night, Deadly Night With Christmas just over a week away, 'tis the season for grinning elves, maddeningly jolly Muzak, and a guilty Nut Goodie addiction. But the holidays are marred by something far worse―a serial killer...

Diamonds, dives, and dead bodies...oh my! Mira James never imagined life after Minneapolis would be a doublewide trailer outside Battle Lake, Minnesota. Then again, maybe the North Country has more to offer than mosquitoes and broasted chicken. Maybe it has earthy, sexy Johnny Leeson and......

WARNING: This book has all the feels: laughter, passion, and suspense, but also tears. All Aboard the Murder Express! Mira James' hot and heavy relationship with Johnny Leeson is definitely warming up her winter. But when Johnny has to travel to Portland, Oregon, for a month-long internship,...

"I laughed, gasped, and cried (all out loud)." -Catriona McPherson, author of Scot and Soda Librarian and aspiring PI Mira James has discovered one corpse a month for each of the eleven months she's lived in Battle Lake, Minnesota. She'd give her left foot to break that streak this...

"Once again, the very funny Lourey serves up a delicious dish of murder, mayhem, and merriment." ―Booklist (starred review) The Minnesota State Fair is the beloved home of 4H exhibits, Midway rides,and everything on a stick. The festival fun is riding high until the recently crowned Milkfed...

"A hilarious and sexy small-town mystery!! Loved it!!" ―Anniereader The not-so-proud owner of a dead-end job and a cheating boyfriend, cosmopolitan Mira James jumps at the chance for a fresh start in rural Battle Lake, Minnesota. She regrets her move until she crosses paths with Jeff, the...

"I found myself laughing out loud..." ―Crimespree Magazine From acclaimed author Jess Lourey comes a bestselling compilation of four full-length, suspenseful, and romantic comic caper mysteries that will leave you guessing ―and laughing ―until the very end! In this bundle: May...

"It's not easy to make people laugh while they're on the edge of their seats, but Lourey pulls it off… in her very clever series."—Booklist (starred review) November in Battle Lake, Minnesota, is cold enough to freeze the balls off a pool table. lt's also deer hunting season. When Tom Kicker...

"[An] incredible series!"―Suspense Magazine From bestselling author Jess Lourey comes the latest bundle of three full-length, hilarious, comic caper mysteries that will leave you guessing―and laughing―until the very end! December Dread January Thaw February Fever Ride alongside...

Finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery! Chosen as a Killer Book by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association! What's so wrong with admiring from a distance? After all, Mira's quirky attraction to Chief Wenonga, a well-muscled fiberglass statue, might be a safer...

"[H]ilarious, fast paced, and madcap!"―Booklist (starred review) Furious after being stood up by local hottie Johnny Leeson, Mira decides to abandon Battle Lake, Minnesota, where the women are churchgoers, the men like to hunt, and the body count is above average. But when a cheerleader bites...

Finalist for the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery! There's big trouble brewing in little Battle Lake... Beer and polka music reign supreme at October Fest, Battle Lake's premier fall festival. To kick off the celebrations, the town hosts a public debate between the two congressional...

January Thaw is a laugh-out-loud romantic comic caper, perfect for readers who enjoy the humorous mysteries of Liliana Hart, Chelsea Field, Gina LaManna, Janet Evanovich, Denise Grover Swank, Amy Vansant, and Stephanie Bond! The Ice Man Succumbeth Private-eye-in-training Mira James loves...