Anna Snow’s The Blonde Before Christmas is a gift to readers because it’s a fast and festive read, which is great for the holidays. I think it’s a good book choice if you're missing the holidays as well. The story had the right amount of my...
4 StarsThe Odd Fellows Society is one of the best mystery coded books I have read in a longtime. This book will keep you wide awake!!! The Odd Fellows Society is a book centered around the mysteries of the historical monuments in Washington, D.C....
4½ StarsAnna Snow introduces readers to a fabulous trio in this cozy mystery debut. Barb Jackson and her two friends are three of the savviest crime fighters I've come across. The tight knit relationship these ladies have added to the fun and frien...
4½ StarsA great plot from start to finish! Loved how the antique industry is illustrated and how some people are into it for the pursuit of money just as much as for the beauty or history of an item. The characters are well-defined and the story ar...
4 StarsMs. Coyle provides a stellar performance from first sentence to the last. This writing duet has again captured a semi-unsuspecting reader off guard as they captivate the reader and doesn't let go until the book is finished. A wonderful nove...
5 StarsThis is a wonderful novel. There is a great cast of characters with very humanizing qualities, at times good acts can be misconstrued. As for the plot, it was excellent as it keeps people guessing all the way through till the end. As for it...
5 StarsGuilty as Cinnamon is an excellent read and is a must-have for traveling. This novel is a thinking mystery with lots of scenes with food (thank goodness reading the recipes in the back doesn't make one fatter!). However, this book made me h...
4 StarsOutstanding! Pure entertainment at its best! Well-developed characters aid in providing a plot even Agatha Christie can relate! It also captivates the reader with a cast of suspects, their motives and opportunities to kill, as well as tight...
4 StarsCatherine Bruns has whipped up another delicious treat with this delightful cozy. I couldn’t wait to read this story after all Sally’s bakery is known for its fortune cookies and I love fortune cookies! This time around we get to witness a...
4½ StarsTrimmed with Murder is the tenth book in the Seaside Knitters Mystery series. I enjoyed how the author tied into the idea of a weekly knitting club. I wish my town had one and that the women in the group were like these ones. They are defin...
4 StarsJennifer Fishetto serves up a delicious cozy mystery with this fun ghost story. Gianna Mancini is a refreshingly normal young woman, even if she does see dead people, and speak to them and often help them crossover. This was my first advent...
3½ StarsThe Cat, the Sneak and the Secret is a perfect book for any cat owner that has lost a pen or a straw. Cats definitely have a way of "stealing" human stuff and acting like it is theirs. This is only one example of how the author connects wit...
5 StarsI was lucky enough to read some previous books in the Embroidery Mystery series and I am happy that I was not disappointed with this installment. I liked that the author gave the reader clues to find out who the killer was.The screams durin...
4 StarsRising Tide is about a family caught between finding long lost family members and the alleged involvement in the illicit drug trade. Two different families with one goal in mind from different corners of the world are united of all places i...
3½ StarsRocco loved this book so much two reviews have been done. ------------------------------------------------------------------- In this first in the “Brewing for Trouble” mysteries, we meet Maxine “Max” O’Hara, a girl who’s gotten her brewmas...
4½ StarsI love Halloween and I would love to visit Celebration Bay for a contest like in this book. I enjoyed that this story has elements of witches and a coven. But the real fun part of this book is the mystery and finding out who the murderer is...
4½ StarsI really liked the ideas in this book. As a crafter, I made my own cake topper for my wedding, and I loved how the bride incorporated quilts into her guest list and her cake. This book is part of a series, and even though I have not read th...
4½ StarsI loved the television show that featured this charismatic sleuth and this story is a delightful addition to the collection of mysteries she has been involved in solving. The ongoing gentle feud between Doc Hazlitt and Sheriff Metzger and t...
4 StarsJanel Gradowski's culinary sleuth once again dishes up delectable treats while discovering dead bodies.. Amy appears a little more feisty in this follow up. She's determined to clear her friend of all suspicion even if it means having to in...
4 StarsJanel Gradowski brings back her dynamic duo of sweet and savoury sleuth Amy and her best friend Carla. I loved that they discovered the body together in this one and that neither woman was a prime suspect was a relief, after all Amy seemed...
4 StarsJanel Gradowski delivers a delightfully tasty cozy with this latest Amy and Carla adventure. I loved watching Amy go all mother hen on her friend and how she instantly connected with Carla's mother. It was so sweet how she was making meals...
3½ StarsElizabeth J. Duncan drew me into her story about Charlotte, a British costume mistress of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, who moved to a hotel in the Catskills in the USA after her affair with an actor went sour. I liked the fact that the Ch...
3¼ StarsGive Up the Ghost is another excellent installment in the Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Series. Juliet Blackwell has one again created a haunting mystery filled with ghosts, murder, and a touch of romance. She always leaves me guessing an...
5 StarsVictoria Hamilton’s WHITE COLANDER CRIME is a thoroughly enjoyable contemporary cozy mystery. It’s the fifth entry in the Vintage Kitchen Mystery series. I haven’t read the others, but I felt the novel worked fine on its own. This one had a...
4 StarsJanel Gradowski introduces a fantastic foodie sleuth in this delectable cozy. I love how even before we meet the victim I already had a giant dislike of the woman. I also enjoyed the fact that Amy comes across as a tad neurotic, makes her a...
4 StarsCrowned and Moldering is a very absorbing, suspenseful cozy mystery, cleverly plotted, and highly entertaining. Shannon can finally get started on the lighthouse mansion she's been dying to restore, but before she gets started, a dead body...
