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Naomi Kuttner
Cozy mystery & urban fantasy author
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The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening
A New Zealand Cozy Mystery...
Dante has come to the small coastal town of Te Kohe, New Zealand, for a fresh start in life. But he doesn't want to open a BnB, or save a charming bookshop, or start a romance with a single mother in need of rescuing.
He just wants to forget about his past career (which involved a lot of dead bodies) and have everyone leave him the heck alone. Unfortunately for Dante, life has other plans...
"...the perfect blend of cozy murder mystery, and suspenseful, emotional roller coaster."- Cora
“...a blast to read and had me laughing out loud frequently.” - Julie Davidson, Amazon Review
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The Retired Assassin's Guide to Orchid Hunting
A plant-obssessed Cozy Mystery...
Dante is gradually coming to terms with being a civilian in the small seaside town of Te Kohe.
But that's about to become even harder, because the Orchid Symposium has come to town.
Now, his little haven is full of rare orchid hunters, black marketeers, and possible murderers under the influence of that most treacherous of obsessions: orchidelirium.
Book 2 of the Retired Assassin's Guide series is due out December 2025.
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“I ended up staying awake just to finish it.”
Makayla Abrahamson
"I'm really enjoying the book, it’s been fun and engaging"
Calum Maclean
“I absolutely adored it! It was such a fun read for me. Very Lovecraftian.”
Sally Feliz
Urban Fantasy Series
"Ivan didn't know why the shadow wolf showed up. But it did save his life."
Ivan can’t believe how his summer’s going. It’s wonderful to discover that magic is real. He just wishes this enchanting new world wasn’t out to get him.
It's the summer before university, and Ivan’s stumbled into a world of shadow magic, monsters, and mayhem. Now all he has going for him is his best friend, a bossy raven, and an enigmatic shadow wolf.
And that’s not nearly enough.
Because Ivan must now defend his hometown from a deadly influx of killer monks, an ancient evil, and a curse that could get him killed - or win him the girl of his dreams.



