Lux’s mother has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Lux meets Nico as his server. They fall heavily for each other and sail off on Nico’s boat to Hawaii. The boat needs some repairs before they can continue on with their trip to anywhere but here. Enter the RecklessContinue Reading
Best friends Margaret, Sam and Diana set off on a girl’s trip to upstate New York. It sounds like The Perfect Escape as all have relationship issues with their significant others. However, halfway to their destination, they lose the smart key to their rental car. Forced to stay in ruralContinue Reading
A TV reporter, with secrets of her own, investigates a murder Twenty Years Later when the about-to-be accused murderer’s bones are found in the 9/11 rubble. I was enjoying this convoluted murder mystery until the midpoint. At that point the mysteries just got a bit unbelievable. Does every character haveContinue Reading
In Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door, Jane is retired, single and lives in Cambridge. She works for herself as a Professional Busybody (as shown on her business cards). She solves strangers’ problems that are too small for the police. Jane’s neighbor, Megan, asks for her help. Megan believesContinue Reading
Safecracker features a gentleman thief named Michael, who witnesses a murder by a female thief and assassin. He is then forced into breaking into the safe of a Miami drug cartel boss. Things just get worse for Michael after that. How will Michael extricate himself from this situation without beingContinue Reading
Author’s Guest Post I’m thrilled to be a coveted stop at Diane Reviews Books on the tour for Sleigh Bell Tower. Thank you very much for this opportunity. Today, we’re hearing from Nana D, everyone’s favorite grandmother. Let’s hear what news she brings us… Yep, I’m the mayor of WhartonContinue Reading
Murder in the Badlands – Ghost & the Camper Kooky Mystery Paranormal Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Publisher : Independently Published (December 1, 2021) Print length : 216 pages ISBN-13 : 979-8487548573 Digital ASIN : B09B2PF7CP Rita Moreau’s 3rd book in thisContinue Reading
Author Guest Post It’s possible that this fall I walked through the room where my husband and sons were watching football games one too many times, but today I can’t help but think of the characters in How to Book a Murder in terms of a starting lineup. So hereContinue Reading
In Silent Parade, two girls disappear twenty years apart. The first girl’s body is found cut into pieces, burned and buried in the woods. A suspect is arrested who refuses to talk to the police. Because the case is based on circumstantial evidence, the suspect is found not guilty andContinue Reading
The Home Office is once again trying to close down the Peculiar Crimes Unit. But Arthur Bryant has a plan to keep the Unit open, he just needs to quickly find a suspicious death to investigate. Mrs. Hoffman is found dead of seemingly natural causes. But Bryant and May findContinue Reading
True Crime Story is a mystery wrapped in a podcast format that sucks in both the author and book publisher as characters. It is unusual, delightful, and twisty as can be! Zoe goes missing three months after beginning her new college life. Seven years later, she has still not beenContinue Reading
Raina runs a trendy hot yoga studio on touristy Devil’s Beach, Florida. One day, she disappears. Her boyfriend, Kai, uses his state senator father’s clout to get all levels of law enforcement to search for her. Since the title of the book is Cold Brew Corpse, I think you canContinue Reading
A Cornish Christmas Murder is an amusing and challenging locked house mystery with both Clue(do) and Agatha Christie vibes. A group of people trapped by snow and forced to spend the night in a large country house. Four lost Japanese girls with a wrecked car. A couple who also claimContinue Reading
Lillian Pentecost is a private investigator in 1946 New York City. Will Parker is her female assistant. Will’s former job was as a circus knife thrower’s assistant. When the knife thrower is arrested for the stabbing death of the tattooed lady, Lillian and Will travel to rural Virginia to investigateContinue Reading
My Review Olivia visits her father on her way to a new high-powered publishing job in NYC. While in her hometown, her friend Paige is found bludgeoned to death. When another old friend, A.J., is accused of the crime, Olivia decided to find the real killer. Where the Light ShinesContinue Reading
Isabel Puddles has returned to college to finish up her degree forty years after beginning it. She just completed a correspondence course to become a newly minted private investigator. Isabel breakfasts with her best friend every morning at the town’s cafe. She also works part-time in her nephew’s hardware store.Continue Reading