4½ StarsWhen Audrey Bloom is commissioned to provide flowers for a medieval-themed wedding, she finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery when the father of the groom drops dead. With her knowledge of plants, she quickly identifies the murder wea...
4½ StarsGina LaManna shimmies and shakes up a small town with this cozy mystery. Misty Newman is not your average amateur sleuth but the qualities that make her stand out from the others are the same traits that make her an easy target to take the...
3½ StarsA. Gardner cooks up another winner with this culinary cozy. I was so happy to catch up with Poppy Peters and her pastry school pals as I've become a fan of this transplanted Georgian peach. After adding the mob into the mix it was no secret...
4 StarsAnne Marie Stoddard hits the right note with this fun and frolicking, holiday whodunit. This time around our intrepid Castle Rock clue hound is the always enjoyable Bronwyn. I loved this swift and sweet read that retained its rocker edge wh...
4½ StarsAnne Marie Stoddard rocks it out with this cozy murder mystery. Amelia Grace is an easy heroine to bond with. There's just something so likeable about her that I imagine we'd be great friends if we ever met. I also imagine I'd get along wit...
4½ StarsCooking mysteries have become a dime a dozen so it takes a special premise to have one stand out. “The Big Chili” by Julia Buckley cooks up an outstanding take on the catering mystery series. Lilah Drake provides home cooked dishes to her c...
4½ StarsThis fun cozy paranormal mystery provides a unique look at the investigative process when one of the sleuths has been distilled down to bare bones—literally. The quirky elements (including some delightfully creative swear words) provided by...
4¼ StarsI love a good mystery and found one in “Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue” by Victoria Thompson. Ms. Thompson has written seventeen more mystery novels known as the Gaslight Mysteries. After reading this one, I will certainly keep finding her n...
4½ StarsElizabeth Ashby and Gin Jones piece together the perfect holiday who-dunnit. Keely Fairchild is a fantastic leading lady. She keeps her cool when the situation gets hot and her education and experience shine through in the situation. I love...
4½ StarsA thoroughly enjoyable book! This is a cute serial novel (A Black Sheep Knitting Mystery) from beginning to end. The intricate character development grows along with the plot. Ms. Canadeo is not afraid to make tough character sacrifices to...
4 StarsIn this first in a new series, we meet Josie Callahan, who’s just lost her job on a newspaper and her fiancé as well. Undaunted, she scoops up her Chihuahua, Lenny, and slinks back to Broken Boot, Texas. Maybe working as head waitress at Mi...
4 StarsBlizzards, murder mystery weekends, a quaint cottage Inn….what better setting for a mystery? This is what Krista Davis brings us in the third volume of her popular Paws and Claws series, MURDER MOST HOWL. Holly Miller is in charge of runnin...
4½ StarsIn the seventh offering from EJ Copperman, Alison Kerby is about to sit down to movie night with her family and friends when she sees floating before her the ghost of her musical idol, 1960s English rock star Vance McTiernan. He’s in desper...
4 StarsWhen Ohio quilt shop owner Angie Braddock agrees to help with her local library’s annual book sale, she ends up working alongside outspoken librarian, Austina Shaker. After an Amish bishop who clashed with Austina ends up dead, Angie search...
4 StarsI love this book! Murder at the Courthouse has an exceptional plot, realistic scenarios, in depth character portrayals all of which keeps the reader guessing as to who did it till the end! Ms. Gabhart creates some stunning character develop...
4½ StarsWhat a great story! This is light entertainment at its' best! Ms. Washburn allows the characters to constantly change and tighten their murder theories. And for every misstep they make, enlightenment occurs. These characters think and act l...
4 StarsCaroline Fardig brews up a fabulous cozy mystery with this coffeehouse suspense story. Juliet Langley is a fantastic heroine and I'm not just saying that as a fellow redhead with an attitude. I like that she isn't perfect that her life has...
4 StarsCozy fans should be lining up for this new series filled with zany characters and coupled with the fascinating art of clock making, and small town charm. When Ruth's grandfather, whom she calls G.T., passes away suddenly, she returns to Orc...
4 StarsCatherine Bruns closes the deal with this fantastic cozy. Cindy York is an engaging heroine who is far from perfect but makes for a perfect leading lady. Her children are a handful and her husband is a real-life romance hero, only he has fl...
4½ StarsLisa Q. Mathews introduces a wonderful sleuthing team in this cozy mystery. Summer Smythe has a light-hearted, warm-hearted larger than life personality residing under her tiny bikini. She has a tone of financial worries and is nowhere at a...
4 StarsNYT Bestselling author Ali Brandon brings us the fifth instalment in the popular Black Cat Bookshop Series featuring Brooklyn shop owner Darla Pettistone and her feisty feline, Hamlet. As the Fourth of July approaches, Darla decides to thro...
4½ StarsA delightful first in a new series! Merry Wilkinson is the owner of Mrs. Claus’ Treasures, a year round holiday gift shop. She’s entered a float in the annual holiday parade that she thinks will win best in show – until someone sabotages it...
4 StarsIn this first in a new series we meet Cassie Miller, who returns to her hometown to work in the local post office after her fiancé dumps her. When there is a break in at the PO and a body is discovered in the nearby woods, Cassie finds hers...
4 StarsI really enjoyed the setting of Bushel Full of Murder. I love going to a farmer's market and looking at all the homemade and/or home grown stuff. Add in the mystery of the murderer and I was entertained. I cannot wait to read more books in...
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