Realm of the Unknown
Realm of the Unknown by James McPike Genre: Thriller Publisher: Paper Gold Publishing Publication Date: December 11, 2019 My Review Vince Ramsey is a forensic expert and a Ritual Investigator in Israel. He is called in to investigate a mass murder in Masada. A dozen townspeople were viciously mauled toContinue Reading
Dread Journey
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 Guest Post
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
Just Watch Me
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 Author Interview and Giveaway
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
Armageddon Two-step
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 Spotlight and Giveaway
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
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
Thin Ice
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 Guest Post
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
Murder at the Arts and Crafts Festival
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
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
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
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
Have a Deadly New Year
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
One Pot Weight Loss Plan
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 Book Blitz
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