Murder is everyone's business

Chief Inspector Gamache investigates a death in Three Pines, where the residents' close ties make grief and suspicion difficult to separate. The Quebec village is a community with its own life beyond the case.

Three women pool their observations after a murder disturbs their English town. Their different personalities and growing cooperation make the amateur team as much a reason to read as the mystery they investigate.

A death in Vera Wong's tea shop prompts an investigation conducted firmly on her own terms. As she draws possible suspects closer, hospitality and concern for their lives complicate her original suspicions.

Lila is helping her family's restaurant when a hostile critic, also her ex, dies there. Intrusive relatives become useful allies as the inquiry brings the business's personal and professional pressures into view.

Kaveri Murthy investigates a death in 1920s Bangalore through neighbors and domestic connections. The social rules surrounding her determine where she can go and whom she can hear, giving everyday networks a central investigative role.

A Singapore cook and business owner brings a host's curiosity to a murder inquiry. Food and everyday conversation keep Aunty Lee close to the people whose behavior may help explain the case.