In Armageddon Two-step, Shelby saved the world and was given a bunch of money to keep quietly vague about it. Though, of course, he was the most famous man in the world…which was a big step-up from his last gig flipping burgers at Mickey-Ds. But in modern society, fame isContinue 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
So what’s so important about 1973 to rock? A lot of bands and cultural icons began that year. From the first Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve to the first albums of diverse acts like Bruce Springsteen, Queen, the New York Dolls, and Aerosmith, music had plenty to celebrate whileContinue 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
Do you know the feeling you get when you pick up a new cookbook and realize it will be your new go-to cookbook? The ingredients are the food you already love and always have on hand? The recipes teach innovative ways to combine the ingredients for completely new flavor experiences?Continue 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
Charleston Buzz Kill Tom Turner (Nick Janzek Charleston Mysteries, #2) Publication date: December 1st, 2019 Genres: Adult, Mystery About the Book When one of the stars of the boozy, risqué reality show, Charleston Buzz, takes a bullet to the head in mid-tryst, homicide cops Nick Janzek and Delvin Rhett swingContinue Reading