It’s about time that the British Library Crime Classics had a challenger from across the pond. American Mystery Classics is republishing Dread Journey from 1945. It is an excellent example of an American golden-age mystery. It begins with a murder on a luxurious train speeding across the US with aContinue Reading
Death by Proxy: A DIY Diva Mystery by Paula Darnell Guest Post Pets and Cozies Cozy mystery authors face a bit of a dilemma when writing their books because these novels have a completely different vibe than hard-boiled, noir, gory, or forensic-oriented mysteries do. Like other books in the mysteryContinue Reading
Riley Wolfe has a problem. He is just too good at what he does. And what is that you ask? Riley is a cold-blooded master thief. When he sees a $15 billion Iranian diamond is coming to an American museum, he decides to steal it. Even with state-of-the-art electronic security,Continue Reading
Secrets and Lies: A Claire Callahan Mystery by P.H. Turner Author Interview Your first Claire Callahan mystery, Unspeakable Grudges, had a serial killer at its center. Secrets and Lies has a completely green killer. What made you change your focus? The urge to murder lies coiled within all of us. What promptsContinue Reading
Bottle Toss by Howard Odentz Genre: YA Horror, Thriller, Suspense Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Publication Date: October 29, 2019 A beer bottle thrown carelessly at the windshield of a passing car sends the vehicle careening off the road, and the lives of high school seniors Denny Ford, his foster sisterContinue Reading
Brewed Awakening (A Coffeehouse Mystery) by Cleo Coyle My Review I have read almost all of the Coffeehouse Mysteries. Brewed Awakening is my favorite so far. Using an innovative plot device like amnesia refreshes the series because Claire is thrust back to the beginning. She only remembers what happened tenContinue Reading
In the first in a new thriller series, Thin Ice, Beth Rivers is a popular thriller writer, who has just escaped a crazed fan. During her escape, she was injured and her stalker vanished. To avoid him, Beth moves to remote Benedict, Alaska. When a local woman is killed, BethContinue Reading
No Way to Die: A Ming Dynasty Mystery by P.A. De Voe Author Guest Post I am often asked about how I write. That is, where do I get my ideas and what’s my process? I write Chinese historical mysteries set in the early Ming Dynasty (late 1300s and earlyContinue Reading
I have found my future retirement community in Fairhope Alaska. While there are a lot of deaths at Harbor Village, that is a boon for a cozy mystery fan such as me. I want to be Cleo Mack. She has such an exciting life even though her job helping retiredContinue Reading
Death on the Danube: A New Year’s Murder in Budapest (Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery Series) by Jennifer S. Alderson My Review Lana is having a horrid decade. She is fired from her dream investigative journalist job after her confidential informant refuses to testify in the lawsuit against herContinue Reading
No one would wish their worst enemy to Have a Deadly New Year. However, for the employees of the Country Seat restaurant and the reunited members of a 1990s band, it looks to be a dangerous holiday season! Angie and Felicia own a small farm-to-fork restaurant. Felicia has a collegeContinue Reading
In the Heart of Windy Pines Holly Tierney-Bedord Publication date: November 24th 2019 Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery From the author of Kindle Unlimited All-Star winner Sweet Hollow Women comes a new novella featuring characters from Murder at Mistletoe Manor, Carnage at the Christmas Party, and The Port Elspeth Jewelry MakingContinue Reading
His Salvation by Michelle King Will the woman he left behind a decade ago be His Salvation? Seth McCullough left behind his high school sweetheart, Krista Chancellor, determined to keep her safe. Running from his own demons, Seth joined the military, hoping for a new start. Ten years later, after experiencingContinue Reading
What happens to Mean Girls and Pretty Little Liars when they grow up? They become concerned about their Reputation. “Good reputations land jobs, find you a spouse, earn you the right friends. But have a bad reputation—well. Here come the whispers. Here come the slammed doors. So it makes senseContinue Reading
Bookmarked for Murder (Mystery Bookshop) by V.M. Burns My Review A modern-day locked room (actually a tour bus) mystery and a tale set in 1938 England are both included in Bookmarked for Murder. The author uses a clever plot device of having the main sleuth, Samantha, be creating the periodContinue Reading
A badly beaten and stabbed Body in the Dumb River washes up during a flood in East Anglia. With the local police busy assisting with the flood damage, Scotland Yard Superintendent Littlejohn is asked to solve the crime. The victim led a double life. On weekends he was James Teagarden,Continue Reading